Rukavina Tea Vukusić, Brborović Ognjen, Fazlić Hana, Dzakula Aleksandar, Cusa Bjanka Vuksan
University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, "Andrija Stampar" School of Public Health, Zagreb, Croatia.
Coll Antropol. 2012 Jan;36 Suppl 1:109-12.
The aims of this paper are to investigate the change in prevalence of psychological distress (PD), to investigate the cumulative incidence of the psychological distress and to indicate are there any differences between genders and various age groups in Croatian adult population. Psychological distress status was measured by the five-item Mental Health Scale (MHI-5) of the Short Form questionnaire (SF-36). Psychological distress was present in 28.5% (95% CI 25.7%-31.2%) of men and 32.1% (95% CI 30.1%-34.0%) of women in 2003. In 2008 PD was present in 33.0% (95% CI 30.1%-35.9%) of men and 34.1% (95% CI 32.1%-36.0%) of women. The highest incidence of PD, both for men and women, was in the oldest age group (> 65 years). Results of this study demonstrating the fact that every third adult men and woman in Croatia are in psychological distress, the fact that there is an increase in PD prevalence for men and women should be taken into account in the future mental health policy planning.
本文旨在调查心理困扰（PD）患病率的变化，调查心理困扰的累积发病率，并指出克罗地亚成年人群中性别和不同年龄组之间是否存在差异。心理困扰状况通过简短问卷（SF - 36）的五项心理健康量表（MHI - 5）进行测量。2003年，28.5%（95%置信区间25.7% - 31.2%）的男性和32.1%（95%置信区间30.1% - 34.0%）的女性存在心理困扰。2008年，33.0%（95%置信区间30.1% - 35.9%）的男性和34.1%（95%置信区间32.1% - 36.0%）的女性存在心理困扰。男性和女性心理困扰的发病率最高的是年龄最大的年龄组（>65岁）。本研究结果表明，克罗地亚每三名成年男性和女性中就有一人存在心理困扰，在未来的心理健康政策规划中应考虑到男性和女性心理困扰患病率上升这一事实。
