Combining the national health survey with GES notifications to improve the depression prevalence estimation in Chile

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dc.contributor.authorJaques, Daniela
dc.contributor.authorBustamante, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorAravena, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorEpstein, Leonardo D.
dc.contributor.authorMozo, Jose A.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T21:00:40Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T21:00:40Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractBackground: Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a public health problem of increasing severity in Chile. However, prevalence studies of MDD yield discordant results. Reconciling these discordances, at least in part, requires improving the estimate of MDD prevalence in Chile. Aim: To improve the estimate of MDD prevalence in Chile, by combining data from the 2016/17 Chilean National Health Survey (ENS) with data from the mandatory notifications of users of the Explicit health guaranties (GES acronym in Spanish) program of the Ministry of Health for MDD treatment. Material and Methods: The 2016/17 ENS, applied a Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) module (n = 3,403), to diagnose individuals with MDD. This article presents an approach that combines the CIDI/ENS diagnoses with GES depression notifications for this period. This dataset combination was applied first to individual macro-zones, then at a national level. Results: The analysis with ENS 2016/17 data only, yields a prevalence of MDD in subjects 18 years or older of 6.19% (95% CI: 4.51-8.43). However, the analysis of the combined data sources yields a prevalence that increases to 6.65% (95% CI: 4.63-8.67). In terms of number of cases, this prevalence increase translates into 63,474 additional MDD cases per year. Conclusions: The MDD prevalence that results from combining ENS 2016/17 and GES data is greater than the prevalence reported by the ENS 2016/17 alone. This increase in cases allows policymakers to improve budgeting and implementation of public policies concerning the prevention and treatment of MDD.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.eissn0717-6163
dc.identifier.issn0034-9887
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/92726
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000968680000007
dc.issue.numero7
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final902
dc.pagina.inicio896
dc.revistaRevista medica de chile
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectDepression
dc.subjectEpidemiologic Studies
dc.subjectMental Health
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titleCombining the national health survey with GES notifications to improve the depression prevalence estimation in Chile
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen150
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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