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Prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in Polish population – national health interview survey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2014

Andrzej Kiejna ,
Bogdan Wojtyniak  and
Joanna Rymaszewska
Andrzej Kiejna
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
Bogdan Wojtyniak
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Statistics, National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland
Joanna Rymaszewska*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
*
Dr Joanna Rymaszewska, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Postgraduate Medical Training, Wroclaw Medical University, Pasteura 10, 50-367 Wroclaw, Poland. Tel: +48 71 784 15 65; Fax: +48 71 784 15 71; E-mail: ankarym@psych.am.wroc.pl
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Abstract

Objective:

The aim was to evaluate the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in Polish population.

Subjects and methods:

The national health interview survey was based on entire non-institutionalized Polish population by means of randomized, stratified (urban and rural census tracks) two-stage method (over 39 000 respondents). Prevalence of psychiatric morbidity was based on General Health Questionnaire-12.

Results:

Psychiatric morbidity was noted in almost 1/4 of women and 1/5 of men in Poland, with small differences between urban and rural population. Every 10th woman reported such complaints at the age up to 25 years and every second above 75 years of age. Divorced and widowed respondents, irrespective of gender, have psychiatric disorders more frequently than compared groups. Higher prevalence of psychiatric morbidity was noted in out of work and especially disabled persons. The higher the level of education, the lower the frequency of psychiatric morbidity was observed.

Conclusion:

Presented survey enabled to evaluate prevalence of psychiatric morbidity in Polish representative sample. Findings should trigger more extended epidemiological studies. The requirement for epidemiological investigations increases in reform-awaiting health care system in Poland, for at least one reason that the improvement of the quality of services is closely associated with a detailed recognition of the problem.

Keywords

health surveymorbidityPolandpsychiatry
Type
Original Article
Information
Acta Neuropsychiatrica , Volume 16 , Issue 6 , December 2004 , pp. 295 - 300
Copyright
Copyright © 2004 Blackwell Munksgaard

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