Relationships between Depression and Stress Factors in Housework and Paid Work among Japanese Women

Hoshino, Aiko; Amano, Sadao; Suzuki, K.; Suwa, Mami

doi:10.1016/j.hkjot.2016.03.001

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“…In this study, we found that women presented higher levels of anxiety and stress. The presence of stress and psychiatric disorders in women has been reported in the literature, and may be related to female hormones, their reproductive cycle phase (29) and domestic activities (13) . Another factor that should be considered in the analysis is the accumulation of tasks performed by women, which can increase stress levels.…”

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Anxiety, stress and depression in family members of patients with heart failure

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Cirelli

Barros

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Objective: Identifying the level of anxiety, stress and depression symptoms in family members of patients with heart failure; identifying the relationship between these feelings with sociodemographic and clinical variables. Method: A cross-sectional study carried out with 100 family members. Depression, anxiety, and stress were evaluated by the Beck Depression and Anxiety Inventories and the Perceived Stress Scale -10. The relationship between feelings and variables was performed through the t-test, Mann-Whitney or Kruskal-Wallis. Results: Mean depression was 8.24, anxiety was 77.95, and stress was 17.43. The correlation coefficient between depression and anxiety and depression and stress was 0.53, and it was 0.66 between anxiety and stress. Females (p=0.002, p=0.031), smoking (p=0.05, p=0.011) and sedentary lifestyle (p=0.023, p=0.001) were related to anxiety and stress, respectively. Family income lower than five minimum wages (p=0.012) was related to depression, and regular/poor self-perceived health status related to the three feelings. Conclusion: Family members did not present high levels of these feelings. The scales were directly correlated with each one another and some variables were related to stress, anxiety and depression. DESCRIPTORS Heart Failure; Family; Anxiety; Stress, Phychological; Depression; Cardiovascular Nursing.Anxiety, stress and depression in family members of patients with heart failure* Ansiedade, estresse e depressão de familiares de pacientes com insuficiência cardíaca Ansiedad, estrés y depresión de familiares de pacientes con insuficiencia cardiaca INTRODUCTIONHeart failure (HF) is the final pathway for various heart diseases representing a major public health problem. According to data from DataSUS, circulatory system diseases were the third leading cause of hospital admission in 2015 (1) . HF is a chronic disease responsible for the greatest number of hospitalizations within the group of circulatory system diseases (1) . An individual affected by a chronic disease such as HF experiences changes in their daily life which are caused by the disease itself (2) , such as changes related to the use of medicines (start taking, changing or increasing number of medications), frequent consultations and recurrent hospitalizations.Such changes to a patient's lifestyle directly influence their family members' living habits, who represent necessary support to the patient for better coping with the disease. It is known that caregivers directly and indirectly contribute to monitoring, maintenance and management of patient self-care (3) . Therefore, understanding psychosocial factors (depression, anxiety and stress) that may be present in family members and understanding the context in which the patient and family are inserted becomes important.It is known that family members may experience negative experiences/situations arising from care which encompass physical and psychological aspects. A study showed that family member caregivers present musculoskeletal and sleep disorders, fatigu...

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confidence: 98%

“…The choice for these variables was determined by their association with stress, anxiety and/or depression in previous studies (6,(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15) . Self-perceived health status was determined by the question: How is your overall health?…”

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Anxiety, stress and depression in family members of patients with heart failure

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Barros

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“…In the model, we considered two work-related time use activities (housework and paid work), measured in hours per day, as these activities are associated with stress, depression and physical health status [ 26 , 36 , 45 ]. We also included marital status (married/cohabiting vs single/widowed) and age which previous studies have found to be associated with stress and general health status [ 46 ].…”

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Time spent on work-related activities, social activities and time pressure as intermediary determinants of health disparities among elderly women and men in 5 European countries: a structural equation model

Adjei

Jonsson

Brand

2018

Int J Equity Health

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BackgroundPsychosocial factors shape the health of older adults through complex inter-relating pathways. Besides socioeconomic factors, time use activities may explain gender inequality in self-reported health. This study investigated the role of work-related and social time use activities as determinants of health in old age. Specifically, we analysed whether the impact of stress in terms of time pressure on health mediated the relationship between work-related time use activities (i.e. housework and paid work) on self-reported health.MethodsWe applied structural equation models and a maximum-likelihood function to estimate the direct and indirect effects of psychosocial factors on health using pooled data from the Multinational Time Use Study on 11,168 men and 14,295 women aged 65+ from Italy, Spain, UK, France and the Netherlands.ResultsThe fit indices for the conceptual model indicated an acceptable fit for both men and women. The results showed that socioeconomic status (SES), demographic factors, stress and work-related time use activities after retirement had a significant direct influence on self-reported health among the elderly, but the magnitude of the effects varied by gender. Social activities had a positive impact on self-reported health but had no significant impact on stress among older men and women. The indirect standardized effects of work-related activities on self-reported health was statistically significant for housework (β = − 0.006; P < 0.001 among men and β = − 0.008; P < 0.001 among women) and paid work (β = 0.012; P < 0.01 among men and β = 0.000; P > 0.05 among women), which implied that the paths from paid work and housework on self-reported health via stress (mediator) was very weak because their indirect effects were close to zero.ConclusionsOur findings suggest that although stress in terms of time pressure has a direct negative effect on health, it does not indirectly influence the positive effects of work-related time use activities on self-reported health among elderly men and women. The results support the time availability hypothesis that the elderly may not have the same time pressure as younger adults after retirement.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12939-018-0840-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…We can infer that the participants had to cope with their situation regardless of their awareness of their excessive burden. In our previous study, we showed that the amount of support that women with depression receive is lower than that of healthy women [27]. Similarly, the result of this study showed that the participants also could not get support when they need.…”

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A Mixed Methods Study Exploring Difficulties in Child Care Among Japanese Mothers with Depression

Hoshino

Suwa²

2019

Asian J OT

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Having a role to play is one of the most important factors for occupational therapy clients to reconstruct their daily lives. Their roles allow them to engage in activities and social interactions, and contribute to their self-esteem and identity [1]. For women, mother is one of the most typical roles. Since the 1990s, many studies in the field of occupational therapy have focused on the role of the mother and parental behavior [2]. Additionally, the parental consciousness of women have been reported to be higher than that of men [3]. When mothers have difficulty in parenting activities, they tend to have more stress than fathers. Previous reports have investigated the disruption of mothering activities due to illness. Vallido, Wilkes, Carter and Jackson (2010) [4] suggested the following themes in their systematic review of women's experiences of mothering disrupted by illness: mechanism of disruption, reframing the mother's role, experiencing guilt or shame, protecting the children, experiences with health care professionals, living to mother, and mothering to live. Additionally, they mentioned that we should consider these themes when developing intervention and support programs. Depression is an illness that disrupts mothering. The lifetime prevalence of depression in women is twice that in men. This difference is attributed to changes in the hormonal balance or changes in life stages throughout women's lives [5, 6]. Women are reported to have a high prevalence of depression in the postpartum and menopausal periods. Postpartum depression develops within 1 year after childbirth [7, 8, 9], and is a notable topic in women's health. About 10% to 15% of new mothers worldwide develop depression [10]. Moreover, symptoms can continue depending on the severity of

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Relationships between Depression and Stress Factors in Housework and Paid Work among Japanese Women

Cited by 18 publications

References 8 publications

Anxiety, stress and depression in family members of patients with heart failure

Anxiety, stress and depression in family members of patients with heart failure

Time spent on work-related activities, social activities and time pressure as intermediary determinants of health disparities among elderly women and men in 5 European countries: a structural equation model

A Mixed Methods Study Exploring Difficulties in Child Care Among Japanese Mothers with Depression

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