التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Symptoms of depression and anxiety in patients with thalassemia: Prevalence and correlates in the thalassemia longitudinal cohort |
| المؤلفون: |
Mednick, Lauren, Yu, Shuli, Trachtenberg, Felicia, Xu, Yan, Kleinert, Dorothy A., Giardina, Patricia J., Kwiatkowski, Janet L., Foote, Dru, Thayalasuthan, Vivekanandan, Porter, John B., Thompson, Alexis A., Schilling, Leann, Quinn, Charles T., Neufeld, Ellis J., Yamashita, Robert |
| سنة النشر: |
2010 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
Article, psy, socio |
| الوصف: |
Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder that requires lifelong adherence to a complicated and burdensome medical regimen which could potentially impact emotional functioning of patients. The importance of understanding and promoting healthy emotional functioning is crucial not only to psychological well-being, but also to physical health as it has been shown to impact adherence to medical regimens [1–4]. The current study aimed to [1] determine the prevalence of depressive and anxiety symptoms in adolescent and adult patients with thalassemia; and [2] explore possible demographic, medical, and psychosocial correlates of these symptoms in 276 patients (14–58 years old, M age = 27.83; 52% female). Overall, most patients did not report experiencing significant symptoms of anxiety and depression (33% of participants indicated experiencing symptoms of anxiety and 11% symptoms of depression). Females and older patients were more likely to experience these symptoms than males and younger patients. Symptoms of anxiety and depression were positively associated with self-report of difficulty with adherence and negatively associated with quality of life. Given these findings, regular screening for anxiety and depression symptoms could help to identify at-risk individuals to provide them with appropriate psychological support with the goal of improving both emotional and physical health. |
| نوع الوثيقة: |
text |
| اللغة: |
English |
| Relation: |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4251654 |
| الاتاحة: |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4251654 |
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| رقم الانضمام: |
edsbas.801E1A5 |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
BASE |