Quality of Life in Geriatric Patients with Mood and Anxiety Disorders

CNS Spectrums ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (S3) ◽  
pp. 35-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel E. Maddux ◽  
Katia K. Delrahim ◽  
Mark H. Rapaport
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Economic Burden ◽  
Geriatric Patients ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Anxiety Treatment ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThis article reviews the impact of depressive and anxiety disorders on quality of life (QOL), disability, and economic burden in the lives of older individuals. Distinctions between the terms QOL, disability, and burden are important in understanding the extent of improvement needed in treatment for elderly patients with depression or anxiety. Treatment efforts should be extended to remediate not only signs and symptoms of psychiatric syndromes but QOL and disability as well; increased understanding toward this end is evolving, yet it is clear that these issues need to be the focus of more investigation.

scholarly journals A PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH ARTHRITIS

2016 ◽  
pp. 111
Author(s):  
Sathesh Kumar Sukumaran ◽  
Poojitha Devi G
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
General Information ◽  
Mental Component Score ◽  
Physical Component Score ◽  
Medical Illness ◽  
Patient Counseling ◽  
Component Score ◽  
The Impact

<p>ABSTRACT<br />Objective: Patient counseling can scientifically improve the physical and mental symptoms of certain diseases that could be a relief to the patient.<br />Non-pharmacological approaches could be an alternative to the drug therapy. Health issues affecting the quality of life (QoL) are to be studied to<br />understand the patient’s physical, mental, emotional, and social functioning.<br />Methods: The present study involves prospective analysis of QoL in men and women with arthritis. The methodology involves the collection and<br />documentation of general information of the patient including personal history, family background, clinical findings, investigations, and medical illness<br />associated with arthritis. Further, the QoL is documented using a specific questionnaire designed to assess the impact of arthritis and their complications.<br />Results: It can be seen that there is no significant changes in the physical and mental component score (MCS) in between the type of arthritis, but<br />there is an extremely significant (p&lt;0.05) values were obtained when compared between pre- and post-counseling phases of physical and MCS.<br />Conclusion: Patients counseling plays a major role in the management of signs and symptoms among patients with arthritis. The non-pharmacological<br />method is also be used for the management of arthritis.<br />Keywords: Quality of life, Arthritis, Patient counseling, Questionnaire, Physical component score, Mental component score.</p>

Self- and Parent-Rated Quality of Life of a Treatment Naïve Sample of Children With ADHD: The Impact of Age, Gender, Type of ADHD, and Comorbid Psychiatric Conditions According to Both a Categorical and a Dimensional Approach

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (9) ◽  
pp. 721-730 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gyöngyvér Dallos ◽  
Mónika Miklósi ◽  
Ágnes Keresztény ◽  
Szabina Velő ◽  
Dóra Szentiványi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Dimensional Approach ◽  
Children With Adhd ◽  
Oppositional Defiant ◽  
Mood And Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Treatment Naïve ◽  
The Impact

Objective: Our aim was to evaluate the Quality of Life (QoL) of treatment naïve children with ADHD. Method: Data from 178 parent–child dyads were analyzed using multiple regression to assess the relationships between QoL, and characteristics of ADHD and comorbid psychopathology. Results: Lower self-reported QoL was associated with female gender, higher age, more symptoms of anxiety and trauma-related disorders in dimensional approach, and with the comorbid diagnoses of trauma-related disorders and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD)/conduct disorder (CD) in categorical approach. Lower parent-reported QoL was related to older age and increasing number of symptoms of mood and anxiety disorders on one hand, and any diagnosis of mood and anxiety disorders and ODD/CD on the other. Conclusion: Our results draw the attention to the importance of taking into account age, gender, and both self- and parent reports when measuring QoL of children with ADHD and both dimensional and categorical approaches should be used.

scholarly journals Impact of clinical pharmacist’s interventions on pharmacotherapy management in elderly patients on polypharmacy with mental health problems including quality of life: A prospective non-randomized study

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matej Stuhec ◽  
Nika Bratović ◽  
Aleš Mrhar
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Randomized Study ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Potentially Inappropriate Medications ◽  
The Impact

AbstractMental health problems (MHPs) are very common in the elderly and can have an important influence on their quality of life (QoL). There is almost no data on the impact of clinical pharmacists’ (CPs) interventions on the QoL including elderly patients and MHPs. The main aim of this study was to determinate the impact of (CP’s) interventions on the QoL and quality of pharmacotherapy. A prospective non-randomized pre-post study was designed which included residents of a nursing home aged 65 age or more with at least one MHP. Each patient also filled out the EQ-5D questionnaire. The medical review MR included drug-related problems (DRPs) and potentially drug-drug interactions (pDDIs), as well as potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs). After 2 months, the participants were interviewed again. The mean number of medications before the intervention was 12,2 ± 3,1 per patient and decreased to 10,3 ± 3,0 medications per patient (p < 0,05) (n = 24). The total number of PIMs and pDDIs was also reduced and QoL was also significantly higher (p < 0,05). A collaborative care approach with a CP led to a decrease of DRPs, pDDIs, PIMs, the total number of medications and to an improvement in the patients’ QoL.

scholarly journals Social Media Listening to Understand the Lived Experience of Presbyopia: Systematic Search and Content Analysis Study (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
James S Wolffsohn ◽  
Claudia Leteneux-Pantais ◽  
Sima Chiva-Razavi ◽  
Sarah Bentley ◽  
Chloe Johnson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
The United States ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Near Vision ◽  
Age Related ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Manual Review

BACKGROUND Presbyopia is defined as the age-related deterioration of near vision over time which is experienced in over 80% of people aged 40 years or older. Individuals with presbyopia have difficulty with tasks that rely on near vision. It is not currently possible to stop or reverse the aging process that causes presbyopia; generally, it is corrected with glasses, contact lenses, surgery, or the use of a magnifying glass. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to explore how individuals used social media to describe their experience of presbyopia with regard to the symptoms experienced and the impacts of presbyopia on their quality of life. METHODS Social media sources including Twitter, forums, blogs, and news outlets were searched using a predefined search string relating to symptoms and impacts of presbyopia. The data that were downloaded, based on the keywords, underwent manual review to identify relevant data points. Relevant posts were further manually analyzed through a process of data tagging, categorization, and clustering. Key themes relating to symptoms, impacts, treatment, and lived experiences were identified. RESULTS A total of 4456 social media posts related to presbyopia were identified between May 2017 and August 2017. Using a random sampling methodology, we selected 2229 (50.0%) posts for manual review, with 1470 (65.9%) of these 2229 posts identified as relevant to the study objectives. Twitter was the most commonly used channel for discussions on presbyopia compared to forums and blogs. The majority of relevant posts originated in Spain (559/1470, 38.0%) and the United States (426/1470, 29.0%). Of the relevant posts, 270/1470 (18.4%) were categorized as posts written by individuals who have presbyopia, of which 37 of the 270 posts (13.7%) discussed symptoms. On social media, individuals with presbyopia most frequently reported experiencing difficulty reading small print (24/37, 64.9%), difficulty focusing on near objects (15/37, 40.5%), eye strain (12/37, 32.4%), headaches (9/37, 24.3%), and blurred vision (8/37, 21.6%). 81 of the 270 posts (30.0%) discussed impacts of presbyopia—emotional burden (57/81, 70.4%), functional or daily living impacts (46/81, 56.8%), such as difficulty reading (46/81, 56.8%) and using electronic devices (21/81, 25.9%), and impacts on work (3/81, 3.7%). CONCLUSIONS Findings from this social media listening study provided insight into how people with presbyopia discuss their condition online and highlight the impact of presbyopia on individuals’ quality of life. The social media listening methodology can be used to generate insights into the lived experience of a condition, but it is recommended that this research be combined with prospective qualitative research for added rigor and for confirmation of the relevance of the findings.

Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Women: The Impact of Depressive and Anxiety Disorders

2011 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faruk Uguz ◽  
Mine Sahingoz ◽  
Kazim Gezginc ◽  
Medine Giynas Ayhan
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Testosterone Deficiency and Testosterone Treatment in Older Men

Gerontology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farid Saad ◽  
Gabriele Röhrig ◽  
Stephan von Haehling ◽  
Abdulmaged Traish
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Function ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Functional Independence ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Testosterone Deficiency ◽  
Mineral Density ◽  
Testosterone Treatment ◽  
The Impact

Frailty is a clinical condition related to changes in metabolism, to sarcopenia, and to decline in muscle mass and strength, bone mineral density, and physical function with aging. The pathophysiology of frailty is multifactorial and associated with comorbidities. Testosterone is implicated in regulating metabolic functions, maintenance of muscle and bone, and inhibition of adipogenesis. In older individuals, reduced testosterone is thought to contribute to an altered state of metabolism, loss of muscle and bone, and increased fat, leading to sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity, and frailty. While no direct relationship between testosterone deficiency (commonly known as hypogonadism) and frailty has been established (due to the multifactorial nature of frailty), clinical evidence suggests that testosterone deficiency is associated with increased sarcopenia and obesity. Testosterone treatment in frail older men with limited mobility and with testosterone deficiency improved insulin resistance, glucose metabolism, and body composition. These changes contribute to better physical function and improved quality of life. Because frailty increases disability, comorbidities, and the risk of hospitalization, institutionalization, and mortality in older men, it is warranted to explore the potential usefulness of testosterone treatment in frail men with hypogonadism in order to attenuate the progression of sarcopenia and frailty. In this paper, we will discuss the impact of testosterone deficiency on frailty and the potential role of testosterone treatment in ameliorating and reducing the progression of frailty. Such an approach may reduce disability and the risk of hospitalization and increase functional independence and quality of life.

Anxiety Disorders in Cancer Patients: Their Nature, Associations, and Relation to Quality of Life

2002 ◽  
Vol 20 (14) ◽  
pp. 3137-3148 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Stark ◽  
M. Kiely ◽  
A. Smith ◽  
G. Velikova ◽  
A. House ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Screening Tools ◽  
Cancer Management ◽  
The Impact

PURPOSE: We aimed to estimate the prevalence and types of anxiety disorders diagnosed according to standardized criteria in cancer patients, to compare screening tools in detecting them, and to examine their demographic, oncologic, and psychosocial associations. METHODS: In this cross-sectional observational study of 178 subjects with lymphoma, renal cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, or plasma cell dyscrasia, we related responses to questionnaires (administered by computer touch-screen) measuring psychological symptoms, quality of life (QOL), and social support to standardized psychiatric interviews and cancer management. RESULTS: Forty-eight percent of subjects reported sufficient anxiety for anxiety disorder to be considered. At subsequent diagnostic interview, 18% fulfilled International Classification of Disorders, 10th Revision criteria for anxiety disorder, including 6% of patients who reported low levels of anxiety by questionnaire. When subjects reported anxiety by questionnaire, if disruptive somatic anxiety was present, this increased the probability of diagnosable anxiety disorder from .31 to .7. The most accurate screening questionnaires were the trait scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale. Female sex and negative aspects of social support were associated with anxiety disorder in multivariate analyses. Anxiety disorder was independently associated with a deficit in QOL, particularly insomnia. CONCLUSION: Anxiety symptoms are common in cancer patients. Screening by questionnaire seems to assess anxiety symptoms adequately but discriminates abnormal anxiety inadequately. To improve this, we may need to use criteria such as disruption from anxiety, as illustrated by the impact of anxiety disorders on QOL. There seem to be few oncologic variables that could target screening for anxiety disorders.

scholarly journals Quality of life in patients with melasma in Turkish women

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hacer Uyanikoglu ◽  
Mustafa Aksoy
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Severe Disease ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Older Individuals ◽  
Turkish Women ◽  
Moderate Disease ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this study was to determine the impact of melasma on quality of life (QoL) using the dermatology life quality index (DLQI) questionnaire in a group of outpatients. This study is questionnairebased. A total of 101 Turkish women suffering from melasma, who themselves were able to understand and complete the Turkish version of the DLQI questionnaire, were enrolled. This questionnaire included 10 questions; each of each was scored on a scale of 0-3, with a maximum score of 30. The data were analyzed after the results had been collated and the higher the DLQI score, the poorer the QoL. The participants’ mean age was 29.53±6.87 years, and mean DLQI score was 6.02±4.94. When we divided the participants into two subgroups according to age, the DLQI scores for younger and older individuals were 7.44±4.99 and 4.33±4.36, respectively (P=0.001). When the melasma area and severity index (MASI) score was used, participants with mild and moderate disease had mean DLQI scores of 5.80±4.72 and 7.11±5.90, respectively. No patient had severe disease. Melasma might affect the participants’ QoL, especially that of the younger individuals, in our study population.

scholarly journals The impact of the dry eye syndrome on the quality of life in elderly patients-minireview

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 196-203
Author(s):  
Cristina Ariadna NICULA ◽  
◽  
Dorin NICULA ◽  
Gabriela DOGARU ◽  
Adriana Elena BULBOACĂ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Dry Eye ◽  
Dry Eye Syndrome ◽  
The Impact
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