کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
951060 926854 2006 4 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Are men more depressed than women in Norway? Validity of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی روانپزشکی بیولوژیکی
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Are men more depressed than women in Norway? Validity of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
چکیده انگلیسی

Objective and methodsThe aim was to evaluate the depression subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D) by comparing the gender-specific scores with another self-rated measure of mental health (MH), the SF-12 Health Survey, in a large general population (N=16,116).ResultsUsing a score of 8 as a cut-off point for depression, the odds ratio for depression among men versus women was 1.29 [P<.0001; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.16–1.43]. This contrasted with the results from the SF-12, in which the women had markedly and significantly poorer scores than men did. The women also reported a higher use of medicine for depression. Two of the seven HADS-D questions, related to interest in personal appearance and the ability to enjoy television, radio, and books, explained 70% of the higher depression scores among men.ConclusionThe results suggest that the validity related to gender differences in HADS-D is highly questionable.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - Volume 60, Issue 2, February 2006, Pages 195–198
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