Correlates of Spirituality, Death Anxiety and Depression among Community-dwelling Disabled Elderly

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
HyunJi Lee ◽  
Hyun-Joo Nam
Keyword(s):  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Disabled Elderly

scholarly journals Depression, Death Anxiety, and the Related Factors in Nurses Caring for COVID-19 Patients at Kosar Hospital, Semnan, Iran

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Monir Nobahar ◽  
Elnaz Talebi ◽  
Sara Amaniyan ◽  
Mansoreh Tarahomy
Keyword(s):  
Work Experience ◽  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Risk Of Death ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Demographic Questionnaire ◽  
High Incidence

Background: The high incidence of COVID-19 has provided a challenge for healthcare systems in Iran, and may result in some psychological problems. Objectives: The study aims at describing depression, death anxiety, and the related factors in nurses caring for COVID-19 Patients at Kosar Hospital, Semnan, Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 89 nurses caring for COVID-19 patients were selected in October 2020 via the census method. A demographic questionnaire, Beck’s Depression inventory, and Templer Death Anxiety scale were used to collect the required data. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS software version 20. Results: The mean scores of death anxiety and depression among nurses were 7.32 ± 1.75 and 10.82 ± 8.50 respectively. The results of the Pearson’s correlation-coefficient showed a significant positive correlation between death anxiety and depression (P = 0.05), death anxiety and nurses’ age (P < 0.05), death anxiety, and nurses’ work experience (P < 0.05). Conclusions: The findings of the study revealed that nurses caring for COVID-19 patients are at high risk of death anxiety and depression. Thus, there is a need to identify these problems to prevent or reduce them with effective interventions.

The Mediating Effect of Stress Reactivity in the 18-Year Bidirectional Relationship Between Generalized Anxiety and Depression Severity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn E Barber ◽  
Nur Hani Zainal ◽  
Michelle G. Newman
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Stress Reactivity ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Generalized Anxiety ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) often precede and predict one another. Stress reactivity theories of psychopathology posit that patterns of heightened emotional reactions to stressors can result in increased vulnerability to the development of anxiety and depression. However, cross-sectional studies on this topic have hindered causal inferences. Method: The present study examined stress reactivity as a potential mediator of the sequential associations between GAD and MDD symptoms in a sample of 3,294 community-dwelling adults. GAD and MDD symptom severity (Composite International Diagnostic Interview-Short Form) was assessed at two time points (T1 and T3), approximately 18 years apart. Stress reactivity (Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire) was measured at T2. Results: Structural equation mediation modeling demonstrated that higher T1 GAD severity positively predicted more severe T3 MDD symptoms via T2 stress reactivity (d = 0.45–0.50). After controlling for T1 GAD, T2 stress reactivity was not a significant mediator in the relationship between higher T1 MDD symptoms and worse T3 GAD symptoms. Direct effects indicated that T1 GAD positively predicted T3 MDD 18 years later, and vice versa (d = 1.29–1.65). Limitations: Stress reactivity was assessed using a self-report measure, limiting conclusions to perceived (vs. behaviorally indexed) stress reactivity. Conclusions: These findings indicate that stress reactivity may be one mechanism through which GAD leads to later MDD over prolonged durations. Overall, our results suggest that targeting stress reactivity in treatments for GAD may reduce the risk of developing subsequent MDD.

Mental Health of Community-Dwelling Older Adults and Related Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roohollah Farhadloo ◽  
Sarallah Shojaei ◽  
Hamid Torabian ◽  
Mostafa Vahedian ◽  
Masoumeh Zakerimoghadam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Good Condition ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Distress Scale

Background: Improving lifestyle, increasing lifespan and life expectancy have led to the phenomenon of aging in societies. The increasing population of older adults is one of the most important economic, social, and health challenges in the current century. Objectives: This study was conducted to measure the mental health of older adults in Qom City and its relationship with socioeconomic factors. Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study on 400 older adults over 60 years in the urban areas of Qom in 2018. A multi-stage sampling method was used for this study. The research tools were a demographic questionnaire, the Kessler Psychological Distress scale (K6), and a standard psychological well-being scale. Data were analyzed by Stata 12 software using the t-test. The significance level was considered less than 0.05. Results: Considering the mental health status, based on the K6, 55% of the elderly showed signs of low depression anxiety, 34% moderate, and 11% showed severe anxiety symptoms. Regarding the status of well-being, 49.50% were in good condition (11.3 ± 3.3), 27.75% were in moderate condition (13.8 ± 2.9), and 22.75% were in poor condition (7.3 ± 2.6). Anxiety and depression had significant relationships with gender, having an illness, marital status, having a caregiver, and income. Conclusions: The results showed that about half of the elderly in Qom had moderate anxiety and depression disorders, as well as moderate mental well-being, which indicates the moderate level of anxiety and mental disorders in the elderly in Qom.

scholarly journals Death Anxiety and Depression among Long and Short Route Truck Drivers

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
L.N. Bunker ◽  
Vishnu Narayan
Keyword(s):  
Sample Size ◽  
Beck Depression Inventory ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Truck Drivers ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Short Route ◽  
Significant Difference

The present study aims to study depression and death anxiety among long route and short route truck drivers. The sample size (n=60) truck drivers 30 short-route drivers and 30 long route drivers were selected using random sampling technique. The data was collected using Thakur Death- Anxiety Scale and Beck Depression Inventory. Results shows that significant difference exist on measures of depression and death anxiety scales among long and short route truck drivers. Significant difference was found among death anxiety and depression of short route drivers and long route drivers and all truck drivers. High Pearson correlation was found among death anxiety and depression among truck drivers.

scholarly journals Place and cause of death in community-dwelling disabled elderly people

2013 ◽  
Vol 50 (6) ◽  
pp. 797-803 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Hasegawa ◽  
Hiromi Enoki ◽  
Sachiko Izawa ◽  
Takahisa Hirose ◽  
Masafumi Kuzuya
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Disabled Elderly

scholarly journals Curiosity might not help after all: Predicted trajectories for need for cognition and anxiety and depression symptoms based on findings by Zainal and Newman (2022)

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimmo Sorjonen ◽  
Gustav Nilsonne ◽  
Michael Ingre ◽  
Bo Melin
Keyword(s):  
Recent Article ◽  
Need For Cognition ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Modeling Approaches ◽  
Large N

In a recent article, Zainal and Newman (2022) reported that need for cognition (NFC) predicted anxiety and depression symptoms (ADS) across 10 years in a large (N = 6750) sample of community-dwelling adults, and furthermore that a within-person decrease in NFC was associated with an increase in ADS. Here, we analyze the modeling approaches used in that paper, and show that the two different modeling strategies employed give contradictory results, suggesting that the results are influenced by statistical artifacts and should be interpreted with caution.

scholarly journals Undercover fear of elderly people in nursing homes: Death anxiety and depression

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 587 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hicran Bektaş ◽  
Öznur Körükcü ◽  
Kamile Kabukcuoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Mild Depression ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Depression Level ◽  
One Way Anova

Aim: To find out the level of death anxiety and depression level among Turkish elderly people.Methods: This research was carried out on 106 elderly people aged 60 years and older from three different nursing homes. Descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA, t-test, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, and correlations were used for the analyses.Results: The 25.4% of elderly were between 65-69 years old, and included most of the elderly who were male (83%), single (92.5%) and retired (35.8%).The overall mean on depression was 14.43, and the death anxiety was 7.57.  Mild depression was found in 69.8%, and no symptoms of depression were reported by 16% of the subjects. A positive correlation was found between total score of GDS and TDAS (r: 0.304, p<0.01).Conclusion: Healthcare professionals working with elderly people in nursing homes should be aware about death anxiety of the elderly.

scholarly journals Mitigating the Psychological Impacts of COVID-19 in Southern Nigeria; Public Awareness of Routine Exercises and Preventive Measures

2021 ◽  
pp. 72-83
Author(s):  
Eucharia Ijego Asogwa ◽  
Emmanuel Ifeanyi Obeagu ◽  
Okechukwu S. Abonyi ◽  
Chinyere Ori Elom ◽  
Dioma U Udeoji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Prophylactic Measure ◽  
Prophylactic Measures ◽  
Southern Nigeria ◽  
Psychological Impacts

Psychological impacts of COVID-19 outbreak include anxiety and depression. These effects of the pandemic could be avoided by awareness of preventive measures to control the spread of the disease, and to prophylactic measure (routine exercise) to mitigate the psychological impacts of the pandemic. This study aimed at investigating the level of public awareness to the preventive and prophylactic measures against the psychological impacts of COVID-19 outbreak in southern Nigeria. A cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted with 1200 community-dwelling working-class individuals were purposefully recruited from three states in the southern Nigeria. Data collected was analysed and presented in descriptive (Frequencies and percentages) and inferential (Chi-square) statistics. P-value was 0.05. Result showed that few respondents (34%) were aware of the preventive measures against psychological impacts due to COVID-19 widespread, through information got majorly from mass and social media. Majority (63%) of the respondents were aware of the efficacy of the prophylactic measure, routine exercises, to mitigating anxiety and depression due to COVID-19 pandemic. There was less public awareness of the effects of the preventive and prophylactic measures on the psychological impact of the pandemic in southern Nigeria. Thus, there is need for policy makers to broaden and strengthen awareness strategies on both measures to improve psychosocial wellbeing especially in the faces of endemic and pandemic.

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