Somatic Symptoms as Mediating Factors between the Perceived Social Support and the Health-Related Quality of Life in North Korean Defectors
Psychiatry Investigation
; : 407-412, 2017.
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OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to examine the mediating effect of somatic symptoms between perceived social support and health-related quality of life among North Korean defectors living in South Korea. METHODS: A total of 200 North Korean defectors were assessed using the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, the Short-Form 8-Item Health Survey, the Patient Health Questionnaire 15, the PTSD Checklist Civilian Version and the Patient Health Questionnaire 9. RESULTS: Somatic symptoms accounted for physical health-related quality of life after controlling for PTSD and depressive symptoms, but did not for mental health-related quality of life. Moreover, somatic symptoms mediated the relationship between perceived social support and physical and mental health-related quality of life, indicating that perceived social support indirectly affects physical and mental health-related quality of life through somatic symptoms in North Korean defectors. CONCLUSION: The results of this study suggest that not only intervention for PTSD or depressive symptoms but also for somatic symptoms might be effective to improve physical and mental health-related quality of life for North Korean defectors, especially those who have a lack of perceived social support.
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Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos
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Inquéritos Epidemiológicos
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Negociação
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Depressão
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Lista de Checagem
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Coreia (Geográfico)
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
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En
Revista:
Psychiatry Investigation
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article