Association of the behaviors of playing mahjong and watching mobile phone with depression in rural women in Hubei Province
10.16462/j.cnki.zhjbkz.2020.02.016
- Author:
Xiao-yu WANG
1
;
Yu-fan WANG
;
Nan-nan LIU
;
Guo-hong DAI
;
Min SHEN
;
You-jie WANG
;
Yuan LIANG
Author Information
1. School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China
- Publication Type:Research Article
- Keywords:
Depression;
Rural women;
Watching mobile phones;
Playing mahjong
- From:
Chinese Journal of Disease Control & Prevention
2020;24(2):204-209
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To analyze the association of the behaviors of playing mahjong and watching mobile phone with depression in rural women in Hubei Province, so as to provide suggestions for improving their physical and mental health. Methods A stratified cluster sampling method was used to investigate 1367 adult women in 8 administrative villages of 7 counties/cities in Hubei Province. The depression status was measured by the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale-10 (CESD-10) and the percentage conversion was carried out. The higher the score was, the lower the degree of depression was, and the better the mental health status was. Results The CESD-10 scores of 15-44 years old women（77.63±13.95)were higher than those of 45-64 years old (73.17+17.01) and over 65 years old (69.25+18.16) (P<0.001). The results of multiple linear regression showed that there was a correlation between the time spent on mobile phone and depression in rural women (all P<0.05), in particular, there was a statistical significance on depression of women aged 45-64 (all P<0.05), and the longer the time spent on mobile phone, the higher the degree of depression was; there was no significant difference in the effect of mahjong on depression of women of all ages (all P>0.05). Conclusions There is a correlation between watching mobile phone and depression of rural women in Hubei Province, reducing the use of mobile phones by rural women, especially middle-aged women, is worthy of attention in the future work of health education and Women’s Federation.
