Stressful life events and psychiatric comorbidity in acne–a case control study

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. e12340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Swapna Bondade ◽  
Abhineetha Hosthota ◽  
Vinay Basavaraju
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Psychiatric Comorbidity ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Control Study

scholarly journals Major Stressful Life Events and Risk of Developing Lung Cancer: A Case-Control Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 117955491983579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed H Jafri ◽  
Faisal Ali ◽  
Arash Mollaeian ◽  
Syed Mojiz Hasan ◽  
Rahat Hussain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Stressful Life Event ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Prior History ◽  
Life Event ◽  
Control Study

Background: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality and is strongly linked with smoking. We sought to determine whether major stressful life events (e.g. divorce) are also a risk factor for developing lung cancers. Methods: We performed a matched case-control study. Cases (CA) were lung cancer patients diagnosed within the previous 12 months. Controls (CO) were patients without a prior history of malignancy. Data on major stressful life events were collected using the modified Holmes-Rahe stress scale. The primary endpoint was the odds of having a major stressful life event between CA and CO. A sample of 360 patients (CA = 120, CO = 240) was needed to achieve 80% power to detect an odds ratio (OR) of 2.00 versus the alternative of equal odds using χ2 = 0.05. Results: Between May 2015 and December 2016, we enrolled 301 patients (CA = 102, CO = 199), matched for median age (CA = 64.4 years, CO = 63.9 years), sex (CA-Male = 48%, CO-Male = 49.2%), and smoking status (ever smoker, CA = 84%, CO = 85%). There was no difference in lifetime stressful life event rate between CA and CO (95% vs 93.9%; P = .68). However, CA were significantly more likely to have had a stressful event within the preceding 5 years than CO (CA = 77.4% vs CO = 65.8%; P = .03, OR = 1.78). β-blocker use was significantly higher among CO (CA = 29.4%, CO = 49.7%; P = .0007, OR = 0.42), suggesting a protective effect. Conclusion: Patients with lung cancer are significantly more likely to have had a major stressful life event within the preceding 5 years. In addition, use of β-blockers may be protective against lung cancer.

The Stressful Life Events and Parkinson's Disease: A Case-Control Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hristina Vlajinac ◽  
Sandra Sipetic ◽  
Jelena Marinkovic ◽  
Isidora Ratkov ◽  
Jadranka Maksimovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Control Study

Stressful life events as a trigger for rheumatoid arthritis onset within a year: a case–control study

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 507-508 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Gross ◽  
N Oubaya ◽  
F Eymard ◽  
A Hourdille ◽  
X Chevalier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Control Study

1.105 Stressful life events and Parkinson's disease: A case-control study

2007 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. S35 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Sipetic-Grujicic ◽  
H. Vlajinac ◽  
J. Maksimovic ◽  
J. Marinkovic ◽  
E. Dzoljic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Control Study

Stressful Life Events and Diffuse Unexplained Hair Loss in Women: A Case-Control Study

Dermatology ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 213 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Najmossadat Atefi ◽  
Razieh Soltani-Arabshahi ◽  
Azizeh Afkham-Ebrahimi
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Hair Loss ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Control Study

scholarly journals Role of stress in the development of rheumatoid arthritis: a case–control study

Rheumatology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Germain ◽  
Marc Scherlinger ◽  
Thomas Barnetche ◽  
Clémence Pichon ◽  
Alexandre Balageas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Cumulative Stress ◽  
Early Ra ◽  
Social Readjustment Rating Scale ◽  
Control Study

Abstract Objectives The primary objective of this study was to assess the stressful life events preceding the onset of symptoms in RA. The secondary objectives were to assess how early RA patients perceive stress and cope with stressors. Methods A case–control study was performed, comparing patients recently diagnosed with RA to age- and gender-matched control subjects recently hospitalized for an unplanned surgical procedure not known to be influenced by stress. The Social Readjustment Rating Scale assessed the cumulative stress induced by stressful life events in the year preceding the onset of symptoms. Coping strategies, stress and anxiety symptoms were evaluated using validated psychological scales. Results Seventy-six subjects were included in each group. The mean Social Readjustment Rating Scale score was twice as high in cases compared with controls [respectively, 167.0 (172.5) vs 83.3 (124.4), P < 0.001]. The association between cumulative stress and RA was statistically significant only in women, with a dose-dependent association between stress and RA. While female patients with RA attributed more often the onset of symptoms to a life event than female controls (70.2 vs 24.5%, P < 0.001), no significant difference was found when comparing male RA patients with male controls (26.9 vs 18.5%, respectively, P = 0.46). Increased perceived stress score (P = 0.04) and coping based on emotions (P = 0.001) were found in cases compared with controls. Conclusion Patients with early RA reported more life events in the year preceding the onset of symptoms than controls. Gender specificities were found with a significant association between cumulative stress and RA only in women.

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