Validity of a smartphone application for self-monitoring psychiatric symptoms in patients with schizophrenia by Sung-Wan Kim, Jae-Kyeong Kim, Min Jhon, Ju-Wan Kim, Seunghyong Ryu, Ju-Yeon Lee, Jae-Min Kim

“…Concurrent validity was determined by correlating app-based ratings with established self-report and clinician-administered scales, including the Eppendorf Schizophrenia Inventory, Hamilton Program for Schizophrenia Voices Questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, and Perceived Stress Scale. The accuracy of the app's depression rating was assessed using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. …”
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Application of Chain Nursing Process in the Nursing of Elderly Inpatients with Implantable Venous Infusion Port by Juan Hu, Li Zhou, Juanying Ding

“…The catheter-related indicators and incidence rates of adverse events (drug extravasation, local hematoma, infusion port blockage, catheter-related infection) were compared between the two groups of patients. Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7) and Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) were used to compare the psychological states of the two groups before and after intervention, and Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing Scale (NSNS) was adopted to compare the nursing satisfaction of patients before and after intervention. …”
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Mental health and psychological resilience amid the spread of the Omicron variant: a comparison between China and Korea by Chenyuan Qin, Minjung Lee, Jie Deng, Yubin Lee, Myoungsoon You, Jue Liu, Jue Liu, Jue Liu

“…Brief Resilience Scale (BRS), Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scale, and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scale were used to measured psychological resilience and mental distress.ResultsSelf-reported rates of anxiety and depressive symptoms in 3,000 Chinese participants were 24.5% and 30.5%, while the above-mentioned rates were 17.2%and 34.4% in 1,000 Korean participants. …”
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Older Primary Care Patients and Their Family Members by Tara Seibert, Matthew W. Schroeder, Anthony J. Perkins, Seho Park, Eleanor Batista-Malat, Katharine J. Head, Tamilyn Bakas, Malaz Boustani, Nicole R. Fowler

“…Mean scores on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD-7) were measured and compared before and during the pandemic. …”
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Effects of a hybrid digital cognitive–behavioural therapy for insomnia and emotion regulation in the workplace (SLEEP): study protocol for a randomised waitlist control trial by Nicole K Y Tang, Caroline Meyer, Talar Rita Moukhtarian, Krishane Patel, Carla Toro, Sean Russel, Guy Daly, Lukasz Walasek

“…The primary outcomes are the Insomnia Severity Index, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and the Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7. The secondary outcomes are job productivity, job satisfaction, well-being, quality of life, self-reported (sleep diary data) and objective (actigraphy) sleep parameters, and usage of online intervention platform. …”
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Exploring the influences of education, intelligence and income on mental disorders by Fuquan Zhang, Ancha Baranova, Hongbao Cao

“…Our MVMR analysis showed that (1) higher EA was a direct protective factor for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and insomnia but a direct risk factor for schizophrenia, BD and ASD; (2) higher intelligence was a direct protective factor for schizophrenia but a direct risk factor for major depressive disorder (MDD) and ASD; (3) higher income was a direct protective factor for seven mental disorders, including schizophrenia, BD, MDD, ASD, post-traumatic stress disorder, ADHD and anxiety disorder.Conclusions Our study reveals that education, intelligence and income intertwine with each other. …”
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Ketogenic metabolic therapy for schizoaffective disorder: a retrospective case series of psychotic symptom remission and mood recovery by Nicole Laurent, Erin L. Bellamy, Katherine A. Tague, Donika Hristova, Ally Houston

“…Symptom changes in mood were assessed using validated tools, including the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-42), PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9).ResultsBoth case presentations experienced the complete cessation of psychotic symptoms and improvements in mood. …”
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Oral health-related quality of life and levels of anxiety and depression in individuals with oral potentially malignant disorders by Rhayane da Conceição Monteiro, Igor Ferreira Borba de Almeida, Nataly Ferreira de Jesus Pinto, Maria da Conceição Andrade, Márcio Campos Oliveira

“…Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in a reference center for oral lesions in the interior of the state of Bahia from February 2022 to January 2023, using the questionnaires Oral Health Impact Profile-14, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 and Patient Health Questionnaire-9. …”
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Gout Flare Burden in the United States: A Multiyear Cross‐Sectional Survey Study by Jasvinder A. Singh, Amy Morlock, Robert Morlock

“…All participants completed the Veterans RAND 12‐Item Health Survey, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7‐Item Scale, and the Patient Health Questionnaire 9‐Item Scale. …”
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Association between common mental disorder and glycemic control in women with gestational diabetes: A mixed-method study by Bhanushree Soni, Venkatachalam Jayaseelan, Shivanand Kattimani, Sasirekha Rengaraj, Kalaiselvy Arikrishnan, Naveenkumar Veerasetty

“…The prevalence of CMD was assessed using Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). …”
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COVID-19-Related Mental Health Burdens: Impact of Educational Level and Relationship Status Among Low-Income Earners of Western Uganda by Lemuel, Ann Monima, Usman, Ibe Michael, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Alghamdi, Saad, Aigbogun, Eric Osamudiamwen, Archibong, Victor, Ssebuufu, Robinson, Kabanyoro, Annet, Ifie, Josiah Eseoghene, Swase, Dominic Terkimbi, Ssempijja, Fred, Ayuba, John Tabakwot, Matama, Kevin, Onohuean, Hope, Kembabazi, Stellamaris, Henry, Rachael, Odoma, Said, Yusuf, Helen, Afodun, Adam Moyosore, Assaggaf, Hamza M., Kairania, Emmanuel, Aslam, Akhmed, Okon, Owoisinke, Batiha, Gaber El-Saber, Welburn, Susan Christina

“…Anxiety, anger, and depression were assessed using a modified generalized anxiety disorder (GAD-7), Spielberger’s State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory-2, and Beck Depression Inventory item tools, respectively. …”
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Attitudes towards vaccination against COVID-19 during pregnancy and its determinants among people of reproductive age by Chenyuan Qin, Yansheng Ding, Min Liu, Jue Liu

“…The presence of generalized anxiety disorder may push the vaccination (aOR = 0.75, 95% CI: 0.57–0.99). …”
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Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from the Survey on COVID-19 and Mental Health by Murray Weeks, Danielle Marion, Anne-Marie Robert, R. Nicholas Carleton

“…Factors associated with higher PTSD prevalence were female gender; younger age; lower income (females only); living in an urban area; frontline worker status or not being at work in the past week (males only); fair or poor mental health; a weak sense of community belonging; symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder; suicidal ideation; heavy alcohol use; daily cannabis use; increased alcohol and cannabis use since the start of the pandemic; decreased alcohol consumption since the start of the pandemic (males only); concerns about violence in the home; and negative impacts of the pandemic. …”
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Moral and exhausting distress working in the frontline of COVID-19: a Swedish survey during the first wave in four healthcare settings by Mia Svantesson, Lars Sandman, Linda Durnell, Erik Hammarström, Gustav Jarl

“…Objectives To describe the prevalence and sources of experienced moral stress and anxiety by Swedish frontline healthcare staff in the early phase of COVID-19.Design Cross-sectional survey, quantitative and qualitative.Participants and setting 1074 healthcare professionals (75% nurses) in intensive, ward-based, primary and municipal care in one Swedish county.Measures A study-specific closed-ended and an open-ended questionnaire about moral stress and the Generalised Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale measuring anxiety, followed by an open question about anxiety.Findings Moral stress was experienced by 52% of respondents and anxiety by 40%. …”
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Co-occurrence of depression, anxiety and increased alcohol use during the late stage of the COVID-19 pandemic in Saskatchewan, Canada: a cross-sectional survey by Erika Dyck, James Dixon, Nazeem Muhajarine, Daniel A Adeyinka, Md Sabbir Ahmed, Ali Bukhari, Jim Clifford, Gabriela Novotna

“…Dual experience was defined as mild to severe symptoms of depression (Patient Health Questionaire-9) and/or anxiety (Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7) AND increased alcohol consumption during the later stage of COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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The Association of Plasma Selenium and Selenoprotein P Levels with Depression Severity and Anxiety Symptoms Among Medical Students in Latvia by Zanda Birģele, Paula Marija Vimba, Anastasija Ševčenko, Andrejs Šķesters, Gunta Ancāne, Laura Valaine

“…The symptoms of anxiety were assessed using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scale, and the symptoms of depression were assessed using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scale. …”
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Changes in the prevalence of severe anxiety and depression symptoms and the associated factors in adults living in Manaus: a comparison of two cross-sectional studies conducted in... by Vanessa Gomes Lima, Marcus Tolentino Silva, Gustavo Magno Baldin Tiguman, Taís Freire Galvão

“…The outcomes were assessed by Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (≥ 15 points) and Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item (≥ 20), and changes were tested by chi-square goodness-of-fit. …”
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Association between Stigma and Pain in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders by Rui Zhu, Li Zhang, Yun-Hao Zheng, Zi-Han Zhang, Li-Ming Zhang, Hao-Lun Yang, Yuan Yue, Xin Xiong

“…Two hundred and twenty-five patients with TMDs were recruited, and they completed the questionnaires including the Visual Analogue Scale of Pain (VAS), Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-Item (GAD-7), the Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item (PHQ-9), Jaw Functional Limitation Scale 8-item (JFLS-8), the Stigma Scale for Chronic Illness 8-item (SSCI-8), and other demographic and disease-related information. …”
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Magnitude and correlates of internalised stigma among outpatient psychiatric service users in southeast central Ethiopia by Teklu Abraham, Teshome Kabeta, Yenealem Gezahegn

“…Results The magnitude of internalised stigma among participants was 36.6% [95% CI: (31.2%,42.3%)]. Having anxiety disorder [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 0.22; 95% confidence interval (CI): (0.07,0.66)], having other milder forms of psychiatric disorders [AOR = 0.19; 95% CI: (0.05,0.78)], a history of suicide attempt [AOR = 1.99; 95% CI: (1.02,3.87)], low self-esteem [AOR = 7.52; 95% CI: (3.58,15.78)] and poor quality of life [AOR = 2.06; 95% CI: (1.06,4.02)] were associated with internalised stigma among participants. …”
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Essential Oil of Patchouli Inhalation Exhibits An Anxiolytic-Like Effect in Mice: Elevated Plus-Maze Test by Fadilla Anita Kinksky Johansyah, Eka Pramyrtha Hestianah, Rimayanti Rimayanti, Nove Hidajati, Kuncoro Puguh Santoso, Sri Agus Sudjarwo, Nanik Hidayatik

“…Anxiety disorder is one of the important public health problems. …”
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