Neusa Sica da Rocha1, Marcelo P Fleck. 1. Department of Psychiatry and Legal Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. neusa-rocha@via-rs.net
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The negative impact of depressive symptoms on quality of life has been the focus of increasing attention, yet this relation remains unstudied in samples from developing countries. The objective of this study was to determine whether the occurrence of depressive symptoms is associated with impaired quality of life and whether this association remains significant after adjustment for some variables. METHOD: A convenience sample was selected and the measures used were the WHOQOL-100, to assess quality of life, the Beck Depression Inventory, to screen for depressive symptoms, and the Economic Classification Criterion - Brazil, to evaluate socioeconomic status. RESULTS: One hundred nineteen healthy adults (community) and 122 adult patients (tertiary hospital) from Brazil were assessed. Depressive symptoms were negatively correlated with all the domains of quality of life, even after statistical control for age, socioeconomic status, and presence of chronic health conditions. Socioeconomic status was positively correlated with the social relationships and environmental domains of quality of life. CONCLUSION: Our findings indicate that depressive symptoms and socioeconomic status are important elements affecting the relationship between chronic health conditions and quality of life in Brazil.
OBJECTIVE: The negative impact of depressive symptoms on quality of life has been the focus of increasing attention, yet this relation remains unstudied in samples from developing countries. The objective of this study was to determine whether the occurrence of depressive symptoms is associated with impaired quality of life and whether this association remains significant after adjustment for some variables. METHOD: A convenience sample was selected and the measures used were the WHOQOL-100, to assess quality of life, the Beck Depression Inventory, to screen for depressive symptoms, and the Economic Classification Criterion - Brazil, to evaluate socioeconomic status. RESULTS: One hundred nineteen healthy adults (community) and 122 adult patients (tertiary hospital) from Brazil were assessed. Depressive symptoms were negatively correlated with all the domains of quality of life, even after statistical control for age, socioeconomic status, and presence of chronic health conditions. Socioeconomic status was positively correlated with the social relationships and environmental domains of quality of life. CONCLUSION: Our findings indicate that depressive symptoms and socioeconomic status are important elements affecting the relationship between chronic health conditions and quality of life in Brazil.
Authors: Ana Verena Galvão-Castro; Ney Boa-Sorte; Ramon Almeida Kruschewsky; Maria Fernanda Rios Grassi; Bernardo Galvão-Castro Journal: Qual Life Res Date: 2011-11-23 Impact factor: 4.147
Authors: Ana Paula Vanz; Juliana van de Sande Lee; Bruna Pinheiro; Marina Zambrano; Evelise Brizola; Neusa Sicca da Rocha; Ida Vanessa D Schwartz; Maria Marlene de Souza Pires; Têmis Maria Félix Journal: BMC Pediatr Date: 2018-03-02 Impact factor: 2.125
Authors: Rogério R Zimpel; Raquel G Panzini; Denise R Bandeira; Marcelo P Fleck; Neusa S da Rocha Journal: Braz J Psychiatry Date: 2019-04-15 Impact factor: 2.697