Depression among Sickle Cell Anemia Patients in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of, and factors associated with, depression among sickle cell anemia adult patients in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2014 and May 2015 among sickle cell anemia patients aged 16-70 years from the outpatient hematology clinics at Qatif Central Hospital. A total of 110 successive participants consented and answered an anonymous, self-administered, questionnaire and the Arabic version of the Beck Depression Inventory-II.