scholarly journals Szociodemográfiai hatótényezők vizsgálata unipoláris major depresszió kezelésében egy utánkövetéses klinikai vizsgálatban

2017 ◽  
Vol 158 (43) ◽  
pp. 1715-1722
Author(s):  
Melinda Ferencz ◽  
Sándor Csibi ◽  
József Gabos Grecu
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Age Distribution ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Depression Score ◽  
Psychiatric Clinic ◽  
Hamilton Depression Scale ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
Demographic Risk ◽  
Self Reporting Questionnaire

Abstract: Introduction: Depression is one of the most widespread illnesses of our time, currently affecting more than 300 million people worldwide. Literature identifies several socio-demographic risk factors in the development of the depression. Aim: We aim to examine the socio-demographic factors involved in the remission of clinically diagnosed unipolar major depression. Method: Data collection was performed during 2016, at the 1st Psychiatric Clinic from Tirgu Mures. Participants were patients reporting no other physical or psychiatric disorder. Self-reporting questionnaire assessed socio-demographic factors, such as gender, age, neighborhood, education, marital status, employment, and unemployed period. DSM-5 criteria were used in diagnosis, and the severity and status tracking was assessed with the 17-item version of the Hamilton Depression Scale. The age distribution of the sample was between 18–65 years of age, 44 male (28.9%) and 108 female (71.1%), 66 inpatients and 86 outpatients. Patients received medication for 12 weeks, and were involved in HAM-D 17 testing when hospitalized, at 8 and 12 weeks. Results: Scores of depression decreased significantly after 8 and 12 weeks of the treatment. Gender, age, and neighborhood did not influence the treatment, but patients with high education manifested less depressive symptoms at the end of treatment. Among married patients depression score was lower than among unmarried, and employees showed lower depression scores comparing to long-term unemployed patients. Conclusion: Marital status and employment were relevant predictors of remission, proving a significant effect on the treatment outcomes. Thus, psychotherapeutic intervention is recommendable in the case of single and unemployed patients. Orv Hetil. 2017; 158(43): 1715–1722.

scholarly journals The impact of socio-demographic factors on the survival of cancer patients in Zimbabwe

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Idika E. Okorie ◽  
Ricardo Moyo ◽  
Saralees Nadarajah
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Survival Analysis ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Hazard Rate ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Female Cancer Patients ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
The Impact

AbstractWe provide a survival analysis of cancer patients in Zimbabwe. Our results show that young cancer patients have lower but not significant hazard rate compared to old cancer patients. Male cancer patients have lower but not significant hazard rate compared to female cancer patients. Race and marital status are significant risk factors for cancer patients in Zimbabwe.

scholarly journals Association between sociodemographics factors and dietary patterns during pregnancy

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Beatriz Trindade De Castro ◽  
Rita Adriana Gomes De Souza ◽  
Ana Amélia Freitas Vilela ◽  
Gilberto Kac
Keyword(s):  
Linear Regression ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Skin Color ◽  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Postpartum Women ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between socio-demographic factors and dietary patterns in pregnancy. METHODS: Cross-sectional study with baseline data from a cohort of 421 postpartum women aged 18 and 45 years resident in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Dietary intake was evaluated with a validated food frequency questionnaire at 15 days following delivery, having as time frame the second and third pregnancy trimesters. Dietary patterns were identified using factor analysis for principal components analysis. The association between socio-demographic factors and the identified dietary patterns was assessed with multiple linear regression analysis. RESULTS: Two dietary patterns were identified: i) healthy: fruits; green vegetables; vegetables; fish; roots, corn and potato; milk and dairy and herbal tea mate, and negatively loadings for alcohol and coffee and ii) mixed: rice; bean; flour and pasta; breads; cake and cookies; soda and juice; sugar and sweets; fatty foods; meats; chicken; and eggs. The linear regression showed that the income (β=0.0002; 95%CI: 0.0002-0.0004) and schooling (β=0.0491; 95%CI: 0.0264-0.0718) were positively associated with healthy pattern, and parity (β=-0.1044; 95%CI: -0.1665- -0.0423) and skin color (β=-0.3102; 95%CI: -0.5256- -0.0947) were negatively associated. Skin color (β=0.1647; 95%CI: 0.0378- 0.2916) and marital status (β=0.1065; 95%CI: 0.0062- 0.2067) were positively associated with mixed pattern and income (β=-0.0001; 95%CI:-0.0002- -0.0001) and schooling (β=-0.0281; 95%CI: -0.0417- -0.0146) were negatively associated. CONCLUSION: Socio-demographic factors such as income, schooling, skin color, marital status and parity were associated with dietary patterns in this sample of postpartum women residents in Rio de Janeiro.

Occupational Stress among Team Leaders Working in IT Companies in Bangalore

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 87
Author(s):  
Hemalatha K ◽  
Noopura Sundaresh
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Occupational Stress ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
Team Leaders ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

The research aims to measure occupational stress of team leaders working at IT companies in Bangalore. The study also focuses on assessing the levels of occupational stress on four socio demographic factors i.e. age, gender, marital status and working hours. A sample of 100 team leaders working in three different IT companies were studied using occupational stress index by AP Singh and AK Srivastava. The results showed that 52% of the respondents have low occupational stress and 48% of the respondents have high occupational stress. There is no significant difference between male and female executions with respect to occupational stress. The team leaders who are above the age of 30 years tend to experience higher occupational stress than the team leaders who are under the age of 30 years. Team leaders who are divorced have higher occupational stress than the others .Team leaders who work more than 10 hours per day experience higher occupational stress than team leaders who work less than ten hours. Keywords: Occupational stress, team leaders, IT sector

Abstract 9950: Patients With Depressive Symptoms Experienced Substantial Adverse Cardiac Remodeling After Myocardial Infarction

Circulation ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 132 (suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gokturk Ipek ◽  
Bobak Heydari ◽  
Shuaib Abdullah ◽  
Damien Mandry ◽  
Jiazhuo H Feng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Remodeling ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Study Drug ◽  
Depression Score ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Hamilton Depression Scale ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Cardiac Events ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Lv Remodeling

Background: Mechanisms underlying post-MI depression and cardiac events in CAD patients remain poorly understood. The OMEGA-REMODEL Study is a randomized double-blind trial assessing for any benefical effects of post-MI LV remodeling by high-dose Omega-3 fatty acids (n-3 FAs). As a post-hoc analysis, we tested the hypothesis that patients with higher depression scores experienced more severe adverse post-MI remodeling. Methods: 358 patients with acute MI were randomized to placebo or 4g/d n-3 FAs with 2-4 weeks post-MI. All patients underwent Hamilton Depression Scale, cardiac MRI, inflammatory biomarkers, and red cell n-3 index at baseline and after 6 months of study drug. Patients were stratified by median depression score as DEP and non-DEP. Results: Demographics and baseline LV measurements are shown in Table 1. N-3 FAs assignment resulted in significant improvement in LVESV compared to placebo. Compared to patients without DEP at baseline, those with DEP had slightly smaller LVEDV but similar LVESV, LVEF and infarct size. However, patients with DEP experienced marked expansion of LVEDV and LVESV compared to patients without DEP during the 6 months study period (P=0.007 and 0.02, respectively). N-3 FAs appeared to benefit LV remodeling of patients with or without DEP. Inflammatory markers did not correlate with the severity of the adverse LV remodeling. Conclusion: In conclusion, patients with DEP were substantially more likely to experience adverse cardiac remodeling which may account for the adverse cardiac outcomes of post MI depression. Table 1: Baseline Features and Changes in Cardiac Parameters

scholarly journals Mental Health Status among Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients at Tertiary Hospital in Malaysia

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 30-39
Author(s):  
Mohd Haazik Mohamed ◽  
Sangaran Gopal ◽  
Idayu Badilla Idris ◽  
Azimatun Noor Aizuddin ◽  
Hazlina Mohd Miskam
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Lupus Erythematosus ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Psychological Status ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Mental Health Issue ◽  
Systemic Lupus ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that can affect and cause damage to several human organs such as the skin, kidneys, muscles, joints, lungs, heart and brain. Uncontrolled relapses in SLE patients can lead to death. SLE patients and their families also face difficulties due to lack of information about the disease. Therefore, studies focused on the psychological aspects such as symptoms of anxiety and depression among SLE patients is still needed in Malaysia. Thus, this study investigated the psychological status of SLE such as the occurrence of anxiety and depression in SLE patients and its associated factors. A cross sectional study using the purposive sampling was carried out at University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC). Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale questionnaires were used to occurrence of anxiety and depression respectively. Out of 150 SLE patients participated, 46.6% had anxiety while another 33.3% experienced severe depression. Anxiety and depression were significantly correlated with socio demographic factors such as gender (p = 0.006, p = 0.003 respectively), level of education (p = 0.028, p = 0.003 respectively), and monthly income (p = 0.008, p = 0.001 respectively). Overall, socio demographic factors have important influence on the occurrence of anxiety and depression in patients with SLE. Mental health issue among SLE patient in Malaysia should be taken into consideration by health care provider especially by medical social worker.

scholarly journals Discriminant possibilities of the Hamilton depression scale: ROC analysis

Psihologija ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 473-489
Author(s):  
Zdenka Novovic ◽  
Bojan Janicic
Keyword(s):  
Sensitivity And Specificity ◽  
Affective Disorders ◽  
Roc Analysis ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Psychiatric Clinic ◽  
Hamilton Depression Scale ◽  
Discrimination Power ◽  
Anxious Depression ◽  
Novi Sad

The purpose of this study is to compare discrimination power of original and reconstructed version of Hamilton?s depression scale in separation of depressive vs. anxious patients and to suggest some possibilities which offer ROC analysis. The subjects of the study were 119 patients of Psychiatric clinic in Novi Sad. 67 of them were diagnosed with some of the forms of affective disorders and 52 with an anxious-phobic diagnosis. Results of ROC analysis suggest that both instruments can be used in distinguishing depressive from anxious patients, but reconstructed version shows greater sensitivity and specificity with optimal cut-off score. It also has more significant AUC, which refers to probability of prediction on the basis of the whole spectrum of the results. These data is commented in relation with current debates, between unitaristic and pluralistic oriented authors, about the nature of the anxious-depression relationship.

scholarly journals A descriptive analysis of patients admitted in short stay ward at psychiatric centre, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1667
Author(s):  
Parag Sharma ◽  
Chitra Singh ◽  
Ram K. Solanki ◽  
. Wasim
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Rural Population ◽  
Employment Status ◽  
Average Length ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Social Background ◽  
Clinical Factors ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Status Number ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

Background: The average length of stay (LOS) at psychiatric centre and the factors determining longer LOS in Psychiatry disorders remains largely unexplored. Longer LOS is associated with social isolation and maladaptive behaviours in patients thus warrants a shorter stay. The observed LOS and predicted LOS among different psychiatry hospitals in future may serve as an index of quality care and efficient management of meagre but available resources in our country. The aim was (1) To study the socio demographic and clinical factors of patients admitted at our hospital and (2) To ascertain the relationship between the socio demographic, clinical factors and LOS.Methods: A retrospective analysis of psychiatry inpatients admitted at Psychiatric Centre, Jaipur during July 2014 and June 2015. The data was analysed studying the 489 case records. The socio demographic characteristics and clinical factors were correlated with LOS in hospital.Results: Our study has shown the correlation of socio-demographic factors and clinical factors with LOS. Rural population, marital status, employment status, number of episodes and diagnosis itself has positive correlation with longer LOS.Conclusions: From present study it was shown the correlation of socio-demographic factors and clinical profile with LOS. Rural population, marital status, premorbid employment status, number of episodes and diagnosis itself has positive correlation with longer LOS. However, gender and substance abuse had no correlation with LOS. Short term and planned admissions along with individualized treatment plans fitting patient’s social background may be more beneficial as compared to long term admissions.

scholarly journals FINANCIAL LITERACY AMONG SME’S IN MALAYSIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 376-383
Author(s):  
Omer Bin Thabet ◽  
Atiqah Abd Manaf. Fazlin Ali ◽  
Mazhar Kantakji
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Failure Rate ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Financial Behavior ◽  
Food And Beverage ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors ◽  
Medium Enterprises

Purpose of Study: The objective of this study is to investigate the financial literacy among the SMEs in food and beverage sectors in Malaysia. Methodology: Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in countries’ economic growth. However, the failure rate among SMEs getting higher. The literature stipulated that the lack of financial literacy is one of the main reasons caused this failure. Results: The results of 122 returned questionnaires shows that the socio-demographic factors such as age and marital status have influenced SME’s financial literacy. Moreover, the financial attitude and financial behavior found to be positively related to the financial literacy among the SMEs.

scholarly journals Demographic Factors and Cognitive Function Assessments Associated with Mild Cognitive Impairment Progression for the Elderly

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong-yun Qin ◽  
Xu-dong Zhao ◽  
Bing-gen Zhu ◽  
Cheng-ping Hu
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Income Level ◽  
Hamilton Depression Scale ◽  
Clinical Dementia Rating

Objectives. In this study, we aimed to conduct a 6-year follow-up and acquire a large sample dataset to analyze the most important demographic factors and cognitive function scale variables associated with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) progression for an elderly cohort (age ≥ 60 years old). Patients and Methods. We analyzed the subjects who had participated in a survey in 2011 and were successfully contacted in the later survey in 2017. For each subject, the basic demographic information was recorded, including sex, age, education level, marital status, working status, income level, and physical mental illness history. Cognitive assessments were performed using the following scales if possible: (1) the mini-mental state examination (MMSE) scale, (2) Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA), (3) the clinical dementia rating (CDR) scale, and (4) Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD-17). Results. The progression outcomes were different between sexes, among age brackets, education degrees, occupations types, and income levels; different progression groups had distinct children numbers (p<0.001), heights (p<0.05), and body weights (p<0.01); the positive ends six years later were positively related to better performance in the MoCA and MMSE scales (progressed vs stable p<0.01). Moreover, we constructed some indicators using age, MoCA, and MMSE scores, which showed an efficiency in predicting the progression outcomes. Conclusions. In conclusion, the MCI progression outcomes were associated with sex, age, education degrees, occupations types, income level, children number, height, and weight. MoCA and MMSE scales are supporting tools to predict the progression outcomes, especially combined with the demographic data.

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