Diabetes and periodontal disease share the same inflammatory pattern. Both these pathologies, if left untreated, lead to a cytokine storm that carries pro-inflammatory factors throughout body. Periodontitis has recently been assumed be sixth complication of diabetes latest studies suggest biunivocal connection between two conditions. Most recent evidence-based propose having controlled situatio...

conclusions through effective interventions, health care providers are able to foster hope in adolescents and thus improve their spiritual heath. results analysis of the data led to the identification of three categories: “connection with the source of hope,” “belief in finding solutions through efforts,” and “having an optimistic view”; the categories together formed the common theme “hope, th...

Purpose This pilot study evaluates the acceptability and preliminary efficacy of solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) for depression, anxiety, hope among adolescent young adult (AYA) diagnosed with cancer. Method: 10 AYAs a primary sarcoma diagnosis participated in an open SFBT their depression between January June 2019 delivered by trained social work interns. Results All participants complet...

INTRODUCTION Drug dependence is a major problem in our country and in international level. Reality therapy is an internal control system that determines why and how to choose the options that are set for our lives. This study aimed to investigate the effect of reality therapy on metacognition, stress and decline in hope in drug addicts. MATERIALS & METHODS This study is quasi-experimental stu...

BACKGROUND Anaplastic thyroid cancer has a median survival between 1.2 and 10 months. The purpose of our study was to evaluate the outcomes of patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer in Ireland. METHODS We carried out a retrospective analysis of the Irish National Cancer Database for patients with anaplastic thyroid cancer between 2000 and 2010. RESULTS Of a total of 64 patients (40 women, ...