scholarly journals Effects of cognitive behavioral coaching on depressive symptoms in a sample of type 2 diabetic inpatients in Nigeria

Medicine ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 95 (31) ◽  
pp. e4444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kay Chinonyelum Nwamaka Onyechi ◽  
Chiedu Eseadi ◽  
Anthony U. Okere ◽  
Liziana N. Onuigbo ◽  
Prince C.I. Umoke ◽  
...  
2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiedu Eseadi ◽  
Gloria T. Onwuka ◽  
Mkpoikanke S. Otu ◽  
Prince C. I. Umoke ◽  
Kay C. N. Onyechi ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Chiedu Eseadi ◽  
Mabel A. Obidoa ◽  
Shulamite E. Ogbuabor ◽  
Amaka B. Ikechukwu-Ilomuanya

This study investigated the effects that a group-focused cognitive-behavioral coaching program had on depressive symptoms of a sample of inmates from Nsukka Prisons, Enugu State, Nigeria. The design of the study was pretest–posttest control group . The participants were 30 male inmates, experiencing high levels of depressive symptoms, and randomly assigned to treatment and control groups. The primary outcome measure was depression symptoms as measured using Beck’s Depression Inventory. Repeated-measures ANOVA and the Mann–Whitney U Test were used for data analysis. Results show that exposing inmates to the group-focused cognitive-behavioral coaching program significantly reduced the depressive symptoms of inmates in the treatment group compared with those in the control group. Our results support the use of cognitive-behavioral coaching interventions designed to assist the severely depressed inmates in Nigeria. Further studies should be conducted both in other states of Nigeria and in other countries.


2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (10) ◽  
pp. 1252-1254 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Pibernik-Okanovic ◽  
M. Grgurevic ◽  
D. Begic ◽  
S. Szabo ◽  
Z. Metelko

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexios Sotiropoulos ◽  
Athanasia Papazafiropoulou ◽  
Ourania Apostolou ◽  
Anthi Kokolaki ◽  
Aristofanis Gikas ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 78 (08) ◽  
pp. 122-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiziana Ciarambino ◽  
Pietro Castellino ◽  
Giuseppe Paolisso ◽  
Ludovico Coppola ◽  
Nicola Ferrara ◽  
...  

2008 ◽  
Vol 98 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matteo Monami ◽  
Rosella Longo ◽  
Carla Maria Desideri ◽  
Giulio Masotti ◽  
Niccolò Marchionni ◽  
...  

Background: Several studies have shown a significant relationship between depressive symptoms and wound healing, but these studies have not assessed the effects of depressive symptoms on diabetic foot prognosis. We specifically designed our study to assess the role of depressive symptoms in healing and recurrence of diabetic foot ulcers. Methods: A consecutive series of 80 type 2 diabetic patients aged 60 years and older with foot ulcers was enrolled in a cohort observational study with a 6-month follow-up. Patients who healed within 6 months of enrollment were included in a 12-month follow-up study for assessment of ulcer recurrence. Depressive symptoms were assessed with the geriatric depression scale. Results: Healing was associated with a smaller ulcer area, shorter delay between ulcer onset and treatment, lower glycosylated hemoglobin, and higher ankle-brachial index. Both smoking status and Texas and Wagner scores also had a significant impact on healing. Patients who healed had significantly lower scores on the geriatric depression scale, and those with scores = 10 had a significantly higher risk of not healing at 6 months (relative risk, 3.57; 95% confidence interval, 1.05–12.2). Patients with a recurrent ulcer (59.3%) showed significantly higher total cholesterol levels, higher scores on the Greenfield index of disease severity and geriatric depression scale, and a higher prevalence of cerebrovascular disease. Depressive symptoms maintained a significant association with persistence and recurrence of ulcer even after adjustment for confounders. Conclusions: Depressive symptoms are associated with impaired healing and recurrence of ulcers in elderly type 2 diabetic patients. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 98(2): 130–136, 2008)


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marijana Vučić Lovrenčić ◽  
Mirjana Pibernik-Okanović ◽  
Mario Šekerija ◽  
Manja Prašek ◽  
Dea Ajduković ◽  
...  

Aims. To examine one-year changes in oxidative damage and inflammation level in type 2 diabetic patients undergoing behavioral treatment for subsyndromal depression.Materials and Methods. A randomized controlled comparison of psychoeducation (A), physical exercise (B), and enhanced treatment as usual (C) was performed in 209 eligible subjects in a tertiary diabetes care setting. Depressive symptoms (primary outcome) and selected biomarkers of oxidative damage and inflammation (secondary outcomes) were assessed at baseline and six- and twelve-month follow-up.Results. Out of the 74, 67, and 68 patients randomised into groups A, B, and C, respectively, 201 completed the interventions, and 179 were analysed. Participants in all three groups equally improved in depressive symptoms from baseline to one-year follow-up (repeated measures ANOVA;F=12.51,p<0.0001,η2=0.07). Urinary 8-oxo-deoxyguanosine (u-8-oxodG) decreased (F=10.66,p<0.0001,η2=0.06), as did sialic acid and leukocytes (F=84.57,η2=0.32andF=12.61,η2=0.07, resp.;p<0.0001), while uric acid increased (F=12.53,p<0.0001,η2=0.07) in all subjects during one year. Improvement of depressive symptoms at 6 months significantly predicted one-year reduction in u-8-oxodG (β=0.15,p=0.044).Conclusion. Simple behavioral interventions are capable not only of alleviating depressive symptoms, but also of reducing the intensity of damaging oxidative/inflammatory processes in type 2 diabetic patients with subsyndromal depression. This trial is registered withISRCTN05673017.


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