Health Sciences
Masoud Lotfizadeh; Zahra Karimi; Marjan Sadat Seghayat; Fatemeh Fatahian
Abstract
Background: The aging process begins at the age of 60 and is accompanied by several biochemical, physiological, anatomical, and metabolic changes. Transitioning into old age has serious medical, psychological, and social consequences. Given the significance of mental health in old age, the goal of this ...
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Background: The aging process begins at the age of 60 and is accompanied by several biochemical, physiological, anatomical, and metabolic changes. Transitioning into old age has serious medical, psychological, and social consequences. Given the significance of mental health in old age, the goal of this study was to compare stress, anxiety, and depression levels among nursing home residents and non-residents.Methods: A census approach was used to choose 264 older persons for this cross-sectional study. Data was gathered using the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS) questionnaire.Results: The mean and standard deviation of the age of the elderly participants in the study were 69.64 ± 9.35, with 202 (76.5%) females and 62 (23.5%) males. The study's findings revealed that the mean and standard deviation of stress in old people who are maintained at home were (11.28 ± 8.85), anxiety (10.45 ± 8.16), and depression (9.09 ± 8.25). The mean and standard deviation of stress, anxiety, and depression in nursing home residents are (17.18 ± 8.08), (18.08 ± 9.63), and (15.57 ± 10.97, respectively. There was a significant difference in stress, anxiety, and depression levels between senior individuals living at home and those living in nursing facilities (P < 0.001).Conclusion: According to the study findings, elderly people living in nursing homes had higher levels of stress, anxiety, and depression than those living in their own homes. As a result, long-term measures for lowering mental health difficulties in the senior population are critical.
COVID-19
Zahra Karimi; Zahra Davoodi; Leila Rabiei; Mahnaz Jafari; Mansoureh Kiani Dehkordi; Roy Rillera Marzo; Masoud Lotfizadeh
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Objective: COVID-19 prevalence is a new and serious threat to public health. The disease has had an impact on nearly every important economic, political, social, and even military aspect of many countries around the world. As a result, the psychological effects of this viral disease on different levels ...
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Objective: COVID-19 prevalence is a new and serious threat to public health. The disease has had an impact on nearly every important economic, political, social, and even military aspect of many countries around the world. As a result, the psychological effects of this viral disease on different levels of society's psychological health are critical, necessitating scientific research. This study looked into the possible link between COVID-19 and psychological distress and anxiety in Iran.Methods: The first large-scale global study of psychological distress and anxiety in public society, this cross-sectional (descriptive-analytical) study was based on the participation of people from some Asian countries during the COVID-19 epidemic. Only the results from Iran were presented in this article. This study had 1480 participants and used a standard questionnaire called the COVID-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index (CPDI) with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.82.Results: It was discovered that 1171 (79%) of the participants were female, while 309 (21%) were male. The CPDI Questionnaire yielded a mean score of 54.16±6.13. There was a significant relationship (p=0.0002) between age group and total score of psychological distress and anxiety. The findings revealed a link between anxiety variables and education (p = 0.0001), monthly income (p = 0.008), and gender (p = 0.019).Conclusion: It can be concluded that the majority of study participants were in an unfavorable psychological distress and anxiety situation.