<p>El presente estudio fue de enfoque cuantitativo, nivel descriptivo, tipo: observacional, prospectivo, trasversal y análisis univariado, cuyo objetivo fue: Determinar la calidad vida los adultos mayores del distrito Huancas - Chachapoyas, 2019. La muestra estuvo conformada por 40 Adultos mayores. Los datos fueron recolectados a través cuestionario salud SF36. El objetivos se realizó con...

Abstract Background Research on quality of life (QOL) with Parkinson’s disease (PD) has examined direct influencing factors, not mediators. The study aim was to explore whether PD severity and poor cognitive function may decrease physical mental QOL by reducing activities daily living (ADL) increasing depression in sequence. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire 150 hospital pati...

Methods 50 patients with cNP (age 53.3 ± 10.4 yrs) were examined at baseline and then randomized to treatment (TG) or standard medical care (SMC). Data were collected at baseline (T1) and T2 (for TG after treatment). TG received five treatment sessions of CM, while the SMC group was waiting. Subjective outcome measures included visual analogue scale for pain (VAS), Neck Pain Disability Index (N...

OBJECTIVE The effectiveness of two versions of stepped care [with either brief therapy (BT) or cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) as a first step] is studied in comparison with the traditional matched care approach (CAU) for patients with mood and anxiety disorders. METHOD A randomized trial was performed in routine mental health care in 12 settings, including 702 patients. Patients were int...

We aimed to measure the psychosocial status and quality of life in mothers of babies with infantile colic (IC). Mothers and their newborns were stratified into Group 1 (colicky infant-mother dyad [n: 39]) and Group 2 (non-colicky infant-mother dyad [n: 39]). Maternal symptoms of depression and anxiety were assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STA...

OBJECTIVE To explore the nature of functional impairment in older people with diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A population-based case-control study with detailed assessment of diabetes and functional status was undertaken. RESULTS Altogether, 403 case subjects and 403 matched control subjects were studied (median age 75 years, 51% female). Subjects with diabetes had more comorbidities...

A videophone system was used to link cancer patients, undergoing chemotherapy at home, with care providers in the Home Healthcare Facility at the University Hospital Centre of Grenoble. The participant patients expressed their satisfaction both with the use and the technical quality of the system. Improvement was observed in the Hospitalisation Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), SF36 Health S...