A prospective study of fifty patients who underwent cataract surgery with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation was undertaken. Factors aggravating and allaying pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative anxiety were studied A good doctor-patient relations/lip, confidence in the ophthalmologist, and knowledge of successful surgery with IOL implantation in an acquaintance were the major anx...

BACKGROUND Few studies have explored predictors of early childhood anxiety. OBJECTIVE To determine the prenatal, postnatal, and early life predictors of childhood anxiety by age 5. METHODS Population-based, provincial administrative data (N = 19,316) from Manitoba, Canada were used to determine the association between demographic, obstetrical, psychosocial, medical, behavioral, and infant f...

could be clearer: Background could explain why the particular factors of interest were picked. Action taken: In the revised manuscript, the following was added in the background section of the abstract: “Low levels of omega-3 fatty acids and female gender have been found to be associated with both depression and eczema, whereas somatization and health anxiety are known to be associated with anx...

background: irritable bowel syndrome (ibs) is a common disease; it seems that psychological factors play a role in development and maintenance of ibs. the main purpose of the current study is to compare patients with ibs and healthy individuals regarding anxiety, sensitivity, and neuroticism. materials and methods: participants included 76 ibs patients (41 female and 35 male) who referred to th...

OBJECTIVE To gain insight into the perceived vulnerability and restitution factors for anxiety/or depression. METHODS Focus group discussion of seven married women recovered spontaneously from anxiety and/or depression, belonging to a lower middle class semi-urban community of Karachi. RESULTS Poverty, unemployment, abuse and on going difficulties were perceived as risk factors for depressi...

Current clinical classifications, and many psychologists, do not distinguish categorically between anxiety and fear. Likewise, the normal language use of these and related terms suggests considerable overlap. However, ethology, behavioural pharmacology and neural analysis all suggest that anxiety and fear are fundamentally distinct at the functional and neural levels – while co-occurring and in...

Background: Nursing students face tremendous stressors during their student life that lead to physical and mental health problems and poor academic performance. But, evidence relating to stress, anxiety and depression in this population in Sri Lanka is limited. Objective: The aim of this study was to examine depression, anxiety and stress and associated factors among undergraduate nursing stude...

OBJECTIVE To ascertain the preoperative anxiety level and different factors responsible in patients admitted for an elective surgical procedure in a tertiary care public hospital. METHODS Anxiety levels were measured in admitted patients of the Civil Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan awaiting elective surgery from October to January 2006. In the afternoon preceding surgery, patients were asked to c...

a b s tract b a c kground:   hospitalization and surgery are among of the most difficult experiences for the children and their parents have to face. many parents experience preoperative anxiety during the hospitalization of their children. o b j ec t i v e s : this study attempts to quantify pre operative anxiety in the parents of children admitted to hospital for elective surgery and to isola...