scholarly journals A network approach to the analysis of psychosocial risk factors and their association with health

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (10-11) ◽  
pp. 1587-1600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marko Elovainio ◽  
Christian Hakulinen ◽  
Laura Pulkki-Råback ◽  
Markus Juonala ◽  
Olli T Raitakari
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Psychosocial Risk ◽  
Network Approach ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Psychosocial Risks ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Parental Socioeconomic Status

We modeled early psychosocial risks as a network of interconnected variables to study their associations with later depressive symptoms and cardiometabolic outcomes. The participants were a nationally representative sample of 2580 men and women aged 3–18 years in 1980. Their parents reported the psychosocial risks in 1980, including the following: (1) child-specific life events, (2) parental health behavior, (3) parental socioeconomic status, and (4) parental psychological problems. Adulthood depressive symptoms and cardiometabolic outcomes were measured in 2007–2012. The most central risks (most number of connections to other risks) were socioeconomic risks that also predicted health outcomes more consistently than others.

scholarly journals Longitudinal relationship of diabetes and depressive symptoms in older adults from Mexico: a secondary data analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. e001789
Author(s):  
Teresa Alvarez-Cisneros ◽  
Paloma Roa-Rojas ◽  
Carmen Garcia-Peña
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Random Effects Models ◽  
Health Factors ◽  
Longitudinal Association ◽  
Common Risk Factors ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Relationship Of

IntroductionSeveral studies have argued a causal relationship between diabetes and depression, while others have highlighted that their association is a result of common risk factors. Because Mexico is a country with a high prevalence of diabetes, and diabetes and depression are a frequent comorbidity, we chose this country to investigate the longitudinal relationship of these two conditions, focusing on the influence of demographic, health, and socioeconomic factors which could act as common risk factors for both conditions.Research design and methodsUsing the harmonized Mexican Health and Aging Study, a nationally representative sample of adults older than 50 with a response rate of 93%, we analyzed the longitudinal relationship of diabetes and depressive symptoms using ‘between-within’ random-effects models, focusing on the effect of demographic, socioeconomic and health factors.ResultsWhile older adults with diabetes reported a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms in the four waves of the study, there was no causal longitudinal association between them once controlling for demographic, socioeconomic and health factors (between-effect OR=0.88, 95% CI 0.77 to 1.01; within-effect OR=0.87, 95% CI 0.69 to 1.11).ConclusionsThere is no causal longitudinal association between diabetes and depression; the higher prevalence of depression among older adults with diabetes seems a result of socioeconomic and health factors that are not exclusive to respondents with diabetes but are more frequent in this group. Our results highlight the importance of prevention and control of chronic conditions as well as the role of socioeconomic inequalities in mental health.

scholarly journals Identificación y análisis de los factores de riesgo psicosociales y el entorno organizacional de las micro y pequeñas empresas de Ixtlán del Río, Nayarit ante la nueva normalidad

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 45-61
Author(s):  
Edgar Ivan Mariscal Haro ◽  
Lourdes Concepción Barrón Romero ◽  
Octavio Arias Fránquez ◽  
Idi Amin Germán Siva Jug
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Psychosocial Risk ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Small Enterprises ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Psychosocial Risks ◽  
Organizational Environments ◽  
Factores De Riesgo ◽  
Micro And Small Enterprises ◽  
Del Rio

Esta investigación tiene como objetivo identificar y analizar los factores de riesgo psicosocial y la evaluación del entorno organizacional en la nueva normalidad en los colaboradores de las micro y pequeñas empresas de Ixtlán del Río, Nayarit. Los riesgos psicosociales pueden provocar daños severos a la salud de los trabajadores, así como afectar el entorno organizacional favorable e impactar en su productividad. Se realizó una investigación descriptiva y explicativa aplicándose 152 encuestas. En los resultados obtenidos, se identificaron que 81% de los colaboradres encuestados se encuentran ubicados en un nivel de riesgo muy alto de factores de riesgo psicosocial. AbstractThis investigation aims to identify and analyze psychosocial risk factors and evaluate the organizational environment under the New Normality of collaborators of micro and small enterprises from Ixtlan del Rio, Nayarit. Psychosocial risks may provoke severe problems in health providers as well as affecting favorable organizational environments and impact on its productivity. The application of a descriptive and explanatory investigation was performed with 152 questionnaires. The results obtained identified that 81% of the collaborators surveyed fall in a high psychosocial risk level.

scholarly journals Psychosocial Risk Factors for Food Insecurity in Puerto Ricans Living in the USA from Baseline to 5-Year Follow-Up

2020 ◽  
Vol 150 (8) ◽  
pp. 2199-2203
Author(s):  
Nan Dou ◽  
Dixin Xie ◽  
Xiang Gao ◽  
Natalia Palacios ◽  
Luis M Falcon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Depressive Symptom ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Puerto Rican ◽  
Symptom Score ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Psychosocial Risk ◽  
Unit Increase ◽  
The Usa

ABSTRACT Background Food insecurity is prevalent among Puerto Rican adults in the USA and is associated with adverse psychosocial outcomes. However, the direction of this association has not been established in this understudied population. Objectives In this study, we aimed to examine the longitudinal association between a group of psychosocial risk factors and subsequent food insecurity in a cohort of Puerto Rican adults. Methods Secondary analysis was conducted using data from the prospective Boston Puerto Rican Health Study. A total of 517 Puerto Rican participants aged 45–75 y in the Boston area who were food secure at baseline, and who completed food security surveys at baseline and 5 y were included. Psychosocial factors, including depressive symptoms, stress, tangible social support, and acculturation were assessed with validated instruments. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to examine the risk of food insecurity at 5 y, as a function of psychosocial factors at baseline and their changes over 5 y, adjusting for age, sex, education, baseline and change in total annual household income, and in family size. Results The cumulative incidence of food insecurity at 5 y was 12.6%. The odds of incident food insecurity was significantly associated with baseline depressive symptom score [OR = 1.78 (1.16, 2.76) per each 10 score units], with change in depressive symptom score [OR = 1.50 (1.07, 2.09) per each 10-unit increase], and with change in perceived stress [OR = 1.59 (1.01, 2.51) per each 10-unit increase], after adjusting for potential confounders. Conclusion In this cohort of Puerto Rican adults, depressive symptoms at baseline, and increases in depressive symptoms and perceived stress over 5 y were associated with a higher risk of food insecurity. Psychosocial health and environment appear to play important roles in predicting risk of food insecurity in the Puerto Rican community.

scholarly journals The Interplay among Age and Employment Status on the Perceptions of Psychosocial Risk Factors at Work

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 3611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerio Ghezzi ◽  
Tahira M. Probst ◽  
Laura Petitta ◽  
Valeria Ciampa ◽  
Matteo Ronchetti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Psychosocial Risk Factors ◽  
Psychosocial Risk ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Contingent Employees ◽  
Work Contract

While the role of individual differences in shaping primary appraisals of psychosocial working conditions has been well investigated, less is known about how objective characteristics of the employee profile (e.g., age) are associated with different perceptions of psychosocial risk factors. Moreover, previous research on the link between employment status (i.e., work contract) and such perceptions has provided mixed results, leading to contradictory conclusions. The present study was conducted on a nationally representative sample of theItalian employed workforce surveyed with computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) methodology. The principal aim of the study is to bridge this gap in the extant literature by investigating the interplay between two key characteristics of the employee profile (i.e., age and work contract) in shaping employees’ perceptions of psychosocial risk factors. Given the disparate literature scenario on the interplay between age and employment status in shaping primary appraisals of psychosocial stressors, we formulated and compared multiple competitive informative hypotheses. Consistent with the principles of the conservation of resources (COR) theory, we found that older contingent employees reported a higher level of psychosocial risk than their permanent peers who, in turn, were more vulnerable than middle-aged and younger workers (regardless of their employment status). These results highlight the importance of simultaneously assessing multipleobjective variables of the employee profile (i.e., age and employment status) which may act to shape subjective perceptions of psychosocial risk factors for work-related stress. Given our findings, employers and policy makers should consider older contingent employees as one of the workforce sub-populationsmost vulnerable to negative work environments.

scholarly journals Change in prevalence of self-harm from 2002 to 2018 among Norwegian adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 688-692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita J Tørmoen ◽  
Martin Myhre ◽  
Fredrik A Walby ◽  
Berit Grøholt ◽  
Ingeborg Rossow
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hierarchical Logistic Regression ◽  
School Based ◽  
Self Harm ◽  
Violent Acts ◽  
8Th Graders

Abstract Background Self-harm is prevalent among adolescents and associated with mental health problems and negative life-events. Few studies have examined changes in its prevalence related to these factors. This study explored whether changes in prevalence of self-harm among adolescents had occurred, and to what extent changes in associated factors may have contributed. Methods Two cross-sectional school-based surveys among adolescents (grades 8–10) in Norway were conducted in 2002 (N = 5842) and in 2017/18 (N = 29 063). Past year prevalence of self-harm and identical variables on risk factors was analyzed in hierarchical logistic regression to examine whether and to what extent changes in self-harm correlates could explain periodical change in prevalence of self-harm. Results An increase from 4.1% to 16.2% in self-harm prevalence was observed from 2002 to 2017/18. The increase was relatively larger among girls compared to boys and among 8th graders compared to 10th graders. Among the assessed risk factors for self-harm, depressive symptoms increased, while anti-social behavior, exposure to violent acts and drinking to intoxication decreased. The increase in depressive symptoms contributed to explain increase in self-harm. This contribution was outweighed by the decrease in other risk factors. Conclusions Self-harm prevalence increased 4-fold among Norwegian adolescents over a 15-year period. While exposure to several risk factors for self-harm changed substantially in this period, these risk factors could in sum not explain any of the increase in self-harm.

scholarly journals Depression and Psychosocial Stress Are Associated With Subclinical Carotid Atherosclerosis Among Women Living With HIV

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (13) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew E. Levy ◽  
Kathryn Anastos ◽  
Steven R. Levine ◽  
Michael Plankey ◽  
Amanda D. Castel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Psychosocial Stress ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Plaque Formation ◽  
Psychosocial Risk ◽  
Increased Risk

Background To identify reasons for increased atherosclerotic risk among women living with HIV ( WLWH ), we evaluated the associations between psychosocial risk factors (depressive symptoms, perceived stress, and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms) and subclinical atherosclerosis among WLWH and HIV ‐negative women. Methods and Results Carotid artery focal plaque (localized intima‐media thickness >1.5 mm) was measured using B‐mode ultrasound imaging in 2004–2005 and 2010–2012 in the Women's Interagency HIV Study. We created psychosocial risk groups using latent class analysis and defined prevalent plaque at the final measurement. We also examined repeated semiannual depression measures with respect to focal plaque formation throughout follow‐up. The associations between latent class and prevalent plaque, and between depressive symptom persistence and plaque formation, were assessed separately by HIV status using multivariable logistic regression. Among 700 women (median age 47 years), 2 latent classes were identified: high (n=163) and low (n=537) psychosocial risk, with corresponding prevalence of depression (65%/13%), high stress (96%/12%), and probable posttraumatic stress disorder (46%/2%). Among WLWH , plaque prevalence was 23% and 11% in high versus low psychosocial risk classes (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 2.12; 95% CI, 1.11–4.05) compared with 9% and 9% among HIV ‐negative women (aOR, 1.07; 95% CI, 0.24–4.84), respectively. New plaque formation occurred among 17% and 9% of WLWH who reported high depressive symptoms at ≥45% versus <45% of visits (aOR, 1.96; 95% CI, 1.06–3.64), compared with 9% and 7% among HIV ‐negative women (aOR, 0.82; 95% CI, 0.16–4.16), respectively. Conclusions Psychosocial factors were independent atherosclerotic risk factors among WLWH . Research is needed to determine whether interventions for depression and psychosocial stress can mitigate the increased risk of atherosclerosis for WLWH .

scholarly journals Psychosocial risk factors associated with mental health of adolescents amidst the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak

2020 ◽  
pp. 002076402097100
Author(s):  
Muhammad Syawal Amran
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychosocial Risk Factors ◽  
Psychosocial Risk ◽  
Psychosocial Risks ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
At Home

Background: An outbreak of global pandemic COVID-19 profoundly affects life around the globe. Prolonged isolation, contact restriction and economic shutdown impose a deeply change to the psychosocial environment. These indicate a tendency to threaten the mental health of adolescents’ significantly. Detecting adolescents’ psychosocial risk during Pandemic COVID-19, particularly when they stay at home, may be helpful to better understand their mental health well- being. Aims: The current study aimed to explore psychosocial risk factors associated with mental health of adolescents’ in the midst of the outbreak. Method: This research uses a qualitative approach which focuses on focus group discussions interviews. This research took 6 weeks via online communication platform involving ( n = 15) adolescents from the Low Income Household. Result: The participants adolescents’ psychosocial risk experience during amidst of Outbreak Covid-19 Pandemic are composed of (1) self- conflict (develop negative thought at home, unplanned of daily activities, changing sleep pattern and irregular wake up time and massively use internet) (2) Family Members (Conflict between parent and miscommunication between siblings) (3) School (Piling up on homework, Inadequate guidance for homework and Inability to comprehend online learning). These psychosocial risk factors have caused disruption to daily life adolescents’ during outbreaks and almost inevitably trigger a spike in mental health issues. Conclusion: Overall of study emphasized that psychosocial risks are important factors that can be addressed in order to reduce mental health problem.

scholarly journals Ideal cardiovascular health and psychosocial risk factors among Finnish female municipal workers

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veera Veromaa ◽  
Hannu Kautiainen ◽  
Ulla Saxen ◽  
Kirsi Malmberg-Ceder ◽  
Elina Bergman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Cardiovascular Health ◽  
Psychosocial Risk Factors ◽  
Type D Personality ◽  
Psychosocial Risk ◽  
Psychosocial Risk Factor ◽  
Ideal Cardiovascular Health ◽  
Type D ◽  
Work Units

Aims: Ideal cardiovascular health has been defined by the American Heart Association as the absence of disease and the presence of seven key health factors and behaviours. However, little is known about the mental aspects associated with ideal cardiovascular health metrics. The objective of this study was to assess the relationships between psychosocial risk factors and ideal cardiovascular health metrics among Finnish women at municipal work units. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Finland among 732 female employees (mean±SD age 48±10 years) from ten work units in 2014. Ideal cardiovascular health metrics were evaluated with a physical examination, laboratory tests, medical history and self-administrated questionnaires. Psychosocial risk factors (social isolation, stress, depressive symptoms, anxiety, hostility and type D personality) were assessed with core questions as suggested by the European Society of Cardiology. Results: The prevalence of having 5–7 ideal cardiovascular health metrics was 183 (25.0%), of whom 54.1% had at least one psychosocial risk factor. Anxiety (31.3%), work stress (30.7%) and type D personality (26.1%) were the most prevalent of the psychosocial risk factors. The prevalence of depressive symptoms ( p<0.001) and type D personality ( p=0.049) decreased linearly according to the sum of ideal cardiovascular health metrics after adjustment for age and years of education. Conclusions: Even women with good cardiovascular health are affected by psychosocial risk factors at municipal work units. Although the association is possibly bidirectional, screening and treating depression and dealing with type D personality might be crucial in improving cardiovascular health among women.

Obstetric and psychosocial risk factors for depressive symptoms during pregnancy

2012 ◽  
Vol 200 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 323-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert B. Dudas ◽  
Sarolta Csatordai ◽  
Iván Devosa ◽  
Annamária Töreki ◽  
Bálint Andó ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Psychosocial Risk Factors ◽  
Psychosocial Risk
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