Due  to lack of attention to mental healthcare services, awareness of the  Palestinian population of mental health problems is relatively insufficient. The main objective of this study is to assess the prevalenc of depression symptoms among Palestinian deaf adults. Cross-sectional design and  Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9 scale) were used to assess the symptoms of depression. The  population of the study consisted of 217 adults. After data collection and  analysis, the results showed four levels of depression: minimal (OR=2. 0) (95% CI, 1.2-3.4), mild (OR= 1.7) (95% CI, 1.2-2.3) moderate, (OR=1. 4) (95% CI, 1.1-1.9), and severe (OR=0. 9) (95% CI, 0.7-1.2). Depression symptoms were found to be a common health problem among the deaf adult population.  KEYWORDS: Symptoms, Prevalence, Depression, Deaf, Palestinian. 

Title

Palestinian Medical and Pharmaceutical Journal (Pal. Med. Pharm. J.)

Publisher

An-Najah National University

Publisher Country

Palestine

Indexing

Scopus

Impact Factor

None

Publication Type

Online only

Volume

4

Year

2019

Pages

33-40