Psychological Distress in a National Survey Population

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• Personal Author:
  Chakrabarty S ; Levine RS ; Moriarty C ; Turney A ; Yang X
• Description:
  Objectives. We estimated the prevalence of Serious Psychological Distress (SPD) among adults in a national survey sample. We examined the association between selected risk factors and the occurrence of SPD. We also evaluated the magnitude of the association between individuals' SPD condition and their health perception as well as their health care seeking behavior. Methods. Cross-sectional study using Random Digit Dial telephone survey data from the National Cancer Institute's 2007 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). Respondents with SPD were identified by previously validated six-item screening tool. Results. Overall prevalence of SPD was 4.5% (167 of 3,721 respondents). After accounting for socio-demographic factors in multivariate logistical regression analyses, SPD respondents had poorer self-reported health (Odds Ratio (OR) =4.44; 95% Confidence Interval (CI) = 3.00; 6.58). However, they were more likely to avoid visiting doctors for health reasons even when suspecting they should (OR=1.96; 95% CI (1.36; 2.83), less trusting of their physicians (OR=2.30; 95%=1.40;3.78), more likely to believe that they did not receive sufficient attention (OR=2.19; 95%CI=1.48,3.24), and more likely to rate overall quality of healthcare as low (OR=2.02; 95% CI (1.19; 3.43). As expected, SPD respondents were more likely to have had five or more health care visits in the previous 12 months (OR=2.36; 95% CI=1.64; 3.42). Conclusion. Data are consistent with the hypothesis that patient dissatisfaction may be associated with the need for more frequent use of health care services by person having SPD. Likewise, our findings point to a need for more effective SPD management strategies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Demography Men Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Mental Health Demographic Characteristics Health Care Health Effects Humans Mental Health Psychological Effects Psychological Stress Psychology Regression Analysis Risk Factors Screening Methods Sociological Factors Statistical Analysis Survey

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• Publisher:
  American Public Health Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 4 ; Tennessee
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049864
• Citation:
  APHA 138th Annual Meeting and Exposition, November 6-10, 2010, Denver, Colorado. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association, 2010 Nov; :221215
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20080701
• Source Full Name:
  APHA 138th Annual Meeting and Exposition, November 6-10, 2010, Denver, Colorado
• End Date:
  20270630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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