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Rivel M, Achiron A, Stern Y, Zeilig G, Defrin R. Emotional burden among MS patients: associations between specific chronic pain diagnoses and psychological features. J Neurol 2024; 271:688-698. [PMID: 37875677 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-023-12048-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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Central neuropathic pain (CNP) and musculoskeletal pain (MSP) are often comorbid with multiple sclerosis (MS), yet data on the emotional burden entailed by this comorbidity are very limited. We studied whether MS patients with CNP exhibited greater emotional burden and pain severity than those with MSP and whether this emotional burden was attributed to the MS, the chronic pain, or both. Participants were 125 MS patients (55 with CNP; 30 with MSP; 40 MS pain-free) and 30 healthy controls (HCs). Participants completed questionnaires assessing pain interference, pain catastrophizing, depression, anxiety, stress, hypervigilance, and chronic pain. Group comparisons and a two-step cluster analysis were performed, and the association between cluster membership and clinical group membership was evaluated. Chronic pain was stronger and more widespread in the CNP group than in the MSP group. Both pain groups had higher pain interference, pain catastrophizing, and stress compared to MS pain-free and HC groups. All MS groups had greater depression levels compared to HCs, and the CNP group had the highest anxiety level. The "high psychological distress" cluster comprised mainly participants with CNP (57%), and the "minimal psychological distress" cluster comprised mainly the MS pain-free and HC groups. In conclusion, CNP seems to induce greater emotional burden and pain severity than does MSP. Whereas depression may be attributed to MS, and anxiety to CNP, enhanced pain interference, catastrophizing, and stress may be attributed to the comorbidity of MS and chronic pain. Identifying these traits among MS patients and targeting them in management programs may contribute to more effective, individually based care.
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- Michal Rivel
- Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Multiple Sclerosis Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Multiple Sclerosis Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Department of Neurological Rehabilitation, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Professions, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
- Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Boivin J, Oguz M, Duong M, Cooper O, Filipenko D, Markert M, Samuelsen C, Lenderking WR. Emotional reactions to infertility diagnosis: thematic and natural language processing analyses of the 1000 Dreams survey. Reprod Biomed Online 2023; 46:399-409. [PMID: 36463078 DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2022.08.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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RESEARCH QUESTION What are the emotional effects of infertility on patients, partners, or both, and how can qualitative thematic analyses and natural language processing (NLP) help evaluate textual data? DESIGN A cross-sectional, multi-country survey conducted between March 2019 and May 2019. A total of 1944 patients, partners, or both, from nine countries responded to the open-ended question asking about their initial feelings related to an infertility diagnosis. A mixed-method approach that integrated NLP topic modelling and thematic analyses was used to analyse responses. Sentiment polarity was quantified for each response. Linear regression evaluated the association between patient characteristics and sentiment negativity. RESULTS Common emotional reactions to infertility diagnoses were sadness, depression, stress, disappointment, anxiety, frustration, confusion and loss of self-confidence. NLP topic modelling found additional reactions, i.e. shared feelings with partners, recollections about causes of infertility and treatment experience. Responses to the open-ended question were brief (median: three words) with 71.8% conveying negative sentiments. Some respondent characteristics showed small but significant associations with sentiment negativity, i.e. country (Spain, China and France were more negative than the USA, P < 0.001, P < 0.003 and P < 0.009 respectively), treatment engagement (no treatment was more negative than one or more treatment, P = 0.027) and marital status (missing/other was more negative than divorced, P = 0.003). CONCLUSION Infertility diagnoses create an emotional burden for patients and partners. The mixed-method approach provides a compelling synergy in support of the validity of these findings and shows potential for these techniques in future research.
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- Jacky Boivin
- Cardiff Fertility Studies Research Group, School of Psychology, Cardiff University, 70 Park Place, CF10 3AT, Cardiff Wales, UK.
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- Evidera, The Ark, 201 Talgarth Road, 2nd Floor, London, W6 8BJ, UK
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- Evidera, The Ark, 201 Talgarth Road, 2nd Floor, London, W6 8BJ, UK
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- Evidera, The Ark, 201 Talgarth Road, 2nd Floor, London, W6 8BJ, UK
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- Evidera, The Ark, 201 Talgarth Road, 2nd Floor, London, W6 8BJ, UK
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- Ferring Pharmaceuticals A/S, Amager Strandvej 405, DK - 2770 Kastrup, Denmark
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Iwahori T, Snoek F, Nagai Y, Spaepen E, Mitchell BD, Peyrot M. Conversations and Reactions Around Severe Hypoglycemia (CRASH): Japan Results From a Global Survey of People with T1DM or Insulin-Treated T2DM and Caregivers. Diabetes Ther 2022; 13:517-533. [PMID: 35199292 PMCID: PMC8934893 DOI: 10.1007/s13300-022-01211-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 01/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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AIMS The CRASH study examined severe hypoglycemia (SH) experiences among people with diabetes (PWD) and caregivers across eight countries. Here we report findings from the Japan cohort, with references to data from the United Kingdom (UK) cohort. MATERIALS AND METHODS Adults with type 1 (T1DM) or insulin-treated type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and caregivers (not necessarily related) were recruited from online patient panels. Participants who had experienced at least one SH event in the past 3 years were eligible for study inclusion. Participants completed an online survey regarding their experience with SH, its treatment, and actions during and after an event. RESULTS Of the 9367 PWD and caregivers from the online patient panels, 8475 participants were ineligible and a total of 53 Japanese participants (35 T1DM, 9 T2DM, 9 caregivers) completed the survey. Most SH incidents occurred at home and were unattended by a healthcare provider. For T1DM, 29% of Japan PWD and 13% of the UK PWD called an ambulance during an SH event; of these, 90% (Japan) and 50% (UK) were transported to hospital. Glucagon use was low (3% Japan and 10% UK for T1DM). Japanese respondents reported emotional impacts of SH, including feeling scared (86% T1DM, 56% T2DM), unprepared (63% T1DM, 78% T2DM), and helpless (60% T1DM, 33% T2DM). Despite the emotional burden, most PWD did not immediately discuss their SH event with a healthcare provider, with the majority (75% T1DM, 71% T2DM) waiting until their next doctor's appointment. CONCLUSION Conversations around SH between healthcare providers and PWD appear to be insufficient in Japan. An emotional burden of SH was reported by PWD and caregivers. Education regarding the prevention of SH and available treatment options may reduce SH events and improve treatment preparation, while alleviating PWD concerns.
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- Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Eli Lilly Japan, K.K., Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.
- , 5-1-28 Isogamidori, Chuo-Ku, Kobe, 651-0086, Japan.
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- Department of Sociology, Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Alessi J, de Oliveira GB, Erthal IN, Teixeira JB, Morello MS, Ribeiro RJE, de Carvalho TR, Jaeger EH, Schaan BD, Telo GH. "Not having a minute of self-distancing during the social distancing is exhausting": a qualitative study on the perspective of caregivers of youth with type 1 diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Acta Diabetol 2021; 58:1533-1540. [PMID: 34132868 PMCID: PMC8206181 DOI: 10.1007/s00592-021-01753-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on caregivers of youth with type 1 diabetes. METHODS We performed a qualitative research based on an open-ended questionnaire that was conducted through an online platform for primary caregivers of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Participants were asked to describe the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on their caring for youth with diabetes, as well as the emotional burden that it has brought to their personal lives. Interview responses were coded and stratified by youth age: ≤ 12 years (youth aged ≤ 12 years) and between 13 and 18 years (youth aged > 12 years). The connections between the responses were identified based on either positive or negative content of the reported experience. Data were analyzed in accordance with an inductive reasoning methodology. RESULTS A total of 318 participants (mean age of 40.3 ± 8.1 years old) were included, representing caregivers of youth aged 11.7 ± 4.3-year-old with diabetes duration of 5.1 ± 3.8 years. The preponderance of negative feelings was noteworthy. Regarding diabetes care, more than 80% of participants reported concern and anxiety about the changes in habits that accompanied the pandemic. Also, more than half of caregivers regretted the isolation of their youth, factors that were associated with greater difficulty in achieving good glycemic control. Regarding the personal burden experienced, the negative impact of uncertainties and concerns about the COVID-19 were present in almost all participants. CONCLUSION The period of pandemic may lead to exhaustion in caregivers of youths with type 1 diabetes, which reflects the need for mental health support strategies to help those families.
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- Janine Alessi
- Graduate Program in Medical Science: Endocrinology, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
- Internal Medicine Department, Hospital São Lucas - Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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- School of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- School of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- School of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- School of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- School of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- School of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Medicine and Health Sciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- School of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Medical Science: Endocrinology, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- School of Medicine, Universidade Federal Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Endocrinology Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Instituto de Avaliação de Tecnologia em Saúde (IATS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Internal Medicine Department, Hospital São Lucas - Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- School of Medicine, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Medicine and Health Sciences, Pontifícia Universidade Católica Do Rio Grande Do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Cheval B, Mongin D, Cullati S, Uribe A, Pihl-Thingvad J, Chopard P, Courvoisier DS. Associations of emotional burden and coping strategies with sick leave among healthcare professionals: A longitudinal observational study. Int J Nurs Stud 2021; 115:103869. [PMID: 33517081 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2021.103869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 12/21/2020] [Accepted: 01/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate 1) whether care-related regrets (regret intensity, number of recent regrets) are associated with sick leave, independently of personality traits, perceived safety climate, and physical activity; and 2) whether these associations were mediated or moderated by coping strategies. METHODS Using a longitudinal international observational study (ICARUS), data were collected by the means of a weekly web survey. Descriptive and generalized estimation equations were performed. RESULTS A total of 276 newly practicing healthcare professionals (nurses, physicians, others) from 11 countries were included in this study. The average proportion of weeks with at least one day of sick leave was 3.2%. Nurses' sick leave increased with number of care-related regrets (Relative Risk [RR]=1.52; 95% Confidence Interval [CI]=[1.18; 1.95], p=.001), while physicians' sick leave increased with intensity of care-related regret (RR=1.21; 95%CI=[1.00; 1.21], p=.049). Coping was associated with lower risk of sick leave for nurses (RR problem-focused strategies = 0.53; 95%CI=[0.37; 0.74], p=.001, and RRphysical activity=0.68; 95%CI:[0.54; 0.85], p<.001), but not for physicians. Nevertheless, the association of regret with sick leave remained significant even when adjusting for coping. Finally, this study did not find evidence of moderation by the coping strategies. CONCLUSION Regrets are associated with increased risks of sick leave, even in young healthcare professionals. Use of coping strategies partially mediated these associations in nurses. The results of this study should be used to inform interventions to reduce emotional burdens and enhance protective coping strategies.
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- Boris Cheval
- Quality of Care Service, Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics, University of Geneva, Switzerland; Swiss NCCR "LIVES: Overcoming Vulnerability: Life Course Perspectives", University of Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Quality of Care Service, Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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- Quality of Care Service, Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics, University of Geneva, Switzerland; Population Health Laboratory, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Quality of Care Service, Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Odense University Hospital, Denmark; National Center of Psychotraumatology, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
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- Quality of Care Service, Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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- Quality of Care Service, Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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King-Stephens D, Wheless J, Krogh C, Bettles M, Niemira J, Stolper R, Benitez A, Fournier M, Spalding W, Lu M. Burden of disease in patients with a history of status epilepticus and their caregivers. Epilepsy Behav 2020; 112:107374. [PMID: 32882626 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/24/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Status epilepticus (SE) is a life-threatening neurological emergency with the potential for wide-ranging impact on patients and caregivers. In this study, the burden of disease in patients with a history of SE and their caregivers was assessed. METHODS Adult patients as well as caregivers of children, adolescents, and adults who had experienced ≥1 SE event in the past 24 months completed an online survey. Functional, social, emotional, and economic burden in patients and caregivers was assessed. Burden was measured through concept-targeted questionnaires, including the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Health-Related Quality of Life 4 (HRQoL-4) and the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) instruments. RESULTS The 198 respondents comprised 49 adult patients, 51 caregivers of children, 47 caregivers of adolescents, and 51 caregivers of adults. Most patients (93.9%) were diagnosed with epilepsy. Patients' daily activities were highly affected, and many respondents reported a substantial long-term physical and mental impact on patients. The mean CDC HRQoL-4 score for unhealthy days per month ranged from 11.1 for caregivers of adults to 16.9 for caregivers of children. WPAI scores demonstrated a substantial impact on the ability of adult patients and all caregivers to work. Among respondents, caregivers of children reported the highest absenteeism from work (20%) and the lowest employment rate (33%). Proportions of caregivers reporting that their daily social life was impacted at least 'some of the time' ranged from 80% to 92%, with nearly half (47%) of caregivers of children responding that their social life was impacted 'all the time'. CONCLUSIONS Status epilepticus episodes place a high burden on patients and caregivers. Notably, the burden appeared high across a variety of domains. This study highlights that the burden of disease is pronounced and wide-reaching and goes beyond the immediate physical and medical impact of an SE episode.
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- David King-Stephens
- Department of Neurology, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA; Neuroscience Institute & Le Bonheur Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Shire Development LLC, a Takeda Company, Lexington, MA, USA
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- Shire Development LLC, a Takeda Company, Lexington, MA, USA
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Vigna PM, de Castro I, Fumis RRL. Spirituality alleviates the burden on family members caring for patients receiving palliative care exclusively. BMC Palliat Care 2020; 19:77. [PMID: 32493301 PMCID: PMC7271458 DOI: 10.1186/s12904-020-00585-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Background Spirituality can give meaning to life, providing support and guidance in complex situations. Despite its importance in palliative care, the role of spirituality for family caregivers of patients under exclusive palliative care has not received enough attention in the literature. We aimed to address the correlation between spirituality and the emotional burden of family members of patients under exclusive palliative care. Methods This transversal study was conducted in a tertiary private teaching hospital, in São Paulo, Brazil. The study comprised family members of patients receiving palliative care exclusively. Only one caregiver who cared for the patient for at least 2 months was invited to participate. Family members answered the following questionnaires: WHOQOL spirituality, religiousness and personal beliefs (SRPB), Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI) and Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20). They were excluded if patients were residing in a Long Stay Institution. Continuous variables were expressed by median and quartiles and analyzed with the Kruskal-Wallis test with Muller-Dunn post-test adjusted by Bonferroni or with the Mann-Whitney test for two groups. We used multivariable linear regression to identify independent predictors of caregiver burden. Results A total of 178 family members were interviewed in a median of 8 [4–13.25] days after patient admission. Almost 40% of families presented high score of burden. Faith and Meaning in Life were the facets that scored the highest, with a median of 4.50 [4.00–5.00] for both facets. There was an inverse correlation between Zarit score and all of the WHOQOL-SRPB facets, indicating that the lower the spirituality, the greater the emotional burden. Inner peace was the strongest protective factor associated with burden. Conclusions Psycho-socio-spiritual interaction can improve the coping ability of family caregivers of patients under exclusive palliative care, addressing a critical gap in the provision of holistic palliative care services.
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- Division of Nephrology and Molecular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Sírio-Libanês - São Paulo, Rua Dona Adma Jafet, 115 - Bela Vista, São Paulo, SP, 01308-050, Brazil.
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Ballou ME, Mueller MK, Dowling-Guyer S. Aging Equines: Understanding the Experience of Caring for a Geriatric Horse with a Chronic Condition. J Equine Vet Sci 2020; 90:102993. [PMID: 32534771 DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2020.102993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Revised: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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This study evaluated the experience of 1,448 people in the United States who currently care for or had previously cared for a geriatric horse and how that experience was qualified by the presence or absence of a chronic condition in the horse. An anonymous, online questionnaire was distributed to a cross-country sample to investigate the burden of caregivers from the perspective of owners of geriatric horses. Traumatic events and veterinary care decisions were also explored. Findings from the study supported the hypothesis that owners of geriatric horses with a chronic condition experienced higher levels of physical and emotional care burden, regardless of the age of the geriatric horse. Attachment levels reported by participants were high, regardless of the health status of the horse. This exploratory study provides the equine practitioner a greater understanding of the care burden experienced by owners of geriatric horses, particularly of owners of geriatric horses with a chronic condition, who rely on their veterinarian to guide their management and health care decisions. Veterinarians can help prepare and support clients as they navigate the complexities of caring for an older horse with a chronic condition.
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- Megan E Ballou
- Center for Animals and Public Policy and Department of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, MA
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- Center for Animals and Public Policy and Department of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, MA; Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University, Medford, MA
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- Center for Animals and Public Policy and Department of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, MA.
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Ibrahim ME, Cheval B, Cullati S, Mongin D, Lauper K, Pihl-Thingvad J, Chopard P, Genevay S, Courvoisier DS. Back pain occurrence and treatment-seeking behavior among nurses: the role of work-related emotional burden. Qual Life Res 2020; 29:1301-10. [PMID: 31900762 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-019-02405-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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PURPOSE To assess the association of back pain and treatment-seeking behavior for such pain with work-related emotional burden (regret about care), regret coping strategies, and physical burden among newly practicing nurses. METHODS We used data from the Impact of Care-related Regret Upon Sleep (ICARUS) cohort collected between 05.2017 and 07.2018 using web-based surveys (weekly for measures of emotional burden, physical burden and coping strategies, and monthly for back pain and seeking care). We investigated immediate associations and temporal influences between burdens and back pain with linear mixed models and cross-lagged Bayesian models, respectively. Coefficients were standardized to allow comparison between burdens. Logistic regression was used to examine the association of burdens with seeking care. RESULTS Among 105 nurses with an average follow-up of 3 months, 80 reported at least one episode of back pain. Neither physical nor emotional burdens had an immediate association with back pain. However, number of days with back pain in a given month was associated with an increase in both burdens during the previous month, with similar degrees of association (emotional: b = 0.24, physical: b = 0.21). Decision to seek treatment was associated with an increase in back pain frequency (OR 1.12, p = 0.04) and intensity (OR 1.80, p = 0.002) and a decrease in emotional burden (OR 0.95, p = 0.03). Coping strategies were associated neither with the occurrence of back pain nor with care-seeking. CONCLUSION While both emotional and physical burdens were associated with increased frequency of back pain the following month, emotional burden additionally showed a negative association with the decision to seek care.
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Wagner A, Shiban Y, Kammermeier V, Joerger AK, Lange N, Ringel F, Meyer B, Shiban E. Quality of life and emotional burden after transnasal and transcranial anterior skull base surgery. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2019; 161:2527-37. [PMID: 31602535 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-019-04062-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyze psychopathological outcome and health-related quality of life (QOL) for cohorts of patients undergoing transcranial or transnasal anterior skull base surgery. METHODS A prospective study of patients undergoing elective surgery for various entities of the anterior skull base was performed. Evaluation for depression (ADS-K score) and anxiety (PTSS, STAI-S, STAI-T, and ASI-3 scores) was done before surgery, at 3 and 12 months after surgery. The correlation between preoperative psychological burden and postoperative quality of life as measured by the SF-36 and EuroQol questionnaires was analyzed. Incidence and influence of these psychiatric comorbidities on clinical outcome were examined and compared between transnasal and transcranial subgroups. RESULTS We included 54 patients scheduled for surgery of a pituitary adenoma or meningioma of the anterior skull base between January 2013 and July 2017. Of these, a cohort of 40 (74.1%) completed follow-up interviews after 3 and 12 months. There were 60.0% female patients, median age was 57 years. 57.5% of patients had a meningioma and were operated transcranially, while 42.5% of patients received transnasal surgery for pituitary adenoma. The proportion of pathological anxiety scores significantly decreased from 75.0 to 45.0% (p = 0.002), without difference between transnasal and transcranial subgroups. After 3 months, mean EuroQol VAS score non-significantly increased by 0.07 (p = 0.236) across the entire cohort without significant difference between transcranial and transnasal subgroups (p = 0.478). The transnasal cohort tended to score higher in anxiety scores, whereas the transcranial cohort demonstrated higher depression scores without significant difference, respectively. The individually declared emotional burden significantly decreased from 6.7 to 4.0 on the ten-point Likert scale (p < 0.001) equally for both subgroups (transnasal, - 2.3; transcranial, - 3.0; p = 0.174). On last examination, about half of the patients in each subgroup (41.2% vs. 52.2%; p = 0.491) expressed a considerable recovery of preoperative bodily complaints such as headaches, dizziness, and unrest defined as a score of at least 8 on the Likert scaled item. CONCLUSION Both transnasal and transcranial approaches yield favorable postoperative QOL and psychopathological outcomes. The postoperative increase in QOL is partly influenced by preoperative expression of mental distress, which tends to resolve postoperatively.
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Parsa S, Aghamohammadi M, Abazari M. Diabetes distress and its clinical determinants in patients with type II diabetes. Diabetes Metab Syndr 2019; 13:1275-1279. [PMID: 31336477 DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2019.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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AIM The present study aimed to determine the status of diabetes distress and its clinical determinants in type II diabetes patients. METHODS This descriptive-analytical study was performed on 220 patients with t diabetes referred to Diabetes Clinic of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Ardabil, Iran. The samples were selected using convenience sampling method. Data collection tools included demographic and disease form and Diabetes Mellitus Scale (DDS). Data analysis was performed using SPSS software version 22 via descriptive (frequency, mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (compare means, Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression). RESULTS The average duration of diabetes was 7.64 (SD = 4.68) years. 63.7% of the patients had moderate to severe diabetes-related distress. Emotional burden dimension had the highest score among the subscales of diabetes distress. In addition, there was a correlation between positive family history (p = 0.017), duration of diabetes (p = 0.028) and type of treatment (p = 0.47) and diabetes distress. HemoglobinA1C levels, body mass index and triglyceride were the major predictors of diabetes distress. CONCLUSIONS Considering the high prevalence of diabetes distress in patients with type II diabetes, it seems that paying attention to clinical predictors of distress and screening of patients with diabetes is a reasonable and accessible method for health care providers and patients to improve their disease management.
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- S Parsa
- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
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- Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran.
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- Department of Public Health, School of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran
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Yun S, Lim SS, Kim J, Kim YK, Won JU, Yoon JH. The role of customer service manual on workplace emotional burden in nationwide cross sectional study. Ann Occup Environ Med 2019; 31:5. [PMID: 30805196 PMCID: PMC6373057 DOI: 10.1186/s40557-019-0285-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background We aim to discuss the overall effect of customer service manual (CSM) on service industry workers using Korean Working Condition Survey. Methods Out of 50,007 total survey participants, 11,946 customer service workers were included in the current study (5613 men, 6333 women). Answers to survey questions were used to define the use of CSM, emotional burden, emotional dissonance, engaging angry customers and other covariates. Emotional burden included either depressive event or stress level. Odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (95% CI) of experiencing emotional burden was calculated by logistic regression model. Interaction effect between CSM and engaging angry customer on emotional burden was also estimated. Results Out of 11,946 subjects, total of 3279 (27.4%) have experienced emotional burden. OR (95% CI) of experiencing emotional burden was 1.40 (1.19–1.64) in men and 1.25 (1.09–1.44) in women. There was gender difference in interaction effect between the use of CSM and engaging angry customers. In men, OR (95% CI) was 3.16 (1.38–7.23) with additive effect when always engaging angry customers with CSM compared to rarely engaging without CSM, while in women OR (95% CI) was 8.85 (3.96–19.75) with synergistic effect. Moreover, the risk of depressive event increased only in women with OR (95% CI) 2.22 (1.42–3.48). Conclusions Our current study highlighted association between emotional burden and CSM in both men and women service workers. Furthermore, women were affected more severely by CSM. The results from current study suggest that CSM should be changed appropriately to benefit workers.
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- Sehyun Yun
- 1Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, The Institute for Occupational Health College of Medicine, 50, Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-749 South Korea.,2Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Soul, South Korea.,Incheon Worker's Health Center, Incheon, South Korea
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- 1Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, The Institute for Occupational Health College of Medicine, 50, Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-749 South Korea.,2Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Soul, South Korea.,Incheon Worker's Health Center, Incheon, South Korea
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- 1Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, The Institute for Occupational Health College of Medicine, 50, Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-749 South Korea.,2Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Soul, South Korea.,Incheon Worker's Health Center, Incheon, South Korea
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- 1Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, The Institute for Occupational Health College of Medicine, 50, Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-749 South Korea.,2Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Soul, South Korea.,Incheon Worker's Health Center, Incheon, South Korea
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- 1Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, The Institute for Occupational Health College of Medicine, 50, Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-749 South Korea.,2Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Soul, South Korea.,Incheon Worker's Health Center, Incheon, South Korea.,4Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- 1Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, The Institute for Occupational Health College of Medicine, 50, Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-749 South Korea.,2Graduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Soul, South Korea.,Incheon Worker's Health Center, Incheon, South Korea.,4Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Padding AM, Rutjes NW, Hashimoto S, Vos A, Staphorst MS, van Aalderen WMC, van der Schee MP. Young children experience little emotional burden during invasive procedures in asthma research. Eur J Pediatr 2019; 178:207-211. [PMID: 30392051 PMCID: PMC6339656 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-018-3265-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2018] [Revised: 09/29/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Research in children should strike the right balance between protecting underage study subjects and advancing the medical field. This study gives insight into the emotional burden that common invasive research procedures in asthma research have on young children, both from the child and parent perspective. Puppetry was used to stimulate children (age 5-6 years) to explain their emotional burden prior to and after the research procedures. We operationalised emotional burden as willingness to participate in future research and reluctance towards participation. Parents filled out a questionnaire on this topic. Symptomatic patients as well as healthy controls were analysed. Forty-one children were included. Children's anticipatory fear for future research showed a clear decrease of 0.7 ± 1.6 on a 5-point Likert scale as a consequence of participation (p = 0.02). Sixty percent of all participating children explicitly indicated willingness to undergo identical research procedures again. Children uninformed by their parents about the venipuncture were significantly more reluctant to the venipuncture after the procedure (p < 0.01), compared to children who had been informed (4.0 ± 0.9 resp. 2.8 ± 1.2).Conclusion: This study suggests that the emotional burden of participation in asthma research for underage children can be prevented when they are properly informed and decreases as a consequence of participations. We believe increased emphasis should be placed on informing children and evaluating the emotional impact of research to help caretakers and research ethics committees make informed decisions about participation of children in medical research. What is Known: • Medical professionals and parents are likely to overestimate children's discomfort undergoing (invasive) research procedures. • Two thirds of children (age 6-18 years) participating in medical research indicated that they would participate in the same research study again. What is New: • Pre-school children experience little emotional burden during invasive procedures in asthma research. • Proper communication about (invasive) research procedures in pre-school children helps to reduce the anticipatory fear of these procedures in the future.
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- Anne M. Padding
- 0000 0004 0529 2508grid.414503.7Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Emma Children’s Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands ,Department of Pediatrics, Amsterdam UMC, de Boelelaan 1112, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- 0000 0004 0529 2508grid.414503.7Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Emma Children’s Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- 0000 0004 0529 2508grid.414503.7Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Emma Children’s Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amit Vos Child Psychology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- 0000 0004 0529 2508grid.414503.7Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Emma Children’s Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- 0000 0004 0529 2508grid.414503.7Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Emma Children’s Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- 0000 0004 0529 2508grid.414503.7Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Emma Children’s Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Nam GE, Warner EL, Morreall DK, Kirchhoff AC, Kinney AY, Fluchel M. Understanding psychological distress among pediatric cancer caregivers. Support Care Cancer 2016; 24:3147-55. [PMID: 26928441 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-016-3136-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2015] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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PURPOSE Few studies have examined distress in caregivers of pediatric cancer patients. We evaluated the association of socioeconomic, demographic, and patient clinical factors on caregivers' self-reported psychological distress associated with having a child with cancer. METHODS N = 366 pediatric cancer caregivers completed a self-administered questionnaire from July 2010 to July 2012. The Impact of Event Scale (IES), along with two subscales "intrusion" and "avoidance" measured caregiver cancer-specific distress, with higher scores indicating greater distress. Multivariable linear regression models were used to calculate coefficients (β) and 95 % confidence intervals (95 % CI) of IES by socioeconomic, demographic, and clinical factors. RESULTS Average caregiver IES score was 31.2 (standard deviation (SD) = 16.9, range 0-75). Mean intrusion score was 18.1 (SD 9.8, range 0-35) and avoidance score was 12.8 (SD 9.0, range 0-40). Caregivers with household incomes <$40,000 reported higher mean distress scores than those with incomes ranging from $40,000 to $79,999 (β = 4.45, 95 % CI 0.04-8.87, p = 0.05). Infrequently or never attending religious services, younger child age, and a diagnosis of AML were associated with higher intrusion (all p < 0.05). Caregivers with a child currently receiving therapy reported higher overall IES (β = 5.9, 95 % CI 2.15-9.7, p < 0.01) and intrusion (β = 4.1, 95 % CI 1.9-6.3, p < 0.001) scores compared to those off therapy (β = 3.13, 95 % CI 0.93-5.33, p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Our findings identify socioeconomic and clinical factors that influence psychological distress for caregivers of pediatric oncology patients. These findings underscore the importance of developing and testing interventions aimed at evaluating and addressing the psychosocial needs for high-risk caregivers in addition to those of patients.
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Montanari E, Rottoli M, Maimone D, Confalonieri P, Plewnia K, Frigo M, Francia A, Pala A, Losignore NA, Ragonese P, Veneziano A. A 12-month prospective, observational study evaluating the impact of disease-modifying treatment on emotional burden in recently-diagnosed multiple sclerosis patients: The POSIDONIA study. J Neurol Sci 2016; 364:105-9. [PMID: 27084226 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2016.02.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2015] [Revised: 01/25/2016] [Accepted: 02/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Depression and anxiety are common among patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and are frequently present at the time of MS diagnosis. METHODS POSIDONIA was a 12-month, observational, prospective study conducted in Italy to evaluate the impact of disease-modifying treatment (DMT) on emotional burden in patients with recently-diagnosed MS. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), specifically HADS anxiety (HADS-A) and depression (HADS-D) subscale scores, the Short-Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) and the Impact of Event Scale - Revised (IES-R) were used to measure patient-reported outcomes. The Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS), HDRS-17, was used as a measure of healthcare provider-reported outcomes. The primary study outcome was change from baseline in feelings of anxiety and depression over 12months (via HADS). RESULTS Of 250 enrolled patients, 222 (88.8%) completed the study. At baseline, mean HADS total, HADS-A and HADS-D subscale scores were within the normal range. There were no significant changes over time in mean HADS total and HADS-A and HADS-D subscale scores, although the subgroup of patients with baseline scores indicative of anxiety or depression tended to improve over time. Both the HDRS and IES-R total scores improved over time, but there were no statistically significant changes in SF-36. CONCLUSION In the patient population of the POSIDONIA study depression and anxiety were present in a minority of patients thus not allowing to detect the impact of starting DMT. However DMT appears to have a positive effect in patients with measurable anxiety or depression at baseline.
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- Centro Sclerosi Multipla, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
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- Centro Sclerosi Multipla, U.O. Neurologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Garibaldi, Catania, Italy
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- Centro Sclerosi Multipla, U.O Neurologia IV, Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano, Italy
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- Clinica Neurologica, Ospedale San Gerardo, Monza, Italy
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- Centro Sclerosi Multipla Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, Roma, Italy
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- U.O. di Neurologia Ospedaliera, Presidio Ospedaliero A. Segni, Ozieri, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neuroscience, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Joensen LE, Almdal TP, Willaing I. Associations between patient characteristics, social relations, diabetes management, quality of life, glycaemic control and emotional burden in type 1 diabetes. Prim Care Diabetes 2016; 10:41-50. [PMID: 26163949 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2015.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Revised: 05/13/2015] [Accepted: 06/15/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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AIM The objective was to investigate associations between emotional burden and a number of individual variables: patient characteristics, social relations, diabetes management in everyday life, generic quality of life and glycaemic control, including determining to what extend these variables explain the differences in emotional burden in a large Danish population of people with type 1 diabetes. METHODS We analysed a cross-sectional survey of 2419 Danish adults with type-1 diabetes mellitus and data from an electronic patient record. Data were analysed using hierarchical regression of factors of interest with emotional burden of diabetes as the dependent variable. RESULTS High emotional burden of diabetes was associated with being female, younger age, other chronic illness, low diabetes-specific support, low generic quality of life, low diabetes empowerment and high Hba1c. Low diabetes empowerment, low generic quality of life and low diabetes-specific support were associated with the largest difference in emotional burden level. CONCLUSIONS A variety of psychosocial and behavioural factors such as low social support, low generic quality of life and difficulties in managing diabetes are associated with high emotional burden in type-1 diabetes. These findings may call for an expansion of the effort to decrease the emotional burden of diabetes for those who are heavily burdened. Future research should explore the causality of the explored associations as well as potential subgroup differences in order to guide the development of appropriate interventions.
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- Lene E Joensen
- Steno Health Promotion Research, Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte, Denmark.
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- Steno Health Promotion Research, Steno Diabetes Center, Gentofte, Denmark
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