
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Arroll, Bruce 
A1  - Goodyear-Smith, Felicity 
A1  - Kerse, Ngaire 
A1  - Hwang, Melanie 
A1  - Crengle, Susan 
A1  - Gunn, Jane 
A1  - Fishman, Tana 
A1  - Hatcher, Simon 
A1  - Pradhan, Sanat 
A1  - Sidhu, Karishma 
T1  - Prevalence of depression among Maori patients in Auckland general
practice
JF  - Journal of Primary Health Care
JO  - J Prim Health Care
Y1  - 2009
VL  - 1
IS  - 1
SP  - 26
EP  - 29
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/HC09026 
N2  - INTRODUCTION: There has been concern over high rates of mental illness in Maori. Previous studies in general practice have had small sample sizes. AIM: To determine the prevalence of major depression among Maori patients in Auckland general practice using the CIDI and the PHQ as measurement tools. METHODS: This prevalence study is part of a larger randomised trial. The patients were recruited from 77 general practitioners from around Auckland who could provide a private room for interviewing. The patients were invited to participate in the waiting room and all consecutive patients were approached. For this study all patients received a computerised CIDI examination and one third received a PHQ assessment prior to getting the CIDI. The interviewer was blind to the questionnaire results when the patient did the CIDI. RESULTS: There were 7994 patients approached from whom there were data on 7432. The prevalence of Maori in the study was 9.7%. The overall 12-month prevalence of major depression based on the CIDI was 10.1% 95%CI (8.8 to 11.4). For Maori the prevalence was 11.5% 95%CI (8.8 to 14.2) and for non-Maori 10.1% 95%CI (8.6 to 11.3). For Maori men and Maori women the prevalence was 8.5% and 13.4% and for non-Maori men and non-Maori women it was 8.3% and 11.1%. The prevalence of depression over at least the previous two weeks on the PHQ =9 for all participants was 12.9% 95%CI (11.2 to 14.5). DISCUSSION: The prevalence of depression among Maori is high, but not as high as earlier studies. This may be due to the bigger sample size of this study. KEYWORDS: Maori, prevalence, depression, primary care, general practice, New Zealand 
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