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Пространственные метафоры “воды” и “воздуха” в поэзии Ольги Седаковой
В данной работе исследуются способы реализации образов воды и воздуха, их
семантическое наполнение в структуре поэтического текста.
Ключевые слова: образ, трансформация, текст.У даній статті досліджуються способи втілення образів води та повітря у структурі
поетичного тексту та їх семантична наповненість.
Ключові слова: образ, трансформація, текст.The article dials with the ways of water and air images conveying in the structure of poetical and
their semantic value.
Keywords: image, transformation, text
Bariatric surgery in young adults:A multicenter study into weight loss, dietary adherence, and quality of life
Background: Numerous studies have demonstrated that bariatric surgery is an effective intervention for morbid obesity, but study samples are characterized by an underrepresentation of young adult patients.Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate weight loss, dietary adherence, and quality of life (QoL) in a multicenter, young adult sample, in the first 6 years after bariatric surgery.Setting: Four general hospitals in the Netherlands.Methods: A total of 184 young adult patients who underwent bariatric surgery between 6 and 74 months previously at the age of 18 to 24 years were included, interviewed by phone, and sent questionnaires assessing postoperative weight, QoL, and lifestyle behaviors including dietary adherence. Complete data were available for those 96 patients who returned the questionnaires.Results: Mean percent weight loss was 30.2 (SD 10.7) for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and 35.6 (SD 6.9) for laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Adherence to postoperative dietary recommendations declined over the years (r = .25, P = .02) and explained 8.3% of the variance in weight loss (r = .29, P = .005). QoL scores lagged behind national norms for young adults and were largely unrelated to weight loss. A quarter of patients (25%) turned out to be not in education, employment, or training and 38% had used mental healthcare services since surgery, which occurred independent of weight loss and concurred with poorer QoL.Conclusion: Young adult patients achieve weight loss comparable to adult patients after bariatric surgery. However, postoperative adherence to behavioral recommendations and psychosocial functioning clearly demonstrate room for improvement and require adjunctive interventions.</p
Comparing survival rates for clusters of depressive symptoms found by Network analysis' community detection algorithms:Results from a prospective population-based study among 9774 cancer survivors from the PROFILES-registry
Objectives: Previous studies have shown that depression is associated with mortality in patients with cancer. Depression is however a heterogeneous construct and it may be more helpful to look at different (clusters) of depressive symptoms than to look at depression as a discrete condition. The aim of the present study is to investigate whether clusters of depressive symptoms can be identified using advanced statistics and to investigate how these symptom clusters are associated with all-cause mortality in a large group of patients with cancer. Method: Data from a large population-based cohort study (PROFILES) including various cancer types were used. Eligible patients completed self-report questionnaires (i.e. Fatigue assessment scale, Hospital anxiety and depression scale, EORTC QOL-C30) after diagnosis. Survival status was determined on 31 January 2022. Results: In total, 9744 patients were included. Network analyses combining different community detection algorithms showed that clusters of depressive symptoms could be detected that correspond with motivational anhedonia, consummatory anhedonia and negative affect. Survival analyses using the variables that represented these clusters best showed that motivational and consummatory anhedonia were associated with survival. Even after controlling for clinical and sociodemographic variables items assessing motivational anhedonia were significantly associated with mortality over time. Conclusion: Separate clusters of symptoms that correspond with motivational and consummatory anhedonia and negative affect can be distinguished and anhedonia may be associated with mortality more than negative affect. Looking at particular (clusters of) depressive symptoms may be more informative and clinically relevant than using depression as a single construct (i.e. syndrome).</p
Adverse childhood events and mental health problems in cancer survivors:A systematic review
PurposeThe purpose of this study was to systematically review the literature on the association between adverse childhood events (ACEs) and mental health problems in cancer survivors.MethodsThis review was conducted in line with PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines. Four databases (PubMed, PsychINFO, Web of Science, and Cochrane) were searched on 27–08-2023.ResultsOf the 1413 references yielded by the literature search, 25 papers met inclusion criteria and were reviewed. Most studies were performed in the USA, most included breast cancer survivors, and the number of included participants ranged between 20 and 1343. ACEs were relatively prevalent, with self-report rates ranging between 40 and 95%. Having been exposed to ACEs was a risk factor for heightened levels of emotional distress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, and fatigue during cancer treatment. Results varied depending on the variables included, and per subscale, but were consistent across different cultures and heterogenous patient groups.ConclusionThe association between ACE and mental health outcomes was significant in most studies. In order to improve treatment for this vulnerable population, it may be necessary to screen for ACEs before cancer treatment and adjust treatment, for example, by means of trauma-informed care (TIC), which recognizes and responds to the impact of trauma on individuals seeking healthcare
Partner support and distress in women with breast cancer:The role of patients' awareness of support and level of mastery
The aim of the present study was to investigate the associations between partners' ways of providing support (both active engagement and protective buffering) and distress in women with breast cancer as a function of patients' awareness of the support received and their sense of mastery. These associations were investigated both cross-sectionally and longitudinally (i.e. changes in distress over time). At 3 months (T1) after diagnosis, women with breast cancer and their partners (n = 82 couples) were assessed regarding partners' supportive behaviour. Women also indicated their sense of mastery. At both 3 and 9 months (T2) after diagnosis, women reported their level of distress. Cross-sectional as well as longitudinal analyses showed that active engagement was unrelated to distress, regardless of patients' awareness of the support received and their feelings of mastery. In contrast, perceived protective buffering was found to be associated with more concurrent distress (i.e. cross-sectionally). Moreover, protective buffering that was reported by partners but remained unnoticed by patients was associated with higher levels of concurrent distress, but only for patients who were low in mastery. Over time, protective buffering that remained unnoticed by patients was associated with more distress, regardless of women's sense of mastery
One Size Does Not Fit All: Comparative Diagnostic Accuracy of the Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale and the Mini Mental State Examination in a Memory Clinic Population with Very Low Education
One Size Does Not Fit All: Comparative Diagnostic Accuracy of the Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale and the Mini Mental State Examination in a Memory Clinic Population with Very Low Education
Attachment style and post-bariatric surgery health behaviours:the mediating role of self-esteem and health self-efficacy
Background: Attachment avoidance and anxiety have been linked to overweight and poor health behaviours, yet the mechanisms that underpin the relationship between attachment and health behaviours are not fully understood. Self-esteem and self-efficacy have been found to differ between attachment styles, rendering these variables potential mediators of the relationship. This longitudinal study investigated the serial mediation between preoperative attachment and 2-year post-operative health behaviours through self-esteem and health self-efficacy. Methods: Participants were 263 bariatric surgery patients (75.7% females, aged 47.7 ± 10.4 years, BMI 38.9 ± 3.6 kg/m2) assessed before the operation and again one and two years after the surgery. Patients completed the Experiences for Close Relationships Brief Scale, Rosenberg Self-esteem scale, Weight Efficacy Lifestyle Questionnaire, Bariatric Surgery Self-Management Questionnaire, Exercise Self-Efficacy Scale and the Exercise Behaviour Scale. Results: Higher preoperative attachment anxiety and avoidance were associated with lower self-esteem one year after bariatric surgery and poorer health self-efficacy two years after the surgery. Self-esteem and health self-efficacy mediated the relationships between preoperative anxious and avoidant attachment and 2- year post-operative diet adherence and physical activity. Conclusions: Helping patients to feel more worthy and reinforcing their beliefs about their own competences could lead to higher engagement with healthy lifestyle and adherence to treatment protocols, ultimately helping patients to achieve their goals for bariatric surgery. Clinical trial registration: BARIA: Netherlands Trial Register: NL5837 (NTR5992) https://www.trialregister.nl/trial/5837 . Diabaria: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03330756.</p
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