Prevalence of Depressive Disorder of Outpatients Visiting Two Primary Care Settings
| Autor: | Hyunsuk Jeong, Jong Lyul Kim, Sang Yhun Ju, Hoo Rim Song, Sun-Jin Jo, Hyeon Woo Yim, Tae-Youn Jun |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Patients Epidemiology Population lcsh:Medicine Primary care Interviews as Topic Health care Outpatients Republic of Korea Prevalence Medicine Humans education Depression (differential diagnoses) Aged Primary health care education.field_of_study Depressive Disorder Major business.industry Depression lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Not Otherwise Specified lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health lcsh:RA1-1270 Middle Aged medicine.disease Confidence interval Major depressive disorder Female Original Article business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Vol 48, Iss 5, Pp 257-263 (2015) Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health |
| ISSN: | 2233-4521 1975-8375 |
| Popis: | Objectives Although the prevalence of depressive disorders in South Korea's general population is known, no reports on the prevalence of depression among patients who visit primary care facilities have been published. This preliminary study was conducted to identify the prevalence of depressive disorder in patients that visit two primary care facilities. Methods Among 231 consecutive eligible patients who visited two primary care settings, 184 patients consented to a diagnostic interview for depression by psychiatrists following the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV criteria. There were no significant differences in sociodemographic characteristics such as gender, age, or level of education between the groups that consented and declined the diagnostic examination. The prevalence of depressive disorder and the proportion of newly diagnosed patients among depressive disorder patients were calculated. Results The prevalence of depressive disorder of patients in the two primary care facilities was 14.1% (95% confidence interval [CI], 9.1 to 19.2), with major depressive disorder 5.4% (95% CI, 2.1 to 8.7), dysthymia 1.1% (95% CI, 0.0 to 2.6), and depressive disorder, not otherwise specified 7.6% (95% CI, 3.7 to 11.5). Among the 26 patients with depressive disorder, 19 patients were newly diagnosed. Conclusions As compared to the general population, a higher prevalence of depressive disorders was observed among patients at two primary care facilities. Further study is needed with larger samples to inform the development of a primary care setting-based depression screening, management, and referral system to increase the efficiency of limited health care resources. |
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