O papel da religiosidade e do suporte social na depressão : resultados do estudo epidemiológico São Paulo Megacity Mental Health Survey

O objetivo deste estudo foi estimar o papel da religiosidade controlando para suporte social na depressão, além de descrever a religiosidade e a percepção de saúde física e mental e suas relações com variáveis sociodemográficas na população adulta residente na Região Metropolitana de São Paulo, Brasil. Os dados foram analisados a partir de uma subamostra (n = 2.942) do São Paulo Megacity Mental Health Survey, estudo de corte transversal de base populacional avaliando transtornos mentais em uma amostra probabilística da população com 18 anos ou mais, utilizando a versão do Composite International Diagnostic Interview da Organização Mundial de Saúde. Foram estimadas dimensões de religiosidade, percepção de saúde, suporte social de amigos, busca por serviços de saúde e intensidade dos sintomas da depressão, sendo usadas proporções e erro padrão para análise descritiva e regressão logística para as associações. Os resultados mostram alta religiosidade da população, sendo a religião muito importante na vida diária dos entrevistados e seu uso frequente quando têm problemas. A percepção de saúde mental é melhor do que a da física, piorando esta com a idade em ambos os gêneros. Práticas religiosas individuais foram positivamente associadas com uma diminuição na percepção de saúde mental ruim na amostra e a importância da religiosidade na vida foi positivamente associada com percepção de saúde física ruim entre os homens. Não foi observada associação entre religiosidade e depressão, nem entre suporte social de amigos com depressão. Pessoas com religiosidade organizacional e depressão nos últimos 12 meses procuram mais serviços médicos em geral.The objective of this study is to estimate the role of religiosity and social support in depression and describe religiosity and perceived physical and mental health and its relationship with sociodemographic variables in the adult population in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area, Brazil. Data were analyzed from a subsample (n = 2,942) of the São Paulo Megacity Mental Health Survey, cross-sectional study of population-based evaluating mental disorders in a probability sample of the general population aged 18 years or more, using the version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview from the World Health Organization. They were analized dimensions of religiosity, perceived health, social support from friends, search for health services and intensity of symptoms of depression, were being used proportions and standard error for descriptive analysis and logistic regression for the associations. The results show high religiosity of the population, and the religion as a very important thing in the daily lives of the interviewees and their frequent use when they have problems. The perception of mental health is better than the physical one with the worsening of the last with age in both genders. Individual religious practices were positively associated with a decrease in the perception of poor mental health in the sample and the importance of religion in life was positively associated with perceived poor physical health among men No association was observed between religiosity and depression, or between social support from friends and depression. People with organizational religiosity and depression in the last 12 months seek more medical services

Prevalence and clinical profile of chronic pain and its association with mental disorders

OBJECTIVE: To identify the prevalence of 12-month self-reported pain and chronic pain in a general population and to describe their clinical profile to assess if chronic pain is associated with 12-month mental disorders. METHODS: The data used comes from the São Paulo Megacity Mental Health Survey, a population-based study assessing adult (≥ 18 years) residents of the São Paulo metropolitan area, Brazil. We have assessed the respondents (n = 5,037) using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI 3.0), with a global response rate of 81.3%. Descriptive analyses have been performed, and crude and adjusted odds ratios (OR) have been calculated with logistic and multinomial regression and presented with respective 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). RESULTS: The prevalence of pain and chronic pain in the past 12 months were 52.6% (95%CI 50.3–54.8) and 31.0% (95%CI 29.2–32.7), respectively. Joints (16.5%, 95%CI 15.4–17.5) and back or neck (15.5%, 95%CI 14.2–16.9) were the most frequently reported anatomical sites of chronic pain. On a 10-point analogue scale, the mean intensity of the worst pain was 7.7 (95%CI 7.4–7.8), and the mean average pain was 5.5 (95%CI 5.2–5.6); the mean treatment response was 6.3 (95%CI 6.0–6.6). Mean pain duration was 16.1 (95%CI 15.6–17.0) days a month and 132 (95%CI 126–144) minutes a day. Chronic pain was associated with 12-month DSM-IV mental disorders (OR = 2.7, 95%CI 2.3–3.3), anxiety disorders (OR = 2.1, 95%CI 1.9–3.0), and mood disorders (OR = 3.3, 95%CI 2.4–4.1). CONCLUSIONS: A high prevalence of chronic pain in multiple sites is observed among the general adult population, and associations between chronic pain and mental disorders are frequent

Prevalence and clinical profile of chronic pain and its association with mental disorders

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To identify the prevalence of 12-month self-reported pain and chronic pain in a general population and to describe their clinical profile to assess if chronic pain is associated with 12-month mental disorders. METHODS The data used comes from the São Paulo Megacity Mental Health Survey, a population-based study assessing adult (≥ 18 years) residents of the São Paulo metropolitan area, Brazil. We have assessed the respondents (n = 5,037) using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI 3.0), with a global response rate of 81.3%. Descriptive analyses have been performed, and crude and adjusted odds ratios (OR) have been calculated with logistic and multinomial regression and presented with respective 95% confidence intervals (95%CI). RESULTS The prevalence of pain and chronic pain in the past 12 months were 52.6% (95%CI 50.3–54.8) and 31.0% (95%CI 29.2–32.7), respectively. Joints (16.5%, 95%CI 15.4–17.5) and back or neck (15.5%, 95%CI 14.2–16.9) were the most frequently reported anatomical sites of chronic pain. On a 10-point analogue scale, the mean intensity of the worst pain was 7.7 (95%CI 7.4–7.8), and the mean average pain was 5.5 (95%CI 5.2–5.6); the mean treatment response was 6.3 (95%CI 6.0–6.6). Mean pain duration was 16.1 (95%CI 15.6–17.0) days a month and 132 (95%CI 126–144) minutes a day. Chronic pain was associated with 12-month DSM-IV mental disorders (OR = 2.7, 95%CI 2.3–3.3), anxiety disorders (OR = 2.1, 95%CI 1.9–3.0), and mood disorders (OR = 3.3, 95%CI 2.4–4.1). CONCLUSIONS A high prevalence of chronic pain in multiple sites is observed among the general adult population, and associations between chronic pain and mental disorders are frequent

Mental disorders and employment status in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area, Brazil: gender differences and use of health services

Abstract: Mental disorders are associated with employment status as significant predictors and as consequences of unemployment and early retirement. This study describes the estimates and associations of 12-month DSM-IV prevalence rates of mental disorders and use of health services with employment status by gender in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area, Brazil. Data from the São Paulo Megacity Mental Health Survey was analyzed (n = 5,037). This is a population-based study assessing the prevalence and determinants of mental disorders among adults, using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. The associations were estimated by odds ratios obtained through binomial and multinomial logistic regression. This study demonstrates that having mental disorders, especially mood disorders, is associated with being inactive or unemployed among men and inactive among women, but only having a substance use disorder is associated with being unemployed among women. Among those with mental disorders, seeking health care services is less frequent within unemployed