earticle

논문검색

Original Article

스트레스와 우울증이 미충족 의료수요에 미치는 영향

원문정보

The Effect of Stress and Depression on Unmet Medical Needs

박은희, 박은철, Daniel H Oh, 조은

피인용수 : 0(자료제공 : 네이버학술정보)

초록

영어

Background: Mental health issues such as stress and depression have been regarded as major social problems in Korea. We investigated the relationship between stress and depression with unmet medical needs (UMN). Methods: Using the nationwide database of 2010 Korea National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (K- NHANES), subjects aged 19 years or above were selected (n=6,055). In the K-NHANES questionnaire, subjects were asked about their UMN experience, severity of stress, and perceived depression lasting at least 2 weeks over the past year. The effects of stress and depression on UMN were analyzed in 4 models established by adding predisposing, enabling and need factors in a step- wise fashion. The risks for UMN were also assessed according to the causes of UMN. Results: Individuals who felt stress ‘very often’ (odds ratio (OR) 3.28, 95% CI=2.23-4.86) and ‘often’ (OR 2.53, 95% CI=1.93-3.31) and who experienced depression (OR 1.68, 95% CI=1.35-2.10) reported significantly elevated UMN rates, and these effects were substantial especially for the individuals who had UMN due to economic constraint. Females, lower education level, lower income, unemployed status, and negative perceptions about health status were found to be additional risk factors for UMN. Conclusion: Our results confirmed the risks of stress and depression on UMN. It is strongly advisable to create initiatives to improve mental health, particularly stress and depression, and to fulfill individuals’ medical utilization needs.

목차

ABSTRACT
 METHODS
  Participants and data
  Definition of variables
  Analysis
 RESULTS
 DISCUSSION
 CONCLUSION
  Availability of data and material
 REFERENCES

저자정보

  • 박은희 Eun Hee Park. 한국건강증진개발원
  • 박은철 Eun-Cheol Park. 연세대학교 보건정책 및 관리 연구소, 연세대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실
  • Daniel H Oh 퍼시픽 대학교 약학대학
  • 조은 Eun Cho. 숙명여자대학교 약학대학

참고문헌

자료제공 : 네이버학술정보

    함께 이용한 논문

      ※ 기관로그인 시 무료 이용이 가능합니다.

      • 4,200원

      0개의 논문이 장바구니에 담겼습니다.