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Psychological Distress in Women with Chronic Bronchitis in a Fishing Community in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria
Joint Authors
Abasiubong, Festus
Umoh, Victor Aniedi
Essien, Ekpe
Edet, Bassey
Ibok, Andrew
Source
International Journal of Family Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-12-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Biomass smoke exposure is a known risk factor for chronic bronchitis.
Psychiatric comorbidities may have significant impact on the quality of life of patients with chronic bronchitis.
Methods.
Women who engage in fish preservation by drying over burning firewood in a fishing community were recruited for this survey.
The British medical research questionnaire was used to determine chronic bronchitis, and psychological distress was determined using the hospital anxiety and depression scale.
Results.
A total of 342 women were recruited for this study and 63 of them had chronic bronchitis.
96 women had features suggestive of psychological distress: 57 (16.6%) women with anxiety, 51 (14.9%) women with depression and 12 women (3.5%) had combined features.
Psychological distress was more common among women with chronic bronchitis.
Anxiety was significantly associated with chronic bronchitis and the level of biomass exposure while depression was significantly associated with chronic bronchitis, level of exposure, and a history of sleeping in the fish smoking room.
Conclusion.
Anxiety and depression show significant association with chronic bronchitis among women with biomass smoke exposure with the level of exposure having an aggravating effect on the relationship.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Umoh, Victor Aniedi& Ibok, Andrew& Edet, Bassey& Essien, Ekpe& Abasiubong, Festus. 2013. Psychological Distress in Women with Chronic Bronchitis in a Fishing Community in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. International Journal of Family Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Umoh, Victor Aniedi…[et al.]. Psychological Distress in Women with Chronic Bronchitis in a Fishing Community in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. International Journal of Family Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Umoh, Victor Aniedi& Ibok, Andrew& Edet, Bassey& Essien, Ekpe& Abasiubong, Festus. Psychological Distress in Women with Chronic Bronchitis in a Fishing Community in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. International Journal of Family Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-478718
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-478718