Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Petros Dinas, Rikke Helene Moe, Carina I. Bostrom, Rena D. Kosti, George S. Kitas, George Metsios
Summary: Research evidence suggests that individual interventions of diet and physical activity effectively reduce inflammation in inflammatory joint diseases (IJD), but the combined use of these interventions is not well understood. This systematic review and meta-analysis focused on the effects and associations of combined diet and physical activity interventions in IJD, specifically rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the spondyloarthropathies (SpA). The study found that the combination improved Health Assessment Questionnaire scores in RA patients, but unexpectedly increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate. No effects were found on C-reactive protein or weight of RA patients. Limited evidence was found to draw firm conclusions on the impact of combined diet and physical activity interventions on inflammatory load in IJDs.
Article
Rheumatology
Emilie Sapart, Tatiana Sokolova, Stephanie de Montjoye, Stephanie Dierckx, Adrien Nzeusseu, Aleksandra Avramovska, Patrick Durez
Summary: The study evaluated the use of glucocorticoids in patients with early RA and found that glucocorticoids were more prescribed in seronegative RA patients with higher inflammation levels. However, a 5-year follow-up showed that initiating glucocorticoid treatment did not provide additional benefits for disease control in the short and long term.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Danfeng Cao, Caifeng Bai, Guoxiang Zhang
Summary: This study aimed to identify patterns of psychological distress experienced by infertility patients and to identify the most central symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress. The results showed that restlessness was the most central symptom, feelings of guilt had the highest strength among symptoms of depression, and relationship concern stress and sexual concern stress had the strongest connections in the network. The network structure and global strength were invariant across gender.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Rheumatology
Hong Ki Min, Hae-Rim Kim, Sang-Heon Lee, Kwi Young Kang, Sung-Hwan Park, Seung-Ki Kwok
Summary: The study evaluated the predictive role of time-averaged DAS28 and HAQ on CVD events in patients with RA. The results showed that high time-averaged DAS28 was significantly associated with CVD incidence and had a higher cumulative risk of CVD.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Xiaojing Li, Qiuyue Lv, Wanjie Tang, Wei Deng, Liansheng Zhao, Yajing Meng, Wanjun Guo, Tao Li
Summary: College students with early life adversity (ELA) are more susceptible to psychological stress during the COVID-19 epidemic, experiencing more severe acute stress reactions, anxiety, and depression symptoms. Childhood ELA not only increases the risk of anxiety and depressive symptoms in early adulthood, but also leads to more severe acute stress reactions during the epidemic.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Chester Yan Hao Ng, Sen Hee Tay, Roger S. McIntyre, Roger Ho, Wilson W. S. Tam, Cyrus S. H. Ho
Summary: There is a bidirectional association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and depression, with a higher risk for elderly individuals. RA patients with depression also face an increased risk of all-cause mortality.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Article
Allergy
Emma Puosi, Laura S. Korhonen, Linnea Karlsson, Eeva-Leena Kataja, Heikki Lukkarinen, Hasse Karlsson, Minna Lukkarinen
Summary: Maternal chronic depressive and anxiety symptoms during pregnancy are associated with an increased risk of wheezing and eczema in children at 24 months. The study suggests a potential intrauterine programming effect of maternal psychological distress on offspring respiratory health.
PEDIATRIC ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Oncology
William Small, Stephanie L. Pugh, Lynne Wagner, Jeffrey Kirshner, Kulbir Sidhu, Martin J. Bury, Albert S. DeNittis, Tracy E. Alpert, Binh Tran, Beatrice F. Bloom, Julie Mai, Deborah Watkins Bruner
Summary: The study assessed the feasibility of depression screening in radiation therapy patients and collected data on psychosocial care. Patients showed interest in psychosocial services but faced barriers such as cost, symptoms, and time constraints.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Abdalla A. R. M. Hamid
Summary: This exploratory study examined psychological distress and homesickness among Sudanese migrants in the UAE. The results showed that older age and longer duration of residence were associated with lower levels of homesickness and psychological distress. Homesickness was also associated with higher levels of psychological distress, somatic symptoms, and depressive and anxiety symptoms. Women and unemployed migrants had higher levels of psychological distress, somatic symptoms, and depressive and anxiety symptoms compared to men and those employed. Being unmarried was associated with higher levels of depressive symptoms and homesickness.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Lili Song, Yanshuo Cao, Jie Li, Ming Lu, Lili Tang
Summary: The prevalence of psychological distress and low resilience is high in patients with GEP-NETs, especially in female patients and those with NET Grade 1, partial awareness of diagnosis, and less than 3 months since diagnosis. Patients who cope with the disease using acceptance-resignation are more likely to have anxiety, depression, and low resilience. Integration of psychosocial aspects into GEP-NETs clinical practice is necessary.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Marlene Stephan, Koray Tascilar, Melek Yalcin-Mutlu, Melanie Hagen, Judith Haschka, Michaela Reiser, Fabian Hartmann, Arnd Kleyer, Axel J. Hueber, Bernhard Manger, Camille Figueiredo, Jayme Fogagnolo Cobra, Hans-Peter Tony, Stephanie Finzel, Stefan Kleinert, Joerg Wendler, Florian Schuch, Monika Ronneberger, Martin Feuchtenberger, Martin Fleck, Karin Manger, Wolfgang Ochs, Matthias Schmitt-Haendle, Hannes Martin Lorenz, Hubert Nuesslein, Rieke Alten, Joerg Henes, Klaus Krueger, Georg Schett, Juergen Rech
Summary: Multiple studies have shown that tapering or stopping DMARDs in RA patients in sustained remission is possible, but this carries the risk of decline in physical function as the patients may relapse and face increased disease activity.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Deborah A. Forst, Alyx F. Podgurski, Kit M. Quain, Sophia L. Landay, Maya Anand, Emilia Kaslow-Zieve, Michelle M. Mesa, Jamie M. Jacobs, Jorg Dietrich, Michael W. Parsons, Nora Horick, Joseph A. Greer, Tracy T. Batchelor, Vicki A. Jackson, Areej El-Jawahri, Jennifer S. Temel
Summary: Male gender, higher caregiver burden, greater patient depression symptoms, and younger patient age are associated with increased distress among caregivers of patients with malignant gliomas.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Hammoda Abu-Odah, Alex Molassiotis, Ivy Y. Zhao, Jing Jing Su, Matthew J. Allsop
Summary: This study aimed to explore the level of psychological distress, anxiety, and depression among advanced cancer patients in the Gaza Strip and identify factors associated with high distress levels. The results showed that over two-thirds of advanced cancer patients reported a high level of distress, which was higher than early cancer patients. Breast cancer patients were more likely to experience psychological distress, and newly diagnosed patients had higher levels of anxiety, depression, and distress compared to those who had been diagnosed for a longer time.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Faezeh Saghafian, Nafiseh Sharif, Parvane Saneei, Ammar Hassanzadeh Keshteli, Mohammad Javad Hosseinzadeh-Attar, Hamid Afshar, Ahmad Esmaillzadeh, Peyman Adibi
Summary: In Iranian adults, a higher intake of total dietary fiber was associated with a lower risk of anxiety and high psychological distress, and was also related to decreased odds of depression in women. Further investigations with prospective nature are needed to confirm these findings.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Faiza Naeem, Saira Elaine Anwer Khan, Muhammad Ahmed Saeed, Sumaira Farman
Summary: Factors such as older age, lower education, and delayed consultation with rheumatologists were associated with diagnostic and therapeutic delay in rheumatoid arthritis patients, leading to increased disease activity and poorer functional outcomes. Positive anti-CCP antibodies were associated with diagnostic delay only.
PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2021)