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Studies from E. Castrocosta and colleagues yield new information about depression.(Report)
In this recent study, researchers in Belo Horizonte, Brazil conducted a study "To investigate factors associated with depressive symptoms in community-dwelling older adults. This study evaluated 1, 510 participants of the Bambul Health Aging Study baseline."
"The dependent variable was the presence of depressive symptoms assessed by the 12-item General Health Questionnaire and predictive variables were sociodemographic characteristics, social support network, lifestyle and health conditions. The prevalence of depressive symptoms was 38.5% (12-item General Health Questionnaire ! 5). Depressive symptoms were positively and independently associated with female gender (PR = 1.15; 95%CI 1.01-1.33), aged 80 years or over (PR = 1.22; 95%CI: 1.02-1.54) compared with 60-69 years, single (PR = 1.25; 95%CI: 1.02-1.46) or separated (PR = 1.30; 95%CI: 1.03-1.65) marital status, less than 4 years of schooling (PR = 1.42; 95%CI: 1.04-2.00), self-reported global health (reasonable: PR = 1.84; 95%CI 1.45-2.34; bad or very bad: PR = 2,44; 95%CI 1.91-3.12), incapacity or great difficulty in performing daily activities (PR = 1139; 95%CI: 1.22-1.57) and complaint of insomnia in the last month (PR = 1.77; 95%CI: 1.22-1.99). The similarities between factors associated with ...
- Bladder Health Questionnaire Offers New Insight Into Impact of Urgency.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 26, 2004 700+ words
...across Europe will invite patients to complete the Bladder Health Questionnaire that was designed by Mr Con Kelleher of St Thomas' Hospital...urodynamic measures. A small pilot study of the Bladder Health Questionnaire conducted by Mr Con Kelleher and Professor Linda Cardozo...
- Starting fitness in mid-life. (includes pre-exercise health questionnaire)
- Magazine article from: Vibrant Life Roberts, Scott O. January 1, 1993 700+ words
...lifestyle are certainly worth the effort! Pre-Exercise Health Questionnaire Before beginning an exercise program, you may need to...take a minute to fill out the following pre-exercise health questionnaire. If you do not check any of the blanks, most medical...
- PHQ-9 detects depression after traumatic brain injury.(Patient Health...
- Magazine article from: Clinical Psychiatry News MacNeil, Jane Salodof April 1, 2006 700+ words
SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M. -- The Patient Health Questionnaire is a simple, reliable tool that any clinician can use to screen patients for depression after traumatic brain injury, Dr. Jesse...
- PHQ-9 can detect depression after traumatic brain injury.(Patient Health...
- Magazine article from: Internal Medicine News MacNeil, Jane Salodof January 15, 2006 700+ words
SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M. -- The Patient Health Questionnaire is a simple, reliable tool that any clinician can use to screen patients for depression after traumatic brain injury, Dr. Jesse...
- Health Questionnaire predicts cardiovascular mortality in arthritis.(Across...
- Magazine article from: Clinical Psychiatry News Walsh, Nancy March 1, 2007 700+ words
WASHINGTON -- Early functional disability is predictive of both all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in patients with inflammatory polyarthritis, Dr. Tracey M. Farragher reported at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology. An association between early functional disability, as
- Health questionnaire.(News)
- Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) April 16, 2002 700+ words
NEATH Port Talbot Council employees are being asked questions on their wellbeing and lifestyle and how they look after their health. The questionnaires form part of a comprehensive programme of health promotion initiatives under way to mark the launch yesterday of the authority's bid to achieve the
- Recent findings from A.S. Laney and co-authors highlight research in asthma.
- Newspaper article from: Biotech Week February 18, 2009 700+ words
...asthma and administered a health questionnaire survey and pulmonary...participated in the health questionnaire survey and 64% (87...shortness of breath [PR, 9.6; 95% confidence...15.2], wheeze (PR, 9.1; 95% CI 5...
- Health: Regular exercise reduces risk of breast cancer in older women.
- News wire article from: PPI - Pakistan Press International December 10, 2007 700+ words
...they filled out a 16-page health questionnaire. The women were asked how...progesterone negative, or ER+/PR-, tumours. This type of...receptor positive type (ER+/PR+). High physical activity...linked to body weight for ER+/PR+ tumours, but not for ER...
