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Am J Geriatr Psychiatry
January 2025
Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (JM, ME, NZ, KD, ES), Medical Center- University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. Electronic address:
Objective: This study investigates the association of loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic and the course of depressive, anxiety and sleep symptoms after psychological treatment in older adults.
Methods: During the first wave of the pandemic in 2020, we assessed additional, original data of 132 participants aged ≥60 years who had completed psychological treatment for late-life depression (LLD) in the context of a multicenter, randomized controlled trial (CBT-late). We measured loneliness using the UCLA Loneliness Scale.
Open Heart
January 2025
Center for Congenital Heart Disease Amsterdam Leiden (CAHAL), Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Background: Short-term improvements in quality of life (QOL) have been reported in adult congenital heart disease patients with systemic right ventricle (sRV) failure after treatment with sacubitril/valsartan. This study aimed to evaluate the medium-term QOL changes in sRV failure patients treated with sacubitril/valsartan.
Methods: In this single-centre, prospective cohort study, patients with symptomatic sRV failure completed the Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research/Academic Hospital Leiden Questionnaire for Adult's Health-Related Quality of Life (TAAQOL) at baseline and after starting treatment with sacubitril/valsartan.
J Affect Disord
January 2025
Department of Biomedical Informatics, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ajou University Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea. Electronic address:
Background: The relationship between age-related eye diseases and the subsequent risk of dementia and depressive disorders remains inconsistent. Furthermore, the effects on anxiety disorders and sleep disorders have been underexplored. This study aims to comprehensively examine the impact of age-related eye diseases on common mental disorders in older adults, thereby enhancing our understanding of the mental health implications in these conditions.
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January 2025
Objectives: Cognitive impairment among older adults is a significant public health concern worldwide. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of cognitive impairment, its correlates, and the mediating role of depressive symptoms between frailty and cognitive impairment among older adults in northeast region of China.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study which used the intercept interview method to recruit participants.
Aust Crit Care
January 2025
Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Childcare, Internal Medicine and Medical, Specialties, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy. Electronic address:
Aim/objective: The aim of this study was to determine risk factors and associations between anxiety, depression, stress, and job burnout and describe sleep disorders in critical care nurses.
Setting: Data were collected in six intensive care units.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used.
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