Comparison of Depression and Anxiety of Korean and Han Climacteric Residents in Community
- VernacularTitle:社区朝汉族更年期居民焦虑、抑郁状况及影响因素
- Author:
Jilong XUAN
;
Hua JIN
;
Chunji HAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
climacteric;
depression;
anxiety;
community;
Han;
Korean;
cross-sectional survey
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
1992;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To understand the depressive and anxiety condition of Han and Korean climacteric residents in community.Methods:1262 climacteric residents including 639 Korean and 623 Han residents selected from eight neighborhood communities were investigated with a Health-Investigating Scale(self-made),the Center for Epidemiological Survey Depression Scale(CES-D) and Self-rating Anxiety Scale(SAS).Results:According to CES-D,there were totally 127(10.12%) met the criteria of depression,in which 69(54.3%) were Korean and 58 were Han(45.7%).By SAS,391(32.24%) residents in which 240(61.4%) Korean and 151(38.6%) Han had anxiety symptoms.Stepwise multi-factorial regression analysis revealed the major factors related to depression were:nationality,income,drink,personality and employed,those related to anxiety were nationality,personality,drink,income and health.Conclusions:There are more depression and anxiety in Korean climacteric people than in Han.
