scholarly journals Weather-Related Pain or Meteoropathy has been Attracting Attention

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-156
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Bando
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Pain Catastrophizing ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Pain Disability ◽  
Catastrophic Thinking ◽  
Exercise Induced ◽  
Pain Patients

Recent topic concerning weather-related pain or meteoropathy is described. Such symptoms are observed in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, or headache, neck pain, stiff shoulder, back pain. Patients often feel pain when atmospheric pressure showed lower pressure of 1003-1007 hPa or decrease of 6-10 hPa. From psychosomatic point of view, decreased self-efficacy or higher catastrophic thinking are involved. Several questionnaires are useful for the evaluation, such as Pain Disability Assessment Scale (PDAS), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Pain Self–Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ), and Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS). For treatment, exercise–induced hypoalgesia (EIH) would be effective.

Pain-related distress and clinical depression in chronic pain: A comparison between two measures

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adina C. Rusu ◽  
Rita Santos ◽  
Tamar Pincus
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Chronic Back Pain ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Clinical Depression ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Dsm Iv ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Pain Patients

AbstractBackground and purposeDepression is a frequent co-morbid diagnosis in chronic pain, and has been shown to predict poor outcome. Several reviews have described the difficulty in accurate and appropriate measurement of depression in pain patients, and have proposed a distinction between pain-related distress and clinical depression. Aims of the current study were to compare (a) the overlap and differential categorisation of pain patients as depressed, and (b) the relationship to disability between the Structured Interview for DSM-IV (SCID-Depression module) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D).Methods Seventy-eight chronic back pain patients were administered the SCID-D, the HADS-D and the Pain Disability Index (PDI).ResultsSignificantly more patients were categorised with possible and probable depression by the HADS than the SCID-D. Results from Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve analysis suggested that the HADS-D provided better discriminatory ability to detect disability, demonstrating a better balance between sensitivity and specificity compared to the SCID-D, although a direct comparison between the two measurements showed no difference.Conclusions The HADS-D is a reasonably accurate indicator of pain-related distress in chronic pain patients, and captures the link between disability and mood.Implications It is likely that the SCID-D is better suited to identifying sub-groups with more pronounced psychiatric disturbance.PerspectiveSeveral reviews have proposed a distinction between pain-related distress and clinical depression. This study compared the overlap and differential categorisation of pain patients as depressed and the relationship to disability between the Structured Interview for DSM-IV (SCID-D; Depression module) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS-D).© 2016 Scandinavian Association for the Study of Pain. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

scholarly journals Exploratory study of the factors affecting quality of life in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoto Takahashi ◽  
Kozue Takatsuki ◽  
Satoshi Kasahara ◽  
Shoji Yabuki
Keyword(s):  
Pain Management ◽  
Musculoskeletal Pain ◽  
Pain Catastrophizing ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Factors Affecting

Abstract Background A therapeutic target for patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain is the improvement of quality of life (QOL). A multidisciplinary approach to pain management is implemented at the Pain Management Center, Hoshi General Hospital, Japan. We consistently evaluate not only biological pain factors but also pain levels, psychosocial factors associated with pain, and QOL using questionnaires. The study aim was to explore the factors affecting QOL in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain. Methods Subjects were 166 patients attending checkups at our pain management center from April 2015 to March 2020 who had valid questionnaire responses. We evaluated age, scores on the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI), Pain Catastrophizing Scale, Pain Disability Assessment Scale (PDAS), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ), EuroQol Five Dimensions Questionnaire, and Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS). Descriptive statistics were calculated for the 166 patients’ scores. Pearson’s product-moment coefficient correlations were calculated to examine associations among the variables. Subsequent multiple regression analysis, in which QOL was the dependent variable, resulted in a coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.58, indicating strong relationships among the variables (p < 0.01). Results The standardized regression (beta) coefficients showed significant associations (p < 0.05) among BPI, PDAS, PSEQ, and AIS scores and QOL (EuroQol Five Dimensions Questionnaire scores). However, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and Pain Catastrophizing Scale scores were not strongly associated with QOL. Conclusions QOL in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain was strongly related to BPI, PDAS, PSEQ, and AIS scores. We should focus on these factors to improve QOL.

scholarly journals Anxiety Assessment in Orofacial Pain Patients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shital Sudhakar Nikam ◽  
Karan Rajendra Shah ◽  
Rajeev Madhusudan Gadgil ◽  
Dipika Bharat Utekar ◽  
Vinayak Umesh Shirsekar
Keyword(s):  
Orofacial Pain ◽  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Anxiety Level ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Pain Anxiety ◽  
Appropriate Care ◽  
Level Scale ◽  
Pain Patients

Abstract Objectives The aim of the present study was to assess the anxiety level in patients with orofacial pain and to compare it with patients without any orofacial pain. Methods The survey-based study was conducted that included a total of 100 patients who were divided into two groups: 50 patients with orofacial pain and 50 patients without pain. Questionnaire in a local language, that is, Marathi, was formulated based on Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Data was then subsequently collected and evaluated according to the score of MDAS and HADS. Results A total of 78 patients were evaluated according to the questionnaire survey. Highly significant correlation was found between anxiety level and pain present in patient on the MDAS-anxiety level scale(p = 0.001). Also, a significant correlation was observed between anxiety level and pain present in patient on the HADS-anxiety level (p = 0.007). A significant correlation was found between gender and pain anxiety level in patients on the MDAS-anxiety level (p = 0.009). Conclusion Anxiety level in patients with orofacial pain can be assessed with MDAS and HADS. Specific types of anxiety-related concerns definitely occur at higher levels in orofacial pain patients in comparison to patients without pain. Greater attention needs to be employed on understanding of anxiety level in orofacial pain patients. This is detrimental in acceptance of treatment by patient and ultimately affects outcome. Anxiety level assessment helps in better understanding of apprehension among the patients with orofacial pain, and enables better delivery of appropriate care and intervention.

Stehen kognitive Funktionen im Zusammenhang mit Angst, Depression und Posttraumatischer Belastungsstörung bei Brustkrebspatientinnen nach onkologischer Behandlung?

2009 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lena Schirmer ◽  
Anja Mehnert ◽  
Angela Scherwath ◽  
Barbara Schleimer ◽  
Frank Schulz-Kindermann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Kognitive Funktionen

Die in mehreren Studien gefundenen kognitiven Störungen bei Tumorpatienten nach Chemotherapie werden zumeist mit der Zytostatikaneurotoxizität assoziiert. In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird der Zusammenhang von Angst, Depression und Posttraumatischer Belastungsstörung mit der kognitiven Leistungsfähigkeit bei Frauen mit Mammakarzinom untersucht. Insgesamt wurden 76 Brustkrebspatientinnen fünf Jahre nach Abschluss der onkologischen Behandlung mit neuropsychologischen Testverfahren sowie mit der Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale – Deutsche Version (HADS-D) und der Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist – Civilian Version (PCL-C) untersucht: 23 nach Standard- und 24 nach Hochdosistherapie sowie 29 nach Brustoperation und Strahlentherapie als Vergleichsgruppe. Signifikante Zusammenhänge sind vor allem zwischen kognitiven Funktionen und Intrusionssymptomen einer Posttraumatischen Belastungsstörung (PTBS) festzustellen. Bei Patientinnen nach Standardtherapie weisen Intrusionen der PTBS einen moderaten Zusammenhang mit der globalen kognitiven Beeinträchtigung auf. Die Ergebnisse der Studie deuten auf multidimensionale Einfluss- und moderierende Faktoren bei der Entwicklung kognitiver Defizite bei Brustkrebspatientinnen nach onkologischer Therapie hin.

Hypochondrie in der Allgemeinbevölkerung:

Diagnostica ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Hinz ◽  
Winfried Rief ◽  
Elmar Brähler
Keyword(s):  
Nottingham Health Profile ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Somatoforme Störungen ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory ◽  
Health Profile ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Gießener Beschwerdebogen

Zusammenfassung. Der Whiteley-Index ist ein Instrument zur Erfassung von Hypochondrie. Für diesen Fragebogen wurde eine Normierungs- und Validierungsstudie anhand einer bevölkerungsrepräsentativen Stichprobe (n = 1996) durchgeführt. Hypochondrie zeigt eine etwa lineare Altersabhängigkeit (r = .24). Frauen haben in allen Altersstufen höhere Hypochondrie-Ausprägungen als Männer. Für verschiedene Alters- und Geschlechtsgruppen werden Normwerte bereit gestellt. Die in der Literatur beschriebene dreidimensionale Struktur des Whiteley-Index (Krankheitsängste, somatische Beschwerden und Krankheitsüberzeugung) konnte mit gewissen Einschränkungen bestätigt werden. Validierungsuntersuchungen mit anderen Instrumenten (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory, Gießener Beschwerdebogen, Screening für Somatoforme Störungen und Nottingham Health Profile) zeigten, dass eine auf sieben Items reduzierte Kurzskala der Gesamtskala mit 14 Items ebenbürtig ist. Für differenzierte Analysen wird jedoch die Originalskala empfohlen. Durch die angegebenen Normwerte ist es künftig besser möglich, Patientengruppen verschiedener Alters- und Geschlechtsverteilungen untereinander oder auch mit Stichproben der Normalbevölkerung zu vergleichen.

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale--Danish Version

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Vinggaard Christensen ◽  
Jane K. Dixon ◽  
Knud Juel ◽  
Ola Ekholm ◽  
Trine Bernholdt Rasmussen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depression Scale ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Danish Version

Anxiety Depression and Burden among the Caregivers of Persons with Neurological Illness

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Anil Kumar Roy ◽  
Nilesh Maruti Gujar ◽  
Arif Ali ◽  
Utpal Borah
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Care Burden ◽  
Neurological Illness ◽  
Rehabilitation Sciences ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Background: Studies have shown that caregivers of the persons with the neurological illness have high levels of psychological distress, depression and caregiver’s burden. The aim of the study was to find out anxiety, depression and caregiver’s burden among the caregivers of persons with neurological illness (PWNI). Method: Thirty caregivers of PWNI attending the Centre of Rehabilitation Sciences, LGB Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur, Assam were selected using purposive sampling technique for the present study. Socio-demographic and clinical data sheet, Zarit Burden Interview Scale and The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were used. Results: The results shown that in Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, 26.6% of the caregivers' scores were in the abnormal range in the domain of depression. While in the domain of anxiety, 16.6% scored in the abnormal range. In Zarit Burden of Scale, 13.3% of the caregivers were having little or no burden, 26.6% of the caregivers were having mild to moderate level of burden, 20% were having moderate to severe burden and 30% were having a severe burden of care. Care burden has significant positive correlation with depression (r= .124, p≤ 0.01 and anxiety (r= .124, p≤ 0.05). Conclusion: Caregivers of PWNI have been found to be at higher risk of mental health problems and care burden. The importance of addressing the burden of caregivers involved in the care of PWNI need to be taken into consideration while providing treatment and rehabilitation of PWNI.     Keywords: Anxiety, depression, burden, neurological illness

scholarly journals Changes in insomnia as a risk factor for the incidence and persistence of anxiety and depression: a longitudinal community study

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Magnus Johansson ◽  
Markus Jansson-Fröjmark ◽  
Annika Norell-Clarke ◽  
Steven J. Linton
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Dynamic Risk ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Longitudinal Association ◽  
Development Of Anxiety

Abstract Background The aim of this investigation was to examine the longitudinal association between change in insomnia status and the development of anxiety and depression in the general population. Methods A survey was mailed to 5000 randomly selected individuals (aged 18–70 years) in two Swedish counties. After 6 months, a follow-up survey was sent to those (n = 2333) who answered the first questionnaire. The follow-up survey was completed by 1887 individuals (80.9%). The survey consisted of questions indexing insomnia symptomatology, socio-demographic parameters, and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Change in insomnia status was assessed by determining insomnia at the two time-points and then calculating a change index reflecting incidence (from non-insomnia to insomnia), remission (from insomnia to non-insomnia), or status quo (no change). Multivariate binary logistic regression analyses were used to examine the aim. Results Incident insomnia was significantly associated with an increased risk for the development of new cases of both anxiety (OR = 0.32, p < .05) and depression (OR = 0.43, p < .05) 6 months later. Incident insomnia emerged also as significantly associated with an elevated risk for the persistence of depression (OR = 0.30, p < .05), but not for anxiety. Conclusions This study extends previous research in that incidence in insomnia was shown to independently increase the risk for the development of anxiety and depression as well as for the maintenance of depression. The findings imply that insomnia may be viewed as a dynamic risk factor for anxiety and depression, which might have implications for preventative work.

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