Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, Saudi Arabia.
King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Inquiry. 2023 Jan-Dec;60:469580231153524. doi: 10.1177/00469580231153524.
To investigate the prevalence of depressive symptoms in community-dwelling Saudi adults aged ≥50 years and the associated risk factors. Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) was dichotomized as depressive symptoms when the participants scored ≥10. Risk factors included age, sex, body mass index, education, employment, marital status, number of chronic diseases and medications, fatigue severity scale (FSS), and Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). Among the 206 participants, the prevalence of depressive symptoms was 17.48%. The number of chronic diseases, medications, and fatigue symptoms were significantly higher in those with depressive symptoms, whereas cognitive functions were significantly lower. Fatigue symptoms and cognitive functions were significantly associated with depressive symptoms. The cut-off scores for risk factors were ≥42 (FSS) and ≤23 (MoCA scale). Fatigue and cognitive impairments were the only risk factors that distinguished participants with and without depressive symptoms.
调查≥50 岁沙特社区成年居民中抑郁症状的流行情况及其相关危险因素。采用患者健康问卷 9 项（PHQ-9），当参与者得分≥10 分时，将其分为抑郁症状。危险因素包括年龄、性别、体重指数、教育程度、就业状况、婚姻状况、慢性疾病和药物数量、疲劳严重程度量表（FSS）和蒙特利尔认知评估（MoCA）。在 206 名参与者中，抑郁症状的患病率为 17.48%。有抑郁症状的患者中慢性疾病、药物和疲劳症状的数量明显更高，而认知功能明显更低。疲劳症状和认知功能与抑郁症状显著相关。危险因素的临界值分别为≥42（FSS）和≤23（MoCA 量表）。疲劳和认知障碍是区分有和无抑郁症状患者的唯一危险因素。
