Depression and Its Association with Health-Related Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Women in Korea

Park, Hyejin; Kim, Kisok

doi:10.3390/ijerph15112327

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“…It is well-documented that vulnerability to depression increases during the menopause transition [33,32], with some studies demonstrating a strong association between depression, use of antidepressants, and poor HRQoL and resilience [18,34]. Thus, preventing the onset or exacerbation of depression could significantly improve the HRQoL in postmenopausal women.…”

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Health-related quality of life and resilience in peri- and postmenopausal women during Covid-19 confinement

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Highlights Physical activity and sexual activity are associated with high quality of life and high levels of resilience. The use of antidepressants is associated with poor quality of life and low levels of resilience. Quality of life was greater among women who lived with others during Covid-19 confinement. Covid-19 status is not an independent factor for quality of life or resilience.

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Health-related quality of life and resilience in peri- and postmenopausal women during Covid-19 confinement

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“…We found that the EQ-5D-3L index score for criminal police officers in Changsha city was 0.919, which was much lower than the general adult population, as in Hunan province (0.958) [38] and Heilongjiang province (0.959) [39] of China, and abroad, as in Singapore (0.95) [25] and Korea (0.94) [14]. The mean EQ-5D VAS score for criminal police officers (77.22) was also lower than the national average in China (80.12) [30] and Poland (79.6) [40], which indicates that more attention should be paid to exploring the reasons for this lower HRQoL and increasing quality of life in this special occupational group.…”

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“…HRQoL includes not only physical health, but also mental and social well-being [9]. Previous research has demonstrated that HRQoL is associated with sociodemographic factors [10], lifestyle behaviors [11], social support [12], chronic disease history [13], mental health [14], and so on, in different study populations. HRQoL is an essential component of evidence-based public health policy that can be used to evaluate health care quality, analyze cost utility effectiveness, and assess the influence of diseases, disabilities, and disorders over time [15,16].…”

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Health-Related Quality of Life and Its Determinants among Criminal Police Officers

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Criminal police officers are viewed as having a very tiring and stressful job, one that is closely correlated with work disability and other factors that might impair quality of life. Few studies have addressed the issue of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in this population. Thus, this study aimed to assess the HRQoL of criminal police officers compared with the general adult population and identify determinants associated with HRQoL. Based on a cross-sectional study of 281 criminal police officers in China, we used the EuroQol five-dimension three-level (EQ-5D-3L) scale, the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), and the Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) to collect data. Tobit regression models and logistic regression models were used to investigate factors associated with HRQoL. The average EQ-5D-3L index score and EQ-5D visual analogue set (EQ-5D VAS) score were 0.919 and 77.22, respectively (total comparable population 0.958 and 80.12, respectively). Anxiety/depression and pain/discomfort were the most frequently-reported problems. Lower HRQoL was associated with age, drinking alcohol, physical activity, injury on duty, and symptoms of anxiety or depression. These findings indicated that criminal police officers have poorer quality of life than the general adult population and that risk-oriented interventions should be implemented to improve the HRQoL of criminal police officers.

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“…In Delhi, India, prevalence of depression among postmenopausal women was 41.6% [18]. Lower rate was reported in a study carried out in Korea, ranged between 2.7 and7.2% [19]. Comparison of these studies is somewhat difficult as a result of using different tools in diagnosing postmenopausal depression as well as different background characteristics of the participants.…”

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Prevalence of Depression among Postmenopausal Women in National Guard Primary Healthcare Centers, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2019

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Background: Reports of prevalence rates of depression in postmenopause show inconsistent results, with some studies demonstrating an increase in depressive symptoms whereas others show a decrease or no difference. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence and define some risk factors of depression in postmenopausal women aged 45-65 years in primary health care settings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Subjects and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted throughout the period June-August, 2018 at King Abdul Aziz Medical City-National Guard (KAMC-NG) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in three large primary care centers. It included a sample of postmenopausal women who completed at least 12 months of amenorrhea and aged between 45 and 65 years. The Arabic version of PHQ-9 was utilized to detect depression and Menopausal rating scale (MRS) was used to assess the severity of menopausal symptoms. Results: The study included 300 women. The prevalence of major depressive symptoms among them was 29%. More than half (60.7%) of the respondents had moderate social support, three quarters (75%) scored mild to severe symptoms on the menopausal rating scale while 25% were asymptomatic.Women who were: unmarried (84.2%), housewives (79.2%), illiterate (83.2%), menopaused since≥10 years (87.5%), having more than five children (81.4%), underwent oophorectomy (100%), with poor social support (93.9%) and never exercised (82.4%) were more likely to report mild to severe symptoms. Also, significantly higher percentages of participants who have hypertension (81.9%), diabetes (82.1%), Dyslipedemia (88.1%) and hypothyroidism (81.4 %) experienced mild to severe menopausal symptoms, p<0.05. The degree of severity on the PHQ has strong significant (P<0.001) correlation with marital status, employment status, educational level and income. Conclusion: Depression is a relatively common disorder among postmenopausal women in Riyadh. Some sociodemographic indicators were identified. Care should be paid to this important group and further larger studies are recommended.

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Depression and Its Association with Health-Related Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Women in Korea

Cited by 22 publications

References 43 publications

Health-related quality of life and resilience in peri- and postmenopausal women during Covid-19 confinement

Health-related quality of life and resilience in peri- and postmenopausal women during Covid-19 confinement

Health-Related Quality of Life and Its Determinants among Criminal Police Officers

Prevalence of Depression among Postmenopausal Women in National Guard Primary Healthcare Centers, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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