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Article
Source of Publication
BMC Psychology
Publication Date
12-1-2022
Abstract
Background: The United Arab Emirates Healthy Future Study (UAEHFS) is one of the first large prospective cohort studies and one of the few studies in the region which examines causes and risk factors for chronic diseases among the nationals of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The aim of this study is to investigate the eight-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8) as a screening instrument for depression among the UAEHFS pilot participants. Methods: The UAEHFS pilot data were analyzed to examine the relationship between the PHQ-8 and possible confounding factors, such as self-reported happiness, and self-reported sleep duration (hours) after adjusting for age, body mass index (BMI), and gender. Results: Out of 517 participants who met the inclusion criteria, 487 (94.2%) participants filled out the questionnaire and were included in the statistical analysis using 100 multiple imputations. 231 (44.7%) were included in the primary statistical analysis after omitting the missing values. Participants’ median age was 32.0 years (Interquartile Range: 24.0, 39.0). In total, 22 (9.5%) of the participant reported depression. Females have shown significantly higher odds of reporting depression than males with an odds ratio = 3.2 (95% CI:1.17, 8.88), and there were approximately 5-fold higher odds of reporting depression for unhappy than for happy individuals. For one interquartile-range increase in age and BMI, the odds ratio of reporting depression was 0.34 (95% CI: 0.1, 1.0) and 1.8 (95% CI: 0.97, 3.32) respectively. Conclusion: Females are more likely to report depression compared to males. Increasing age may decrease the risk of reporting depression. Unhappy individuals have approximately 5-fold higher odds of reporting depression compared to happy individuals. A higher BMI was associated with a higher risk of reporting depression. In a sensitivity analysis, individuals who reported less than 6 h of sleep per 24 h were more likely to report depression than those who reported 7 h of sleep.
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Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Volume
10
Issue
1
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
Keywords
Depression, Happiness, PHQ-8, Self-reported happiness, Sleep duration, Sociodemographic and marital status
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Al Balushi, Mitha; Al Balushi, Sara; Javaid, Syed; Leinberger-Jabari, Andrea; Al-Maskari, Fatma; Al-Houqani, Mohammed; Al Dhaheri, Ayesha; Al Nuaimi, Abdullah; Al Junaibi, Abdullah; Oumeziane, Naima; Kazim, Marina; Al Hamiz, Aisha; Haji, Muna; Al Hosani, Ayesha; Abdel Wareth, Leila; AlMahmeed, Wael; Alsafar, Habiba; AlAnouti, Fatme; Al Zaabi, Eiman; K. Inman, Claire; Shahawy, Omar El; Weitzman, Michael; Schmidt, Ann Marie; Sherman, Scott; Abdulle, Abdishakur; Ahmad, Amar; and Ali, Raghib, "Association between depression, happiness, and sleep duration: data from the UAE healthy future pilot study" (2022). All Works. 5445.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/5445
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Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series