Identifying mood disorders and health-related quality of life of individuals submitted to mandatory military service.
Acta Neuropsychiatr
; 33(1): 9-14, 2021 Feb.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32967747
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the prevalence of mood disorders in Brazilian soldiers.METHODS:
A total of 353 soldiers answered the following questionnaires the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), the Profile of Mood States (POMS), the medical outcomes study SF-36 questionnaire, the Baecke questionnaire to assess the level of habitual physical activity (HPA) and the socioeconomic (SE) status questionnaire. Participants were classified according to their desire to pursue a military career.RESULTS:
Accordingly, 246 participants were allocated to a volunteer group (VG) and 107 to a non-volunteer group (NVG). According to the BDI data for both groups, 66.5% of the soldiers showed at least mild depressive symptoms. Additionally, the STAI data revealed that 27.8% and 8.4% of the soldiers showed high scores on state anxiety and trait anxiety, respectively. The POMS scores were higher in the NVG compared to the VG (Δ%=+263%, p<0.0001). Of the eight subscales, the SF-36 questionnaire showed statistical differences between the groups in the following five dimensions functioning capacity (p = 0.0046), pain (p = 0.0011), vitality (p < 0.0001), role limitations due to emotional problems (p < 0.0001) and mental health (p < 0.0001).CONCLUSIONS:
Mood disorder levels were higher and health status and related quality of life levels were lower in the NVG as compared to the VG.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Transtornos do Humor
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Militares
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article