Idiopathic intracranial hypertension: Relationship to depression, anxiety, and quality of life
| Autor: | Rita Hanover, Julia J. Kleinschmidt, Kathleen B. Digre |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Health Behavior Vision Low Anxiety Body Mass Index Quality of life Adaptation Psychological Epidemiology medicine Humans Obesity Depression (differential diagnoses) Pseudotumor Cerebri Depression business.industry Incidence Incidence (epidemiology) Headache Health Surveys Quality of Life Physical therapy Female Neurology (clinical) Analysis of variance Intracranial Hypertension medicine.symptom business Psychosocial Body mass index Papilledema |
| Zdroj: | Neurology. 54:319-319 |
| ISSN: | 1526-632X 0028-3878 |
| DOI: | 10.1212/wnl.54.2.319 |
| Popis: | Objective: To explore the incidence of depression and anxiety and to measure quality of life in women with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), a matched group cross-sectional study was conducted. Women with IIH (n = 28) were compared with control groups of weight- and age-matched women not diagnosed with IIH (n = 30) and with age-matched women of normal weight (n = 30). Methods: Eighty-eight women completed a questionnaire soliciting health information and standardized questionnaires measuring depression, anxiety, and quality of life. The groups were compared using analysis of variance and χ 2 tests. Where appropriate, post hoc comparisons were made using Fisher’s test. Results: Patients with IIH reported a greater number of adverse health problems than either of the control groups. Non–health-related psychosocial concerns were equally prevalent among the three groups, but IIH patients were significantly more affected by hardships associated with health problems than the other two groups. The patient group also had higher levels of depression and anxiety than the control groups. These adverse health conditions were reflected in decreased quality of life measures for the IIH patients. Conclusions: This study supports previous reports that link obesity and psychosocial difficulties, but obesity alone is not the explanation for the higher levels of depression and lower levels of quality of life. |
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