Estimation of Depression Prevalence in Patients with Stargardt Disease using PHQ-9 and Zung Scores

Moschos, Marilita M.; Nitoda, Eirini; Lavaris, Anastasios

doi:10.5301/ejo.5000700

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“…Depressive symptoms were determined based on participant's responses to the PHQ-9 questionnaire in the NHANES 2011–2012 cycle. PHQ-9 is the 9-item self-report depression scale that asks questions about the frequency of symptoms of depression over the past 2 weeks ( Kroenke et al, 2001 , Moschos et al, 2016 ). Each item can be scored from 0 (not at all) to 3 (nearly every day) ( Kroenke et al, 2001 ).…”

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Association between screen time and depression among US adults

Sherchand

Sherchan

2017

Preventive Medicine Reports

127

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Epidemiological surveys conducted in general populations have found that the prevalence of depression is about 9% in the United States. World Health Organization has projected that depression will be leading cause of disease burden by the year 2030. Growing evidence suggests that sedentary lifestyle is an important risk factor of depression among adults. The relationship between television watching/computer use and depression in US adults is still unknown. The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between television watching/computer use and depression. This is a cross-sectional study that used the secondary data from the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) (2011/2012). Participants were 3201 US adults who were 20 years or more. Self-reported Patient Health Questionnaire-9 [PHQ-9] was used to classify depression level; self-reported hours of watching TV and use of computer/day, and demographic information were obtained from NHANES data set. SAS®9.4was used to perform all statistical analyses and final model selection procedure. Depression was found to be significantly higher among female. Results showed that moderate or severe depression level was associated with higher time spent on TV watching and use of computer (> 6 h/day) (adjusted odds ratio: 2.3, 95% CI: 1.602–3.442). Duration of screen time was significantly associated when all covariates were adjusted. TV watching and computer use can predict the depression level among adults. Prospective studies and measurement of factors such as: work place sitting, social relationship, and family history of depression are warranted.

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Association between screen time and depression among US adults

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Sherchan

2017

Preventive Medicine Reports

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“…Several studies have evaluated the aforementioned association, detecting depression in patients with age-related macular degeneration [ 25 ], glaucoma [ 28 ], retinitis pigmentosa [ 29 ], and Stargardt disease [ 30 ]. As for the KC, studies demonstrated controversial conclusions.…”

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Psychological Aspects and Depression in Patients with Symptomatic Keratoconus

Moschos

Gouliopoulos

Kalogeropoulos

et al. 2018

Journal of Ophthalmology

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Purpose To assess the psychological status of keratoconus sufferers and to determine the relationship between depression and visual impairment in this group of patients. Methods Fifty-six patients with keratoconus and forty-seven age- and gender-matched healthy control subjects were retroprospectively analyzed. Every participant underwent a complete ophthalmological examination. Keratoconus diagnosis was confirmed with corneal topography and tomography. Zung Depression Inventory Questionnaire and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) were completed by everyone. Results Visual acuity (logMAR 0.53 ±0.30 versus 0.11 ± 0.16), PHQ-9 score (10.20 ± 4.00 versus 5.40 ± 5.01), and Zung score (46.52 ± 8.70 versus 38.53 ± 8.41) showed a statistically significant difference between keratoconus patients and healthy controls (p < 0.001 for all). Worse visual acuity was strongly correlated with older individuals (rho = 0.339, p=0.011) and higher PHQ-9 (rho = 0.765, p < 0.001) and Zung score (rho = 0.672, p < 0.001). Conclusion Depressive disorders appear to be directly associated with keratoconus, both in frequency and intensity. Worse visual acuity and older age could be identified as predictive factors for their emotional status. Moreover, the disease itself could be recognized as an independent risk factor for depression development, underlying the need for close monitoring and supportive management. To the best of our knowledge, our study is the first in the literature to elaborate the association between keratoconus and depression, by assessing two different questionnaires simultaneously.

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“…The raw score converted to a 100-point scale is the SDS/SD Index. The classifications according to the final SDS Index are as follows: those below 49 are considered normal, those between 50 and 59 are considered to have mild depression, 60–69 to have moderate or marked depression, and those who score 70 and above are considered to have severe depression 35–39. All subjects completed the questionnaires twice, before and after stimulation.…”

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<p>Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation significantly influences the eating behavior in depressive patients</p>

Jaššová¹,

Albrecht²,

Čerešňáková³

et al. 2019

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BackgroundDepressive syndrome is one of the most common of psychiatric diseases and is ranked as the largest single contributor to global disability. Depression worsens the treatment outcomes of comorbid conditions and is a predictor of an increased mortality rate. Frequent comorbidities accompanying depressive syndrome are eating disorders (ED). The novel brain stimulation technique termed repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been developed as a clinical tool to treat depression. Simultaneously the effect of rTMS has been studied on ED.PurposeThe aim of this study was to monitor the correlation between the improvement in depressive symptoms and changes in eating behavior after rTMS treatment, and potential possibility of the utilization of rTMS in the treatment of these frequent comorbid conditions.MethodsTo map the change in eating behavior, this study follows the changes in answers 5 and 7 in the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale. The patients were treated with high-frequency rTMS focused on the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.ResultsWe observed a significant change in both questions. At the same time, the change in both questions correlates with a variance in the overall depressive symptoms.ConclusionThe rTMS treatment of depressive syndrome resulted in significant clinical improvements, including changes in eating behavior.

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Estimation of Depression Prevalence in Patients with Stargardt Disease using PHQ-9 and Zung Scores

Abstract: Patients with Stargardt disease exhibited more depressive symptoms compared to healthy individuals according mainly to PHQ-9 scores. Moderate depression was significantly correlated visual function decline.

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Association between screen time and depression among US adults

Association between screen time and depression among US adults

Psychological Aspects and Depression in Patients with Symptomatic Keratoconus

<p>Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation significantly influences the eating behavior in depressive patients</p>

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