Evaluation of quality of life in adults with chronic health conditions: the role of depressive symptoms

被引:15
作者
da Rocha, Neusa Sica [1 ]
Fleck, Marcelo P. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Sul, Dept Psychiat & Legal Med, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
关键词
Quality of life; Chronic disease; Depression; World Health Organization; Social conditions; PRIMARY-CARE; ASSOCIATION; DISORDERS; IMPACT; DISABILITY; MORBIDITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; PREVALENCE; MORTALITY; SERVICE;
D O I
10.1590/S1516-44462010000200005
中图分类号
R749 [精神病学];
学科分类号
100204 [神经病学];
摘要
Objective: The negative impact of depressive symptoms on quality of life has been the focus of increasing attention, yet this relation remains unstudied in samples from developing countries. The objective of this study was to determine whether the occurrence of depressive symptoms is associated with impaired quality of life and whether this association remains significant after adjustment for some variables. Method: A convenience sample was selected and the measures used were the WHOQOL-100, to assess quality of life, the Beck Depression Inventory, to screen for depressive symptoms, and the Economic Classification Criterion Brazil, to evaluate socioeconomic status. Results: One hundred nineteen healthy adults (community) and 122 adult patients (tertiary hospital) from Brazil were assessed. Depressive symptoms were negatively correlated with all the domains of quality of life, even after statistical control for age, socioeconomic status, and presence of chronic health conditions. Socioeconomic status was positively correlated with the social relationships and environmental domains of quality of life. Conclusion: Our findings indicate that depressive symptoms and socioeconomic status are important elements affecting the relationship between chronic health conditions and quality of life in Brazil.
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页数:6
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