Stavrou Georgios, Paikousis Lefkios, Jelastopulu Eleni, Charalambous Georgios
Department of Pharmacy, Rural Health Centre Kofinou, Larnaca 7735, Cyprus.
Health Management, Frederick University, Nicosia 1036, Cyprus.
Healthcare (Basel). 2016 Nov 1;4(4):81. doi: 10.3390/healthcare4040081.
: The main purpose of this study was to investigate the mental health of Cypriot citizens living in the current difficult period of economic recession. The specific objective was to investigate the different factors (gender, age, socio-economic factors, etc.) that may affect the levels of emotional distress, anxiety, and depression in patients attending the Rural Health Centre of Kofinou. : The sample consisted of a total of 300 Cypriots who visited Kofinou Health Centre in the period between July and September 2015. For the middle-aged citizens, the Greek version of the Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS) was applied to 150 persons [1], while for the visiting senior citizens (aged over 65 years), the Greek version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) was used [2]. : A total of 150 people of average age 47 ± 11.5 years (min 23-max 64) participated in the study. Fifty-six percent were women. Seventy-seven percent stated they had a reduction in income (mean reduction 35% ± 25%) and 46.7% suffered from chronic disease. The 36.6% and 28.7% of the visitors showed moderate or severe forms of anxiety and depression, accordingly. Higher emotional distress is associated with lower educational level (b = -2.63, < 0.001), lower income (b = -1.07, = 0.017), and the presence of a chronic disease (b = 5.45, < 0.001). The same factors are significantly associated with higher anxiety (Education: b = -1.20, = 0.003; Income: b = -0.64, = 0.01; Chronic disease: b = 2.82, = 0.001). Additionally, a reduction in income (>35%) is associated with increased depression ( = 0.028). 150 patients out of which 77 were women (51.3%). The average age of participants was 72 ± 5.5 years. Ninety-three (62%) participants declared a reduction in income due to the financial crisis (mean reduction 20% ± 8%), while 139 (92.7%) stated that they had chronic disease. Fifty-three participants (35.3%) thought they had symptoms of depression after the economic crisis. The women showed higher level of geriatric depression symptoms than men (b = -1.96, = 0.005), while age is associated with higher levels of GDS (b = 0.16, = 0.006). : The study shows that stress levels, depression, and emotional distress are increased in specific population groups. The main variables associated with the mental health of the participants are the presence of a chronic disease, income, and level of education.
本研究的主要目的是调查生活在当前经济衰退困难时期的塞浦路斯公民的心理健康状况。具体目标是调查可能影响科菲努农村健康中心患者情绪困扰、焦虑和抑郁水平的不同因素（性别、年龄、社会经济因素等）。
样本包括2015年7月至9月期间前往科菲努健康中心的300名塞浦路斯人。对于中年公民，对150人应用了希腊版医院焦虑抑郁量表（HADS）[1]，而对于来访的老年公民（65岁以上），使用了希腊版老年抑郁量表（GDS）[2]。
共有150人参与研究，平均年龄为47±11.5岁（最小23岁 - 最大64岁）。56%为女性。77%的人表示收入减少（平均减少35%±25%），46.7%患有慢性病。相应地，36.6%和28.7%的来访者表现出中度或重度焦虑和抑郁形式。较高的情绪困扰与较低的教育水平（b = -2.63，<0.001）、较低的收入（b = -1.07，= 0.017）以及慢性病的存在（b = 5.45，<0.001）相关。相同的因素与较高的焦虑显著相关（教育：b = -1.20，= 0.003；收入：b = -0.64，= 0.01；慢性病：b = 2.82，= 0.001）。此外，收入减少（>35%）与抑郁增加相关（= 0.028）。150名患者，其中77名是女性（51.3%）。参与者的平均年龄为72±5.5岁。93名（62%）参与者宣称由于金融危机收入减少（平均减少20%±8%）而139名（92.7%）表示患有慢性病。53名参与者（35.3%）认为经济危机后他们有抑郁症状。女性表现出比男性更高水平的老年抑郁症状（b = -1.96，= 0.005），而年龄与更高水平的GDS相关（b = 0.16，= 0.006）。
该研究表明，特定人群的压力水平、抑郁和情绪困扰有所增加。与参与者心理健康相关的主要变量是慢性病的存在、收入和教育水平。
