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Psychiatry Res ; 254: 67-74, 2017 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28456024

ABSTRACT

Sedentary behaviour and lack of physical activity threatens health. Research concerning these behaviours of inpatients with severe mental illness is limited but urgently needed to reveal prevalence and magnitude. In total, 184 inpatients (men n =108, women n =76, mean age 57,4, 20% first generation antipsychotics, 40% second generation antipsychotics, 43% antidepressants, mean years hospitalisation 13 years), with severe mental illness of a Dutch psychiatric hospital wore an accelerometer for five days to objectively measure total activity counts per hour and percentages in sedentary behaviour, light intensity physical activity and moderate to vigorous physical activity. Accelerometer data were compared with data of 54 healthy ward employees. Patients showed significantly less activity counts per hour compared to employees (p=0.02), although the differences were small (d=0.32). Patients were sedentary during 84% of the wear time (50min/h), spend 10% in light intensity physical activity and 6% in moderate to vigorous physical activity. Age was the only significant predictor, predicting less total activity counts/h in higher ages. Decreasing sedentary behaviour and improving physical activity in this population should be a high priority in clinical practice.


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Accelerometry/methods , Exercise/psychology , Inpatients/psychology , Mental Disorders/psychology , Sedentary Behavior , Severity of Illness Index , Accelerometry/trends , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Cross-Sectional Studies , Exercise/physiology , Female , Humans , Male , Mental Disorders/diagnosis , Mental Disorders/epidemiology , Middle Aged , Motor Activity/physiology , Netherlands/epidemiology , Occupational Health
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Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol ; 43(11): 905-12, 2008 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18587679

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INTRODUCTION: To explore ethnic differences in psychopathology, this study examined the prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorders among different ethnic groups in Amsterdam and determined whether ethnic differences can be explained by socio-demographic differences. METHODS: A population-based sample of 321 Dutch, 231 Turkish, 191 Moroccan, 87 Surinamese/Antilleans was interviewed by well-trained bilingual interviewers, using the CIDI 2.1. Educational level and income were used as indicators of socio-economic status. RESULTS: The weighed 1-month prevalence of depressive and/or anxiety disorders was 6.6% (Dutch), 18.7% (Turkish), 9.8% (Moroccans) and 1.2 % (Surinamese/Antilleans). Among Moroccans, the prevalence of affective disorders seemed higher in men than in women, among the Turkish the opposite was observed. Ethnic differences in prevalence could not be explained by socioeconomic differences. CONCLUSION: Turkish women and men and Moroccan men in Amsterdam seem to have a higher risk of current affective disorders. Ethnicity is an independent predictor of common mental disorders in the Netherlands.


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Anxiety Disorders/ethnology , Depressive Disorder/ethnology , Transients and Migrants/psychology , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Anxiety Disorders/diagnosis , Depressive Disorder/diagnosis , Female , Humans , Interview, Psychological , Logistic Models , Male , Middle Aged , Morocco/ethnology , Netherlands/epidemiology , Prevalence , Risk Factors , Suriname/ethnology , Turkey/ethnology , Young Adult
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Eur J Gen Pract ; 10(1): 6-12, 2004 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15060475

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OBJECTIVES: Screening is advocated to improve the recognition of patients with major depression in primary care. Furthermore, disease management programmes are advocated to improve the quality of care and outcome for these patients. But is screening and the subsequent implementation of a disease management programme more effective than usual care? METHODS: Review of the literature on the effects of disease management programmes that include screening for major depression in general practice. RESULTS: Six randomised controlled trials were identified in which the effectiveness of disease management programmes were studied in patients with major depression in primary care and compared with usual care. The majority of these, and especially the largest, showed positive effects on the recognition, diagnosis, treatment and outcome of patients. Populations in the US seem to benefit most. CONCLUSION: The results of disease management programmes for major depression in primary care that include screening are positive and are more effective than usual care. Therefore, if proceeded by screening, attention to the whole process of care for patients with major depression instead of paying attention to isolated elements of the process is justified.


Subject(s)
Depression/diagnosis , Depression/therapy , Disease Management , Primary Health Care/organization & administration , Program Evaluation , Adolescent , Adult , Humans , Middle Aged , Netherlands , Outcome Assessment, Health Care , Primary Health Care/standards , Quality Assurance, Health Care
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