scholarly journals Quality of life, anxiety and depressive disorders in patients with extrasystolic arrhythmia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexey Y. Mikhaylov ◽  
Alexei V. Yumashev ◽  
Eugeny Kolpak
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Ventricular Extrasystole ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Development Of Anxiety ◽  
Assessment Scales

IntroductionThe aim of this study was to perform a comparative and economic analysis of the degree of development of anxiety-depressive disorder in patients with different types of extrasystolic arrhythmia using different assessment scales.Material and methodsThe study was conducted in 2018–2019 at the premises of clinic No. 4, involving 450 patients (Moscow, Russia). Patients were divided into three groups: with coronary heart disease (CHD) (147 patients), with myocardiodystrophy (MCD) (113) and with cardiopsychoneurosis (CPN) (190). Everyone underwent round-the-clock electrocardiography (ECG) and echocardiography. If symptoms of depressive disorder are detected in a timely manner, the risk of adverse cardiovascular diseases may be reduced.ResultsDepression and anxiety indicators on all three scales differed significantly (p ≤ 0.05) in patients with supraventricular extrasystole (more than 40 points on the Zung scale, 14 points on the Montgomery-Asberg depression scale, more than 38 points on Zung and 3 points on Covi anxiety scales). For patients with ventricular extrasystole, a significant difference was established between groups 1 and 2 only in terms of the level of depression on the Zung scale. Factors of psychogenic origin determine the development of cardiac rhythm disturbances.ConclusionsThe study showed that for supraventricular extrasystoles, these factors determine the overall health of the patient. The differences between the three groups are significant on all scales of depression and anxiety (p ≤ 0.05). The most susceptible to depression and anxiety are patients with extrasystolic arrhythmias diagnosed with CHD, as well as MCD.

scholarly journals Treatment of mixed anxiety and depressive disorder: results from a observational study of the efficacy and tolerability of agomelatine

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 48-54
Author(s):  
D. S. Petelin ◽  
I. V. Niinoya ◽  
O. V. Sorokina ◽  
D. V. Troshina ◽  
O. N. Voskresenskaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Hamilton Depression Scale ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Workplace Performance ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Hamilton Anxiety Scale

Objective: to study the efficacy, safety and tolerability of agomelatine in mixed anxiety and depressive disorder.Patients and methods. Agomelatine was administered to 30 patients diagnosed with mixed anxiety and depressive disorder for 3 months. The patients' condition was assessed using a battery of psychometric methods – the Hamilton Depression Scale, the Hamilton Anxiety Scale, and a short form of the SF-12v2 quality of life questionnaire.Results and discussion. It was shown that agomelatine effectively reduces both symptoms of depression and anxiety, begins to have a therapeutic effect a week after the start of administration, however, the drug shows the best clinical effect when administered for a period of three months or more. The predictors of complete remission on agomelatine therapy in this sample were: the presence of sleep disorders (early and medium, but not late insomnia), a greater severity of somatized anxiety, the presence of complaints of decreased workplace performance and activity.Conclusion. Our study has shown that agomelatine is an effective, safe and well-tolerated drug in the treatment of mixed anxiety and depressive disorder.

Prevalence of depressive disorders in shanghai children aged 8∼12 years

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 623-623
Author(s):  
J. Fan ◽  
H.-L. Gu ◽  
H.-L. Yang ◽  
W.-Y. Wang ◽  
J. Yi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Prevalence Rate ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression ◽  
Dsm Iv

ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to investigated the prevalence child depression in primary schools.Methods3685 students from Grade 3 to Grade 5 were selected from 7 primary schools of Pudong district in Shanghai by random and cluster sampling. The study design consisted of a screening stage in which the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children(CES-DC) were used, and a clinical interview stage in which the K-SADS-present state version (K-SADS) and DSM-IV were used. The diagnoses of depressive disorder were made according the DSM-IV criteria.ResultsThe prevalence of children depression was 1.60% (95%CI = 1.19%∼2.00%). The prevalence rate of male(2.08%) was significant higher than that of female (1.09%)(X2=5.40, P = 0.02). The rate of depressive disorder increased with age from 0.57% (8 years old) to 2.47% (12 years old). The prevalence of depression was no significant difference between ages from 8 to 12 years old (X2 = 4.49, P = 0.34).ConclusionThe prevalence rate of children depression in Shanghai is low. The prevalence of depression among boys is much higher than that of girls.It shows the prevalence of depression is no significant difference between ages from 8 to 12 years old.

scholarly journals Effects of Different Types of Physical Activity on Health-Related Quality-of-Life in Korean Women with Depressive Disorder

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4639
Author(s):  
Kyoman Koo ◽  
Kyungjin Kim
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Strength Exercise ◽  
Korean Women ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Complex Sample ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Depressive disorder is a frequent psychological illness and causes community health problems for many women. It was found that the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) score of many women was altered due to mental and physical problems. Physical activity (PA) might effectively improve the responses of the HRQoL of women with depressive disorder. Therefore, the study aimed to identify the effects of different types of PA (e.g., walking, strength exercise, flexibility exercise) on the responses of the HRQoL of Korean women with depressive disorder. A sample of 1315 Korean women aged 19 or older with a depressive disorder was accumulated. The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) and Euro Quality of Life-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D index score) were used. The characteristics of the participants were analyzed by the complex sample in frequency analysis. Furthermore, the complex sample general linear model was used to determine the effects of different types of PA on the HRQoL of Korean women with depressive disorder. In the results, there was a statistically significant difference between the groups who participated for one to two days, who participated for three to four days, and who did not participate in walking at all. In the flexibility exercise, there was a statistically significant difference in the group who participated for three to four days from the group who did not participate at all. However, there was no statistically significant difference in the strength exercise. In conclusion, the walking and flexibility exercises were effective physical activities (PAs) to improve the responses to the HRQoL of Korean women with depressive disorder.

scholarly journals Effects of n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation in the Prevention and Treatment of Depressive Disorders—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1070
Author(s):  
Maike Wolters ◽  
Annkathrin von der Haar ◽  
Ann-Kristin Baalmann ◽  
Maike Wellbrock ◽  
Thomas L. Heise ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Treatment Duration ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Pufa Supplementation ◽  
Depressive Symptomology ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Significant Difference

N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have been suggested to affect depressive disorders. This review aims to determine the effect of n-3 PUFAs on depressive symptoms in people with or without diagnosed depression. Medline, PsycINFO, and Cochrane CENTRAL databases were searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing the association between n-3 PUFAs and depressive symptoms or disorders as outcomes. A random-effects meta-analysis of standardized mean difference (SMD) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) was performed. Twenty-five studies (7682 participants) were included. Our meta-analysis (20 studies) indicated that n-3 PUFA supplementation lowered depressive symptomology as compared with placebo: SMD = −0.34, 95% CI: −0.55, −0.12, I2 = 86%, n = 5836, but a possible publication bias cannot be ruled out. Subgroup analyses indicated no statistically significant difference by treatment duration of <12 vs. ≥12 weeks, presence of comorbidity, or severity of depressive symptoms. Nevertheless, beneficial effects were seen in the subgroups of studies with longer treatment duration and with no depression and mild to moderate depression. Subgroup analysis by eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) dosage revealed differences in favor of the lower EPA dosage. Sensitivity analysis including studies with low risk of bias seems to confirm the overall result. Supplementation of n-3 PUFA appears to have a modest beneficial effect on depressive symptomology, although the quality of evidence is still insufficient.

The Comorbidity of Anxiety Disorders with Depression and the Associated Risk Factors in Geriatric Psychiatry Outpatients

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
F. Beskardes ◽  
T. Ertan ◽  
E. Eker
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Geriatric Psychiatry ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Outpatient Unit ◽  
Prevalence Of Depression ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

Aims:We aimed to study the prevalence of anxiety disorders with the comorbidity of depressive disorders and the effects of risk factors among the patients attending the general Geriatric Psychiatry Outpatient Unit.Methods:Subjects were evaluated in terms of Anxiety Disorders on the basis of DSM criteria, SCID. Each patient was asked to fill out Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Scale, Beck Anxiety and Depression Scale. Sociodemographic features and risk factors were assesed the prepared questionnaire.Results:In a number of total 1209 applicants in 12 months, we found the prevalance of anxiety disorders was %9,48 with a number of 115 patients in outpatient department applications and the prevalence of Generalized Anxiety Disorder was found out to be %4,63(n:56), Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia %1,98(n:24), without Agoraphobia %0,90(n:11), the prevalence of OCD was %0,82(n:10), PTSD %0,49(n:6) and other anxiety disorders (SAD, SP, NOS) was %0,66(n:8).In the patients with anxiety disorders, the prevalence of depression comorbidity was found out to be %73,05(n:84), with the prevalence of the comorbid major depressive disorder %26,1(n:31), and the dysthymic/minor depressive disorder was %46,95(n:53). As a result of statistical analysis,we found that the risk factors associated with STAI-I and II scores were total years spent on education, but in reverse manners, as the education level increased, the STAI-I and II scores decreased.Conclusions:Anxiety disorders with comorbid depression might be frequent disorders among Turkish secondary care attenders. There is a need for further studies on the epidemiology of anxiety disorders and their comorbidity with depression among elderly in Turkey.

Influence of Depressive Disorder on Epilepsy Patients Life Quality

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (S1) ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
E. Suljic ◽  
A. Kucukalic ◽  
N. Loncarevic ◽  
A. Bravo-Mehmedbasic
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Hamilton Depression Scale ◽  
Female Patients ◽  
Duration Of Illness ◽  
Clinical Center ◽  
Male Patients ◽  
Patients With Epilepsy

Introduction:Interictal depression as a co-morbid disorder can be seen among more than 40% of patients with epilepsy. Sex, epilepsy duration, type of seizures as well as applied antiepileptic drugs can cause development of depression which influence patient's life quality.Goal:To test relation between depressive disorders and patients sex, duration of illness, type of epileptic fits, antiepileptic therapy and life quality.Material and methods:Prospectively, randomly selected, we tested 300 patients with epilepsy, with or without depressive affective disorder at the Outpatient Department for Epilepsies at the Clinical Center Sarajevo. All patients answered Beck and Hamilton depression scale.Results:Baseline is consisded of male patients which made 54 % with the average age of 37.7 years, as well as female patients at average age 32.83 years. Depressive disorder according to the results at the Beck scale was present in 34%, and according to the Hamilton scale in 38.9%. Duration of illnesses longer than 20 years had 56% women with the expressed depressive disorder, compared to the 42% men's with depression (p< 0.01). Partial complex seizures were more often among women (p< 0.05). Carbamazepin as monotherapy was applied for more than a half of the baseline, and combined with carbamazepin significantly more frequently among men's (p< 0.0001), while female patients had significantly more often Lamotrigil.Conclusion:Depressive disorder is significantly more frequent among women with partial complex seizures, earlier epilepsy onset, and significantly more often on Phenobarbital therapy. Presence of depression with epilepsy significantly reduced patient's life quality.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Pharmacology Written Question Papers of MBBS Professional Examinations

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dipak Kumer Paul Chowdhury ◽  
Debashish Saha ◽  
Md Humayun Kabir Talukder ◽  
Md Ahsan Habib ◽  
AFM Saiful Islam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Content Coverage

This cross sectional descriptive study was conducted to observe the quality of Pharmacology professional written question papers of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), University of Chittagong (CU), University of Dhaka (DU), Rajshahi University (RU) and Shahjalal University of Science & Technology (SUST). For this purpose total 82 SAQ papers of five universities dated from January 2007 to July 2015 were reviewed. Question papers were reviewed to find out the coverage of recall, understanding and problem solving type questions, content coverage and presence of marking scheme in SAQ papers. Mean percentage of recall, understanding and problem questions were 54.3%, 44% and 01.7% respectively in SAQ papers. Mean of the recall questions of SUST statistically significantly differed from curriculum standard 60%. Other universities had no significant differences with the standard. Mean of the understanding questions of all the universities statistically significantly differed from curriculum standard 30% except BUP. There was statistically significant difference between mean of the problem solving questions of all the universities and curriculum standard 10% . Most of the SAQ papers (62%) were without problem based questions. No question paper was found having different types question as per curriculum standard. Total 15(18.3%) SAQ papers contained 100 % topics (all the 11 groups). Thirty nine (47.6) contained 10 groups and 22% contained 9 groups out of 11. Twelve percent SAQ papers contained less 80% topics Total 29 (35.4%) SAQ papers of all the universities showed marking scheme on the questions papers, rest 64.6% were devoid of it. Maximum 87.5% SAQ papers of RU had marking scheme. Findings of this study may be used to redefine the distribution of different types question in SAQ papers and to improve the quality of question papers by ensuring their coverage.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Education Vol.8(2) 2017: 12-17

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of depressive disorder in Saada in Yemen

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 2193-2193
Author(s):  
A.Y. Shuwail
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Depressive Illness ◽  
Common Symptom ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Global Burden Of Diseases ◽  
Loss Of Appetite ◽  
Suicidal Ideas

BackgroundDepression has been recognized as a major public health evidenced by its ranking of fourth position among the global burden of diseases. Many believe it will occupy second position by the year 2020. This is the first study in Saada and Yemen.Aims of the studyTo determine the clinical and sociodemographic characteristic of depressive disorders in Saada country.MethodsPatients who attended the medical OPD in general hospital during six month and consented to participate in this were screened with Hospital Anxiety and Depressive Scale (HAD). Identified depressed patients were studied and results were analysis.Results714 patients attended, 20 refused to participate. 694 patients were screened by HAD Scale. 438(63%) were men. 21% were borderline and only 16% fulfilled the score for depression.72.3 suffer from loss of appetite, 50% from fatigue, 50% from loss of interest, 21% from suicidal ideas, 41% sleep disturbance and 12% of guilt feeling. 28% suffered from dizziness, 23% of gasterointestinal symptoms, and 16% from aches and pains. There was statistically significant difference between major depressive disorder and mixed anxiety and depressive disorder in that women were more. There was a trend towards statistical significance (P = 0.054) between delusions and qat chewing. There was no statistical significance with hallucination and qat chewing. Results were analysed and compared with other local and international studies.ConclusionMild depressive illness is more common in women, there was no impact of qat on depression, loss of appetite was the most common symptom. These finding are consistent with other local studies.

Symptom Frequencies and Intensities in Hospitalized Patients With Advanced Cancer Having Depressive Disorder

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 456-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Liu ◽  
Fei Liu ◽  
Yang Yu ◽  
Qing Li ◽  
Xin Jin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Advanced Cancer ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Symptom Assessment ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test

Aim: To explore the frequencies and intensities of depressive symptoms associated with hospitalized patients with advanced cancer. Methods: A total of 196 hospitalized patients with advanced cancer were surveyed with the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System and Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS). The χ2 test and Wilcoxon rank-sum test were used to compare the frequency and intensity of symptoms between patients with and without depressive disorders. Spearman rank correlation was used to test the correlation between depression and symptoms. Results: Of the 196 enrolled patients, 115 (59%) were males. The median age of the patients was 58 (19-80) years. Seventy-six (39%) patients were diagnosed with depression (SDS ≥ 53). Patients with depressive disorders exhibited pain, drowsiness, and nausea along with a higher frequency and intensity of poor self-perception, appetite loss, anxiety, dyspnea, and fatigue. Depressive symptoms were positively correlated with the symptoms. Conclusion: Depressive disorders are very common and severe in hospitalized patients with advanced cancer. Identifying the frequencies and intensities of the symptoms enables early intervention to improve patients’ quality of life.

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