Research Article

Evaluation of Psychological Symptom Differences Between Disabled and Non-Disabled Individuals

Volume: 8 Number: 2 June 21, 2023
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Evaluation of Psychological Symptom Differences Between Disabled and Non-Disabled Individuals

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences in psychological symptoms between disabled and non-disabled individuals. Material and Method: This paper conducts a multi-facet analysis (depression, anxiety, negative self, hostility and somatization) on disabled people for the first time. This study included 24493 people (non-disabled=23391, disabled=1102) from 9 demographic regions in Turkey and participants in the study were 18 years or older. Socio-demographic information form and Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) were used as data collection tools. The participants' scores from the BSI were evaluated according to their disability status for each of the subdimensions of depression, anxiety, negative self, hostility and somatization. Results: When the mean BSI scores of the participants were compared, it was seen that the lowest mean scores in all sub-dimensions belong to non-disabled individuals. When the groups of people with disabilities were compared according to psychological symptoms, there were no differences for the 4 symptoms, whereas the scores of individuals with chronic disease were significantly higher in the somatization sub-dimension than the others. It was observed that hearing impaired individuals had the lowest mean score in anxiety, somatization and hostility sub-dimensions among the groups of disabled individuals. Conclusion: Increasing awareness of disabled people in society and supporting them with psychotherapy methods that will improve the resistance mechanisms and increase adaptation to disability will contribute to social welfare.

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Thanks

This research is fully funded by Scientific Research Programme of Uskudar University under the research project entitled “Turkey’s Addiction and Mental Health Risk Profile Map (TURBAHAR)”.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

July 13, 2023

Publication Date

June 21, 2023

Submission Date

April 10, 2022

Acceptance Date

March 10, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 8 Number: 2

APA
Uz, İ., Ünübol, H., & Hızlı, G. (2023). Evaluation of Psychological Symptom Differences Between Disabled and Non-Disabled Individuals. İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi, 8(2), 343-353. https://izlik.org/JA62TF87ZH
AMA
1.Uz İ, Ünübol H, Hızlı G. Evaluation of Psychological Symptom Differences Between Disabled and Non-Disabled Individuals. İKÇÜSBFD. 2023;8(2):343-353. https://izlik.org/JA62TF87ZH
Chicago
Uz, İlknur, Hüseyin Ünübol, and Gökben Hızlı. 2023. “Evaluation of Psychological Symptom Differences Between Disabled and Non-Disabled Individuals”. İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi 8 (2): 343-53. https://izlik.org/JA62TF87ZH.
EndNote
Uz İ, Ünübol H, Hızlı G (June 1, 2023) Evaluation of Psychological Symptom Differences Between Disabled and Non-Disabled Individuals. İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi 8 2 343–353.
IEEE
[1]İ. Uz, H. Ünübol, and G. Hızlı, “Evaluation of Psychological Symptom Differences Between Disabled and Non-Disabled Individuals”, İKÇÜSBFD, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 343–353, June 2023, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA62TF87ZH
ISNAD
Uz, İlknur - Ünübol, Hüseyin - Hızlı, Gökben. “Evaluation of Psychological Symptom Differences Between Disabled and Non-Disabled Individuals”. İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi 8/2 (June 1, 2023): 343-353. https://izlik.org/JA62TF87ZH.
JAMA
1.Uz İ, Ünübol H, Hızlı G. Evaluation of Psychological Symptom Differences Between Disabled and Non-Disabled Individuals. İKÇÜSBFD. 2023;8:343–353.
MLA
Uz, İlknur, et al. “Evaluation of Psychological Symptom Differences Between Disabled and Non-Disabled Individuals”. İzmir Katip Çelebi Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 8, no. 2, June 2023, pp. 343-5, https://izlik.org/JA62TF87ZH.
Vancouver
1.İlknur Uz, Hüseyin Ünübol, Gökben Hızlı. Evaluation of Psychological Symptom Differences Between Disabled and Non-Disabled Individuals. İKÇÜSBFD [Internet]. 2023 Jun. 1;8(2):343-5. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA62TF87ZH



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