The prevalence and correlation of depressive disorders among female nurses of 3A-level general hospitals in Tianjin / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the prevalence and correlation of depressive disorders among female nurses of 3A-level general hospitals in Tianjin.Methods Seven-hundred and ninety-three female nurses were randomly selected from five 3A-level general hospitals in Tianjin,and interviewed with a Chinese version of Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (depression chapter,including major depressive disorder and dysthymia diagnosis).Effort-Reward Imbalance (ERI) questionnaire was also completed by all subjects before interview.Results The prevalence rate(95％CI) of depressive disorders was 8.58％ (6.63％,10.52％),in which,the rate for dysthymia was 7.94％.Risk factors (OR) for depressive disorders of nurses were shift work (4.40),professional titles of nurses (2.03),effort subscale score ＞18 points (6.03)and reward subscale score ≤34 points(5.26).Conclusions Female nurses from 3A-level general hospitals have high risk of depressive disorders-dominantly presented with dysthymia subtype.Adverse occupational factors and job stress might increase the risk for depressive disorders.