1. Community-Based Co-Morbidity of Depression and Chronic Physical Illnesses in Hong Kong.
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Sing Lee, Yee Ling, and Adley Tsang
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ANALYSIS of variance ,CHINESE people ,CHRONIC diseases ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,MENTAL depression ,EPIDEMIOLOGY ,INTERVIEWING ,LONGITUDINAL method ,RESEARCH methodology ,CLASSIFICATION of mental disorders ,PROBABILITY theory ,STATISTICAL sampling ,TELEPHONES ,COMORBIDITY ,DATA analysis - Abstract
Objective: To examine the co-morbidity of depression and chronic physical illnesses in a representative sample of Hong Kong Chinese. Methods: Five thousand and four participants aged 18-65 years completed a structured telephone interview on major depressive episode (MDE) and eight chronic physical illnesses. Results: 21.5% (N = 1078) of respondents had any physical illness in the previous 1 year. Twelve-month MDE was found in 15% (N = 162) of these physically ill respondents and was significantly associated with physical illnesses (OR: 2.56, 95% CI: 2.07-3.16, p Conclusion: Co-morbidity of depression and chronic physical illnesses is common in Hong Kong as in Western countries. This speaks to the need for evidence-based practice that encompasses models of integrated care in Hong Kong. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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