scholarly journals Psychological symptoms in Chinese nurses may be associated with predisposition to chronic disease: a cross-sectional study of suboptimal health status

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 551-563
Author(s):  
Jinxiu Zhu ◽  
Wenjuan Ying ◽  
Li Zhang ◽  
Gangyi Peng ◽  
Weiju Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Suboptimal Health Status ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Personalized Medicine ◽  
Suboptimal Health

Abstract Background Suboptimal health status (SHS) is a reversible state between ideal health and illness and it can be effectively reversed by risk prediction, disease prevention, and personalized medicine under the global background of predictive, preventive, and personalized medicine (PPPM) concepts. More and more Chinese nurses have been troubled by psychological symptoms (PS). The correlation between PS and SHS is unclear in nurses. The purpose of current study is to investigate the prevalence of SHS and PS in Chinese nurses and the relationship between SHS and PS along with predisposing factors as well as to discuss the feasibility of improving health status and preventing diseases according to PPPM concepts in Chinese nurses. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted with the cluster sampling method among 9793 registered nurses in Foshan city, China. SHS was evaluated with the Suboptimal Health Status Questionnaire-25 (SHSQ-25). Meanwhile, the PS of depression and anxiety were evaluated with Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) and Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) self-assessment questionnaires. The relationship between PS and SHS in Chinese nurses was subsequently analyzed. Results Among the 9793 participants, 6107 nurses were included in the final analysis. The prevalence of SHS in the participants was 74.21% (4532/6107) while the symptoms of depression and anxiety were 47.62% (2908/6107) and 24.59% (1502/6107) respectively. The prevalence of SHS in the participants with depression and anxiety was significantly higher than those without the symptoms of depression (83.3% vs 16.7%, P < 0.001) and anxiety (94.2% vs 5.8%, P < 0.0001). The ratio of exercise habit was significantly lower than that of non-exercise habit (68.8% vs 78.4%, P < 0.001) in SHS group. Conclusions There is a high prevalence of SHS and PS in Chinese nurses. PS in Chinese nurses are associated with SHS. Physical exercise is a protective factor for SHS and PS so that the exercise should be strongly recommended as a valuable preventive measure well in the agreement with PPPM philosophy. Along with SDS and SAS, SHSQ-25 should also be highly recommended and applied as a novel predictive/preventive tool for the health measures from the perspectives of PPPM in view of susceptible population and individual screening, the predisposition to chronic disease preventing, personalization of intervention, and the ideal health state restoring.

scholarly journals Mediating effect of health consciousness in the relationship of lifestyle and suboptimal health status: a cross-sectional study involving Chinese urban residents

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. e039701
Author(s):  
Yunlian Xue ◽  
Guihao Liu ◽  
Yefang Feng ◽  
Mengyao Xu ◽  
Lijie Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Measurement Scale ◽  
Urban Residents ◽  
Health Measurement ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Consciousness ◽  
Suboptimal Health Status ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Suboptimal Health

ObjectiveSuboptimal health status (SHS), a third state between good health and disease, can easily develop into chronic diseases, and can be influenced by lifestyle and health consciousness. No study has surveyed the intermediation of health consciousness on the relationship between lifestyle and SHS. This study aimed to analyse the association of lifestyle and SHS, and intermediation of health consciousness in Chinese urban residents.DesignA cross-sectional face-to-face survey using a four-stage stratified sampling method.ParticipantsWe investigated 5803 Chinese urban residents aged 18 years and over. We measured SHS using the Sub-Health Measurement Scale V1.0. We adopted a structural equation model to analyse relationships among lifestyle, health consciousness and SHS. We applied a bootstrapping method to estimate the mediation effect of health consciousness.ResultsLifestyle had stronger indirect associations with physical (β −0.185, 95% CI −0.228 to −0.149), mental (β −0.224, 95% CI −0.265 to −0.186) and social SHS (β −0.216, 95% CI −0.257 to −0.179) via health consciousness than direct associations of physical (β −0.144, 95% CI −0.209 to −0.081), mental (β −0.146, 95% CI −0.201 to −0.094) and social SHS (β −0.130, 95% CI −0.181 to −0.077). Health consciousness has a strong direct association with physical (β 0.360, 95% CI 0.295 to 0.427), mental (β 0.452, 95% CI 0.392 to 0.510) and social SHS (β 0.434, 95% CI 0.376 to 0.490). Ratio of mediating effect of health consciousness to direct effect of lifestyle with physical, mental and social SHS was 1.28, 1.53 and 1.66, respectively.ConclusionsHealth consciousness was more important in preventing physical, mental and social SHS than lifestyle. Therefore, it might be useful in changing unhealthy lifestyle and reducing the influence of poor lifestyle on physical, mental and social SHS.

scholarly journals The association of food quality index with mental health in women: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manije Darooghegi Mofrad ◽  
Fereydoun Siassi ◽  
Bijan Guilani ◽  
Nick Bellissimo ◽  
Katherine Suitor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Food Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Quality Score ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Iranian Women ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Objective Diet is a fundamental modifiable risk factor for the development of depression and anxiety. However, no evidence currently exists regarding the association of food quality score (FQS) and mental health in Iranian women. This study investigated the relationship between food quality score, depression, anxiety and stress in Iranian women. Results Results showed that 35%, 41% and 42% of participants had depression, anxiety and stress, respectively. The average age of participants was 31.40 ± 7.47 years. A significant association was indicated between FQS and symptoms of depression (OR: 0.36; 95% CI 0.21, 0.63), anxiety (OR: 0.31; 95% CI 0.18, 0.53), and stress (OR: 0.39; 95% CI 0.23, 0.66) in both crude and adjusted models.

scholarly journals Associations of environment and lifestyle factors with suboptimal health status: a population-based cross-sectional study in urban China

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunlian Xue ◽  
Zhuomin Huang ◽  
Guihao Liu ◽  
Zicheng Zhang ◽  
Yefang Feng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Lifestyle Factors ◽  
Lifestyle Behaviors ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Environment Factors ◽  
Suboptimal Health Status ◽  
General Physical ◽  
Suboptimal Health

Abstract Introduction Suboptimal health status (SHS), an intermediate state between chronic disease and health, is characterized by chronic fatigue, non-specific pain, headaches, dizziness, anxiety, depression, and functional system disorders with a high prevalence worldwide. Although some lifestyle factors (e.g. smoking, alcohol consumption, physical exercise) and environmental factors (e.g. air quality, noise, living conditions) have already been studied, few studies can comprehensively illustrate the associations of lifestyle and environment factors with general, physical, mental, and social SHS. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among 6750 urban residents aged 14 years or over in five random cities from September 2017 to September 2018 through face-to-face questionnaires. There were 5881 valid questionnaires with a response rate of 87%. A general linear model and structural equation model were developed to quantify the effects of lifestyle behaviors and environment factors on SHS. Results The detection rates of general, physical, mental, and social SHS were 66.7, 67.0, 65.5, and 70.0%, respectively. Good lifestyle behaviors and favorable environment factors positively affected SHS (P < 0.001). Lifestyle behaviors had the largest effect on physical SHS (β = − 0.418), but the least on social SHS (β = − 0.274). Environment factors had the largest effect on mental SHS (β = 0.286), but the least on physical SHS (β = 0.225). Conclusions Lifestyle behaviors and environment factors were important influencing factors of SHS. Physical SHS was more associated with lifestyle. Lifestyle and environment were similarly associated with mental and social SHS.

Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety, and Screening for Mental Disorders in Migrainous Patients

Cephalalgia ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Kowacs ◽  
MP Socal ◽  
SC Ziomkowski ◽  
VF Borges-Neto ◽  
DP Toniolo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Gender Education

The purpose of this clinic-based study was the assessment of symptoms of depression, anxiety, and non-specific psychiatric disorders amongst patients with migraine, compared with healthy subjects and with individuals with a non-neurological chronic disease. A cross-sectional study was carried out in which 178 individuals (migraine 51; psoriasis 35; healthy 92) were submitted to three scales: MADRS (depression), STAI-T (anxiety) and SRQ (screening for mental disorders). The subjects with migraine and psoriasis were from the Out-patient Clinics of Headache and of Dermatology, and the healthy volunteers were persons who were accompanying out-patients in the same hospital. Scores were analysed by MANOVA and by association analysis and logistic regression. Scores of all instruments were higher in the migrainous group, but the univariate analysis of association (using cut-offs) showed significance only for suspicion of mental disorders (SRQ). By logistic regression, variables with strongest association to migraine were gender, education, and SRQ in decreasing order.

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