Journal article
Association of aphthous ulcers with self-reported symptoms of depression in a sample of smartphone users
Annals of clinical psychiatry, Vol.25(4), pp.266-270
11/01/2013
PMID: 24199216
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Our goal is to examine the association of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS) with symptoms of depression using a smartphone-based questionnaire survey.
METHODS: An electronic survey was administered through a smartphone app asking respondents about current depressive symptoms using the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptoms (QIDS), and asking whether they had ever or recently experienced RAS. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine associations.
RESULTS: A total of 478 individuals completed the survey, with 64% reporting a lifetime prevalence of RAS, and 21% experiencing an aphthous ulcer within the last month. RAS was significantly associated with increased sleep, decreased appetite, low energy, and feeling sluggish. RAS was not associated with overall depression severity as measured by total QIDS score, or with cardinal features of depression such as sadness, insomnia, impaired concentration, self-blame, thoughts of death, or anhedonia. Prevalence of RAS did not differ by age, sex, or smoking status, but was less likely in blacks and Asians compared with whites.
CONCLUSIONS: RAS was a common phenomenon in this sample of mostly depressed individuals, and was associated with some neurovegetative symptoms of depression, but not depression severity.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Association of aphthous ulcers with self-reported symptoms of depression in a sample of smartphone users
- Creators
- Jadon R. Webb - Yale UniversityBlake F. Webb - Texas Tech Univ, Hlth Sci Ctr, Lubbock, TX 79430 USAMary C. Schroeder - Univ Iowa, Dept Pharm Practice & Sci, Iowa City, IA USACarol S. North - College Station Medical Center
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Annals of clinical psychiatry, Vol.25(4), pp.266-270
- Publisher
- Quadrant Healthcom Inc
- PMID
- 24199216
- ISSN
- 1040-1237
- eISSN
- 1547-3325
- Number of pages
- 5
- Grant note
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; United States Department of Health & Human Services; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality National Institutes of Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/01/2013
- Academic Unit
- Pharmacy Practice and Science
- Record Identifier
- 9984365879602771
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