Stress and dementia

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Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Η Επιστήμη του Στρές και η Προαγωγή της Υγείας
Library of the School of Health Sciences
Deposit date:
2019-01-11
Year:
2019
Author:
Pavlogianni Xanthi
Supervisors info:
Χρούσος Γεώργιος, Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Αναγνωστούλη Μαρία, Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Κανακά Χριστίνα, Καθηγήτρια, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Στρες και άνοια
Languages:
Greek
Translated title:
Stress and dementia
Summary:
Dementia or senile dementia constitutes a global social and financial phenomenon which affects the individual, the family, the direct and broader social environment, the society and the state. Dementia and especially Alzheimer disease in conjunction with the aging of the population evolves into a pandemic with an increasing and unpredictable impact on the Global Community. Dealing with dementia and its relevant diseases constitutes not only a challenge but also an urgent priority for the global public health.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the correlation between stress and dementia and especially the correlation of social-demographic characteristic, way of living and psychological-emotional perception among patients suffering from Alzheimer disease.
The cross-sectional research study was conducted in the Neurological Clinic of the NIMTS Hospital in Athens, Greece. It used as a sample outpatients visiting the Neurological Outpatients Department of the Hospital suffering from memory disorders. It includes findings from examining thirty six (36) outpatients by applying the Mini-Mental Status Examination Test and the diagnosis of dementia was based on information gathered from their daily functions. The PANAS (Positive and Negative Affect Scale), DASS-21 (Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale), SSGS (State Shame and Guilt Scale) and SOC (Sense of Coherence Scale) questionnaires were used.
There was not found any significant statistical correlation between MMSE, Social-demographic characteristics and the Way of life. Regarding the Psychological-emotional status, the lowest MMSE score was found to correlate statistically significant with the highest negative emotion, lower pride and higher shame. Finally and interesting finding is the statistically significant correlation betwenn the MMSE score and the self-evaluation of health status.
The results provide findings that in general terms reassure the findings of other studies. A particular reference must be mentioned to the interesting indications of the psychological-emotional parameters of patients with Alzheimer disease which have been less studied in the international bibliography and regard to psychological-emotional parameters based on self references and self evaluation of patients.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Alzheimer's disease, Dementia, Stress, Way of life, Negative emotion, Pride, Shame, Self-evaluation of health status
Index:
Yes
Number of index pages:
2
Contains images:
Yes
Number of references:
149
Number of pages:
44
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