Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo 2015 Volume 143, Issue 9-10, Pages: 584-589
https://doi.org/10.2298/SARH1510584M
Full text ( 193 KB)
Cited by
Predictors of depression problems of adults who live in the security endangered territory
Mirković Momčilo (School of Medicine, Kosovska Mitrovica)
Đurić Slađana (School of Medicine, Kosovska Mitrovica)
Trajković Goran (School of Medicine, Belgrade)
Milošević Jovana (School of Medicine, Kosovska Mitrovica)
Sojević-Timotijević Zorica (School of Medicine, Kosovska Mitrovica)
Introduction. By the year 2020, if current trends for demographic and
epidemiological transition continue, the burden of depression will have
increased to 5.7% of the total burden of disease, thus becoming the second
leading cause of disability-adjusted life year (DALY) lost. Early detection
of people at risk of developing any mental disorder is extremely important in
the prevention of all mental disorders. Objective. The objective of the study
was to determine depression predictors among adult residents in four Kosovo
and Metohia municipalities predominantly inhabited by Serbian population.
Methods. This cross-sectional study included the representative sample of
adults in Leposavić, North Kosovska Mitrovica, Gnjilane and Priština and was
performed in October/November of 2009. The sample was selected from the list
of citizens older than 18, received in the above mentioned municipalities.
The Goldberg General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) was used as a research
instrument. The methods of statistical analysis included descriptive
statistics, simple and multiple logistic regression analysis, and analysis of
variance, with a significance level of 0.05. Results. Problems with
depression have been significantly associated with female sex (OR=2.24),
older age (OR=1.01), lower levels of education (OR=0.50), unemployment
(OR=1.09), poor financial situation (OR=0.45), abuse (OR=0.08) and assessment
of the future political and security situation as a highly risky one
(OR=3.01). Conclusion. To determine risk groups being in greater risk to
suffer from depression is important for planning, enhancing, promoting and
implementing the prevention strategies for this disease.
Keywords: prevention, promotion, the Goldberg General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28)