Prevalence of depression, quality of life and antidepressant treatment in the Danish General Suburban Population Study

Ellervik, Christina; Kvetny, Jan; Christensen, Kaj Sparle; Vestergaard, Mogens; Bech, Per

doi:10.3109/08039488.2013.877074

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“…Higher scores mean better well-being. The WHO-5 is one of the most widely used short questionnaires assessing subjective psychological well-being and its reliability and validity have been carefully evaluated among adult populations and shown to be good (Topp et al, 2015Bonsignore, Barkow, Jessen, & Heun, 2001Ellervik, Kvetny, Christensen, Vestergaard, & Bech, 2014). A score of <50 is interpreted as indicative of low well-being, while <28 is interpreted as indicative of depression and warranting further assessment (Topp et al, 2015).…”

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The Significance of Deaf Identity for Psychological Well-Being

Chapman

Dammeyer

2016

The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

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Research has paid attention to how deaf identity affects life outcomes such as psychological wellbeing. However, studies are often carried out with small samples and without including other variables. This study examined how different forms of identity -deaf, hearing, bicultural (deaf and hearing), and marginal (neither deaf nor hearing) -were associated with levels of psychological well-being, including a number of other variables. The sample was 742 adults with hearing loss in Denmark. The study found that identifying as deaf, hearing, and bicultural was associated with better psychological well-being compared to those with a marginal identity. Further, it found that additional disability, educational level, and feeling discriminated against because of hearing loss significantly explained the degree of psychological well-being. Results are discussed here with respect to social identity theory and current deaf identity themes.

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Section: Measures: Psychological Well-beingmentioning

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The Significance of Deaf Identity for Psychological Well-Being

Chapman

Dammeyer

2016

The Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education

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“…Thus, when using the WHO-5 as an outcome measure in clinical trials, the ideal goal should be to reach the general population mean score. In Danish general population studies [23,24], the mean WHO-5 score is 70. …”

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The WHO-5 Well-Being Index: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Topp

Østergaard

Søndergaard

et al. 2015

Psychother Psychosom

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Background: The 5-item World Health Organization Well-Being Index (WHO-5) is among the most widely used questionnaires assessing subjective psychological well-being. Since its first publication in 1998, the WHO-5 has been translated into more than 30 languages and has been used in research studies all over the world. We now provide a systematic review of the literature on the WHO-5. Methods: We conducted a systematic search for literature on the WHO-5 in PubMed and PsycINFO in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines. In our review of the identified articles, we focused particularly on the following aspects: (1) the clinimetric validity of the WHO-5; (2) the responsiveness/sensitivity of the WHO-5 in controlled clinical trials; (3) the potential of the WHO-5 as a screening tool for depression, and (4) the applicability of the WHO-5 across study fields. Results: A total of 213 articles met the predefined criteria for inclusion in the review. The review demonstrated that the WHO-5 has high clinimetric validity, can be used as an outcome measure balancing the wanted and unwanted effects of treatments, is a sensitive and specific screening tool for depression and its applicability across study fields is very high. Conclusions: The WHO-5 is a short questionnaire consisting of 5 simple and non-invasive questions, which tap into the subjective well-being of the respondents. The scale has adequate validity both as a screening tool for depression and as an outcome measure in clinical trials and has been applied successfully across a wide range of study fields.

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“…Depression is a common and serious disease with prevalence of 3% in Denmark 1,2. At any given time, ~150,000 Danes thus suffer from moderate-to-severe depression according to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th version (ICD-10).…”

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The Danish Depression Database

Videbech

Deleuran

2016

CLEP

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Aim of databaseThe purpose of the Danish Depression Database (DDD) is to monitor and facilitate the improvement of the quality of the treatment of depression in Denmark. Furthermore, the DDD has been designed to facilitate research.Study populationInpatients as well as outpatients with depression, aged above 18 years, and treated in the public psychiatric hospital system were enrolled.Main variablesVariables include whether the patient has been thoroughly somatically examined and has been interviewed about the psychopathology by a specialist in psychiatry. The Hamilton score as well as an evaluation of the risk of suicide are measured before and after treatment. Whether psychiatric aftercare has been scheduled for inpatients and the rate of rehospitalization are also registered.Descriptive dataThe database was launched in 2011. Every year since then ~5,500 inpatients and 7,500 outpatients have been registered annually in the database. A total of 24,083 inpatients and 29,918 outpatients have been registered. The DDD produces an annual report published on the Internet.ConclusionThe DDD can become an important tool for quality improvement and research, when the reporting is more complete.

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Prevalence of depression, quality of life and antidepressant treatment in the Danish General Suburban Population Study

Cited by 67 publications

References 15 publications

The Significance of Deaf Identity for Psychological Well-Being

The Significance of Deaf Identity for Psychological Well-Being

The WHO-5 Well-Being Index: A Systematic Review of the Literature

The Danish Depression Database

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