Psychotic symptoms associate inversely with social support, social autonomy and psychosocial functioning: A community-based study

2021 ◽  
pp. 002076402110111
Author(s):  
Margarita Guerrero-Jiménez ◽  
Blanca Gutiérrez ◽  
Jorge A Cervilla
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Psychosocial Functioning ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
European Population ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Social Autonomy

Background: Population-based studies exploring psychotic symptoms (PS) show that their prevalence in the community is higher than previously thought. Psychosocial functioning and social support are poorer among people presenting clinical and subclinical PS. Aims: We aimed to estimate the prevalence rate of PS in Andalusia and to explore the association between PS and psychosocial functioning, social support and social autonomy in a Southern European population. Material and methods: This is a cross-sectional study. We undertook multi-stage sampling using different standard stratification techniques. Out of 5496 households approached, we interviewed 4507 (83.7%) randomly selected participants living in the autonomous region of Andalusia (Southern Spain). The Spanish version of the MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview was used to elicit PS. We also gathered information on socio-demographic factors, suicidality risk, psychosocial functioning, social support and social autonomy. Results: The overall prevalence of PS was 6.7% (95% CI: 5.99–6.45). PS were associated with lower age (OR 0.975; 95% CI (0.967–0.983); p < .0001), female gender (OR = 1.346; 95% CI (1.05–1.07) p = .018), not living in a rural area (OR = 0.677; 95% CI (0.50–0.90) p = 0.009), lower social support (OR = 0.898; 95% CI (0.85–0.94) p < .0001), lower scores on social autonomy (OR = 0.889; 95% CI (0.79–1.00) p = .050), having an increased suicidality risk score (OR = 1.038; 95% CI (1.005–1.07); p = .023) and having lower scores on psychosocial functioning (OR = 0.956; 95% CI (0.95–0.96); p < 0.0001). Conclusions: Social outcomes seem to be strongly inversely associated with PS in spite of presumed higher levels of social support among Southern European cultures.

scholarly journals The Association of Social Support and Symptomatic Remission among Community-Dwelling Schizophrenia Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 3977
Author(s):  
Chi-Hsuan Fan ◽  
Shih-Chieh Hsu ◽  
Fei-Hsiu Hsiao ◽  
Chia-Ming Chang ◽  
Chia-Yih Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Remission Status ◽  
Remission Rates ◽  
Symptomatic Remission

Schizophrenia is a mental disease that often leads to chronicity. Social support could reduce the severity of psychotic symptoms; therefore, its influence on remission should be examined. This study investigated the remission rates in community-dwelling schizophrenia patients and examined the association between social support and remission status. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 129 schizophrenia patients in Taiwan. Remission rates were evaluated, and the level of social support, clinical characteristics, sociodemographic variables, and healthy lifestyle status were compared between the remission and nonremission groups. The association between social support and remission was analyzed after adjusting for confounding factors. The mean illness duration is 12.9 years. More than 95% of the participants lived with their families, 63% were unemployed, and 43% achieved remission. Higher social support was observed in the remission group, and a significant correlation was observed between family domain of social support and remission status. Family support was a protective factor of symptomatic remission in community-dwelling schizophrenia patients in Taiwan. The results reflect the effects of a family-centered culture on patients during illness. Consequently, reinforcing family relationships and the capacity of families to manage the symptoms of patients and providing support to families are recommended.

scholarly journals Prelacteal feeding practice and maintenance of exclusive breast feeding in Bihar, India – identifying key demographic sections for childhood nutrition interventions: a cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Aritra Das ◽  
Guntur Sai Mala ◽  
Ram Shankar Singh ◽  
Amlan Majumdar ◽  
Rahul Chatterjee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Rural India ◽  
Feeding Practice ◽  
Prelacteal Feeding ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Major Barrier ◽  
Frontline Workers ◽  
Multi Stage

Background:  Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) during the first six months of life is considered a high impact, but low-cost, measure for improving nutritional status, and reducing morbidity and mortality among children. However, providing prelacteal feed to a newborn, a widely practiced custom in rural India, is a major barrier to the practice of EBF.  The present study evaluated the association between provision of prelacteal feeding and continuation of EBF among children up to 3 months age in Bihar, a resource-poor Indian state. Methods: Data from four rounds of a population-based multi-stage sampling survey, conducted in 8 districts of Bihar between 2012 and 2013, was used for the present analysis. Using simple and adjusted logistic regression modelling, we tested the association of providing prelacteal feeding with two outcome measures - 1) giving only breastmilk during the last 24 hours, and 2) exclusively breastfed (EBF) since birth (excluding the first 3 days of life). Results: Among 10,262 children for whom prelacteal feeding data was available, 26% received prelacteal feeding. About 55% mothers reported that their children were exclusively breastfed, whereas 82% mothers provided only breastmilk to their children during the previous 24 hours. Children who received prelacteal feeding had approximately 60% lesser odds of being breastfed exclusively during the previous 24 hours [AOR = 0.39(0.33-0.47)] and 80% lesser odds of receiving continued EBF since birth [AOR = 0.20(0.17-0.24)]. Conclusions: Frontline workers (FLW) provide nutritional counselling to mothers and children of rural India. In order to improve uptake of EBF, the families practicing prelacteal feeding should be identified early and subjected to intensive counselling by FLWs.

scholarly journals Factors Related to Turnover Intention Among Staff of Elderly Caring Social Organizations in Anhui Province, China: A Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuefei Chen ◽  
Ling Tang ◽  
Liu liu ◽  
Zhongliang Bai ◽  
Ren Chen
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Anhui Province ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Social Organizations ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Total Turnover

Abstract Objective: Turnover intention of employees in elderly caring social organizations has a significant impact on elderly care service delivery. This study investigated the associated factors of turnover intention among employees of elderly caring social organizations in Anhui Province, China.Methods: A total of 605 participants were selected using a multi-stage stratified random sampling method. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on socio-demographic, social support, and turnover intention from the participants. The data was analyzed through descriptive statistical analysis, one-way variance analysis, Spearman correlation analysis, and multiple linear regression. Results: Results of our study showed that the total score of turnover intention, turnover intention I, turnover intention II and turnover intention III were 8.84, 2.32, 2.38, and 4.14, respectively. Social support negatively correlated with turnover intention I and turnover intention II. However, it showed positive correlation with turnover intention III and total turnover intention scores; turnover intentionⅠ(coefficient: -0.082), turnover intention Ⅱ(coefficient: -0.071), turnover intention Ⅲ(coefficient: 0.19), Total score of turnover intention (coefficient: 0.093). Ethnic group, age, education level, and job satisfaction were associated with turnover intention.Conclusion :Improvement of social support play an important role in reducing the turnover intention of employees in elderly caring social organizations. It is important to increase organizational commitment and strengthen psychological empowerment, combined with decreasing job burnout for stability.

scholarly journals Association Between Community Environment and Dependency Among the Elderly From a Service Provision Perspective

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
YiYang Pan ◽  
Yuan Chen ◽  
PingYu Cui ◽  
Nuremaguli WaiLi ◽  
Ying Li
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Local Environment ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Environmental Resources ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Community Environment

Abstract Background: The prevalence of dependency is high among the elderly worldwide and increases with increasing life expectancy. The objective of this study was to explore from the perspective of resource demand the association between community environmental resources and dependency among the elderly. Methods: The study was designed as a population-based cross-sectional study. A total of 950 participants aged ≥ 60 years from 22 locations in China were selected using a complex multistage sampling design. All data were collected using questionnaires and face-to-face interviews. The dependency was assessed using the Chinese version of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-II. The community environment was assessed using 43 items. Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the association between the community environment and dependency. Cluster analysis was used and demonstrated that dependency was mainly associated with community primary preventive care service resources. Results: In the analysis result, both age-specific and social support levels-stratified results showed that the dependency associated with community environmental resources differed among the elderly by age group and level of social support. Conclusions: The levels of dependency were significantly associated with community environment resources. Our results suggest that the dependent on local environment resources may consider as the resource needs among elderly.

scholarly journals Are normoglycaemic individuals at risk of depression? The depression-dysglycaemic phenotype from a European population-based cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Cuschieri ◽  
Julian Mamo
Keyword(s):  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
History Of

Abstract Background Depression is an ever more common chronic non communicable disease and its control constitutes a growing public health concern given its links with a number of co-morbidities, including diabetes mellitus. The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of depression at a population level across groups of different glycaemic status, whilst establishing its socioeconomic phenotypic characteristics.Methods A nationally representative cross-sectional study was conducted in Malta between 2014 and 2016. Participants were categorized into different sub-populations according to their glycaemic status. Depression prevalence rates and socio-economic characteristics for each sub-population were established. Multiple regression analysis was performed to identify links with depression.Results Depression was prevalent in 17.15% (CI 95%: 16.01 – 18.36) with a female predominance. The normoglycaemic sub-population had the highest depression rates. However, persons with known diabetes had a higher probability of having a history of depression (OR:2.36 CI 95%:1.12 – 4.96), as well as with being of the female gender, having lower educational status, having a history of smoking tobacco and having established cardiovascular disease.Conclusions Depression was highly prevalent among the normoglycaemic population especially as age progress. Physicians in primary care should implement a depression screening tool as part of their routine health check-ups, with special attention to those with cardiovascular co-morbidities and any signs of psycho-socio-economic burden.

scholarly journals Socio-demographic determinants of body mass index among school children in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry A. Akinsola ◽  
Chinwe Ezeruigbo ◽  
Kwabena A. Kyei ◽  
Felix C. Anyanwu ◽  
Robert Nemakhavhani
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
School Children ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Effective Population ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Level Of Education

Background: African specific studies on the factors associated with the growth pattern of children are needed to guide evidence and develop effective population-based interventions that can be tailored to the unique African context.Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the socio-economic correlates of body mass index (BMI) of primary and secondary school children in Ebonyi State, which is situated in south-eastern Nigeria.Methodology: This was a quantitative, cross-sectional study that utilised clustering and stratified sampling techniques to select 1000 learners from primary and secondary schools located in Abakaliki local government area. Apart from a questionnaire, a Mettler weighing scale was also used for data collection. A generalised linear model was used to test the association between the participants’ socio-demographic characteristics and their BMI.Result: BMI was positively related to female gender but negatively related to age and level of education. The mode of cooking, who the participants live with and how they get to school also predicted changes in BMI. Other variables like mother’s occupation and family’s mode of transport were also associated with BMI changes while father’s level of education, mother’s level of education, father’s occupation and the type of residence did not have any statistical relationship with BMI.Conclusion: The present study shows that the BMI of school children is influenced by the socio-demographic characteristics surrounding them. Therefore, efforts should be made to improve the socio-economic standing of families in this community.

Prevalence of dentine hypersensitivity and study of associated factors: A European population-based cross-sectional study

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (10) ◽  
pp. 841-851 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Xania West ◽  
Mariano Sanz ◽  
Adrian Lussi ◽  
David Bartlett ◽  
Phillipe Bouchard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Associated Factors ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
European Population ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dentine Hypersensitivity

The association of acne and menstrual symptoms among young women (18–25 years) in Egypt: a population-based cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Arafa ◽  
Alshimaa Mostafa ◽  
Yasser Khamis
Keyword(s):  
Young Women ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Menstrual Symptoms ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Age Of Menarche

AbstractBackgroundAcne and menstrual symptoms are highly prevalent among young women. Since both acne and menstrual symptoms have similar hormonal pathogenesis, it is highly suggested that the two conditions are associated. Herein, we conducted this study to assess the relationship between acne and menstrual symptoms among young women.Subjects and methodsIn this population-based cross-sectional study, a multi-stage random sampling approach was used to include 3065 young women (18–25 years) from Egypt. Women were interviewed for their socio-demographic characteristics, gynecological history, premenstrual and menstrual symptoms, and history of acne and perimenstrual acne flare during the past 6 months.ResultsThe mean age of women was 21.5 ± 2.2 and their age of menarche was 13.1 ± 1.5 years. During the previous 6 months, 44.8% of participants had acne. After adjusting for socio-demographic and gynecological characteristics, acne was associated with most menstrual symptoms with odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) as follows: [premenstrual symptoms: 1.23 (1.05–1.44) for irritation or nervousness, 1.45 (1.24–1.68) for fatigue, 1.37 (1.15–1.62) for breast tenderness, 1.48 (1.21–1.80) for abdominal bloating, and 1.36 (1.11–1.66) for nausea or vomiting], [menstrual symptoms: 1.63 (1.19–2.23) for dysmenorrhea and 1.24 (1.06–1.45) for dysmenorrhea requiring drugs], and [symptoms severity: 1.44 (1.24–1.68) for missing events and 1.38 (1.16–1.64) for medical consultation]. Of acne patients, 56.7% reported perimenstrual acne flare: 58.5% before menses, 35% during menses, and 6.5% after menses.ConclusionThis study supports the concept that acne is associated with menstrual symptoms. Physicians should consider screening for menstrual symptoms among young women with acne.

scholarly journals Factors related to turnover intention among staff of elderly caring social organizations in Anhui Province, China: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuefei Chen ◽  
Ling Tang ◽  
Liu Liu ◽  
Zhongliang Bai ◽  
Ren Chen
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Anhui Province ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Social Organizations ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Total Turnover

Abstract Objective Turnover intention of employees in elderly caring social organizations has a significant impact on elderly care service delivery. This study investigated the associated factors of turnover intention among employees of elderly caring social organizations in Anhui Province, China. Methods A total of 605 participants were selected using a multi-stage stratified random sampling method. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on socio-demographic, social support, and turnover intention from the participants. The data was analyzed through descriptive statistical analysis, one-way variance analysis, Spearman correlation analysis, and multiple linear regression were used to analyze the factors related to turnover intention. Results Results of our study showed that the total score of turnover intention, turnover intention I (possibility of quitting a current job),turnover intention II (motivation to find other jobs) and turnover intention III (obtaining the external possibility of work) were 8.84, 2.32, 2.38, and 4.14, respectively. Social support negatively correlated with turnover intention I and turnover intention II. However, it showed positive correlation with turnover intention III and total turnover intention scores; turnover intentionI (coefficient: − 0.082), turnover intention II (coefficient: − 0.071), turnover intention III (coefficient: 0.19), Total score of turnover intention (coefficient: 0.093). Ethnic group, age, education level, and job satisfaction were associated with turnover intention. Conclusion Improvement of social support play an important role in reducing the turnover intention of employees in elderly caring social organizations. It is important to increase organizational commitment and strengthen psychological empowerment, combined with decreasing job burnout for stability.

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