 Prevalence and correlates of psychological distress among national community-based adult populations in Nauru, Tukelau and TuvaluSupa Pengpid and Karl Peltzer International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2024, vol. 70, issue 3, 437-444 Abstract: Aims: The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence and correlates of psychological distress (PD) in three small Pacific Island countries. Method: National cross-sectional data (pooled sample N  = 3,088, 18–69 years) of participants from the STEPS surveys in Nauru (2015/16; N  = 1382), Tukelau (2014; N  = 554) and Tuvalu (2015; N  = 1152) were analysed. Results: In the pooled sample 30.4% participants had PD (⩾20 scores), 18.1% mild (20–24 scores), 7.8% moderate (25–29 scores) and 4.4% severe (30–50 scores) PD. The prevalence of PD in Nauru was 41.5%, in Tukelau 5.0% and in Tuvalu 22.7%. In the adjusted logistic regression analysis with the pooled sample, younger age (18–39 years), alcohol family problems, heart attack/stroke, current smoking, high salt intake and high sedentary behaviour were positively associated with PD, while male sex and being from Tukelau and Tuvalu were negatively associated with PD. Conclusion: Almost one in three participants reported PD and several associated factors were found that can be targeted in population interventions. Keywords: Adults; psychological distress; Nauru; Tukelau; Tuvalu (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:70:y:2024:i:3:p:437-444 DOI: 10.1177/00207640231212978 Access Statistics for this article More articles in International Journal of Social Psychiatry |
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