scholarly journals Relationship between Sleep Duration Trajectories and Self-Rated Depressive Symptoms in South Koreans with Physical Disabilities

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 361
Author(s):  
Su Jeong Yi ◽  
Yoo Mi Jeong ◽  
Jae-Hyun Kim
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Bayes Factor ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Physically Disabled ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Physically Disabled People ◽  
The Relationship

Physically disabled persons can have sleep problems, which affects their mental health more than those in non-disabled people. However, there are few studies on the relationship between sleep duration and mental health targeting physically disabled people in South Korea, and existing studies on the disabled have mostly used data collected from convenience rather than nationally representative samples, limiting the generalization of the results. This study used data from the second wave of the Panel Survey of Employment for the Disabled (PSED, 2016–2018, 1st–3rd year). Participants included 1851 physically disabled individuals. The Chi-square test and generalized estimating equation (GEE) were used and the Akaike information criterion (AIC) value and the AIC log Bayes factor approximation were used to select sleep trajectories. This is the first study to elucidate multiple sleep trajectories in physically disabled people in Korea, and the relationship between sleep duration trajectories and self-rated depressive symptoms. People with physical disabilities who sleep more than 9 h have the highest risk of depression and need more intensive management as a priority intervention.

scholarly journals A GSM Based Assistive Device for Blind, Deaf and Dumb

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lavanya Dhanesh ◽  
Monica S ◽  
Revathi R ◽  
Suganya S ◽  
Swetha Lakshmi K N
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Device ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Physically Disabled ◽  
Phone Number ◽  
Sim Card ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Voice Message ◽  
Physically Disabled People

This paper tries to overcome the shortcomings of the recent technology that fails to enhance the communication between physically disabled people by designing an assistive device. This device uses a GSM modem with a SIM card and no smartphones are needed which makes the device affordable. Here, the sender sends the message to the phone number of the disabled person and he/she receives the SMS that gets converted to text and voice message and vibrations to Braille pad using a microcontroller which is easily readable by the disabled person.

Brain Controlled Car for Disabled Using Artificial Intelligence

2011 ◽  
Vol 403-408 ◽  
pp. 3932-3936 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Amuthan ◽  
George Jibin
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Navigation System ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Physical Movement ◽  
Physically Disabled ◽  
Automatic Navigation ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Physically Disabled People ◽  
Great Advance

This paper considers the development of a brain driven car, which would be of great help to the physically disabled people. Since these cars will rely only on what the individual is thinking they will hence not require any physical movement on the part of the individual. The car integrates signals from a variety of sensors like video, weather monitor, anti-collision etc. it also has an automatic navigation system in case of emergency. The car works on the asynchronous mechanism of artificial intelligence. It’s a great advance of technology which will make the disabled, able.

scholarly journals The Association Between Falls and Physical and Psychological Conditions in Physically Disabled Elderly People: A Retrospective Cohort Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhengquan Chen ◽  
Lin Mao ◽  
Yanyan Li ◽  
Nan Chen ◽  
Qing Du
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Roc Curve ◽  
Subgroup Analysis ◽  
Demographic Information ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Physically Disabled ◽  
Psychological Conditions ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
History Of ◽  
Physically Disabled People

Abstract Background Falling in physically disabled people is a worldwide social issue and associated with declined physical and psychological health. This study aimed to clarify the physical and psychological conditions in physically disabled people and to explore whether those conditions are the risk factors of falls. Methods One hundred and forty-six physically disabled people were recruited (age 64.2 ± 5.7, ranging from 43 to 77). Their demographic information, psychological status, musculoskeletal conditions, and history of falls in the past year were collected, and mobility was evaluated. A logistic regression analysis was used to clarify the risk factors of falls with the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve exploring the effectiveness of the regression model on fall diagnosis via area under the curve (AUC). A subgroup analysis was done between the disabled participants with and without poliomyelitis (polio). Results The cause of disability (polio or no-polio), gender, disability grade, and functional gait assessment were significantly associated with falls (all p < 0.05, Nagelkerke R2 = 0.320), and ROC curve indicated that AUC of this model was 0.805 (p < 0.001, 95% CI 0.735–0.876, Youden Index = 0.502). The subgroup analysis showed that the polio group (75 of the 146 participants) had a longer history of disability (t = 12.360, p < 0.001) than the no-polio disabled group while there were no significant differences in the other demographic information (all p > 0.05). The proportion of moderate anxiety in the no-polio participants was significantly higher than that in the polio group (p < 0.001) but the polio group had more musculoskeletal conditions. In the mobility test, the polio participants walked slower in the timed-up-and-go test (t = 2.050, p = 0.042) and had a higher rate of recurrent falls (χ2 = 14.916, p < 0.001) than the no-polio disabled group. Conclusions The disabled people with a high risk of falling can be identified through a 10-minute screening (cause of disability, gender, disability grade, and gait stability testing). The physical conditions of the polio disabled people were relatively more affected.

The influence of workplace stress and coping on depressive symptoms among registered nurses in Bangladesh

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reva Mondal ◽  
Yajai Sitthimongkol ◽  
Nopporn Vongsirimas ◽  
Natkamol Chansatitporn ◽  
Kathy Hegadoren
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Registered Nurses ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Workplace Stress ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Workplace Stressors ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Nurses report high levels of workplace stress, which has been linked to an increased risk for experiencing depressive symptoms.Nurses’ workplace stress is also linked to increased absenteeism and decreased job satisfaction. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to examine: (1) the incidence of depressive symptoms among hospital-based registered nurses in Bangladesh; (2) common sources of workplace stress and their relationships to individual characteristics and depressive symptom scores; and (3) the potential mediating roles of coping strategies in the relationship between workplace stress and depressive symptoms. Methods: A cross-sectional study design involved three hundred and fifty-two registered nurses. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire and three standardized tools measuring sources of nurses’ workplace stress, coping strategies, and depressive symptoms. Results: More than half of the participants scored ≥ 16 on the CES-D, which was associated with a major depression episode. Total NSS scores had a small but significant influence on scores on the depression scale. Coping strategies had no mediated effect on the relationship between workplace stress and scores on the depression scale. Low-reliability coefficients for subscales of two of the standardized tools highlight the challenge for researchers in developing countries to address contextual differences that may influence the meanings attached to individual items.  Conclusion: Findings suggest that the mental health of registered nurses in Bangladesh requires immediate attention in part by attending to workplace stressors. Further research should focus on a deeper understanding of Bangladeshi registered nurses’ work experiences and the unique contribution that workplace stressors have on their physical and mental health.

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