Articles: mental-health-statistics-numerical-data.
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Observational Study
Implications of electronic cigarette use for depressive mood: A nationwide cross-sectional study.
Despite the controversy surrounding electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) safety, global consumption has been rapidly increasing. We investigated the relationship between e-cigarette use and mental health conditions in adults of various ages. We conducted a secondary data analysis of adults aged 19 to 80 who participated in the first year of the 7th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2016). ⋯ The number of participants with depressive mood was significantly higher in the group of smokers who previously used e-cigarettes. In multivariable-adjusted logistic regression analyses, there was a significantly higher odds ratio for higher stress in male smokers who had previously used e-cigarettes and for depressive mood in female smokers who had previously used e-cigarettes, compared with non-smokers. This study analyzed the association between adult e-cigarette use and mental health conditions, including stress and depressive mood, and showed that e-cigarette use was significantly related to both conditions in men and women.
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Int J Gynaecol Obstet · Oct 2020
Evaluating the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the physical and mental well-being of obstetricians and gynecologists in Turkey.
To apply online surveying to assess the general physical and mental well-being of obstetricians/gynecologists (OB/GYNs) working in COVID-19 designated hospitals in Turkey. ⋯ Despite the difficulties in patient care during the pandemic, OB/GYNs continued providing for their patients, which reflected positively on their perceptions of the profession. The importance of trust in the national healthcare system, presence of adequate PPE, finding a suitable coping mechanism, and family support were essential for Turkish OB/GYNs during the COVID-19 pandemic. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT04327531. Turkish obstetricians/gynecologists reported anxiety and stress caused by the current situation and future implications of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Comprehensive psychiatry · Oct 2020
The psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the general population of Saudi Arabia.
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is an emerging infection causing a widely spread pandemic of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The current COVID-2019 pandemic is prompting fear of falling sick, dying, helplessness and stigma, urgent and timely understanding of mental health status is needed to help the community. Our investigation designed to survey the general population in Saudi Arabia to assess the degree of psychological impact during the pandemic. ⋯ Throughout the early stage of the COVID-19 outbreak in Saudi Arabia, the results showed that nearly one-fourth of the sampled general population experienced moderate to severe psychological impact. Following specific precautionary measures appeared to have a protective effect on the individual's mental health. Our findings can be used to construct psychological interventions directed toward vulnerable populations and to implement public mental health strategies in the early stages of the outbreak.
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Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) results from compression of the neurovascular structures in the thoracic outlet. Decompression provides relief of TOS symptoms. However, little is known about long-term function and quality of life (QoL) from a patient's perspective. The purpose of this study was to evaluate surgical and QoL outcomes after surgical decompression of the thoracic outlet using a paraclavicular approach. ⋯ NTOS is associated with significantly worse functional outcome assessed by the Derkash classification. NTOS also demonstrated worse composite mental health QoL, which did not improve over time. In contrast, composite physical health QoL improved linearly with time from surgery regardless of etiology of TOS.
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Critical care medicine · Oct 2020
Cognitive, Psychiatric, and Quality of Life Outcomes in Adult Survivors of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Therapy: A Scoping Review of the Literature.
To perform a scoping literature review of cognitive, psychiatric, and quality of life outcomes in adults undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for any indication. ⋯ Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation survivors experience cognitive impairment, psychiatric morbidity, and worse quality of life compared with the general population and similar to other survivors of critical illness. Physical disability in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation patients plays a significant role in psychiatric morbidity. However, it remains unclear if structural brain injury plays a role in these outcomes and whether extracorporeal membrane oxygenation causes secondary brain injury.