老年人的抑郁和焦虑:在线便利与传统代表性采样之间的比较
Hana Georgi1, Eva Dragomirecká2, Zuzana Tichá1
1Prague College of Psychosocial Studies, Prague, Czech Republic.
Depression and anxiety
|July 9, 2025
概括
参与在线研究的老年人报告说,他们的心理健康状况比面对面研究中的老年人更好. 在线样本通常更健康,更受过教育,与一般老年人群不同.
科学领域:
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
- 调查方法 调查方法
背景情况:
- 抑郁症和焦虑症在老年人中很普遍,需要持续监测.
- 在线调查平台为这一群体提供了新的数据收集途径.
- 与一般老年人群相比,在线样本的代表性存在担忧.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较在线样本中的老年人 (65岁以上) 的情感健康与代表性面对面样本.
- 评估在线和面对面的研究参与者之间的心理健康指标差异.
- 评估在线研究志愿者的社会人口统计和健康特征.
主要方法:
- 在COVID-19大流行期间 (2021) 在捷克共和国进行了在线和面对面的调查.
- 通过互联网招募一个在线样本 (N=389) 和通过随机方法招募一个代表性的面对面样本 (N=633).
- 使用自我报告健康状况,老年抑郁量表 (GDS) 和老年焦虑库存 - 简体形式 (GAI-SF).
主要成果:
- 在线参与者报告说,他们的精神和一般健康状况明显改善,抑郁和焦虑症状较少.
- 两个样本中的女性表现出比男性更高的焦虑水平.
- 在代表性样本中,抑郁症水平随年龄增加,但在在线样本中没有.
- 在线样本包括更高比例的女性和拥有高等教育的人.
结论:
- 招募在线研究的老年人倾向于报告更好的主观健康.
- 在线研究样本通常与普通老年人群相比,表现出明显的社会人口统计特征.
- 调查结果强调了在线研究在老年人中招募的潜在偏见.
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