scholarly journals How Much Support Is There for the Recommendations Made to the General Population during Confinement? A Study during the First Three Days of the COVID–19 Quarantine in Spain

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 4382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Suso-Ribera ◽  
Ramón Martín-Brufau
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Personality Profiles ◽  
Quality Of Sleep ◽  
Personality Variables ◽  
The Face ◽  
Anxiety Levels ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Made In

Background: Recommendations on lifestyles during quarantine have been proposed by researchers and institutions since the COVID–19 crisis emerged. However, most of these have never been tested under real quarantine situations or derive from older investigations conducted mostly in China and Canada in the face of infections other than COVID–19. The present study aimed at exploring the relationship between a comprehensive set of recommended lifestyles, socio–demographic, and personality variables and mood during the first stages of quarantine. Methods: A virtual snow–ball recollection technique was used to disseminate the survey across the general population in Spain starting the first day of mandatory quarantine (15 March 2020) until three days later (17 March). In total, 2683 Spanish adults (mean age = 34.86 years, SD = 13.74 years; 77.7% women) from the general population completed measures on socio–demographic, COVID–related, behavioral, personality/cognitive, and mood characteristics. Results: In the present study, depression and anger were higher than levels reported in a previous investigation before the COVID–19 crisis, while vigor, friendliness, and fatigue were lower. Anxiety levels were comparable. The expected direction of associations was confirmed for the majority of predictors. However, effect sizes were generally small and only a subset of them correlated to most outcomes. Intolerance of unpleasant emotions, neuroticism, and, to a lesser extent, agreeableness, sleep quality, young age, and time spent Internet surfing were the most robust and strongest correlates of mood states. Conclusions: Some recommended lifestyles (i.e., maintaining good quality of sleep and reducing Internet surfing) might be more important than others during the first days of quarantine. Promoting tolerance to unpleasant emotions (e.g., through online, self–managed programs) might also be of upmost importance. So far, recommendations have been made in general, but certain subgroups (e.g., certain personality profiles and young adults) might be especially vulnerable and should receive more attention.

Studying the Relationship between University Students' Anxiety and Depression with Religious Orientation, Quality of Sleep and Emotional Cognitive Adjustment

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ehrampoush Mohammad Hasan ◽  
Seyed Ziaeddin Tabei ◽  
Seyed Saeed Mazloomy Mahmoodabad ◽  
Hossein Fallahzadeh ◽  
Mohammad Nami ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Quality Of Sleep ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Quality of sleep in pregnant woman with low back pain

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 319-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Patrícia Soares de Sousa ◽  
Silvia Oliveira Ribeiro ◽  
Carla Monique Ribeiro de Aquino ◽  
Elizabel de Souza Ramalho Viana
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Quality Of Sleep ◽  
Pressure Algometer ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction Pregnancy is characterized by several changes in her body. These changes contribute to the emergence of low back pain, which may influence the quality of sleep during pregnancy. Objective To compare the quality of sleep among pregnant women with and without low back pain during pregnancy, examining the relationship between two variables. Materials methods Thirty volunteers aged between 19 and 36 years, divided into control group (CG – n = 16) and Study Group (SG – n = 14), residents in the cities of Natal, were evaluated in the second trimester of pregnancy. To sleep evaluation were used to index the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale. Low back pain was evaluated using the pressure algometer, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Oswestry Disability Index. Statistical analysis used the Shapiro Wilk test, Student’s T test for independent samples and Pearson correlation test. Results The mean gestational and chronological ages were 28.2 ± 3.4 years and 19.9 ± 3.7 weeks, respectively. Sleep quality was lower in SG (8.21 ± 4.8) when compared to CG (5.94 ± 1.7) and was statistically significant (P = 0.021). Analyzing the relationship between sleep quality and pain intensity, it was observed that the variables have a positive correlation between them (r = 0.372, P = 0.043). Conclusion Our findings indicate that sleep quality is decreased in women with low back pain compared to those without pain.

Medical students’ attention in EFL class: roles of academic expectation stress and quality of sleep

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Po-Chi Kao
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Quality Of Sleep ◽  
Class A ◽  
Medical University ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This study proposed and tested a conceptual model of academic expectation stress, sleep quality, and attention in EFL class. These variables did not receive much attention in previous studies but are considered important to medical students’ attention in EFL class. Data were collected from 496 medical students from a medical university in Taiwan. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) technique was used to examine the path effect in the research model. The results found that (1) higher academic expectation stress leads to higher attention in EFL class; (2) higher academic stress causes poorer sleep quality; (3) poorer sleep quality leads to lower attention in EFL class. A mediator was also identified in this model: sleep quality was found to partially mediate the relationship between academic expectation stress and attention in EFL class. The results may advance the current literature in medical education and applied linguistics by moving a step closer to understand these three variables.

scholarly journals Narrative medicine in medical diagnosis

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Raúl Pino Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Narrative Medicine ◽  
Medical Field ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Historical Periods ◽  
A Current ◽  
Made In

Modernity has brought with it a series of scientific advances that, in the medical field, have improved not only the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, but also the quality of life of patients. This is undeniable. It is enough to carry out an exercise of imagination and place our life in two different historical settings: first the Renaissance, and second the XXI century or contemporary era. Leaving cultural or historical affinities aside, to the question: In which of these historical periods would you like to live? The most prudent answer is very likely: now, in this century. The advances of medicine can be traced historically, we cannot think about it without thinking in Vesalius, or Paré, and many others; however, it is true that the history of medicine accelerated markedly in the 20th century. Although it is true that in just over a hundred years the greatest scientific discoveries have been made in all fields of knowledge, modernity has also meant a change in time itself. Everything unfolds at previously unimaginable speeds: material and knowledge production, teaching and learning, communication and interpersonal relationships. The latter point should be highlighted, and the changes due to the acceleration of the relationship between doctors and their patients should be pointed out on time. It is as if life should climb the assembly line and obey a Fordist logic. It must be recognized that the acceleration of certain aspects is significant, such as the expansion of diagnostic tests, creation of procedures and medications, immediate response to emergencies, among others. But all these advantages seem to carry with them, as a current, all areas of life including what must necessarily be paused.

A Comparison of Quality of Life of Patients on Automated and Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

2001 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 306-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Ardine de Wit ◽  
Maruschka P. Merkus ◽  
Raymond T. Krediet ◽  
Frank Th. De Charro
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
General Population ◽  
Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Hrqol Assessment ◽  
Assessment Outcomes ◽  
The Relationship

Objective Data on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) patients are scarce. The objectives of this study were ( 1 ) to explore HRQOL of APD patients and compare it with HRQOL of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients and a general population sample, and ( 2 ) to study the relationship between HRQOL assessment outcomes and background variables. Design Home interviews of APD and CAPD patients. HRQOL, social-demographic, clinical, and treatment-related background data were collected at the interview and from patient charts. Multiple regression analysis and logistic regression analysis were used to study the relationship of HRQOL assessment outcomes with background variables. Setting Sixteen Dutch dialysis centers. Patients Convenience sample of 37 APD patients and 59 CAPD patients matched for total time on dialysis. Main Outcome Measures Four HRQOL instruments: Short-Form 36, EuroQol EQ-5D, Standard Gamble, and Time Trade Off. Results Physical functioning of both APD and CAPD patients was impaired compared with the general population; mental functioning was not different. In multivariate analyses, the mental health of APD patients was found to be better than that of CAPD patients. In addition, APD patients were less anxious and depressed than CAPD patients. With respect to physical aspects of HRQOL and role-functioning, no differences were observed between APD and CAPD patients. Other variables to explain HRQOL assessment outcomes were age, the number of comorbid diseases, and primary kidney disease. Conclusions HRQOL of APD patients is at least equal to HRQOL of CAPD patients.

scholarly journals FP711A MULTICENTRIC STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEPRESSION AND QUALITY OF SLEEP IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasna Trbojevic-Stankovic ◽  
Saša Milošević ◽  
Zoran Marjanović ◽  
Branislav Andrić ◽  
Edvin Hadžibulić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hemodialysis Patients ◽  
Quality Of Sleep ◽  
Multicentric Study ◽  
The Relationship
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