关于老年抑郁症的知识和态度:沙特成年公民的描述性研究
Ebtesam A Alzeiby1, Hana A Alzuabi2, Seba T Al-Gunaid3
1Department of Psychology, College of Education and Human Development, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, SAU.
Cureus
|August 5, 2024
概括
许多沙特人对老年抑郁症缺乏理解,往往无法将其视为健康问题. 这凸显了对公众宣传活动的迫切需要,以打击耻辱和改善老年人护理.
科学领域:
- 老年医学 老年医学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
背景情况:
- 抑郁症是全球残疾的主要原因,也是沙特阿拉伯日益增长的老年人口日益关注的问题.
- 越来越多的老年人可能患有未经诊断的老年抑郁症,因为寿命更长.
- 了解公众的看法对于解决沙特阿拉伯老年抑郁症至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估一般人口对老年抑郁症症状,征兆和并发症的认识和态度.
- 确定影响公众对老年抑郁症看法的因素.
- 为旨在改善沙特阿拉伯老年人生活质量的战略提供信息.
主要方法:
- 进行了一项涉及1691名18-50岁沙特公民的横截面研究.
- 数据是通过在2022年3月至9月间分发的在线调查收集的.
- 使用非参数测试来分析数据,因为其分布不正常.
主要成果:
- 很大一部分参与者 (47.1%) 不同意老年抑郁症是一种健康问题,而33.9%的人不同意它可能导致自杀.
- 由于恐惧,大多数 (63.7%) 避免与疑似抑郁症的老年人互动.
- 女性表现出更高的情绪反应,而男性则表现出对老年抑郁症的更多知识.
结论:
- 这项研究揭示了沙特人口对老年抑郁症的理解不足和严重的耻辱.
- 消极的态度,包括羞耻和不愿意支持,是普遍存在的.
- 有针对性的干预措施是必要的,以提高认识,并减少与沙特阿拉伯老年抑郁症相关的耻辱.
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