Intermediate outcomes of chronic disease self-management program offered by members of the Healthy Aging Regional Collaborative in South Florida.

Currently, 80% of adults over the age of 65 have at least one chronic disease. The Chronic Disease Self-management Program (CDSMP) focuses on increasing self-efficacy for managing chronic disease. Few studies have evaluated the effectiveness of CDSMP when offered by multiple agencies, as a collaborative effort, in community-based settings.

Characterization of the fast GABAergic inhibitory action of etifoxine during spinal nociceptive processing in male rats.

Etifoxine (EFX) is a non-benzodiazepine anxiolytic which potentiate GABAA receptor (GABAAR) function directly or indirectly via the production of 3α-reduced neurosteroids. The later effect is now recognized to account for the long-term reduction of pain symptoms in various neuropathic and inflammatory pain models. In the present study, we characterized the acute antinociceptive properties of EFX during spinal pain processing in naive and monoarthritic rats using in vivo electrophysiology.

Prenatal psychological distress and access to mental health care in the ELFE cohort.

Background: Pregnant women are vulnerable to the deleterious impact of environmental stressors. The aims were to identify the environmental and pregnancy characteristics independently associated with prenatal psychological distress and access to mental health care.

Methods: We used data from the French cohort Étude Longitudinale Française depuis l'Enfance (ELFE), a nationally representative cohort of children followed-up from birth to adulthood.

Negative events in childhood predict trajectories of internalizing symptoms up to young adulthood: an 18-year longitudinal study.

Background: Common negative events can precipitate the onset of internalizing symptoms. We studied whether their occurrence in childhood is associated with mental health trajectories over the course of development.

Methods: Using data from the TEMPO study, a French community-based cohort study of youths, we studied the association between negative events in 1991 (when participants were aged 4-16 years) and internalizing symptoms, assessed by the ASEBA family of instruments in 1991, 1999, and 2009 (n = 1503).

Unemployment and substance use in young adults: does educational attainment modify the association?

We studied whether patterns of substance use in relation to unemployment vary depending on educational level. Data come from 1,126 community-based young adults in France (18-35 years of age in 2011) and their parents (TEMPO and GAZEL studies). Tobacco use (≥1 cigarette/day, 22.

Childhood friendships and psychological difficulties in young adulthood: an 18-year follow-up study.

Childhood friendships have been shown to impact mental health over the short term; however, it is unclear whether these effects are sustained into young adulthood. We studied the prospective association between childhood friendships and psychological difficulties in young adulthood. Data come from 1,103 French 22-35 year olds participating in the TEMPO study.

Excess non-psychiatric hospitalizations among employees with mental disorders: a 10-year prospective study of the GAZEL cohort.

Objective: To examine whether non-psychiatric hospitalizations rates were higher in those with mental disorders.

Method: In a cohort of 15,811 employees, aged 35-50 years in 1989, mental disorder status was defined from 1989 to 2000. Hospitalizations for all-causes, myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, and cancer, were recorded yearly from 2001 to 2011.

Hostility and the risk of peptic ulcer in the GAZEL cohort.

Objective: Evidence for an association between hostility and peptic ulcer mainly relies on cross-sectional studies. Prospective studies are rare and have not used a validated measure of hostility. This prospective study aimed to examine the association between hostility and peptic ulcer in the large-scale French GAZEL cohort.

Clinical and social factors associated with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder medication use: population-based longitudinal study.

Background: The impact of longitudinal psychiatric comorbidity, parenting and social characteristics on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication use is still poorly understood.

Aims: To assess the baseline and longitudinal influences of behavioural and environmental factors on ADHD medication use.

Method: Survival regressions with time-dependent covariates were used to model data from a population-based longitudinal birth cohort.

Severity of TMD related to age, sex and electromyographic analysis.

Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are manifested as a group of signs and symptoms that affect a particular population profile. Some variables such as sex and age influence the clinical expression of this condition. This observational descriptive cross-sectional study aimed to correlate the severity of TMD established by the craniomandibular index (CMI) with the variables: age, sex and electromyographic activity of the masseter and anterior temporal muscles.

Internet and video game use in relation to overweight in young adults.

Purpose: To examine the relationship between interactive media use (Internet and video games) and overweight risk in young adults.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: France (TEMPO study).

Treatment for illegal drug use disorders: the role of comorbid mood and anxiety disorders.

Background: Our aim was to examine whether comorbid mood and anxiety disorders influence patterns of treatment or the perceived unmet need for treatment among those not receiving treatment for illegal drug use disorders.

Methods: Data came from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC, 2001-2002 and 2004-2005, n = 34,653). Lifetime DSM-IV illegal drug use disorder (abuse and dependence), as well as comorbid mood (major depression, dysthymia, manic disorder, hypomanic disorder) and anxiety disorders (panic disorder, agoraphobia, social phobia, specific phobia, generalized anxiety) were ascertained by a standardized psychiatric interview.

Primary health care practitioner perspectives on the management of insomnia: a pilot study.

This paper reports a qualitative pilot study exploring primary care health practitioners' perspectives on the management of insomnia following the extensive media coverage on the adverse effects of zolpidem in 2007-08. General practitioners and community pharmacists were recruited throughout metropolitan Sydney, New South Wales using a convenience sampling and snowballing technique. Demographic information was collected from each participant followed by a semistructured interview.

Factors associated with the completion of falls prevention program.

Falls and fear of falling can affect independence and quality of life of older adults. Falls prevention programs may help avoiding these issues if completed. Understanding factors that are associated with completion of falls prevention programs is important.

Depression and the risk of cancer: a 15-year follow-up study of the GAZEL cohort.

Depression has long been hypothesized to be associated with cancer incidence. However, there is evidence for a positive publication bias in this field. In the present study, we examined the association between various measures of depression and cancer incidence at several sites.

Intermediate outcomes of a chronic disease self-management program for Spanish-speaking older adults in South Florida, 2008-2010.

Introduction: The prevalence and negative health effects of chronic diseases are disproportionately high among Hispanics, the largest minority group in the United States. Self-management of chronic conditions by older adults is a public health priority. The objective of this study was to examine 6-week differences in self-efficacy, time spent performing physical activity, and perceived social and role activities limitations for participants in a chronic disease self-management program for Spanish-speaking older adults, Tomando Control de su Salud (TCDS).

Attention problems in childhood and adult substance use.

Objective: To assess the link between childhood attention problems (AP) and substance use 18 years later.

Study Design: This cohort study was conducted in a community sample of 1103 French youths followed from 1991 to 2009. Exposures and covariates were childhood behavioral problems (based on parental report at baseline), early substance use, school difficulties, and family adversity.

Lifecourse socioeconomic position and alcohol use in young adulthood: results from the French TEMPO cohort study.

Aims: The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between lifetime socioeconomic position and alcohol use in young adults.

Methods: The participants (n = 1103, age 22-35 years in 2009) were the French TEMPO cohort, offspring of employees (all French nationals) of the French national gas and electricity company (GAZEL) who were in a previous cohort study. Alcohol use was assessed by the WHO AUDIT questionnaire (none, low or intermediate alcohol use, alcohol abuse).

The role of family history in mental health service utilization for major depression.

Background: The purpose of the study was to examine the association between family history of major depressive disorder (MDD) and mental health service utilization for MDD.

Methods: Data come from wave 1 (2001-2002) and wave 2 (2004-2005) of the US National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC). The AUDADIS was used to determine the presence of lifetime and incident MDD.

Does low intensity laser therapy reduce pain and change orofacial myofunctional conditions?

Due to its multifactorial pain aspects, combined therapies are required for the the comprehensive management of temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD). Interdisciplinary forms of therapies, such as laser therapy, and health care or medical professionals, such as speech therapists, have been proposed for this comprehensive management. The aims of this study were the following: 1.

[Socio-demographic factors and use of health services for psychological reasons in young adults].

Background: Although young adults exhibit a high rate of psychiatric disorders, their rate of access to mental health care is low compared with older age groups. Our study examined the relationship between socio-demographic factors and the use of health care services for psychological reasons.

Methods: We studied a community sample of 1103 French 22 to 35-year-old (TEMPO cohort study) who were surveyed by mailed questionnaire in 2009.