title: Economic factors influencing mental health using multiple regression model in Ilam province of Iran.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Mental disorder is one of the most important diseases of which is predicted to increase from 10.5% to 15% until 2020. This study aimed to determine economic factors influencing mental health using multiple regression models in Ilam province in 2013.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this cross sectional study, 903 families from different cities of Ilam were selected using multistage cluster sampling. The families were selected from each city separately and each head of family was interviewed. The instruments for data collection included general and economic questionnaires and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ). The data were analyzed using SPSS software version 21, Eviews, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, single and multiple linear regressions.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean ± SD mental health score in this study was 28.5±12.10. The mental health increased for 4.26 units per each unit of life satisfaction increase, decreased for 4.09 units per each unit of gender growth, increased for 2.94 units per each unit of increase in economic status and had a significant correlation with all the three components (p<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In order to improve people's mental health, it is recommended that healthcare officials may more attention to this matter through implementation of programs such as life skills' training, stress resistance skills training, and helping individuals to be able to adapt themselves to their life environment.
authors.affiliation: Msc, Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of health, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran. m_behzadifar67@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Meysam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Behzadifar
authors.affiliation: MSc, School of Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. masoudbehzadifar@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Masoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Behzadifar
authors.affiliation: PhD, Department of Economic, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sayehmiri
authors.affiliation: MSc, Nutritional Health Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran. maryambehzadifar@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Behzadifar
authors.affiliation: MSc, Prevention of Psychosocial injuries, Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
authors.forename: Mandana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sarokhani
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor of Biostatistic, Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, & Prevention of Psychosocial injuries, Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran. sayehmiri@razi.tums.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Kourosh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sayehmiri
keywords: Economic factors; General health; Ilam