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Individual-level social capital is associated with depressive symptoms among middle-aged community dwellers in rural Vietnam: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

There has been comparatively little research on the association between social capital and depressive symptoms in low- and middle-income countries. To address this deficit this study examined the association among middle-aged adults in rural Vietnam.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting

Data came from the baseline survey of the Khánh Hòa Cardiovascular Study, which is an ongoing prospective cohort study aiming to elucidate the determinants of cardiovascular diseases.

Participants

A total of 3000 people aged 40-60 years old residing in rural communes in Khánh Hòa province, Vietnam.

Exposure of interest

Cognitive social capital (ie, low, middle and high) and structural social capital (in terms of social participation; yes or no) were assessed via a questionnaire.

Primary outcome measure

Depressive symptoms were assessed with the 11-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale.

Results

A robust Poisson regression model revealed that adults in the highest versus lowest cognitive social capital tertile had a 61% lower prevalence of depressive symptoms (prevalence ratio (PR)=0.39, 95% CI=0.31 to 0.49). Individuals with higher structural social capital were also significantly less likely to experience depressive symptoms (PR=0.74, 95% CI=0.61 to 0.90).

Conclusion

In a cohort of 3000 middle-aged rural residents in Vietnam, both cognitive and structural social capital assessed at the individual level were inversely associated with the prevalence of depressive symptoms.

SUBMITTER: Do AD

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9730365 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Individual-level social capital is associated with depressive symptoms among middle-aged community dwellers in rural Vietnam: a cross-sectional study.

Do An Dang AD Pham Thuy Thi Phuong TTP Nguyen Chau Que CQ Hoang Dong Van DV Fukunaga Ami A Stickley Andrew A Yazawa Aki A Phan Danh Cong DC Hachiya Masahiko M Jimba Masamine M Huynh Dong Van DV Le Huy Xuan HX Do Hung Thai HT Mizoue Tetsuya T Inoue Yosuke Y

BMJ open 20221206 12

<h4>Objectives</h4>There has been comparatively little research on the association between social capital and depressive symptoms in low- and middle-income countries. To address this deficit this study examined the association among middle-aged adults in rural Vietnam.<h4>Design</h4>A cross-sectional study.<h4>Setting</h4>Data came from the baseline survey of the Khánh Hòa Cardiovascular Study, which is an ongoing prospective cohort study aiming to elucidate the determinants of cardiovascular di ...[more]

PMID: 36600355

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Dataset Information

Individual-level social capital is associated with depressive symptoms among middle-aged community dwellers in rural Vietnam: a cross-sectional study.

Objectives

Design

Setting

Participants

Exposure of interest

Primary outcome measure

Results

Conclusion

Publications

Individual-level social capital is associated with depressive symptoms among middle-aged community dwellers in rural Vietnam: a cross-sectional study.

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