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Daniels BT, Robinson S, Vargas I, Baum JI, Howie EK. Changes in physical activity and sleep following the COVID-19 pandemic on a university campus: Perception versus reality. SPORTS MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCE 2024; 6:246-251. [PMID: 39234487 PMCID: PMC11369836 DOI: 10.1016/j.smhs.2024.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2023] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/14/2024] [Indexed: 09/06/2024] Open
Abstract
It has been hypothesized that key lifestyle behaviors of physical activity and sleep worsened in response to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. However, there have been inconsistencies in findings of changes in these key lifestyle behaviors across populations likely due to the wide variety of assessment methods. The purpose of the study was to compare physical activity and sleep before and after the COVID-19 pandemic using accelerometers and self-reported behaviors. A longitudinal follow-up was conducted on students, faculty, and staff at a university campus in the United States. In the periods before March 2020 (covering the academic years of 2018-2019 or 2019-2020) and again in April-June 2021, participants completed surveys to evaluate their physical activity and sleep behaviors and wore an accelerometer. A total of 44 participants completed the survey at both timepoints and 32 completed accelerometer assessment at both timepoints. Fifty-seven percent of participants reported a perceived decline in physical activity, while 30% reported a worsening in sleep. From self-reported data, overall physical activity did not change, but there was a decrease in active transport (p < 0.001) and increase in domestic physical activity (p = 0.012). Sleep quality decreased as evidenced by an increase in Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scores (p = 0.045). There were no changes in accelerometer measured physical activity or sleep. There were no changes in physical or mental health. While perceptions of physical activity declined from prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were no changes in device-measured physical activity, and changes in self-reported physical activity differed by domain.
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- Bryce T. Daniels
- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
- Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States1
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- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
- University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, United States
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Ramos-Vera C, García O'Diana A, Basauri-Delgado M, Calizaya-Milla YE, Saintila J. Network analysis of anxiety and depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic in older adults in the United Kingdom. Sci Rep 2024; 14:7741. [PMID: 38565592 PMCID: PMC10987576 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-58256-8] [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: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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The health crisis caused by COVID-19 in the United Kingdom and the confinement measures that were subsequently implemented had unprecedented effects on the mental health of older adults, leading to the emergence and exacerbation of different comorbid symptoms including depression and anxiety. This study examined and compared depression and anxiety symptom networks in two specific quarantine periods (June-July and November-December) in the older adult population in the United Kingdom. We used the database of the English Longitudinal Study of Aging COVID-19 Substudy, consisting of 5797 participants in the first stage (54% women) and 6512 participants in the second stage (56% women), all over 50 years of age. The symptoms with the highest centrality in both times were: "Nervousness (A1)" and "Inability to relax (A4)" in expected influence and predictability, and "depressed mood (D1"; bridging expected influence). The latter measure along with "Irritability (A6)" overlapped in both depression and anxiety clusters in both networks. In addition, a the cross-lagged panel network model was examined in which a more significant influence on the direction of the symptom "Nervousness (A1)" by the depressive symptoms of "Anhedonia (D6)", "Hopelessness (D7)", and "Sleep problems (D3)" was observed; the latter measure has the highest predictive capability of the network. The results report which symptoms had a higher degree of centrality and transdiagnostic overlap in the cross-sectional networks (invariants) and the cross-lagged panel network model of anxious and depressive symptomatology.
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- Escuela de Medicina Humana, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Señor de Sipán, Chiclayo, Peru.
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Jedrzejczak WW, Gos E, Ganc M, Raj-Koziak D, Skarzynski PH, Skarzynski H. Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Resting-State Brain Activity in Individuals with Tinnitus. Brain Sci 2024; 14:174. [PMID: 38391748 PMCID: PMC10886959 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci14020174] [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: 01/17/2024] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024] Open
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This study looked at the possible effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals who came to our clinic seeking relief from tinnitus. The performance of the subjects during the COVID-19 pandemic was compared with similar individuals who came to our clinic before the pandemic began. The study involved 50 adults with chronic tinnitus, made up of a study group (24 subjects tested during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020-2021) and a control group before the pandemic began (26 subjects tested from 2013 to 2017). None of the 24 reported having contracted COVID-19. Data collection involved the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) questionnaire, audiological tests, and quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG). In terms of THI scores, there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups. However, with regard to qEEG, some changes were observed, with significant decreases in alpha and beta band activity in the study group compared to the control group, particularly over the auditory cortex. We conclude that COVID-19 did not have a discernible impact on the general well-being of individuals with tinnitus. However, it did appear to alter brain activity, specifically in the alpha and beta bands over the auditory cortex, and these reults warrant further investigation.
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- W Wiktor Jedrzejczak
- Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Mochnackiego 10, 02-042 Warsaw, Poland
- World Hearing Center, Mokra 17, Kajetany, 05-830 Nadarzyn, Poland
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- Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Mochnackiego 10, 02-042 Warsaw, Poland
- World Hearing Center, Mokra 17, Kajetany, 05-830 Nadarzyn, Poland
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- Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Mochnackiego 10, 02-042 Warsaw, Poland
- World Hearing Center, Mokra 17, Kajetany, 05-830 Nadarzyn, Poland
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- Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Mochnackiego 10, 02-042 Warsaw, Poland
- World Hearing Center, Mokra 17, Kajetany, 05-830 Nadarzyn, Poland
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- Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Mochnackiego 10, 02-042 Warsaw, Poland
- World Hearing Center, Mokra 17, Kajetany, 05-830 Nadarzyn, Poland
- Institute of Sensory Organs, Mokra 1, Kajetany, 05-830 Nadarzyn, Poland
- Heart Failure and Cardiac Rehabilitation Department, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Kondratowicza 8, 03-242 Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, Mochnackiego 10, 02-042 Warsaw, Poland
- World Hearing Center, Mokra 17, Kajetany, 05-830 Nadarzyn, Poland
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Berges P, Schrader B, Vaske B, Bohling A, Lüders S, Elsässer A, Schrader J. [Influence of the Corona pandemic on cardiovascular risk factors - Data from 1775 participants of the ELITE study before and during the Corona pandemic]. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2024; 149:e11-e18. [PMID: 37995721 PMCID: PMC10805539 DOI: 10.1055/a-2201-6772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic and its interventions have led to a deficit in medical care and changes in people's lifestyles, which has consequently changed cardio- and cerebrovascular primary and secondary prevention. The existing data are mainly based on surveys. In addition to the problem of the accuracy of self-assessments, the pandemic per se and the massive public reporting may have biased the data.Only a few publications have compared data collected before the pandemic with results during the pandemic. The ELITE study has regularly monitored risk factors (RF) and psychosocial parameters (stress, depression, well-being, diet, brain performance, exercise) in over 5000 participants for years. From this study, data were analyzed from 1775 individuals collected before the onset and again during the pandemic (06/05/2020-25/01/2022). Thus, baseline values were unaffected by the pandemic. RESULTS As expected, both improvements and worsening of the collected parameters were found. Blood pressure and depressive symptoms worsened significantly more often, with women more frequently affected. Weight and stress levels also increased more often than they improved. Only physical activity showed a slight increase. 24.1 % showed only deteriorations and no improvements in these parameters. In contrast, 19.6 % showed improvements exclusively. In the group with only worsening, there was a significant increase in individuals with the risk factors (RF) hypertension, obesity, elevated LDL cholesterol, nicotine, and diabetes mellitus. This resulted in an increase in individuals with 2 or more RF. In contrast, the number of individuals with 2 and more RF decreased in the group with only improvements. Strikingly, individuals with risk factors improved more frequently. CONCLUSION A not insignificant part of the population experienced significant worsening of RF during the pandemic. This particularly affected blood pressure and depressive symptoms, and more often women.
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- Paulina Berges
- Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin – Kardiologie, Klinikum Oldenburg
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- Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin – Kardiologie, Klinikum Oldenburg
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- Institut für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung (INFO), Cloppenburg
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- Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin – Kardiologie, Klinikum Oldenburg
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- Klinik für Nephrologie, Innere Medizin, St.-Josefs-Hospital, Cloppenburg
- Klinik für Nephrologie und Rheumatologie, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen
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- Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin – Kardiologie, Klinikum Oldenburg
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- Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin – Kardiologie, Klinikum Oldenburg
- Institut für Herz-Kreislauf-Forschung (INFO), Cloppenburg
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Jin MJ, Bae SM. The Effect of Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Physical Activity on Depressive Symptoms of Older Adults during COVID-19: A Moderated Mediation Analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 21:26. [PMID: 38248492 PMCID: PMC10815847 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21010026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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Depressive symptoms have been commonly reported in older adults during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Social isolation as a result of social distancing to prevent COVID-19 was reported to increase the level of depressive symptoms both directly and indirectly through the mediating effect of loneliness. Depressive symptoms in older adults can be regulated through health behaviors such as physical activity. Therefore, this study used a moderated mediation model to explain depressive symptoms. The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing COVID-19 wave 2 data were used. A total of 296 individuals were excluded due to missing values, leaving a final sample of 6499. Depressive symptoms, social isolation, loneliness, and physical activity were used in the moderated mediation analysis with various demographic and general health variables as covariates. Loneliness was found to significantly mediate the relationship between social isolation and depression. While moderate physical activity significantly moderated the effects of social isolation and loneliness on depressive symptoms, mild physical activity alone significantly moderated the effects of loneliness on depressive symptoms. This study revealed the impact of social isolation on depressive symptoms directly and indirectly mediated by loneliness, with a moderating effect of moderate and mild physical activity in the elderly during COVID-19 in a moderated mediation model.
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- Min Jin Jin
- Division of Liberal Arts, Kongju National University, Gongju 32588, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Psychology and Psychotherapy, Dankook University, Cheonan 31116, Republic of Korea
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Zhang H, Xing Y, Zhang Y, Sheng S, Zhang L, Dong Z, Gao Q, Cai W, Mou Z, Jing Q. Association between depression and quality of life in older adults with type 2 diabetes: A moderated mediation of cognitive impairment and sleep quality. J Affect Disord 2023; 340:17-24. [PMID: 37506770 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.07.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 07/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND The acceleration of aging and the increase in life expectancy have resulted in an increasing number of older adults developing physical and mental comorbidities. We examined the association between depression and quality of life (QoL) using cognitive impairment (COI) as a mediator and sleep quality (SQ) as a moderator among older adults with type 2 diabetes. METHODS A total of 2646 participants from Weifang, Shandong, China completed the survey. Their depression, cognitive function, SQ, and QoL were assessed. PROCESS was used to investigate mediating and moderating effects. RESULTS COI mediated the association between depression and QoL (indirect effect = -0.1058, bootstrapped 95 % CI [-0.1417, -0.0725]). Moderated mediation analyses indicated that SQ moderated the first half of the pathway of depression's impact on QoL through COI (moderating effect = -0.1128, bootstrapped 95 % CI [-0.1981, -0.0348]). Depression negatively impacted cognitive function in participants with poor (vs. better) SQ. LIMITATIONS First, multiple assessment tools should be considered to increase objective assessment. Second, the cross-sectional design limited our ability to make causal inferences. Third, additional diabetes-related variables should be included to explore this relationship. Finally, the pathways of influence and mechanisms of action of COI in older adults should be explored further. CONCLUSION Depression could impair the QoL of older adults by aggravating their COI. Fortunately, improving patients' SQ may undermine this negative effect. These findings may play an integral role in promoting the psychiatric health of older adults with type 2 diabetes.
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- Han Zhang
- School of Management, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China; "Health Shandong" Collaborative Innovation Center for Severe Social Risk Prediction and Governance, Weifang, Shandong, China; China Academy of Rehabilitation and Health, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- Weifang People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- School of Management, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China; "Health Shandong" Collaborative Innovation Center for Severe Social Risk Prediction and Governance, Weifang, Shandong, China; China Academy of Rehabilitation and Health, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- School of Management, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China; "Health Shandong" Collaborative Innovation Center for Severe Social Risk Prediction and Governance, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- School of Management, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China; "Health Shandong" Collaborative Innovation Center for Severe Social Risk Prediction and Governance, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- School of Management, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China; "Health Shandong" Collaborative Innovation Center for Severe Social Risk Prediction and Governance, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- School of Management, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China; "Health Shandong" Collaborative Innovation Center for Severe Social Risk Prediction and Governance, Weifang, Shandong, China; China Academy of Rehabilitation and Health, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- School of Management, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China; "Health Shandong" Collaborative Innovation Center for Severe Social Risk Prediction and Governance, Weifang, Shandong, China; China Academy of Rehabilitation and Health, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- Department of Auditory Implantation, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China.
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- School of Management, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China; "Health Shandong" Collaborative Innovation Center for Severe Social Risk Prediction and Governance, Weifang, Shandong, China; China Academy of Rehabilitation and Health, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China.
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Muench A, Lampe EW, Boyle JT, Seewald M, Thompson MG, Perlis ML, Vargas I. The Assessment of Post-COVID Fatigue and Its Relationship to the Severity and Duration of Acute COVID Illness. J Clin Med 2023; 12:5910. [PMID: 37762851 PMCID: PMC10531744 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12185910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Emerging data suggests that COVID-19 is associated with fatigue well beyond the acute illness period. The present analysis aimed to: (1) characterize the prevalence and incidence of high fatigue at baseline and follow-up; (2) examine the impact of COVID-19 diagnosis on fatigue level following acute illness; and (3) examine the impact of acute COVID-19 symptom severity and duration on fatigue at follow-up. Subjects (n = 1417; 81.0% female; 83.3% White; X¯age = 43.6 years) completed the PROMIS-Fatigue during the initial wave of the pandemic at baseline (April-June 2020) and 9-month follow-up (January-March 2021). A generalized linear model (binomial distribution) was used to examine whether COVID-19 positivity, severity, and duration were associated with higher fatigue level at follow-up. Prevalence of high fatigue at baseline was 21.88% and 22.16% at follow-up, with 8.12% new cases at follow-up. Testing positive for COVID-19 was significantly associated with higher fatigue at follow-up. COVID-19 symptom duration and severity were significantly associated with increased fatigue at follow-up. COVID-19 symptom duration and severity during acute illness may precipitate longer-term fatigue, which could have implications for treatment planning and future research. Future studies should further evaluate the relationship between symptom severity, duration, and fatigue.
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- Alexandria Muench
- Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; (M.S.);
- Chronobiology and Sleep Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Center for Weight Eating and Lifestyle Sciences, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA;
- Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- New England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA 02130, USA;
- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; (M.S.);
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- Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA;
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- Behavioral Sleep Medicine Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; (M.S.);
- Chronobiology and Sleep Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Psychological Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AK 72701, USA;
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Li Q, Jing W, Wei Z, Wang Y, Sun L. Associations Between Workplace Violence and Mental Health Among Chinese Health Technicians: A Moderated Mediation Analysis of Sleep Quality and Physical Activity. Psychol Res Behav Manag 2023; 16:2045-2057. [PMID: 37305220 PMCID: PMC10252941 DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s411098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023] Open
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Background Workplace violence (WPV) had always been the focus of attention in all walks of lives, especially in the health fields. Previous studies had shown it adversely affected mental health for healthcare workers. In addition, both sleep quality and physical activity were supported to have impact on mental health. However, the mechanism of sleep quality and physical activity influence the association between WPV and mental health had not been explored, so the purpose of this paper was to explore this mechanistic link among workplace violence, sleep quality, physical activity, and mental health in Chinese health technicians. Methods Cross-sectional study was conducted in 3 cities of China, totally 3426 valid questionnaires were collected. WPV, physical activity, and social-demographic variables were evaluated. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale were used to measure sleep quality and mental health. Descriptive analysis, univariate analysis, Pearson correlation, and moderated mediation analysis were used to estimate prevalence of WPV, association between WPV and mental health, and the role of sleep quality and physical activity on association between WPV and mental health. Results The prevalence of WPV was 52.2% among Chinese health technicians. After controlling social-demographic and work-related variables, sleep quality partially mediated the effect of WPV on mental health (indirect effect=0.829). Physical activity moderated the relationship between WPV and sleep quality (β=0.235, p=0.013), but not find the moderating role between WPV and mental health (β=0.140, p=0.474), and between sleep quality and mental health (β=0.018, p=0.550). Conclusion The rate of WPV among health technicians remained at an alarming level. Sleep quality and physical activity could mitigate the adverse effect of WPV on mental health. In the future, we could improve sleep quality and encourage health technicians to engage physical activity to decrease the negative effect of WPV on mental health.
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- Qixiu Li
- Centre for Health Management and Policy Research, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
- National Health Commission of China (NHC) Key Laboratory of Health Economics and Policy Research (Shandong University), Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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- Hospital Service Department, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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- Centre for Health Management and Policy Research, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
- National Health Commission of China (NHC) Key Laboratory of Health Economics and Policy Research (Shandong University), Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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- Centre for Health Management and Policy Research, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
- National Health Commission of China (NHC) Key Laboratory of Health Economics and Policy Research (Shandong University), Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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- Centre for Health Management and Policy Research, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
- National Health Commission of China (NHC) Key Laboratory of Health Economics and Policy Research (Shandong University), Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
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Walker JL, Vargas I, Drake CL, Ellis JG, Muench A, Perlis ML. The natural history of insomnia: high sleep reactivity interacts with greater life stress to predict the onset of acute insomnia. Sleep 2022; 45:6626044. [PMID: 35776964 PMCID: PMC9453617 DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsac149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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STUDY OBJECTIVES Prior research suggests that some individuals have a predisposition to experience insomnia following acute stressors (i.e. sleep reactivity). The present study was a proof of concept and specifically aimed to provide additional empirical evidence that the link between stressful life events and the onset of acute insomnia is moderated by sleep reactivity. METHODS About 1,225 adults with a history of good sleep (Mage = 53.2 years, 68% female, 83% white) were recruited nationwide for an online study on sleep health. Participants completed surveys to assess sleep reactivity (baseline), sleep patterns (daily sleep diary), and stressful life events (weekly survey). All daily and weekly measures were completed for a one-year period. Sleep diary data were used to identify sleep initiation/maintenance difficulties, including whether they met criteria for acute insomnia at any point during the one-year interval. RESULTS Participants with high sleep reactivity compared to low sleep reactivity were at 76% increased odds of developing acute insomnia during the one-year interval. In general, greater weekly stressful life events were associated with greater insomnia during the subsequent week. Those participants with high sleep reactivity demonstrated a stronger relationship between weekly stressful life events and insomnia, such that they reported the greatest levels of insomnia following weeks where they experienced a greater number of stressful life events. CONCLUSIONS These results further support the sleep reactivity model of insomnia, and specifically, provide evidence that sleep reactivity predicts the incidence of acute insomnia in a sample of participants with no history of insomnia.
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- Jamie L Walker
- Corresponding author. Jamie Walker, Department of Psychological Science, University of Arkansas, 106 Memorial Hall, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA.
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- Department of Psychological Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Sleep Medicine, Sleep Disorders and Research Center, Henry Ford Hospital, Novi, MI, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Northumbria Center for Sleep Research, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Huang H, Wang J, Jiang CQ, Zhu F, Jin YL, Zhu T, Zhang WS, Xu L. Hearing loss and depressive symptoms in older Chinese: whether social isolation plays a role. BMC Geriatr 2022; 22:620. [PMID: 35883170 PMCID: PMC9316428 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-022-03311-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Existing evidence links hearing loss to depressive symptoms, with the extent of association and underlying mechanisms remaining inconclusive. We conducted a cross-sectional study to examine the association of hearing loss with depressive symptoms and explored whether social isolation mediated the association. Methods Eight thousand nine hundred sixty-two participants from Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study were included. Data on self-reported hearing status, the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15), social isolation and potential confounders were collected by face-to-face interview. Results The mean (standard deviation) age of participants was 60.2 (7.8) years. The prevalence of poor and fair hearing was 6.8% and 60.8%, respectively. After adjusting for age, sex, household income, education, occupation, smoking, alcohol use, self-rated health, comorbidities, compared with participants who had normal hearing, those with poor hearing (β = 0.74, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.54, 0.94) and fair hearing (β = 0.59, 95% CI 0.48, 0.69) had higher scores of GDS-15. After similar adjustment, those with poor hearing (odds ratio (OR) = 2.13, 95% CI 1.65, 2.74) or fair hearing (OR = 1.68, 95% CI 1.43, 1.99) also showed higher odds of depressive symptoms. The association of poor and fair hearing with depressive symptoms attenuated slightly but not substantially after additionally adjusting for social isolation. In the mediation analysis, the adjusted proportion of the association mediated through social isolation was 9% (95% CI: 6%, 22%). Conclusion Poor hearing was associated with a higher risk of depressive symptoms, which was only partly mediated by social isolation. Further investigation of the underlying mechanisms is warranted. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12877-022-03311-0.
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- Hao Huang
- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 74 Zhongshan 2ndRoad, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 74 Zhongshan 2ndRoad, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
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- Guangzhou Twelfth People's Hospital, Guangzhou, 510620, China
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- Guangzhou Twelfth People's Hospital, Guangzhou, 510620, China
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- Guangzhou Twelfth People's Hospital, Guangzhou, 510620, China
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- Guangzhou Twelfth People's Hospital, Guangzhou, 510620, China.
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- School of Public Health, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 74 Zhongshan 2ndRoad, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. .,School of Public Health, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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The Association between Gender and Physical Activity Was Partially Mediated by Social Network Size during COVID-19. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19052495. [PMID: 35270188 PMCID: PMC8909104 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19052495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted physical activity, particularly among women. Limited research has explored how social network support may explain gender-based variations in physical activity during COVID-19. The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating role of social networks in the association between gender and physical activity during a pandemic. This cross-sectional survey assessed whether social network characteristics (i.e., in-person social network size, frequency of in-person social network interactions, and online friend network size) mediate the relationship between gender and either past-week or past-year physical activity. Multiple mediation analyses were conducted to determine the indirect effect of gender on physical activity through social networks. Among 205 participants, women (n = 129) were significantly less physically active (β = −73.82; p = 0.02) than men (n = 76) and reported significantly more Facebook friends (β = 0.30; p < 0.001) than men, which was inversely associated with past-week physical activity (β = −64.49; p = 0.03). Additionally, the indirect effect of gender on past-week physical activity through Facebook friends was significant (β = −19.13; 95% CI [−40.45, −2.09]). Findings suggest that social media sites such as Facebook could be used to encourage physical activity among women during a pandemic.
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Sączewska-Piotrowska A. Changes in subjective quality of life in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic. PROCEDIA COMPUTER SCIENCE 2022; 207:1322-1330. [PMID: 36275380 PMCID: PMC9578931 DOI: 10.1016/j.procs.2022.09.188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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This research aimed to investigate whether the subjective quality of life in Poland changed during the COVID-19 pandemic and to identify which domains: material or non-material were changed more. Additionally, the aim was to indicate the groups of people with the highest changes in subjective quality of life. The study was carried out on a representative sample of adult inhabitants of Poland (N=1067) in December 2020 and 2021. The question regarding the quality of life consists of eight items that were focused on the following aspects of quality of life: work, level of living, income, family life, work-life balance, health, access to infrastructure (sports, cultural), and access to healthcare. These items encompass two dimensions of quality of life: material (level of living, income) and non-material (the other items). The total score was defined as the mean of all subdomain scores. There was performed the Mann-Whitney test (the data did not follow the normal distribution). To assess the effect size the Glass rank biserial correlation coefficient was calculated. The present study shows that in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic there were no changes in subjective quality of life in material aspects and only very small (but statistically significant) changes in non-material aspects. The most visible changes in the non-material domain were observed in the group aged 30-44 which suggests that this group of people was most affected by the pandemic and the pandemic-related restrictions.
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- Anna Sączewska-Piotrowska
- Univerisity of Economics in Katowice, Department of Labour Market Forecasting and Analysis, 1 Maja 50, Katowice 40-287, Poland
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Szurgacz D, Zhironkin S, Pokorný J, Spearing AJS(S, Vöth S, Cehlár M, Kowalewska I. Development of an Active Training Method for Belt Conveyor. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 19:ijerph19010437. [PMID: 35010694 PMCID: PMC8744991 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19010437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The global situation related to the COVID-19 pandemic has forced employers to find an adequate way to conduct training in order to ensure work safety. The underground mining industry is one of the industries which, due to its nature, was not able to switch to remote work. Conducting traditional training risked spreading the virus among workers. For this purpose, it was necessary to start a search for a form of training that would be safe and would not cause additional stress for employees. Research on the development of an active employee training method and testing of the method itself was conducted online. In order to develop a method of active training, one of the most important workstations was selected, which is the operation of the conveyor belt. The training method comprises four training modules. The modules cover questions related to the operation of the conveyor belt, emergencies, its assembly and disassembly, repair and maintenance. The developed issues also take into account questions concerning natural hazards and work safety. The entire training course lasts 10 days. Every day, an employee receives a set of eight questions sent to their email address, which they must answer before starting work. The article describes the methodology and implementation of the training.
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- Dawid Szurgacz
- Center of Hydraulics DOH Ltd., 41-906 Bytom, Poland;
- Polska Grupa Górnicza S.A., ul. Powstańców 30, 40-039 Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Trade and Marketing, Siberian Federal University, 79 Svobodny av., 660041 Krasnoyarsk, Russia
- Department of Open Pit Mining, T.F. Gorbachev Kuzbass State Technical University, 28 Vesennya st., 650000 Kemerovo, Russia
- School of Core Engineering Education, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, 30 Lenina st., 634050 Tomsk, Russia
- Correspondence:
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- Faculty of Safety Engineering, VSB—Technical University of Ostrava, Lumírova 13/630, 700 30 Ostrava-Výškovice, Czech Republic;
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- School of Mines, China University of Mining and Technology, 1 Daxue Road, Tongshan District, Xuzhou 221116, China;
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- Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola (THGA), Westhoffstraβe 15, 44791 Bochum, Germany;
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- Faculty of Mining, Ecology, Process Technologies and Geotechnology, Institute of Earth Sources, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia;
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- Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Na Grobli 15, 50-421Wroclaw, Poland;
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