Educational inequalities in major depressive disorder prevalence, timing and duration among adults over the life course: a microsimulation analysis based on the Lifelines Cohort Study.

Background Educational inequalities in major depressive disorder (MDD) pose a major challenge. Tackling this issue requires evidence on the long-term impact of intervening on modifiable factors, for example lifestyle and psychosocial factors. For this reason, we aimed to simulate the development of...

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Publicado en:European Journal of Public Health Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 723 - 730
Autores principales: Lepe, Alexander, Hoveling, Liza A, Boissonneault, Michaël, Beer, Joop A A de, Reijneveld, Sijmen A, Kroon, Marlou L A de, Liefbroer, Aart C
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Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Aug2024
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          Lepe, Alexander
          Hoveling, Liza A
          Boissonneault, Michaël
          Beer, Joop A A de
          Reijneveld, Sijmen A
          Kroon, Marlou L A de
          Liefbroer, Aart C
        affil: Department of Health Sciences, Community and Occupational Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen , Groningen, The Netherlands
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          Depression Epidemiology
          Educational Status Psychosocial Factors
          Simulations Utilization
          Age of Onset
          Life Course Perspective
          Disease Duration
          Human
          Netherlands
          Female
          Male
          Adult
          Prospective Studies
          Sociodemographic Factors
          Interview Guides
          Sex Factors
          Incidence
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          Adult: 19-44 years
          Female
          Male
      ab: Background Educational inequalities in major depressive disorder (MDD) pose a major challenge. Tackling this issue requires evidence on the long-term impact of intervening on modifiable factors, for example lifestyle and psychosocial factors. For this reason, we aimed to simulate the development of educational inequalities in MDD across the life course, and to estimate the potential impact of intervening on modifiable factors. Methods We used data from the prospective Dutch Lifelines Cohort Study to estimate the required input for a continuous-time microsimulation. The microsimulation allowed us to project the development of educational inequalities in MDD between ages 18 and 65, and to assess the potential benefit of intervening on quality of social contacts, health literacy and smoking. Results On average, an additional 19.1% of individuals with low education will ever experience MDD between ages 18 and 65 compared with those with high education. Additionally, individuals with low education generally will develop MDD 0.9 years earlier and spend 1.2 years more with MDD, than individuals with high education. Improving the quality of social contacts in individuals with low education produced the largest effect; it would reduce the inequalities in the prevalence, onset and duration of MDD by an average of 18.4%, 18.3% and 28.6%, respectively. Conclusions Intervening on modifiable factors, particularly quality of social contacts, in individuals with low education could help reduce the estimated educational inequalities in MDD over the life course.
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