The Assessment of Quality of Life and Depression Among Police Officers

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dc.contributor.authorKutlu, Ruhusen
dc.contributor.authorCivi, Selma
dc.contributor.authorKaraoglu, Onur
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-26T17:40:28Z
dc.date.available2020-03-26T17:40:28Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.departmentSelçuk Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: We aimed to investigate the quality of life and depression among police officers who are quite vulnerable to psychological effects due to the nature of the job they perform. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out between May 25112006 and June 15(th) 2006 among 492 police officers working at the Police Organization of Konya. Depression level was examined through the Beck depression Inventory (BDI). In addition, QoL was assessed using the WHO QoL-BREF questionnaire. Results: Of all the participants, 467 (94.9%) were male, and 25 (5.1%) female. Mean age was 37.39 +/- 6.50 (min = 22, max = 53). When the cut-off point of BDI was considered 17.403 (81.9%) police officers had BDI <= 16, and 89 (18.1%) had BDI >= 17 (depressive). The frequency of depression level was significantly higher among the police officers who were in debts, not home owners and could not afford to pay their credit card balances on time (p < 0.05). Thus, there seemed to be a positive correlation between stress and economical problems. Besides, QoL scores were significantly lower among the depressive individuals than non-depressive ones (p < 0.001). Conclusion: As the study clearly indicates, QoL scores were significantly lower among depressive individuals. These results indicate that police officers are subject to high levels of psychological risk. There is an obvious need to provide psychological support and consulting services to the police.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage15en_US
dc.identifier.issn1300-0292en_US
dc.identifier.issn2146-9040en_US
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage8en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/23909
dc.identifier.volume29en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000264851900002en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherORTADOGU AD PRES & PUBL COen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTURKIYE KLINIKLERI TIP BILIMLERI DERGISIen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.selcuk20240510_oaigen_US
dc.subjectDepressionen_US
dc.subjectpoliceen_US
dc.subjectquality of lifeen_US
dc.titleThe Assessment of Quality of Life and Depression Among Police Officersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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