Comparison of gender roles in male and female in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) with control group and it’s correlation with severity of clinical symptoms

Introduction: The objective of this research was to comparethe gender masculine and the gender feminine rolesin patients with borderline personality disorder and controlgroup. This study was aimed to determine the correlationcoefficient of the gender masculine and the gender feminineroles with severity of borderline personality disorder.Methods: In this case-control study, 17 males and 25 femaleswith borderline personality disorder, and 22 malesand 18 females in control group were examined. To evaluatethe sex roles, the Bem sex role inventory (BSRI) andthe gender masculine (GF) and gender feminine (GF) rolesderived from the Minnesota Multi-Stage Personality Inventory(MMPI-2) were used. The borderline personalitydisorder and its severity were diagnosed using a semistructuredclinical interview based on DSM-IV for personalitydisorders (SCID-II). Pearson correlation coefficientand variance analysis were used to analyze the findings.Results: According to GM inventory, no significant differencewas found between the male patients and controlgroup subjects. No significant difference was foundbetween female patients and control group subjects andbetween male patients and two groups of women. Basedon the GF inventory, the femininity of male and femalepatients and control group of men was less than that ofcontrol group of women. Based on BSRI, gender masculinetraits score was significantly higher in men and womenwith borderline personality disorder than those in controlgroup of men and control group of women. In gender femininetrait score, control group of women obtained higherscores than both of control group of men and men withborderline personality disorder. There was no significantdifference between control group of women and womenwith borderline personality disorder. There was a significantcorrelation between the severity of borderline personalitydisorder in women and gender masculine trait score basedon the Bem sex roles index (BSRI) (r=0.410, p=0.042).Conclusion: Men with borderline personality disorder hadmore masculinity than control group of men, althoughthey showed no significant difference with control groupbased on sex role. Higher masculinity was associated withmore severe personality disorder in women

Trastornos del sueño en pacientes médicos hospitalizados: un artículo de revisión

Introduction and Background. Sleep disorder has side effects on health. Given the high prevalence of sleep disorders in hospitalized patients and since few studies have been conducted to investigate the effects of sleep improvement on the physical condition of hospitalized patients, the present study was conducted to examine the environmental and non-environmental factors and effective interventions in the sleep of hospitalized patients. Methods. This research was theoretical, and the research method was descriptive-analytical, and data were collected through the library method by referring to documents, books, and articles. Results. Several environmental factors such as sound, light, temperature, environmental conditions of wards and rooms affect patients' sleep conditions. Environmental factors affecting patients' sleep quality include underlying disease, pain, pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, age, and primary sleep disorders. Conclusion. It seems that the simplest and most effective intervention to improve the sleep quality of hospitalized patients is non-pharmacological interventions and modification of environmental factors, although medications can play a major role in improving the sleep quality of patients.Introducción y antecedentes. El trastorno del sueño tiene efectos secundarios sobre la salud. Dada la alta prevalencia de trastornos del sueño en pacientes hospitalizados y dado que se han realizado pocos estudios para investigar los efectos de la mejora del sueño en la condición física de los pacientes hospitalizados, el presente estudio se realizó para examinar los factores ambientales y no ambientales y las intervenciones efectivas en el sueño de los pacientes hospitalizados. Métodos. Esta investigación fue teórica y el método de investigación fue descriptivo-analítico, y los datos se recolectaron a través del método de biblioteca haciendo referencia a documentos, libros y artículos. Resultados. Varios factores ambientales como el sonido, la luz, la temperatura, las condiciones ambientales de las salas y las habitaciones afectan las condiciones de sueño de los pacientes. Los factores ambientales que afectan la calidad del sueño de los pacientes incluyen enfermedades subyacentes, dolor, intervenciones farmacológicas y no farmacológicas, edad y trastornos primarios del sueño. Conclusión. Parece que la intervención más sencilla y eficaz para mejorar la calidad del sueño de los pacientes hospitalizados son las intervenciones no farmacológicas y la modificación de los factores ambientales, aunque los medicamentos pueden jugar un papel importante en la mejora de la calidad del sueño de los pacientes

Suspected Arterial Vasospasm in Femoro-Femoral Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Life Support

Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) is increasingly used worldwide in patients with life-threatening hemodynamic and / or respiratory conditions. The femoral veno-arterial cannulation, whether percutaneous or surgical, is the simplest and quickest method, yet a number of vascular complications may occur. We present 2 cases in which, despite a well-placed reperfusion cannula in the superior femoral artery, apparent limb ischemia of the cannulated limb developed rapidly after ECLS implantation and was suspected to be due to arterial vasospasm. Both cases were successfully managed with the injection of a vasodilator cocktail of verapamil, nitroglycerin and lidocain directly in the reperfusion cannula

Comparison of gender roles in male and female in patients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) with control group and it’s correlation with severity of clinical symptoms

Introduction: The objective of this research was to comparethe gender masculine and the gender feminine rolesin patients with borderline personality disorder and controlgroup. This study was aimed to determine the correlationcoefficient of the gender masculine and the gender feminineroles with severity of borderline personality disorder.Methods: In this case-control study, 17 males and 25 femaleswith borderline personality disorder, and 22 malesand 18 females in control group were examined. To evaluatethe sex roles, the Bem sex role inventory (BSRI) andthe gender masculine (GF) and gender feminine (GF) rolesderived from the Minnesota Multi-Stage Personality Inventory(MMPI-2) were used. The borderline personalitydisorder and its severity were diagnosed using a semistructuredclinical interview based on DSM-IV for personalitydisorders (SCID-II). Pearson correlation coefficientand variance analysis were used to analyze the findings.Results: According to GM inventory, no significant differencewas found between the male patients and controlgroup subjects. No significant difference was foundbetween female patients and control group subjects andbetween male patients and two groups of women. Basedon the GF inventory, the femininity of male and femalepatients and control group of men was less than that ofcontrol group of women. Based on BSRI, gender masculinetraits score was significantly higher in men and womenwith borderline personality disorder than those in controlgroup of men and control group of women. In gender femininetrait score, control group of women obtained higherscores than both of control group of men and men withborderline personality disorder. There was no significantdifference between control group of women and womenwith borderline personality disorder. There was a significantcorrelation between the severity of borderline personalitydisorder in women and gender masculine trait score basedon the Bem sex roles index (BSRI) (r=0.410, p=0.042).Conclusion: Men with borderline personality disorder hadmore masculinity than control group of men, althoughthey showed no significant difference with control groupbased on sex role. Higher masculinity was associated withmore severe personality disorder in women