Degree of stress and stress-related factors by the Korean version of the BEPSI.
- Author:
Kyu Nam KIM
1
;
Jung Yong PARK
;
Taek Soo SHIN
;
Kwang Joon JUN
;
Eun Young CHOI
;
Hyeon Ju KIM
;
Sung Hee LEE
;
Tai Woo YOO
;
Bong Yul HUH
Author Information
1. Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University Hospial, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
degree of stress;
stress-related factors;
BEPSI(Korean version)[BEPSI-K];
BEPSI-K score
- MeSH:
Drinking;
Family Characteristics;
Humans;
Hypertension;
Korea;
Marital Status;
Occupations;
Single Person;
Smoke;
Smoking;
Telephone;
Weights and Measures
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine
1998;19(7):559-570
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The BEPSI(Brief Encounter Psychosocial Instrument) was developed as an instrument for quick assessment of stress in a busy office setting, and well correlated with other stress scales. Bae et al. developed the BEPSI(Korean version)[BEPSI-K] in Korea, which was used broadly in health examination. In this study, we attempted to assess degree of stress and to find stress-related factors among Koreans by the BEPSI-K. METHODS: A household telephone survey of 1,060 responders was carried out using multistage stratifed random sampling technique from April to May, 1997. The data were collected from 947 subjects who answered all the items of the BEPSI-K. RESULTS: The reliability of the BEPSI-K was demonstrated (Cronbachs alpha 0.71). The BEPSI-K score showed left-shifted distribution, and its mean was 1.72. It also was significantly high in the unmarried, those with a low educational level, those with a low income, non-economic group, hypertensive patients, smokers, non-exercisers and drinkers. Among 947 subjects, 7.7 percent was high stress according to tercile of the original BEPSI score. CONCLUSIONS: Stress-related factors were marital status, educational level, income level, occupation, exercise, smoking, drinking, and hypertension in Korea.
