A survey of quality of life and depression for police officers in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Hsiu Chao Chen; Frank Huang Chih Chou; Ming Chao Chen; Shu Fang Su; Shing Yaw Wang; Wen Wei Feng; Pei Chun Chen; Juin Yang Lai; Shin Shin Chao; Shiow Lan Yang; Tung Chieh Tsai; Kuan Yi Tsai; Kung Shih Lin; Chun Ying Lee; Hung Chi Wu

doi:10.1007/s11136-005-4829-9

A survey of quality of life and depression for police officers in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Hsiu Chao Chen, Frank Huang Chih Chou^*, Ming Chao Chen, Shu Fang Su, Shing Yaw Wang, Wen Wei Feng, Pei Chun Chen, Juin Yang Lai, Shin Shin Chao, Shiow Lan Yang, Tung Chieh Tsai, Kuan Yi Tsai, Kung Shih Lin, Chun Ying Lee, Hung Chi Wu

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Objective: The enormous job stress of police work may result in depression, which is highly correlated with work disability and poor quality of life. We investigated the quality of life, the probability of depression, and the related risk factors for police officers in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Methods: We used the 12-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12) and the Disaster-Related Psychological Screening Test (DRPST) to assess the quality of life and prevalence of depression for 832 police officers in Kaohsiung. Results: The estimated rate of probable major depression was 21.6% (180/832). Those with an educational level of university or above and nondepressed police officers had higher scores in every subscale for quality of life. Police officers older than 50 had higher scores in the mental aspects of quality of life. Family problems and job stress related to achievement, peer pressure about performance, and heavy workloads were predictive factors for depression. Conclusion: Police officers might have a higher estimated rate of depression than previously thought, and those with depression have a poorer quality of life.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	925-932
Number of pages	8
Journal	Quality of Life Research
Volume	15
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-005-4829-9
State	Published - 05 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

12-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12)
Depression
Disaster-Related Psychological Screening Test (DRPST)
Police officers
Quality of life

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