Psychological Mediators of the Association between Obesity and Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress.

Introduction: There is still paucity of knowledge about which factors can mediate the link between obesity and mental health problems. This study aimed to investigate psychological mediators of the association between different weight profiles (healthy, overweight, and obesity) and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress.

Methods: A sample of 407 adults (≥18 years old) with different weight profiles recruited from general population was assessed for symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress, and dimensions of emotion regulation and body investment/body image.

Investigating the network ties between affect, attachment, and psychopathology.

Objectives: Recent years have seen an increased interest regarding theoretical and empirical associations of adult attachment security and primary affective traits concerning psychiatric disorders. In this study, network analysis technique is applied to dissect the links between both psychodynamic personality constructs and an array of psychopathological symptoms.

Methods: A total sample of 921 (69.

Beyond fight or flight: The protective role of pre-pandemic meditation practice against anxiety and perceived stress.

The COVID-19 pandemic generated distinct mental health challenges, characterised by stress and anxiety due to its unpredictable duration and continuous threat. This study examined the role of meditation practice on anxiety symptoms and perceived stress, considering co-variables such as self-compassion, acceptance, awareness, brooding, lockdown duration, and sociodemographic characteristics. The study used a longitudinal design and data were collected through online surveys from April 2020 to January 2021 (at four different time points) and included 238 participants from Portugal (165 had prior experience with meditation practices, 73 were non-meditators) with a mean age of 43.

Personality traits and symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with primary vitreous floaters.

Purpose: We investigated personality traits and symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with primary vitreous floaters.

Methods: A U.K.

Prevalence of personality disorders in adults with binge eating disorder-A systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis.

Binge eating disorder (BED) is a complex mental health problem entailing high risk for obesity, overweight, and other psychiatric disorders. However, there is still unclear evidence of the prevalence of personality disorders (PDs) in BED patients. We conducted a systematic review and a Bayesian meta-analysis for studies examining the prevalence of any PD in adult BED patients.

Change processes during intensive day programme treatment for adolescent anorexia nervosa: a dyadic interview analysis of adolescent and parent views.

Background: Day programmes for adolescent anorexia nervosa (AN) can function as an alternative to inpatient admissions and/or an increase in outpatient treatment intensity. Processes of change during treatment for AN are currently poorly understood. This study aimed to explore how adolescents with AN and their parents understood the helpful and unhelpful factors and processes that impacted them during day programme treatment.

The Basic VRS-Effect Study: Clinical Trial Outcomes and Cost-Effectiveness of Low Vision Rehabilitation in Portugal.

Introduction: The aim of this study was twofold: (1) to investigate the clinical impact of vision rehabilitation in patients with vision impairment and (2) to investigate the cost-effectiveness of a basic vision rehabilitation service in Portugal.

Methods: The trial recruited patients diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration or diabetic retinopathy (DR) and visual acuity in the range 0.4-1.

Psychological treatments for persistent depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis of quality of life and functioning outcomes.

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Anxiety levels moderate the association between visual acuity and health-related quality of life in chronic eye disease patients.

The current study examines the potential moderating effect of depression and anxiety on the relationship between visual acuity and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic eye diseases. Of the 71 patients, 37 (52%) were female and 34 (48%) were male, age (mean ± SD) was 69 ± 12 years. A significant multivariate regression model was found for patients' health-related quality of life (EQ-5D-5L index) (R = 0.

Psychological implications of vitreous opacities - A systematic review.

Question: Given that depression and anxiety can be comorbid to several treatable eye diseases, it is paramount to understand whether vitreous opacities are also associated with increased risk of well-being and mental health problems. The current systematic review summarises research examining psychological implications of vitreous opacities in adult patients.

Study Selection And Analysis: PubMed, Cochrane library, EMBASE, Global Health, Web of Science, EBSCO, and Science Direct were systematically searched for all articles published up to May 5th 2021.

Economic threshold analysis of delivering a task-sharing treatment for common mental disorders at scale: the Friendship Bench, Zimbabwe.

Background: Task-sharing treatment approaches offer a pragmatic approach to treating common mental disorders in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). The Friendship Bench (FB), developed in Zimbabwe with increasing adoption in other LMICs, is one example of this type of treatment model using lay health workers (LHWs) to deliver treatment.

Objective: To consider the level of treatment coverage required for a recent scale-up of the FB in Zimbabwe to be considered cost-effective.

Depression in disabling medical conditions - current perspectives.

Chronic diseases commonly entail disability and are highly comorbid with mental health problems, particularly depression. Prevalence of depression across different disabling conditions affecting adult patients, as well as risk factors for depression in these patient groups are reviewed in the current work, with a particular focus on the literature published in the past 5 years. The prevalence of depression in disabling conditions is higher than in the general population and is associated with different factors.

Is perceived social support more important than visual acuity for clinical depression and anxiety in patients with age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy?

Objective: To investigate whether visual acuity has the same importance as a factor of depression and anxiety comparing with other psychological variables, particularly perceived social support, in patients diagnosed with age-related eye diseases, with and without low vision.

Design: Observational cross-sectional study.

Setting: Patients attending outpatient appointments at the department of ophthalmology of a general hospital in Portugal.

Cost-effectiveness of basic vision rehabilitation (The basic VRS-effect study): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Purpose: To investigate the cost-effectiveness of a basic vision rehabilitation service (basic-VRS) in Portugal. We designed a parallel group, randomised controlled trial whose aim is to compare the effects and costs of 'usual low vision care' with a 'basic-VRS intervention' on self-reported visual ability and other psychosocial and health-related quality-of-life outcomes.

Methods: The trial will recruit participants that meet the following inclusion criteria: (1) visual acuity between 0.

Psychological and Psychosocial Interventions for Depression and Anxiety in Patients With Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Systematic Review.

Objective: To review the current literature on psychosocial and psychological interventions to prevent and treat depression and anxiety in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Methods: The authors conducted a systematic review of literature evaluating psychosocial and psychological interventions for depression and anxiety in patients with AMD. Primary searches of PubMed, Cochrane library, EMBASE, Global Health, Web of Science, EBSCO, and Science Direct were conducted to include all articles published up to April 21, 2018.

Empowering people to help speak up about safety in primary care: Using codesign to involve patients and professionals in developing new interventions for patients with multimorbidity.

Background: Multimorbidity, defined as the presence of two or more long-term conditions, is increasingly common in primary care, and patients with multimorbidity may face particular barriers to quality of care and increased safety risks due to the complexity of managing multiple conditions. Consistent with calls to directly involve service users in improving care, we aimed to use design materials to codesign new interventions to improve safety in primary care.

Design: We drew on two established methods-accelerated experience-based codesign and the future workshop approach.

Experience of Anti-VEGF Treatment and Clinical Levels of Depression and Anxiety in Patients With Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

Purpose: To investigate detailed patient experiences specific to receiving vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors (anti-VEGF) for wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD), and to acquire a snapshot of the frequency of clinically significant levels of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress among patients and levels of burden in patients' carers.

Design: Observational cross-sectional mixed-methods study.

Methods: Three hundred patients with wAMD receiving anti-VEGF treatment and 100 patient carers were recruited.

Psychological impact of anti-VEGF treatments for wet macular degeneration-a review.

Purpose: To review the current literature on the psychological impact of anti-VEGF treatments for wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD), in terms of patients' experiences of receiving these treatments, and the impact of these treatments for patients' mental health and quality of life.

Methods: We critically analyzed current literature evaluating psychological impact of anti-VEGF treatments for wAMD. Primary searches of PubMed, Science Direct, and Web of Science were conducted in July and August of 2015.

Patient perceptions and experiences of stereotactic radiotherapy for wet age-related macular degeneration.

Purpose: Wet age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is a leading cause of visual impairment. Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections are the mainstay of treatment but require monthly injections and frequent hospital visits. A novel approach to treatment with the use of stereotactic radiotherapy (Oraya IRay) as an adjunct to ranibizumab injections has shown promising results.

Psychologic adjustment to irreversible vision loss in adults: a systematic review.

Purpose: To summarize relevant evidence investigating the psychologic adjustment to irreversible vision loss (IVL) in adults.

Design: Irreversible vision loss entails a challenging medical condition in which rehabilitation outcomes are strongly dependent on the patient's psychologic adjustment to illness and impairment. So far, no study has systematically reviewed the psychologic adjustment to IVL in adults.

Health-related quality of life and depression in a sample of Latin American adults with rheumatoid arthritis.

Objective: To compare the health related quality of life (HRQoL) and depression of individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to healthy controls in Colombia, as well as to examine the connections between these two variables in individuals with RA.

Method: One hundred and three individuals with RA were recruited from ambulatory centers in Colombia. Seventy-three control participants were recruited from the local community.

Depression and experience of vision loss in group of adults in rehabilitation setting: mixed-methods pilot study.

There is a paucity of literature regarding the relationship between the experience of vision loss and depression. Therefore, the current pilot study aimed to explore whether significant differences existed in levels of depression between adults with different vision loss experiences. A group of adults aged between 20 and 65 yr old with irreversible vision loss in a rehabilitation setting was interviewed.

Cross-cultural adaptation of the Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis (OPD-2) in Portugal.

Background: The Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis (OPD-2) is internationally established as one of the major instruments available for clinical diagnosis and scientific research, being frequently used as an auxiliary tool in the selection of therapeutic interventions.

Aims: 1) To describe the methodological aspects of the adaptation of the OPD-2 into Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil). 2) To assess inter-rater agreement for the different axes of the instrument when scoring clinical interviews.