Depression, health status and life satisfaction in voice hearers

The objective of this study was to review the occurrence of depressive episodes and their relationship with the health status and life satisfaction in patients who hear voices.

Methods:

This is a cross-sectional study carried out between February and March 2019. For data collection, a questionnaire was used on socioeconomic and health conditions as well as the Beck’s Depression Inventory and Life Satisfaction Scale. The database was elaborated in the Epidata program and the analysis in Stata 11.

Results:

A total of 112 patients participated in the survey; 82 answered all the questions in Beck’s inventory. Patients who reported that they considered their health as very bad or bad and those who had high blood pressure experienced depression. Poor life satisfaction was also associated with the presence of depressive symptoms.

Conclusion:

It is therefore evident the importance of considering such aspects in the health care of voice-hearers.

Keywords
Depression; Health status; Mental health; Quality of life

Variables		n	%
Economic Rating / Associação Brasileira de Empresas de Pesquisa
	Class A/B	11	13
	Class C (C1/C2)	51	60
	Class D/E	23	27
Gender
	Male	43	38
	Female	69	62
Age
	21 to 31	11	10
	32 to 42	29	26
	43 to 53	30	27
	54 to 64	35	31
	65 to 75	7	6
Skin color
	White	70	62
	Black	16	14
	Brown	19	17
	Yellow	4	4
	Indigenous	3	3
Education (read and write)
	No	11	10
	Yes	101	90
Marital Status
	Single	58	52
	Married	27	24
	Separated / divorced	19	17
	Widower	8	7
Work
	No	68	61
	No, but I’m retired	20	18
	No, but I receive public benefits	14	13
	Yes	9	8

Variables			Depression				p-value
			No		Yes
			n	%	n	%
Gender
	Male		7	23	23	77
	Female		5	10	47	90
Age
	21 to 31		2	18	9	82
	32 to 42		3	14	18	86
	43 to 53		3	13	20	87
	54 to 64		3	14	19	86
	65 to 75		1	20	4	80
Skin color
	White		8	16	42	84
	Black		1	8	11	92
	Brown		3	20	12	80
	Yellow		0	0	2	100
	Indigenous		0	0	3	100
Read and write
	No		0	0	5	100
	Yes		12	16	65	84
Marital Status
	Single		7	17	34	83
	Married		3	14	19	86
	Separated / divorced		1	7	13	93
	Widower		1	20	4	80
Work
	No		9	18	42	82
	No, but I’m retired		1	8	12	92
	No, but I receive Government benefits		1	12.5	7	87.5
	Yes		0	0	9	100
How do you consider health							< 0.00
	Vary bad/Bad		0	0	30	100
	Regular		5	16	27	84
	Good/Great		7	35	13	65
Presence of hypertension							< 0.05
	No		10	23	34	77
	Yes		2	5	46	94
Presence of diabetes
	No		11	15	60	85
	Yes		1	9	10	91
Presence of mental health problem
	No		2	22	7	78
	Yes		10	14	63	86
Medical care
	No		3	19	13	81
	Yes		9	14	57	86
Service where attended
	Basic Health Unit
		No	5	12.5	35	87.5
		Yes	4	15	23	85
Hospital Outpatient Clinic
	No		2	12.5	56	87.5
	Yes		1	33	2	67
College Outpatient Clinic
	No		7	13	45	67
	Yes		2	13	13	87
Specialties Center
	No		8	12	58	88
	Yes		1	100	0	0
Union or company / Neighborhood association
	No		8	12.5	56	87.5
	Yes		1	33	2	67
SUS Emergency Room
	No		8	16	43	84
	Yes		1	6	14	94
Office for Health Insurance or Health Plan
	No		9	14	56	86
	Yes		0	0	2	100
Private practice
	No		9	15	51	85
	Yes		0	0	7	100
Centro de Atenção Psicossocial
	No		6	20	24	80
	Yes		3	8	34	92
Emergency Care Unit
	No		8	14	51	86
	Yes		1	12.5	7	87.5
General Hospital
	No		7	11	55	89
	Yes		2	40	3	60
Spiritist Hospital
	No		9	15	51	85
	Yes		0	0	7	100
Have you been admitted to any hospital?
	No		11	18	50	82
	Yes, in a general hospital		1	11	8	89
	Yes, in a psychiatric hospital		0	0	11	100
Satisfaction with life
	In most respects, my life is close to my ideal
		I agree	7	22	25	78
		Neither agree nor disagree	2	22	7	78
		I disagree	3	7	38	83
	The conditions of my life are excellent						< 0.00
		I agree	9	33	18	67
		Neither agree nor disagree	0	0	7	100
		I disagree	3	6	45	94
	I am satisfied with my life						< 0.00
		I agree	10	32	21	67
		Neither agree nor disagree	3	33	4	67
		I disagree	0	0	45	100
	As much as possible, I have achieved the important things I want out of life						< 0.00
		I agree	9	22	32	78
		Neither agree nor disagree	1	100	0	0
		I disagree	2	5	38	95
	If I could live a second life, I would change almost nothing in my life
		I agree	6	19	26	81
		Neither agree nor disagree	0	0	2	100
		I disagree	5	11	41	89
Hear voice							< 0.05
	No		8	25	26	75
	Yes		4	8	44	92

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas Núcleo de Editoração SBI - Campus II, Av. John Boyd Dunlop, s/n. Prédio de Odontologia, 13060-900 Campinas - São Paulo Brasil, Tel./Fax: +55 19 3343-7223 - Campinas - SP - Brazil
E-mail: psychologicalstudies@puc-campinas.edu.br

Acompanhe os números deste periódico no seu leitor de RSS

[1] Correspondence to: L. P. KANTORSKI. E-mail: kantorskiluciane@gmail.com.