The clinically crucial predictors of depression in women with systemic autoimmune diseases. Issue 3 (3rd March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hung, Hsuan-Man; Chen, Ming-Fu; Chen, Chung-Hey
• Is Part Of: Health care for women international. Volume 41:Issue 3(2020)
• Page Start: 293
• Page End: 307
• Publication Date: 2020-03-03
• Subjects: Women -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals; Women's health services -- Periodicals; Genital Diseases, Female; Neonatology; Obstetrics; Women -- psychology; Femmes -- Santé et hygiène -- Périodiques; Femmes -- Santé, Services de -- Périodiques; 613.0424405
• DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2019.1623796
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0739-9332

Abstract

Abstract: The researchers' aim of this study was to identify and quantify the useful, clinically crucial predictors of depression in Taiwanese women with systemic autoimmune diseases (SADs). We used a cross-sectional method. A total of 241 Taiwanese women with SADs between 21 and 85 years of age participated in the study. Analysis revealed that the strongest predictors of depression in participants were: perceived stress, fatigue, mental health, physical health, chronic-disease-related comorbidities, self-perceived SAD severity, and social support. The model used in the present study explained 70.9% of the variance in the depression.