Do socio-demographic factors significantly impact depression treatment?
Introduction: Depression is a common illness worldwide. Several studies have confirmed a tight relation between certain socio-demographic factors and the risk of undergoing depression. Aim: This study aims to find out which socio-demographic factors indicate a more unfavorable treatment outcome foll...
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| description | Introduction: Depression is a common illness worldwide. Several studies have confirmed a tight relation between certain socio-demographic factors and the risk of undergoing depression. Aim: This study aims to find out which socio-demographic factors indicate a more unfavorable treatment outcome following depression assessment scales. Material and methods: The research is a longitudinal study, retrospective in design which consists of two phases. Upon entrance, socio-demographic data (sex, age, marital status, occupation, and education level) and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS or HAMD) scores of 30 participants were recorded. After a four-week treatment, HAMD scores were again recorded and compared with those obtained in the initial phase. Results: Patients with female gender, old age, employment, and low educational level as sociodemographic factors experienced weak changes in the HAMD scores. On the other hand, patients who were male, young aged, unemployed, and had higher education studies scored lower HAMD scores after treatment and, successfully obtained strong changes in the HAMD scores. Results for marital status were inconclusive. The level of statistical significance was set at p < 0.001. Conclusion: Female gender, aging, lower education and employment are factors that may have attributed to poor treatment improvement and hence should be taken into consideration by general practitioners. Likewise, marital status proved to be a statistically significant factor. However, no inclination towards a specific category was noticed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b5db018d2a334abb921f3c463c6b0b512025-08-20T02:12:49ZengUniversity of Belgrade, Medical FacultyMedicinski Podmladak0369-15272466-55252024-01-01752566210.5937/mp75-395480369-15272402056CDo socio-demographic factors significantly impact depression treatment?Canellas Aina Catalina Llull0Savić Nicole1Lero Marija2Pejušković Bojana3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7879-5745Univerzitet u Beogradu, Medicinski fakultet, Beograd, SerbiaUniverzitet u Beogradu, Medicinski fakultet, Beograd, SerbiaUniverzitet u Beogradu, Medicinski fakultet, Beograd, SerbiaUniverzitet u Beogradu, Medicinski fakultet, Beograd, SerbiaIntroduction: Depression is a common illness worldwide. Several studies have confirmed a tight relation between certain socio-demographic factors and the risk of undergoing depression. Aim: This study aims to find out which socio-demographic factors indicate a more unfavorable treatment outcome following depression assessment scales. Material and methods: The research is a longitudinal study, retrospective in design which consists of two phases. Upon entrance, socio-demographic data (sex, age, marital status, occupation, and education level) and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS or HAMD) scores of 30 participants were recorded. After a four-week treatment, HAMD scores were again recorded and compared with those obtained in the initial phase. Results: Patients with female gender, old age, employment, and low educational level as sociodemographic factors experienced weak changes in the HAMD scores. On the other hand, patients who were male, young aged, unemployed, and had higher education studies scored lower HAMD scores after treatment and, successfully obtained strong changes in the HAMD scores. Results for marital status were inconclusive. The level of statistical significance was set at p < 0.001. Conclusion: Female gender, aging, lower education and employment are factors that may have attributed to poor treatment improvement and hence should be taken into consideration by general practitioners. Likewise, marital status proved to be a statistically significant factor. However, no inclination towards a specific category was noticed.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0369-1527/2024/0369-15272402056C.pdfdepressionlongitudinal studysocio-demographic factors |
| spellingShingle | Canellas Aina Catalina Llull Savić Nicole Lero Marija Pejušković Bojana Do socio-demographic factors significantly impact depression treatment? Medicinski Podmladak depression longitudinal study socio-demographic factors |
| title | Do socio-demographic factors significantly impact depression treatment? |
| title_full | Do socio-demographic factors significantly impact depression treatment? |
| title_fullStr | Do socio-demographic factors significantly impact depression treatment? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Do socio-demographic factors significantly impact depression treatment? |
| title_short | Do socio-demographic factors significantly impact depression treatment? |
| title_sort | do socio demographic factors significantly impact depression treatment |
| topic | depression longitudinal study socio-demographic factors |
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