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Dutra JIS, Souza MCD, Lins CAA, Medeiros ACQD. Impact of chronic illness caused by chikungunya fever on quality of life and functionality. EINSTEIN-SAO PAULO 2024; 22:eAO0562. [PMID: 39356940 DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2024ao0562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 10/04/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Chikungunya fever compromises the functionality and quality of life in the affected individuals, even one year after the acute phase of the disease. Chronically affected people experience direct impairment in performing daily activities, along with a risk of developing other morbidities. BACKGROUND ◼ Even after a year, chikungunya fever-affected people experience damage to their physical and mental health. BACKGROUND ◼ Positive screening for depression risk was 13.5 times more likely in chronically affected. BACKGROUND ◼ Patients with chronic chikungunya fever had a 76 times higher risk of walking impairments. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of chronic illness caused by chikungunya fever on the quality of life and functionality of affected individuals. METHODS A cross-sectional and comparative study was conducted in which two groups were investigated: a Chikungunya Group comprising 25 patients with chronic fever screened after 1 year of illness via a telephonic survey, and a Healthy Group comprising 25 healthy individuals matched for sex and age by face-to-face interview. The Stanford HAQ 20-Item Disability Scale (HAQ) and the Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) questionnaires were administered to both groups. Generalized Linear Models, Pearson χ2 tests, and odds ratios were used to evaluate the test results. RESULTS Significant differences in functional capacity and quality of life were observed between the Chikungunya and Healthy Groups. The chance of some impairment in functionality was also much higher in the Chikungunya Group in four of the HAQ categories, especially in the "walking" category (adjusted OR= 109.40). Further, the Chikungunya Group had a higher chance of presenting a below-average score in the mental component summary of the SF-12 (adjusted OR= 16.20) and of being positive in depression risk screening (adjusted OR= 34.57). CONCLUSION Even one year after the acute phase, chikungunya fever can compromise the functionality and quality of life in affected individuals, with direct impairment in performing daily activities. Studies and therapeutic plans for chikungunya fever should consider the long-term impacts of this disease.
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- Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde do Trairi, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Santa Cruz, RN, Brazil
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Kim C, Bai Y, Ienciu K, Corrado A, Eichenberg K, Chum A. Mental health disparities across sexual orientations during the COVID-19 pandemic: Longitudinal analysis of a UK nationally representative cohort. Public Health 2024; 236:445-451. [PMID: 39312846 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2024.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2024] [Revised: 08/26/2024] [Accepted: 09/10/2024] [Indexed: 09/25/2024]
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OBJECTIVES During COVID-19, sexual minority groups may have experienced heightened mental health challenges, amplified by unique stressors and the effects of pandemic-related restrictions. This study investigates the differential impact of the pandemic on mental health across sexual orientations, leveraging population-representative data to explore these disparities. STUDY DESIGN Prospective cohort design. METHODS Data from the United Kingdom Household Longitudinal Study (waves 8-12) was used. Monthly COVID-19 incidence rates at the regional level were used to indicate pandemic severity. Mental health outcomes were evaluated using the Mental Component Score of the Short Form-12 (MCS-12) survey. To examine whether COVID-19 led to differential impacts across sexual orientation, fixed-effect longitudinal models were employed, controlling for individual and time-variant covariates. RESULTS Lesbian women experienced a significant mental health decline during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a 3.10 MCS-12 score decrease (95 % confidence interval (CI): -5.77 to -0.43) and an 11.0 % higher likelihood of depression (95%CI: -0.3 % to 22.3 %, p = 0.057) compared to heterosexual women. Conversely, the impact on the mental health of heterosexual women was negative but not significant (-0.22; 95%CI: -0.47 to -0.04). Bisexual individuals and other women showed non-significant mental health declines. For men, COVID-19's effect on heterosexuals was similarly non-significant (-0.21; 95%CI: -0.48 to 0.1), with no significant differences observed in gay, bisexual, and other men. CONCLUSIONS Sexual minority individuals, especially lesbian women, faced heightened mental health challenges during COVID-19, emphasizing the urgency for targeted interventions.
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- Chungah Kim
- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Bai Y, Kim C, Levitskaya E, Burneiko N, Ienciu K, Chum A. Long-term trends in mental health disparities across sexual orientations in the UK: a longitudinal analysis (2010-2021). Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2024:10.1007/s00127-024-02751-w. [PMID: 39192098 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-024-02751-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 08/15/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024]
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BACKGROUNDS In the context of increasing hate crimes, legislative challenges, and anti-LGBTQ + sentiment, we conducted the first study that comprehensively examined long-term mental health disparities across sexual orientations in the UK from 2010 to 2021. Prior studies predominantly relied on cross-sectional or limited longitudinal designs, thus failing to capture evolving trends over a decade and providing crucial insights into the dynamics of mental health challenges faced by sexual minorities, essential for devising targeted public health interventions and policies. METHODS Waves 2-12 of the UK Longitudinal Household Survey for adults (n = 52,591) were used. MCS-12 (Mental Health Component Scale of the Short-Form Health Survey) for mental functioning and GHQ (General Health Questionnaire) for psychological distress were included as the main outcomes, along with other measures of well-being. Mixed-effect longitudinal models were used to examine the trends of mental health disparities across sexual orientations. RESULTS Relative to their heterosexual counterparts, psychological distress (GHQ) increased for gay men, lesbians, and women with "other" orientations. Bisexual women saw the steepest increase from 1.69 higher GHQ vs. their heterosexual counterparts in 2010 (95%CI: 0.81 to 2.57), up to 3.37 in 2021 (95%CI: 2.28 to 4.45). Similar trends were also shown in the other measures. CONCLUSIONS The study highlights increases in mental health disparities between sexual minorities and heterosexuals. The escalating psychological distress among sexual minorities, particularly bisexual women, calls for an urgent, multi-faceted, and intersectoral response. This approach must address both symptoms and the social structures perpetuating these disparities across sexual orientations.
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- Yihong Bai
- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, 4700 Keele St, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, 4700 Keele St, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, 4700 Keele St, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, 4700 Keele St, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, 4700 Keele St, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada
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- School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, 4700 Keele St, Toronto, ON, M3J 1P3, Canada.
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Wilson R, Cuthbertson L, Sasaki A, Russell L, Kazis LE, Sawatzky R. Validation of an Adapted Version of the Veterans RAND 12-Item Health Survey for Older Adults Living in Long-Term Care Homes. THE GERONTOLOGIST 2023; 63:1467-1477. [PMID: 36866495 PMCID: PMC10581377 DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnad021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 03/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The Veterans RAND 12-Item Health Survey (VR-12) is a generic patient-reported outcome measure of physical and mental health status. An adapted version of the VR-12 was developed for use with older adults living in long-term residential care (LTRC) homes in Canada: VR-12 (LTRC-C). This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric validity of the VR-12 (LTRC-C). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Data for this validation study were collected via in-person interviews for a province-wide survey of adults living in LTRC homes across British Columbia (N = 8,657). Three analyses were conducted to evaluate validity and reliability: (1) confirmatory factor analyses were conducted to validate the measurement structure; (2) correlations with measures of depression, social engagement, and daily activities were examined to evaluate convergent and discriminant validity; and (3) Cronbach's alpha (r) statistics were obtained to evaluate internal consistency reliability. RESULTS A measurement model with 2 correlated latent factors (representing physical health and mental health), 4 cross-loadings, and 4 correlated items resulted in an acceptable fit (root-mean-square error of approximation = 0.07; comparative fit index = 0.98). Physical and mental health were correlated in expected directions with measures of depression, social engagement, and daily activities, though the magnitudes of the correlations were quite small. Internal consistency reliability was acceptable for physical and mental health (r > 0.70). DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS This study supports the use of the VR-12 (LTRC-C) to measure perceived physical and mental health among older adults living in LTRC homes.
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- Rozanne Wilson
- School of Nursing, Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
- Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, Providence Health Care Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- British Columbia Office of Patient-Centred Measurement, British Columbia Ministry of Health, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, Providence Health Care Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- School of Nursing, Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
- Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, Providence Health Care Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Health Law, Policy & Management, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- School of Nursing, Trinity Western University, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
- Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, Providence Health Care Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Cho LL, Jones AA, Gao C, Leonova O, Vila-Rodriguez F, Buchanan T, Lang DJ, MacEwan GW, Procyshyn RM, Panenka WJ, Barr AM, Thornton AE, Gicas KM, Honer WG, Barbic SP. Rasch analysis of the beck depression inventory in a homeless and precariously housed sample. Psychiatry Res 2023; 326:115331. [PMID: 37437487 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2023] [Revised: 07/01/2023] [Accepted: 07/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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The approach to analysis of and interpretation of findings from the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), a self-report questionnaire, depends on sample characteristics. To extend work using conventional BDI scoring, the BDI's suitability in assessing symptom severity in a homeless and precariously housed sample was examined using Rasch analysis. Participants (n=478) recruited from an impoverished neighbourhood in Vancouver, Canada, completed the BDI. Rasch analysis using the partial credit model was done, and the structural validity, unidimensionality, and reliability of the BDI were studied. A receiver operating characteristic curve determined a Rasch cut-off score consistent with clinical depression, and Rasch scores were correlated with raw scores. Good fit to the Rasch model was observed after rescoring all items and removing Item 19 (Weight Loss), and unidimensionality and reliability were satisfactory. Item 9 (Suicidal Wishes) represented the most severe symptom. Rasch-based scores detected clinical depression with moderate sensitivity and specificity, and were positively correlated with conventional scores. The BDI in a community-based sample of homeless and precariously housed adults satisfied Rasch model expectations in a 20-item format, and is suitable for assessing symptom severity. Future research on depression in similar samples may reveal more information on using specific symptoms to determine clinical significance.
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- Lianne L Cho
- Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of British Columbia, T325 - 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Department of Anesthesia, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of British Columbia, T325 - 2211 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Rokhman MR, Wardhani Y, Partiningrum DL, Purwanto BD, Hidayati IR, Idha A, Thobari JA, Postma MJ, Boersma C, van der Schans J. Psychometric properties of kidney disease quality of life-36 (KDQOL-36) in dialysis patients in Indonesia. Qual Life Res 2023; 32:247-258. [PMID: 36036313 PMCID: PMC9829614 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-022-03236-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of KDQOL-36 Bahasa Indonesia in hemodialysis (HD) and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients in Indonesia. METHODS The psychometric analysis was conducted in three hospitals offering both HD and CAPD. The validity was assessed through structural, convergent, and known-group validity, while reliability was evaluated using internal consistency and test-retest reliability. RESULTS The study involved 370 participants of which 71% received HD treatment. No floor and ceiling effects (< 10%) were identified. Confirmatory factor analysis supported a good model fit for both generic and kidney-specific domains, while exploratory factor analysis revealed three factors for kidney-specific domains and only three items with a loading factor below 0.4. Convergent validity showed positive correlations between kidney-specific domains, generic domains, and EQ-5D. The comparison of quality of life among subgroups based on dialysis type and whether or not patients had diabetes supported the hypotheses of known-group validity. Cronbach's alpha and omega values had demonstrated good internal consistency. Test-retest reliability indicated burden of kidney disease had good reliability, while other domains had moderate reliability. CONCLUSION The study supports the validity and reliability of both generic and kidney-specific domains of KDQOL-36 Bahasa Indonesia to evaluate quality of life in patients with HD and CAPD in Indonesia. As health-related quality of life is a crucial predictor of patient outcomes, this report contributes new evidence about validity and reliability to recommend the use of KDQOL-36 Bahasa Indonesia in dialysis centers.
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- M Rifqi Rokhman
- Department of Health Sciences, Unit of Global Health, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Ant. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV, Groningen, The Netherlands.
- Institute of Science in Healthy Ageing & healthcaRE (SHARE), University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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- Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Science, Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang, Malang, Indonesia
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- Dr. Syaiful Anwar Hospital, Malang, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Health Sciences, Unit of Global Health, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Ant. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Institute of Science in Healthy Ageing & healthcaRE (SHARE), University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Unit of PharmacoTherapy, Epidemiology and Economics (PTE2), Department of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Center of Excellence in Higher Education for Pharmaceutical Care Innovation, Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia
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- Department of Health Sciences, Unit of Global Health, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Ant. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Faculty of Management Sciences, Open University, Heerlen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Health Sciences, Unit of Global Health, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), Ant. Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Institute of Science in Healthy Ageing & healthcaRE (SHARE), University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Rizvi A, Wasfi R, Enns A, Kristjansson E. The impact of novel and traditional food bank approaches on food insecurity: a longitudinal study in Ottawa, Canada. BMC Public Health 2021; 21:771. [PMID: 33882881 PMCID: PMC8061005 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10841-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background Food insecurity is strongly associated with poor mental and physical health, especially with chronic diseases. Food banks have become the primary long-term solution to addressing food insecurity. Traditionally, food banks provide assistance in the form of pre-packed hampers based on the food supplies on hand, such that the food items often do not meet the recipients’ cultural, religious or medical requirements. Recently, new approaches have been implemented by food banks, including choice models of food selection, additional onsite programming, and integrating food banks within Community Resource Centres. Methods This study examined changes in food security and physical and mental health, at four time points over 18 months at eleven food banks in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The participants – people who accessed these food banks – were surveyed using the Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM) and the Short-Form Health Survey Version 2 (SF-12). Statistical analyses included: pairwise paired t-tests between the mean perceived physical and mental health scores across the four waves of data collection, and longitudinal mixed effects regression models to understand how food security changed over time. Results The majority of people who were food insecure at baseline remained food insecure at the 18-month follow-up, although there was a small downward trend in the proportion of people in the severely food insecure category. Conversely, there was a small but significant increase in the mean perceived mental health score at the 18-month follow-up compared to baseline. We found significant reductions in food insecurity for people who accessed food banks that offered a Choice model of food distribution and food banks that were integrated within Community Resource Centres. Conclusions Food banks offer some relief of food insecurity but they don’t eliminate the problem. In this study, reductions in food insecurity were associated with food banks that offered a Choice model and those that were integrated within a Community Resource Centre. There was a slight improvement in perceived mental health at the 18-month time point; however, moderately and severely food insecure participants still had much lower perceived mental health than the general population.
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- Anita Rizvi
- School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa, 136 Jean-Jacques Lussier Pvt, Room VNR5015, Vanier Hall, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada.
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa, 136 Jean-Jacques Lussier Pvt, Room VNR5015, Vanier Hall, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada.,Centre for Surveillance and Applied Research, Public Health Agency of Canada, Government of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa, 136 Jean-Jacques Lussier Pvt, Room VNR5015, Vanier Hall, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa, 136 Jean-Jacques Lussier Pvt, Room VNR5015, Vanier Hall, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada
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Repeated exposure to hurricanes and tropical storms likely impacts the mental and physical health of populations living along the U.S. Gulf Coast. In this study, the self-rated physical and mental health of residents in the U.S. Gulf Coast was estimated and factors associated with differences in self-rated health were identified. The 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) was administered online to a sample of 3030 residents of the U.S. Gulf Coast in December 2017. Responses were scored to calculate mental component summary scores and physical component summary scores. Multiple linear regression models were fitted to identify predictors of self-rated health among the residents. Residents of U.S. Gulf Coast States have poorer self-rated physical and mental health compared to the U.S. population. Women and respondents reporting higher perception of flood risk had worse self-rated mental health, while hurricane evacuees, adults of at least 25 years of age, those with self-reported hurricane damage, and respondents reporting higher perception of surge risk had worse self-rated physical health. Residents of U.S. Gulf Coast States have poorer self-rated health compared to national standards. These findings may have practical implications for hurricane-associated physical and mental health services planning and delivery.
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Lau JH, Abdin E, Vaingankar JA, Shafie S, Sambasivam R, Shahwan S, Thumboo J, Chong SA, Subramaniam M. Confirmatory factor analysis and measurement invariance of the English, Mandarin, and Malay versions of the SF-12v2 within a representative sample of the multi-ethnic Singapore population. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2021; 19:80. [PMID: 33691707 PMCID: PMC7944897 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-021-01709-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The Short Form Health Survey (SF-12v2) is an increasingly popular measure of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Singapore. In order to examine whether the SF-12v2 was appropriate for use in the population, the factor structure and validity of the English, Mandarin, and Malay versions were assessed in a representative sample of the general population of Singapore. METHODS 6126 respondents were recruited for the Singapore Mental Health Study 2016 (SMHS 2016), a cross-sectional and population-based survey. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) were conducted to examine the fit of a two-factor model for the SF-12v2 within a representative sample and amongst the different language (English, Mandarin, Malay) subgroups. Multiple-group CFAs (MGCFA) were conducted to test measurement invariance across the different languages, ethnicities, and chronic illnesses subgroups. CFA-generated latent factor scores (FSCORE command in MPlus) were also compared with the composite scores derived from the developer's scoring method via correlations. Sociodemographic correlates of the latent physical and mental health scores were explored. RESULTS CFA results within the full sample supported a two-factor model (RMSEA = 0.044; CFI = 0.991; TLI = 0.988; SRMR = 0.044) in which physical functioning, role physical, bodily pain and general health items loaded onto a latent physical health factor, while role emotional, mental health, social functioning, and vitality items loaded onto a latent mental health factor. Physical and mental health factors were allowed to correlate, unlike the developer's orthogonal scoring method. All standardized loadings were high and statistically significant. Both factors had high internal consistency. CFA within subsamples of English, Mandarin, and Malay languages indicated similar findings. MGCFA results indicate that measurement invariance held across the different languages, ethnicities, and those with and without chronic illnesses. CONCLUSION The present study identified a two-factor (physical and mental health) structure within the general population and amongst the three different languages and demonstrated the measurement invariance of SF-12v2 across different subgroups. Findings indicate that algorithm-derived PCS and MCS should be interpreted with caution as they may result in inaccurate conclusions regarding the relationships between HRQoL and its correlates. Future studies using the SF-12v2 within the general population of Singapore should consider utilizing the factor structure put forth in the present study to obtain more appropriate estimates of HRQoL.
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- Jue Hua Lau
- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747, Singapore.
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747, Singapore
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747, Singapore
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747, Singapore
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747, Singapore
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747, Singapore
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital, SingHealth, Singapore, Singapore
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747, Singapore
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Buangkok Green Medical Park, 10 Buangkok View, Singapore, 539747, Singapore
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Bhattacharya S, Ghosh D. Studying physical and mental health status among hijra, kothi and transgender community in Kolkata, India. Soc Sci Med 2020; 265:113412. [PMID: 33049438 DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 10/01/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Individuals with diverse sexual orientation and gender identities have historically experienced the major share of stigma, discrimination, and marginalization among all the LGTBIQ+ communities in India. Transgender, intersex, or queer individuals are deprived of their basic rights, self-dignity, bodily autonomy, and healthcare leading to significant negative health status. Recent legal reforms such as the decriminalization of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (prohibited same-sex activity) and amendments to the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill may improve their health. In this context, the study has the following objectives: 1) to measure the physical and the mental health status of hijra, kothi, and transgender (HKT) individuals using the Short Form 12 (SF-12) questionnaire; 2) understand the variation in their health status by social determinants; and 3) identify spatial patterns of HKTs general, physical, and mental health. Data was collected using a Bengali version of SF-12 (N = 98). We calculated physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) health composite scores and conducted relevant statistical and spatial analysis. Findings revealed that HKT individuals had poor mental health (mean MCS = 42.3) compared to their physical health (mean PCS = 49.0). ANOVA tests showed statistically significant variation of PCS and MCS among HKTs by their age and income. Participants with both poor and good health conditions were evenly distributed in the study area, with no significant spatial clustering. This study was the first attempt to assess the health-related quality of life among the HKT individuals using SF-12, not previously adapted to gender-diverse communities in India. Results clearly indicate that there is a pressing need to address both physical and mental health among gender-diverse communities by not only improving awareness of their healthcare rights but by also removing social and structural barriers to health programs, increasing targeted health interventions, grassroot level activism, and government advocacy.
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- Department of Geography, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
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McEvoy J, Gandhi SK, Rizio AA, Maher S, Kosinski M, Bjorner JB, Carroll B. Effect of tardive dyskinesia on quality of life in patients with bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, and schizophrenia. Qual Life Res 2019; 28:3303-3312. [PMID: 31435866 PMCID: PMC6863950 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-019-02269-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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PURPOSE Tardive dyskinesia (TD) is a common but serious hyperkinetic movement disorder and side effect of antipsychotic medications used to treat bipolar disorder (BD), major depressive disorder (MDD), and schizophrenia (SZ). The purpose of this study was to evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a population with diagnoses for BD, MDD, or SZ by comparing patients with TD (n = 197) with those without TD (n = 219). HRQoL in each group was also compared with HRQoL of the general population. METHODS This study employed a cross-sectional web-based survey. HRQoL was assessed by four instruments: the SF-12 Health Survey, Version 2 (SF-12v2), the Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire, Short Form (Q-LES-Q-SF), the Social Withdrawal subscale of the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale (SW-ISMI); and two questions on movement disorders. RESULTS Patients with TD had significantly worse HRQoL and social withdrawal than those without. The differences were more pronounced for physical HRQoL domains than for mental health domains. Patients with more-severe TD, assessed through either self-rating or clinician rating, experienced significantly worse HRQoL than did those with less-severe TD. The impact of TD was substantially greater in patients with SZ than in those with BD or MDD. Compared with the general population, patients with BD, MDD, or SZ experienced significantly worse HRQoL regardless of TD status, although this deficit in HRQoL was greater among those with TD. CONCLUSIONS The presence of TD is associated with worse HRQoL and social withdrawal. The most severe impact of TD is on physical aspects of patients' HRQoL.
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- Teva Pharmaceuticals Frazer, 41 Moores Rd, Malvern, PA, 19355, USA
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- Teva Pharmaceuticals Frazer, 41 Moores Rd, Malvern, PA, 19355, USA.
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Association of physical activity, sedentary time, and sleep duration on the health-related quality of life of college students in Northeast China. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2019; 17:124. [PMID: 31311564 PMCID: PMC6636029 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-019-1194-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND College life represents a key transitional period in the life of young adults that is marked by increased social engagement; living habits acquired during this period have implications on the future life of college students. Therefore, investigation of the determinants of health status of college students is a key imperative; however, there is limited evidence on the study of concomitant effects of physical activity (PA), sedentary time (ST), and sleep duration on the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of college students. METHODS This cross-sectional survey was conducted at a medical university in Shenyang in Northeast China in 2017. The study group comprised 926 undergraduate students. Data were collected by a self-administered questionnaire. PA, ST, sleep duration, and HRQOL were measured using the international physical activity questionnaire (IPAQ)-Long Form and the Chinese version of the 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12). The association of PA, ST, and sleep duration with the HRQOL was examined using independent t-test, Pearson Chi-squared test, and multivariate linear regression analysis. RESULTS After adjusting for potential confounding factors, students who reported high PA had significantly higher physical component summary (PCS) score in the total study population and among female students than those who reported low PA, whereas students who reported moderate PA had significantly higher PCS score only among female students (P < 0.05). In the total study population and among male students, students who slept for ≥9 h/day had significantly higher mental component summary (MCS) score than those who slept for 7-< 8 h/day, whereas among only male students, those who slept for 8-< 9 h/day had significantly higher MCS score (P < 0.05). The interaction term between ST and PA was not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS PA and sufficient sleep duration had a positive impact on the HRQOL of college students; however, ST was not associated with HRQOL and there was no interaction between the impact of ST and PA on the HRQOL of college students. Increasing PA and promoting adequate sleep duration are key health promotion strategies for college students.
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Yadegari I, Bohm E, Ayilara OF, Zhang L, Sawatzky R, Sajobi TT, Lix LM. Differential item functioning of the SF-12 in a population-based regional joint replacement registry. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2019; 17:114. [PMID: 31266505 PMCID: PMC6604189 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-019-1166-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 05/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Background Joint replacement, an increasingly common procedure amongst older adults, can substantially improve health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, differential item functioning (DIF) may affect the accurate interpretation of differences in HRQoL amongst patients with different demographic and health status characteristics but the same underlying (i.e., latent) level of the investigated construct. This study tested for DIF in pre-operative SF-12 physical health (PH) and mental health (MH) sub-scale items amongst patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Methods Data were from a population-based joint replacement registry from the Canadian province of Manitoba. TKA and THA patients who had surgery between 2009 and 2015 and completed a pre-operative assessment were included. DIF was tested using the multiple indicators multiple causes (MIMIC) method with sex, age group, body weight status, and presence of multiple comorbid conditions (i.e., multimorbidity) as covariates. Analyses were stratified by joint type. Results The study cohort included 8820 patients; 42.1% underwent THA, 57.3% were female, 32.7% were 70+ years, and 52.8% were obese. For each sub-scale, four of the six items exhibited DIF in both THA and TKA groups. Differences in the covariate effect estimates for DIF and No-DIF models on the MH latent variable were largest for age and body weight status for the THA group, and for sex and multimorbidity for the TKA group. All of the differences were small for PH. Multimorbidity had the strongest association with PH and age and sex had the strongest association with MH in the DIF models. Conclusions Demographic and health status characteristics influenced SF-12 PH and MH item responses in joint replacement populations, although the size of the effects were not large for PH. We recommend testing and adjusting for DIF effects to ensure comparability of HRQoL measures in joint replacement populations. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12955-019-1166-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Iraj Yadegari
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, S113-750 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3E 0W3, Canada
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.,Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, S113-750 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3E 0W3, Canada
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- School of Nursing, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. .,Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, S113-750 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3E 0W3, Canada.
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Chan KKS, Fung WTW. The impact of experienced discrimination and self-stigma on sleep and health-related quality of life among individuals with mental disorders in Hong Kong. Qual Life Res 2019; 28:2171-2182. [DOI: 10.1007/s11136-019-02181-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Dalseth N, Reed RS, Hennessy M, Eisenberg MM, Blank MB. Does Diagnosis Make a Difference? Estimating the Impact of an HIV Medication Adherence Intervention for Persons with Serious Mental Illness. AIDS Behav 2018; 22:265-275. [PMID: 28536741 PMCID: PMC6281165 DOI: 10.1007/s10461-017-1795-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The heightened risk of persons with serious mental illness to contract and transmit human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a public health problem. Here we evaluate the interaction between psychiatric diagnosis and response to a community based-intervention targeted at treatment adherence in 236 HIV+ persons with co-occurring mental illness. To examine differential effectiveness of the intervention for categories of patient diagnosis, we reanalyzed the data after stratifying participants into two diagnostic groups: (1) participants with depressive disorders without psychosis and (2) participants with a psychotic or bipolar disorder. Outcomes included viral load and mental health quality of life (SF-12 Mental Health). We found that HIV+ persons with non-psychotic depressive disorders demonstrated a larger decrease in HIV viral load and more improvement in measures of mental health quality of life when compared to HIV+ persons with psychotic and bipolar disorders. We suggest that successful adherence interventions should be informed by psychiatric symptomatology. TRIAL REGISTRATION clinicaltrials.gov 29 identifier NCT00264823.
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- Natasha Dalseth
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Episcopal Campus, 100 E Lehigh Ave MAB 305, Philadelphia, PA, 19125, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Tadakamadla J, Kumar S, Lalloo R, Gandhi Babu DB, Johnson NW. Impact of oral potentially malignant disorders on quality of life. J Oral Pathol Med 2017; 47:60-65. [PMID: 28766765 DOI: 10.1111/jop.12620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) could have a significant psychological impact on patients, principally because of the unknown risk of malignant transformation, while the physical and functional impairments could differ. This study aimed to assess the impact of three different OPMDs and their disease stages on the quality of life (QoL) of affected patients. METHODS Oral leukoplakia (OL), oral lichen planus (OLP) and oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) patients who were undergoing treatment at an oral medicine clinic of a dental teaching hospital in India were the study population. All subjects completed the recently developed OPMDQoL questionnaire and a short form 12 item (version 2) health survey questionnaire (SF-12v2). OPMDQoL questionnaire consists of 20 items over four dimensions. A higher score denotes poor OHRQoL. SF-12v2 has two components, a Physical Component Summary (PCS) and Mental Component Summary (MCS). RESULTS A total of 150 subjects (50 each of OL, OLP and OSF) participated. OL patients (37.7 ± 7.9) reported significantly better OPMDQoL scores than OLP (47.3 ± 5.8) and OSF (45.4 ± 9.2) patients. OLP patients reported significant problems in obtaining a clear diagnosis for their condition, more so than the other OPMDs. OL patients reported fewer problems for the dimension, "physical impairment and functional limitations" than the OLP and OSF patients. A significant trend was observed with the overall OPMDQoL and MCS, deteriorating as the disease stage increased. CONCLUSIONS OLP and OSF have a significant impact on the QoL of affected individuals: OL less so. Increasing stage of the disease is associated with worsening QoL.
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- Jyothi Tadakamadla
- Menzies Health Institute Queensland and School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Griffith University, Qld, Australia
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- Menzies Health Institute Queensland and School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Griffith University, Qld, Australia
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- School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld, Australia
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- Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Panineeya Institute of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Menzies Health Institute Queensland and School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Griffith University, Qld, Australia
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Kwon JY, Sawatzky R. Examining gender-related differential item functioning of the Veterans Rand 12-item Health Survey. Qual Life Res 2017; 26:2877-2883. [PMID: 28674768 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-017-1638-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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PURPOSE Previous research suggests that gender differences in patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) may reflect measurement bias rather than true differences in underlying health status. The aim of this study is to examine whether the Veterans Rand 12-item Health Survey (VR-12) allows for unbiased comparisons of physical and mental health scores across gender. The VR-12 is a generic PROM consisting of 12 items with 3-6 response options for the measurement of mental and physical health. METHODS Study data were from the 2015 Health Outcomes Survey pertaining to the Medicare beneficiaries. A total of 277,518 participants included 116,817 (42.1%) males and 160,701 (57.9%) females. Scale-level and item-level differential functioning methods were applied using multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis and ordinal logistic regression, respectively. RESULTS The scale-level differential functioning showed support for strict invariance (RMSEA = 0.045; CFI = 0.995) across gender. Although we found statistically significant differential item functioning for several items, the magnitude was negligible (maximum ΔR 2 = 0.007). CONCLUSION The VR-12 physical and mental health status scores are unbiased with respect to gender.
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- Jae Yung Kwon
- School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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- School of Nursing, Trinity Western University, Langley, BC, Canada.,Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, Providence Health Care Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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