The Association Between Mental Health and Acute Infectious Illness Among a National Sample of 18- to 24-Year-Old College Students
Adult
Male
Adolescent
Universities
4. Education
Bacterial Infections
3. Good health
03 medical and health sciences
Cross-Sectional Studies
Mental Health
0302 clinical medicine
Humans
Female
Students
Retrospective Studies
DOI:
10.3200/jach.56.6.657-664
Publication Date:
2008-05-13T21:06:43Z
AUTHORS (4)
ABSTRACT
Poor mental health is associated with physical illness, but this association is poorly characterized among college students.Using American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment data, the authors characterized poor mental health (depression, anxiety, negative affect) and examined the relationship between poor mental health and acute infectious illnesses (bronchitis, ear infection, sinusitis, strep throat) among 47,202 US college students.The authors used frequency and cross-tabulation analyses to characterize mental health and determine univariate associations among variables. They used binary logistic regression to determine the association between poor mental health and acute infectious illness, controlling for research-derived covariates.The prevalence of acute infectious illness ranged from 8% to 29%. The prevalence of anxiety and depression ranged from 12% to 20%, respectively. Depression, anxiety, and exhaustion were associated with acute infectious illness across all dependent measures, with odds ratios ranging from .56 to .91.Poor mental health is associated with acute infectious illness among college students.
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