Group identity in blindness groups predicts life satisfaction and lower anxiety and depression.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mercedes A. Zapata
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Group Identity ◽  
Anxiety And Depression

scholarly journals Resilience and health-related quality of life in patients with pulmonary diseases receiving ambulatory oxygen therapy

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Siiri Isokääntä ◽  
Kirsi Honkalampi ◽  
Hannu Kokki ◽  
Harri Sintonen ◽  
Merja Kokki
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Oxygen Therapy ◽  
Pulmonary Diseases ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Abstract Background Pulmonary diseases affect health-related quality of life (HRQoL), but there are few data on patients’ adaptation to a serious illness. This study assessed resilience and its associations with HRQoL, life satisfaction, anxiety and depression in patients with pulmonary diseases receiving ambulatory oxygen therapy. Methods In this prospective cohort study, we enrolled 42 patients with pulmonary diseases receiving ambulatory oxygen therapy. The patients completed the following questionnaires at baseline and after one and three months; the Resilience Scale-25, the Life Satisfaction Scale-4, the 15D instrument of HRQoL, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with Assistive Technology (QUEST 2.0). To compare HRQoL, we recruited age- and gender-matched controls from the general population (n = 3574). The primary outcome was the proportion of patients with low resilience. Results Half (42–48%) of the patients had low resilience, which was correlated with low HRQoL, low levels of life satisfaction and higher levels of anxiety and depression. Patients had very low HRQoL compared to controls. Dissatisfaction with life increased during the 3-months follow-up, but only a few patients had anxiety or depression. Patient satisfaction with assistive technology was high; the median QUEST 2.0 score (scale 1–5) was 4.00 at baseline, 3.92 at one month and 3.88 at three months. Conclusions Resilience was low in half of the patients with pulmonary diseases receiving ambulatory oxygen therapy. Higher resilience was positively correlated with HRQoL and life satisfaction and negatively correlated with anxiety and depression. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Protocol Record 507A023. Registered 17 September 2020—Retrospectively registered, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?cond=&term=NCT04554225&cntry=&state=&city=&dist=.

Impact of Resilience, Anxiety and Depression on Quality of Life Assessment in Patients with Acute Myeloic Leukemia After Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation

Blood ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 118 (21) ◽  
pp. 2088-2088
Author(s):  
Susanne Amler ◽  
Christian Deiters ◽  
Cristina Sauerland ◽  
Joachim Kienast ◽  
Thomas Buchner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Unrelated Donor ◽  
Quality Of Life Assessment ◽  
Health Related

Abstract Abstract 2088 Introduction: Quality of life (QoL) plays a very important role for the assessment of oncological treatment outcome. For the assessment of therapy strategies both survival time and quality of survival regarding physical and emotional conditions are of interest. The present cross sectional study evaluated the impact of resilience, life satisfaction, anxiety and depression on the global health status of patients having received an allogeneic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Design and Methods: 80 eligible patients from 26 German cancer centres fulfilling the following criteria were contacted: 1. Treatment within the AMLCG 99 trial for acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Patients were randomized to receive either standard-dose Cytarabine containing TAD or high-dose Cytarabine containing HAM-HAM induction therapy, followed by TAD consolidation and HSCT when having no low-risk cytogenetics and an available family donor or high-risk cytogenetics and an unrelated donor. 2. HSCT in first complete remission at least 6 months before the questionnaire. 3. Outpatient setting at the time of the questionnaire. The multi-part questionnaire included general informations about age, gender, marital and employment status as well as validated scaled questionnaire parts. These include the QLQ-C30, the Resilience Scale RS-25, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and a questionnaire about general and health-related life satisfaction (FLZ). To ensure standardized analyses of the data, scales were summarized based on well-established scoring principles or rather linear transformed, so that scores ranged from 0 to 100. Global health status was defined as the primary objective of quality of life assessment. Results: Overall, 41 of 80 patients (51%) completed the questionnaire and were evaluable. Thus 41 patients (18 male, 23 females) aged between 23 and 66 (median 49) years at the time of data collection were included in the analysis. 66% were treated with de novo AML, 24% with secondary AML from MDS and 5% of the evaluable patients had MDS and t-AML, respectively. Median time between HSCT and questionnaire was 3.1 years (range, 8 months to 7 years). 26 patients (63%) received an HSCT from a related donor and 15 (37%) from an unrelated donor. Patients' self-assessed high quality of life was associated with an improved resilience (r=0.538, p<0.001) and lower patients-reported anxiety (r=−0.525, p<0.001) and depression symptoms (r=−0.751, p<0.001). A higher level in general and health-related life satisfaction was also significantly associated with a higher better self-assessed quality of life (r=0.639 and r=0.718, both p<0.001). Younger patients < 60 years old had a non-significant slightly higher score in quality of life compared to older patients (median 79.2 vs. 66.7, p=0.290). No effect was seen with respect to gender, donor type or the time interval after HSCT. Marital status was not associated with a higher QoL (p=0.962), whereas employment status revealed significant differences (p=0.008). Furthermore no differences in quality of life assessment could be detected between the two induction regimens TAD / HAM (18 patients) vs. HAM / HAM (23 patients). Conclusion: The results suggest that quality of life after HSCT for AML correlates with patients' subjective assessment of emotional and physical conditions. For an effective evaluation of the quality of life assessment and the interaction with clinical parameters in AML patients, specific QoL instruments should be applied and different comparable studies should be combined in order to obtain more reliable results. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

Mattering and Anti-Mattering in Emotion Regulation and Life Satisfaction: A Mediational Analysis of Stress and Distress During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 073428292110567
Author(s):  
Barbara Giangrasso ◽  
Silvia Casale ◽  
Giulia Fioravanti ◽  
Gordon L. Flett ◽  
Taryn Nepon
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Structure Reliability ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Difficulties In Emotion Regulation ◽  
Lower Life Satisfaction

The current study focused primarily on the associations that feelings of not mattering have with life satisfaction, stress, and distress among students trying to cope with the uncertain and novel circumstances brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. A sample of 350 University students from Italy completed measures that included the General Mattering Scale and the Anti-Mattering Scale, as well as measures of self-esteem, difficulties in emotion regulation, life satisfaction, perceived stress, anxiety, and depression. Psychometric analyses confirmed the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the General Mattering Scale and the Anti-Mattering Scale. As expected, feelings of not mattering were associated with lower life satisfaction as well as with greater reported difficulties in emotion regulation, stress, and distress. Mattering and self-esteem were both unique predictors of levels of life satisfaction during the pandemic. The results of mediational analyses suggested that individuals who feel as though they do not matter may be especially vulnerable to stress, depression, and anxiety and this may promote a decline in life satisfaction. Given the potential destructiveness of feelings of not mattering, in general but especially during a global pandemic, it is essential to proactively develop interventions and programs that are designed to enhance feelings of mattering and reduce anti-mattering experiences and feelings.

Anxiety and depression among amyloid light-chain cardiac amyloidosis patients: The role of life satisfaction

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 269-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina Smorti ◽  
Silvia Guarnieri ◽  
Franco Bergesio ◽  
Federico Perfetto ◽  
Francesco Cappelli
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Light Chain ◽  
Cardiac Amyloidosis ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Amyloid Light Chain

scholarly journals Using Mindfulness to Reduce Anxiety and Depression of Patients With Fever Undergoing Screening in an Isolation Ward During the COVID-19 Outbreak

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuping Liu ◽  
Sizhu Huyang ◽  
Haihong Tan ◽  
Yubiao He ◽  
Jin Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Lunch Break ◽  
Mindfulness Interventions ◽  
Isolation Ward ◽  
Life Satisfaction Score

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to spread globally. This infectious disease affects people not only physically but also psychologically. Therefore, an effective psychological intervention program needs to be developed to improve the psychological condition of patients screened for fever during this period. This study aimed to investigate the effect of a brief mindfulness intervention on patients with suspected fever in a screening isolation ward awaiting results of the COVID-19 test. The Faces Scale and the Emotional Thermometer Tool were used to investigate 51 patients who were randomly divided into an intervention group and a control group. All patients completed self-rating questionnaires online at the time they entered the isolation ward and before they were informed of the results. The intervention group listened to the mindfulness audios through hospital broadcasts in the isolation ward before their lunch break and while they slept. Compared with the control group, the intervention group’s life satisfaction score increased (F = 4.02, p = 0.051) and the emotional thermometer score decreased (F = 8.89, p = 0.005). The anxiety scores (F = 9.63, p = 0.003) and the needing help scores decreased significantly (F = 4.95, p = 0.031). Distress (F = 1.41, p = 0.241), depression (F = 1.93, p = 0.171), and anger (F = 3.14, p = 0.083) also decreased, but did not reach significance. Brief mindfulness interventions can alleviate negative emotions and improve the life satisfaction of patients in the isolation ward who were screened for COVID-19 during the waiting period.

scholarly journals PECULIARITIES OF THE PSYCHO-EMOTIONAL STATE OF PREGNANT WOMEN WITH DRUG ADDICTION

2020 ◽  
pp. 16-20
Author(s):  
Ірина Володимирівна Малишева
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Drug Addiction ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Main Group ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Low Level

Introduction. The article considers the features of the psycho-emotional state of pregnant women with drug addiction.Aim. To study the features of the psycho-emotional state of pregnant women with drug addiction using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale HADS and SWLS Life Satisfaction Scales.Materials and methods. The study included 156 pregnant women, including 96 women with drug addiction (main group). The control group included 60 pregnant women.Results. A higher frequency of subclinically expressed anxiety and depression in pregnant women with drug addiction 62.5% (60 women) compared with women of the control group 8.3% (5 women). Life satisfaction in women the main group was at a low level, namely almost dissatisfied with life 40.6% (39 women) or dissatisfied with life 50% (48 women).Conclusions. The study showed the presence of psycho-emotional changes areas in the form of increased anxiety and depression, as well as decreased levels life satisfaction in pregnant women with drug addiction.

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