Abstract
In order to survey the reality of anxiety and depression among the Koreans residing in China, a study was conducted between January and March of 1991, on the residents of Yun-Kil city, with subjects of 472 Koreans and 479 Chinese. The evaluation was based on the questionairs, named Combined self-rating anxiety depression scale(CADS), distributed among the subjects. ANOVA and t-test were applied for data processing. The results were as follows : There was not significant difference in the mean of total scores between the two groups. The scores of Koreans were $29.70{\pm}7.03$, while those of Chinese were $29.45{\pm}9.01$. The score of the CADS above 50(clinially significant level) was seen in 12(2.54%) Koreans and 21(4.38%) Chinese. The anxiety-depression scores relating to the items of indigestion and decreased appetite, sleep disturbance, apprehension, decreased libido were relatively high among the Koreans. The items appeared low in scores among the Koreans were faintness, fear, suicidal rumination, hopelessness, paresthesias. The highs among the Chinese were facial flushing, anxiousness, dissatisfaction, suicidal rumination. The items appeared low among the Chinese were fear, faintness, paresthesias, weight loss, suicidal rumination. In the comparison of evaluation by items between the two groups, the items placing the Koreans significantly higher over the Chinese are indigestion & decreased appetite, sleep disturbance, apprehension, decreased libido. The Chinese marked significantly higher in facial flushing, anxiousness, dissatisfaction, suicidal rumination. Those in the case of female (p<0.01 respectively), less than twenty years old (p<0.01 respectively), dissatisfied with family relationship(p<0.01 respectively), with past history of psychiatric hospitalization(Koreans p<0.01, Chinese p<0.05), pessimistic toward future, present, past self image(p<0.01 respectively) had significantly higher scores in both groups. In religion, neither group showed significant difference. In religion, neither group showed significant difference. In marital status, the Koreans showed a higher degree of divorce and separation and the Chinese in singleness(p<0.01 respectively). The Korean were higher in illiteracy and the Chinese had more college education(p<0.01 respectively). In place of growth, the Koreans showed not much difference in the areas while more Chinese grew up un large cities(p<0.01). More Koreans lived in the dormitory while the Chinese were engaged more in self-cooking(p<0.01 respectively). In pocket money per mouth, more Koreans were less than 1 dollar while the Chinese were between 7 and 10 dollars(p<0.01 respectively). There were no significant difference between two groups about religion.
중국연변자치구에 있는 연길시에 거주하는 주민중, 조선족472명과 한족479명을 대상으로 1991년 1월에서 1991년 3월까지 통합불안우울척도를 사용하여 평가한 결과는 다음과 같다. 불안, 우울성적의 총평균점은 조선족이 $29.70{\pm}7.03$이었고 한족은 $29.45{\pm}9.01$로 유의한 차이가 없었고, 항목별성적에서 조선족이 높게 평가한 불안-우울척도의 상위 항목들은 피로, 소화불량 및 식욕감소, 수명장애, 악몽, 건강염려등이며 조선족이 낮게 평가한 하위수준의 항목은 졸도감, 두려움, 자살의도, 절망감, 이상감각 등이며 한족이 높게 평가한 상위 항목은 피로, 악몽, 불안감, 불만족, 정신붕괴, 건강염려등이었으며 한족이 평가한 하위수준의 항목은 두려움, 졸도감, 이상감각, 체중저하, 자살의도 등이었고, 두그룹비교에서 조선족이 한족에 비해 높게 평가한 항목은 소화불량 및 식욕감소(p<0.01), 수면장애(p<0.01), 건강염려, 감소된 성욕(각각p<0.05) 등의 항목이며 한족이 높게 평가한 항목은 안면 홍조p<0.01), 불안감, 불만족, 자살의도(각각p<0.05) 등의 항목이었다. 통합 불안, 우울척도의 총점이 50점이상인 고득점자는 조선족이 12명(2.54%) 한족이 21명(4.38%)였다. 사회정신의학적 요인 평가에서 양궁 모두 여성 20세미만의 경우(각각p<0.01),와 가정분위기에 불만인 경우(각각p<0.01), 정신과적 입원 경험이 있는 경우(조선족p<0.01, 한족p<0.05)와 과거, 현재, 미래에 대한 자아관의 태도가 비관적인 경우(각각p<0.01) 유의하게 높은 성적을 보였으며 종교의 요소에 대해서는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 결혼 여부에 대해서는 조선족에서는 이혼 및 별거의 경우 높았고, 한족에서는 미혼인 경우 높았으며(각각p<0.01), 교육에 대해서 조선족은 무학의 경우 높았고, 한족은 대졸의 경우 높았으며(각각p<0.01), 성장지에 대해서는 조선족의 경우 성장지별간에 유의한 차이점은 없었으나, 한족의 경우 대도시에서(p<0.01) 유의하게 높은 성적을 보였다. 현재 거주지에 대해서 조선족은 기숙사의경우 높았고, 한족은 자취의 경우 높았으며(각각p<0.01), 잡비에 대해서 조선족은 $1미만에서 높았고, 한족은 $7-10의 경우 높았다(각각p<0.01).
(Department of Neuropsychiatry College of Medicine, Yeungnam University)
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