Title Pojavnost simptoma depresije/anksioznosti i svijest opće populacije o mentalnom zdravlju Title (english) The incidence of symptoms of depression/anxiety and the general population's awareness towards mental health Author Paula Kontek Mentor Tomislav Meštrović (mentor)Committee member Melita Sajko (predsjednik povjerenstva)Committee member Tomislav Meštrović (član povjerenstva)Committee member Tina Košanski (član povjerenstva)Granter University North Defense date and country 2023-08-28, Croatia Scientific / art field, BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE Abstract Mentalno je zdravlje, kao i fizičko, od iznimne važnosti za kvalitetu života svake osobe. Ono uključuje naše emocionalno, psihološko i socijalno blagostanje, a o njemu ovise naši osjećaji, postupci i odnos prema sebi i drugima. Na globalnoj razini, 970 milijuna ljudi živi s nekim oblikom mentalnog poremećaja. U oba spola, anksiozni i depresivni poremećaji su dva najčešća psihička poremećaja. Depresivni poremećaj, također poznat kao depresija, predstavlja česti mentalni poremećaj koji karakterizira kontinuirano depresivno raspoloženje ili gubitak interesa i zadovoljstva za aktivnostima tijekom duljeg razdoblja. Anksiozni poremećaji uključuju poremećaje koji dijele značajke pretjeranog straha i tjeskobe i povezanih poremećaja ponašanja. U ovome radu prikazano je istraživanje na temu pojave simptoma depresije i anksioznosti i svijesti opće populacije o mentalnom zdravlju. Cilj istraživanja bio je saznati prevalenciju određenih simptoma depresije i anksioznosti među općom populacijom te stavove populacije vezane za mentalno zdravlje. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 670 ispitanika opće populacije od kojih su 542 osobe ženskog spola i 128 osoba muškog spola. Svatko od ispitanika je odgovarao o učestalosti pojave simptoma i znakova depresije i anksioznosti kod njih samih, a u drugom dijelu istraživanja ispitivala se svijest i stavovi o mentalnom zdravlju. U radu su prikazani rezultati koji nam daju uvid u prevalenciju određenih simptoma i znakova te saznajemo zanimljive činjenice o svijesti populacije o ovoj temi. Svi prikazani rezultati pokazuju važnost praćenja simptoma i znakova mentalnih poremećaja i potrebu za stalnom edukacijom i osvještavanjem stanovništva o pojavnosti mentalnih problema i važnosti prihvaćanja psihičkih poremećaja na isti način kao i ostale zdravstvene probleme. Najveću važnost u promicanju i prevenciji mentalnog zdravlja imaju zdravstveni radnici, uključujući medicinske sestre. Stalne edukacije stanovništva i probir rizičnih osoba dovode do boljih rezultata na području mentalnog zdravlja.
Abstract (english) Mental health, as well as physical health, is extremely important for the quality of life of every person. It includes our emotional, psychological and social well-being, and our feelings, actions and attitude towards ourselves and others depend on it. Globally, 970 million people live with some form of mental disorder. In both sexes, anxiety and depressive disorders are the two most common psychological disorders. Depressive disorder, also known as depression, is a common mental disorder characterized by persistent depressed mood or loss of interest and pleasure in activities over a long period of time. Anxiety disorders include disorders that share features of excessive fear and anxiety and related behavioral disorders. This paper presents research on the occurrence of depression and anxiety symptoms and the general population's awareness of mental health. The aim of the research was to find out the prevalence of certain symptoms of depression and anxiety among the general population and the attitudes of the population related to mental health. 670 respondents from the general population took part in the research, of which 542 were female and 128 were male. Each of the respondents answered about the frequency of symptoms and signs of depression and anxiety in themselves, and in the second part of the research awareness and attitudes about mental health were examined. The paper presents results that give us insight into the prevalence of certain symptoms and signs, and we learn interesting facts about the population's awareness of this topic. All the presented results show the importance of monitoring the symptoms and signs of mental disorders and the need for constant education and awareness of the population about the occurrence of mental problems and the importance of accepting mental disorders in the same way as other health problems. Healthcare workers, including nurses, have the greatest importance in the promotion and prevention of mental health. Constant education of the population and screening of at-risk persons lead to better results in the field of mental health.
Keywords
mentalno zdravlje
depresija
anksioznost
simptomi i znakovi
medicinska sestra
Keywords (english)
mental health
depression
anxiety
symptoms and signs
nursing
Language croatian URN:NBN urn:nbn:hr:122:409798 Study programme Title: Nursing Type of resource Text File origin Born digital Access conditions Open access Terms of use Created on 2023-09-25 14:30:04
