Study On Depression Status And Its Related Factors In Soldiers At High Altitude Areas

Objective: To investigate the detection rate and levels of depressive symptoms of soldiers at high altitude areas who with depression mood, and the affecting factors that cause depressive mood .To summarize the society, general situation of soldier with depressive symptoms; providing scientific theoretical foundations for preventing soldiers from catching depressive symptoms effectively.Methods:A total of 2623 soldiers were surveyed by using self-made questionnaire,the self-rating depression scale ,Perceived Stress Scale and Self-Reporting Inventory-90,those soldiers were living at high altitude areas whose altitude was higher than 4,500 meters。Results: (1)Among 2582 subjects, the detection rate of depressive symptoms is 32.1%,1817soldiers(70.4%)with no or very mild depression, 564soldiers (21.8%) with light depression ,195soldiers (7.6%) with medium depression group,6 soldiers 0.2%) with serious depression。(2)analysis of the general circumstance : the results of the single factor analysis manifest that there are no difference among soldiers at high altitude areas who with the different degree of depressed symptoms in the sex,only child ,the family type and family history of mental illnes(sp>0.05).There are significant difference among soldiers at high altitude areas who with the different degree of depressed symptoms in age, military age, living source, education, parents'cultural degree, family economic level(p<0.05).The detection rate of depression and depression levels are increased with age and military age, and they are decreased with the ascending of the subjects'education degree. The analysis of living source shows that the detection rate of depression of those who living in rural area is higher than those who living in urban area,(3) The occurrence of depression is increased with the aggravation of the perceived stress, the difference was significant (p <0.001). the more serious all factors of SCL-90 are, the higher the detection rate of symptoms of depression and the depression score are the difference is very significant (p <0.001).(4) The results of the single factor analysis manifest that the affecting factors of the occurrence of depressive mood is age, military age, education, parents'educational level , family economic level, living source, the level perceived of stress ,factors of SCL-90 (p <0.05).(5)The results of the multivariate factor analysis shows: influencing factor of the occurrence of depressive mood is military age , the subjects'education,, family economic level, the pressure of the subjects, somatization , depression and hostilityConclusion: (1) Among 2582 subjects,the detection rate of depressive symptoms is32.1%, but mild depression (21.8%) is dominated (73.7% share of depression.)(2) Depressive mood and depression levels are related to age, military age, the subjects'education, parents'education, living source and family economic level.(3) The affecting factors are military age, subjects'education, family economic conditions, stress, somatization, depression factor and hostility factor.