scholarly journals Evaluation of the Correlation Between Depression and Physical Activity Among Elderly Patients with Osteoporosis: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linjun Shi ◽  
Xuexue Deng ◽  
Xiaoping Zhou ◽  
Wenjing Liu ◽  
Yueshan Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Rating

Abstract Background: Depression and osteoporosis are two chronic diseases that affect many people and have a significant impact on incidence, mortality, and quality of life. An association between osteoporosis and depression has been described in the literature. However, few studies have reported the correlation between depression and physical activity in elderly patients with osteoporosis in China.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from August 1, 2020, to January 29, 2021. Eligible participants were aged ≥60 years and identified as having osteoporosis. One hundred and seventy-three patients were recruited in the outpatient department of West China Hospital. A self-designed demographic data questionnaire, self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), self-rating depression scale (SDS), and physical activity scale in the elderly (PASE) were used to evaluate anxiety and depression status and physical activity of the participants. Multivariate linear regression was performed to evaluate the factors affecting physical activity. Spearman’s correlation coefficient was used to analyze the correlation among physical activity, anxiety, and depression in elderly patients with osteoporosis.Results: Of the 173 participants with osteoporosis, 114 (65.9%) were aged 60-75 years. The physical activity scores were 78.17±3.03.131 (75.72%) for participants with anxiety and 122 (70.52%) for participants with depression. Multiple linear regression showed that age, education, smoking, participation in social activity, activity of daily life, frailty phenotype, SAS, and SDS were independent risk factors for physical activity in elderly patients with osteoporosis. Physical activity was negatively correlated with anxiety and depression. This means that the higher the physical activity score was, the lower the incidence of anxiety and depression.Conclusions: We found that anxiety and depression were prevalent, and physical activity was negatively correlated with anxiety and depression in elderly patients with osteoporosis in China. Medical staff should focus on the factors that influence anxiety and depression among elderly patients with osteoporosis and reduce the incidence of anxiety and depression.

scholarly journals The mental health of neurological doctors and nurses in Hunan Province, China, during the COVID-19 outbreak

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Changqing Chen ◽  
Xianjun Ning ◽  
Fang Yu ◽  
Qin Huang ◽  
Xi Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depression Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Hunan Province ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Rating ◽  
National Norms ◽  
Doctors And Nurses

Abstract Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of anxiety and depression in neurological doctors and nurses in Hunan Province, China, during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among neurological doctors and nurses in Hunan Province. Symptoms of anxiety and depression were assessed by the Zung Self-Rating Anxiety scale (SAS) and Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS).Results: The average SAS standard scores of neurological physicians were 41.33 ± 8.98, higher than Chinese national norms. The prevalence of anxiety (defined as a total score ≥50 on the SAS) and depression (defined as a total score ≥53 on the SDS) in nurses (20.3%, 30.2%) was higher than in doctors (12.6%, 20.2%). Logistic regression analysis showed that attitude toward the risk of infection due to the shortage of protective equipment was independently associated with anxiety among neurological staff (OR = 2.004, 95% CI: 1.257 - 3.193).Conclusions: Symptoms of anxiety and depression were more prevalent among neurological nurses than doctors in Hunan Province. The shortage of protective equipment led to anxiety in the medical staff of neurology departments, which merits attention during the battle against COVID-19.

scholarly journals Depression, Anxiety and Fear due to COVID-19 in Pakistan: A Study based on Learning Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-120
Author(s):  
Farhat Jan ◽  
Muhammad Azeem Qureshi ◽  
Dr. Malik Mureed Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Online Survey ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological States ◽  
Self Rating ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Psychological pressures leading towards instability of psychological states like anxiety, stress, fear and depression. The main objectives of present study were to explore the existence of anxiety, depression and fear among public. A cross-sectional study was conducted from 15th April to 4th May, 2020. Three research instruments including Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCS), Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) were used. 530 valid questionnaires were received in response to online survey. The results showed that 518 (97.7%) of individuals have fear. The results indicated that those 403 (76.0%) respondents were non-anxious and 127 (46.0%) people were anxious. Depression and non-depression rate was 55.5% and 45.5% respectively. It was revealed that anxiety, depression and fear have significant positive correlation. It was also found that females faced more anxiety, fear and depression than males. Results indicated that following precaution against coronavirus reduces anxiety, depression and fear. Students were found to have higher mean scores on FCS, SAS and SDS as compare to working and unemployed individuals. Compared to students of intermediate, graduation and post-graduation, Undergraduates had higher mean scores which show more fear, anxiety and depression. Therefore, it is requirement due to outbreak of COVID-19 to facilitate psychological state of general public. Keywords: COVID-19, Anxiety, Depression, Fear, Correlation

scholarly journals Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety amongst Cancer Patients in a Hospital Setting: A Cross-Sectional Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anish Khalil ◽  
Muhammad Faheem ◽  
Ammad Fahim ◽  
Haran Innocent ◽  
Zainab Mansoor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background. The biomedical care for cancer has not been complemented by psychosocial progressions in cancer care.Objectives. To find the prevalence of anxiety and depression amongst cancer patients in a hospital setting.Design and Setting. This cross-sectional study was conducted at the tertiary care hospitals Shifa International Hospital Islamabad and Nuclear Medicine, Oncology, and Radiotherapy Institute [NORI].Patients and Methods. 300 patients were interviewed from both the outpatient and inpatient department using The Aga Khan University Anxiety and Depression Scale (AKUADS).Main Outcome Measures. Using a score of 20 and above on the AKUADS, 146 (48.7%) patients were suffering from anxiety and depression.Results. When cross tabulation was done between different factors and the cancer patients with anxiety and depression, the following factors were found out to be significant with associatedpvalue < 0.05: education of the patient, presence of cancer in the family, the severity of pain, and the patient’s awareness of his anxiety and depression. Out of 143 (47.7%) uneducated patients, 85 (59.4%) were depressed, hence making it the highest educational category suffering from depression and anxiety.Conclusion. The prevalence of anxiety and depression amongst cancer patients was high showing that importance should be given to screening and counseling cancer patients for anxiety and depression, to help them cope with cancer as a disease and its impact on their mental wellbeing.Limitations. The frequency of female patients in our research was higher than those of male patients.

scholarly journals Agreement between a single-item measure of anxiety and depression and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale: A cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. e0210111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Turon ◽  
Mariko Carey ◽  
Allison Boyes ◽  
Bree Hobden ◽  
Sophie Dilworth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depression Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Single Item

scholarly journals The psychological burden in survivors of stroke and caregivers dyads in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo): a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Germain Manzekele Bin Kitoko ◽  
Bives Mutume. Vivalya ◽  
Martial Mumbere Vagheni ◽  
Thierry Matonda Ma Nzuzi ◽  
Sam Mampunza Lusambulu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Democratic Republic Of Congo ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Stroke Survivors ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Burden ◽  
Zarit Burden Inventory

Abstract Background: Stroke exposes the patients and the caregivers to the development of burden in terms of health, economic and social costs. Few studies have focused on the relationship between the psychological burden and the level of disability in stroke survivors and caregiver dyads. Methods: This cross-sectional study aimed at determining the psychological burden of stroke in patients and caregivers in Kinshasa. 85 stroke survivors and caregivers dyads were screened using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Zarit Burden Inventory, and the Rankin’s modified Scale to determine respectively the depression, the anxiety in stroke survivors as well as the caregivers’ psychological burden. Results: Up to fifty percent of survivors of stroke had a severe disability, associated with a high risk of the occurrence of the psychological burden. Nearly eighty-five percent of caregivers showed a moderate psychological burden. The stroke survivors developed more depression than anxiety. Caregivers developed more likely anxiety and depression than stroke survivors. Conclusions: There is a positive relationship between the psychological burden in caregivers and the level of disability in stroke survivors far from the acute phase of the stroke. Healthcare providers working with the survivors of stroke should assess for anxiety and depression in caregivers.

scholarly journals Assessment of anxiety and depression among hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Thailand during the first wave of the pandemic: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wajana Thaweerat ◽  
Wannarat Amornnimit Pongpirul ◽  
Wisit Prasithsirikul
Keyword(s):  
Depression Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Demographic Difference ◽  
Scale Scores

AbstractAnxiety and depression in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Thailand during the first wave of the pandemic were investigated. Thai version of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was chosen as an instrument for evaluation. Thirty-two voluntary participants completed the questionnaire. Three (9.4%) respondents had abnormal anxiety sub-scale scores while no respondents had abnormal depression sub-scale scores. There was no statistical demographic difference between the anxiety and non-anxiety groups.

scholarly journals Association Between Levels of Depression Symptoms and Moderately Increased Levels of the Inflammation Marker Albuminuria Is Explained by Age and Comorbidity.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Solfrid Romundstad ◽  
Torfinn Hynnekleiv
Keyword(s):  
Depression Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Inflammation Marker ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression

Abstract Background: The study aimed to examine whether there are associations between levels of depression symptoms and levels of the inflammation marker albuminuria. Materials and methods: The 8303 participants in this cross-sectional study were subjects from the second survey of the Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT, Norway). Depression symptoms were assessed by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Logistic regression analysis was performed to estimate the odds ratio (OR) for moderately increased albuminuria (ACR > 3.0 mg/mmol) according to different HADS subgroups and -scores.Results: Unadjusted ORs for moderately increased albuminuria were significantly increased in those with HADS > 8 (OR 1.27, 95% CI 1.05-1.54, p=0.013) and HADS > 11 (OR 1.59, 95% CI 1.19-2.14, p=0.002). However, after adjusting for age and sex, only HADS > 11 was significantly associated with ACR > 3.0 mg/mmol (OR 1.46, 95% CI 1.08-1.98, p=0.014), and after multivariable adjustments for cardiovascular risk factors and comorbidity, there were no significant associations. Conclusion: The positive and significant association between moderately increased albuminuria and symptoms of depression found in unadjusted analyses weakened and disappeared after adjustments. Although individuals with depressive symptoms had albuminuria more often than individuals without such symptoms, albuminuria may reflect other comorbidity and inflammation conditions than depression.

scholarly journals Differences of psychological status of TMD patients, orthodontic patients and the general population during the COVID-19 epidemic: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yange Wu ◽  
Xin Xiong ◽  
Xinyi Fang ◽  
Wei Sun ◽  
Yating Yi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
General Population ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Psychological Status ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Orthodontic Patients

Abstract Background Confronting with the outbreak of COVID-19, this cross-sectional study aimed to assess the differences of psychological status of temporomandibular disorders patients, orthodontic patients and the general population in China during the epidemic. Methods An online anonymous questionnaire was developed in Chinese, including the individual background information, the perception of the epidemic, and level of anxiety and depression through Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10). The respondents were divided into Control group, ORTHO group and TMD group. Descriptive analysis and multiple linear regression modelling were performed. Results 1241 valid questionnaires in total were collected, with 587 orthodontic patients and 220 TMD patients. The mean score of K10 was 18.65. When compared with the general population, TMD patients displayed statistically higher level of anxiety and depression (P<0.05), whereas orthodontic patients not (P>0.05). Multiple linear regression model also showed that age, gender, some concerns about the impact of epidemic were correlated with psychological status. Conclusions The overall mental health was severely worsened by the COVID-19 epidemic. TMD patients had higher level of psychological distress than orthodontic patients and the general population. Factors such as younger age, female, concerning about the isolation and psychological barriers and distrust were amongst the associations with a high level of psychological distress. Mental health care should be paid to patients when hospitals and clinics re-open after the COVID-19 epidemic, especially to patients with these relevant characteristics.

scholarly journals The Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety and Their Lifestyle Determinants in a Large Sample of Iranian Adults: Results from a Population Based Cross-Sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-170
Author(s):  
Zeinab Alizadeh ◽  
Awat Feizi ◽  
Mehri Rejali ◽  
Hamid Afshar ◽  
Ammar Hassanzadeh Keshteli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Large Sample ◽  
Increased Risk

AbstractAssociation of lifestyle-related factors and mental health has been less studied in Middle Eastern countries. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of two common mental health problems, i.e., depression and anxiety, and their lifestyle determinants in a large sample of Iranian population.This study was conducted within the framework of SEPAHAN population based cross-sectional study (N=4763(. The General Practice Physical Activity Questionnaire (GPPAQ) was used to assess physical activity and the Iranian-validated version of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was applied to screen for anxiety and depression. Logistic regression was used as the main statistical method for data analysis by SPSS version 16.0. A P-value <0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.The risk of anxiety and depression was 2.5 (OR=2.56,95% CI: 1.97-3.33) and 2.21(1.83-2.67) times higher in women than men, respectively. With every one-year increase in the age, the risk of anxiety decreased by 2% (OR=0.98,95% CI:0.97-0.99). Individuals with higher education had 56% lower risk of anxiety (OR=0.44,95% CI: 0.36-0.55) and 46% depression (OR=0.54,95% CI: 0.46-0.64) than the undergraduate group, and the risk of depression in the inactive (less than one hour of activity per week) group was 27% higher than the active group (OR=1.27,95% CI: 1.06-1.51). The risk of anxiety in the non-smoker group was 65% (OR=0.35,95% CI: 0.20-0.59) and depression was 64% lower than among smokers (OR=0.34,95% CI:0.22-0.53). In the ex-smoker group, the risk of anxiety was 60% (OR=0.40,95% CI:0.19-0.85) and depression was 59% lower than for the smoker group (OR=0.41,95% CI: 0.24-0.73).This current study’s results demonstrated significant associations between unhealthy lifestyle factors and increased risk of anxiety and depression. Hence, special attention must be paid to preventive intervention programmes aiming to enhance healthy lifestyle among at-risk populations.

The Effects of Caregiving on Leisure Time Physical Activity in a Cohort of Manufacturing Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Garza ◽  
Jennifer Cavallari ◽  
Alicia Dugan ◽  
Sara Namazi ◽  
Richard Fortinsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Targeted Interventions ◽  
Caregiving Responsibility

Abstract Background While leisure time physical activity (LTPA) has been linked to a myriad of health benefits, many individuals do not get enough LTPA. In this study, we investigated how caregiving responsibilities (for children, adults under age 65, and adults over age 65) affected components of LTPA including exercise, walking, gardening, and housework in a population of manufacturing workers. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed among 857 manufacturing workers who completed a survey assessing caregiving responsibility and LTPA. Linear regression analyses were used to test for associations between caregiving and LTPA. Results We observed that caregivers for children reported significantly (p < 0.05) fewer hours of exercise and walking, but more hours of housework, than non-caregivers. We observed no association between caregiving for adults under age 65 or adults aged 65 and older and exercise or walking. Caring for adults under age 65 was associated with a significant (p < 0.05) increase in hours spent gardening, and caring for adults aged 65 and older was associated with a significant increase in hours spent performing housework. Conclusions We identified associations between caregiving and physical activity in a population of manufacturing workers. Our results support the development of targeted interventions to promote health in working caregiver populations.

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