Symptom patterns in patients newly sick listed for common mental disorders and associations with work-related and socioeconomic factors: a cross-sectional study in Swedish primary... by Cecilia Björkelund, Dominique Hange, Eva-Lisa Petersson, Irene Svenningsson, Nashmil Ariai, Lilian Wiegner

“…Objective The aim was to determine symptom patterns of depression, anxiety and stress-related mental disorders in newly sick listed due to common mental disorders in Swedish primary care patients and to examine associations with sick leave diagnosis, also in relation to socioeconomic, work-related and demographic factors.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Primary care in western Sweden.Participants From a randomised controlled trial, patients aged 18–67, seeking primary care and on sick leave due to depression, anxiety and/or mental stress, in total 341 individuals, during 2018–2020.Primary outcome measures Patterns of depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms measured via self-assessment questionnaires (Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale-Self (MADRS-S), General Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD-7), Karolinska Exhaustion Disorder Scale (KEDS)), sick leave diagnosis, perception of Work Ability Index and job strain via the job strain model.Results A combination of high levels of depressive and stress-related symptoms was more frequent than single symptom clusters among persons with common mental disorders (CMD) on sick leave: 7% of the patients had scores above cut-off for one of the instruments MADRS-S, GAD-7 and KEDS, 12% above cut-off for two and 80% had above cut-off for all three instruments. …”
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Efficacy of Duloxetine for Postspine Surgery Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Abdulsalam Mohammed Aleid, Faisal Alshehri, Naif Alasiri, Fatimah Alhomoud, Shouq Alsaegh, Mohammed Alrasheed, Salem Aljaddua, Ali Alasiri, Asma Boukhari, Abdulmonem Ali Alhussain, Bipin Chaurasia, Saud Nayef Aldanyowi

“…ABSTRACT Background Duloxetine, a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI), is used to treat various health conditions, including major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, fibromyalgia, and off‐label for chemotherapy‐induced pain. …”
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Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for hypertension complicated by anxiety or sleep disorders: A pilot randomized controlled trial by Xue-Ying Bao, Cun-Zhi Liu, Zi-Tong Qian, Lu Wang, Jian-Feng Tu, Bin-Yan Li, Xiao Wang, Fang Wan, Zhi-Han Li, Zhao-Yi Liu, Liang-Xiao Ma, Li-Qiong Wang

“…Secondary outcomes included changes in office diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale score from baseline to week four. …”
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Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Provided Through a Web Application for Subthreshold Depression, Subthreshold Insomnia, and Subthreshold Panic: Open-Labeled 6-Arm Rand... by Kayoko Taguchi, Mirai Miyoshi, Yoichi Seki, Shiori Baba, Eiji Shimizu

“…Secondary outcomes were score changes in the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scale, the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9), the CESD, the PSQI, and the PAS, except the primary outcome in each group. …”
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The bergen 4-day treatment for panic disorder: a longer-term follow-up by Thorstein Olsen Eide, Bjarne Hansen, Kay Morten Hjelle, Stian Solem, Michael G. Wheaton, Thröstur Björgvinsson, Gerd Kvale, Kristen Hagen

“…The secondary outcome measures were the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. …”
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Testing the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Potential Efficacy of an Innovative Digital Mental Health Care Delivery Model Designed to Increase Access to Care: Open Trial of the Dig... by Natalia Macrynikola, Kelly Chen, Erlend Lane, Nic Nguyen, Jennifer Pinto, Shirley Yen, John Torous

“…Potential efficacy was assessed by calculating pre-post change in symptoms of depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9; PHQ-9), anxiety (7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder; GAD-7), and comorbid depression and anxiety (Patient Health Questionnaire Anxiety and Depression Scale; PHQ-ADS), as well as rates of clinically meaningful improvement and remission. …”
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TEC-ADHERE: Real-World Persistence and Adherence on Dimethyl Fumarate in Patients with Relapsing–Remitting Multiple Sclerosis in the French OroSEP Patient-Support Program by Pierre Labauge, Alain Créange, Thibault Moreau, Jocelyne Nouvet-Gire, Bernard Pedespan, Olivier Heinzlef, Nathalie Texier, Marilyn Gros, Catherine Marti, Marta Ruiz, Mikel Martinez, Giovanni Castelnovo

“…Secondary outcomes included persistence at M1 and M3, adherence at M6 (Girerd questionnaire), anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment), patient satisfaction at M6 (Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication), patient and neurologist satisfaction with OroSEP participation, and adverse events (AEs). …”
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The Prevalence of Depression Among Parkinson’s Disease Patients in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Al-Qahtani Z, Alqahtani ASM, Alzuhairi AMS, Qarah M, Alqarni AA, Alqahtani AOM, AlShehri FAA, Alqathanin MAA, Alshahrani OMO, Alqahtani MAF, Mahmood SE

“…We used the Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire for quality-of-Life assessment questionnaire (PDQ-39), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for depression (PHQ-9), and General Anxiety Disorder-7 anxiety questionnaire (GAD-7).Results: The study included 46 participants, of whom 37% were aged 60– 69 years, 67% were male, 46% had completed a university education, and 87% were married. …”
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Improving Mental Health and Well-Being Through the Paradym App: Quantitative Study of Real-World Data by Athina Marina Metaxa, Shaun Liverpool, Mia Eisenstadt, John Pollard, Courtney Carlsson

“…Data were provided as part of optional built-in self-assessments that users completed to test their levels of depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9), anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire-7), life satisfaction (Satisfaction With Life Scale), and overall well-being (World Health Organization-5 Well-Being Index) when they first started using the app and at regular intervals following initial usage. …”
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April 15th war and hemodialysis patients in Sudan: a cross-sectional study by Malaz Hassan Dafaalla Idrees, Moez Mohammed Ibrahim Bashir, Balqees Abdeen Ahmed Mohamed, Amal Essam Ali Ahmed, Hamid Mohieldin Mohamed Abdalla, Kamil Mirghani Ali Shaaban

“…The questionnaire encompassed five primary domains: demographic data, healthcare access (Levesque’s Conceptual Framework of Access), physical implications, psychological impact (Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale and Patient health questionnaire), and quality of life (Kidney disease quality of life 36 scales). …”
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Is it Time to Recognize Political Anxiety as a Social Determinant of Health? by Brandon Ambrosino

“…The DSM-5 includes Illness Anxiety Disorder (IAD). The next version could even include preliminary recommendations for studying “Political Anxiety Disorder” (PAD) or Obsession With Respect to Controlling Political Outcomes. …”
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Testing an Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Platform in the Context of Traumatic Brain Injury: PRiORiTy Usability Study by Christel McMullan, Grace Turner, Ameeta Retzer, Antonio Belli, Elin Haf Davies, Laura Nice, Luke Flavell, Jackie Flavell, Melanie Calvert

“…The platform included measures for anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-2 item), depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-2), posttraumatic stress disorder (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder checklist 2), and TBI-specific quality of life (Traumatic Brain Injury – Quality of Life Short form) and a total of 26 questions. …”
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Sedentary Behavior and Its Association With Psychological Well-Being and Sleep Quality in Adolescents: Evidence from a Propensity Score Analysis by Zhang L, Zhao S, Zhao S, Zheng H, Ke Y, Yang W, Lei M

“…Psychological health was assessed using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scale for anxiety and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for depression, while sleep quality was measured using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). …”
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Safety of a co-designed cognitive behavioural therapy intervention for people with type 1 diabetes and eating disorders (STEADY): a feasibility randomised controlled trialResearch... by Marietta Stadler, Natalie Zaremba, Amy Harrison, Jennie Brown, Divina Pillay, Jacqueline Allan, Rachael Tan, Salma Ayis, Emmanouela Konstantara, Janet Treasure, David Hopkins, Khalida Ismail

“…Baseline mental health data (Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5, SCID-5RV), and secondary biomedical outcomes (HbA1c; glucose time in range; TIR) and person-reported outcome measures (PROM: Diabetes Eating Problems Survey-Revised, DEPS-R; Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire Short, EDE-QS; Type 1 Diabetes Distress Scale, T1DDS; Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment, GAD-7; Patient Health Questionnaire, PHQ-9; Impact of Diabetes Profile, DIDP) were collected. …”
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