Güney Esra, Aydemir Ahmet Fatih, Iyit Neslihan, Alkan Ömer
Department of Econometrics, Faculty of Political Sciences, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Türkiye.
Department of International Trade and Logistics, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Türkiye.
Front Psychol. 2024 Mar 7;15:1289435. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1289435. eCollection 2024.
BACKGROUND/AIM: Mental disorders pose a substantial public health challenge within the overall disease burden. This study aims to determine the factors associated with seeking psychological help among individuals experiencing depression according to gender differences in Türkiye.
The study utilized microdata from Türkiye Health Survey conducted by the Turkish Statistical Institute in 2016, 2019, and 2022. Binary logistic regression analysis was employed to determine the factors associated with seeking psychological help.
The study's findings reveal that variables such as survey year, age, education level, employment status, general health status, disease status, depression status, day service status in the hospital, daily activity status, tobacco use status, and alcohol use status are associated with the status of receiving psychological help.
Gender-specific analysis indicated variations in the significance and impact of these variables among individuals seeking psychological help. In the development of preventive strategies for mental health protection, special attention should be given to factors associated with the psychological help-seeking behavior of both women and men. Prioritizing and addressing these factors will contribute to more effective mental health interventions.
背景/目的：在总体疾病负担中，精神障碍对公共卫生构成了重大挑战。本研究旨在根据土耳其的性别差异，确定抑郁症患者寻求心理帮助的相关因素。
该研究使用了土耳其统计研究所2016年、2019年和2022年进行的土耳其健康调查的微观数据。采用二元逻辑回归分析来确定与寻求心理帮助相关的因素。
研究结果表明，调查年份、年龄、教育水平、就业状况、总体健康状况、疾病状况、抑郁状况、医院日间服务状况、日常活动状况、吸烟状况和饮酒状况等变量与接受心理帮助的状况相关。
性别特异性分析表明，这些变量在寻求心理帮助的个体中，其重要性和影响存在差异。在制定心理健康保护的预防策略时，应特别关注与男性和女性心理求助行为相关的因素。对这些因素进行优先排序和处理将有助于更有效的心理健康干预。
