As the population is aging, strategies for helping older people to maintain and promote good health well-being are needed. This study aims assess whether depressive symptomatology spirituality associated with subjective in adults when controlled sociodemographic variables. Furthermore, mediating role of association between was examined. A total 250 participants (mean age 75.91 ± 7.60) this cross-sectional completed Daily Spiritual Experience Scale, Zung's Self-rating Depression Personal...

We aimed to assess the role of weight stigma and social support in depression, anxiety, loneliness controlling for sociodemographic clinical variables. A total 189 adults with overweight/obesity were included. Participants recruited from outpatient clinics by general practitioners which covered all regions Slovakia. Correlation analyses multiple linear regression used analyze data. experienced weight-related teasing (40.4%), unfair treatment (18.0%), discrimination (14.1%). found an...

Fatigue and poor sleep quality are among the most common patient-reported problems associated with multiple sclerosis (MS). Social support, on other hand, is often found to be positively of life in patients neurological diseases. Studies also show that suicidal ideation (SI) levels MS elevated compared general population. Thus, aim this study assess associations between fatigue, social support SI MS. Out 184 asked participate cross-sectional study, 156 agreed (RR 69.8%; 75% female; mean age:...

Introduction Increasing overweight and obesity rates represent one of the global public health challenges. COM-B is a theoretical model used to identify areas target achieve behavior change. It identifies three factors that are needed for any occur: capability, opportunity, motivation. We aimed assess potential facilitators barriers change in weight management using COM-B. Methods The study included 139 people with (mean age 48.81 ± 14.49 years; 64.5% female; body mass index 32.64 6.51 kg/m...

Social participation is an important aspect associated with health-related outcomes in chronic diseases. However, little known about the factors that may affect patients rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We aimed to examine whether pain, fatigue, anxiety, depression, and illness perception are social RA when controlled for clinical sociodemographic variables. also analysed mediating role of association between physical psychological variables on participation.

We aimed to assess whether hostility and coping self-efficacy are associated with psychological distress in obstructive sleep apnoea patients. Furthermore, we examined mediates the association between distress. included 150 patients (Apnoea-Hypopnoea Index ⩾5; 68% male; mean age: 48.9 ± 9.5 years). Regression models showed that poor were strongly All assessed dimensions mediated Coping for stopping unpleasant emotions thoughts strongest a lower level of

We aimed to assess the prevalence of suicidal ideation and examine relationships between obstructive sleep apnoea severity, sleep-related problems, social support in patients. included 149 patients (68% male; mean age, 48.99 ± 9.57 years) with diagnosed (Apnoea–Hypopnoea Index ⩾5) based on full-night polysomnography. The among was 20.1 per cent. Structural equation modelling showed that strongly related poor quality high fatigue levels. No relationship found.

Purpose: To examine whether Obstructive Sleep Apnoea severity, sleep-related problems, and anxiety are associated with work functioning in patients, when controlled for age, gender type of occupation. investigate moderates the associations between problems functioning.Materials methods: We included 105 patients (70% male; mean age 46.62 ± 9.79 years). All completed Pittsburgh Quality Index, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Work Role Functioning Questionnaire-2.0.Results:...

Sexual dysfunction is very commonly reported by people with multiple sclerosis (MS). However, this problem often remains under-diagnosed and under-treated. Furthermore, still little known about protective psychosocial factors that may help to improve sexual functioning in MS patients. Thus, we aimed assess the associations between social support, self-esteem patients when controlled for clinical sociodemographic variables. The Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), Multidimensional of...

ABSTRACT Background We aimed to assess the role of COVID‐19 pandemic in association clinical, physical, and psychological factors with pain Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients. Methods included 103 RA patients (81.6% females; mean age 56.1 ± 13.8 years). Patients filled out VAS‐pain, GAD‐7, PHQ‐9, MFI‐20, B‐IPQ. Paired sample t ‐tests, correlations, multiple regression analyses were used analyse data. Results Our results showed significantly worsened data collected post‐pandemic ( p ≤ 0.05)....

Abstract Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized by demyelination and variable symptomatology, typically appears during young adulthood, making it a condition of considerable public health concern. Given its chronic nature, understanding the illness perception plays crucial role in long-term disease management. Our research aims to examine factors affecting among people with MS. Methods The study sample consisted 166 patients MS (75.3% women; mean age: 40.9±11.3 years; duration:...

Abstract Background Overweight/obesity is associated with negative health outcomes that may be caused by experience and internalization of weight stigma. Weight stigma seems to diminish control efforts unhealthy eating behaviours. Moreover, lack known about the protective factors against stigmatization. We aimed assess role food literacy in behaviour people overweight obesity controlling for sociodemographic clinical variables. Methods A total 189 participants overweight/obesity (52.9%...

Abstract Background Dementia presents a public health priority due to its high global prevalence, mortality, economic cost, and caregiver burden (CB). care can be stressful may negatively influence the of informal caregivers. This cross-sectional study aimed identify psychological social factors associated with subjective CB in home providers people dementia (PwD), controlling for sociodemographic, clinical, care-related variables. Methods We included 115 caregivers PwD from community...

Despite efficient biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients still suffer from high fatigue. This study aims to further our knowledge by assessing severity levels of the various fatigue dimensions and their associations with pain, sleep quality, psychological well-being in bDMARDs treated RA patients.

Chronic neurological disease such as multiple sclerosis (MS), is a significant risk factor for psychological distress, which can result in suicidal behaviour. Suicidal ideation (SI) considered harbinger of suicide-related mortality. However, so far, little known about the role protective factors against SI MS. This study aims to assess association between coping self-efficacy and when controlled sociodemographic variables, clinical sleep-related problems, depression. The sample consisted 162...

Abstract Background Suicidal ideation (SI) is more prevalent in people with coronary heart disease (CHD) when compared to the general population. However, studies on protective factors against SI cardiovascular diseases are still lacking. Moreover, there less known about risk factors, such as ethnicity or lifestyle and suicidal behavior. Thus, we aimed examine associations between ethnicity, CHD controlled for sociodemographic clinical variables. Methods We included 878 patients (60.0% male;...

Abstract Background Although depression is a common comorbidity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), little known about potential treatment strategy. Current studies dietary improvement for have recently emerged in the general population, but hardly any coverage RA. Also, less exercise increases number people experiencing depression, and current showed that most RA patients are physically inactive. Thus, our study aimed to identify factors associated with patients. Methods We included 157 (84.7%...