Adolescent Depression: Social Network and Family Climate—A Case‐control Study

1999 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunilla I. Olsson ◽  
Marie‐Louise Nordström ◽  
Hans Arinell ◽  
Anne‐Liis Von Knorring
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Adolescent Depression ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Family Climate ◽  
Control Study

scholarly journals SPOUSAL CAREGIVING IS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF FRAILTY: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
F. POTIER ◽  
J.-M. DEGRYSE ◽  
G. AUBOUY ◽  
S. HENRARD ◽  
B. BIHIN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Conditional Logistic Regression ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
Spousal Caregivers ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Control Study ◽  
At Home

Background: Evidence suggests that providing care for a disabled elderly person may have implications for the caregiver’s own health (decreased immunity, hypertension, and depression). Objective: Explore if older spousal caregivers are at greater risks of frailty compared to older people without a load of care. Design: Case-control study. Setting: Participants were assessed at home in Wallonia, Belgium. Participants: Cases: community-dwelling spousal caregivers of older patients, recruited mainly by the geriatric outpatient clinic. Controls: people living at home with an independent spouse at the functional and cognitive level matched for age, gender and comorbidities. Measurements: Mini nutritional assessment-short form (MNA-SF), short physical performance battery (SPPB), frailty phenotype (Fried), geriatric depression scale (GDS-15), clock drawing test, sleep quality, and medications. The multivariable analysis used a conditional logistic regression. Results: Among 79 caregivers, 42 were women; mean age and Charlson comorbidity index were 79.4±5.3 and 4.0±1.2, respectively. Among care-receivers (mean age 81.4±5.2), 82% had cognitive impairment. Caregiving was associated with a risk of frailty (Odd Ratio (OR) 6.66; 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.20-20.16), the consumption of antidepressants (OR 4.74; 95% CI 1.32 -17.01), shorter nights of sleep (OR 3.53; 95% CI 1.37-9.13) and more difficulties maintaining a social network (OR 5.25; 95% CI 1.68-16.40). Conclusions: Spousal caregivers were at an increased risk of being frail, having shorter nights of sleep, taking antidepressants and having difficulties maintaining their social network, compared to non-caregiver controls. Older spousal caregivers deserve the full attention of professionals to prevent functional decline and anticipate a care breakdown.

Precursor lesions of gastric polyps developing during maintenance omeprazole. A case-control study

2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A657-A658
Author(s):  
A CATS ◽  
E BLOEMENA ◽  
E SCHENK ◽  
I CLINICS ◽  
S MEUWISSEN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Precursor Lesions ◽  
Gastric Polyps ◽  
Control Study
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