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Drug use, substance use disorders (SUD) and other addictive behaviors are problems of enormous socio-health impact that still require a great research effort to improve the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures used in healthcare practice. Since addictive behaviors have been consistently associated with the presence of alterations in cognitive and executive functions, it is necessary to be able to detect, evaluate and have specific therapies for these dysfunctions and investigate, among other issues, the role they play in the onset and course evolutionary. After implementing neuropsychological evaluation techniques for diagnostic improvement, addresses the search for procedures that allow working on cognitive and executive deficits, as a specific therapeutic target. To characterize the presence of alterations in the domains that make up social cognition (SC) in patients with SUD and test in our healthcare units the ET® program already tested both experimentally and at beta level. It is an online self-training program for CS rehabilitation that includes modules for emotion recognition (RE), Theory of Mind (ToM) and attributional style (AS). To replicate the RCT carried out in schizophrenia in patients with SUD with difficulties in RE or ToM, in addition to searching for a biomarker or a pattern of them that predict the patient profile that will benefit from the training, using advanced LC-ESI proteomics techniques. MS/MS in saliva since previous studies in a population with schizophrenia, subjected to different neurorehabilitation therapies. It is also intended to subsequently improve the instrument (ET®) through the implementation of big data analysis and machine learning and the introduction of automated user management. At this level, the objective is to determine, after the first games, the type of game and the intensity required to improve the user's performance until it reaches normality. From the perspective of the State Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation, this project combines CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH, based on the evidence of scientific and technological knowledge, and the use of ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES of e-health in the area of Health Services. Health for people with SUD.
This research will assess the effect of companion robotic pets on the wellbeing of older adults and their family caregivers.
The primary research objective is to examine how uncertainty towards a new medical treatment changes in patients when a partner (can be any close other, i.e. romantic partner, family member, or a close friend) supports the new treatment choice and is willing to be involved in the patient's treatment. I hypothesize that when the patients know that their partner supports uptake of the new medical treatment and will physically accompany them to the visit, patients will (1) experience lower levels of uncertainty and (2) report a higher likelihood of participating in a new treatment in the future, as compared to patients who face the decision about the new treatment alone.
Using a randomized controlled trial design, the investigators will examine the effects of music engagement through choir training on the hearing, communication, and psychosocial well-being of older adults, particularly those at heightened risk of developing dementia.
Playful interactions have an important role in human sociality. During playful interactions, two individuals continuously co-create an imaginary world together, such as playing roles in an imaginary scene or co-creating synchronized movements together. Playful interactions are characterized by an enhanced sense of flow and joy and have been associated with physical and psychological well-being across the lifespan. This research team and others have shown that playful interactions are particularly beneficial for the older population, which are at higher risk of cognitive decline and social isolation. The overarching aim of this proposal is to conduct an in-depth investigation of the effects of playful interactions, in older population. Specifically the investigators will test the effect of short playful interaction on cognitive measures, as well as social and affective indices, and compare them to a non-playful interaction (such exercise class, or personal conversation).
Exercise is routinely recommended because of its benefits for physical, cognitive, and mental health. It is especially beneficial for older adults due to its potential buffering effects against Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (Luck et al., 2014). However, little is known about how to best encourage older adults to exercise. Based on behavior change theory, different intrapersonal and interpersonal motivational factors are likely to be relevant during the contemplation, action, and maintenance stages of behavior change. Generally, as a result of motivational shifts toward prioritizing positivity and socially meaningful goals with advancing age (Carstensen, 2006), socioemotional aspects of decision making may become more salient and influential for older adults (Mikels et al., 2015; Peter et al., 2011). Our previous work has demonstrated that positive affect (Mikels et al., 2020) and social goals (Steltenpohl et al., 2019) play a critical role in older adults' motivation to exercise, but these two lines of research have not been integrated to date. Recent work indicates that positive affect is particularly beneficial for health when shared in social connections (Fredrickson, 2016; Major et al., 2018), and the proposed work will, for the first time, examine how shared interpersonal positivity may impact exercise decision making and behavior, especially during the contemplation and action/maintenance stages of behavior change. But who are the older adults that benefit the most from exercise in terms of physical, cognitive, and mental health (and should be hence be targeted with messages)? Not all older adults reap the benefits of exercise (Sparks, 2014) and, conversely, sedentary older adults have the most to gain. Overall, the current proposed research program is innovative in its (a) translational application of insights from affective, cognitive, and aging theory and research to understand the antecedents and outcomes of exercise decision making in younger and older adults, (b) conceptualization of both the social and emotional aspects of decision making, (c) development of novel methods for health messaging that incorporate social influences, and (d) novel assessments of the exercise-health link.
The goal of this field trial was to compare in emale-headed households. The main question it aims to answer are: determine the effect of education based on social cognitive theory on the social health of female-headed households in female-headed households in Gonabad. Women in the intervention group participated in face-to-face and virtual meetings based on social cognitive theory structures for 4 weeks. The control group did not receive any training related to the intervention.
The main goal of this single-arm pre-post intervention study is to see if an adapted mindfulness program can improve emotion regulation among youth aged 15-19 years who attend an alternative school. Participants will complete a baseline survey package using an iPad. They will then receive an adapted version of the 6-session Learning to BREATHE Program as part of a course they are taking at their school. Students will again complete a survey package within 2 weeks of completing the program. The investigator will compare baseline and post-intervention survey responses to see if the program improved emotion regulation, as well as several secondary psychosocial and behavioral outcomes.
This is a prospective cohort study with multicenter retrospective data collection (CHR Metz-Thionville, Hôpital Mercy and Hôpital Bel Air). Patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in a critical care unit between March 2020 and March 2022 will be contacted by telephone 24 months after their hospitalization by a doctor or intern from the intensive care unit. If the patient agrees to participate, he or she will then complete the study questionnaire items. Data concerning their hospital management between their hospitalization for COVID-19 and the 24-month call will then be extracted from their medical records.