scholarly journals Psychiatric symptoms and behavioral adjustment during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from two population-representative cohorts

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wai Kai Hou ◽  
Tatia Mei-chun Lee ◽  
Li Liang ◽  
Tsz Wai Li ◽  
Huinan Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Daily Routines ◽  
Random Digit Dialing ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
Psychiatric Conditions ◽  
Representative Samples

AbstractThis study examined prevalences of anxiety and depression and their correlations with daily routines among Hong Kong Chinese during the COVID-19 pandemic. Random digit dialing recruited two population-representative samples of 6029 residents during a period of low infection and limited intervention (survey 1: n = 4021) and high incidence and intensive measures (survey 2: n = 2008). Prevalence of anxiety for survey 1 and survey 2 were 14.9% and 14% and depression were 19.6% and 15.3%, respectively. Increased odds of anxiety and depression were associated with disrupted routines and lower socioeconomic status in both surveys, whereas depression was inversely related to the novel preventive routine of avoiding going to crowded places in survey 1. The prevalences of anxiety and depression were higher than preceding public health/social crises. A heavier burden of psychiatric conditions was evidenced amongst people experiencing disrupted daily routines across different phases of the pandemic and without novel preventive routines in the early phase.

“I Am So Bored!”: Prevalence Rates and Sociodemographic and Contextual Correlates of High Boredom Among American Adolescents

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 688-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meghan E. Martz ◽  
John E. Schulenberg ◽  
Megan E. Patrick ◽  
Deborah D. Kloska
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
Eighth Graders ◽  
Rural Youth ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
Contextual Associations ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Monitoring The Future ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Representative Samples

Adolescent boredom is associated with maladaptation and negative developmental outcomes, yet little is known about the prevalence and correlates of high boredom. Drawing from a broad psychosocial framework, the present study examined rates of high boredom and sociodemographic and contextual correlates among nationally representative samples of 8th and 10th graders ( N = 21,173; 51.8% female) from the Monitoring the Future survey. Results indicate that approximately 20% of adolescents reported high levels of boredom. Those who were more likely to report high boredom were eighth graders; females; youth who identified as Black, Biracial, or Native American/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; rural youth; and youth of lower socioeconomic status. Results of multivariable logistic regression analyses show significant associations between high boredom and many elements of school, parent, peer, and extracurricular contexts, controlling for sociodemographic characteristics. Findings highlight the pervasiveness of high boredom among American youth and may benefit prevention and intervention efforts by identifying multiple contextual associations with adolescent boredom.

scholarly journals High incidence of aplastic anemia is linked with lower socioeconomic status of Indian population

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pankaj Malhotra ◽  
Vishwanath Gella ◽  
Guru Subramanian Guru Murthy ◽  
Neelam Varma ◽  
Subhash Varma
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Aplastic Anemia ◽  
Indian Population ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
High Incidence

scholarly journals Prevalence of geriatric syndromes in persons over 65 years: the first results of the EVCALIPT study

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (10) ◽  
pp. 3985
Author(s):  
O. N. Tkacheva ◽  
N. M. Vorob’eva ◽  
Yu. V. Kotovskaya ◽  
O. D. Ostroumova ◽  
M. S. Chernyaeva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Close Association ◽  
Functional Decline ◽  
Failure To Thrive ◽  
Geriatric Syndromes ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
First Results ◽  
Risk Of Falls ◽  
Two Stages

Aim. To study the prevalence of geriatric syndromes and assess their relationship with senile asthenia in persons aged ³65 years living in Russian regions with different demographic, climatic and socio-economic characteristics.Material and methods. We examined 664 patients aged 65-107 years (mean age, 79±9 years; men, 25%) living in Moscow (n=365) and Voronezh (n=299). All patients underwent a comprehensive geriatric examination, which consisted of two stages: a survey with original questionnaire and an objective examination.Results. The prevalence of senile asthenia was 66,4%, including 47,4% in people aged 65-74, 71,1% — 75-84 years, and 82,8% — ³85 years (p for trend <0,001). Senile asthenia was associated with age (odds ratio (OR), 2,36; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1,89-2,93; p<0,001) and female sex (OR, 1,52; 95% CI 1,06-2,18; p=0,024). Patients with senile asthenia had a lower socioeconomic status. Also, close associations of senile asthenia with other geriatric syndromes (dementia, depression, vision and hearing impairment, incontinence, falls, high risk of falls, functional decline, failure to thrive) with OR from 1,32 to 7,22 were revealed.Conclusion. The first results of the EVCALIPT study indicate a high incidence of senile asthenia in persons aged ³65 years and its close association with other geriatric syndromes and socio-economic factors.

Patients with Acute Stroke Presenting Like Conversion Disorder

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 451-453
Author(s):  
Mustafa Serinken ◽  
Ozgur Karcioglu
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Acute Stroke ◽  
Somatoform Disorders ◽  
Conversion Disorder ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Psychiatric Conditions

AbstractConversion disorder is a form of somatoform disorders which has a high prevalence among women, individuals with lower socioeconomic status, under-educated populations, and in developing countries. However, up to one-half of patients who had been initially diagnosed with conversion disorder were eventually shown to have an underlying organic pathology–mostly neurological or non-psychiatric conditions. In this article, two patients are presented who accessed the emergency department (ED) with an initial diagnosis of conversion disorder in the ambulance that turned out to be stroke.Serinken M, Karcioglu O. Patients with acute stroke presenting like conversion disorder. Prehosp Disaster Med. 2018;33(4):451–453

Family Environment and Its Correlation with Anxiety and Depression: A Study on Heart Patients

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Meena Jain ◽  
Saloni Chandalia
Keyword(s):  
Heart Disease ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Heart Attack ◽  
Psychiatric Symptoms ◽  
Disease Risk ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Artery Disease

This research paper deals with the Family Environment and its Correlation with Anxiety and Depression level among persons with Heart Disease. There had been a number of researches that investigated that ischemic heart disease patients who suffer significant anxiety have close to a 5-fold increased risk of experiencing frequent angina and those with depression have more than a 3-fold increased risk for these episodes. This observed link between psychiatric symptoms and angina underlines the importance of treating anxiety and depression in cardiac patients, according to study co author Dr Mark D Sullivan (University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle). To gather the needed data, Hamilton Anxiety Scale and Becks Depression Inventory were used. As stated from literatures, for people with heart dysfunction, depression and anxiety can increase the risk of an adverse cardiac event such as a heart attack or blood clots. For people who do not have heart disease, depression and anxiety can also increase the risk of a heart attack and development of coronary artery disease. Researchers have also emphasized on the role of family psychosocial environment and its positive association with the Coronary Heart Disease risk.

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