scholarly journals Psychological distress resulting from the COVID-19 confinement is associated with unhealthy dietary changes in two Italian population-based cohorts

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marialaura Bonaccio ◽  
Simona Costanzo ◽  
Francesca Bracone ◽  
Alessandro Gialluisi ◽  
Augusto Di Castelnuovo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Italian Population ◽  
Dietary Changes

scholarly journals Association between prehypertension and psychological distress among adults in Saudi Arabia: A Population-Based Survey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamaan Al-Zahrani ◽  
Mamdouh M. Shubair ◽  
Khaled K. Aldossari ◽  
Sameer Al-Ghamdi ◽  
Raseel Alroba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Population Based Survey

scholarly journals Suicidal Ideation and Predictors of Psychological Distress during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Eswatini: A Population-Based Household Telephone Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 6700
Author(s):  
Mduduzi Colani Shongwe ◽  
Song-Lih Huang
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Telephone Survey ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Psychological Distress Scale ◽  
The Government ◽  
Distress Scale

The unpredictability of the COVID-19 pandemic can induce psychological distress in individuals. We investigated perceived stressors, prevalence of psychological distress and suicidal ideation, and predictors of psychological distress among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Eswatini. This study was a cross-sectional, population-based household telephone survey of 993 conveniently sampled adults (18+ years) from all the four administrative regions of Eswatini. Data were collected between 9 June and 18 July 2020 during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the country was under a partial lockdown. COVID-19-related psychological distress was assessed using the Kessler 6-item Psychological Distress Scale (K6). We performed weighted modified Poisson regression analyses to identify significant predictors of moderate/severe psychological distress (K6 scores: ≥5). The weighted prevalences of moderate (K6 scores: 5–12) and severe psychological distress (K6 scores: ≥13) were 41.7% and 5.4%, respectively. Participants reported several perceived COVID-19-related stressors, including worries and fears of the contagion-specific death, serious need for food and money, and concerns about loss of income or business. The weighted prevalence of suicidal ideation was 1.5%. Statistically significant predictors of increased risk for moderate/severe psychological distress included living in the Hhohho and Manzini regions; feeling not well informed about COVID-19; feeling lonely; having received COVID-19 food or financial relief from the government; feeling burdened by the lockdown; being married; and being youth (18–24 years). The results call for the government to urgently augment the provision of mental health services during the pandemic. Mental health practitioners and programs may use several stressors and risk factors identified in this study to inform interventions and government policies aimed at reducing psychological distress induced by the pandemic.

The relationship between body weight and drug costs: An Italian population-based study

2006 ◽  
Vol 28 (9) ◽  
pp. 1472-1481 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ezio Degli Esposti ◽  
Alessandra Sturani ◽  
Giorgia Valpiani ◽  
Mirko Di Martino ◽  
Francesco Ziccardi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Drug Costs ◽  
Italian Population ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Cannabis use and psychological distress: An 8-year prospective population-based study among Swedish men and women

2016 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. 18-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna-Karin Danielsson ◽  
Andreas Lundin ◽  
Peter Allebeck ◽  
Emile Agardh
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cannabis Use ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Men And Women

Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA linkage relationships in different Norway spruce populations

2001 ◽  
Vol 31 (8) ◽  
pp. 1456-1461
Author(s):  
M Troggio ◽  
T L Kubisiak ◽  
G Bucci ◽  
P Menozzi
Keyword(s):  
Rapd Markers ◽  
Rapd Marker ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Italian Population ◽  
Randomly Amplified Polymorphic Dna ◽  
Linkage Groups ◽  
Consensus Map ◽  
Norwegian Population ◽  
Marker Loci ◽  
Linkage Relationships

We tested the constancy of linkage relationships of randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) marker loci used to construct a population-based consensus map in material from an Italian stand of Picea abies (L.) Karst. in 29 individuals from three Norwegian populations. Thirteen marker loci linked in the Italian stand did show a consistent locus ordering in the Norwegian population. The remaining 16 unlinked marker loci were spread over different linkage groups and (or) too far apart both in the population map and in this study. The limited validity of RAPD markers as genomic "hallmarks" resilient across populations is discussed. We also investigated the reliability of RAPD markers; only 58% of the RAPD markers previously used to construct the consensus map in the Italian population were repeatable in the same material. Of the repeatable ones 76.3% were amplified and found polymorphic in 29 megagametophyte sibships from three Norwegian populations.

Anxiety and depression in parents 4–9 years after the loss of a child owing to a malignancy: a population-based follow-up

2004 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 1431-1441 ◽  
Author(s):  
ULRIKA KREICBERGS ◽  
UNNUR VALDIMARSDÓTTIR ◽  
ERIK ONELÖV ◽  
JAN-INGE HENTER ◽  
GUNNAR STEINECK
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Relative Risk ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Stressful Life Event ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Bereaved Parents ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Loss Of A Child

Background. Some consider the loss of a child as the most stressful life event. When the death is caused by a malignancy, the parents are commonly exposed not only to their own loss, but also to the protracted physical and emotional suffering of the child. We investigated parental risk of anxiety and depression 4–9 years after the loss of a child owing to a malignancy.Method. In 2001, we attempted to contact all parents in Sweden who had lost a child due to a malignancy during 1992–1997. We used an anonymous postal questionnaire and utilized a control group of non-bereaved parents with a living child.Results. Participation among bereaved parents was 449/561 (80%); among non-bereaved 457/659 (69%). We found an increased risk of anxiety (relative risk 1·5, 95% confidence interval 1·1–1·9) and depression (relative risk 1·4, 95% confidence interval 1·1–1·7) among bereaved parents compared with non-bereaved. The risk of anxiety and depression was higher in the period 4–6 years after bereavement than in the 7–9 years period, during which the average excess risks approached zero. Psychological distress was overall higher among bereaved mothers and loss of a child aged 9 years or older implied an increased risk, particularly for fathers.Conclusions. Psychological morbidity in bereaved parents decreases to levels similar to those among non-bereaved parents 7–9 years after the loss. Bereaved mothers and parents who lose a child 9 years or older have on average an excess risk for long-term psychological distress.

scholarly journals Metabolome-defined obesity and the risk of future diabetes and mortality

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filip Ottosson ◽  
Einar Smith ◽  
Ulrika Ericson ◽  
Salvatore Di Somma ◽  
Paola Antonini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Plasma Metabolites ◽  
Italian Population ◽  
Related Risk ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
All Cause Mortality ◽  
Future Diabetes

Background Obesity is a key risk factor for type 2 diabetes, however, up to 20% of patients are normal weight. Our aim was to identify metabolite patterns reproducibly predictive of BMI, and subsequently to test if lean individuals who carry an obese metabolome are at hidden high risk of obesity related diseases, such as diabetes. Methods We measured 109 metabolites in fasted plasma samples of 7663 individuals from two Swedish and one Italian population-based cohort. Ridge regression models were used to predict BMI using the plasma metabolites. Individuals with a predicted BMI either more than 5 kg/m2 higher (overestimated) or lower (underestimated) than their actual BMI were characterized as outliers and further investigated for obesity related risk factors and future risk of diabetes and mortality. Results The plasma metabolome could predict BMI in all cohorts (r2 = 0.48, 0.26 and 0.19). The overestimated group had a BMI similar to individuals correctly predicted as normal weight, similar waist circumference, were not more likely to change weight over time but had a 2 times higher risk of future diabetes and an 80 % increased risk of all-cause mortality. These associations remained after adjustments for obesity-related risk factors and lifestyle parameters. Conclusions We found that lean individuals with an obese metabolome, have an increased risk for diabetes and all-cause mortality compared to lean individuals with a healthy metabolome. Metabolomics may be used to identify hidden high-risk individuals, in order to initiate lifestyle and pharmacological interventions.

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