Bostanci Mehmet, Ozdel Osman, Oguzhanoglu Nalan Kalkan, Ozdel Lale, Ergin Ahmet, Ergin Nesrin, Atesci Figen, Karadag Filiz
Pamukkale Universitesi, Halk Sagligi, Bursa Caddesi no 119, 20100 Kinikli-Denizli, Turkey.
Croat Med J. 2005 Feb;46(1):96-100.
To determine overall and subgroup prevalence of depressive symptomatology among university students in Denizli, Turkey during the 1999-2000 academic year, and to investigate whether sociodemographic factors were associated with depressive symptoms in university students.
A stratified probability sample of 504 Turkish university students (296 male, 208 female) was used in a cross-sectional study. Data were obtained by self-administered questionnaire, including questions on sociodemographic characteristics and problem areas. The revised Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was used to determine depressive symptoms of the participants. BDI scores 17 or higher were categorized as depressive for logistic regression analysis. Student t-test and linear regression were used for continuous data analysis.
Out of all participants, 26.2% had a BDI score 17 or higher. The prevalence of depressive symptoms increased to 32.1% among older students, 34.7% among students with low socioeconomic status, 31.2% among seniors, and 62.9% among students with poor school performance. The odds ratio of depressive symptoms was 1.84 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.03-3.28) in students with low socioeconomic status and 7.34 (95% CI, 3.36-16.1) in students with poor school performance in the multivariate logistic model. The participants identified several problem areas: lack of social activities and shortage of facilities on the campus (69.0%), poor quality of the educational system (54.8%), economic problems (49.3%), disappointment with the university (43.2%), and friendship problems (25.9%).
Considering the high frequency of depressive symptoms among Turkish university students, a student counseling service offering mental health assistance is necessary. This service should especially find the way to reach out to poor students and students with poor school performance.
确定1999 - 2000学年土耳其代尼兹利大学生抑郁症状的总体及亚组患病率，并调查社会人口学因素是否与大学生抑郁症状相关。
在一项横断面研究中，使用了504名土耳其大学生（296名男性，208名女性）的分层概率样本。通过自填问卷获取数据，问卷包括社会人口学特征和问题领域的相关问题。使用修订后的贝克抑郁量表（BDI）来确定参与者的抑郁症状。BDI得分17分及以上被归类为抑郁，用于逻辑回归分析。学生t检验和线性回归用于连续数据分析。
在所有参与者中，26.2%的人BDI得分17分及以上。年龄较大的学生中抑郁症状患病率增至32.1%，社会经济地位较低的学生中为34.7%，大四学生中为31.2%，学业成绩较差的学生中为62.9%。在多变量逻辑模型中，社会经济地位较低的学生出现抑郁症状的比值比为1.84（95%置信区间[CI]，1.03 - 3.28），学业成绩较差的学生为7.34（95%CI，3.36 - 16.1）。参与者指出了几个问题领域：校园内社交活动缺乏和设施不足（69.0%）、教育系统质量差（54.8%）、经济问题（49.3%）、对大学失望（43.2%）以及友谊问题（25.9%）。
考虑到土耳其大学生中抑郁症状的高发生率，提供心理健康援助的学生咨询服务是必要的。这项服务应特别找到接触贫困学生和学业成绩较差学生的途径。
