Educational attainment inequalities in depressive symptoms in more than 100,000 individuals in Europe

Chlapečka, Adam; Kågström, Anna; Čermáková, Pavla

doi:10.1192/j.eurpsy.2020.100

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“…The most important finding of our study is that anxiety levels are related to patient education level. Large-scale survey studies have associated higher education levels with lower long-term depression or anxiety [7,8], but our study produced results to the contrary, and Demir et al [9] also found a positive correlation between education level and stress in patients with chronic orthopedic disease. We believe the explanation for this phenomenon is that when highly educated people have a health problem, their anxiety level may be higher in relation to their awareness.…”

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Patient anxiety levels in orthopedic outpatient clinics at hospitals with different patient population densities

Turan¹,

TUNÇEZ²,

Muratoğlu³

et al. 2022

Journal of Surgery and Medicine

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Background/Aim: Prolonged wait times for examination and delayed hospital appointment times can negatively affect patients. Increased anxiety in orthopedic outpatient clinic patients can disrupt diagnosis and treatment, and increase psychological tension in both patients and healthcare professionals. The aim of our study is to compare the anxiety levels of patients at institutions with different patient population densities. Methods: This cross-sectional survey study included 189 patients who voluntarily completed the Beck Anxiety Scale while registering for treatment of non-traumatic conditions at the orthopedics and traumatology outpatient clinics of two tertiary health care hospitals. Patients were grouped by hospital attended. The study assessed patients' age, education level, estimated monthly income levels, and anxiety levels.Results: 99 patients from the public hospitals and 90 from the private hospitals participated in the survey. A significant positive correlation existed between educational status and income level (P<0.001). No significant difference in income level existed between the two groups (P=0.063), but the education level of patients in the private hospital group was significantly higher than in the public hospital group (P<0.001). The anxiety levels of the patients in the private hospital group was significantly higher (P=0.043); this difference was correlated to education level rather than income level. Patients with higher education levels demonstrated significantly higher anxiety levels (P<0.001). Conclusion:The study concluded that the anxiety levels of patients who applied to the orthopedic outpatient clinics were independent of facility patient density and related primarily to patient attributes. Prospective studies are needed examining the relationship between patient anxiety levels and waiting time.

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Patient anxiety levels in orthopedic outpatient clinics at hospitals with different patient population densities

Turan¹,

TUNÇEZ²,

Muratoğlu³

et al. 2022

Journal of Surgery and Medicine

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“…To simplify analysis, the original six ISCED groups were reduced and dichotomized into 'basic education' for those with ISCED levels 1 to 3 and 'higher education' for levels 4 to 6. The approach of grouping ISCED was adapted from other publications [15].…”

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Influence of educational status and migration background on the long‐term health‐related quality of life after stroke

Braadt

Meisinger

Linseisen

et al. 2022

Euro J of Neurology

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Stroke is a major cause of disability worldwide and accounted for 143 million disability-adjusted life years in 2019 [1]. Over the years, acute stroke treatments, especially intravenous thrombolysis and endovascular therapy, have significantly improved functional outcomes. Stroke outcomes are usually evaluated by the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and modified Rankin Scale (mRS). However, functional outcome measures mainly relate to activities of daily life and provide only limited information about the health status from the patient's perspective. Increasing evidence shows that the degree of disability does not necessarily correlate

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“…However, the studies that were conducted were not related to these three variables together, rather they were all separately studied. Although some of the foreign studies have shown that these three variables have a significant interaction with each other (20,34), we need to investigate this interaction among Malaysian adult as we have different culture and sociodemographic characteristics.…”

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Self-Rated Health, Demographic Factors and Depressive Symptoms Among Malaysian Adults

Shah

Hashim

Basri

et al. 2022

Int J Care Scholars

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Introduction: Depression risk has been significantly associated with sociodemographic aspects such as education levels and self-rated health. The aim was to investigate the relationship of socio-demographic characteristics particularly level of education, and self-rated health on depressive symptoms among Malaysian adults. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study among Malaysians who aged 16 to 52 years old. Respondents were recruited via social media, using convenience sampling. Sociodemographic questions include education levels and self-rated health among other questions. Depressive symptoms were measured using Beck Depression Inventory-II, Malay version. The data were analysed using Chi- Square Test. Two-Way of ANOVA was utilized to determine the association of education levels and self-rated health on depressive symptoms. Results: Chi-Square indicated that age, level of education, job categories and self-rated health had a significant relationship at p<0.05 with key variables used in this study, presence, and absence of depressive symptoms except for gender, race and marital status. Two-way of ANOVA results revealed a significant interaction between self-rated health, level of education and depressive symptoms (F = 2.711,df=5,p<0.05). Conclusion: Malaysian individuals with low education levels showed depressive symptoms and showed a significant association with low self-rated health, however some of them rated themselves as healthy. Therefore, the government needs to make health literacy a priority for everyone, particularly for those with low levels of education and individuals who perceived themselves as mentally healthy.

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Educational attainment inequalities in depressive symptoms in more than 100,000 individuals in Europe

Cited by 29 publications

References 44 publications

Patient anxiety levels in orthopedic outpatient clinics at hospitals with different patient population densities

Patient anxiety levels in orthopedic outpatient clinics at hospitals with different patient population densities

Influence of educational status and migration background on the long‐term health‐related quality of life after stroke

Self-Rated Health, Demographic Factors and Depressive Symptoms Among Malaysian Adults

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