作者
Annamari Kilkkinen, Anna Kao‐Philpot, Adrienne O'Neil, Benjamin Philpot, Prasuna Reddy, Stephen Bunker, James Dunbar
发表日期
2007/4
期刊
Australian Journal of Rural Health
卷号
15
期号
2
页码范围
114-119
出版商
Blackwell Publishing Asia
简介
Objective: To describe the prevalence of psychological distress, depression and anxiety in three Australian rural settings and to identify the levels of risk by gender and age.
Design and setting: Three cross‐sectional surveys in the Greater Green Triangle area covering the south‐east of South Australia (Limestone Coast), and south‐west (Corangamite Shire) and north‐west (Wimmera) of Victoria.
Participants: A total of 1563 people, aged 25–74 years, randomly selected from the electoral roll.
Main outcome measures: Psychological distress assessed by the Kessler 10, and anxiety and depression assessed by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.
Results: The prevalence of psychological distress was 31% for both men and women with two‐thirds reporting moderate and one‐third high levels of psychological distress. The prevalence of depression and anxiety was approximately 10%. The …
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