Is arthritis associated with suicidal ideation and quality of life?
Psychol Health Med
; 24(2): 144-154, 2019 02.
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ABSTRACT
Arthritis is not only a chronic disease but also causes physical inactivity. We investigated the association between arthritis and quality of life and psychological problems, as measured by suicidal ideation. We used data from the 2013 Community Health Survey, and 162,598 persons aged 40 years and older were included as study subjects. Our main focus was to investigate association of arthritis with suicidal ideation and quality of life. Multivariate survey logistic regression analysis was used to estimate the odds ratio for suicidal ideation, and multivariate survey linear regression analysis used to identify associations between variables and scores on the EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale(EQ-VAS). 8.30% of male and 13.90% of female experienced suicidal ideation, and 16.17% of and 21.23% of female suffered from arthritis. Individuals with arthritis were more likely to report suicidal ideation and have lower health-related quality of life (HRQOL) scores. Furthermore, higher rates of suicidal ideation and lower HRQOLs were also associated with older age, low income and less education. Arthritis was associated with higher rates of suicidal ideation and lower HRQOL scores. These results should contribute to the development and implementation of polices and management strategies to alleviate suicidal ideation and increase HRQOL scores among arthritis patients.
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Artrite
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Qualidade de Vida
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Fatores Socioeconômicos
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Ideação Suicida
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
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Psychol Health Med
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MEDICINA
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Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article