Abstract
Depressive disorder is a common mental illness and remains a major cause of morbidity worldwide. The present study, a cross-sectional, nationwide, population-based survey assessed the prevalence of depression in the general population of Korea through a random sampling of the non-institutionalized population for the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) VI. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9 was first introduced into the KNHANES to detect depression. The point prevalence of depression (PHQ score of 10 or higher) was 6.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], 5.7-7.6) in 4,949 subjects. Based on the analysis using the diagnostic algorithm of the PHQ-9, the prevalence of major depressive disorder was 2.7% (95% CI, 2.2-3.3). Multiple logistic regression analysis, after adjusting the sociodemographic variables, also showed that the factors associated with depression were perceived stress and health status. This study reported for the first time that the point prevalence of depression screened using the PHQ- 9 in this nationwide survey of the Korean population was similar to that of the western countries. As the KNHANES to detect depression is conducted biennially, further studies on the accumulated data are expected in the future.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1861-1869 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Korean Medical Science |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 Nov 1 |
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Keywords
- Depression
- General population
- Korea
- Korea national health and nutrition examination survey
- PHQ-9
- Prevalence of depression
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- Medicine(all)
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Prevalence and associated factors of depression in general population of Korea : Results from the Korea national health and nutrition examination survey, 2014. / Shin, Cheolmin; Kim, Yoonjung; Park, Suyeon; Yoon, Seoyoung; Ko, Young-Hoon; Kim, Yong Ku; Kim, Seung Hyun; Jeon, Sang Won; Han, Changsu.
In: Journal of Korean Medical Science, Vol. 32, No. 11, 01.11.2017, p. 1861-1869.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Prevalence and associated factors of depression in general population of Korea
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AU - Shin, Cheolmin
AU - Kim, Yoonjung
AU - Park, Suyeon
AU - Yoon, Seoyoung
AU - Ko, Young-Hoon
AU - Kim, Yong Ku
AU - Kim, Seung Hyun
AU - Jeon, Sang Won
AU - Han, Changsu
PY - 2017/11/1
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AB - Depressive disorder is a common mental illness and remains a major cause of morbidity worldwide. The present study, a cross-sectional, nationwide, population-based survey assessed the prevalence of depression in the general population of Korea through a random sampling of the non-institutionalized population for the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) VI. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9 was first introduced into the KNHANES to detect depression. The point prevalence of depression (PHQ score of 10 or higher) was 6.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], 5.7-7.6) in 4,949 subjects. Based on the analysis using the diagnostic algorithm of the PHQ-9, the prevalence of major depressive disorder was 2.7% (95% CI, 2.2-3.3). Multiple logistic regression analysis, after adjusting the sociodemographic variables, also showed that the factors associated with depression were perceived stress and health status. This study reported for the first time that the point prevalence of depression screened using the PHQ- 9 in this nationwide survey of the Korean population was similar to that of the western countries. As the KNHANES to detect depression is conducted biennially, further studies on the accumulated data are expected in the future.
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