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Depression literacy and the related factors among a group of hospitals’ staff in Iran

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  • Dorna kheirabadi
  • Gholam Reza Kheirabadi
  • Mohammad Javad Tarrahi

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Background: Having a proper approach to depression requires having sufficient depressive literacy in the affected person. Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the level of depression literacy among hospital staff affiliated to Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (IUMS) and to reveal the risk factors and knowledge gaps. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study with 760 participants from university hospital staff at IUMS who were selected by a census method from April 2018 to December 2018. The data regarding depression signs and symptoms, anti-depressant drugs safety, non-medical treatment efficacy, etc. were collected using the Depression Literacy Questionnaire (D-Lit-22) and were analysed by SPSS-20, using the Pearson correlation coefficient, independent Samples t -test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) ( p ⩽ .05). Results: The mean age of participants was 35.33 ± 8.00 years old and 77.6% of them were female. The mean of the total score of depression literacy was 11.62 ± 3.53. Depression Literacy score was significantly higher in those with higher education levels, female gender and clinical staff ( p

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  • Dorna kheirabadi & Gholam Reza Kheirabadi & Mohammad Javad Tarrahi, 2021. "Depression literacy and the related factors among a group of hospitals’ staff in Iran," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 67(4), pages 369-375, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:67:y:2021:i:4:p:369-375
    DOI: 10.1177/0020764020954886
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    1. Young Joo Lee, 2023. "Depression Literacy, Associated Factors, and Correlation of Related Variables in Middle-Aged Korean Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(11), pages 1-11, May.

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