scholarly journals An overview of the TwinsUK cohort’s anxiety and depression assessment, using the self-reported Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Golboo Abbasian ◽  
Genevieve Lachance ◽  
Darioush Yarand ◽  
Deborah Hart ◽  
Tim Spector ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Physical Pain ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Dizygotic Twins ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Depression Assessment

Anxiety and depression are common mental health conditions that frequently coexist. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HADS) questionnaire, is a widely used questionnaire, both in the clinic and in research. HADS provides an assessment of anxiety and depression based on non-physical symptoms, hence it can be used in patients with other physical pain and symptoms. This resource provides an overview of all the HADS questionnaires completed by the twins in the TwinsUK registry. This includes both monozygotic and dizygotic twins, over a wide range of age and socioeconomic backgrounds. TwinsUK holds a wide range of phenotype and genotyping data that can be used as confounding factors in the study of mental health.

Anxiety Depression and Burden among the Caregivers of Persons with Neurological Illness

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Anil Kumar Roy ◽  
Nilesh Maruti Gujar ◽  
Arif Ali ◽  
Utpal Borah
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Care Burden ◽  
Neurological Illness ◽  
Rehabilitation Sciences ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Background: Studies have shown that caregivers of the persons with the neurological illness have high levels of psychological distress, depression and caregiver’s burden. The aim of the study was to find out anxiety, depression and caregiver’s burden among the caregivers of persons with neurological illness (PWNI). Method: Thirty caregivers of PWNI attending the Centre of Rehabilitation Sciences, LGB Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur, Assam were selected using purposive sampling technique for the present study. Socio-demographic and clinical data sheet, Zarit Burden Interview Scale and The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were used. Results: The results shown that in Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, 26.6% of the caregivers' scores were in the abnormal range in the domain of depression. While in the domain of anxiety, 16.6% scored in the abnormal range. In Zarit Burden of Scale, 13.3% of the caregivers were having little or no burden, 26.6% of the caregivers were having mild to moderate level of burden, 20% were having moderate to severe burden and 30% were having a severe burden of care. Care burden has significant positive correlation with depression (r= .124, p≤ 0.01 and anxiety (r= .124, p≤ 0.05). Conclusion: Caregivers of PWNI have been found to be at higher risk of mental health problems and care burden. The importance of addressing the burden of caregivers involved in the care of PWNI need to be taken into consideration while providing treatment and rehabilitation of PWNI.     Keywords: Anxiety, depression, burden, neurological illness

scholarly journals Psychological Effects of Foldable Capsular Vitreous Body Implantation in Patients with Impending Eye Atrophy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheyi Shao ◽  
Chao Huang ◽  
Ying Zhang ◽  
Shanshan Li ◽  
Donglin Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Ocular Trauma ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Vitreous Body ◽  
Interpersonal Sensitivity ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Baseline Demographic

Abstract Purpose: To investigate whether the FCVB could help improve the mental health of patients with impending eye atrophy. Methods: Fifty-five patients who underwent FCVB implantation from 2017 to 2019 were screened to take part in this retrospective study. The researchers used independent third parties to distribute questionnaires, including the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the interpersonal sensitivity part of the Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) scale to score the patients' depression, anxiety, and interpersonal sensitivity before and after surgery. Finally, 52 responses were collected.Results: After FCVB implantation, patients had significantly better mental health and less depression, anxiety, and interpersonal sensitivity levels. Before FCVB implantation, 44.23% of patients with ocular trauma and retinal detachment were depressed, 48.08% were anxious, and 19.23% were sensitive to interpersonal communication. After FCVB implantation, 17.31% were depressed, 15.38% were anxious, and 9.62% were sensitive to interpersonal communication. However, baseline demographic and clinical data, such as age, gender, occupation, finance, pre-FCVB-implantation vision, number of surgeries before FCVB implantation, postoperative period length, and surgical satisfaction, had no significant effects on psychological scores of mental health before and after surgery (P> 0.05). Conclusion: Mental health (depression, anxiety, and interpersonal sensitivity) significantly improved in patients after FCVB implantation.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Mental Disorders and Impact on Quality of Life in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen M. Olsson ◽  
Tanja Meltendorf ◽  
Jan Fuge ◽  
Jan C. Kamp ◽  
Da-Hee Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Panic Disorder ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Adjustment Disorder ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Pulmonary Arterial

Objective: Mental health may affect the quality of life (QoL) in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). However, mental disorders have not been systematically assessed in these patients. We examined the prevalence of mental disorders using structured interviews and determined their impact on QoL in patients with PAH.Methods: This study included 217 patients with PAH from two German referral centers. Psychiatric disorders were assessed using the structured clinical interview for DSM-V. QoL was assessed using the WHO Quality of Life questionnaire (short form). The diagnostic value of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale was evaluated by receiver operating characteristic curve analysis.Results: More than one third of the patients had psychological disorders with current or past adjustment disorder (38.2%), current major depressive disorder (23.0%), and panic disorder (15.2%) being the most prevalent mental illnesses. About half of the patients with a history of adjustment disorder developed at least one other mental illness. The presence of mental disorders had a profound impact on QoL. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale ruled out panic disorder and depression disorder with negative predictive values of almost 90%.Conclusion: Mental disorders, in particular adjustment disorder, major depression, and panic disorder, are common in patients with PAH and contribute to impaired QoL in these patients. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale may be used as a screening tool for the most common mental health disorders. Future studies need to address interventional strategies targeting mental disorders in patients with PAH.

scholarly journals Mental health and quality of life in patients with ulcerative colitis

2021 ◽  
pp. 42-46
Author(s):  
V. E. Bandel ◽  
E. I. Mikhailova
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Ulcerative Colitis ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Bowel Diseases ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel

Objective. To study the quality of life (QoL) and psycho-emotional state in patients with different degrees of ulcerative colitis (UC) activity.Materials and methods. The study involved 52 patients with UC and 52 healthy volunteers (HVs). The survey was performed using the questionnaire IBDQ, assessing the quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and the questionnaire by A.M. Vein.Results. The patients with UC in comparison with the HVs have a lower QoL in the overall score (p < 0.05), a greater severity of psychological problems both according to the anxiety scale (p < 0.05) and to the depression scale (p < 0.05).), and they tend to develop the autonomic dysfunction syndrome more often (p < 0.05).Conclusion. The method of the QoL assessment and psycho-emotional state in patients with UC provides accurate scientifc information about the physical, psychological, emotional and social status of the patients.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Related Knowledge and Mental Health: Case of Croatia

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marko Galić ◽  
Luka Mustapić ◽  
Ana Šimunić ◽  
Leon Sić ◽  
Sabrina Cipolletta
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Biological Features ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Mediation Models

Background and Aims: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to radical and unexpected changes in everyday life, and it is plausible that people’s psychophysical health has been affected. This study examined the relationship between COVID-19 related knowledge and mental health in a Croatian sample of participants.MethodsAn online survey was conducted from March 18 until March 23, 2020, and a total of 1244 participant responses were collected (85.5% were women and 58.4% completed secondary education). Measures included eight questions regarding biological features of the virus, symptoms, and prevention, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and Optimism-Pessimism Scale. According to the answers given on the questions on COVID-19 related knowledge, participants were divided in two groups: (1) informed and (2) uninformed on each question. They were then compared in the expressed levels of anxiety, depression, pessimism, and optimism. Full vs. partial mediation models with optimism/pessimism as a mediator in the relationship between anxiety/depression and the accuracy of responses for questions about handwashing and ways of transmission were estimated.ResultsParticipants who responded correctly on the question about handwashing had higher levels of anxiety, depression, and pessimism than those participants whose answer was incorrect, while participants who answered correctly on the question about the percentage of patients who develop serious breathing problems had higher levels of depression than those who answered incorrectly. Lower levels of anxiety and pessimism were observed in the participants who answered correctly about ways of transmission. Higher levels of pessimism were found in participants who scored incorrectly on questions about the efficiency of antibiotics, most common symptoms, and the possibility of being infected by asymptomatic carriers. Higher levels of knowledge about handwashing were predicted by higher levels of anxiety and pessimism. Higher levels of knowledge about ways of transmission were predicted by lower levels of anxiety and lower levels of pessimism. The examined relationships between anxiety/depression and knowledge were mediated by pessimism.ConclusionThe findings of this study suggest that knowledge about COVID-19 may be useful to reduce anxiety and depression, but it must be directed to the promotion of health behaviors and to the recognition of fake news.

scholarly journals Factors Associated With Depression in Patients With Tinnitus and Hyperacusis

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 562-569 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hashir Aazh ◽  
Brian C. J. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Depression Scale ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Depression Subscale ◽  
Small Influence ◽  
Wide Range

Purpose The purpose of this study was to assess factors associated with depression for patients with tinnitus and hyperacusis. Method Data were gathered from the records of 620 consecutive patients who sought help concerning their tinnitus or hyperacusis from an audiology clinic in the United Kingdom. Results One third of the patients had borderline abnormal or abnormal scores on the Depression subscale of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D). Linear regression models showed that HADS-D scores were related to scores for tinnitus handicap, tinnitus loudness, and uncomfortable loudness levels. Mediation analyses showed that (a) the influence of tinnitus handicap scores on HADS-D scores was mainly mediated via the effects of insomnia, hyperacusis, and anxiety; (b) the influence of tinnitus loudness scores on HADS-D scores was fully mediated via the effects of tinnitus handicap, insomnia, hyperacusis handicap, and anxiety; (c) and the small influence of uncomfortable loudness levels on HADS-D scores was fully mediated by hyperacusis handicap and anxiety. Conclusion Those involved in the management of patients with tinnitus and/or hyperacusis should use a wide range of instruments to assess the full impact of tinnitus on a patient's life and should be prepared to refer a patient for treatment for depression, especially when the patient has anxiety, hyperacusis, and/or insomnia.

scholarly journals Clinical characteristics and online mental health care of asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic patients with coronavirus disease 2019

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. e0242130
Author(s):  
Su Jin Jeong ◽  
Won Suk Chung ◽  
Yujin Sohn ◽  
Jong Hoon Hyun ◽  
Yae Jee Baek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Online Assessment ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Hospital Anxiety

Comparing to data in patients with severe coronavirus diseases 2019 (COVID-19), there are few studies on the prevalence anxiety and/or depression in patients with asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic COVID-19. We investigated the clinical characteristics and the prevalence of anxiety and/or depression among asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic patients with COVID-19 and monitored their mental health using an online assessment. An online survey for monitoring and assessing the mental health of patients with COVID-19 using a mobile phone was conducted. We used the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale to measure anxiety and/or depression levels. Of the 234 patients, 66 patients were asymptomatic (28.2%), while the remaining 168 patients were mildly symptomatic. The prevalence of anosmia (p = 0.001) and ageusia (p = 0.008) significantly decreased with the increasing age. In addition, 19.8% and 14.0% patients had anxiety and/or depression in the first survey, and one week after the first survey, respectively. Compared to patients without anxiety and/or depression, those with anxiety and/or depression had a longer quarantine duration. We found that anomia and ageusia were relatively common in the young age group. Furthermore, one-fifth asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic patients with COVID-19 had anxiety and/or depression.

Comparison of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Zung Self-Rating Anxiety/Depression Scale (SAS/SDS) in Evaluating Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis

Dermatology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 236 (2) ◽  
pp. 170-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Yue ◽  
Qiting Li ◽  
Rongsheng Wang ◽  
Zhaoyi Liu ◽  
Mengru Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psoriatic Arthritis ◽  
Global Assessment ◽  
Clinical Characteristics ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Self Rating ◽  
Depression Assessment ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
Spearman Test

Background: This study aimed to compare the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Zung Self-Rating Anxiety/Depression Scale (SAS/SDS) in evaluating anxiety and depression in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients. Methods: A total of 70 PsA patients were enrolled. Demographic and clinical characteristics were collected after enrollment. HADS-A and SAS were used to evaluate the anxiety of PsA patients, while HADS-D and SDS were used to evaluate the depression of PsA patients. Results: Similar results were observed in detecting the rate of anxiety by HADS-A and SAS (27.1 vs. 21.4%, p = 0.424), and there was no difference in classifying the severity of anxiety by HADS-A and SAS (p = 0.347). The Spearman test also disclosed that HADS-A score was positively associated with SAS score (p <0.001). The rates of depression were similar by HADS-D and SDS (27.1 vs. 40.0%; p = 0.108). However, different results were observed in grading the severity of anxiety by HADS-D and SDS (p = 0.009), and no correlation was observed between HADS-D and SDS scores (p = 0.138). The consumption of time for HADS assessment was shorter than that for SAS/SDS assessment (p < 0.001). In addition, a positive correlation of HADS-A score with patients’ global assessment (PGA) (p = 0.022) and fatigue scores (p = 0.028) was discovered, and HADS-D score was positively associated with PGA score (p = 0.019). SAS or SDS score presented less correlation with clinical features of PsA patients, which illuminated that only SAS score was positively associated with duration of psoriasis (p = 0.030). Conclusion: HADS seems to be a better option for anxiety and depression assessment than SAS/SDS in PsA patients.

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