Results of 1998 Korean Depression Screening Day and Sociodemographic Characteristics of Participants.
- Author:
Kwang Soo KIM
1
;
Giu Ho JANG
;
Jeong Ho CHAE
;
Won Myong BAHK
;
Chung Tai LEE
;
Tae Yul LEW
;
In Ho PAIK
;
Seung Kyu BANG
;
Sung Pil LEE
;
Tae Youn JUN
;
Sang Ick HAN
;
Bo Moon CHOI
;
Hyo Jin GO
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Depression;
Screening day;
Self-rating scale;
Sociodemographic characteristics
- MeSH:
Adult;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Depression*;
Education;
Employment;
Humans;
Mass Screening*;
Middle Aged;
Prevalence;
Volunteers
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
1999;38(5):1006-1015
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: This study was performed to analyze the sociodemographic characteristics of participants in '1998 Korean Depression Screening Day' and to evaluate the results of the screening test. METHODS: By using the survey results of 619 volunteers from 8 hospitals, the authors examined the prevalence of depression detected at the screening test and sociodemographic characteristics and the psychiatric treatment history of respondents. The assessment measure was the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale. RESULTS: The mean depression score of all participants was 57.5+/-13.8 and it came under mild depression. Of all participants, 69.5% (N=430)had at least mild depressive symptoms, 43.1% (N=267)had at least moderate symptoms, and 18.4% (N=114)had severe symptoms. Never have 56.8% of respondents in the severely depressed range and 63.9% of those in the moderately depressed range had psychiatric treatment. The results suggest that the age group of 29-year-old or younger (relative to 60-year-old or older group)and full-time employment status (relative to unemployment)are protective factors of depression. CONCLUSIONS: By '1998 Korean Depression Screening Day', many depressed patients were detected and their depressive symptoms had statistically significant relationships with some sociodemographic characteristics. The results suggest that the education and screening test programs for depressive illness facilitated by Depression Screening Day are useful to the patients regardless of being under current treatment or not.
