The influence of somatic symptoms on the performance of elders in the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)

BACKGROUND: The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) has been widely used to assess the prevalence of depressive symptomatology in clinical and non-clinical samples. On elders, however, the Beck Depression Inventory total score can be influenced by the increased scores on somatic and performance subscale due to the impact of ageing process itself and clinical diseases. PURPOSE: To verify if there are differences between answers of adults and elders for the BDI Somatic and Performance subscale. METHODS: Five hundred and fifty six subjects were interviewed. Two hundred and seventeen were adults (between 18 and 59 years old) and 339 were elders (> 60 years). Adults and elders with terminal diseases or dementia were excluded. The convenience sampling method was used. RESULTS: Elders answered significantly with higher scores in the Somatic and Performance subscale compared to adults (p < 0.001). Female gender and educational level were also associated to higher scores in the Somatic subscale. No differences between both age groups were found in the Cognitive-Affective subscale (p = 0.332). CONCLUSIONS: Positive answers in the BDI Somatic and Performance subscale must be carefully assessed among elder subjects. The age factor, either by aging or due to several diseases, can bring signs that are not necessarily symptoms of major depression. Further studies are suggested.

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The Impact of Notification Modality and Ambient Sound on Users’ Mobile Interaction

Symmetry ◽

10.3390/sym13030395 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 395

Author(s):

Chien-Hsiung Chen ◽

Miao Huang

Keyword(s):

Completion Time ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Sound Level ◽

Task Completion ◽

Maze Task ◽

Task Completion Time ◽

Mobile Interaction ◽

Ambient Sound ◽

Convenience Sampling ◽

The Impact

This study investigated the impacts of different notification modalities used in low and high ambient sound environments for mobile phone interaction. Three different notification modalities—Shaking Visual, Shaking Visual + Vibration, and Vibration—were designed and experimentally tested by asking users to conduct a maze task. A total of 72 participants were invited to take part in the experiment through the convenience sampling method. The generated results indicated that (1) the notification modality affects participants’ task completion time, (2) the error rate pertinent to the number of notifications is positively related to the participants’ task completion time, and (3) the ambient sound level and notification modalities impact the overall experience of the participants. The main contributions of this study are twofold. First, it verifies that the multi-dimensional feature of a Shaking Visual + Vibration synesthesia notification design is implementable. Second, this study demonstrated that the synesthesia notification could be feasible for mobile notification, and it was more perceptible by the users.

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Sexual behavior and sexual problems among patients with severe chronic psychoses

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/s0924-9338(03)00009-9 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 70-76 ◽

Cited By ~ 44

Author(s):

Michele Raja ◽

Antonella Azzoni

Keyword(s):

Sexual Behavior ◽

High Frequency ◽

Ad Hoc ◽

Psychiatric Patients ◽

Female Gender ◽

Sexual Performance ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

And Performance ◽

The Impact

AbstractThe aim of the present study was to investigate sexual behavior in a population of psychiatric patients affected by schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder by means of an ad hoc questionnaire designed to explore the three phases of the sexual response: desire (or interest), arousal, and performance. The study assessed patients’ attitude toward sexuality, several aspects of their sexual behavior, including patients’ awareness of the risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STD), contraceptive strategy preferred by patients, and sexual effects of psychotropic medication. Patients reported a high frequency of sexual dysfunction, in particular, hyposexuality. Schizophrenia diagnosis and female gender were associated with lower levels of sexual performance. The impact of psychotropic drugs on patients’ sexuality was significant, with both positive and negative effects. Although 65.8% of patients reported to be concerned about the risk of contracting infections during sexual intercourse, most of them engaged in sexual behavior at high risk for acquisition and transmission of STD. Patients’ compliance with contraceptive measures was poor.

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Impact of Emotional Intelligence and Gender on Job Satisfaction: An Empirical Study amongst the Employees of HDFC Banks in Chandigarh Tricity, India

International Journal of Innovation and Economic Development ◽

10.18775/ijied.1849-7551-7020.2015.42.2002 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 24-31

Author(s):

Vishal Kumar

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Work Environment ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Job Dissatisfaction ◽

Correlational Research ◽

Lower Productivity ◽

Convenience Sampling ◽

And Gender ◽

The Impact

Emotional intelligence is the most significant concept used in the present scenario of the work environment towards the job satisfaction. Nowadays, Emotional intelligence is used as a tool for measuring the organization’s performance and also playing a key role in stress management and job satisfaction of employees. Job dissatisfaction results in higher absenteeism, lower productivity, defensive behavior and lower performance. The study was organized on the employees’ of HDFC banks, working in Chandigarh Tricity to analyze the impact of emotional intelligence and gender on job satisfaction. A descriptive correlational research was conducted, by taking the population of all the employees of HDFC Banks, Chandigarh Tricity. Convenience sampling method was used to select the sample of the study which included 100 respondents from various branches of HDFC banks in Chandigarh Tricity. The inferences of the study were made with the help of statistical tools such as Karl Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient, Regression analysis, t-test, and ANOVA. In the study, it has been observed that both emotional intelligence and job satisfaction has a positive relationship. It also indicates that Gender has no significant impact on these variables.

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Causal Attributions for Marital Violence and Emotional Response by Women Seeking Refuge

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1994.75.1.272 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 75 (1) ◽

pp. 272-274 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Helen McClennan ◽

Stephen Joseph ◽

Christopher Alan Lewis

Keyword(s):

Northern Ireland ◽

Beck Depression Inventory ◽

Emotional Response ◽

Causal Attributions ◽

Depressive Symptomatology ◽

Emotional Reactions ◽

Marital Violence ◽

Impact Of Events Scale ◽

The Impact

The aim was to examine the association between causal attributions for marital violence and emotional reactions of 15 women from two refuges in Northern Ireland. The women who perceived the cause of the violence as stable and uncontrollable scored higher on the Avoidance and Intrusion subscales of the Impact of Events Scale, respectively. In addition, more global causal attributions were associated with higher scores on Intrusion and Avoidance as well as depressive symptomatology as measured by the Beck Depression Inventory. No evidence was, however, found to support the view that these women were engaged in self-blaming (attributions tended to be overwhelmingly external).

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Managing Organizational Conflicts: A Study among Organizations in Kosovo

Journal of Educational and Social Research ◽

10.2478/jesr-2019-0003 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 29-35

Author(s):

Saxhide Mustafa ◽

Fatos Berani ◽

Hajdin Berisha

Keyword(s):

Conflict Management ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Academic Research ◽

Quantitative Approach ◽

Primary Data ◽

Management Process ◽

Convenience Sampling ◽

Organizational Activities ◽

The Impact ◽

Structured Questionnaire

Abstract Organizations and managers during their organizational activities, not rarely face different conflicts. Managers, depending on their gender, use different ways to resolve these conflicts while this reflects on their subordinates. The purpose of this study is to analyse the most common approaches applied to resolve conflicts in organizations in Kosovo and the impact of gender on the choice of style to handle conflicts. The study employs a quantitative approach whilst convenience sampling method is used for the purpose of selecting respondents. The study is conducted in ten largest companies in Kosovo in which hundred employees and fifty managers were included. A structured questionnaire is used to collect primary data and necessary tests were conducted through SPSS. Results reveal that managers use the integrative style more than other styles during the conflict management process; gender partially affects the choice of the style and the style of conflict management affects the likelihood of managers among employees. The study suggests that the field of conflict management among organizations in Kosovo needs more academic research.

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Impact of Young Age and Gender on Outcomes of Transradial Versus Transfemoral Access Coronary Angiography

Angiology ◽

10.1177/0003319720961940 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 000331972096194

Author(s):

Kuljit Singh ◽

Rosanna Tavella ◽

Tracy Air ◽

Matthew Worthley ◽

Ajay Sinhal ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Age Groups ◽

South Australia ◽

Female Gender ◽

Primary Objective ◽

Young Age ◽

Adverse Cardiovascular Event ◽

Entire Cohort ◽

Median Split ◽

And Gender ◽

The Impact

The differential impact of young age and female gender on transradial access (TRA) outcomes remains to be confirmed. The primary objective was to assess the impact of young age and female gender on in-hospital net adverse cardiovascular events (NACE). Among 12 346 patients from the Coronary Angiogram Database of South Australia (CADOSA) Registry, the impact of gender; men (transfemoral access [TFA] 1995, TRA 6168) and women (TFA 1249, TRA 2934), and a median split of age, ≤63 years (TFA 1617, TRA 4727) and >63 years (TFA 1627, TRA 4375) were analyzed on in-hospital outcomes by creating 5 separate propensity-matched cohorts (entire cohort, men, women, ≤63 and > 63 years). Net adverse cardiovascular event reduction with TRA was limited to the >63 years old cohort (odds ratio [OR] = 0.56, 95% CI: 0.34-0.93, P = .02) and women (OR = 0.37, 95% CI: 0.18-0.76, P = .007). In both the age groups and genders, TRA was associated with a lower risk of bleeding and all-cause mortality. On multivariate logistic regression, TRA was associated with a significant reduction in NACE, major bleeding, and mortality in the overall cohort. In conclusion, a reduction in bleeding and mortality was noted with TRA in all the subgroups in this observational study.

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Abstract 207: Dissemination of Hands-Only Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and the Impact on the Outcome in School Students and Young Adults After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest of Presumed Cardiac Origin: A Japanese Nationwide Utstein Registry Study

Circulation ◽

10.1161/circ.138.suppl_2.207 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 138 (Suppl_2) ◽

Author(s):

Yoshihide Mitani ◽

Noriko Yodoya ◽

Hiroyuki Ohashi ◽

Hirofumi Sawada ◽

Masahiro Hirayama

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation ◽

Response Time ◽

Emergency Response ◽

Age Groups ◽

Female Gender ◽

School Students ◽

Logistic Analysis ◽

The Impact ◽

Group D

Introduction: Out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) of presumed cardiac origin witnessed by nonfamily members in the daytime are most effectively resuscitated in the youth, in which the impact of recently disseminated hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is poorly understood. Hypothesis: Dissemination of hands-only CPR is associated with the better outcome in school students and young adults after such OHCA. Methods: We investigated OHCA of presumed cardiac origin in the youth (Group A, 7-12y; group B, 13-18y; group C, 19-22y; group D, 23-35y) which are witnessed by nonfamily members in the daytime (6:00-17:59) during 2005-15 by using Japanese nationwide Utstein registry. Results: We recruited 1,646 pts, in which N of pts was 92 (A), 382 (B), 229 (C) and 943 (D); ventricular fibrillation (VF) as the initial rhythm (%) was 48, 70, 64, and 59; bystander’s CPR (%) was 81, 80, 71 and 68; hands-only/bystander’s CPR (%) was 32, 38, 57, 56; bystander’s automated external defibrillator (AED) (%) was 37, 44, 24 and 19; the favorable neurological outcome at 1 month (CPC1-2)(%) was 46, 49, 39 and 30. Compared with group D, %bystander’s CPR (p=.013 in A, <.001 in B), %bystander’s AED (<.001 in both), and %CPC1-2 (.005, <.001) was higher but %hands-only CPR(<.001 in both) was lower in A and B, independent of the calendar year. Compared with 2005-09, %hands-only CPR, %bystander’s AED and CPC1-2 were higher in all age groups (<.005 in all) in 2010-15. In multivariate logistic analysis (gender, age groups (vs D), CPR type (conventional or hands-only CPR vs no CPR), bystander’s AED, the initial VF, emergency response time, calendar year), hands-only CPR (p=.03), bystander’s AED(<.001), female gender(.045), initial VF (<.001), emergency response time (<.001), and calendar year (<.001) were independently associated with CPC1-2. Conclusions: The present investigation demonstrates that resuscitation and outcome parameters after OHCA of presumed cardiac origin were persistently better in school students than young adults and that %hands-only CPR, which was persistently lower in school students, was independently associated with the better outcome in the youth overall. This finding may give a clue to further improvement of the outcomes in school students after OHCA.

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Short-Term Predictors for Weight Correction Success of the First Paediatric Weight Correction Programme in Children’s Clinical University Hospital in Riga

Medicina ◽

10.3390/medicina55030075 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 55 (3) ◽

pp. 75 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Jurgita Gailite ◽

Dana Apela ◽

Iveta Dzīvīte-Krišāne ◽

Dace Gardovska

Keyword(s):

Waist Circumference ◽

Weight Status ◽

Age Groups ◽

Female Gender ◽

University Hospital ◽

Baseline Body Mass Index ◽

Clinically Significant ◽

The Impact ◽

Weight Correction

Background and objectives: The efficacy of a weight correction programme can be affected by such predictors as the number of contact hours, gender, age, baseline weight, parental weight status, psycho-emotional status, insulin resistance, and socioeconomic status. The aim of this current study was to evaluate the overall efficacy of the Weight Correction Programme at Children’s Clinical University Hospital, and explore the impact of the probable predictors. We evaluated the efficacy depending on gender, age, parental weight status, signs of depression, baseline body mass index z-score (z-BMI), and baseline waist circumference. Materials and Methods: The data were gathered from medical records. The inclusion criteria were as follows: Entered the programme by 13 June 2017, at least five years old, follow-up data available. All the respondents were divided into two age groups: <10 years old and ≥10 years old. Results: The study included 181 respondents. They were 5 to 17 years old on the first day of participation in the Weight Correction Programme. Results indicated that 117 (65%) patients managed to reduce z-BMI and 69 (38%) patients achieved clinically significant reduction of z-BMI. Boys had four times higher odds (odds ratio (OR) = 4,22; CI 1.37–13.05; p = 0.012) to reduce their z-BMI by at least 0.20 units than girls. The respondents of the older age group (≥10 years) had a better chance to reduce z-BMI than the younger ones (OR = 11,51; CI 2.04–64.83; p = 0.006). The odds to reduce z-BMI were lower by 7% for every extra cm of waist circumference (OR = 0.93; CI 0.88–0.99; p = 0.014) for reducing z-BMI. The follow-up time was also a positive predictor, and with every month the odds for clinically significant z-BMI reduction increased by 7% (OR = 1.07; CI 1.00–1.15; p = 0.047). The parental weight status, signs of depression, and baseline z-BMI were not significant predictors. Conclusions: More than half of the patients of the respondents managed to reduce their z-BMI. Female gender, younger age, and larger waist circumference were negative predictors.

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PENGARUH BAURAN PEMASARAN JASA TERHADAP INPATIENT SATISFACTION RUMAH SAKIT XYZ, BEKASI [THE EFFECT OF SERVICE MARKETING MIX ON INPATIENT SATISFACTION AT HOSPITAL XYZ, BEKASI]

Milestone: Journal of Strategic Management ◽

10.19166/ms.v1i1.3147 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 71

Author(s):

Rowny Bernhard Ginting

Keyword(s):

Sampling Method ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Service Marketing ◽

Likert Scale ◽

Marketing Mix ◽

Price Promotion ◽

Product Price ◽

Physical Evidence ◽

Convenience Sampling ◽

The Impact

<p>This research was directed to decide the impact of the seven parts of the marketing mix on inpatient satisfaction. This research was conducted at XYZ Hospital Bekasi, involving 100 inpatients. Information assortment was done by appropriating questionnaires containing 40 questions related to marketing mix and satisfaction with a Likert Scale of 1-5 based on convenience sampling method. Data were analyzed by SEM method based on PLS. The aftereffects of this examination found that the seven P marketing mix components (product, price, promotion, place, people, physical evidence, and process) was proven to have a positive impact on patient fulfillment.</p>

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The impact of culinary tourism on tourist satisfaction and destination loyalty: Padang city, West Sumatra context

Jurnal Manajemen dan Pemasaran Jasa ◽

10.25105/jmpj.v14i1.8594 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 135

Author(s):

Fitrizal Fitrizal ◽

Elfiswandi Elfiswandi ◽

Sigit Sanjaya

Keyword(s):

Path Analysis ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Primary Data ◽

Destination Loyalty ◽

Culinary Tourism ◽

Tourist Satisfaction ◽

West Sumatra ◽

Result Show ◽

Convenience Sampling ◽

The Impact

<p>The objective of this study to identify the impact of culinary tourism on tourist satisfaction and destination loyalty. Respondents in this study are the tourists in Padang city, West Sumatra. The study utilized primary data which is obtained through the questionnaire. The respondents were selected by convenience sampling method. The number of respondents is 384 determined by using Lemeshow formula. Data were analyzed by Path Analysis. The result show that culinary tourism has a positive and significant effect both on destination loyalty and tourist satisfaction. Tourist satisfaction has a positive and significant effect on destination loyalty. Culinary tourism is one of the effective tools to increase tourism. Tourist satisfaction will be achieved with components of culinary tourism. Tourist satisfaction even though insufficient category, it will be able to increase loyalty.</p>

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