Investigating relationship between stress, anxiety and depression with birth growth indexes in pregnant women with COVID-19

Background: Pregnancy can be affected by various psychological factors. These factors have adverse effects on the woman, her fetus. While COVID-19 is a new threatening subjects with less information yet. Therefore, This study conducted to determine the relationship between stress, anxiety and depression with birth indices in pregnant women admitted to the coronary care unit of hospitals in Kerman province in 2020. Methods: This is a descriptive analytical and across-sectional study carried out in Kerman, Iran in 2020. The research samples were 315 mothers affected with Covid-19 who have hospitalized in Covid-19 critical care wards in hospitals. The subjects entered in study by convenience method. The gathering tool was a questionnaire with two parts included demographic data and DASS-21 questioner. Collected data was analysed by SPSS version 18.0 .The Significance level considered 0.05. Results: The results showed that in terms of depression, 23.5% of subjects were in severe status, in terms of anxiety 47.6% were in very severe status and finally 29.2% were in severe stress. The results showed that the variables of stress, anxiety and depression were statistically inversely related to weight and height at birth (P< 0.05), but other indicators were not significantly related(P>0.05). Conclusions: Regard to the adverse effects of stress, depression and anxiety on neonatal outcomes in patients with Covid-19 critical care wards . It is recommended to be consider to such as mental health screening programs and strategies to reduce depression and anxiety in these mothers, To be considered by the health-treatment officials of the country. Key-words: Coronavirus-Stress-Anxiety-Depression-Pregnancy-Birth Index, DASS-21.

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The Correlation of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory with Depression and Anxiety in Veterans with Tinnitus

International Journal of Otolaryngology ◽

10.1155/2015/689375 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2015 ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Jinwei Hu ◽

Jane Xu ◽

Matthew Streelman ◽

Helen Xu ◽

O’neil Guthrie

Keyword(s):

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Depression And Anxiety ◽

Multidisciplinary Intervention ◽

Tinnitus Handicap Inventory ◽

Hearing Status ◽

Male Veterans ◽

Positive Correlations ◽

Anxiety Depression ◽

The Relationship ◽

Severe Tinnitus

Objective. The mechanisms of tinnitus are known to alter neuronal circuits in the brainstem and cortex, which are common to several comorbid conditions. This study examines the relationship between tinnitus and anxiety/depression.Subjects and Methods. Ninety-one male veterans with subjective tinnitus were enrolled in a Veterans Affairs Tinnitus Clinic. The Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) was used to assess tinnitus severity. ICD-9 codes for anxiety/depression were used to determine their prevalence. Pure tone averages (PTA) were used to assess hearing status.Results. Descriptive analyses revealed that 79.1% of the 91 tinnitus sufferers had a diagnosis of anxiety, 59.3% had depression, and 58.2% suffered from both anxiety/depression. Patients with anxiety had elevated total THI scores as compared to patients without anxiety (p<0.05). Patients with anxiety or depression had significantly increased Functional and Emotional THI scores, but not Catastrophic THI score. Significant positive correlations were illustrated between the degree of tinnitus and anxiety/depression (p<0.05). There were no differences in PTA among groups.Conclusions. A majority of patients with tinnitus exhibited anxiety and depression. These patients suffered more severe tinnitus than did patients without anxiety and depression. The data support the need for multidisciplinary intervention of veterans with tinnitus.

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Repetitive negative thinking and interpretation bias in pregnancy

Clinical Psychology in Europe ◽

10.32872/cpe.v2i4.3615 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Colette R. Hirsch ◽

Frances Meeten ◽

Calum Gordon ◽

Jill M. Newby ◽

Debra Bick ◽

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Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Perinatal Period ◽

Interpretation Bias ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Depression And Anxiety ◽

Repetitive Negative Thinking ◽

Research Attention ◽

Negative Thinking ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

Background Repetitive negative thinking (RNT; e.g., worry about the future, rumination about the past) and the tendency to interpret ambiguous information in negative ways (interpretation bias) are cognitive processes that play a maintaining role in anxiety and depression, and recent evidence has demonstrated that interpretation bias maintains RNT. In the context of perinatal mental health, RNT has received minimal research attention (despite the fact that it predicts later anxiety and depression), and interpretation bias remains unstudied (despite evidence that it maintains depression and anxiety which are common in this period). Method We investigated the relationship between RNT, interpretation bias and psychopathology (depression, anxiety) in a pregnant sample (n = 133). We also recruited an age-matched sample of non-pregnant women (n = 104), to examine whether interpretation bias associated with RNT emerges for ambiguous stimuli regardless of its current personal relevance (i.e., pregnancy or non-pregnancy-related). Results As predicted, for pregnant women, negative interpretation bias, RNT, depression and anxiety were all positively associated. Interpretation bias was evident to the same degree for material that was salient (pregnancy-related) and non-salient (general), and pregnant and non-pregnant women did not differ. RNT was associated with interpretation bias for all stimuli and across the full sample. Conclusion Our findings highlight the need to further investigate the impact of interpretation bias in pregnant women, and test the effectiveness of interventions which promote positive interpretations in reducing RNT in the perinatal period.

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Antenatal Depression and Anxiety Among Women with Threatened Abortion: A Case-Control Study

Gynecology Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine ◽

10.21613/gorm.2019.867 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Bahar Sariibrahim Astepe ◽

Sukriye Bosgelmez

Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Vaginal Bleeding ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Antenatal Depression ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Control Group ◽

Depression And Anxiety ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Threatened Abortion ◽

The Relationship

Objective: Threatened abortion is a stressful condition for a pregnant woman which may influence mental health. This study aims to investigate the relationship between threatened abortion, anxiety, and depression during pregnancy. Study Design: Study group consisted of 121 pregnant women <20 weeks of gestation having vaginal bleeding; control group consisted of 129 pregnant women <20 weeks of gestation not having vaginal bleeding in their pregnancy until that time. Hospital anxiety and depression scale was used to assess potential anxiety and depression. Results: Statistical analyses indicated that (i) vaginal bleeding group had significantly higher rates of moderate/ severe anxiety (28.1% vs. 14.7% p=0.010); (ii) there was no statistically significant difference between depression rates of the women according to the presence of vaginal bleeding (38.8% vs. 34.9% p=0.517); (iii) low education (OR=2.233; 95% CI: 1.177-4.236; p=0.014) was possible predictors of antenatal depression. Although in the univariate analyses age, gravidity, and parity were associated with anxiety, only nulliparity was found as possible predictors of anxiety (OR=2.589; 95% CI: 1.362-4.922, p=0.004). Conclusion: Pregnant women without obstetric complications had similar rates of depression and anxiety as in women with threatened abortion, although anxiety levels were higher in women with threatened abortion.

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Moderating Role of Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in the Relationship Between Tinnitus and Hearing Loss Among Patients

Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research ◽

10.33824/pjpr.2019.34.4.41 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 34 (4) ◽

pp. 753-772

Author(s):

Ammar Ahmed ◽

Muhammad Aqeel ◽

Tanvir Akhtar ◽

Sammeen Salim ◽

Bashir Ahmed

Keyword(s):

Hearing Loss ◽

Psychological Problems ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Adaptation Level ◽

Depression Anxiety Stress Scale ◽

Neuropsychological Theory ◽

Anxiety Depression ◽

The Relationship ◽

Moderating Role

Adaptation level theory of tinnitus and neuropsychological theory of tinnitus are extensively used frameworks for understanding emotional and psychological distress among tinnitus sufferers. Objective of the present study was to investigate potential associations between hearing loss, tinnitus, anxiety, depression, and stress. The Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (Newman, Jacobson, & Spitzer, 1996) and the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995)scales were administered to a sample of 110 tinnitus outpatients recruited from Audiology departments of Lahore and Rawalpindi hospitals. Results revealed tinnitus was positively linked with psychological problems. Additionally, it was established that tinnitus is a positive significant predictor for anxiety, stress and depression. The moderation models related to the interactions between psychological problems and hearing loss were negative significant predictors for tinnitus symptoms. Moreover, the comparative analysis between gender differences revealed a significant diversity in the levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. Results also elucidated that patients at initial stages of hearing loss were more prone towards reporting tinnitus symptoms along with emerging psychological problems.

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Investigation of the role of anxiety and depression on the formation of phantom vibration and ringing syndrome induced by working stress during medical internship (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.16705 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Yu-Hsuan Lin ◽

Kuan-I Lin ◽

Yuan-Chien Pan ◽

Sheng-Hsuan Lin

Keyword(s):

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Depression And Anxiety ◽

Prospective Longitudinal Study ◽

Work Related ◽

Working Stress ◽

Causal Mediation Analysis ◽

Accompanying Symptoms ◽

Prospective Longitudinal ◽

The Relationship

BACKGROUND Phantom vibrations syndrome (PVS) and phantom ringing syndrome (PRS) are prevalent hallucinations during medical internship. Depression and anxiety are probably understudied risk factors of PVS and PRS. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the role of anxiety and depression on the relationship between working stress during medical internship and PVS and PRS. METHODS A prospective longitudinal study of 74 medical interns was carried out using repeated investigations of the severity of phantom vibrations and ringing, as well as accompanying symptoms of anxiety and depression as measured by Beck Anxiety Inventory and the Beck Depression Inventory before, at the 3rd, 6th, and 12th month during internship, and 2 weeks after internship. We conducted a causal mediation analysis to investigate the role of depression and anxiety in the mechanism of working stress during medical internship inducing PVS and PRS. RESULTS The results showed that depression explained 21.9% and 8.4% for stress-induced PRS and PVS, respectively. In addition, anxiety explained 15.0% and 7.8% for stress-induced PRS and PVS, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Our findings showed both depression and anxiety can explain a portion of stress-induced PVS and PRS during medical internship and might be more important in clinical practice and benefit to prevention of work-related burnout.

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Childhood Material Hardship and Adolescent Mental Health

Youth & Society ◽

10.1177/0044118x211001896 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 0044118X2110018

Author(s):

Chrisse Edmunds ◽

Melissa Alcaraz

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Adolescent Depression ◽

Adolescent Mental Health ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Fragile Families ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Depression And Anxiety ◽

Material Hardship ◽

Critical Age ◽

The Relationship

Adolescent mental health has implications for current and future wellbeing. While a link exists between poverty and mental health, little is known about how experiencing material hardship, such as insecurity of food, housing, utilities, and medical care, throughout early childhood affects adolescent mental health. We examine the relationship between material hardship in childhood and adolescent mental health. We use Poisson regression to examine the effect of material hardship experienced at different stages of childhood on adolescent depression and anxiety outcomes at age 15. We use longitudinal data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study ( N = 3,222). We find that recently experiencing material hardship during childhood is positively and significantly associated with anxiety and depression symptoms at age 15, even when controlling for material hardship at age 15. Additionally, we find that insecurity during mid-childhood and the stress of lacking basic needs during a critical age may influence mental health in adolescence.

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How Is Sleep Related to Anxiety or Depression in Older Adults With Dementia?

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2106 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 619-619

Author(s):

Yeji Hwang ◽

Nancy Hodgson

Keyword(s):

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Regression Analyses ◽

Subjective Sleep Quality ◽

Subjective Sleep ◽

Significant Relationships ◽

People With Dementia ◽

The Family ◽

Study Participants ◽

Anxiety Depression ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Anxiety and depression are one of the most distressing symptoms for the family caregivers. Little is known about the relationship between sleep impairments and anxiety/depression in this population and how objective and subjective sleep measures differ in relation to anxiety. This study was designed to examine the relationship between sleep impairments and anxiety/depression in people with dementia, using both subjective and objective sleep measures. Among the 170 study participants, 50% (n=85) reported to have anxiety/depression. In univariate logistic regression analyses on anxiety/depression, adjusting for dementia stage, people with more subjective sleep impairment had higher odds of having anxiety/depression (OR=1.111; 95% CI: 1.020-1.211, p=0.016) and people with poorer subjective sleep quality had higher odds of having anxiety/depression (OR=1.702; 95% CI: 1.046-2.769, p=0.032). Objective sleep measures from actigraphy did not show any significant relationships to anxiety/depression. The results suggest that subjective sleep measures are closely related to anxiety/depression in this population.

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Investigation of the role of anxiety and depression on the formation of phantom vibration and ringing syndrome caused by working stress during medical internship (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.23858 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Yu-Hsuan Lin ◽

Kuan-I Lin ◽

Yuan-Chien Pan ◽

Sheng-Hsuan Lin

Keyword(s):

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Depression And Anxiety ◽

Prospective Longitudinal Study ◽

Work Related ◽

Working Stress ◽

Causal Mediation Analysis ◽

Accompanying Symptoms ◽

Prospective Longitudinal ◽

The Relationship

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Impact of Anxiety and Depression on Quality of Life among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: A Scoping Review

Evidence-Based Nursing Research ◽

10.47104/ebnrojs3.v2i3.134 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 14

Author(s):

Fatima I. AlNashri ◽

Hayfa H. Almutary ◽

Elham A. Al Nagshabandi

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Scoping Review ◽

Short Form ◽

Hemodialysis Patients ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Depression And Anxiety ◽

Life Threatening ◽

Anxiety Depression ◽

The Impact

Context: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a life-threatening problem of global concern. Living with CKD is associated with many psychological problems, including depression and anxiety, which can directly or indirectly affect the quality of life. Only one review in the existing literature has assessed these associations among CKD patients using different dialysis modalities. However, the experience of these symptoms could be higher among patients on hemodialysis therapy. In this purview, there is a need to narrow the previous work to be more focused on hemodialysis patients. Aim: This scoping review aims to determine the gaps in the knowledge about the impact of anxiety and depression concerning QOL among people undergoing hemodialysis. Methods: The studies selected were those examined the relationships between depression or/and anxiety with quality of life in adult patients on hemodialysis. The CINAHL, MEDLINE, and Pub Med databases were searched for literature published between January 2012 and December 2019. The quality of the included studies was also apprised. Eleven studies met the inclusion criteria. Results: Six studies examined the impact of depression and anxiety on the quality of life. Five studies identified from the review have examined the relationships between depression and quality of life. It was established that the prevalence of anxiety and depression was high among hemodialysis patients, and the same was associated with low quality of life. Conclusion: The literature review highlights the negative associations between anxiety, depression, and quality of life among hemodialysis patients. It is, therefore, essential to screen hemodialysis patients frequently for anxiety and depression using a short-form questionnaire. This screening would allow for providing early interventions, and the potential deterioration of quality of life could be prevented. Further longitudinal studies are needed to assess these relationships. Additionally, further research is needed to determine effective interventional programs to improve the overall quality of life.

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Mexican pregnant women show higher depression and anxiety with rising age and in the case of being single

Acta medica Lituanica ◽

10.6001/actamedica.v26i4.4208 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (4) ◽

pp. 227-236

Author(s):

Irma Visoso Salgado ◽

Jayson Leonel Moncada Mendoza ◽

Hugo Mendieta Zerón

Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Severe Depression ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Depression And Anxiety ◽

Mild Depression ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Psychology Service ◽

First Time ◽

Severe Anxiety

Background. Pregnancy is an important predisposition period to develop anxiety and depression, with a direct impact on the woman’s offspring. The aim of this study was to report the correlation between depression and anxiety in pregnant women and its association with the marital status and age. Materials. A descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional study was conducted in the outpatient care of the Psychology Service at the “Mónica Pretelini Sáenz” Maternal Perinatal Hospital (HMPMPS), Toluca, Mexico, from June 2012 to March 2019. As routine, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) and the Beck Anxiety Inventory-Trait (BAIT), were applied to all women seeking attention at the HMPMPS. Only pregnant patients were selected for this study, with the women referred for the first time to the external Psychology Clinic as inclusion criteria. Pearson’s correlation coefficient and the frequency of cases for age, BDI-II, and BAIT were obtained using the IBM SPSS Statistics ® v.23 software. Results. The study included 2947 pregnant patients with a mean age of 28.6 ± 6.9 years. Of these, 2616 (88.8%) presented with mild anxiety, 269 (9.1%) with moderate, and 62 (2.1%) with severe anxiety. On the other hand, 2149 (72.9%) patients presented with minimal depression, 341 (11.6%) mild depression, 268 (9.1%) moderate depression, and 189 (6.4%) had severe depression. The correlations between age and BDI-II was –0.026 (P = 0.152), between age and BAI was –0.038 (P = 0.037), and between BAIT and BDI-II 0.650 (P ≤ 0.001). Conclusions. The age group with the highest frequency of depression and anxiety was from 20 to 29 years. The absence of a stable partner represented an important risk factor for anxiety and depression during pregnancy.

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