scholarly journals Emotional Support, Depressive Symptoms, and Age-Related Alterations in Male Body Composition: Cross-Sectional Findings from the Men's Health 40+ Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Walther ◽  
Michel Philipp ◽  
Niclà Lozza ◽  
Ulrike Ehlert
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Male Body ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Age Related

scholarly journals Suicidal ideation among medical students, burnout or depression? Maybe both.

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-77
Author(s):  
THAÍS CAMPELO BEDÊ VALE ◽  
LÍVIA RODRIGUES DE ARAÚJO ◽  
VITÓRIA NUNES MEDEIROS ◽  
JOSÉ HÍCARO HELLANO GONÇALVES LIMA PAIVA ◽  
TATIANA PASCHOALETTE RODRIGUES BACHUR ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Sleep Time ◽  
Mental Condition ◽  
Cross Sectional

Depression is a common mental condition worldwide and a major cause of debility, with the potential to impair the quality of life of affected people. Medical students are more likely to develop psychiatric disorders, with depression, anxiety, and burnout being the most common ones. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of depressive symptoms in medical students and their association with burnout and aspects of life. This is an analytical cross-sectional study. Data collection was performed using four validated scales and a questionnaire in 511 medical students from the first to the fourth year from different universities. Depression was present in 49% of the students. A correlation was found between depression and female gender. Regarding the students' daily sleep time, 54.5% of the students slept only 3 to 6 hours per night. The use of psychoactive substances was reported by 29.9%. Regarding the emotional support offered by universities, about 92.8% of students with depressive symptoms reported not receiving adequate emotional support. As for quality of life, all domains were impaired among students with depression. According to the two-dimensional criterion, 37% of the students have burnout, with correlation between the presence of the syndrome and depressive symptoms. In addition, burnout proved to be an independent risk factor for suicidal ideation and self-mutilation. New methods that can help detect and address factors that trigger stress and depressive symptoms in medical students are needed to reduce the incidence of depression.

scholarly journals CHANGES IN THE PSYCHOLOGICAL COSTS OF MATERNAL FAVORITISM FOR DAUGHTERS AND SONS AS MOTHERS AGE

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S411-S411
Author(s):  
J Jill Suitor ◽  
Megan Gilligan ◽  
Marissa Rurka ◽  
Yifei Hou ◽  
Catherine Stepniak
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Life Course ◽  
Adult Children ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Qualitative Analyses

Abstract Life course perspectives suggest that the consequences of being mothers’ favorite children will vary, depending on the expectations associated with that status at different points in mothers’ lives. We propose that maternal favoritism predicts depressive symptoms only when mothers are older and at greater risk of facing losses for which favored children perceive they should provide additional emotional support. To address this question we used mixed-methods panel data collected from 479 adult children as part of the Within-Family Differences Study. Multi-level regression analyses revealed that perceiving oneself as the child most emotionally close to the mother did not predict depressive symptoms for daughters or sons at T1, but was a predictor of daughters’ depressive symptoms at T2. Qualitative analyses revealed that by T2, favored daughters had begun perceiving themselves as emotional caregivers when mothers faced age-related losses, whereas favored sons did not hold these role perceptions at either wave.

scholarly journals Men’s Health-Related Magazines: A Retrospective Study of What They Recommend and the Evidence Addressing Their Recommendations

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 155798832093690
Author(s):  
Mohamed A. Jalloh ◽  
Mitchell J. Barnett ◽  
Eric J. Ip
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Media Messages ◽  
Large Populations ◽  
Health Related

Magazines have traditionally been an effective medium for delivering health media messages to large populations or specific groups. In this retrospective cross-sectional study, we evaluated nine issues from 2016 publications of American men’s health-related magazines ( Men’s Health and Men’s Fitness) to evaluate their recommendations and determine their validity by examining corresponding evidence found in the peer-reviewed scientific literature. We extracted health recommendations ( n = 161) from both magazines and independently searched and evaluated evidence addressing the recommendations. We could find at least a case study or higher quality evidence addressing only 42% of the 161 recommendations (80 recommendations from Men’s Health and 81 recommendations from Men’s Fitness). For recommendations from Men’s Health, evidence supported approximately 23% of the 80 recommendations, while evidence was unclear, nonexistent, or contradictory for approximately 77% of the recommendations. For recommendations from Men’s Fitness, evidence supported approximately 25% of the 81 recommendations, while evidence was unclear, nonexistent, or contradictory for approximately 75% of the recommendations. The majority of recommendations made in men’s health-related magazines appear to lack credible peer-reviewed evidence; therefore, patients should discuss such recommendations with health-care providers before implementing.

scholarly journals White matter changes and late-life depressive symptoms

2007 ◽  
Vol 191 (3) ◽  
pp. 212-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Teodorczuk ◽  
John T. O'Brien ◽  
Michael J. Firbank ◽  
Leonardo Pantoni ◽  
Anna Poggesi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
White Matter ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Temporal Association ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
White Matter Changes ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
Age Related

BackgroundEvidence from cross-sectional studies suggests a link between cerebral age-related white matter changes and depressive symptoms in older people, although the temporal association remains unclear.AimsTo investigate age-related white matter changes on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as an independent predictor of depressive symptoms at 1 year after controlling for known confounders.MethodIn a pan-European multicentre study of 639 older adults without significant disability, MRI white matter changes and demographic and clinical variables, including cognitive scores, quality of life, disability and depressive symptoms, were assessed at baseline. Clinical assessments were repeated at 1 year.ResultsUsing logistic regression analysis, severity of white matter changes was shown to independently and significantly predict depressive symptoms at 1 year after controlling for baseline depressive symptoms, quality of life and worsening disability (P<0.01).ConclusionsWhite matter changes pre-date and are associated with the development of depressive symptoms. This has implications for treatment and prevention of depression in later life.

scholarly journals Body Composition and Serum Prostate-Specific Antigen: Review and Findings from Flint Men’s Health Study

Urology ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 554-560 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Beebe-Dimmer ◽  
Gary J. Faerber ◽  
Hal Morgenstern ◽  
David Werny ◽  
Kirk Wojno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Prostate Specific Antigen ◽  
Specific Antigen ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Serum Prostate Specific Antigen

scholarly journals Age and Training-Related Changes on Body Composition and Fitness in Male Amateur Cyclists

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 93
Author(s):  
José Ramón Alvero-Cruz ◽  
Jerónimo C. García Romero ◽  
Francisco Javier Ordonez ◽  
Denis Mongin ◽  
Lorena Correas-Gómez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Peak Power Output ◽  
Fat Percentage ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Age Related

Master athletes are considered as a model of healthy aging because they can limit the age-related decline of physiological abilities compared to sedentary individuals. The main objective of this study is to analyze age-related changes and annual training on body composition (BC) and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) parameters. The participants in this retrospective cross-sectional study were 176 male cyclists, aged 40–60 years. BC was evaluated through anthropometric measurements and CRF was determined by an incremental cycle ergometer test to exhaustion. A comparative study between age groups was carried out through a one-way ANOVA test and the associations between the variables were assessed by Spearman’s correlation coefficients and multiple regression analysis to estimate the performance. Training was generally associated with a decrease in both body weight and body fat (p < 0.05). A decrease in resting heart rate was observed as a vagal effect of kilometers cycled per year (p < 0.05). Kilometers cycled per year were associated with an increase in peak power output, which was larger in the master 40 group (p < 0.05) with a non-significant upward in VO2max (p > 0.05). In the performance prediction model, the included variables explained 52% of the variance. In summary, the changes induced by age were minimal in BC and negligible in CRF, whereas HR decreased with age. Training load was generally associated with a decrease in body weight, BMI and body fat percentage that was particularly notable in the abdominal skin folds. A decrease in HRrest was observed as a vagal effect due to kilometers cycled per year, and age did not seem to have a significant effect. The annual cycling kilometers were associated with to high PPO that is greater in the M40 group and a non-significant upward trend in VO2max.

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