The Effect of Individual Traits on Depression in Women in Europe

  1. Imanol L. Nieto González 1
  2. María Carolina Rodríguez Donate 1
  3. Ginés Guirao Pérez 1
  1. 1 Universidad de La Laguna
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    Universidad de La Laguna

    San Cristobal de La Laguna, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01r9z8p25

Actas:
World Congress on Health Economics (15th. 2023. Cape Town, South Africa) : Diversity in Health Economicswome

Editorial: IHEA

ISBN: 978-1-7388069-0-4

Año de publicación: 2023

Tipo: Aportación congreso

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Resumen

In this study, we use data from 27 countries on mental health status of the European Health Interview Survey wave 2 (EHIS-2), which is the instrument for collecting data on the health status, health care use and determinants of health of the population in European countries. In particular, the mental health module of the survey is collected by the PHQ-8 questionnaire. Individuals are classified according to their scores on the items of the PHQ-8 questionnaire into three categories: no depression (0-4), mild or moderate depression (5-14) and severe depression (15-24).