Depression is associated with increased medical morbidity and mortality among patients with chronic medical illnesses. The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychosocial predictors of depression among patients diagnosed with chronic illnesses in Jordan. A cross sectional survey using 806 patients diagnosed with chronic illnesses has been used to collect data in regards to depressive symptoms, psychological distress, coping, optimism, life satisfaction, and perceived social support. 27.5% of the patients reported that they had moderate to severe depressive symptoms, and about 31% of them had mild level of depression. Psychological distress, perceived social support from family, life satisfaction and optimism were significant predictors of depressive symptoms (R2 = .29; F 11, 803 = 29.7, p p = .01). Implication for clinical practice and research are discussed.
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机译：抑郁症与患有慢性内科疾病的患者的内科发病率和死亡率增加相关。这项研究的目的是调查在约旦诊断为慢性病的患者中抑郁的社会心理预测因素。横断面调查使用了806名被诊断为慢性病的患者，用于收集有关抑郁症状，心理困扰，应对，乐观，生活满意度和感知的社会支持的数据。 27.5％的患者报告他们患有中度至重度抑郁症症状，其中约31％的患者患有轻度抑郁症。心理困扰，家庭的社会支持，生活满意度和乐观情绪是抑郁症状的重要预测因子（R2 = .29; F 11，11 = 803 = 29.7，p p = 0.01）。讨论了对临床实践和研究的意义。
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