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Filter by:The Hospital of Saint Denis (HSD) has been involved for several years in the dynamics of organ donation. In spite of the evolution of the practices of coordination of the collection of samples, the rate of refusal of organ donation is increasing in our hospital, contrary to the rest of France. Based on hypotheses derived from psychological and anthropological perspectives, this survey will provide first-hand information on the personal, family and cultural issues related to organ donation. It will be a question of identifying and locating individual and collective representations concerning death, its definition, and the associated symbols and rites. Based on the collection of these representations, we will be able to propose hypotheses of a psychological, social and anthropological nature on resistance to organ donation.
Background: Caring for an older dependent adult with cognitive impairment can have negative consequences for the family caregiver. Interdisciplinary interventions are necessary to address their needs jointly and comprehensively. While attempts have been made to improve their situation from different disciplines in isolation, a collaborative approach is required to ensure the best possible outcome. Methods: A parallel, randomized, controlled clinical trial with two arms will be conducted at the Occupational Therapy Teaching and Care Unit (UDATO) and the Municipal Psychosocial Support Unit for the Elderly (UMAPS), both of which belong to the University of Salamanca and are in agreement with the City Council of Salamanca, Spain. The trial will also be conducted at the University Care Centre of Salamanca (CAUSA). People aged 60 years or older will be recruited as family caregivers of dependent older adults with cognitive impairment in a chronic situation. Participants will be divided into two groups: the intervention group (IG) will carry out an interdisciplinary psychoeducational programme from the perspective of psychology and occupational therapy, and the control group (CG) will carry out a controlled follow-up. Participants will complete 12 sessions over a period of 3 months, followed by three monthly reinforcement sessions after the intervention. At the beginning and end of the intervention, participants will be assessed and socio-demographic data will be collected along with the following scales: the Spanish version of the Caregiver Burden Interview (CBI), the Spanish version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D), the Psychosocial Support Questionnaire adaptation (PSQ), the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), the World Health Organization Quality of Life Assessment - AGE (WHOQOL-AGE) and the Bayer-Activities of Daily Living Scale (B-ADL). Discussion: The objective of this study is to enhance conventional clinical practice for family caregivers of dependent older adults. This will be achieved through an interdisciplinary psychoeducational intervention that aims to reduce overload and depressive symptomatology, increase social support, improve health and perceived quality of life, and enhance understanding of the syndrome/illness. The intervention will also focus on managing difficult situations associated with day-to-day caregiving, managing emotions and associated erroneous beliefs, and promoting self-care. Additionally, the study aims to improve the functionality of the cared-for person.
Metabolic and cardio-vascular complications can often appear in overweight and obese children from an early age. Currently, there are few studies in the specialized literature that correlate clinical, biological and ultrasound parameters in order to stratify cardio-metabolic risk in obese children. Also, the specialized literature is poor regarding longitudinal follow-up and the importance of diet for reducing metabolic and cardiovascular complications in these children. This study is designed to assess the hypothesis that the sustained improvement of lifestyle with regard to nutrition and exercise can reverse cardiometabolic multimorbidities in obese children as assessed by clinical, biological and ultrasound evaluation.
Introduction: Previous studies have shown that many breast cancer patients are suffering from fear of cancer recurrence (FCR). However, effective physical intervention for FCR has been scarce. In this study, low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) targeting the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) will be applied on patients with high FCR. We aim to assess the efficacy of low-frequency rTMS in the treatment of FCR in breast cancer patients. Methods and analysis: This will be a two-arm, randomised controlled trial comparing rTMS, sham stimulation in breast cancer patients with high FCR. A total of 50 breast cancer patients with a high FCR score (>27) will be recruited. Patients will be randomly assigned to receive 4-week rTMS, sham stimulation. Assessments will be conducted at week 0 (baseline), week 4 (the end of intervention), week 5 (1 week post-treatment), week 8 (1 month post-treatment), and week 16 (3 months post-treatment). The primary outcome of the study will be to ascertain, whether the rTMS program is sufficient in relieving FCR in breast cancer patients (measured by the 7-item FCR scale). Additionally, GAD7, PHQ9, NRS, and ISI7 will be used to measure individual's anxiety, depression, pain, and insomnia symptoms.
Objectives This research will screen the psychological problems of twin pregnant women step by step and detect early and treat early in order to reduce the incidence of mental diseases and promote the health of mother and baby.
Aim of the study is to investigate possible predictors and factors that may be associated with the development and maintenance of mental and physical health constrains including depression and anxiety symptomatology as well as loneliness in hospitalized post-COVID patients and non-COVID patients in Germany. Furthermore, it will be investigated whether psychological interventions have an effect on anxiety and depression symptomatology, on loneliness values, self-efficacy and perceived social support values. Specifically, the research aim is to examine the relationships between loneliness, self-efficacy, and social support and to address the question of what factors increase the risk of post covid depression/anxiety, and to test the buffering effect of physical and social activities. For this purpose an experimental group comparison will be applied, in which two interventions will be performed on post-COVID patients and non-COVID patients in the unit of Physical Medicine and Geriatrics in Medical Rehabilitation. (PhD Project by Annika Roskoschinski, M.Sc., Psychology, Principal Investigator)
In french context, simulation training is not well implemented in medical school, mainly in psychiatry. We aim to build a formative and summative assessment tool of competences specific to this pedagogic context, so as to support its development. This studies aims to explore learning process and factors supporting or preventing from learning of medical students during simulation in psychiatry. A convenient sample of 72 voluntary participants, allocated among 6 groups of around 12 students, will be recruited at Paris Descartes, Paris Diderot and Brest Universities between september of 2018 and june of 2019. Each participant will complete 6 hours of psychiatric simulation training, dealing with mood disorders, anxious disorders, eating disorders, borderline disorders, substance abuse and schizophrenia. Participant will be offered to complete a portfolio about learning process during the trimester they are involved, a concept gap before and after each training and the " Learning Effectiveness Inventory Scale "at the end of simulation. A purposive sample of students will have to complete a face-to-face semi-interview (until reaching data saturation). Video record of simulation and audio-record of debriefing will be analysed to enhance triangulation process of analysis.
This survey was designed as a cross-section study investigation, after the selection,the invesgators would adopt the methods of randomly drawing for 100 Beijing female citizens to process: questionnaire survey about the skin health, infrared thermal imaging on facing area, VISIA skin testing and Germany CK company skin testing etc. for integrated evaluation of skin health. This survey was designed as a cross-section study investigation, after the selection,the invesgators would adopt the methods of randomly drawing for 100 Beijing female citizens to process: questionnaire survey about the skin health, infrared thermal imaging on facing area, VISIA skin testing and Germany CK company skin testing etc. for integrated evaluation of skin health. Analyzing the constitution of volunteers and combining the test related to depression and anxious, psychology health evaluated the healthy states. Base on the data collected processed the statistic analyzing, comprehensive assessment the impact factor of skin health for establishing the Constitution-Psychology-Skin model and though this model to evaluate and forecast the skin health problem.
Pain is a common experience in youth and influences youth long after the painful situations are over. Youth memory of pain after surgery can affect painful experiences in the future. Negative memories and feelings of pain, like remembering more pain than the actual level of pain experienced are linked to anxiety for future surgery. Research has found that children's memories of pain is linked to anxiety, pain-related fear, and confidence. Children's memories for pain can be altered after a visit to the hospital, but only a couple of studies have look at this. The study will be one of the first to look at how well a parent-led memory reframing intervention to reduce youth's negative memories of surgery. We want to look at how a parent-led memory reframing session on youth's post-surgical pain memory. The study will include 90 youth who have a chest wall surgery or a spinal fusion surgery at the Alberta Children's Hospital. They will be recruited at the Alberta Children's Hospital. There will be pain tests in the form of surveys 1-3 weeks before surgery, pain monitoring in the hospital for a couple of days, pain monitoring 1-2 weeks after surgery, a clinic visit 2-4 weeks after surgery for a memory reframing session, and pain monitoring 6 weeks after surgery in the form of a telephone interview.
Tobacco smoke is the most common source of exposure to carcinogens in humans. Indeed, the smoke contains about 1010 particles per ml and 4800 chemical compounds, at least 66 are carcinogenic. Tobacco smoke is the leading preventable cause of cancer in humans since it is responsible for lung cancer, upper aerodigestive tract (mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus), nasal cavity and sinuses, stomach, pancreas, liver, bladder, kidney, uterine cervix, and some myeloid leukemias. This study aims to evaluate the combined effect of the scanner and the search for circulating tumor cells (CTC) on screening for tobacco-related cancers, accompanying smokers to cessation and addressing the psychological impact this approach.