Depression in rural women: Implications for nurse practitioners in primary care settings
Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, 07/16/2012
Groh CJ et al. – The percent of rural women who self–reported as currently depressed was 36.4%. Congruence between self–report of depression and CES–D score was 76.8%, indicating the majority of women were able to identify if they were depressed or not. Women in the incongruent group were significantly more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes, reported more headaches, and received treatment for depression in the past.
Methods- Self-report data were collected from 140 women who lived in a rural community in the Midwest.
- The convenience sample was recruited at a Federally Qualified Health Center.
- The percent of rural women who self-reported as currently depressed was 36.4%.
- Congruence between self-report of depression and CES-D score was 76.8%, indicating the majority of women were able to identify if they were depressed or not.
- Women in the incongruent group were significantly more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes, reported more headaches, and received treatment for depression in the past.
