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Correlation between child and parental dental anxiety in a sample of Chilean schoolchildren

Anxiety is understood as a response to situations in which the source of threat for the indivi-dual is uncertain, ambiguous or objectively absent. Three factors seem to unleash the anxiety process: novelty, insecurity and expectation. People with dental fear often have poor oral health, being fear and an...

The positive impact of physical activity on the reduction of anxiety scores: a pilot study

SUMMARY OBJECTIVES: To compare anxiety scores between physical activity practitioners and sedentary, men and women and to relate them to physical activity frequency and age. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, a sample of 256 regular aerobic physical activity practitioners was compared to a sample ...

Quality of life among patients with age-related severe macular degeneration assessed using the NEI-VFQ, HADS-A, HADS-D and SF-36 tests. A cross-sectional study

Säo Paulo med. j; 137 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Exudative age-related macular degeneration (e-AMD) may cause severe central vision loss. Patients with e-AMD can experience difficulties in daily basic activities and suffer from psychological problems. Our aim was to assess quality of life (QoL) and anxiety and depression status a...

Relación de estrés-ansiedad y depresión laboral en profesionales de enfermería

Rev. enferm. neurol; 18 (1), 2019
Introducción: el término estrés es difícil de definir, empero en nuestra sociedad se ha convertido en una palabra cotidiana. Este es cada vez más importante en el ámbito laboral; pues, entre la demanda laboral y personal viene una insatisfacción, tanto psicológica como fisiológica; es la inter...

Anxiety and depression in pregnancy: a comparative study between early and late adolescents

Objective: To study anxiety and depression in pregnant adolescents. Methods: Cross-sectional study in which the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used to evaluate the level of anxiety and depression among patients. The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), which aims to measure the presence and...

Preoperative education reduces preoperative anxiety in cancer patients undergoing surgery: Usefulness of the self-reported Beck anxiety inventory

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 69 (1), 2019
Abstract Background and objectives: Preoperative instruction is known to significantly reduce patient anxiety before surgery. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of preoperative education on the level of anxiety of cancer patients undergoing surgery using the self-reported Beck anxiety in...

Correlação entre ansiedade e depressão em pacientes com disfunção temporomandibular

Rev. bras. odontol; 76 (1), 2019
Objetivo: avaliar a correlação entre ansiedade e depressão com a presença de Disfunção Temporomandibular. Material e Métodos: participaram do estudo sessenta pacientes atendidos no Serviço ATM da Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, localizado na cidade de Juiz de For...

Validation of an anxiety scale for prenatal diagnostic procedures

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To perform a cross-cultural adaptation of the Prenatal Diagnostic Procedures Anxiety Scale questionnaire for application in the Brazilian cultural context. METHODS: The translation and back translation processes followed internationally accepted criteria. A committee of experts eval...

Abstinência à cocaína e suas consequências no sistema colinérgico muscarínico

Uma das principais dificuldades enfrentadas na dependência à cocaína está relacionada aos sintomas de abstinência, como ansiedade, desejo e irritabilidade. Estes efeitos podem durar meses ou anos após a interrupção do consumo prolongado, fazendo com que o indivíduo volte a procurá-la. Os efeito...

A relação entre fatores psicológicos e perfil glicêmico maternos e adiposidade nos períodos fetal e neonatal

Introdução: As alterações hormonais, sobretudo resistência a glicocorticoides, que ocorrem no período gestacional, podem estar envolvidas na adiposidade do concepto, mediante mecanismos inflamatórios desencadeados pelo estresse e distresse (depressão e ansiedade) que envolvem hiperatividade do ei...