OBJECTIVE: To investigate the point prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) as diagnosed by the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (M.I.N.I) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to determine whether MDD is related to features of RA disease, such as disease activity or physical dysfunction. METHODS: Of the patients with RA ...

BACKGROUND: Psychological distress may be an important determinant of perceived disability in patients with chronic musculoskeletal disorders. We evaluated the relationship between depressive symptoms and perceived disability in patients with chronic shoulder pain and quantified the contribution made by depression to perceived disability. METHODS: In this prospective study, 109 patients ...

SUMMARY AT A GLANCE: The prevalence of depression and sleep disorders was higher in COPD patients than in control subjects. Lower BMI, more severe dyspnoea, lower HRQOL and PaO(2) , and higher PaCO(2) were associated with depression and sleep disorders among COPD patients. Depression, but not sleep disorder, was independently ...

Purpose: In addition to performance-based measures, vision-related quality of life (QOL) and other subjective measures of psychosocial functioning are considered important outcomes of training in the visually impaired. In a multicenter masked randomised controlled trial, subjective effects of training in the use of closed-circuit televisions (CCTV) were investigated.Methods: Patients (n=122) ...

Informal caregivers of stroke survivors experience elevated chronic stress and are at risk of developing depressive symptoms. The cumulative effects of chronic stress can increase allostatic load and dysregulate biological processes, thus increasing risk of stress-related disease. Stress-induced alterations in the pattern of cortisol secretion vary with respect to stressor ...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CE-US) can be used for noninvasive analysis of functional vascularization. Chronically recurrent sialadenitis due to sialolithiasis of the submandibular gland is associated with increased vascularity. The aim of this investigator-initiated clinical trial was the evaluation of CE-US as a quantitative monitoring technique during gland-preserving extracorporeal shock wave ...

Few studies on the validation of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) in Chinese have been conducted in the samples from rural area, whereas the mental health problems among rural Chinese deserve more attention. For instance, the suicide rate in rural China is about 3 times that of ...

We examined if depression symptoms in patients with intractable (IE) or controlled epilepsy (CE) differ and how long after onset of epilepsy these effects would be most pronounced. The NDDI-E was administered to all outpatients (n=358) seen in a comprehensive epilepsy program clinic over a two-year period. Patients who met ...

Objectives: Vietnam has a growing older population, many of whom experienced war and social upheavals in their lives. Prior research has described the health of the older population, but little work has explored mental health. The current study examines the frequency and correlates of two mental health indicators: depressive symptoms ...

BACKGROUND: Many studies have linked depression and obesity; few have more than two assessments of depressive symptoms and adiposity to address the potential bidirectional relationship between adiposity and depressive symptoms from young adulthood through old age. We tested whether baseline depressive symptoms are associated with changes in weight, whether baseline ...

OBJECTIVE: We assessed whether distinct classes of depression symptoms could be identified. In addition, we determined how these classes differed in terms of health status. METHODS: Data were analyzed with latent profile analysis. MANOVA tests were used to compare the health status of the various classes. RESULTS: A four-class model ...

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: On March 11, 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami that followed caused severe damage along Japan's northeastern coastline and to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. To date, there are few reports specifically examining psychological distress in rescue workers in Japan. Moreover, it is unclear to ...

PURPOSE: Current literature describes concern for an increase in depression owing to treatment of prostate cancer. Here, depression and coping up to 8 years posttreatment are described for patients treated with (125)I brachytherapy for localized prostate cancer. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Between December 2000 and June 2010, 132 patients received questionnaires ...

Abstract Background: This randomized, open-label, multi-center trial compared tigecycline (TGC), a broad-spectrum glycylcycline, with ceftriaxone-metronidazole (CTX/MET) for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAI). Methods: Eligible subjects were randomized to receive TGC 100 mg followed by 50 mg q 12 h or CTX 2 g qd plus MET 1-2 g daily for 4-14 days. Subjects ...

BACKGROUND: Little is known about depressive symptoms in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF, EF ≥50%). We aimed to assess the prevalence of depression, to clarify the impact of depressive symptoms upon clinical outcomes, and to identify factors associated with these symptoms in HF with reduced EF (HFrEF, EF ...

OBJECTIVE: Associations between vascular disease and depression in late life, including increased white matter hyperintensities (WMHs), have been reported. Whether depression is an etiology or a consequence of vascular disease is still unknown. We investigated the temporal relationship between depressive symptoms and WMHs in older men and women. METHODS: We ...

BACKGROUND: Several studies have shown that non-adherence is a common and increasing problem among individuals with chronic illnesses, including hemodialysis patients. PURPOSE: The present study aimed to investigate the influence of depression and health cognitions on medication adherence among patients undergoing hemodialysis. METHOD: A sample of 168 participants was recruited ...

BACKGROUND: Compared with US or European countries, there are fewer mental health services for mothers of children with developmental disabilities in Latin American and/or Southeast Asian countries. AIMS: To explore the risk of depression in mothers of children with developmental disabilities in countries with a lack of mental health professionals, ...

This study assessed whether the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) functions equivalently in assessing depressive symptom severity in lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual women. Using differential item functioning methods, the authors examined (a) whether there is a bias in CES-D total scores and in individual item scores and (b) ...

Depression and inflammation are associated with poorer birth outcomes. African-American women have higher levels of inflammatory biomarkers, more depressive symptoms, and a disparate burden of poorer birth outcomes, but the association between depressive symptoms and inflammation within this higher-risk group is unknown. We examined this association among African-American women in ...

ABSTRACTWe analysed a prospective cohort study to determine (1) if self-rated health (SRH) predicts mortality in older adults with and without depressive symptoms, and (2) to determine if there is an interaction between SRH and depressive symptoms on mortality. We followed 1,751 community-dwelling adults aged 65 and older over five ...

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a phytotherapeutic nasal spray containing Cyclamen europaeum (CE) in the treatment of acute rhinosinusitis (ARS). We performed a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of CE nasal spray once daily for 15 days in 99 adult patients with moderate-to-severe ARS who also received amoxicillin 500 ...

BACKGROUND: The newly developed i-SCAN application can theoretically maximize the effectiveness of colonoscopy. However, the practical usefulness of the i-SCAN application during screening colonoscopy has not been assessed. OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of the i-SCAN application during screening colonoscopy. DESIGN: A prospective, randomized trial that used a modified, back-to-back ...

Abstract Background: Little is known about the independent associations of reward and stress within specific roles with multiple measures of mental health in an ethnically diverse community sample of midlife women. The objective of this study is to examine if (1) role reward (within each role and across roles) contributes ...

BACKGROUND: Depression is one of the most common psychological problems arising after a burn, but its relationship with patient scar assessment and burn-specific health are poorly understood. The aim of this study was to identify the incidence of in-hospital symptoms of depression, compare level of patient scar assessment, and burn-specific ...

Depression and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy. Background: The relationship between depression and heart failure is neither coincidental nor trivial, since depression is a powerful predictor of re-hospitalization and mortality. We prospectively studied the prevalence and impact of depression on the clinical outcomes of patients attending for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). We ...

This study examined 219 African American college students at predominantly White universities using the constructs of perfectionism, academic achievement, self-esteem, depression, and racial identity. Cluster analysis was performed using the Almost Perfect Scale-Revised (APS-R), which yielded three clusters that represented adaptive perfectionists, maladaptive perfectionists, and nonperfectionists. These three groups were ...

Findings regarding the association between n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) status and depression are conflicting. Thus, the authors studied associations between PUFA intake and depressive symptoms. In 1996, depressive symptoms were assessed in a subsample of participants from the Supplementation with Antioxidant Vitamins and Minerals (SU.VI.MAX) Study using the Center ...

To study the prevalence of, severity of, and risk factors for depressive symptoms in a probabilistic sample of Mexican adolescent mothers. A sample of adolescents aged 13-19 years, drawn from a national survey, was interviewed in relation to severity of depressive symptoms [Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) 16-23 ...

Evaluations of assessment instruments using classical test theory typically rely on indices of internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and construct validity. However, the use of models from item response theory (IRT) allows comparison of instruments (and items) in terms of the information they provide and where they provide it along the ...

We examined the effects of acculturation, depressive symptoms, progesterone, and estriol (E3) as predictors of preterm birth (PTB) in pregnant Hispanic women. This cross-sectional study recruited a sample of 470 Hispanic women between 22- and 24-week gestation from physician practices and community clinics. We used the CES-D to measure maternal ...

BACKGROUND: Although it is well known that perceived discrimination is a risk factor contributing to depressive symptoms among immigrants, most previous studies (1) did not distinguish between discrimination based on immigrant status and race and (2) used cross-sectional data. AIMS: To address these limitations, the present study examined whether perceived ...

The prevalence of depressive symptoms is high in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc, scleroderma). This study was conducted to determine which disease-related and psychosocial factors are associated with depressive symptoms, independent of sociodemographic factors. In total, 215 patients with SSc completed questionnaires on sociodemographics, physical functioning (HAQ-DI), pain (VAS), fatigue ...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the factor structure of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) scale in community-residing stroke patients. Methods: The sample for this study was a convenience sample of 203 persons who had experienced strokes and were in a convalescent center for the ...

Policing is one of the most dangerous and stressful occupations and such stress can have deleterious effects on health. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between depressive symptoms and metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) in male and female police officers from two study populations, Buffalo, NY and Spokane, ...

Aims. The frequency of functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) in the general population of Mexico is unknown. Methods. To determine the prevalence of FGIDs, associated depression, and health care utilization, a population-based sampling strategy was used to select 500 households in the State of Tlaxcala, in central Mexico. Household interviews were ...

It is known that people who suffer from depression are more likely to have other physical illnesses, but the extent of the association between depression and non-psychiatric hospitalisation episodes has never been researched in great depth. We therefore aimed to investigate whether depressed middle-aged and older people were more likely ...

Introduction: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common condition among Japanese firefighters. The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationship of PTSD scores to job stress, social support, and depressive stress among Japanese firefighters.Methods: A total of 1,667 Japanese firefighters working for the local government completed a questionnaire ...

Comorbid depression may play an important role in non-compliance with medical treatment among patients with chronic illnesses. Glaucoma is a potentially blinding chronic disease requiring life-long commitment to medical therapy. Failure to adhere to anti-glaucoma treatment may lead to disease progression and visual loss. To assess the prevalence of depressive ...

To evaluate the relative power of social relations and social conditions in predicting depression using (CES-D scale) among rural pregnant women belonging to Sind, Pakistan. The study was conducted from January 2004 tp December 2004. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were employed. During quantitative phase a total of 375 rural ...

Wild blueberries are a rich source of polyphenols and other compounds that are highly metabolized by the intestinal microbiota and may, at the same time, affect the intestinal environment itself. A repeated-measure, crossover dietary intervention on human volunteers was designed to study the effect of six week consumption of a ...

The aim of this study is to examine the longitudinal relationship of readiness to change, drinking pattern, amount of alcohol consumed, and alcohol-related negative consequences among at-risk and dependent drinkers enrolled in a Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) trial in an emergency department in southern Poland. The ...

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Russia has particularly low life expectancy for an industrialised country, with mortality at working ages having fluctuated dramatically over the past few decades, particularly among men. Alcohol has been identified as the most likely cause of these temporal variations.. One approach to reducing the alcohol problem in Russia ...

Background:  Pharmacotherapy studies in alcohol dependence (AD) are generally of short duration and do not include post-treatment follow-up. We examined the durability of treatment effects in a placebo-controlled trial of sertraline for AD. Methods:  As previously reported, patients received 12 weeks of treatment with sertraline (n = 63) or placebo (n = 71), followed by ...

Symptoms of depression and anxiety are prevalent during pregnancy and may influence women's health behaviors. The impact of women's mental health on alcohol use may be particularly important to consider as prenatal alcohol use is common and may have serious negative consequences for the developing fetus. The objectives of this ...

OBJECTIVE: Many studies report high prevalence rates for co-morbid alcohol problems in bipolar disorder (BP). Some hypothesize that individuals use alcohol to self-medicate, but few studies examine the range of possible reasons and none explicitly explores the role of mood state. We examined drinking motives in BP depression, (hypo)mania and ...

Background:  Despite advances in developing medications to treat alcohol dependence, few such medications have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Identified molecular targets are encouraging and can lead to the development and testing of new compounds. Atypical antipsychotic medications have been explored with varying results. Prior research suggests ...

Despite the high co-occurrence of alcohol consumption and gambling, few studies have investigated alcohol use changes during gambling treatment. Using latent growth modeling, we examined weekly alcohol use trajectories of treatment-seeking pathological gamblers across 36 weeks, allowing rates of change to differ across the 12-week pretreatment, during-treatment and posttreatment periods. ...

The Combined Pharmacotherapies and Behavioral Interventions (COMBINE) Study sought to answer questions about the benefits of combining behavioral and pharmacological interventions (naltrexone and acamprosate) in alcohol-dependent patients. Our goals were to identify trajectories of heavy drinking before randomization in COMBINE, to characterize patients in these trajectories, and to assess whether ...

tsai m.-c., tsai y.-f., hwang f.-m. & liu c.-y. (2011)  Effectiveness of a brief intervention for managing hazardous drinking problems of inpatients in Taiwan. Journal of Advanced Nursing 67(9), 2038-2046. ABSTRACT: Aims.  This paper is a report of a randomized control trial undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of the Brief Intervention ...