| Title: | Mental health in UK Biobank - development, implementation and results from an online questionnaire completed by 157 366 participants: a reanalysis |
| Journal: | BJPsych Open |
| Published: | 6 Feb 2020 |
| Pubmed: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32026800/ |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2019.100 |
| URL: | ~Ehttps://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/F402F460E7731030354A07F9AD8F46A1/S2056472419001005a.pdf/div-class-title-mental-health-in-uk-biobank-development-implementation-and-results-from-an-online-questionnaire-completed-by-157-366-participants-a-reanalysis-div.pdf~ |
Publication 2664
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: UK Biobank is a well-characterised cohort of over 500 000 participants including genetics, environmental data and imaging. An online mental health questionnaire was designed for UK Biobank participants to expand its potential.</p>
AIMS: Describe the development, implementation and results of this questionnaire.</p>
METHOD: An expert working group designed the questionnaire, using established measures where possible, and consulting a patient group. Operational criteria were agreed for defining likely disorder and risk states, including lifetime depression, mania/hypomania, generalised anxiety disorder, unusual experiences and self-harm, and current post-traumatic stress and hazardous/harmful alcohol use.</p>
RESULTS: A total of 157 366 completed online questionnaires were available by August 2017. Participants were aged 45-82 (53% were ≥65 years) and 57% women. Comparison of self-reported diagnosed mental disorder with a contemporary study shows a similar prevalence, despite respondents being of higher average socioeconomic status. Lifetime depression was a common finding, with 24% (37 434) of participants meeting criteria and current hazardous/harmful alcohol use criteria were met by 21% (32 602), whereas other criteria were met by less than 8% of the participants. There was extensive comorbidity among the syndromes. Mental disorders were associated with a high neuroticism score, adverse life events and long-term illness; addiction and bipolar affective disorder in particular were associated with measures of deprivation.</p>
CONCLUSIONS: The UK Biobank questionnaire represents a very large mental health survey in itself, and the results presented here show high face validity, although caution is needed because of selection bias. Built into UK Biobank, these data intersect with other health data to offer unparalleled potential for crosscutting biomedical research involving mental health.</p>
21 Authors
- Katrina A. S. Davis
- Jonathan R. I. Coleman
- Mark Adams
- Naomi Allen
- Gerome Breen
- Breda Cullen
- Chris Dickens
- Elaine Fox
- Nick Graham
- Jo Holliday
- Louise M. Howard
- Ann John
- William Lee
- Rose McCabe
- Andrew McIntosh
- Robert Pearsall
- Daniel J. Smith
- Cathie Sudlow
- Joey Ward
- Stan Zammit
- Matthew Hotopf
1 Application
| Application ID | Title |
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| 16577 | Investigations of the genetic overlap between internalising psychiatric disorders and co-morbid physical health disorders. |
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