Depression och insomni är två vanliga former av psykisk ohälsa. I den här studien undersöktes om en bevisat effektiv behandling för insomni, (KBT-I), påverkade grad av depressiva symtom hos personer med konstaterade symtom på såväl depression som insomni. I studien kontrollerades för en minskning av nedstämdhet kunde tillskrivas en ökad fysisk aktivitetsnivå. En single case experimental design användes för ändamålet, med dagliga skattningar av sömn, nedstämdhet och fysisk aktivitetsnivå. Symtom på såväl insomi som nedstämdhet minskade signifikant hos tre av sex deltagare. Minskad nedstämdhet kunde inte förklaras av ökad fysisk aktivitetsnivå. Samvariation observerades mellan depression och insomni. Resultaten visar att insomni och depression kan påverkas av samma behandling, vilket antyder förekomst av gemensamma vidmakthållande mekanismer. / Insomnia and depression are two common mental health problems. This study investigated whether a proven effective treatment for insomnia CBT-I, would change the severity of depressive symptoms, for participants with comorbid insomnia and depression. It was controlled for, whether a reduction in depressive symptoms could be the result of increased physical activity. A single case experimental design, including daily measurements of sleep, depression and physical activity, was used as a means to answer the research questions. Symptoms of both depression and insomnia were significantly reduced for three out of six participants. Increased physical activity was not able to explain the decrease in depression scores. A correlation was observed, between depression and insomnia. The results shows that insomnia and depression can be affected by the same treatment, which implies existence of common perpetual mechanisms.

The inter-subjective and dialogical nature of narrative therapy, as commonly practiced, remains unarticulated. Further, there currently exists no rigorous empirical research investigating the process or outcome of narrative therapy. The research aim, to investigate the process and outcome of narrative therapy, comprised theoretical and empirical objectives. The first objective was to articulate a theoretical synthesis of narrative theory, research and practice. The process of narrative reflexivity was identified as a theoretical construct linking narrative theory with narrative research and practice. The second objective was to substantiate this synthesis empirically by examining narrative therapy processes, specifically narrative reflexivity and the therapeutic alliance, and their relation to therapy outcomes. The third objective was to support the proposed synthesis of theory, research and practice and provide quantitative evidence for the utility of narrative therapy, by evaluating depressive symptom and inter-personal relatedness outcomes through analyses of statistical significance, clinical significance and benchmarking. Founded in theories of self, language and narrative (James, 1890; Bruner, 1986; Gergen, 1991; Hollway, 2006; Vygotsky, 1934/ 1987), narrative therapy was conceptualized as involving dialogical and intra-personal processes. Narrative therapists generally apply a story metaphor and commonly focus on the inter-personal field (White, 2007). This thesis recognised the storied and inter-personal nature of narrative therapy, but proposed this does not represent narrative therapy in its entirety. The notion of story connotes monological processes, inconsistent with the conversations of narrative practice, and neglect of intra-personal dimensions is inconsistent with narrative notions of inter-subjectivity. This thesis proposed an integration of dialogical narrative theory (Cooper, 2003; Hermans & Kempen, 1993; Lysaker & Lysaker, 2006) and narrative research (Angus, Levitt, & Hardtke, 1999) provides a model for understanding narrative therapy (White, 2007) as involving the inter-subjective and dialogical process of narrative reflexivity. During the process of narrative reflexivity, a person engages in dialogue with his or her own self and others as extensions of self, interpreting experience from diverse perspectives in the context of personal aspects, such as beliefs, values and intentions that give meaning to experience, to achieve a rich narrative and a sense of well-being. To support this theoretical synthesis, a process-outcome trial evaluated eight-sessions of narrative therapy for 47 adults with major depressive disorder. Dependent process variables were narrative reflexivity (assessed at Sessions 1 and 8) and therapeutic alliance (assessed at Sessions 1, 3 and 8). Primary dependent outcome variables were depressive symptoms and inter-personal relatedness. Primary analyses assessed therapy outcome at pre-therapy, post-therapy and three-month follow-up and utilized a benchmarking strategy to the evaluate pre-therapy to post-therapy and post-therapy to follow-up gains, effect size and pre-therapy to post-therapy clinical significance. Results indicated that when a sub-sample of clients were categorised into five least-improved and five most-improved groups (according to depressive symptom change), there was a differential change in the percentage of reflexive sequences in the discourse of clients at the end of therapy depending on outcome. Improvement in the quality of the working alliance was associated with improvements in depressive symptoms and inter-personal relatedness, with working alliance improvement from Session 1 to 8 sharing 19% of the variance in depressive symptom improvement and 17% of the variance in inter-personal relatedness improvement from pre-therapy to post-therapy. The clinical trial provided empirical support for the utility of narrative therapy in improving depressive symptoms and inter-personal relatedness from pre-therapy to post-therapy: the magnitude of change indicating large effect sizes (d = 1.10 to 1.36) for depressive symptoms and medium effect sizes (d = .52 to .62) for inter-personal relatedness. Therapy was effective in reducing depressive symptoms in clients with moderate and severe pre-therapy depressive symptom severity. Improvements in depressive symptoms, but not inter-personal relatedness, were maintained three-months following therapy. The reduction in depressive symptoms and the proportion of clients who achieved clinically significant improvement (53%) in depressive symptoms at post-therapy were comparable to improvements from standard psychotherapies, reported in benchmark research. This research has implications for assisting our understanding of narrative approaches, refining strategies that will facilitate recovery from psychological disorder and providing clinicians with a broader evidence base for narrative practice. Despite limitations of a repeated-measures research design, use of a standardised intervention protocol, coupled with outcome evaluation of clinical significance enhanced internal validity. Future research could examine narrative therapy in a larger sample, with different disorders, and with an alternative therapy or control group. Coding a greater number of therapy transcripts for evaluating associations of narrative reflexivity with working alliance and outcomes could enhance understanding of narrative reflexivity. Thesis strengths included a strong theoretical foundation underpinning the research design and arguments, examination of therapy process in the context of outcome, and a parsimonious evaluation of narrative therapy outcomes.

INTRODUÇÃO: A síndrome da apneia e hipopneia obstrutiva do sono (SAHOS) é uma doença crônica que se caracteriza por ronco e apneias que causam microdespertares e fragmentação do sono. O impacto da doença sobre o humor e a qualidade de vida não é bem conhecido. OBJETIVO: Avaliar o impacto do uso da pressão positiva contínua nas vias aéreas (CPAP) sobre sintomas depressivos e qualidade de vida em pacientes com SAHOS. MATERIAL E MÉTODOS: Pacientes com diagnóstico polissonográfico de SAHOS foram avaliados antes e seis meses após o tratamento com CPAP. Foram coletadas as seguintes medidas antropométricas: peso, altura, índice de massa corporal (IMC), circunferência do pescoço, medida da cintura e do quadril. A sonolência foi avaliada pela escala de sonolência diurna de Epworth, o sono pelo índice de qualidade do sono de Pittsburgh, a qualidade de vida através dos questionários SF-36 e FOSQ e os sintomas depressivos pelo inventário de depressão de Beck. RESULTADOS: Foram estudados 61 pacientes, sendo 42 homens e 19 mulheres, com índice de apneias e hipopneias (IAH) de 40,3 ± 27,2 eventos/hora. A média de idade foi de 53,2 ± 9,0 anos e do IMC 30,36 ± 3,93 kg/m², sendo que 96,7% dos pacientes apresentavam sobrepeso ou obesidade. Valores acima do normal para a circunferência do pescoço foram observados em 73,8% e da cintura em 72% dos indivíduos. Com o tratamento com CPAP observou-se redução da sonolência (13,2 ± 4,8 vs 7,9 ± 3,3 pontos; p=0,0001), melhora da qualidade do sono (escore 10,1 ± 4,5 vs 4,1 ± 2,5; bons dormidores pré 9 vs 36 pós; p<0, 01), melhora da qualidade de vida em todos os domínios do FS-36 (p<0,01) e do FOSQ (81,9 ± 19,5 vs 91,7 ± 14,4 pontos; p=0,00001). Os sintomas depressivos melhoraram após o uso do CPAP (12,0 ± 8,6 vs 7,5 ± 5,1; p<0,01), os quais estavam presentes em 33 pacientes antes do tratamento e em 19 após 6 meses de seguimento. Não houve associação entre sintomas depressivos e sonolência. Houve correlação fraca entre sintomas depressivos e IAH (r=0,28; p=0,02), e moderada a forte com todos os domínios do SF-36 (r entre -0,58 e - 0,72; p=0,0001). CONCLUSÕES: Nosso estudo demonstra que a terapia com CPAP tem impacto positivo sobre a sonolência, qualidade do sono e melhora a qualidade de vida e os sintomas depressivos dos portadores de SAHOS. Os sintomas depressivos não se relacionaram com a sonolência e com a gravidade da doença, mas se associaram com a qualidade de vida. / INTRODUCTION: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a chronic disease characterized by snoring and apneas that cause microarrousals and sleep fragmentation. The effects of the disease on mood and health related quality of life is not well known. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of the use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on depressive symptoms and quality of life in patients with OSAS. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Patients with OSAS diagnosed by polyssomnography underwent evaluation before and after 6 months treatment with CPAP. Weight, height, body mass index (BMI), neck, waist and hip circumference were measured. Daytime sleepiness was evaluated using the Epworth scale, sleep quality using the Pittsburgh sleep quality index and quality of life using SF-36 and FOSQ. Depressive symptoms were detected through the Beck Depression Inventory. Data were analized by Student T test, McNemar test and Pearson correlation test. RESULTS: We studied 61 patients with OSAS, 42 males and 19 females, with apnea hypopnea index (AHI) of 40.3 ± 27.2 events/hour. The mean age was 53.2 ± 9.0 years, BMI was 30.4 ± 3.9 kg/m², and 90.7% of the patients were overweight or obese. Abnormal neck and waist circumference were observed in 73.8% and 72% of patients, respectively. After treatment with CPAP there was a decrease in daytime sleepiness (13.2 ± 4.8 vs 7.9 ± 3.3 points; p=0.0001), an increase in sleep quality (10.1 ± 4.5 vs 4.1 ± 2.5; the number of good sleepers 9 before vs 36 after CPAP; p<0.01), and in quality of life as shown by SF-36 (p<0.01) and FOSQ (81.9 ± 19.5 vs 91.7 ± 14.4 points; p=0.00001). Depressive symptoms improved after use of CPAP (12.0 ± 8.6 vs 7.5 ± 5.1; p<0,01), they were reported by 33 patients before treatment and by 19 after six months of follow up. There was a weak correlation between depressive symptoms and AHI (r=0.28; p=0.02) and no association between depressive symptoms and daytime sleepiness. The correlation among depressive symptoms and SF-36 domains varied from r=-0.58 and r=-0.72 (p=0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrates that the CPAP therapy has a positive impact on daytime sleepiness and sleep quality and improves quality of life and depressive symptoms in patients with OSAS. Depressive symptoms were not related to daytime sleepiness or disease severity, but were associated with quality of life.

A depressão é uma doença com alta prevalência no mundo todo e se manifesta através de diversos sintomas observáveis, os chamados sintomas depressivos. Determinar a intensidade dos sintomas depressivos pode ser importante para verificar o estágio da depressão e avaliar seu desfecho, e quanto mais acurada e rápida for esta medida mais benefícios podem ser alcançados. A intensidade dos sintomas depressivos é um traço latente que pode ser medido através de instrumentos compostos por itens representativos destes sintomas observáveis, como o Inventário de Depressão Beck (BDI). É importante que a metodologia para analisar instrumentos do tipo do BDI considere que nem todos os sintomas depressivos têm a mesma importância em relação ao traço latente que pretendem medir. A Teoria da Resposta ao Item (TRI) compreende um grupo de modelos lineares generalizados e procedimentos estatísticos associados, que descrevem a associação entre o nível de um indivíduo sobre o traço latente e a probabilidade de uma resposta a um item. Estes modelos têm como uma de suas características especiais que os níveis estimados do traço latente sendo medido incorporam as diferenças em discriminação e gravidade de cada item constante no instrumento de medida, isto é, os itens entram com diferentes pesos na estimativa do traço latente dos indivíduos avaliados. OBJETIVOS: Este trabalho tem por objetivo mostrar a potencialidade dos modelos da TRI e o total aproveitamento das informações quando do uso destes modelos na análise de dados oriundos do BDI para a medida de intensidade de sintomas depressivos. MÉTODO: Os dados são provenientes de um estudo transversal conduzido para realizar a adaptação, normatização e validação para o português das Escalas Beck, em um estudo conduzido pela Dra. Jurema Alcides Cunha (PUCRS) e publicado em 2001; os modelos TRI utilizados na análise destes dados foram o modelo de Resposta Gradual de Samejima (1969) e o modelo para Itens Constrangedores de Cúri (2006). RESULTADOS: Os sintomas depressivos que melhor discriminam a população quanto ao nível de intensidade de sintomas depressivos são sentimento de fracasso, insatisfações, tristeza, auto-aversão, indecisão, dificuldade de trabalhar e pessimismo; e os que menos discriminam são perda de peso, irritabilidade e auto-acusações. Os sintomas mais graves são perda de peso, retraimento social, idéias suicidas, sentimento de fracasso apenas para as mulheres e perda da libido apenas para os homens (estes dois últimos são itens com funcionamento diferencial). CONCLUSÕES: Este estudo mostrou os inúmeros ganhos advindos da utilização de modelos TRI na avaliação da intensidade de sintomas depressivos, pois sua utilização aproveita totalmente a informação, considerando o perfil de cada indivíduo que responde ao instrumento, contribuindo na identificação daqueles que apresentam potencial depressivo. / CONTEXT: Depression is a disease with high prevalence worldwide and manifests itself through various symptoms observed, so-called depressive symptoms. To determine the intensity of depressive symptoms may be important to determine the stage of depression and evaluate its outcome, and the more rapid and accurate is this more benefits can be achieved. The intensity of depressive symptoms is a latent trait that can be measured by instruments consisting of items representative of observable symptoms, as the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). It is important that the methodology for analyzing instruments of the type of BDI considers that not all depressive symptoms have the same importance in relation to the latent trait they wish to measure. The Item Response Theory (IRT) comprises a group of generalized linear models and statistical procedures involved, which describe the association between the level of an individual on the latent trait and the likelihood of a response to an item. These models have as one of its special characteristics that the estimated levels of latent trait being measured incorporate the differences in discrimination and severity of each item contained in the measuring instrument, that is, those items come with different weights in the estimation of latent trait of individuals evaluated. OBJECTIVES: This paper aims to show the capability of the models of the IRR and total utilization of information when using these models to analyze data from the BDI to measure the intensity of depressive symptoms. METHOD: The data come from a cross-sectional study conducted for the adaptation, standardization and validation of Beck scales for the portuguese, in a study conducted by Dr. Alcides Jurema Cunha (PUCRS) and published in 2001; the TRI models used in the analysis of these data was the Graded-Response model of Samejima (1969) and the model IRT for embarrassing items of Cúri (2006).RESULTS: The depressive symptoms that best depict the population about the level of intensity of depressive symptoms are feeling of failure, dissatisfaction, sadness, self-hatred, indecision, difficulty of work and pessimism; and those who are less discriminating are weight loss, irritability and self-accusations. The symptoms are more severe weight loss, social withdrawal, suicidal thoughts, feelings of failure only for women and loss of libido only for men (the latter two items are working with differential functioning). CONCLUSIONS: This study showed the many gains resulting from use of IRT models in the assessment of the intensity of depressive symptoms, because their use completely takes the information, considering the profile of each person who responds to the instrument, helping to identify those which have the potential depression.

A depressão é uma doença com alta prevalência no mundo todo e se manifesta através de diversos sintomas observáveis, os chamados sintomas depressivos. Determinar a intensidade dos sintomas depressivos pode ser importante para verificar o estágio da depressão e avaliar seu desfecho, e quanto mais acurada e rápida for esta medida mais benefícios podem ser alcançados. A intensidade dos sintomas depressivos é um traço latente que pode ser medido através de instrumentos compostos por itens representativos destes sintomas observáveis, como o Inventário de Depressão Beck (BDI). É importante que a metodologia para analisar instrumentos do tipo do BDI considere que nem todos os sintomas depressivos têm a mesma importância em relação ao traço latente que pretendem medir. A Teoria da Resposta ao Item (TRI) compreende um grupo de modelos lineares generalizados e procedimentos estatísticos associados, que descrevem a associação entre o nível de um indivíduo sobre o traço latente e a probabilidade de uma resposta a um item. Estes modelos têm como uma de suas características especiais que os níveis estimados do traço latente sendo medido incorporam as diferenças em discriminação e gravidade de cada item constante no instrumento de medida, isto é, os itens entram com diferentes pesos na estimativa do traço latente dos indivíduos avaliados. OBJETIVOS: Este trabalho tem por objetivo mostrar a potencialidade dos modelos da TRI e o total aproveitamento das informações quando do uso destes modelos na análise de dados oriundos do BDI para a medida de intensidade de sintomas depressivos. MÉTODO: Os dados são provenientes de um estudo transversal conduzido para realizar a adaptação, normatização e validação para o português das Escalas Beck, em um estudo conduzido pela Dra. Jurema Alcides Cunha (PUCRS) e publicado em 2001; os modelos TRI utilizados na análise destes dados foram o modelo de Resposta Gradual de Samejima (1969) e o modelo para Itens Constrangedores de Cúri (2006). RESULTADOS: Os sintomas depressivos que melhor discriminam a população quanto ao nível de intensidade de sintomas depressivos são sentimento de fracasso, insatisfações, tristeza, auto-aversão, indecisão, dificuldade de trabalhar e pessimismo; e os que menos discriminam são perda de peso, irritabilidade e auto-acusações. Os sintomas mais graves são perda de peso, retraimento social, idéias suicidas, sentimento de fracasso apenas para as mulheres e perda da libido apenas para os homens (estes dois últimos são itens com funcionamento diferencial). CONCLUSÕES: Este estudo mostrou os inúmeros ganhos advindos da utilização de modelos TRI na avaliação da intensidade de sintomas depressivos, pois sua utilização aproveita totalmente a informação, considerando o perfil de cada indivíduo que responde ao instrumento, contribuindo na identificação daqueles que apresentam potencial depressivo. / CONTEXT: Depression is a disease with high prevalence worldwide and manifests itself through various symptoms observed, so-called depressive symptoms. To determine the intensity of depressive symptoms may be important to determine the stage of depression and evaluate its outcome, and the more rapid and accurate is this more benefits can be achieved. The intensity of depressive symptoms is a latent trait that can be measured by instruments consisting of items representative of observable symptoms, as the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). It is important that the methodology for analyzing instruments of the type of BDI considers that not all depressive symptoms have the same importance in relation to the latent trait they wish to measure. The Item Response Theory (IRT) comprises a group of generalized linear models and statistical procedures involved, which describe the association between the level of an individual on the latent trait and the likelihood of a response to an item. These models have as one of its special characteristics that the estimated levels of latent trait being measured incorporate the differences in discrimination and severity of each item contained in the measuring instrument, that is, those items come with different weights in the estimation of latent trait of individuals evaluated. OBJECTIVES: This paper aims to show the capability of the models of the IRR and total utilization of information when using these models to analyze data from the BDI to measure the intensity of depressive symptoms. METHOD: The data come from a cross-sectional study conducted for the adaptation, standardization and validation of Beck scales for the portuguese, in a study conducted by Dr. Alcides Jurema Cunha (PUCRS) and published in 2001; the TRI models used in the analysis of these data was the Graded-Response model of Samejima (1969) and the model IRT for embarrassing items of Cúri (2006).RESULTS: The depressive symptoms that best depict the population about the level of intensity of depressive symptoms are feeling of failure, dissatisfaction, sadness, self-hatred, indecision, difficulty of work and pessimism; and those who are less discriminating are weight loss, irritability and self-accusations. The symptoms are more severe weight loss, social withdrawal, suicidal thoughts, feelings of failure only for women and loss of libido only for men (the latter two items are working with differential functioning). CONCLUSIONS: This study showed the many gains resulting from use of IRT models in the assessment of the intensity of depressive symptoms, because their use completely takes the information, considering the profile of each person who responds to the instrument, helping to identify those which have the potential depression.

Psykisk ohälsa har blivit allt mer uppmärksammat i Sverige och de senaste 10 åren har en 100 % ökning skett. Att utöva sport som fritidsaktivitet är mycket vanligt i Sverige. 80% av alla ungdomar har någon gång deltagit i någon form av sportaktivitet. Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka hur sportaktivitet påverkas ungdomar internaliserade problem. De tre internaliserade som valdes i denna studie var depressiva symptom, misslyckande förväntningar och dålig självkänsla. Tidigare forskning visar att självkänslan ökar vid ett aktivt sportande, depressiva symptom minskar vid ett aktivt sportande medan misslyckande förväntningar och sport aktivitetens betydelse var ett mycket begränsat forskningsområde. Vi undersökte högstadieelever vid två tillfällen med ett års mellanrum. De var 14 år gamla vid första tillfället. Resultaten från denna studie visade att självkänslan ökade, depressiva symptom och misslyckande förväntningar minskade hos ungdomar som idrottade jämfört med de som inte idrottade. Studien fokuserade även på att dela in ungdomarna i fyra grupper där vi hade ungdomar som inte idrottade vid något av de två tillfällens, de som idrottade vid båda tillfällens, de som idrottade vid första men inte vid det andra tillfället, och slutligen hade vi ungdomar som inte idrottade vid första tillfället men som gjorde det vid andra tillfället. Som slutsats visade studien att sportaktivitet påverkar ungdomars internaliserade problem och att det inte är viktigt hur mycket ungdomarna idrottar utan om de gör det eller inte. Mer betydelsefullt, vi fann att avsaknad av sportaktiviteter vid första tillfället predicerade ökningar i dåligt självförtroende och ökningar i misslyckande förväntningar från det första till det andra tillfället. / Mental illness has become more noticeable in Sweden and in the last 10 years a 100% increase has occurred. To attend sports as a leisure activity is very common in Sweden. 80% of all children have participated in any form of sport activity. The purpose of this study was to investigate how sport activity affects youth’s internalized problems. The three internalized problems which were chosen in this study were depressive symptoms, failure expectations and poor self-esteem. Earlier research shows that self-esteem increases when youth are active in sports, depressive symptoms decrease when youths activate themselves in sports while failure expectations and sports activities are very limited in research. The results of this study showed that self-esteem increased and depressive symptoms and failure expectations decreased in youths who exercised sports compared to those who did not exercise. The study also focused on dividing the youths into four groups where we had youths who had never been active, youth who had always been active, those who started but then stopped being active and finally we had youths who did not exercise first but who started practicing sports later on. In conclusion, the study showed that sports activity affects youths internalized problems and that it is not important how much youths are exercising sports it is whether they do or do not. More importantly, we found that the absence of sports activities initially predicted increases in poor self-confidence and increases in failure expectations from the first to the second occasion.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:13:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 PatriciaEMM_Tese.pdf: 847319 bytes, checksum: 45c87b0995e32e622482e82ba5c34d31 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-10-09 / The aim of the present study was to assess the presence of depressive symptomatology among elderly residents in long-stay institutions (LSI) and in the community of Recife, Brazil. In total, 81 long-stay elderly patients (mean age of 75.55 ? 9.18 years) and 132 elderly (mean age of 73.14 ? 8.27 years) individuals from the community were evaluated. Depressive symptomatology was assessed by the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15), cognitive status by the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and capacity to perform the activities of daily living (ADL) by the Katz Index. Comorbities and the use of medication were recorded. The LSI elderly exhibited more depressive symptoms (p < 0.001) and more dependency (p< 0.001). We observed no differences in MMSE (p = 0.058). The elderly in the community displayed more comorbidities and the LSI elderly consumed more medication (p < 0.001 and p < 0.001, respectively). According to multivariate analysis (logistic regression), being male, having no spouse and having a low schooling level are risk factors for depressive symptoms. In conclusion, most elderly with depressive symptoms received no medication fordepression. / Avaliar a preval?ncia de sintomas depressivos entre idosos e pacientes portadores de doen?a pulmonar obstrutiva cr?nica (DPOC) e suas rela??es com os n?veis de TNF-&#945; e IL-2 e o horm?nio cortisol, comorbidades, consumo de medicamentos, composi??o corporal e desempenho no teste de caminhada de seis minutos (TC6min). Metodologia: Foram avaliados idosos e pacientes com DPOC quanto a presen?a de sintomas depressivos (GDS-15), cogni??o (MMSE), atividades de vida di?ria (AVD), composi??o corporal (Bioimped?ncia El?trica), TC6min, cortisol s?rico (Eletroquimioluminesc?ncia), TNF-&#945; e IL-2 plasm?tico (Elisa). Resultados: Artigo 1. Os idosos das institui??es de longa perman?ncia (ILP) apresentaram mais sintomas depressivos, depend?ncia e maior consumo de medicamentos enquanto os da comunidade apresentaram mais comorbidades. Na an?lise multivariada, pertencer ao sexo masculino, n?o ter companheiro e ter baixa escolaridade se apresentaram como fatores de risco para a sintomatologia depressiva. Artigo 2.Os sintomas depressivos ocorreram em 22,5% dos pacientes com DPOC do sexo masculino. A deple??o muscular ocorreu a partir do n?vel leve de obstru??o entre aqueles sem sintomas e moderado entre aqueles com depress?o. A dist?ncia percorrida ficou abaixo do previsto e o tempo de caminhada com encorajamento foi maior no grupo sem sintomas. Artigo 3. A preval?ncia de sintomas depressivos foi maior no grupo dos pacientes DPOC. O n?mero de comorbidades foi maior entre aqueles com sintomas depressivos. N?o foram encontradas diferen?as quanto aos n?veis de TNF-&#945;, IL-2, cortisol, n?mero de anos de fumo e ma?os-ano entre os grupos. O grupo DPOC apresentou maior freq??ncia de deple??o nutricional em rela??o aos idosos. Conclus?o: Os sintomas depressivos foram mais prevalentes entre idosos das ILP e com DPOC, e esses n?o foram acompanhados de tratamento com antidepressivos. N?o foram observadas diferen?as entre os n?veis de TNF-&#945;, IL-2 e cortisol entre idosos da comunidade e com DPOC

INTRODUÇÃO: A síndrome da apneia e hipopneia obstrutiva do sono (SAHOS) é uma doença crônica que se caracteriza por ronco e apneias que causam microdespertares e fragmentação do sono. O impacto da doença sobre o humor e a qualidade de vida não é bem conhecido. OBJETIVO: Avaliar o impacto do uso da pressão positiva contínua nas vias aéreas (CPAP) sobre sintomas depressivos e qualidade de vida em pacientes com SAHOS. MATERIAL E MÉTODOS: Pacientes com diagnóstico polissonográfico de SAHOS foram avaliados antes e seis meses após o tratamento com CPAP. Foram coletadas as seguintes medidas antropométricas: peso, altura, índice de massa corporal (IMC), circunferência do pescoço, medida da cintura e do quadril. A sonolência foi avaliada pela escala de sonolência diurna de Epworth, o sono pelo índice de qualidade do sono de Pittsburgh, a qualidade de vida através dos questionários SF-36 e FOSQ e os sintomas depressivos pelo inventário de depressão de Beck. RESULTADOS: Foram estudados 61 pacientes, sendo 42 homens e 19 mulheres, com índice de apneias e hipopneias (IAH) de 40,3 ± 27,2 eventos/hora. A média de idade foi de 53,2 ± 9,0 anos e do IMC 30,36 ± 3,93 kg/m², sendo que 96,7% dos pacientes apresentavam sobrepeso ou obesidade. Valores acima do normal para a circunferência do pescoço foram observados em 73,8% e da cintura em 72% dos indivíduos. Com o tratamento com CPAP observou-se redução da sonolência (13,2 ± 4,8 vs 7,9 ± 3,3 pontos; p=0,0001), melhora da qualidade do sono (escore 10,1 ± 4,5 vs 4,1 ± 2,5; bons dormidores pré 9 vs 36 pós; p<0, 01), melhora da qualidade de vida em todos os domínios do FS-36 (p<0,01) e do FOSQ (81,9 ± 19,5 vs 91,7 ± 14,4 pontos; p=0,00001). Os sintomas depressivos melhoraram após o uso do CPAP (12,0 ± 8,6 vs 7,5 ± 5,1; p<0,01), os quais estavam presentes em 33 pacientes antes do tratamento e em 19 após 6 meses de seguimento. Não houve associação entre sintomas depressivos e sonolência. Houve correlação fraca entre sintomas depressivos e IAH (r=0,28; p=0,02), e moderada a forte com todos os domínios do SF-36 (r entre -0,58 e - 0,72; p=0,0001). CONCLUSÕES: Nosso estudo demonstra que a terapia com CPAP tem impacto positivo sobre a sonolência, qualidade do sono e melhora a qualidade de vida e os sintomas depressivos dos portadores de SAHOS. Os sintomas depressivos não se relacionaram com a sonolência e com a gravidade da doença, mas se associaram com a qualidade de vida. / INTRODUCTION: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a chronic disease characterized by snoring and apneas that cause microarrousals and sleep fragmentation. The effects of the disease on mood and health related quality of life is not well known. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of the use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on depressive symptoms and quality of life in patients with OSAS. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Patients with OSAS diagnosed by polyssomnography underwent evaluation before and after 6 months treatment with CPAP. Weight, height, body mass index (BMI), neck, waist and hip circumference were measured. Daytime sleepiness was evaluated using the Epworth scale, sleep quality using the Pittsburgh sleep quality index and quality of life using SF-36 and FOSQ. Depressive symptoms were detected through the Beck Depression Inventory. Data were analized by Student T test, McNemar test and Pearson correlation test. RESULTS: We studied 61 patients with OSAS, 42 males and 19 females, with apnea hypopnea index (AHI) of 40.3 ± 27.2 events/hour. The mean age was 53.2 ± 9.0 years, BMI was 30.4 ± 3.9 kg/m², and 90.7% of the patients were overweight or obese. Abnormal neck and waist circumference were observed in 73.8% and 72% of patients, respectively. After treatment with CPAP there was a decrease in daytime sleepiness (13.2 ± 4.8 vs 7.9 ± 3.3 points; p=0.0001), an increase in sleep quality (10.1 ± 4.5 vs 4.1 ± 2.5; the number of good sleepers 9 before vs 36 after CPAP; p<0.01), and in quality of life as shown by SF-36 (p<0.01) and FOSQ (81.9 ± 19.5 vs 91.7 ± 14.4 points; p=0.00001). Depressive symptoms improved after use of CPAP (12.0 ± 8.6 vs 7.5 ± 5.1; p<0,01), they were reported by 33 patients before treatment and by 19 after six months of follow up. There was a weak correlation between depressive symptoms and AHI (r=0.28; p=0.02) and no association between depressive symptoms and daytime sleepiness. The correlation among depressive symptoms and SF-36 domains varied from r=-0.58 and r=-0.72 (p=0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrates that the CPAP therapy has a positive impact on daytime sleepiness and sleep quality and improves quality of life and depressive symptoms in patients with OSAS. Depressive symptoms were not related to daytime sleepiness or disease severity, but were associated with quality of life.

Bakgrund: Idag är cirka 350 miljoner människor i världen drabbade av depression. World Health Organization spår att depression kommer vara det ledande folkhälsoproblemet i världen år 2030. Depressiva symtom utgör grunden för depression och kan vara till exempel sömnstörningar, skuldkänslor samt aptitlöshet. Dessa ska ha pågått i mer än två veckor. Idag är det psykoterapi och antidepressiva läkemedel vilka fungerar som standardbehandling vid depression. Redan år 1905 väcktes tanken huruvida fysisk aktivitet hade effekt på depressiva symtom. Dorothea Orems omvårdnadsteori handlar om egenvård och denna egenvård kan bli möjlig först när individen själv är motiverad att utföra den fysiska aktiviteten. Syfte: Att sammanställa studier om fysisk aktivitet har effekt på depressiva symtom hos vuxna och äldre personer. Metod: En litteraturöversikt som baserats på 15 kvantitativa artiklar, en kvalitativ och en mixad metod. I studierna användes olika skalor för att skatta graden av depressiva symtom. Artikelsökningarna har gjorts i databaserna CINAHL, PsycINFO och PubMed. Resultat: Resultaten i de kvantitativa studierna påvisade att fysisk aktivitet har effekt på depressiva symtom som yttrar sig i att dessa minskar enligt de skalor som använts för skattning. Forskningen påvisade även att intensiteten, frekvensen och typ av fysisk aktivitet kan ha betydelse för effekten på de depressiva symtomen samt nödvändig individanpassning. Den kvalitativa studien påvisade att deltagarna kände sig nöjda efter träningen, att de fick ökat självförtroende samt bättre självkänsla. All fysisk aktivitet som behandlade effekt på depressiva symtom är egenvård. Konklusion: Enligt forskningen framkom det att fysisk aktivitet har effekt på depressiva symtom vilket innebär att depressionen blir lindrigare i sin form alternativt går tillbaka då poängen på använd skala inte uppfyller kriterierna för diagnosen depression. / Background: To this day there’s approximately 350 million people in the world who are suffering from depression. The World Health Organization predicts that depression will be the number one public health problem in the world by the year 2030. Depressive symptoms form the basis of depression. To get the diagnoses depression the symptoms must have been ongoing for more than two weeks. Psychotherapy and antidepressants is the treatment as standard for depression to this day. As early as the year 1905, the idea was raised whether physical activity had an impact on depressive symptoms. Dorothea Orem’s nursing theory is about self-care and only when the person is motivated enough to perform physical activity the self-care can be possible. Aim: To compile scientific studies regarding physical activity and its impact on depressive symptoms in adults and the elderly. Method: A literature review which is based on 15 quantitative articles, one qualitative and one mixed method which all used different scales to estimate the degree of depressive symptoms. The article searches have been made in the databases CINAHL, PsycINFO and PubMed. Results: The results in the quantitative studies showed that physical activity has an impact on depressive symptoms which reflects their decreases according to the scales used for estimation. The studies also showed that intensity, frequency and type of physical activity have an effect on the impact on the depressive symptoms and an individual adjustment is required. The qualitative study showed that the participants felt satisfied after the exercise, that they gained self-confidence and a better self-esteem. Conclusion: According to the research, physical activity has an impact on depressive symptoms, which means that the depression alleviates or that the person even recovers from the depression which is shown when the score on the used scale doesn’t meet the criteria for the diagnosis depression.

INTRODUÇÃO: A síndrome da apneia e hipopneia obstrutiva do sono (SAHOS) é uma doença crônica que se caracteriza por ronco e apneias que causam microdespertares e fragmentação do sono. O impacto da doença sobre o humor e a qualidade de vida não é bem conhecido. OBJETIVO: Avaliar o impacto do uso da pressão positiva contínua nas vias aéreas (CPAP) sobre sintomas depressivos e qualidade de vida em pacientes com SAHOS. MATERIAL E MÉTODOS: Pacientes com diagnóstico polissonográfico de SAHOS foram avaliados antes e seis meses após o tratamento com CPAP. Foram coletadas as seguintes medidas antropométricas: peso, altura, índice de massa corporal (IMC), circunferência do pescoço, medida da cintura e do quadril. A sonolência foi avaliada pela escala de sonolência diurna de Epworth, o sono pelo índice de qualidade do sono de Pittsburgh, a qualidade de vida através dos questionários SF-36 e FOSQ e os sintomas depressivos pelo inventário de depressão de Beck. RESULTADOS: Foram estudados 61 pacientes, sendo 42 homens e 19 mulheres, com índice de apneias e hipopneias (IAH) de 40,3 ± 27,2 eventos/hora. A média de idade foi de 53,2 ± 9,0 anos e do IMC 30,36 ± 3,93 kg/m², sendo que 96,7% dos pacientes apresentavam sobrepeso ou obesidade. Valores acima do normal para a circunferência do pescoço foram observados em 73,8% e da cintura em 72% dos indivíduos. Com o tratamento com CPAP observou-se redução da sonolência (13,2 ± 4,8 vs 7,9 ± 3,3 pontos; p=0,0001), melhora da qualidade do sono (escore 10,1 ± 4,5 vs 4,1 ± 2,5; bons dormidores pré 9 vs 36 pós; p<0, 01), melhora da qualidade de vida em todos os domínios do FS-36 (p<0,01) e do FOSQ (81,9 ± 19,5 vs 91,7 ± 14,4 pontos; p=0,00001). Os sintomas depressivos melhoraram após o uso do CPAP (12,0 ± 8,6 vs 7,5 ± 5,1; p<0,01), os quais estavam presentes em 33 pacientes antes do tratamento e em 19 após 6 meses de seguimento. Não houve associação entre sintomas depressivos e sonolência. Houve correlação fraca entre sintomas depressivos e IAH (r=0,28; p=0,02), e moderada a forte com todos os domínios do SF-36 (r entre -0,58 e - 0,72; p=0,0001). CONCLUSÕES: Nosso estudo demonstra que a terapia com CPAP tem impacto positivo sobre a sonolência, qualidade do sono e melhora a qualidade de vida e os sintomas depressivos dos portadores de SAHOS. Os sintomas depressivos não se relacionaram com a sonolência e com a gravidade da doença, mas se associaram com a qualidade de vida. / INTRODUCTION: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a chronic disease characterized by snoring and apneas that cause microarrousals and sleep fragmentation. The effects of the disease on mood and health related quality of life is not well known. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of the use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) on depressive symptoms and quality of life in patients with OSAS. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Patients with OSAS diagnosed by polyssomnography underwent evaluation before and after 6 months treatment with CPAP. Weight, height, body mass index (BMI), neck, waist and hip circumference were measured. Daytime sleepiness was evaluated using the Epworth scale, sleep quality using the Pittsburgh sleep quality index and quality of life using SF-36 and FOSQ. Depressive symptoms were detected through the Beck Depression Inventory. Data were analized by Student T test, McNemar test and Pearson correlation test. RESULTS: We studied 61 patients with OSAS, 42 males and 19 females, with apnea hypopnea index (AHI) of 40.3 ± 27.2 events/hour. The mean age was 53.2 ± 9.0 years, BMI was 30.4 ± 3.9 kg/m², and 90.7% of the patients were overweight or obese. Abnormal neck and waist circumference were observed in 73.8% and 72% of patients, respectively. After treatment with CPAP there was a decrease in daytime sleepiness (13.2 ± 4.8 vs 7.9 ± 3.3 points; p=0.0001), an increase in sleep quality (10.1 ± 4.5 vs 4.1 ± 2.5; the number of good sleepers 9 before vs 36 after CPAP; p<0.01), and in quality of life as shown by SF-36 (p<0.01) and FOSQ (81.9 ± 19.5 vs 91.7 ± 14.4 points; p=0.00001). Depressive symptoms improved after use of CPAP (12.0 ± 8.6 vs 7.5 ± 5.1; p<0,01), they were reported by 33 patients before treatment and by 19 after six months of follow up. There was a weak correlation between depressive symptoms and AHI (r=0.28; p=0.02) and no association between depressive symptoms and daytime sleepiness. The correlation among depressive symptoms and SF-36 domains varied from r=-0.58 and r=-0.72 (p=0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrates that the CPAP therapy has a positive impact on daytime sleepiness and sleep quality and improves quality of life and depressive symptoms in patients with OSAS. Depressive symptoms were not related to daytime sleepiness or disease severity, but were associated with quality of life.