Post-Intensive Care Unit Psychiatric Comorbidity and Quality of Life [PDF]
The prevalence of psychiatric symptoms ranges from 17% to 44% in intensive care unit (ICU) survivors. The relationship between the comorbidity of psychiatric symptoms and quality of life (QoL) in ICU survivors has not been carefully examined.
Boustani, Malaz +7 more
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Is obesity a risk to depression? A cross-sectional study
Background: Depression and obesity are disorders of stress with a dose dependent relationship between the both. The adverse health and social consequences are significant, when depression and obesity co-exist.
Rajat Garg +2 more
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Supported internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy programs for depression, anxiety, and stress in university students: open, non-randomised trial of acceptability, effectiveness, and satisfaction [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Many university campuses have limited mental health services that cannot cope with the high demand. One alternative is to use internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) as a way of tackling barriers such as lack of availability ...
Coudray, Carissa +6 more
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Depression Diagnostic of Patient Health Questionnaire-9: Pilot Study
Introduction The primary care (PC) patients’ diagnosis of Depressive Disorder (DD), their therapy is the main strategy of world clinical medicine. Aims To use Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) in DD diagnostics in general medicine for PC physicians. Methods 390 patients in PC were inspected with the help of PHQ-9 questionnaire and ICD-10.
N. Kornetov +2 more
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The validity and reliability of the PHQ-9 in screening for post-stroke depression
Background Depression affects about 30% of stroke survivors within 5 years. Timely diagnosis and management of post-stroke depression facilitate motor recovery and improve independence.
Piyapat Dajpratham +5 more
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Adherence to self-administered tuberculosis treatment in a high HIV-prevalence setting: a cross-sectional survey in Homa Bay, Kenya. [PDF]
Good adherence to treatment is crucial to control tuberculosis (TB). Efficiency and feasibility of directly observed therapy (DOT) under routine program conditions have been questioned.
AK Person +46 more
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The GoodNight study—online CBT for insomnia for the indicated prevention of depression: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial [PDF]
BACKGROUND Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) delivered through the Internet is effective as a treatment in reducing insomnia in individuals seeking help for insomnia. CBT-I also lowers levels of depression in this group. However, it is not
Bennett, Anthony +9 more
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Validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for depression screening among Chinese Americans [PDF]
The objective of this study was to validate the Chinese Bilingual version of the Patient Health Questionnaire (CB-PHQ-9) for screening for depression among Chinese Americans in primary care.Chinese-American patients attending a primary care clinic were screened for major depressive disorder (MDD) using the CB-PHQ-9. All patients who scored 15 or higher
Albert, Yeung +6 more
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Background: Patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR TB) have a protracted course of illness and the available treatment has a low success rate. These factors combined with the associated stigma and financial implications put the patients with DR TB
Sailesh Kumar Shrestha +7 more
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Psychometrics of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) in Uganda: A Systematic Review
BackgroundDepression is screened by many psychological tools, whereas the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) is one of the most commonly used self-administered tools. Uganda is a culturally diverse country with a wide variety of tribes, ethnic groups,
Mark Mohan Kaggwa +6 more
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