scholarly journals Effect of COVID‐19 Pandemic on Anxiety Depression And Intention To Go To Hospital in Chronic Patients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasemin Kaya ◽  
Sedat Bostan ◽  
Ahmet Kaya ◽  
Ömer Karaman ◽  
Ahmet Karataş ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Patients ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Uncertain crisis time affects psychosocial dimensions in beta-thalassemia patients during Covid-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
pp. 135910532110499
Author(s):  
Chiara Cerami ◽  
Gaia Chiara Santi ◽  
Irene Sammartano ◽  
Zelia Borsellino ◽  
Liana Cuccia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Beta Thalassemia ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Chronic Patients ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Life Habits ◽  
Anxiety Levels ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Psychosocial variables are key factors influencing the delicate equilibrium of chronic patients during crisis time. In this study, we explored distress, anxiety, depression, loneliness, coping strategies, and changes in life habits in 43 beta-thalassemia patients and 86 controls during Covid-19 pandemic. Patients showed higher anxiety levels and a predominant transcendent coping profile compared to controls. Patients significantly differed from controls in outdoor habits. Social isolation and habits changes in uncertain life-threaten situations as Covid-19 pandemic are particularly detrimental in fragile beta-thalassemia patients. Structured support interventions are needed to promote well-being in the Covid-19 era.

scholarly journals Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Anxiety Depression And Intention To Go To Hospital in Chronic Patients

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasemin Kaya ◽  
Sedat Bostan ◽  
Ahmet Kaya ◽  
Ömer Karaman ◽  
Ahmet Karataş ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Inverse Correlation ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Data Collection Tool ◽  
Chronic Patients ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on anxiety depression and intention to go to hospital in chronic patients.Methods: The Bostan Intention to Go to Hospital Scale developed by one researcher (SB) as the data collection tool and the Beck Anxiety-Depression Inventories were used.Results: 56.8% of the patients stated that they would go to the hospital in case of emergency and 28.3% expressed that they did not want to go to the hospital even in this case. 50% of the patients said that they did not want to go to the hospital under any circumstances during the pandemic process. As a result of the correlation analysis, there were inverse correlation between the anxiety-depression levels and encountering COVID patient and having a relative with COVID (p=0.001). Inverse correlation was found between intention to go to hospital and encountering COVID patient (p=0.001).Conclusion: It was revealed that chronic patients did not have any intentions to go to hospital during the COVID-19 pandemia and only half of people were willing to go to hospital in case of emergency. Anxiety and depression levels were found to increase when COVID patient was encountered or a relative had COVID.

scholarly journals Psychological Benefits of a Sport-Based Program for Female Cancer Survivors: The Role of Social Connections

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilaria Durosini ◽  
Stefano Triberti ◽  
Valeria Sebri ◽  
Alice Viola Giudice ◽  
Paolo Guiddi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Survivors ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
Group Intervention ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Social Connections ◽  
Psychological Benefits ◽  
Chronic Patients ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
Female Cancer Survivors

In the context of sports-based interventions for improving health and quality of life in chronic patients, participants could develop meaningful social relationships that affect their well-being as much as intervention activities. In this study, 80 female cancer survivors participated in a running-based group intervention (2 sessions/week; 1.5 h), while 51 acted as controls. The intervention lasted approximately 5 months. Unfortunately, the length of the intervention was reduced and sport activities were altered by the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown mid-intervention, while the shared therapy sessions continued online. This possibly altered the results, as anxiety, depression, and physical aspects did not show significant differences between the experimental and control groups after the intervention. Participants reported positive comments on the experience as a whole, especially regarding the positive influence of the newly developed social connections. This was corroborated by significant correlations between group perceived cohesion and anxiety, depression, self-efficacy, and positive experience with the group psychological support. Overall, it is possible to suggest that in the program an important role was played by social connections and support, peer influence and the group experience, preserving positive experiential qualities of the intervention even if it was altered by external circumstances.

scholarly journals Chronic Patients’ Activation and Its Association with Stress, Anxiety, Depression, and Quality of Life: A Survey in Southeast Iran

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ali Zakeri ◽  
Mahlagha Dehghan ◽  
Fatemeh Ghaedi-Heidari ◽  
Maryam Zakeri ◽  
Gholamreza Bazmandegan
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Patient Activation ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Chronic Patients ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Coronary Care ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
The Relationship

A better perception of the factors associated with patient activation, as a way to improve self-management, is the most important step in planning patient-centered education for chronic disease management. Therefore, the present study is aimed at investigating the relationship between activation, stress, anxiety, depression, and quality of life (QOL) in patients with chronic diseases. This correlational study was performed on 293 chronic patients admitted to coronary care units (CCUs) in one of the hospitals in Rafsanjan. The Patient Activation Measure (PAM), Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF), and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 Items (DASS-21) were used to collect data. The data were then analyzed using SPSS 22. A significant positive correlation was observed between general QOL and PAM ( P < 0.001 ). In addition, a significant negative correlation was found between PAM, stress ( P = 0.032 ), and depression ( P = 0.025 ). The results of multivariate linear regression indicated that only physical and psychological subscales of QOL significantly predicted PAM ( B = 0.24 ; 95% confidence interval; P value < 0.05). Owing to the fact that some subscales of QOL have a determinant role in the PAM of chronic patients, healthcare providers are recommended to plan and implement the necessary interventions to improve the QOL and the health outcomes of chronic patients.

Anxiety, depression and stressful life events among medical students: a prospective study in Antalya, Turkey

2001 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Aktekin ◽  
Taha Karaman ◽  
Yesim Yigiter Senol ◽  
Sukru Erdem ◽  
Hakan Erengin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Skin Conductance and Subjective Arousal in Anxiety, Depression, and Comorbidity

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 145-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laina E. Rosebrock ◽  
Denada Hoxha ◽  
Catherine Norris ◽  
John T. Cacioppo ◽  
Jackie K. Gollan
Keyword(s):  
Skin Conductance ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Autonomic Arousal ◽  
Emotional Picture ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Picture Viewing ◽  
Anxiety Depression ◽  
Subjective Arousal ◽  
Healthy Participants

Abstract. Skin conductance (SC), an autonomic arousal measure of the sympathetic nervous system, is a sensitive and useful index of physiological arousal. However, SC data does not always align with self-reports of arousal. SC, self-reported arousal, and their association, known as emotion coherence, may be altered with the presence of major psychiatric illness. This study investigated group differences on SC reactivity and self-reported arousal while viewing positive, negative, neutral, and threat images between participants diagnosed with major depression with and without anxiety disorders relative to a healthy comparison group. Additionally, the strength and direction of association between SC reactivity and arousal ratings (emotion coherence) was examined within groups. Unmedicated participants were recruited via online and paper advertisements around Chicago and categorized into one of four groups (Depressed: n = 35, Anxious: n = 44, Comorbid: n = 38, Healthy: n = 29). SC and affect ratings were collected during and after a standardized emotional picture viewing task. SC reactivity was significantly higher during threat images, regardless of group. During threat image presentation, increased SC reactivity occurred during the last few seconds before picture offset; for all other stimulus types, SC reactivity decreased significantly after picture offset. Anxious and comorbid participants rated emotional images as more arousing than healthy participants; there were no observed differences in arousal ratings between depressed and healthy participants. Heightened reactivity in anxiety may manifest in arousal ratings without corresponding increased SC reactivity to emotional images. Results do not suggest underlying altered psychophysiology in this sample of depressed or anxious participants.

Social Anxiety, Depression, and Rumination

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly A. Hunley ◽  
Steven Miller ◽  
James E. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Anxiety Depression
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