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Quality of Life and Clinical Correlates in Adults with Social Phobia: A Scoping Review

OBJECTIVE: In light of the substantial clinical and societal burden of social phobia (SP) and impact on the sense of well-being of affected individuals, we sought to summarise extant data related to quality of life and relevant correlates in adults with SP to distill clinical profiles for earlier id...

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Autores principales: Lau, Hui Miin, Sim, Kai Samuel, Chew, Qian Hui, Sim, Kang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bentham Science Publishers 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8728567/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35173792
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1745017902117010224
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Sim, Kai Samuel
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description OBJECTIVE: In light of the substantial clinical and societal burden of social phobia (SP) and impact on the sense of well-being of affected individuals, we sought to summarise extant data related to quality of life and relevant correlates in adults with SP to distill clinical profiles for earlier identification and appropriate management. METHODS: A scoping review was carried out on studies examining quality of life in adults with SP and clinical correlates within different settings. PubMed/Medline and Web of Science databases were searched for relevant articles beginning from database inception until May 2021. RESULTS: A total of 25 papers were included. Most of the studies (92%) were cross sectional in nature (80%), conducted in the West (92%), and within clinic or community settings (88%). Patients with comorbid psychiatric conditions, and undergraduate students reported higher rates of SP compared with community population. Significant correlates of SP included demographic (such as females, younger age, living alone, fewer years of education, unemployment) and clinical factors (such as family history of anxiety disorders, suicidal ideas, avoidant personality features). SP was widely associated with decreased QoL involving several domains and especially related to complexity, greater number of feared or trigger situations, and comorbid medical and psychiatric conditions. CONCLUSION: SP is not uncommon within clinical, and undergraduate populations, and has a significantly negative impact on quality of life. Awareness of its associated clinical profiles allows better identification and overall management of this condition including improvement in QoL.
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spelling pubmed-87285672022-02-15 Quality of Life and Clinical Correlates in Adults with Social Phobia: A Scoping Review Lau, Hui Miin Sim, Kai Samuel Chew, Qian Hui Sim, Kang Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health Article OBJECTIVE: In light of the substantial clinical and societal burden of social phobia (SP) and impact on the sense of well-being of affected individuals, we sought to summarise extant data related to quality of life and relevant correlates in adults with SP to distill clinical profiles for earlier identification and appropriate management. METHODS: A scoping review was carried out on studies examining quality of life in adults with SP and clinical correlates within different settings. PubMed/Medline and Web of Science databases were searched for relevant articles beginning from database inception until May 2021. RESULTS: A total of 25 papers were included. Most of the studies (92%) were cross sectional in nature (80%), conducted in the West (92%), and within clinic or community settings (88%). Patients with comorbid psychiatric conditions, and undergraduate students reported higher rates of SP compared with community population. Significant correlates of SP included demographic (such as females, younger age, living alone, fewer years of education, unemployment) and clinical factors (such as family history of anxiety disorders, suicidal ideas, avoidant personality features). SP was widely associated with decreased QoL involving several domains and especially related to complexity, greater number of feared or trigger situations, and comorbid medical and psychiatric conditions. CONCLUSION: SP is not uncommon within clinical, and undergraduate populations, and has a significantly negative impact on quality of life. Awareness of its associated clinical profiles allows better identification and overall management of this condition including improvement in QoL. Bentham Science Publishers 2021-12-22 /pmc/articles/PMC8728567/ /pubmed/35173792 http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1745017902117010224 Text en © 2021 Lau et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode). This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Sim, Kang
Quality of Life and Clinical Correlates in Adults with Social Phobia: A Scoping Review
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title_short Quality of Life and Clinical Correlates in Adults with Social Phobia: A Scoping Review
title_sort quality of life and clinical correlates in adults with social phobia: a scoping review
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8728567/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35173792
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1745017902117010224
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