Journal of agricultural medicine and community health (농촌의학ㆍ지역보건)

Korean Society for Rural Medicine and Community Health (한국농촌의학지역보건학회)
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Multilevel Analysis on the Risk Factors for Depression in Jeollabuk-do

우울증 위험요인에 관한 다수준 분석: 전라북도 주민을 대상으로

  • Jungwoo, Sohn (Department of Preventive Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Medical School)
  • 손정우 (전북대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실)
  • Received : 2022.11.16
  • Accepted : 2022.12.14
  • Published : 2022.12.30
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Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify the individual and regional risk factors on depression using community-based data in Jeollabuk-do. Methods: This cross-sectional study obtained data from the Community Health Survey 2018 in Jeollabuk-do. The dependent variable was depression measured by Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). The prevalence of depression was defined if total score of PHQ-9 was 10 or higher. A multilevel analysis was conducted to consider individual and regional level independent variables that could be risk factors for depression. Results: In the individual level, female gender and smokers had significantly higher odds ratios (ORs) for depression of 1.58 and 1.72, respectively. Subjects with economic activity, higher income and higher education had significantly lower ORs of 0.53, 0.41 and 0.66. In the regional level, higher greening rates and lower levels of PM2.5 had statistically lower ORs at the significance level of 10%. Conclusion: By conducting this study, risk factors associated with depression were identified in individual- and regional-level. This study suggests that health projects are needed to control regional level risk factors including community networks for mental health management in addition to the traditional individual level risk factors.

우울증은 정신과적 질환 중 가장 흔한 질환이자 삶의 질과 직접적으로 연결되어 있으며 신체적 질환과도 연관되어 있는 등 많은 사회적 비용을 초래할 수 있는 중요한 질환이다. 이 연구는 우울증 유무와 연관성이 있는 개인수준과 집단수준의 요인들을 포괄적으로 파악하기 위해 다수준 분석을 시행하였으며, 연구 결과 여러 개인수준의 변수들과 집단수준의 변수에서 우울증과 연관성이 있는 요인들에 대해 파악할 수 있었다. 이러한 연구 결과를 통해 우울증 발생에 있어 전통적인 개인수준의 위험 요인 외에도 지역사회 네트워크를 비롯한 여러 요인들이 함께 영향을 미칠 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었으며, 따라서 우울증을 비롯한 정신건강 관리에 있어 다양한 위험요인들을 종합적으로 관리하는 보건사업이 요구된다 할 수 있다.

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