Published in Psychology, health & medicine
Despite sleep disturbance and somatic symptoms being common health complaints, the relationship between these disturbances and single somatic symptoms is not well documented. The objectives of this study were to (i) identify somatic symptoms that are particularly associated with sleep disturbance, here referred to as somatic symptoms related to sle...
Published in Frontiers in Psychiatry
Background Depressive symptoms are common among patients with lung cancer. We aimed to assess the effects of esketamine on postoperative depressive symptoms after thoracoscopic lung cancer surgery. Methods In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 156 patients undergoing thoracoscopic lung cancer surgery were randomly allocated in...
Published in Journal of public health (Oxford, England)
Recent research links problematic smartphone use (PSU) and mental health problems. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the relationship between PSU and symptoms of anxiety and/or depression. We searched for research literature published recently in PubMed and Google Scholar via a systematic literature search. Twenty-seven studies publ...
Published in Journal of public health (Oxford, England)
Adherence to medications is a significant element of self-care behaviors for patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Non-adherence to cardiovascular medications is the major risk for poor outcomes following any cardiac event. However, there is a lack of studies that addressed medication adherence among patients with CVDs attending outpatient ...
Published in Journal of public health (Oxford, England)
This study was conducted among a convenience sample of Ajman University students in UAE between February 2018 and May 2019. All undergraduate and master's degree students from the 1st to 5th year of medical and non-medical colleges. The survey was carried out by distributing a pre-designed, pre-structured questionnaire to the students during lectur...
Published in Frontiers in Medicine
Introduction COVID-19 infection has caused high rates of morbi-mortality in older adults (OAs). In addition, conditions such as depression, anxiety, unemployment, and poverty frequently contribute to this population being at higher risk of food insecurity (FI) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective This study aimed to analyze the prevalence of FI ...
Published in Frontiers in Psychiatry
Background Frontline healthcare workers (FHWs) experienced psychological stress and heavy workload during COVID-19 pandemic. This study examined the psychological symptoms and occupational burnout of FHWs in a fever clinic during different periods of the pandemic. Methods A cross-sectional survey of FHWs in the fever clinic of a tertiary hospital w...
Published in Frontiers in Psychiatry
Background The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused an unprecedented disruption of daily lives and a mental health crisis. The present study examined how the depression and anxiety symptom network changed during the COVID-19 pandemic in a naturalistic transdiagnostic sample with non-psychotic mental illness. Materials and methods...
Published in Frontiers in Psychiatry
Introduction The purpose of this systematic review was to examine the efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions for improving anxiety, social skills, and aggressive behaviors in children and young people (CYP) with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); summarize the results across clinic, home, and school contexts; and evaluate the quality of these int...
Published in Frontiers in Psychology
Background The aim of the Perinatal Mental Health for Refugee Women (PMH-RW) Project is to investigate the impact of the war on perinatal mental health: anxiety, post-traumatic stress, depression, and birth trauma symptoms. It will also evaluate the factors that serve as protective elements for the development of these potential diagnoses (such as ...
