The comparative importance of mental and physical disorders for health-related days out of role in the general population of Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A major component of illness burden is role impairment. As part of the recently-completed Saudi National Mental Health Survey (SNMHS), we compare the number of days out of role in the Saudi population associated with ten core mental disorders assessed in the survey to those associated with ten commonly occurring chronic physical disorders.

Methods

The SNMHS was a household survey that assessed prevalence of ten common anxiety, mood, disruptive behavior, and eating disorders in a nationally representative sample of n = 1981 citizens of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) ages 15-65. Comparison information was obtained on prevalence of ten common chronic physical disorders and number of health-related days out of role (DOR) in the 30 days before interview. Generalized

SUBMITTER: Altwaijri YA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8840674 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature