Association between the severity of new-onset depression and unmet healthcare needs of South Korean adults.

<h4>Objectives</h4>Identifying whether the demand for medical services is catered to is an important issue. Given that depression is a major contributor to the overall global burden of disease, it could affect the use of healthcare. This study aims to examine the association between the...

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Autores principales:	Su Yeon Kim, Wonjeong Jeong, Eun-Cheol Park, Sohee Park, Sung-In Jang
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1a4d237d7d414c70a44e5ea1f7d694992021-12-02T20:17:46ZAssociation between the severity of new-onset depression and unmet healthcare needs of South Korean adults.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0256222https://doaj.org/article/1a4d237d7d414c70a44e5ea1f7d694992021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256222https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203<h4>Objectives</h4>Identifying whether the demand for medical services is catered to is an important issue. Given that depression is a major contributor to the overall global burden of disease, it could affect the use of healthcare. This study aims to examine the association between the severity of new-onset depression and unmet healthcare needs among South Korean adults.<h4>Methods</h4>Data from 15,588 participants, derived from the 2014, 2016, and 2018 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, were examined. Only individuals who were not diagnosed with depression was included to exclude those who visited hospitals to treat depression or were experiencing unmet healthcare needs due to depression. Depression was measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and unmet healthcare needs acted as the dependent variable. A multiple/multinomial logistic regression analysis was built to analyze the association between the variables.<h4>Results</h4>Individuals with severe depression had a higher risk of having unmet healthcare needs compared to those without (men: adjusted OR = 2.05, 95% CI = 1.40-3.00; women: adjusted OR = 2.20, 95% CI = 1.72-2.82). White-collar men with severe depression also had a higher risk of having unmet healthcare needs (adjusted OR = 9.72, 95% CI = 4.73-20.00). Individuals with severe depression had a higher risk of having unmet healthcare needs due to economic hardship than those without depression (men: adjusted OR = 3.01, 95% CI = 1.76-5.14, women: adjusted OR = 2.93, 95% CI = 1.96-4.38).<h4>Conclusions</h4>This study identified a significant relationship between the severity of new-onset depression and the risk of having unmet healthcare needs among South Korean adults. Our study suggests that having severe depression contributed to a higher risk of unmet healthcare needs. Proper care to manage depression can be promoted through future intervention programs that alleviate the risk of having unmet healthcare needs.Su Yeon KimWonjeong JeongEun-Cheol ParkSohee ParkSung-In JangPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 8, p e0256222 (2021)
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description	<h4>Objectives</h4>Identifying whether the demand for medical services is catered to is an important issue. Given that depression is a major contributor to the overall global burden of disease, it could affect the use of healthcare. This study aims to examine the association between the severity of new-onset depression and unmet healthcare needs among South Korean adults.<h4>Methods</h4>Data from 15,588 participants, derived from the 2014, 2016, and 2018 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, were examined. Only individuals who were not diagnosed with depression was included to exclude those who visited hospitals to treat depression or were experiencing unmet healthcare needs due to depression. Depression was measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and unmet healthcare needs acted as the dependent variable. A multiple/multinomial logistic regression analysis was built to analyze the association between the variables.<h4>Results</h4>Individuals with severe depression had a higher risk of having unmet healthcare needs compared to those without (men: adjusted OR = 2.05, 95% CI = 1.40-3.00; women: adjusted OR = 2.20, 95% CI = 1.72-2.82). White-collar men with severe depression also had a higher risk of having unmet healthcare needs (adjusted OR = 9.72, 95% CI = 4.73-20.00). Individuals with severe depression had a higher risk of having unmet healthcare needs due to economic hardship than those without depression (men: adjusted OR = 3.01, 95% CI = 1.76-5.14, women: adjusted OR = 2.93, 95% CI = 1.96-4.38).<h4>Conclusions</h4>This study identified a significant relationship between the severity of new-onset depression and the risk of having unmet healthcare needs among South Korean adults. Our study suggests that having severe depression contributed to a higher risk of unmet healthcare needs. Proper care to manage depression can be promoted through future intervention programs that alleviate the risk of having unmet healthcare needs.
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title	Association between the severity of new-onset depression and unmet healthcare needs of South Korean adults.
title_short	Association between the severity of new-onset depression and unmet healthcare needs of South Korean adults.
title_full	Association between the severity of new-onset depression and unmet healthcare needs of South Korean adults.
title_fullStr	Association between the severity of new-onset depression and unmet healthcare needs of South Korean adults.
title_full_unstemmed	Association between the severity of new-onset depression and unmet healthcare needs of South Korean adults.
title_sort	association between the severity of new-onset depression and unmet healthcare needs of south korean adults.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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Association between the severity of new-onset depression and unmet healthcare needs of South Korean adults.

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