Sentences with phrase «health anxiety measured»

Health anxiety measured on the Whiteley - 7 scale is displayed in Table 2.

This instrument has been shown to be a highly reliable health anxiety measure (test - retest r = 0.90 and Cronbach's α = 0.95).

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«The letter, which comes in response to an aggressive campaign by the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), claims that for more than 30 years researchers at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) have been «removing [macaques] from their mothers at birth and subjecting them to distressful and sometimes painful procedures that measure their anxiety and depression.»»

The EHE International health exam measured depressive symptoms with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ - 9), anxiety symptoms with the Generalized Anxiety Scale (GAD - 7) and alcohol dependence with the CAGE health exam measured depressive symptoms with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ - 9), anxiety symptoms with the Generalized Anxiety Scale (GAD - 7) and alcohol dependence with the CAGE Health Questionnaire (PHQ - 9), anxiety symptoms with the Generalized Anxiety Scale (GAD - 7) and alcohol dependence with the CAGEanxiety symptoms with the Generalized Anxiety Scale (GAD - 7) and alcohol dependence with the CAGEAnxiety Scale (GAD - 7) and alcohol dependence with the CAGE scale.

One of the apps assesses measures of mood and anxiety; the other asks questions related to life issues including physical and mental health, addictions, cultural factors and environmental stress.

The mental health coach used the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ9) to measure anxiety and depression scores prior to and after intervention, and scores decreased by 49 percent on average after three mhealth coach used the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ9) to measure anxiety and depression scores prior to and after intervention, and scores decreased by 49 percent on average after three mHealth Questionnaire (PHQ9) to measure anxiety and depression scores prior to and after intervention, and scores decreased by 49 percent on average after three months.

Health experts often assume that blood pressure measured in a medical office or hospital may be higher than usual, thanks to the anxiety brought on from being in a doctor's office (a phenomenon known as white - coat hypertension).

Participants were recruited from two hospital sites in Melbourne (Australia), and were administered the standard QOLIBRI (Quality of Life after Brain Injury) questionnaire plus two different measures assessing depression (the recent World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) and the much older Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)-RRB-, a measure of demoralization (Demoralization Scale (DS)-RRB- and psychological distress (K10).

More significantly, these measures are used in the IAPT initiative, a major roll - out project in England that supports the NHS in implementing National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines for people suffering from depression and anxiety disorders by offering a realistic and routine first - line treatment.

The primary outcome measure was the Health Anxiety Inventory (HAI).

During the time of conducting our study, the reliability of the HADS as a clinical screening tool was critically questioned noting that although the HADS was used in TIDES, different measures were recommended from that international study.36 These measures were the PHQ - 9 for depression and the GAD - 7 for anxiety.4 36 Both these measures are recommended in the international guidelines for mental health screening of patients with CF, 11 which are since being used in CF clinical settings.15 31 Because of the current shift away from using HADS as a screening tool for depression and anxiety in CF, and because of the small sample sizes in each group (online and paper - based), we did not test measurement invariance to determine if the online version of HADS is equivalent to the paper based version.

Measures of depression and depressive symptoms: Beck Depression Inventory - II (BDI - II), Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES - D), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (PHQ - 9)

It is noteworthy that the severe Health anxiety patients had worse outcomes on any outcome measures used in this study, including PCS, than patients with a well - defined medical condition.

However, traditional objections to findings not based on clinical diagnostic categories are lessened by evidence that CMD are most validly represented as a single dimension encompassing comorbid anxiety and depression.43 — 45 One important problem is that measures such as the general health questionnaire may be prone to socioeconomic response bias, with those in lower occupational grades underreporting symptoms.46

Carers» mental health — Hospital and Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS).40 Depressive and anxiety symptoms in carers will be measured using HADS, a self - rated measure, generating scores for both generalised anxiety and depressive symptoms, used widely to identify caseness for clinically significant depression and anxAnxiety Depression Scale (HADS).40 Depressive and anxiety symptoms in carers will be measured using HADS, a self - rated measure, generating scores for both generalised anxiety and depressive symptoms, used widely to identify caseness for clinically significant depression and anxanxiety symptoms in carers will be measured using HADS, a self - rated measure, generating scores for both generalised anxiety and depressive symptoms, used widely to identify caseness for clinically significant depression and anxanxiety and depressive symptoms, used widely to identify caseness for clinically significant depression and anxietyanxiety.41

Primary and secondary outcome measures The Perceived Stress Scale, the Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment - 7 and the Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (for depression).

Many of the scales demonstrated weak psychometrics in at least one of the following ways: (a) lack of psychometric data [i.e., reliability and / or validity; e.g., HFQ, MASC, PBS, Social Adjustment Scale - Self - Report (SAS - SR) and all perceived self - esteem and self - concept scales], (b) items that fall on more than one subscale (e.g., CBCL - 1991 version), (c) low alpha coefficients (e.g., below.60) for some subscales, which calls into question the utility of using these subscales in research and clinical work (e.g., HFQ, MMPI - A, CBCL - 1991 version, BASC, PSPCSAYC), (d) high correlations between subscales (e.g., PANAS - C), (e) lack of clarity regarding clinically - relevant cut - off scores, yielding high false positive and false negative rates (e.g., CES - D, CDI) and an inability to distinguish between minor (i.e., subclinical) and major (i.e., clinical) «cases» of a disorder (e.g., depression; CDI, BDI), (f) lack of correspondence between items and DSM criteria (e.g., CBCL - 1991 version, CDI, BDI, CES - D, (g) a factor structure that lacks clarity across studies (e.g., PSPCSAYC, CASI; although the factor structure is often difficult to assess in studies of pediatric populations, given the small sample sizes), (h) low inter-rater reliability for interview and observational methods (e.g., CGAS), (i) low correlations between respondents such as child, parent, teacher [e.g., BASC, PSPCSAYC, CSI, FSSC - R, SCARED, Connors Ratings Scales - Revised (CRS - R)-RSB-, (j) the inclusion of somatic or physical symptom items on mental health subscales (e.g., CBCL), which is a problem when conducting studies of children with pediatric physical conditions because physical symptoms may be a feature of the condition rather than an indicator of a mental health problem, (k) high correlations with measures of social desirability, which is particularly problematic for the self - related rating scales and for child - report scales more generally, and (l) content validity problems (e.g., the RCMAS is a measure of anxiety, but contains items that tap mood, attention, peer interactions, and impulsivity).

Main outcome measures Maternal report of child externalising behaviour (child behavior checklist 1 1/2 -5 year old), parenting (parent behavior checklist), and maternal mental health (depression anxiety stress scales) at 18 and 24 months.

Validity was assessed against several established measures of social anxiety, global assessments of severity and improvement, and scales assessing physical health and disability.

Workload, in particular tight deadlines, too much work and too much pressure or responsibility, a lack of managerial support, organisational changes at work, violence and role uncertainty are identified causes of work - related stress.1 These factors are antecedents of sickness presenteeism which is mediated by mental and physical health.2 At the individual level, chronic stress produces long - term deleterious effects in health, namely, cardiovascular diseases, 3 burn - out, anxiety and depression.4 Sickness absence in Europe is associated with psychosocial work factors.5 The link between work performance, stress and health poses an important challenge to workers, employers and organisations in general, as stress should be monitored and mitigation measures implemented accordingly.6

GUS has measured maternal mental health using two different scales: at sweeps 1 and 3 (ages 10 months and 34 months respectively), the SF12 Mental Health Component Score (MCS) was used, whereas at sweeps 2 and 4 (ages 22 months and 46 months respectively) selected items from the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS10) werehealth using two different scales: at sweeps 1 and 3 (ages 10 months and 34 months respectively), the SF12 Mental Health Component Score (MCS) was used, whereas at sweeps 2 and 4 (ages 22 months and 46 months respectively) selected items from the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS10) wereHealth Component Score (MCS) was used, whereas at sweeps 2 and 4 (ages 22 months and 46 months respectively) selected items from the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS10) were used.

Measures included the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), the Emotions as a Child Scales (EAC), the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS), and the Spence Child Anxiety Scale for Parents (SCAS - P).

Measures utilized include individual emails with coded links were sent to participants to complete questionnaires or quizzes, the General Health Questionnaire 12 - item (GHQ - 12), the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS - 21), and the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ - II).

Measures utilized include individual emails with coded links were sent to participants to complete questionnaires or quizzes, the General Health Questionnaire 12 - item (GHQ - 12), the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS - 21), the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills (KIMS), and the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ - II).

Measures included the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), the Youth Self - Report, the Emotions as a Child Scales (EAC), the Spence children's anxiety scale (SCAS), and the Spence Child Anxiety Scale for Parents (SCAanxiety scale (SCAS), and the Spence Child Anxiety Scale for Parents (SCAAnxiety Scale for Parents (SCAS - P).

Measures of mental health outcome included Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), symptoms of depression, and symptoms of anxiety, Burnout (BO), and Vital Exhaustion (VE).

Primary outcome measures are: carer preparedness measured by the Preparedness for Caregiving Scale28 and carer distress measured by the Distress Thermometer (DT).29, 30 Secondary outcome measures are carer anxiety and depression measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), 31 carer quality of life measured by the Caregiver Quality of Life Index — Cancer, 32 carer competence measured by the Carer Competence Scale, 33 carer supportive care needs measured by the «Partner and Caregivers Supportive Care Needs Scale ’34 and «Brain Tumour Specific Supportive Carer Needs for Carers Survey ’35 and health economic cost - consequences measured using a checklist of serviceanxiety and depression measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), 31 carer quality of life measured by the Caregiver Quality of Life Index — Cancer, 32 carer competence measured by the Carer Competence Scale, 33 carer supportive care needs measured by the «Partner and Caregivers Supportive Care Needs Scale ’34 and «Brain Tumour Specific Supportive Carer Needs for Carers Survey ’35 and health economic cost - consequences measured using a checklist of serviceAnxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), 31 carer quality of life measured by the Caregiver Quality of Life Index — Cancer, 32 carer competence measured by the Carer Competence Scale, 33 carer supportive care needs measured by the «Partner and Caregivers Supportive Care Needs Scale ’34 and «Brain Tumour Specific Supportive Carer Needs for Carers Survey ’35 and health economic cost - consequences measured using a checklist of services used.

A questionnaire was produced comprising these item pools in addition to well validated measures covering: The 30 Big Five facets, stress, general anxiety, social anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive symptoms, schizotypy, psychological (eudemonic) well - being, physical health, sleep quality, life satisfaction, coping styles, gratitude, hope, optimism, social desirability, and several measures of parenting.

A self - rated measure of health anxiety should be sensitive across the full range of intensity (from mild concern to frank hypochondriasis) and should differentiate people suffering from health anxiety from those who have actual physical illness but who are not excessively concerned about their health.

The HAI is a reliable and valid measure of health anxiety.

The Health Anxiety Inventory (HAI24) was the primary outcome measure.

Several longitudinal studies have indicated that returning to full - time work after a brief maternity leave was a risk factor that compromised maternal mental health (depression and anxiety), especially when shorter leaves coincided with maternal fatigue, poor general health, poor social support, marital concerns, and other risk factors.17, 18 When mothers in the Wisconsin Maternity Leave and Health Study were contacted one year after they had given birth, no significant differences were noted between home - makers, part - time, and full - time employed women in measures of mental health such as depression, anxiety and self - ehealth (depression and anxiety), especially when shorter leaves coincided with maternal fatigue, poor general health, poor social support, marital concerns, and other risk factors.17, 18 When mothers in the Wisconsin Maternity Leave and Health Study were contacted one year after they had given birth, no significant differences were noted between home - makers, part - time, and full - time employed women in measures of mental health such as depression, anxiety and self - ehealth, poor social support, marital concerns, and other risk factors.17, 18 When mothers in the Wisconsin Maternity Leave and Health Study were contacted one year after they had given birth, no significant differences were noted between home - makers, part - time, and full - time employed women in measures of mental health such as depression, anxiety and self - eHealth Study were contacted one year after they had given birth, no significant differences were noted between home - makers, part - time, and full - time employed women in measures of mental health such as depression, anxiety and self - ehealth such as depression, anxiety and self - esteem.

As indicated by Spearman's r analysis, there was a significant association between gross total cost changes and improvement in health anxiety as measured by HAI among participants in the ICBT group (r = 0.31; p = 0.005) but not in the IBSM group (r = 0.17; p = 0.143).

Because the CIS is a global measure of impairment, these data can not be used to investigate particular aspects of child emotional or behavioral problems, such as depression or anxiety, and how they may vary by paternal mental health status, and they apply only to children ages 5 to 17 years.

Importantly, our study uses a new, validated measure of adult mental health that expands the prior focus on adult depressive symptoms to include anxiety symptoms as well.

Main outcome measures Maternal report of child externalising behaviour (Child Behaviour Checklist), parenting (Parent Behaviour Checklist) and maternal mental health (Depression Anxiety Stress Scales) when children were aged 3 years.

Convergent validity was analysed - using correlations between the CiOQ - SCS and the measures of posttraumatic stress symptoms, mental health, anxiety, depression, social support and coping style.

Assessed maternal (i.e. depression, anxiety and pessimism) and child (i.e. ASD symptoms, behaviour, and physical health) measures over a period of 4.5 years.

The study showed that it was possible to form composite measures of mental health problems from single item questions regarding anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms and FSS with acceptable to good internal consistency and factorial invariance across the different follow - ups.

Convergent validity was explored through the associations between the simplified Chinese version of the CiOQ - S (CiOQ - SCS) and measures of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, anxiety, depression, general health, coping style and social support.

Fortunately, despite the challenges the universe has sent me — chronic health problems, workplace sociopath induced anxiety, marriage breakdown, having to paint ceilings as budgetary measure, bluebottles etc etc etc — I regard myself as a very lucky woman who's been blessed with more advantages than many.