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- Title
Does the Response to a Stressful Condition in Older Adults with Life Rhythm Dysregulations Provide Evidence of the Existence of the "Dysregulation of Mood, Energy, and Social Rhythms Syndrome"?
- Authors
Primavera, Diego; Aviles Gonzalez, Cesar Ivan; Romano, Ferdinando; Kalcev, Goce; Pinna, Samantha; Minerba, Luigi; Scano, Alessandra; Orrù, Germano; Cossu, Giulia
- Abstract
Objective: The COVID-19 lockdown periods have given rise to the "Dysregulation of Mood, Energy, and Social Rhythms Syndrome" (DYMERS). This syndrome is characterized by a poor regulation of biological, social, and behavioral rhythms, including sleep, nutrition, and social contacts. The purpose of this cohort study was to examine whether older adults with pre-existing DYMERS had a more negative perception of their health-related quality of life (H-QoL) during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, regardless of the presence of concurrent mood disorders. Method: The entire study population (N = 93; age > 65 year) was categorized based on whether they exhibited dysregulated rhythms at the outset of the study. A comparison was made between DYMERS-positive individuals and DYMERS-negative individuals, and we assessed their H-QoL at the conclusion of the study. We also compared the H-QoL of individuals in the cohort who did not have a positive depression score to understand the impact of the rhythm dysregulation alone. Results: The frequency of individuals with a critical health-related quality of life score (SF12 < 25) was higher in the cohort with pre-existing DYMERS during lockdown (33.33% vs. 6.17%). This difference remained significant even when only individuals without depressive symptomatology were considered (27.27% vs. 2.60%). Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that DYMERS can exert a substantial influence on health-related quality of life (H-QoL), even when mood disturbances are not present. Additional research is required to investigate the relationship between DYMERS and other psychiatric conditions as well as its nature as a standalone disorder.
- Subjects
RESEARCH; RELATIVE medical risk; ANALYSIS of variance; PHYSICAL fitness; HEALTH status indicators; BEHAVIOR disorders; PATIENTS' attitudes; T-test (Statistics); ADAPTABILITY (Personality) in old age; AFFECTIVE disorders; QUALITY of life; HEALTH attitudes; MENTAL depression; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; QUESTIONNAIRES; CHI-squared test; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICAL correlation; STAY-at-home orders; SOCIAL skills; DATA analysis software; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; SOCIAL disabilities; LONGITUDINAL method; COVID-19 pandemic; OLD age
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2024, Vol 12, Issue 1, p87
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare12010087