scholarly journals The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 8: Its Psychometric Evaluation Among Women with Chronic Non-Cancer Pelvic Pain

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amira Ali ◽  
Amin Omar Hendawy ◽  
Rasmieh Al-Amer ◽  
Ghada Shahrour ◽  
Esraa M. Ali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Assault ◽  
Pelvic Pain ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Psychiatric Comorbidity ◽  
Menopausal Status ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Pain Severity ◽  
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Scale 8

Abstract Psychiatric comorbidity and abusive experiences in chronic pelvic pain (CPP) conditions may prolong disease course. This study investigated the psychometrics of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 8 (DASS-8) among women with CPP (N = 214, mean age = 33.3 ± 12.4 years). The DASS-8 expressed excellent fit, invariance across age groups and menopausal status, good discriminant validity (differentiating women with psychiatric comorbidity from those without comorbidity: U = 2018.0, p = 0.001), excellent reliability (alpha = 0.90), adequate predictive and convergent validity indicated by strong correlation with the DASS-21 (r = 0.94) and high values of item-total correlations (r = 0.884 to 0.893). In two-step cluster analysis, it classified women into low and high distress clusters (n = 141 and 73), with significantly higher levels of distress, pain severity and duration, and physical symptoms in cluster 2. The DASS-8 correlated with pain severity/duration, depression/anxiety symptoms, sexual assault, fatigue, headache severity, and physical symptoms at the same level expressed by the parent scale, or even greater. Accordingly, distress may represent a target for early identification of psychiatric comorbidity, CPP severity, sexual assault, fatigue, etc. Therefore, the DASS-8 is a useful brief measure of mental symptoms among women with CPP.

scholarly journals PSYCHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE SLOVAK VERSION OF THE POSTPARTUM BONDING QUESTIONNAIRE FOR NON-CLINICAL SAMPLE

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarína Greškovičová ◽  
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Barbora Zdechovanová ◽  
Rebeka Farkašová ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parental Stress ◽  
Postnatal Depression ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Clinical Population ◽  
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Postpartum Bonding

"Bonding represents an emotional tie that one experiences towards one´s own child. There are several instruments to measure the level and quality of bonding. Among them we chose and translated the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire by Brockington et al. (2001) into Slovak language. The aim of this study was to analyse its psychometric qualities. Our non-clinical sample consisted of women (N= 372) 18 and 44 years (M= 29.74; SD= 5.25) who recently gave birth in Slovakian hospitals. Data collection was carried out from September 2015 until March 2018. Participants filled the Postpartum bonding questionnaire by Brockington et al. (2001) and some of them other three tools: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale by Cox, Holgen and Sagovsky (1987), Depression Anxiety Stress scale-42 (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995) and Parental Stress Scale (Berry & Jones, 1995). The distributions of the items of the bonding were mostly skewed and leptokurtic. Internal consistency is high for the overall Lack of Bonding (?= .897) and varies in factors- ?= .820 for Impaired Bonding, ?= .779 for Rejection and Anger, ?= .506 for Anxiety about Care and ?= .321 for Risk of Abuse. In order to prove convergent validity, we correlated overall Lack of Bonding with depression (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, rs= .251, Depression Anxiety Stress scale-42 depression rs=.404; n=79), stress and anxiety (Depression Anxiety Stress scale-42, stress rs=.392; anxiety rs=.496; n=79) and parental stress (Parental Stress Scale score; rs= .674, n=99). We did not confirm original factor structure via confirmatory factor analysis using principal axis factoring with oblimine rotation. Then, we used principal component analysis with varimax rotation method to reduce the items. 6 components were extracted. Component 1 was comprised of 15 items that explained 35,6 % of the variance with loadings from .306 to .733. Hence, we proposed new item-structure for the Slovak PBQ. We concluded that the Slovak version of the PBQ proved to have good overall reliability. We found evidences for the convergent validity with parental stress, anxiety, stress, and partly depression, because there were two different results. We also suggest creating a shorter version based on the analysis. Among limits we can see tools used for validity evidence and sample without participants for clinical population. We advise to use the Slovak version of the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire as a tool to measure bonding in a research context and to use overall summary index (Lack of Bonding) instead of factors."

PENGARUH STRES TERHADAP FUNGSI MEMORI PADA PASIEN DIABETES MELITUS DI KOTA DEPOK

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 124
Author(s):  
Fathiya Hanisya ◽  
Dikha Ayu Kurnia
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Digit Span ◽  
Memory Function ◽  
Early Assessment ◽  
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Spearman Rank ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Diabetes Melitus

Diabetes melitus merupakan penyakit kronis yang dapat mempengaruhi sisi psikologi penderitanya. Stres merupakan salah satu akibat dari penyakit kronis. Stres memiliki dampak negatif pada penderita diabetes melitus karena menyebabkan keadaan hiperglikemia. Hiperglikemia merupakan awal mula dari kerusakan fungsi kognitif, salah satunya kerusakan pada fungsi memori. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui hubungan antara stres dengan fungsi memori. Desain penelitian ini adalah analitik korelatif dengan pendekatan cross sectional, menggunakan 85 responden penderita diabetes melitus di Kecamatan Sawangan Depok. Stres dinilai menggunakan Depression, Anxiety, Stress scale 42 khususnya pada subscale stres sebanyak 14 pernyataan. Sedangkan fungsi memori dinilai menggunakan digit span forward and backward. Uji analisis bivariat menggunakan uji Spearman Rank menyatakan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang bermakna antara stres dan fungsi memori pada penderita diabetes melitus di Kota Depok (p<0,05). Penelitian ini merekomendasikan kepada praktisi kesehatan untuk menekankan manajemen stres dalam tatalaksana diabetes melitus dan penilaian awal tingkat stres sebelum dilakukan pendidikan kesehatan pada penderita diabetes melitus. Kata kunci: stres, fungsi memori, diabetes melitus, depok AbstractDiabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that affect psychological side of individual with diabetes. Stress is one of the result of chronic disease. Stress has a negative impact on people with diabetes melitus because it causes a state of hyperglycemia. Hyperglycaemia is the beginning of cognitive function impairment, one of which is damage to memory function. This study aims was to determine the relationship between stress and memory function. The design of this study was correlative analytic with cross sectional approach, using 85 respondents with diabetes mellitus in Kecamatan Sawangan Depok. Stress was assessed using Depression, Anxiety, Stress scale 42 (DASS 42), especially on stress subscales consists of 14 statements. While the memory function was assessed using the forward and backward digit span. Bivariate analysis test using Spearman Rank test stated that there was a significant relationship between stress and memory function in people with diabetes mellitus in Depok City (p <0,05). This study recommends to health practitioners to emphasize stress management in the management of diabetes mellitus and early assessment of stress levels prior to health education in people with diabetes mellitus. Keywords: stress, memory function, diabetes mellitus, depok

The Relationship Between Smartphone Use, Insomnia, Stress, and Anxiety Among University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 105477382098316
Author(s):  
Nisreen Al Battashi ◽  
Omar Al Omari ◽  
Murad Sawalha ◽  
Safiya Al Maktoumi ◽  
Ahmed Alsuleitini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Insomnia Severity Index ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Smartphone Use ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Insomnia Severity

The rapid increase in the number of smartphone users has raised concern about the negative psychosocial and physical effects of this use. A descriptive cross-sectional design was conducted to investigate the relationship between smartphone use, anxiety and insomnia among university students. A convenience sample of 404 students from one public university completed questionnaires with items from the Smartphone Addiction Scale, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale and the Insomnia Severity Index, with some demographic data. High smartphone addition scale score was significantly associated with higher anxiety and stress scores of the Depression Anxiety Stress scale, and higher insomnia severity index score. The findings support the importance of an intervention program to promote appropriate use of smartphones and to improve sleep and psychological symptoms such as stress and anxiety among university students.

The Arabic Version of The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21: Cumulative scaling and discriminant-validation testing

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 ◽  
pp. 56-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amira Mohammed Ali ◽  
Anwar Ahmed ◽  
Amira Sharaf ◽  
Norito Kawakami ◽  
Samia M. Abdeldayem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arabic Version ◽  
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Validation Testing

scholarly journals Acyloxyacyl hydrolase modulates pelvic pain severity

2018 ◽  
Vol 314 (3) ◽  
pp. R353-R365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenbin Yang ◽  
Ryan E. Yaggie ◽  
Mingchen C. Jiang ◽  
Charles N. Rudick ◽  
Joseph Done ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pelvic Pain ◽  
Chronic Pelvic Pain ◽  
Cell Activation ◽  
Pseudorabies Virus ◽  
Allelic Variation ◽  
Pain Severity ◽  
Mast Cell Activation ◽  
Bladder Pain ◽  
Acyloxyacyl Hydrolase ◽  
Deficient Mice

Chronic pelvic pain causes significant patient morbidity and is a challenge to clinicians. Using a murine neurogenic cystitis model that recapitulates key aspects of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC), we recently showed that pseudorabies virus (PRV) induces severe pelvic allodynia in BALB/c mice relative to C57BL/6 mice. Here, we report that a quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis of PRV-induced allodynia in F2CxBprogeny identified a polymorphism on chromosome 13, rs6314295 , significantly associated with allodynia (logarithm of odds = 3.11). The nearby gene encoding acyloxyacyl hydrolase ( Aoah) was induced in the sacral spinal cord of PRV-infected mice. AOAH-deficient mice exhibited increased vesicomotor reflex in response to bladder distension, consistent with spontaneous bladder hypersensitivity, and increased pelvic allodynia in neurogenic cystitis and postbacterial chronic pain models. AOAH deficiency resulted in greater bladder pathology and tumor necrosis factor production in PRV neurogenic cystitis, markers of increased bladder mast cell activation. AOAH immunoreactivity was detectable along the bladder-brain axis, including in brain sites previously correlated with human chronic pelvic pain. Finally, AOAH-deficient mice had significantly higher levels of bladder vascular endothelial growth factor, an emerging marker of chronic pelvic pain in humans. These findings indicate that AOAH modulates pelvic pain severity, suggesting that allelic variation in Aoah influences pelvic pain in IC.

scholarly journals Identifikasi Tingkat Stres Peserta Didik Menjelang Ujian Nasional pada Jenjang Pendidikan Menengah

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Arjanto S.Pd., M.Pd
Keyword(s):  
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Descriptive Research

Ujian nasional menimbulkan berbagai tuntutan. Peserta didik merasa dituntut untuk meraih pencapaian (achievement). Tuntutan ini dapat memberi tekanan yang berpotensi menimbulkan stres pada diri peserta didik. Stres yang dialami peserta didik pada tingkatan yang ringan justru membuat peserta didik bersemangat untuk belajar dalam menghadapi ujian nasional, namun pada tahap selanjutnya stres dapat menimbulkan keluhan-keluhan dari peserta didik. Tujuan Penelitian adalah untuk mengidentifikasi tingkat stres peserta didik menjelang ujian nasional jenjang pendidikan menengah. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan kuantitatif (descriptive research). Instrumen penelitian untuk mengukur tingkat stres berdasarkan symptom/gejala yang muncul dari individu yang mengalami stres menggunakan Instrumen DASS (depression anxiety stress scale). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan 8% peserta didik mengalami stres yang berat, 24% peserta didik mengalami stres pada taraf sedang, 50% peserta didik mengalami pada taraf ringan dan 18% peserta didik mengalami stres pada taraf normal dan tidak terdapat peserta didik yang mengalami stres pada tingkatan sangat berat. Peneliti menyarankan untuk: 1) memperbanyak jumlah subjek penelitian sehingga dapat menggeneralisasikan data penelitian, 2) mengontrol faktor-faktor lain yang diperkirakan dapat mempengaruhi tingkat stres peserta didik seperti dukungan sosial dari keluarga, peran guru pembimbingan di sekolah, serta kepribadian peserta didik yang rentan terhadap stres.

scholarly journals RESPON PSIKOSOSIAL SISWA ASRAMA DI BINA SISWA SMA PLUS CISARUA JAWA BARAT

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Dewi Yulia Fathonah ◽  
Taty Hernawaty ◽  
Nita Fitria
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Personality Development ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Stratified Random Sampling ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale ◽  
Stress Scale ◽  
Psychosocial Responses ◽  
Character Building

ABSTRAKSekolah berasrama merupakan model sekolah yang memiliki tuntutan lebih tinggi dalam hal pembangunan karakter, pengembangan kepribadian, dan penanaman nilai-nilai hidup jika dibanding dengan sekolah reguler. Tuntutan-tuntutan tersebut dapat memberikan dampak positif maupun negatif bagi kehidupan peserta didik sehingga memunculkan respon psikososial. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran respon psikososial siswa asrama di Bina Siswa SMA PLUS Cisarua Provinsi Jawa Barat. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kuantitatif dengan populasi seluruh siswa asrama yang berjumlah 210 orang. Pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik proportionate stratified random sampling dan didapatkan jumlah responden 138 orang. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah Psychometric Properties of The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 42 (DASS) yang dikembangkan oleh Lovibond & Lovibond (1995). Analisis data yang digunakan adalah univariat dengan rumus distribusi frekuensi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan presentase respon psikososial pada siswa asrama hampir seluruhnya (64,5%) atau 89 orang tidak mengalami stres, hampir setengahnya (31,9%) atau 44 orang mengalami kecemasan tingkat sedang, dan hampir seluruhnya (84,1%) atau 116 orang tidak mengalami depresi. Simpulan dari penelitian ini menunjukkan respon psikososial terbesar yang dialami oleh siswa asrama adalah kecemasan tingkat sedang. Saran, pihak asrama diharapkan meningkatkan pelayanan terutama layanan konsultasi atau bimbingan konseling bagi siswa asrama.ABSTRACTBoarding schools are a model of schools that have higher demands in character building, personality development, and the planting of living values when compared to regular schools. These demands can have both positive and negative effects on the learner's life resulting in a psychosocial response. This study aims to determine the description of psychosocial responses of boarding students in Bina Siswa SMA PLUS Cisarua West Java Province. The research method used is descriptive quantitative with population of all student dormitory which amounted to 210 people. Sampling in this study using proportionate stratified random sampling technique and got the number of respondents 138 people. The instruments used are Psychometric Properties of The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 42 (DASS) developed by Lovibond & Lovibond (1995). The data analysis used is univariate with frequency distribution formula. The results of the study showed that the percentage of psychosocial responses in the dormitories was almost entirely (64.5%) or 89 people were not stressed, nearly half (31.9%) or 44 had moderate anxiety, and almost all (84.1%) or 116 people are not depressed. The conclusions from this study indicate the greatest psychosocial response experienced by boarding students is moderate anxiety. Suggestion, the dormitory is expected to improve the service especially consultation service or counseling guidance for student dormitory. 

Menopausal Status, Moderate-Intensity Walking, and Symptoms in Midlife Women

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
JoEllen Wilbur ◽  
Arlene Michaels Miller ◽  
Judith McDevitt ◽  
Edward Wang ◽  
Josephine Miller
Keyword(s):  
African American Women ◽  
Menopausal Status ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Midlife Women ◽  
Moderate Intensity ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Walking Intervention ◽  
Home Based ◽  
And Control

The purpose of this randomized clinical trial study was to determine the effectiveness of a 24-week, home-based, moderate-intensity, walking intervention in improving symptoms (vasomotor, uro-genital/sexual, sleep, psychological, cognitive, physical) experienced by midlife women. One hundred and seventy-three Caucasian and African American women aged 45 to 65 who were not on hormone therapy, had no major signs or symptoms of cardiovascular disease, and were sedentary in their leisure activity were randomly assigned to the moderate-intensity walking group or the nonexercise control group. The exercise prescription was walking at a frequency of 4 times a week for a duration of 20 to 30 minutes. The symptom impact inventory included the frequency, intensity, and bothersomeness of 33 symptoms collected at baseline and 24 weeks. Adherence was measured with a heart rate monitor and exercise log. Average adherence to frequency of walking was 71.6% of the expected walks. After 24 weeks, there were no differences between the walking and control group on change in symptoms. However, multiple regression revealed that frequency of adherence to walking along with change in physical symptoms and menopausal status were significant predictors of change in sleep symptoms. While walking did not improve most symptoms experienced by midlife women, frequency of walking may improve sleep.

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