Factors related to prevalence of depression in Türkiye: a population-based study

Yıldız, Nadire Gülçin; Aydın, Kemal; Aydın, Halide Z.; Phiri, Yohane V.A.; Yıldız, Hatice

Factors related to prevalence of depression in Türkiye: a population-based study

dc.contributor.author	Yıldız, Nadire Gülçin
dc.contributor.author	Aydın, Kemal
dc.contributor.author	Aydın, Halide Z.
dc.contributor.author	Phiri, Yohane V.A.
dc.contributor.author	Yıldız, Hatice
dc.date.accessioned	2025-06-04T09:17:12Z
dc.date.available	2025-06-04T09:17:12Z
dc.date.issued	2024
dc.department	İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fakültesi, Rehberlik ve Psikolojik Danışmanlık Bölümü
dc.department	İstanbul Medipol Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü
dc.description.abstract	Objective: This study aims to determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms in the adult population in Türkiye and to examine the relationship of depression with socio-demographic and behavioral variables and chronic diseases. Method: This sturdy utilized data from the 2019 Turkey Health Survey. The Patient Health Questionnaire Depression Module (PHQ-8) was employed to assess depressive symptoms in the survey. Based on the analysis using the diagnostic algorithm of the PHQ-8, from a total of 17084 people aged 15+ years old who were, we selected 6.4% individuals with depressive symptoms. Then, we randomly selected 1101 individuals without depressive symptoms, comprising of a total of 2202 individuals as the study sample. We assessed the factors associated with depressive symptoms using multivariate logistic regression analyses. Results: The risk of developing depressive symptoms increased with age. Women were more likely to report depressive symptoms. Education, physical activity, and marital status were negatively correlated with reporting depressive symptoms. Further, social support was a protective factor to report depressive symptoms. The presence of chronic diseases was positively associated with depressive symptoms. Conclusion: The results showed that point and annual prevalence of depressive symptoms were high. The findings provide a basis for further studies to explore the factors associated with a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms in Türkiye. Our findings could serve as a reference to monitor depression in the country, as well as help in the planning of health resource and identify high risk segments of the population.
dc.identifier.citation	Yıldız, N. G., Aydın, K., Aydın, H. Z., Phiri, Y. V. A. ve Yıldız, H. (2024). Factors related to prevalence of depression in Türkiye: a population-based study. Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi, 35(3), 167-177. http://dx.doi.org/10.5080/u27179
dc.identifier.doi	10.5080/u27179
dc.identifier.endpage	177
dc.identifier.issn	1300-2163
dc.identifier.issue	3
dc.identifier.pmid	39224989
dc.identifier.scopus	2-s2.0-85203072095
dc.identifier.scopusquality	Q3
dc.identifier.startpage	167
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.5080/u27179
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12511/12934
dc.identifier.volume	35
dc.identifier.wos	WOS:001314165100002
dc.identifier.wosquality	Q4
dc.indekslendigikaynak	Web of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynak	Scopus
dc.indekslendigikaynak	PubMed
dc.institutionauthor	Yıldız, Nadire Gülçin
dc.institutionauthor	Yıldız, Hatice
dc.institutionauthorid	0000-0002-5852-9658
dc.institutionauthorid	0000-0002-0730-3827
dc.language.iso	en
dc.relation.ispartof	Turk Psikiyatri Dergisi
dc.relation.publicationcategory	Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	Coronary Heart Disease
dc.subject	Depression
dc.subject	Diabetes
dc.subject	Hypertension
dc.subject	Low Back Pain
dc.subject	Oslo-3 Social Support Scale (OSSS-3)
dc.subject	Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)
dc.subject	Socioeconomic and Demographic Factors
dc.title	Factors related to prevalence of depression in Türkiye: a population-based study
dc.type	Article