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Comparison of quality of life and functionality in type 2 diabetics with and without insulin

SUMMARY INTRODUCTION Type 2 diabetes mellitus compromises physical, psychological, economic, and social life. OBJECTIVES To identify and compare the quality of life, depression, functional performance, and physical activity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who use insulin or not. METHODS A...

Overcoming bashfulness: how cocaine aided Freud to summon the courage to meet Charcot

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (11), 2019
ABSTRACT Jean-Martin Charcot, the most celebrated neurologist of the 19th century, had a profound influence on Sigmund Freud's career. Freud spent the winter of 1885-1886 working in Charcot's neurology department in Paris. During this period, he went to Charcot's house on several occasions to participate...

Avaliação dos níveis de ansiedade, estresse e qualidade de vida em acadêmicos de Fisioterapia

Fisioter. Bras; 20 (5), 2019
Introdução: No âmbito acadêmico, os universitários, especialmente da área da saúde, estão expostos a diversas situações estressantes que podem afetar diretamente sua qualidade de vida. Objetivo: Caracterizar a qualidade de vida, ansiedade e estresse bem como a associação entre esses fatores e...

State of Mental Health and Associated Factors in Nursing Students from Southeastern Iran

Invest. educ. enferm; 37 (3), 2019
Objective. To evaluate the state of mental health and its relation with associated factors among nursing students. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 130 students from the Nursing and Midwifery College affiliated to the University of Medical Sciences of Shiraz (Iran). Data was collected ...

Psychological suffering of patients transplanted with hematopoietic stem cells

Biosci. j. (Online); 35 (5), 2019
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) affects serious risks for the patient, including death. For this reason, it is considered a treatment that can cure or can present morbidities and lead to death. In this context, patients experience the first psychological conflicts before this tra...

Prevalencia de patología dual en el centro de reposo y adicciones (CRA). Cuenca, abril – diciembre 2016

Introducción: la patología dual (PD) es la superposición de un trastorno por consumo de sustancias (TCS) y un trastorno psiquiátrico (TP). Diferentes estudios realizados reportan una prevalencia de PD entre el 15% al 80%. El factor causal del consumo de drogas es descon...

Validation of the Brazilian Version of the Screening Tool for Psychosocial Distress (Stop-D) for Cardiac Patients

Distress has a potentiating effect on complications of heart disease. Early identification of distress and psychosocial management could help patients to deal with the disease and improve their quality of life. However, in Brazil, there is no specific instrument for evaluation of distress in cardiac pati...

Psychological morbidity is the main predictor of quality of life among caregivers of individuals in first-episode psychosis: data from a year-long longitudinal study in Brazil

Objective: To investigate quality of life (QoL) and QoL predictors among caregivers of individuals in first-episode psychosis (FEP). Methods: This longitudinal study investigated predictors of QoL in caregivers of 80 individuals in FEP over a 1-year follow-up period, measured using a single component ex...

Ansiedade e depressão em pacientes internados vítimas de acidentes e violência física interpessoal

Introdução: Ansiedade e depressão são as repercussões psíquicas mais frequentes em pacientes hospitalizados. No Ceará, o Instituto Dr. José Frota (IJF) configura-se como o maior hospital de emergência traumatológica que recebe pacientes vítimas de acidentes e violências físicas. Objetivou-se...