Asthma diagnosis and treatment – 1024. Prevalence of depression among asthma patients and effects of asthma control on severity of depression

Background Asthma is a serious global health problem. Global prevalence of asthma ranges from 1% to 18% of population in different countries. In India, prevalence of asthma is 3% of the population. Major depressive disorder is the most common mood disorder often found to be higher among people with chronic health conditions like asthma. Presence of depression may lead to increased severity of asthma making it an uncontrolled asthma. Our objective was to see prevalence of depression among asthma patients and effect of asthma control on severity of depression. Methods