The impacts on the mental health of residents of 16 favelas observed during the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil

The COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil has caused a scenario of extreme social vulnerability, with high unemployment rates and severe cuts to social benefits and policies. Aims: analyze the impacts of the pandemic on the mental health and quality of life on people living in contexts of high-levels of armed and lethal violence and social fragility. Methods: A longitudinal cohort study was undertaken with a convenient sample of fifty individuals who live in 16 favelas in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The interviews included enquired about the respondent’s capacity to cope with the pandemic and their access to services as well as questions about mental health (Brief Symptoms Inventory), and Quality of Life (Manchester Short Assessment of Quality of Life). Results: The results revealed a decrease in the somatization dimension of the BSI scale and a worsening on the objective index (SIX) of quality of life. Mental health distress increased more in the male group when compared to the female group during the COVID-19 pandemic. It seems likely; therefore, the COVID-19 pandemic presents a major challenge for people living in a context of urban violence and social deprivation. Conclusions: The worsening of mental distress and quality of life during the pandemic impacts both genders and suggests the need for policies directed to health and employment protection.

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Quality of life for teenagers with social deprivation.

Psychosomatic Medicine and General Practice ◽

10.26766/pmgp.v3i3.101 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. e0303101

Author(s):

Svitlana Rusina

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Social Isolation ◽

Statistical Methods ◽

Psychological Factors ◽

Social Deprivation ◽

Psychological Research ◽

Research Quality ◽

Social Instability

Background. Social instability, crisis «social neglect» and «social isolation» in teenagers is relevant because it impaired mental health and forms psychical disadaptation. All this thinks determines this investigate. Purpose. To investigate quality of life in socially depressed teenagers. Materials and methods. The results of experimental psychological research 100 teenagers with social depression and clinic-psychopathological, statistical methods was used. Results. The result of research quality of life in teenagers with social depressed was next : the most vulnerable for biological and social orphans was psychological and physical sphere, and for teenagers with social-maternal, socio-psychological and family depressed was environment and relationship. Conclusion. Socio-economic, medico-psychological factors have led to impairment quality of life in lest protected people – teenagers.

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Prevalence of Self-Reported Depression Symptoms and Perceived Anxiety Among Community-Dwelling U.S. Adults Reporting Tinnitus

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/2020_persp-19-00178 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 959-970

Author(s):

Kelly M. Reavis ◽

James A. Henry ◽

Lynn M. Marshall ◽

Kathleen F. Carlson

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Fold Increase ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Self Report ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Community Based Interventions ◽

Data Set ◽

Health Distress ◽

Validated Questionnaire ◽

Mental Health Distress

Purpose The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between tinnitus and self-reported mental health distress, namely, depression symptoms and perceived anxiety, in adults who participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examinations Survey between 2009 and 2012. A secondary aim was to determine if a history of serving in the military modified the associations between tinnitus and mental health distress. Method This was a cross-sectional study design of a national data set that included 5,550 U.S. community-dwelling adults ages 20 years and older, 12.7% of whom were military Veterans. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression was used to estimate the association between tinnitus and mental health distress. All measures were based on self-report. Tinnitus and perceived anxiety were each assessed using a single question. Depression symptoms were assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire, a validated questionnaire. Multivariable regression models were adjusted for key demographic and health factors, including self-reported hearing ability. Results Prevalence of tinnitus was 15%. Compared to adults without tinnitus, adults with tinnitus had a 1.8-fold increase in depression symptoms and a 1.5-fold increase in perceived anxiety after adjusting for potential confounders. Military Veteran status did not modify these observed associations. Conclusions Findings revealed an association between tinnitus and both depression symptoms and perceived anxiety, independent of potential confounders, among both Veterans and non-Veterans. These results suggest, on a population level, that individuals with tinnitus have a greater burden of perceived mental health distress and may benefit from interdisciplinary health care, self-help, and community-based interventions. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.12568475

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Qualifying Quality of Life in Mental Health

PsycCRITIQUES ◽

10.1037/a0006937 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 52 (33) ◽

Author(s):

Itai Danovitch

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health

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Mental Health and Quality of Life in Native American Adults

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e581052006-001 ◽

2006 ◽

Author(s):

Bethanee Lemesurier ◽

Jordan Tabb ◽

Mary Pritchard ◽

Theodore McDonald

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Native American

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Quality of life and mental health of neuropediatric patients

Neuropediatrics ◽

10.1055/s-0033-1337858 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 44 (02) ◽

Author(s):

A Novak ◽

K Klaus ◽

R Seidl ◽

H Werneck ◽

M Schubert ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health

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Professional Quality of Life in German Mental Health Nursing

Case Medical Research ◽

10.31525/ct1-nct04200300 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Professional Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health Nursing ◽

Professional Quality ◽

Health Nursing

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Understanding quality of life and treatment history of patients with Bertolotti syndrome compared with lumbosacral radiculopathy

Journal of Neurosurgery Spine ◽

10.3171/2019.2.spine1953 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 31 (2) ◽

pp. 222-228 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Joshua L. Golubovsky ◽

Arbaz Momin ◽

Nicolas R. Thompson ◽

Michael P. Steinmetz

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Propensity Score ◽

Disc Herniation ◽

Symptom Onset ◽

Patient Reported Outcomes ◽

Lumbosacral Radiculopathy ◽

Patient Reported ◽

Age And Sex

OBJECTIVEBertolotti syndrome is a rare spinal condition that causes low-back pain due to a lumbosacral transitional vertebra (LSTV), which is a pseudoarticulation between the fifth lumbar transverse process and the sacral ala. Bertolotti syndrome patients are rarely studied, particularly with regard to their quality of life. This study aimed to examine the quality of life and prior treatments in patients with Bertolotti syndrome at first presentation to the authors’ center in comparison with those with lumbosacral radiculopathy.METHODSThis study was a retrospective cohort analysis of patients with Bertolotti syndrome and lumbosacral radiculopathy due to disc herniation seen at the authors’ institution’s spine center from 2005 through 2018. Diagnoses were confirmed with provider notes and imaging. Variables collected included demographics, diagnostic history, prior treatment, patient-reported quality of life metrics, and whether or not they underwent surgery at the authors’ institution. Propensity score matching by age and sex was used to match lumbosacral radiculopathy patients to Bertolotti syndrome patients. Group comparisons were made using t-tests, Fisher’s exact test, Mann-Whitney U-tests, Cox proportional hazards models, and linear regression models where variables found to be different at the univariate level were included as covariates.RESULTSThe final cohort included 22 patients with Bertolotti syndrome who had patient-reported outcomes data available and 46 propensity score–matched patients who had confirmed radiculopathy due to disc herniation. The authors found that Bertolotti syndrome patients had significantly more prior epidural steroid injections (ESIs) and a longer time from symptom onset to their first visit. Univariate analysis showed that Bertolotti syndrome patients had significantly worse Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) mental health T-scores. Adjustment for prior ESIs and time from symptom onset revealed that Bertolotti syndrome patients also had significantly worse PROMIS physical health T-scores. Time to surgery and other quality of life metrics did not differ between groups.CONCLUSIONSPatients with Bertolotti syndrome undergo significantly longer workup and more ESIs and have worse physical and mental health scores than age- and sex-matched patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy. However, both groups of patients had mild depression and clinically meaningful reduction in their quality of life according to all instruments. This study shows that Bertolotti syndrome patients have a condition that affects them potentially more significantly than those with lumbosacral radiculopathy, and increased attention should be paid to these patients to improve their workup, diagnosis, and treatment.

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Mental Health Status and Health-Related Quality of Life among Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients in Thailand: A Multi-Site Study

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand ◽

10.35755/jmedassocthai.2020.11.11156 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 103 (11) ◽

pp. 1185-1193

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Health Status ◽

Lupus Erythematosus ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Mental Health Status ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

Background: The systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients oftentimes suffer from both physical and psychosocial challenges that may lead to low health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, limited research has been done in this area. Objective: To examined mental health status and HRQoL among SLE patients in Thailand. Materials and Methods: The present study was a cross-sectional study conducted at the rheumatology clinic of four major hospitals in Thailand. The paper-based questionnaire consisted of demographic, health history such as depression, anxiety, stress Scale (DASS-21), and the Rosenberg self-esteem scale (RSE), and the disease-specific Lupus Quality of Life scale (LupusQoL). Depending on the variable’s level of measurement such as categorical or continuous, Spearman’s Rho or Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficients were used to explore the relationships among the variables. Hierarchical multiple regression was used to identify the predictors of LupusQoL. Results: Among the 387 participants, many might have experienced depression, anxiety, and stress (30%, 51%, and 29%, respectively). Self-esteem among the participants was good (31.8 out of 40). All eight domains of LupusQoL were affected with intimate relationship domain being impacted the most. The overall LupusQoL was significantly associated with the number of prescribed medications (r=–0.23), depression (r=–0.70), anxiety (r=–0.58), stress (r=–0.67), and self-esteem (r=0.59), p<0.001. Significant predictors of the overall LupusQoL were mental health status (depression, anxiety, and stress) and self-esteem, F (3, 81)=43.10, p<0.001, adjusted R²=0.60. Conclusion: SLE patients should be holistically assessed in both physical and psychological aspects. In addition to proper medical treatments, healthcare providers should use a multidisciplinary team approach to resolve the patients’ psychosocial issues, which in turn, may increase the patients’ quality of life. Self-care education may be necessary to help the patients manage the condition and decrease the number of medications. Keywords: Mental health, Quality of life, SLE, Thailand

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