Blazhevska Stoilkovska, Biljana

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Blazhevska Stoilkovska, Biljana
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Blazhevska Stoilkovska, Biljana
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Билјана Блажевска Стоилковска
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Blazhevska Stoilkovska, B.
Блажевска Стоилковска, Б.
Блажевска Стоилковска, Билјана
Blazhevska, B.
Блажевска, Б.
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    Corrigendum: Structure of Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia: An Unresolved Issue
    (Frontiers Media SA, 2022)
    Russo, Manuela
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    Repisti, Selman
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    Jerotic, Stefan
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    Ristic, Ivan
    [This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.785144.].
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    Psychometric characteristics of the Macedonian version of Clinical Assessment Interview for Negative Symptoms (CAINS)
    (Medicinska naklada, 2021-09)
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    Markovska Simoska, Silvana
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    Milutinovic, Miloš
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    Novotni, Ljubiša
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    Subjective Quality of Life of Women in the Perinatal Period: A Post Covid-19 Pandemic Exploration in North Macedonia
    (Македонска академија на науките и уметностите, Одделение за медицински науки = Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Section of Medical Sciences/Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2023-03-01)
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    Milutinovikj, Milosh
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    Subjective quality of life could be considered one of the indicators of health behavior and wellbeing of women in the perinatal period. Accordingly, the aim of this paper was to examine how women in perinatal period perceive quality of life in various domains. Its relationship to age, number of pregnancies, course of pregnancies, and method of delivery and experience with Covid-19 pandemic was investigated, as well. Our sample consisted of 366 pregnant women in any period of pregnancy who came in for regular outpatient examinations and control, those who were hospitalized due to pathological pregnancy or due to the need for intensive care, as well as women in their postnatal period, one year after delivery, who were seeking professional advice from a gynecologist. The majority were aged 20 to 30 years (53.8%). The findings showed that assessed domains of subjective quality of life were related to a variety of experiences with the Covid-19 pandemic. The results are presented and discussed in detail. Implications and limitations are given, as well.
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    Psychopathology in psychotic disorders: Congruency between self-reported and observer-rated measures highest for affective symptoms and lowest for negative symptoms
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    Novotni, Ljubisha
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    Markoska Simoska, Silvana
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    Milutinovic, Milosh
    Considering that both observer ratings and patient self-reports on severity of psychopathological symptoms are being used in research and clinical settings, this paper aims to explore the degree of congruence between these two sources. Eighty-two adult outpatients diagnosed with psychotic disorders rated their symptoms using the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI). Observers assessed patients’ functioning using the Brief Psychiatry Rating Scale (BPRS). Self-ratings (overall BSI) were strongly correlated to observers’ evaluations (overall BPRS). Anxiety/depression symptoms dimension of the BPRS were significantly associated with all nine symptom dimensions of the BSI, while positive symptoms dimension and unusual and withdrawal behavior in the BPRS showed a significant relationship to seven symptom dimensions as measured with the BSI. Mania/activation in the BPRS was significantly and negatively related only to phobic anxiety in BSI. Eight symptom dimensions of the BSI (interpersonal sensitivity was an exception), as well as unusual and withdrawal behavior and positive symptoms in the BPRS were rated as more severe in unemployed study participants. Self-rated paranoid ideation was higher in less educated participants. No sex or marital status differences were found in the BSI and BPRS dimensions. The obtained pattern of correlations implied that congruence was highest in regards to affective symptomatology, followed by positive symptoms, and lowest for disorganization and withdrawal behavior.
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    Understanding the health context for implementation of a new digital psychosocial intervention for improvement of the mental health in North Macedonia
    (Институт за јавно здравје на Република Македонија = Institute of public health of Republic of Macedonia, 2022-06-23)
    Novotni, Ljubisha
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    Markovska-Simoska, Silvana
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    Milutinovikj, Milosh
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    <jats:p>The aim of this study was to identify the contextual attributes in North Macedonia and their characteristics relevant to the implementation of a new digital intervention to improve mental health, called DIALOG+. This research is the first of its kind in North Macedonia due to the analysis of contextual attributes that may affect the effectiveness of the intervention and its acceptability in various settings of mental health care. Some of the data processed in this paper were provided and analyzed by the National Mental Health Strategy 2018-2025 and other relevant accompanying documents from the World Health Organization and action plans, as well as through interviews with stakeholders (patients, carers, clinicians and policy makers) for their opinion before introducing the DIALOG + intervention and the report on the assessment of the situation in the centers where the implementation of the intervention should have started. The collected data were then mapped to a framework developed by the Ottawa Implementation Group, which included 14 contextual attributes. The results are summarized in 2 subgroups, and are presented as facilitators and barriers to implementation, specific to the mental health system in North Macedonia. The characteristics of DIALOG + (widely applicable psychosocial intervention) are in accordance with modern assumptions for psychosocial rehabilitation of patients with psychosis. Hence, we can conclude that it is a useful tool for professionals in monitoring and achieving the true vision and mission of these institutions. It will help patients reintegrate into society, become more independent and use their full potential in the pursuit of healthy and functional living.</jats:p>
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    Избор и развој на кариерата
    (Филозофски факултет, УКИМ, Скопје, 2022)
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    Towards Inclusive Social Identities in the Republic of Macedonia
    (Palgrave Macmillan, 2017)
    Pajaziti, Ali
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    Rustemi, Agron
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    Qose, Admir
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    How to measure the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on quality of life: COV19-QoL – the development, reliability and validity of a new scale
    (2020)
    Repišti, Selman
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    Jovanović, Nikolina
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    Rojnić Kuzman, Martina
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    Medved, Sara
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    Jerotić, Stefan
    Objective: The primary objective of this paper is to present a short measure of perceptions on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on quality of life, along with analysis of its reliability and validity in non-clinical and clinical samples. Methods: The scale was named The COV19 – Impact on Quality of Life (COV19-QoL) and it consists of six items presented in the form of a 5-point Likert scale. The items (i.e. statements) cover main areas of quality of life with regard to mental health. The scale was administered to 1346 participants from the general population in Croatia (the non-clinical sample) and 201 patients with severe mental illness recruited from four European countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia), constituting the clinical sample. The clinical sample was part of the randomised controlled trial IMPULSE funded by the European Commission. Data on age and gender were collected for both samples, along with psychiatric diagnoses collected for the clinical sample. Results: Main findings included a high internal consistency of the scale and a moderate to strong positive correlation among participants’ scores on different items. Principal component analysis yielded one latent component. The correlation between participants’ age and their results on COV19-QoL was negligible. Participants’ perceived quality of life was the most impacted domain, whereas mental health, personal safety and levels of depression were the least impacted domains by the pandemic. Discussion: The COV19-QoL is a reliable and valid scale which can be used to explore the impact of COVID-19 on quality of life. The scale can be successfully used by researchers and clinicians interested in the impact of the pandemic on people experiencing various pre-existing mental health issues (e.g. anxiety, mood and personality disorders) as well as those without such issues.