Publications by authors named "Andjela Gogic"
The aim of this study was to investigate how sociodemographic and health factors contribute cognitive abilities in the older population of the Republic of Serbia, using data from the 2019 national health survey. The study included 3,743 participants, of whom 2,061 (55.1%) were women and 1,682 (44.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The term "internet addiction" (IA) describes a compulsive behavior associated with any online activity that disrupts everyday social interactions. Main aim of this research was to determine variables and development predictors of Internet addiction.
Methods: A total of 1,669 respondents participated in this research; 1,040 of them (62.
Schizophrenia is a chronic mental illness with a poor quality of life (QoL). The main aim of this study was to measure the QoL and factors that affect the QoL of patients with schizophrenia placed in a social welfare institution. This cross-sectional study included 287 patients with schizophrenia who were treated in a long-stay social care institution in which QoL was assessed using five different instruments: the World Health Organization Quality of Life scale, the EuroQoL Five-Dimension-Five-Level scale (including the visual analog scale), the Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire - Short Form, and the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale.
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- Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammation of the colon that can lead to increased risks of blood clots due to platelet activation.
- A study with 94 newly diagnosed UC patients explored how different treatments (infliximab, adalimumab, vedolizumab, and azathioprine) affect platelet aggregation.
- Results showed all treatments reduced platelet aggregation, with infliximab being the most effective, suggesting that managing UC could also lower cardiovascular risks by decreasing blood clot formation.