AlWaleed Philanthropies, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Corporate Planning, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Methods Psychiatr Res. 2017 Sep;26(3). doi: 10.1002/mpr.1565. Epub 2017 May 12.
Several challenges exist in carrying out nation-wide epidemiological surveys in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) due to the unique characteristics of its population. The objectives of this report are to review these challenges and the lessons learnt about best practices in meeting these challenges from the extensive piloting of the Saudi National Mental Health Survey (SNMHS), which is being carried out as part of the World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative. We focus on challenges involving sample design, instrumentation, and data collection procedures. The SNMHS will ultimately provide crucial data for health policy-makers and mental health specialists in KSA.
由于沙特阿拉伯王国（KSA）人口的独特特征，在进行全国范围的流行病学调查时存在一些挑战。本报告的目的是审查这些挑战，并从正在进行的世界心理健康调查倡议的沙特国家心理健康调查（SNMHS）的广泛试点中吸取有关应对这些挑战的最佳实践的经验教训。我们重点介绍涉及样本设计、仪器和数据收集程序的挑战。SNMHS 将最终为沙特阿拉伯的卫生政策制定者和心理健康专家提供重要数据。
