7 research outputs found
Mit gyĂłgyĂt a gyĂłgyĂtĂł kĂ©pzelet? A Simonton-mĂłdszer hatĂ©konysága magyar daganatos betegek körĂ©ben
A kognitĂv funkciĂłk változásai cukorbetegsĂ©gben = Changes in Cognitive Function in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
Patients with diabetes are approximately 1.5 times more likely to experience cognitive decline than individuals without diabetes mellitus. Most of the data suggest that patients with diabetes have reduced performance in numerous domains of cognitive function. In patients with type 1 diabetes, specific and global deficits involving speed of psychomotor efficiency, information processing, mental flexibility, attention, and visual perception seem to be present, while in patients with type 2 diabetes an increase in memory deficits, a reduction in psychomotor speed, and reduced frontal lobe (executive) functions have been found. The complex pathophysiology of changes in the central nervous system in diabetes has not yet been fully elucidated. It is important to consider the patient’s age at the onset of diabetes, the glycemic control status, and the presence of diabetic complications. Neurological consequences of diabetes appear parallel to those observed in the aging brain. Neuroimaging studies highlight several structural cerebral changes, cortical and subcortical atrophy, beside increased leukoaraiosis that occurs in association with diabetes. There is supporting evidence from many hypotheses to explain the pathophysiology of cognitive decline associated with diabetes. The main hypotheses pointing to the potential, implied mechanisms involve hyperglycemia, hypoglycemia, microvascular disease, insulin resistance, hyperinsulinism, hyperphosphorylation of tau protein, and amyloid-β deposition. Orv. Hetil., 2012, 153, 323–329.</jats:p
Magyar daganatos betegek pszichoszociális állapota | Psychosocial status of Hungarian cancer patients. A descriptive study
BevezetĂ©s: A daganatos betegsĂ©ggel kĂĽzdĹ‘k pszichoszociális helyzete napjainkig alulvizsgált terĂĽlet Magyarországon. CĂ©lkitűzĂ©s: A szerzĹ‘k azzal a cĂ©llal vĂ©geztĂ©k a vizsgálatot, hogy friss kĂ©pet kapjunk a hazai betegek mentális Ă©s szociális állapotárĂłl. MĂłdszer: A vizsgálatban 1070, kĂĽlönfĂ©le stádiumĂş Ă©s tĂpusĂş daganattĂłl szenvedĹ‘ beteg vett rĂ©szt (30% fĂ©rfi, átlagĂ©letkor: 55,9±11 Ă©v). EredmĂ©nyek: A betegek jĂł rĂ©szĂ©nek riasztĂłan rosszak voltak az anyagi körĂĽlmĂ©nyei, 41,3%-uk más krĂłnikus betegsĂ©ggel is kĂĽzdött, legalább 52,2%-uk szenvedett közepes mĂ©rtĂ©kű szorongástĂłl Ă©s/vagy depressziĂłtĂłl, Ă©s az öngyilkossági gondolatok elĹ‘fordulása többszörös volt körĂĽkben a magyar átlagpopuláciĂłhoz kĂ©pest (13% vs. 4,6%). SzubjektĂv megĂtĂ©lĂ©sĂĽk szerint a társas támogatottságuk szintje alacsonyabb volt, mint az országos átlag. A vizsgálatban rĂ©szt vevĹ‘k 61,6%-a nyilatkozott Ăşgy, hogy szĂvesen venne igĂ©nybe pszicholĂłgusi segĂtsĂ©get. A diagnĂłzis Ăłta eltelt idĹ‘ elĹ‘rehaladtával a betegek társas Ă©letminĹ‘sĂ©ge romlott. PozitĂvum ugyanakkor, hogy a válaszadĂłk megkĂĽzdĂ©si mĂłdja dominánsan aktĂv, problĂ©mamegoldĂł jellegű volt. KövetkeztetĂ©sek: A szerzĹ‘k hangsĂşlyozzák, hogy fontos volna a pszichoszociális szempontbĂłl többszörösen veszĂ©lyeztetett betegek szűrĂ©se, Ă©s mind pszichĂ©s, mind szociális gondozásuk feltĂ©teleinek megteremtĂ©se Magyarországon. Orv. Hetil., 2014, 155(26), 1024–1032.
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Introduction: Psychosocial status of cancer patients is still understudied in Hungary. Aim: The aim of the authors was to obtain current information on the mental and social status of this patient group. Method: Altogether, 1070 cancer patients with a wide range of cancer types were included in the study (30.0% male; age: 55.9±11.0 years). Results: A large part of the patients had serious financial difficulties and 41.3% of them were struggling with at least one more comorbid chronic disease. Further, 52.2% of the patients reported at least moderate anxiety or depression, while the occurrence of suicidal thoughts was almost three times higher among them than in the Hungarian normal population (13.0% vs. 4.6%). Level of perceived social support was also lower than the population standards and 61.6% of the patients reported willingness to benefit from professional psychological support. Quality of social life of the patients deteriorated with time after cancer diagnosis. A positive phenomenon, however, was that the primary coping style reported was active problem solving. Conclusions: The authors conclude that it is necessary to screen cancer patients for psychosocial difficulties and to establish conditions for their adequate mental and social care in Hungary. Orv. Hetil., 2014, 155(26), 1024–1032
What gets healed due to healing imagery? Effectiveness of the Simonton method among Hungarian cancer patients
Pre-print version of article deposited according to publisher July 8, 2015.Ye