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Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 7/2005

01-07-2005 | Original Paper

Social and lifestyle determinants of depression, anxiety, sleeping disorders and self-evaluated quality of life in Russia

A population-based study in Arkhangelsk

Authors: Maria Averina, Odd Nilssen, Tormod Brenn, Jan Brox, Vadim L. Arkhipovsky, Alexei G. Kalinin

Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | Issue 7/2005

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Abstract

Background

The paper investigates social and lifestyle determinants of depression, anxiety, sleeping disorders and self-evaluated low quality of life in a population sample from the northwest of Russia.

Methods

Altogether 1968 men and 1737 women aged 18–90 years participated in a population-based study in Arkhangelsk, Russia, in the period 1999–2000. Depression, anxiety, and sleeping disorders were evaluated by a questionnaire with the formulations that have been previously used in population studies in Northern Norway. Alcohol dependence was diagnosed by the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT). Quality of life was evaluated by a 10-score Cantril Ladder. A score lower than five was defined as low quality of life. Relations between depression, anxiety, and sleeping disorders and socioeconomic/lifestyle factors were tested by logistic regression analyses.

Results

Women reported significantly higher prevalence of depression, anxiety and/or sleeping disorders than men: 68.7% and 32.3%, respectively. Depression, anxiety, sleeping disorders and low quality of life were positively associated with self-evaluation of nutrition as “poor”, low consumption of food, and with low-paid professional status. Depression and sleeping disorders were associated with smoking, hazardous level of alcohol drinking and alcohol dependence. Anxiety and low quality of life were associated with alcohol dependence. Depression, anxiety, sleeping disorders and low quality of life had a strong positive association with circulatory diseases and gastrointestinal diseases, the association remained significant after adjustment for smoking and alcohol variables.

Conclusions

A considerable part of the examined Russian population experienced depression, anxiety, and sleeping disorders that were strongly positively associated with poor nutrition, low socioeconomic status and adverse health behaviors (alcohol use disorders, smoking).
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Metadata
Title
Social and lifestyle determinants of depression, anxiety, sleeping disorders and self-evaluated quality of life in Russia
A population-based study in Arkhangelsk
Authors
Maria Averina
Odd Nilssen
Tormod Brenn
Jan Brox
Vadim L. Arkhipovsky
Alexei G. Kalinin
Publication date
01-07-2005
Publisher
Steinkopff-Verlag
Published in
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology / Issue 7/2005
Print ISSN: 0933-7954
Electronic ISSN: 1433-9285
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-005-0918-x

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