A cross sectional study on reproductive and mental health issues among adolescent girls of South Goa

Abstract Background Mental health issues such as depression and anxiety are usually underdiagnosed and undertreated. Medications are one primary modality in the management of mental health problems. Hence, pharmacists have a vital role in supporting patients regarding medications’ efficacy and safety. However, the potential role of pharmacists in managing mental health issues in Jordan has not been well established. Aim This study aimed at assessing attitudes and actual practices of Jordanian pharmacists regarding providing mental health services. Method: This was a cross-sectional study that used a convenience sample of 347 pharmacists using a self-reported-based questionnaire, which took place in Amman, the capital of Jordan. Results Participating pharmacists had a positive attitude towards providing care for patients with mental health problems. However, their actual practice did not resonate with their enthusiasm, especially when it comes to long-term follow-up of disease symptom, medications’ side effects and adherence. Pharmacists were eager to collaborate with their colleagues, but the level of actual cooperation was less than desired. The most commonly reported barrier was the lack of education on mental health issues (71.5%), followed by lack of privacy in the pharmacy settings (53.9%). To effectively involve pharmacist in the care of mental health patients, pharmacists should receive adequate education/training in the mental health topics, and pharmacies should be redesigned to provide a private area for patient counseling. Conclusion To effectively involve pharmacist in the care of mental health patients, pharmacists should receive adequate education/training in the mental health topics, and pharmacies should be redesigned to provide a private area for patient counseling.

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Depression, Suicidal Ideation and Perceived Stress in Italian Humanities Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Psychological Reports ◽

10.1177/0033294120984441 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 003329412098444

Author(s):

Fabrizio Bert ◽

Maria Ferrara ◽

Edoardo Boietti ◽

Elisa Langiano ◽

Armando Savatteri ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Suicidal Ideation ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Issues ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Mental Health Issues

Mental health issues are common among university students. Nevertheless, few studies focused on Italian students. This study aimed to assess prevalence and associated factors of perceived stress (PS), depressive symptoms (DS) and suicidal ideation (SI) in an Italian sample. A cross-sectional study was conducted amongst a convenience sample of students in humanities field (2018). Questionnaires were self-administered. Outcomes were assessed through Beck Depression Inventory-II (DS, SI) and Perceived Stress Scale (PS). Multivariable regressions were performed (p-value < 0.05 significant; sample size = 203). DS and SI prevalence was 30.6% and 8.8%. PS median score was 20 (IQR = 11), 87.7% reported moderate/severe PS. DS likelihood was increased by psychiatric disorders family history and not attending first year of course and decreased by not thinking that university hinders personal activities. Chronic disease and higher stress score increased SI probability; good/excellent family cohesion reduced it. Being female, thinking that university hinders resting/relaxing, seeing a psychologist/psychiatrist were positively associated with PS; having no worries about future was negatively associated. A high prevalence of mental health issues was reported, with miscellaneous associated factors that were linked to both private and social aspects. Universities must be aware of this to provide efficient preventive measures.

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Conducting a Cross-Sectional Study Examining Prevalence of Mental Health Issues in Conflict-Affected Adults Attending Primary Care in Northern Sri Lanka: Challenges and Lessons Learned

10.4135/9781529717051 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Shannon Doherty ◽

Giselle Dass

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Primary Care ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Health Issues ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Mental Health Issues

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Prevalence and predictors of depression, anxiety, and stress among adults in Ghana: A community-based cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0258105 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (10) ◽

pp. e0258105

Author(s):

Hubert Amu ◽

Eric Osei ◽

Philip Kofie ◽

Richard Owusu ◽

Samuel Adolf Bosoka ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Formal Education ◽

Adult Population ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Issues ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Community Based ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Mental Health Issues ◽

Predictors Of Depression

Introduction Over the past two decades, there have been several global interventions including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), aimed at improving health outcomes. Despite efforts by countries to achieve the SDG targets, mental health challenges remain major public health concerns globally. We examined the prevalence and predictors of depression, anxiety, and stress as well as the comorbidities of these mental health issues among adults. Materials and methods This was a community-based cross-sectional study conducted among 2456 adults in four districts of the Volta Region of Ghana using data from the UHAS-Yonsei University Partnership Project. We analysed the data using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, correlation, and binary logistic regression. Results Overall, 51.8% of the participants had at least one of the mental health issues examined. The prevalence of a mental health issue was 25.2%, 53.3%, and 9.7% for depression, anxiety, and stress respectively. Participants constituting 8.3% experienced all three mental health issues as comorbidities. Participants’ level of formal education and income significantly predicted depression, anxiety, and stress respectively at the multivariable level. Adults with a tertiary level of education were, for instance, 68% (AOR = 0.32, 95%CI = 0.15–0.66), 65% (AOR = 0.35, 95%CI = 0.17–0.73), and 50% (AOR = 0.50, 95%CI = 0.33–0.76) less likely to experience depression, anxiety, and stress, respectively compared with those who had no formal education. Conclusion The majority of our study participants either experienced depression, anxiety, or stress. There were quite high comorbidities of the mental health issues among the adult population. To accelerate progress towards the achievement of SDG 3.4 target of promoting mental health and wellbeing for all by the year 2030, there is a need for effective implementation of the country’s 2012 Mental Health Act which makes provisions for the establishment of a Mental Health Fund. This could improve the financial circumstances of indigenes as income has been realised in the present study as an important factor influencing depression, anxiety, and stress among the adult population.

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Mental Health Among School-Going Adolescents in Greater London: A Cross-Sectional Study

Frontiers in Psychiatry ◽

10.3389/fpsyt.2021.592624 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Asmaa Al-Zawaadi ◽

Iman Hesso ◽

Reem Kayyali

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Significant Risk ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Study Cohort ◽

Health Issues ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Mental Health Issues ◽

Starting Point

Objectives: Mental health problems are among the leading causes of health-related disability among children and adolescents worldwide. However, there is still a global challenge in terms of gathering consistent epidemiological information about the issue. The present study was designed to describe various mental health issues and factors associated with negative feelings among adolescents in Greater London.Methods: This is a cross sectional study, using a self-administered questionnaire (Cronbach's alpha = 0.742). A convenience sampling strategy was used to recruit participants who were school/college-attending adolescents, aged 11–19. A minimum sample size of 199 was required (95% confidence interval, 5% margin of error, and 15.3% population proportion). The study was conducted between February and April 2016 in Greater London. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics including chi square, Spearman correlation, and binary logistic regression were used to identify the key findings. Data analysis was performed using SPSS v21.Results: A total of 526 out of 1,920 surveys were collected across 18 secondary schools and two colleges, giving a response rate of 27.4%. More than half of the adolescents reported to be either neutral (41.4%), sad (7.8%), or very sad (2.8%), whereas 48% reported to be either happy (35%) or very happy (13%). Difficulties in relationships and hectic schedules were among the most stressful situations affecting adolescents' mental health. Discrimination was identified as the main predicting factor with five-fold increase in odds of having negative mental health symptomatology. Other significant risk factors identified were age, gender, smoking, and health comorbidities.Conclusion: Discrimination was identified as the most predictive factor influencing negative symptomatology among the study cohort. The study had several limitations, most notably the use of a non-validated surrogate measure for mental health, in addition to the exclusion of adolescents aged 10–11 years, school/college dropouts and non-school-going adolescents. A similar study on a national scale is highly recommended to determine the real magnitude of the problem, which would be the starting point toward proper tackling of mental health issues and associated complexities among the adolescent population across England.

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Beneath the surface: mental health, and harassment and abuse of athletes participating in the FINA (Aquatics) World Championships, 2019

10.1101/2021.04.06.21254987 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Margo Mountjoy ◽

Astrid Junge ◽

Christer Magnusson ◽

Farhad Moradi Shahpar ◽

Edgar Ivan Ortiz Lizcano ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Eating Disorders ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Open Water ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Issues ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Mental Health Issues ◽

Anonymous Questionnaire

Objective: To assess the mental health and experience of sport-related harassment and abuse of athletes participating in the FINA World Championships 2019, and to analyse it in relation to gender and the aquatic disciplines. Design: Cross-sectional study using an anonymous questionnaire. Methods: During the Championships, registered athletes (swimmers, divers, high divers, water polo players, artistic swimmers, open-water swimmers) completed a survey including the main outcome measures of depression (CES-D-10), eating disorders (BEDA-Q), the subjective need for psychotherapeutic support, and the experience of harassment and/or abuse in their sports environment. Results: A quarter of the athletes (n=62, 24.6%) were classified as depressed and more than a third (n=111, 35.0%) as having an eating disorder. More than 40% of the athletes stated that they wanted or needed psychotherapeutic support for mental health problems. Fifty-one athletes (14.9%) had experienced harassment/abuse in sport themselves, and 31 (9%) had witnessed it in another athlete. The experiences of harassment and abuse ranged from unwanted comments about body or appearance (40.2%) to rewards in sport for sexual favours (2.5%) and rape (0.3%). Athletes who had experienced harassment/abuse in sport themselves had higher average scores for depression and eating disorders, and more of them needed psychotherapeutic support. Up to a third would not talk to anybody if they saw or experienced harassment/abuse, and less than 20% would talk to an official for help. Conclusion: Targeted initiatives are required to address the burden of mental health issues and harassment and abuse in sport in the FINA aquatic disciplines.

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PREVALENCE OF SMARTPHONE ADDICTION AMONG STUDENTS OF COLLEGES OF REHABILITATION SCIENCES

Pakistan Journal of Rehabilitation ◽

10.36283/pjr.zu.10.2/004 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 14-18

Author(s):

Mehreen Zahid

Keyword(s):

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Smartphone Addiction ◽

Age Group ◽

Depression And Anxiety ◽

Health Issues ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Mental Health Issues ◽

Rehabilitation Sciences

BACKGROUND AND AIM Smartphones have become an essential tool now days that impact psychologically as well as physically to the user. This study rules out smartphone excess usage and its addiction amongst pupil from Colleges of Rehabilitation Sciences METHODOLOGY A cross-sectional study was conducted on 260 medical students out of which 50 dropped out later. Smartphone Addiction Scale (SAS) was used to assess the level of smartphone addiction amongst these individuals. RESULTS The statistical value of mean is 1.48 for both the genders whereas the statistical value of mean for age ranging from 20-25 years is 21.7 and the standard deviation is 0.50 for gender and 1.38 for the included age group. Only 7 participants (3.3%) were found to have low smartphone addiction level, 108 participants (51.4%) to be moderately addicted and 95 participants (45.2%) to have higher addiction. CONCLUSION The excessive use of smartphone was significant among the individuals aged 22 years and more specifically the more males than the females were found to be more addicted by smartphone. Our findings may help in the development of policies and guidelines which should be followed by the students to improve their quality of life and mental health issues such as depression and anxiety.

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Mental health, sleep quality and quality of life in individuals with and without multiple health conditions during home quarantine in India due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study

F1000Research ◽

10.12688/f1000research.24321.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

pp. 718 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ramesh Chandra Patra ◽

Biswajit Kanungo ◽

Parul Bawa

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Sleep Quality ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Issues ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The World ◽

Health Related ◽

Multiple Health

Background: Since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic, global spread has created several challenges for the general public and health care workers across the world. The primary aim of this study was to assess the psychological stress, sleep quality, and health-related quality of life (QoL) of individuals with multiple health issues during home quarantine caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: 50 individuals were recruited between 28th March and 30th April 2020, who have a history of chronic health issues, and 50 individuals with no health issues for this cross-sectional study. Three questionnaires were used to evaluate the mental health [depression anxiety stress scale (DASS-21)], sleep quality [Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI)], and QoL [short form of health-related questionnaire (SF-36)] of participants. Statistical analysis was carried out with Student’s t-test, using SPSS software v16. Results: Baseline demographic characteristics were homogenous for both groups of participants. Intergroup analysis revealed statistically significant differences in mental health (p<0.001), sleep quality (p<0.001), and QoL (p<0.001) between the two groups. Conclusion: Our findings indicate that individuals with chronic health issues exhibit higher mental health problems, lower quality of sleep and have a lower health-related QoL. More research needs to be done for this group of individuals and the Government should plan to care of these individuals.

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Self-esteem and wellbeing among tribal and non-tribal adolescent girls

International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences ◽

10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20213414 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (9) ◽

pp. 2723

Author(s):

Lokesh Kumar Ranjan ◽

Pramod R. Gupta ◽

Nilesh Maruti Gujar

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Significant Contribution ◽

Wellness Programs ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Social Functions ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Adolescent Period

Background: Adolescent period reports experiences of changes in physical, mental and social functions. Self-esteem has a significant contribution to wellbeing and depression in adolescent. The aim and objective was to evaluate self-esteem and wellbeing among adolescent girls with tribal and non-tribal ethnicity.Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted in which 2 schools and 1 institute selected using purposive sampling. The total enumeration method of random sampling was obtained to select participants. Total of 360 adolescent girls (180 each tribal and non-tribal adolescent girls) were selected for the study. Socio-demographic datasheet, adolescent wellbeing scale and Rosenberg self-esteem scale were used for the assessment.Results: The adolescent girls with tribal ethnicity found to have low self-esteem and wellbeing (depressive) compared to adolescent girls with non-tribal ethnicity. 33.9% of tribal adolescent girls and 13.3% of non-tribal adolescent girls found in depressive dimension.Conclusions: The deliberate efforts to build self-esteem and wellbeing among tribal adolescent girls can help to promote their mental health. The mental health promotion and wellness programs specific to ethnicity and culture requires to uphold the wellbeing of the adolescent girls with tribal ethnicity.

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