Physical Health Profile and Associated Behavior During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Patients With Bipolar Disorder

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased psychological strain on public mental health and may impact behavioral, mental, and physical health, presumably with effects on patients with severe mental disorders. This study examines pandemic-related physical and mental health and (compensatory) behavioral changes, in patients with BD as compared to healthy control individuals.Method: Physical and mental health and self-reported changes in daily structure and behavior due to the pandemic were assessed using a self-constructed questionnaire and the brief symptom inventory (BSI) in Germany, Austria, and Denmark in individuals with BD and a healthy control group.Results: The present study included 118 individuals with BD and 215 healthy controls. Individuals with BD reported statistically significant higher physical risk burden, increased weight gain, more physical comorbidities, and a decrease in physical activity and they further reported higher rates of COVID-19 testing, had more worries concerning health, and experienced more anxiety but less social distancing.Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic seems to have a greater impact on physical health in individuals with BD than in healthy controls. Individuals with BD appear to be having more difficulties compensating their behavior due to the pandemic which could amplify the effect of risk factors associated with poorer physical health. This highlights the necessity for optimizing and targeting the overall treatment of both mental and physical health in patients with BD during periods with far-reaching changes such as the COVID-19 pandemic.Limitations: Sampling issues and self-report forms, selectivity (missing elderly, and those lacking access or knowledge of technology).

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Quality of life in stroke survivors

Medicina ◽

10.3390/medicina43090095 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 43 (9) ◽

pp. 736 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Daina Krančiukaitė ◽

Daiva Rastenytė ◽

Kristina Jurėnienė ◽

Diana Šopagienė

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Mental Health ◽

Physical Health ◽

Control Group ◽

Case Group ◽

Stroke Survivors ◽

Healthy Controls ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Mental Work

The aim of the study was to compare the quality of life among stroke survivors and healthy controls and to evaluate the influence of age, sex, and social and demographic factors on the quality of life. Contingent and methods. The case group consisted of 508 inhabitants of Kaunas city who were 25–84 years of age and had experienced their first stroke. The control group consisted of age- and sex-stratified randomly selected 508 stroke-free inhabitants of Kaunas city. The quality of life was evaluated using the SF- 12 questionnaire. The study compared the quality of life between stroke survivors and controls in eight domains of quality of life and compared the evaluation of quality of life considering social and demographic features. Results. In the domain of physical and mental health, stroke survivors presented poorer evaluation of their quality of life compared to controls except for the evaluations of mental health in the age groups of 25–34 and 35–44 years. As compared to healthy controls, stroke survivors presented poorer evaluation of their quality of life in all domains except for pain. Only in the control group, females presented poorer evaluation of physical health, whereas no differences in the evaluation of mental health between sexes were found. The evaluation of physical health in both groups worsened with age. Both stroke survivors and controls presented better evaluation of their physical health if they were living not alone, were better educated, and were employed compared to those who were living alone, had poorer education level, and were unemployed. In addition, controls who were currently or previously engaged in mental work evaluated their physical health better. Conclusions. Stroke survivors presented poorer evaluations of their quality of life in both physical and mental health domains compared to controls. Only in the control group, females evaluated their physical health worse than males did. In both groups studied, poorer evaluation of physical health was associated with older age and lower social and demographic status. Relationship between mental health and subjects’ social and demographic status was not statistically significant in either of the studied groups.

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The Utility of the Timed Up-and-Go Test in Predicting Cognitive Performance: A Cross-Sectional Study of Independent Living Adults in a Retirement Community

Journal of Applied Gerontology ◽

10.1177/0733464819872636 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 39 (10) ◽

pp. 1163-1168 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ryan Van Patten ◽

Ellen E. Lee ◽

Sarah A. Graham ◽

Colin A. Depp ◽

Ho-Cheol Kim ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Physical Health ◽

Cognitive Performance ◽

Psychiatric Symptoms ◽

Functional Mobility ◽

Self Report ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Cognitive Changes ◽

Timed Up And Go ◽

Health Measures

Physical, emotional, and cognitive changes are well documented in aging populations. We administered a comprehensive battery of mental and physical health measures and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA; a cognitive screening tool) to 93 independently living older adults (OAs) residing in a Continuing Care Senior Housing Community. Performance on the Timed Up-and-Go (TUG) test (a measure of functional mobility) correlated more strongly with the MoCA total score than did measures of aging, psychiatric symptoms, sleep, and both self-report and objective physical health. Furthermore, it was associated with MoCA Attention, Language, Memory, and Visuospatial/Executive subscales. The MoCA-TUG relationship remained significant after controlling for demographic and physical/mental health measures. Given that the TUG explained significantly more variance in broad cognitive performance than a comprehensive battery of additional physical and mental health tests, it may function as a multimodal measure of health in OAs, capturing physical changes and correlating with cognitive measures.

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Association of Household Food Insecurity with the Mental and Physical Health of Low-Income Urban Ecuadorian Women with Children

Journal of Environmental and Public Health ◽

10.1155/2016/5256084 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 ◽

pp. 1-14 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

M. Margaret Weigel ◽

Rodrigo X. Armijos ◽

Marcia Racines ◽

William Cevallos ◽

Nancy P. Castro

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Food Insecurity ◽

Physical Health ◽

Low Income ◽

Household Food Insecurity ◽

Health Complaints ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Epidemiologic Transition ◽

Household Food ◽

Mental And Physical Health

Chronic physical and mental health conditions account for a rising proportion of morbidity, mortality, and disability in the Americas region. Household food insecurity (HFI) has been linked to chronic disease in US and Canadian women but it is uncertain if the same is true for low- and middle-income Latin American countries in epidemiologic transition. We conducted a survey to investigate the association of HFI with the physical and mental health of 794 women with children living in low-income Quito, Ecuador, neighborhoods. Data were collected on HFI and health indicators including self-reported health (SF-1), mental health (MHI-5), blood pressure, and self-reported mental and physical health complaints. Fasting blood glucose and lipids were measured in a subsample. The multivariate analyses revealed that HFI was associated with poorer self-rated health, low MHI-5 scores, and mental health complaints including stress, depression, and ethnospecific illnesses. It was also associated with chest tightness/discomfort/pain, dental disease, and gastrointestinal illness but not other conditions. The findings suggest that improving food security in low-income households may help reduce the burden of mental distress in women with children. The hypothesized link with diabetes and hypertension may become more apparent as Ecuador moves further along in the epidemiologic transition.

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Treatment Regret, Mental and Physical Health Indicators of Psychosocial Well-Being among Prostate Cancer Survivors

Current Oncology ◽

10.3390/curroncol28050333 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 28 (5) ◽

pp. 3900-3917 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Cassidy Bradley ◽

Gabriela Ilie ◽

Cody MacDonald ◽

Lia Massoeurs ◽

Jasmine Dang Cam-Tu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Prostate Cancer ◽

Physical Health ◽

Protective Factor ◽

Health Indicators ◽

Well Being ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Prostate Cancer Survivors ◽

Spiritual Well Being ◽

Mental And Physical Health

Prostate cancer (PCa) patients and survivors are at high risk of mental health illness. Here, we examined the contribution of treatment regret, mental and physical health indicators to the social/family, emotional, functional and spiritual well-being of PCa survivors. The study assessed 367 men with a history of PCa residing in the Maritimes Canada who were surveyed between 2017 and 2021. The outcomes were social/family, emotional, functional and spiritual well-being (FACT-P,FACIT-Sp). Predictor variables included urinary, bowel and sexual function (UCLA-PCI), physical and mental health (SF-12), and treatment regret. Logistic regression analyses were controlled for age, income, and survivorship time. Poor social/family, emotional, functional and spiritual well-being was identified among 54.4%, 26.5%, 49.9% and 63.8% of the men in the sample. Men who reported treatment regret had 3.62, 5.58, or 4.63 higher odds of poor social/family, emotional, and functional well-being, respectively. Men with low household income had 3.77 times higher odds for poor social/ well-being. Good mental health was a protective factor for poor social/family, emotional, functional, or spiritual well-being. Better physical and sexual health were protective factors for poor functional well-being. Seeking to promote PCa patients’ autonomy in treatment decisions and recognizing this process’ vulnerability in health care contexts is warranted.

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Physical and mental health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic among college students who are undocumented or have undocumented parents

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-021-11606-x ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Annie Ro ◽

Victoria E. Rodriguez ◽

Laura E. Enriquez

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

College Students ◽

Physical Health ◽

Health Effects ◽

Resource Use ◽

Undocumented Students ◽

Health Impacts ◽

Primary Data ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Mental And Physical Health

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic may have disproportionately affected the mental and physical health of undocumented students and students with undocumented parents. Methods We analyzed primary data from 2111 California college students collected March–June 2020. We estimated the odds of mental or physical health being affected “a great deal” by COVID by immigration group and then examined whether this was moderated by campus belonging or resource use. Results Students with undocumented parents were least likely to report COVID-related mental and physical health effects. Undocumented students and students whose parents have lawful immigration status did not differ in their COVID-related physical and mental health. For all students, more campus resource use and higher campus belonging were associated with negative mental and physical health effects. Discussion Negative COVID-related mental and physical health was widespread. Separation from campus-based resources was detrimental during the early stages of the pandemic.

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Relationships Between Changes in Self-Reported Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviours and Health During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic in France and Switzerland

10.31236/osf.io/ydv84 ◽

2020 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Boris Cheval ◽

Hamsini Sivaramakrishnan ◽

Silvio Maltagliati ◽

Layan Fessler ◽

Cyril Forestier ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Physical Activity ◽

Physical Health ◽

Health Consequences ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Sedentary Behaviours ◽

Mental And Physical Health

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may have detrimental effects on physical and mental health, but physical activity can help people to cope with stress, thereby mitigating its potential negative health consequences. In our study, we investigated whether changes in physical activity and sedentary behaviours are associated with changes in mental and physical health during the COVID-19 lockdown.

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Emotion facial expression in families of patients with schizophrenia

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/s0924-9338(11)73104-2 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 26 (S2) ◽

pp. 1399-1399

Author(s):

S. Herrera ◽

M. Bardón ◽

C. Fernández ◽

V. Ángeles ◽

G. Lahera Forteza ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Facial Expression ◽

Healthy Volunteers ◽

Emotion Recognition ◽

The Other ◽

Control Group ◽

Healthy Controls ◽

Basic Emotions ◽

Healthy Control ◽

Face Emotion Recognition

IntroductionPatients with schizophrenia show a deficit in emotion recognition through facial expression and the low sense of familiarity may be a factor involved. However, the emotion facial expression in families of patients could be disturbed and be another factor related to the deficit in emotion recognition and in sense of familiarity in schizophrenia.ObjectivesTo assess the emotion facial expression in a sample of 21 families of patients with schizophrenia and families of healthy controls.Methods22 healthy volunteers, all of them professionals of mental health, were assessed with the Ekman Test of emotion recognition in unfamiliar people which was photographed by expressing the 6 Ekman’s basic emotions. The task was composed of 42 pictures, half of them from families of patients and the other half from families of healthy control.ResultsVolunteers recognize worse emotions in relatives of patients than in relatives of control group and this difference was statistically significant (Wilcoxon W = -4.13; p = .001). The average of pictures correctly recognized from families of patients was lower than pictures from families of control group (54.28% vs. 82%).ConclusionsThe emotion facial expression in families of patients with schizophrenia seems worse than in families of healthy controls. It could be a factor involved in face emotion recognition deficit in schizophrenia.

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Comparing Learning Outcomes for Mental Health Simulation Training Delivered to Entire Clinical Teams Versus Professionals Not Working Together Clinically

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.02.188 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 41 (S1) ◽

pp. S301-S301

Author(s):

L. Valdearenas ◽

C. Attoe ◽

S. Cross

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Human Factors ◽

Physical Health ◽

Learning Outcomes ◽

Simulation Training ◽

Course Evaluation ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Health Simulation ◽

Mental And Physical Health ◽

Health Comorbidities

IntroductionWorking effectively with colleagues using a multidisciplinary and interprofessional approach is vital in healthcare, particularly mental health, where the interface between physical and mental health is often missed due to involvement with different specialties. Collaborative clinical practice is essential to provide the best clinical care to people experiencing mental and physical health comorbidities. Simulation training encourages experiential learning for human factors (or non-technical) skills, such as teamwork and interprofessional collaboration. This study explored the differences in learning outcomes between team and non-team training for physical and mental health comorbidities.Aims and objectivesThis project aimed to establish differences in human factors learning, confidence and knowledge, following training for teams that work together versus interprofessional groups from various teams. The project hoped to continue improving mental health simulation training and promote and enhance human factor skills that are basic pillars of multi-disciplinary and interprofessional care.MethodsThe human factors skills for healthcare instrument (HFSHI), alongside confidence and knowledge measures were administered to all participants pre and post simulation training on interacting mental and physical health. A post-course evaluation survey with open questions was used to collect qualitative feedback on the impact of the training course.ResultsWith data collection ongoing, preliminary results indicate differences between team and non-team simulation training, with particularly interesting qualitative findings.ConclusionsLearning outcomes may differ for team versus non-team simulation training, evidencing the different value of these two training set-ups.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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Relationships between Physical and Mental Health in Adolescents from Low-Income, Rural Communities: Univariate and Multivariate Analyses

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18041372 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (4) ◽

pp. 1372

Author(s):

Robyn Feiss ◽

Melissa M. Pangelinan

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Physical Activity ◽

Cluster Analysis ◽

Body Image ◽

Body Composition ◽

Physical Health ◽

Low Income ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Health Burdens ◽

Mental And Physical Health

Environment (i.e., rural vs. urban) and socioeconomic status (SES) are moderating factors of physical (i.e., obesity and/or physical activity) and internalizing mental health (i.e., stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms) in adolescents. Relationships between physical and mental health have been shown in adolescents; however, research has not addressed these relationships in those from low-income, rural backgrounds. Thus, the present study characterized physical and mental health in rural, low-SES adolescents and investigated relationships between physical and mental health in this population. Data were collected from 253 10th and 11th-grade students from Title I schools in rural Alabama. Self-report measures of mental health, self-esteem, body image, and physical activity were obtained, in addition to functional fitness and physical health assessments completed at each school. Relationships between mental and physical health were assessed using Pearson correlations and multivariate data-driven cluster analysis. Positive correlations were observed between body composition and mental health symptoms, while negative correlations were observed between body image and mental health and body composition. However, sex differences were present in these relationships. The multivariate cluster analysis identified groups of individuals based on profiles of mental and physical health. This individual-level analysis identified students with greater mental and/or physical health burdens (n = 53 and n = 40) who may benefit from targeted interventions. Overall, these results provide evidence of elevated mental and physical health burdens among rural, low-income adolescents. Moreover, targeted programs are needed to provide education about the relationship between physical and mental health to reduce health burdens in both domains in this population.

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COVID-19 and Mental Stress among the Urban Youths of Dhaka City

10.35542/osf.io/pnuvw ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Sarah Farheen Khan

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Physical Health ◽

Dhaka City ◽

Health Issues ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Issues ◽

Wide Range ◽

Negative Affects ◽

Age Range ◽

Mental And Physical Health

The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed threats on both physical and mental health since its outbreak. This paper aims to highlight the mental and physical health challenges amongst the home-quarantined youths of Dhaka city. A total of 150 young adults were surveyed, within the age range of (12-30). The participation was voluntary and was completed online.The findings suggest, many youngsters are currently suffering a wide range of mental health issues related to anxiety, fear, isolation, depression, feeling lonely, emotional outburst, insomnia, and other sleeping/ eating habit disturbances during COVID 19 pandemic. Many are emotionally vulnerable after losing their close ones, losing jobs, uncertain education or by staying indoors for months. Many get agitated wearing protective gear like masks or using sanitizers. The panic caused by the infection from physical proximity has reached such a level that everything now is shifted from physically going out to virtual conferences and many other significant shifts in people's behavior. But, in spite of all the trauma and negative affects the pandemic has put us through, there is some hope that the new focus on mental health issues may reduce stigma and increase availability of support services. Finally the paper recommends some way forward for effective mitigation against the harmful effects of limited or indoor physical activity on mental and physical health due to social distancing and quarantine based on the collected data.

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