Association between depression, happiness, and sleep duration: data from the UAE healthy future pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The United Arab Emirates Healthy Future Study (UAEHFS) is one of the first large prospective cohort studies and one of the few studies in the region which examines causes and risk factors for chronic diseases among the nationals of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The aim of this study is to investigate the eight-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-8) as a screening instrument for depression among the UAEHFS pilot participants.

Methods

The UAEHFS pilot data were analyzed to examine the relationship between the PHQ-8 and possible confounding factors, such as self-reported happiness, and self-reported sleep duration (hours) after adjusting for age, body mass index (BMI), and gender.

Results

Out of 517 participants who met the inclusion criteria, 487 (94.2%)

SUBMITTER: Al Balushi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9587590 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature