Prevalence and five-year cumulative incidence of psychological distress: the CroHort study

Scientific paper - Original scientific paper

• Title (croatian): Prevalencija i petogodišnja kumulativna incidencija psihološke patnje: CroHort studija
• Author: Tea Vukušić Rukavina
• Author: Ognjen Brborović
• Author: Hana Fazlić
• Author: Aleksandar Džakula
• Author: Bjanka Vuksan Ćusa
• Author's institution: University of Zagreb; School of Medicine
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Clinical Medical Sciences

Abstract (english)

The aims of this paper are to investigate the change in prevalence of psychological distress (PD), to investigate the cumulative incidence of the psychological distress and to indicate are there any differences between genders and various age groups in Croatian adult population. Psychological distress status was measured by the five-item Mental Health Scale (MHI-5) of the Short Form questionnaire (SF-36). Psychological distress was present in 28.5% (95% CI 25.7%-31.2%) of men and 32.1% (95% CI 30.1%-34.0%) of women in 2003. In 2008 PD was present in 33.0% (95% CI 30.1%-35.9%) of men and 34.1% (95% CI 32.1%-36.0%) of women. The highest incidence of PD, both for men and women, was in the oldest age group (> 65 years). Results of this study demonstrating the fact that every third adult men and woman in Croatia are in psychological distress, the fact that there is an increase in PD prevalence for men and women should be taken into account in the future mental health policy planning.

Abstract (croatian)

Ciljevi ovog istraživanja bili su istražiti promjene u prevalenciji psihološke patnje (PP) te istražiti spolne i dobne razlike
u kumulativnoj incidenciji PP u odrasloj populaciji Hrvatske. Podaci su dobiveni iz Hrvatske zdravstvene ankete provedene
2003. te ponovljene 2008. godine, a uzorak je Činila kohorta od 3229 ispitanika. Postojanje PP procijenjeno je temeljem
Skale mentalnog zdravlja koja je dio SF-36 upitnika. Psihološka patnja utvrđena je u 28,5% (95% CI 25,7%–31,2%)
muškaraca i 32,1% (95% CI 30,1%–34,0%) žena za 2003.g. Za 2008.g. PP utvrđena je u 33,0% (95% CI 30,1%–35,9%)
muškaraca i 34,1% (95% CI 32,1%–36,0%) žena. Rezultati su pokazali najveću petogodišnju kumulativna incidenciju
PP, i za muškarce i za žene, u najstarijoj dobnoj skupini (>65 g.). Rezultati ovog istraživanja koji pokazuju da svaka
treća žena i svaki treći muškarac u Hrvatskoj imaju PP te da postoji porast prevalencije PP trebaju poslužiti nadležnim
institucijama kao osnova za buduće planiranje politike duševnog zdravlja.

• Keywords (english): Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Croatia/epidemiology; Female; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Questionnaires; Stress, Psychological/epidemiology; Young Adult
• Language: english
• Publication type: Scientific paper - Original scientific paper
• Publication status: Published
• Peer review: Peer review
• Publication version: Published version
• Journal title: Collegium Antropologicum
• Numbering: vol. 36, no. S. 1, pp. 109-112
• p-ISSN: 0350-6134
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:105:060537
• Publication: 2012-01
• Document URL: https://hrcak.srce.hr/75621
• Type of resource: Text
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-03-27 19:18:54