In order to survey the reality of anxiety and depression among the Koreans residing in China, a study was conducted between January and March of 1991, on the residents of Yun-Kil city, with subjects of 472 Koreans and 479 Chinese. The evaluation
was
based on the questionairs, named Combined self-rating anxiety depression scale(CADS), distributed among the subjects, ANOVA and t-test were applied for data processing.
@ES The results were as follows:
@EN There was not significant difference in the mean of total scores between the two groups. The scores of Koreans were 29.70±9.01. The score of the CADS above 50(clinically significant level) was seen in 12(2.54%) Koreans and 21(4.38%) Chinese.
The
anxiety-depression scores relating to the items of indigenstion and decreased appetite, sleep disturbance, apprehension, decreased libido were relatively high among the Koreans. The items appeared low in scores among the Koreans were faintness,
fear,
suicidal rumination, hopelessness, paresthesias, The highs among the Chinese were facial flushing, anxiousness, dissatisfaction, suicidal rumination. The items appeared low among the Chinese were fear, faintness, paresthesias, weight loss,
suicidal
rumination, In the compatison of evaluation by items between the two groups, the items placing the Koreans significantly higher over the Chinese are indigestion & decreased appetite, sleep disturbance, apprehension, decreased libldo. The Chinese
marked
significantly higher in facial flushing, anxiousness, dissatisfaction, suicidal rumination. Those in the case of female(p<0.01 respectively), less than twenty years old (p<0.01 respectively), dissatisfied with family relationship(p<0.01,
respectively),
with past history of psychiatric hospitalization(Korean p<0.01, Chinese p<0.05), pessimistic toward future, present, past self image(p<0.01 respectively) had significantly higher scores in both groups. In religion, neither group showed
significant
difference. In religion, neither group showed significant difference. In marital status, the Koeans showed a higher degree of divorce and separation and the Cninese in sigleness(p<0.01 respectively). The Korean were higher in illiteracy and the
Chinese
had more college education(p<0.01 respectively). In place of growth, the Koreans showed not much difference in the areas while more Chinese grew up un large cities(p<0.01). More Koreans lived in the dormitory while the Chinese were engaged more
in
self-cooking(p<0.01 respectively). In pocket money per mouth, more Koreans were less than 1 dollar while the Chinese were between 7 and 10 dollars(p<0.01 respectively).
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