To explore the therapeutic effect of aerobic exercise nursing plans based on target heart rate in cardiopulmonary exercise tests on male patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This study recruited 90 male patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who met specific screening criteria and were evenly divided into a control group and an experimental group based on a random number table. The control group received respiratory training based on the target heart rate in the cardiopulmonary exercise test, while the experimental group received aerobic exercise based on the target heart rate in the cardiopulmonary exercise test. Both groups received 12 weeks of exercise each. Cardiopulmonary function tests showed that peak oxygen consumption (peak VO2), anaerobic threshold (AT), forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), and the FEV1/FVC ratio in the test group were significantly higher than those in the control group (p < 0.05); furthermore, the carbon dioxide ventilation equivalent (VE/VCO2) slope was significantly lower than that in the control group (p < 0.05). The 6MWT of the test group was significantly higher than that in the control group (p < 0.05). The CAT score, Borg score and scores related to the symptoms, activities, and impacts related to quality-of-life were significantly reduced after intervention (p < 0.05). Aerobic exercise based on cardiopulmonary exercise testing can improve the health status, quality of life and prognosis of COPD patients.
{"title":"The efficacy of different training programs guided by cardiopulmonary exercise test goals for the treatment of male patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease","authors":"","doi":"10.22514/jomh.2023.093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22514/jomh.2023.093","url":null,"abstract":"To explore the therapeutic effect of aerobic exercise nursing plans based on target heart rate in cardiopulmonary exercise tests on male patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This study recruited 90 male patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who met specific screening criteria and were evenly divided into a control group and an experimental group based on a random number table. The control group received respiratory training based on the target heart rate in the cardiopulmonary exercise test, while the experimental group received aerobic exercise based on the target heart rate in the cardiopulmonary exercise test. Both groups received 12 weeks of exercise each. Cardiopulmonary function tests showed that peak oxygen consumption (peak VO2), anaerobic threshold (AT), forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), and the FEV1/FVC ratio in the test group were significantly higher than those in the control group (p < 0.05); furthermore, the carbon dioxide ventilation equivalent (VE/VCO2) slope was significantly lower than that in the control group (p < 0.05). The 6MWT of the test group was significantly higher than that in the control group (p < 0.05). The CAT score, Borg score and scores related to the symptoms, activities, and impacts related to quality-of-life were significantly reduced after intervention (p < 0.05). Aerobic exercise based on cardiopulmonary exercise testing can improve the health status, quality of life and prognosis of COPD patients.","PeriodicalId":16360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Men's Health","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135801094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
There is a paucity of research on the difference between men and women in the impact of mental health on sexual function during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. This study aims to explore sexual function changes and the effects of mental health on sexual function during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data from a self-administered online questionnaire completed by 180 healthy Korean volunteers were analyzed. During the COVID-19 pandemic, women tended to be more vulnerable than men in all subscales of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale 21 (DASS-21), except for the stress subscale (p < 0.001). Regarding sexual function, overall sexual function, including both the total International Index of Erectile Function-5 (IIEF-5) score and total Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) score, was lower during the pandemic compared to before the pandemic. All subscales of DASS-21 and total DASS-21 scores were negatively correlated with total IIEF-5 and total FSFI score in men and women, respectively. On a multivariate analysis, the anxiety subscale of DASS-21 was an independent risk factor for decreased total IIEF-5 score in men (p < 0.05). Mental health during the pandemic has negatively influenced sexual function in both sexes. Particularly, anxiety was a significant risk factor for decreased erectile function in men during the pandemic.
{"title":"Gender difference in impact of mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic on sexual function","authors":"","doi":"10.22514/jomh.2023.104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22514/jomh.2023.104","url":null,"abstract":"There is a paucity of research on the difference between men and women in the impact of mental health on sexual function during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. This study aims to explore sexual function changes and the effects of mental health on sexual function during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data from a self-administered online questionnaire completed by 180 healthy Korean volunteers were analyzed. During the COVID-19 pandemic, women tended to be more vulnerable than men in all subscales of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale 21 (DASS-21), except for the stress subscale (p < 0.001). Regarding sexual function, overall sexual function, including both the total International Index of Erectile Function-5 (IIEF-5) score and total Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) score, was lower during the pandemic compared to before the pandemic. All subscales of DASS-21 and total DASS-21 scores were negatively correlated with total IIEF-5 and total FSFI score in men and women, respectively. On a multivariate analysis, the anxiety subscale of DASS-21 was an independent risk factor for decreased total IIEF-5 score in men (p < 0.05). Mental health during the pandemic has negatively influenced sexual function in both sexes. Particularly, anxiety was a significant risk factor for decreased erectile function in men during the pandemic.","PeriodicalId":16360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Men's Health","volume":"121 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135316671","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Socioeconomic polarization have consequences for men seeking a traditional male image; consequently, the pattern of conformity to gender role norms is changing. Taking into account an actor-oriented perspective, this study hypothesized that adherence to gender role norms would vary among male groups and would be associated with differences in mental health, specifically in terms of depressive symptoms. For verification, a Gender Roles and Health Survey was conducted with 897 Korean men aged 19–69 years between January and February 2022 to assess male gender roles, traditional gender role attitudes, and descriptive masculine norms, and to measure participants’ level of depressive symptoms using the 8-item Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale. Four latent profiles—“high conformity”, “medium conformity”, “non-conformity to gender stereotypes” and “non-conformity to male gender roles”—were identified. The non-conformity to male gender roles profile, which entails accepting traditional gender stereotypes, was associated with a significantly higher depression score. This profile also exhibited the characteristics of lower age, lower household income and being unmarried or not living with a partner. The non-conformity to gender stereotypes profile showed the lowest depression score. Based on the study findings, individuals who deviate from gender role norms, particularly in terms of self-ascribed masculinity, are more likely to experience depression. This suggests that the relationship between adherence to gender role norms and men’s mental health is complex and varied.
{"title":"Profiles of conformity to gender role norms and depression among adult Korean men","authors":"","doi":"10.22514/jomh.2023.100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22514/jomh.2023.100","url":null,"abstract":"Socioeconomic polarization have consequences for men seeking a traditional male image; consequently, the pattern of conformity to gender role norms is changing. Taking into account an actor-oriented perspective, this study hypothesized that adherence to gender role norms would vary among male groups and would be associated with differences in mental health, specifically in terms of depressive symptoms. For verification, a Gender Roles and Health Survey was conducted with 897 Korean men aged 19–69 years between January and February 2022 to assess male gender roles, traditional gender role attitudes, and descriptive masculine norms, and to measure participants’ level of depressive symptoms using the 8-item Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale. Four latent profiles—“high conformity”, “medium conformity”, “non-conformity to gender stereotypes” and “non-conformity to male gender roles”—were identified. The non-conformity to male gender roles profile, which entails accepting traditional gender stereotypes, was associated with a significantly higher depression score. This profile also exhibited the characteristics of lower age, lower household income and being unmarried or not living with a partner. The non-conformity to gender stereotypes profile showed the lowest depression score. Based on the study findings, individuals who deviate from gender role norms, particularly in terms of self-ascribed masculinity, are more likely to experience depression. This suggests that the relationship between adherence to gender role norms and men’s mental health is complex and varied.","PeriodicalId":16360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Men's Health","volume":"162 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135318042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Less attention has been given to the relationship between the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and sleep among adult men, even though they are a group that consumes a large amount of sugar-sweetened beverages and who has worse sleep duration than women. The purpose of the current study is to explore the association between the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and sleep duration and to investigate how the relationship differs by race and ethnicity among adult men. The current study employed a secondary dataset—the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 for Children and Young Adults. A total of 2609 participants were selected for analysis. A moderation model was employed to explore the moderating effect of race and ethnicity on the relationship between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and sleep duration. The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages among adult men was negatively related to their sleep duration (p < 0.01). The association between the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and sleep duration among adult men was moderated by Hispanic identity (p < 0.05). Unlike for White adult men, whose sleep duration may be significantly affected by the reduced consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, addressing other factors such as stress associated with discrimination in the workplace or the job market may be more important to enhance Hispanic adult men’s sleep duration. Alternative options such as unsweetened teas, 100% fruit juice, or water may be emphasized in education may be emphasized to substitute at least some sugar-sweetened beverages to improve adult men’s poor sleep duration.
{"title":"Sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and sleep duration among adult men: the role of race and ethnicity","authors":"","doi":"10.22514/jomh.2023.070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22514/jomh.2023.070","url":null,"abstract":"Less attention has been given to the relationship between the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and sleep among adult men, even though they are a group that consumes a large amount of sugar-sweetened beverages and who has worse sleep duration than women. The purpose of the current study is to explore the association between the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and sleep duration and to investigate how the relationship differs by race and ethnicity among adult men. The current study employed a secondary dataset—the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 for Children and Young Adults. A total of 2609 participants were selected for analysis. A moderation model was employed to explore the moderating effect of race and ethnicity on the relationship between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and sleep duration. The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages among adult men was negatively related to their sleep duration (p < 0.01). The association between the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and sleep duration among adult men was moderated by Hispanic identity (p < 0.05). Unlike for White adult men, whose sleep duration may be significantly affected by the reduced consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, addressing other factors such as stress associated with discrimination in the workplace or the job market may be more important to enhance Hispanic adult men’s sleep duration. Alternative options such as unsweetened teas, 100% fruit juice, or water may be emphasized in education may be emphasized to substitute at least some sugar-sweetened beverages to improve adult men’s poor sleep duration.","PeriodicalId":16360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Men's Health","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135058508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Recently, although stigma and mental health among patients with diabetes have garnered significant research attention, there are still limited investigations into the stigma and mental health of patients with erectile dysfunction (ED) and diabetes. In this study, we aimed to examine the stigma and mental health of patients with ED and diabetes to provide insights for improving the treatment and nursing of patients with ED and diabetes. We selected 82 patients with ED and diabetes and 82 patients with ED. Patients were evaluated using the Basic Information Scale, Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) and Social Impact Scale (SIS). Patients with ED and diabetes had higher scores than the national norm in all dimensions of shame (p < 0.05), while patients with ED scored higher than the national norm in the dimensions of social exclusion, economic discrimination and internal shame (p < 0.05). Further, patients with ED and diabetes had higher scores of disease shame regarding social exclusion, internal shame and social isolation dimensions than patients with ED (p < 0.05). The score of interpersonal relationship factors of patients with ED was lower than that of the national norm (p < 0.05), while for patients with ED, the score of interpersonal relationship factors in patients’ SCL-90 was lower (p < 0.05) and the score of psychotic factors was higher than that of the national norm (p < 0.05). A positive correlation was observed between the paranoid factor score in the SCL-90 of patients with ED and diabetes, the social exclusion dimension score, and the total score in the sense of shame (p < 0.05). Both patients with ED and diabetes and patients with ED exhibited abnormally higher rates of SCL-90 scores, indicating the presence of psychological distress and urging the need to strengthen psychological care.
{"title":"A comparative study of stigma and mental health status between patients with erectile dysfunction and patients with erectile dysfunction and diabetes","authors":"","doi":"10.22514/jomh.2023.069","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22514/jomh.2023.069","url":null,"abstract":"Recently, although stigma and mental health among patients with diabetes have garnered significant research attention, there are still limited investigations into the stigma and mental health of patients with erectile dysfunction (ED) and diabetes. In this study, we aimed to examine the stigma and mental health of patients with ED and diabetes to provide insights for improving the treatment and nursing of patients with ED and diabetes. We selected 82 patients with ED and diabetes and 82 patients with ED. Patients were evaluated using the Basic Information Scale, Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) and Social Impact Scale (SIS). Patients with ED and diabetes had higher scores than the national norm in all dimensions of shame (p < 0.05), while patients with ED scored higher than the national norm in the dimensions of social exclusion, economic discrimination and internal shame (p < 0.05). Further, patients with ED and diabetes had higher scores of disease shame regarding social exclusion, internal shame and social isolation dimensions than patients with ED (p < 0.05). The score of interpersonal relationship factors of patients with ED was lower than that of the national norm (p < 0.05), while for patients with ED, the score of interpersonal relationship factors in patients’ SCL-90 was lower (p < 0.05) and the score of psychotic factors was higher than that of the national norm (p < 0.05). A positive correlation was observed between the paranoid factor score in the SCL-90 of patients with ED and diabetes, the social exclusion dimension score, and the total score in the sense of shame (p < 0.05). Both patients with ED and diabetes and patients with ED exhibited abnormally higher rates of SCL-90 scores, indicating the presence of psychological distress and urging the need to strengthen psychological care.","PeriodicalId":16360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Men's Health","volume":"79 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135058512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Prostate cancer (PCa), the most prevalent epithelial malignant neoplasm in the male group globally, is the fifth largest cause of cancer-related death in males. ZW10 Interactor (ZWINT) is involved in the chromosome segregation process, which is linked to the formation of several tumor cells. However, its function in PCa remains unknown. Therefore, our aim was to explore the potential mechanisms of ZWINT in PCa progression. We obtained RNA-seq as well as clinical data from The Cancer Genome Atlas Program (TCGA), University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) database. Assessment of ZWINT expression in clinical subgroups, immune infiltration, and prognostic relevance using the R program. Search Tool for Recurring Instances of Neighbouring Genes (STRING) tool was applied to construct a ZWINT co-expression network and the potential biological functions involved in differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were investigated by enrichment analysis. ZWINT was upregulated in prostate cancer tissues and showed to be significantly associated with T stage, N stages, Gleason score (GS), and prognosis of prostate cancer patients. Functional enrichment analysis revealed that ZWINT-related genes were mainly related to cell cycle, meiosis, myogenic fiber synthesis, and muscle contraction. In addition, High-expression of ZWINT may have possessed immunosuppressive effects through adverse regulation of several immune cells and factors. ZWINT is overexpressed in prostate cancer and correlated with immune infiltration, which is expected to be a potential biomarker for PCa prognosis.
前列腺癌(PCa)是全球男性群体中最常见的上皮恶性肿瘤,是男性癌症相关死亡的第五大原因。ZW10相互作用子(ZWINT)参与染色体分离过程,该过程与几种肿瘤细胞的形成有关。然而,其在PCa中的功能尚不清楚。因此,我们的目的是探索ZWINT在前列腺癌进展中的潜在机制。我们从加州大学圣克鲁兹分校(UCSC)数据库的癌症基因组图谱计划(TCGA)中获得RNA-seq和临床数据。使用R程序评估ZWINT在临床亚组、免疫浸润和预后相关性中的表达。利用Search Tool for Recurring Instances of nearby Genes (STRING)工具构建ZWINT共表达网络,并通过富集分析研究差异表达基因(differential expression Genes, DEGs)可能涉及的生物学功能。ZWINT在前列腺癌组织中表达上调,与前列腺癌患者的T分期、N分期、Gleason评分(GS)及预后显著相关。功能富集分析显示,zwint相关基因主要与细胞周期、减数分裂、肌原纤维合成和肌肉收缩有关。此外,ZWINT的高表达可能通过对多种免疫细胞和因子的不良调控而具有免疫抑制作用。ZWINT在前列腺癌中过表达,且与免疫浸润相关,有望成为前列腺癌预后的潜在生物标志物。
{"title":"Upregulation of the ZWINT expression correlates with prostate cancer progression and immune infiltration","authors":"","doi":"10.22514/jomh.2023.085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22514/jomh.2023.085","url":null,"abstract":"Prostate cancer (PCa), the most prevalent epithelial malignant neoplasm in the male group globally, is the fifth largest cause of cancer-related death in males. ZW10 Interactor (ZWINT) is involved in the chromosome segregation process, which is linked to the formation of several tumor cells. However, its function in PCa remains unknown. Therefore, our aim was to explore the potential mechanisms of ZWINT in PCa progression. We obtained RNA-seq as well as clinical data from The Cancer Genome Atlas Program (TCGA), University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) database. Assessment of ZWINT expression in clinical subgroups, immune infiltration, and prognostic relevance using the R program. Search Tool for Recurring Instances of Neighbouring Genes (STRING) tool was applied to construct a ZWINT co-expression network and the potential biological functions involved in differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were investigated by enrichment analysis. ZWINT was upregulated in prostate cancer tissues and showed to be significantly associated with T stage, N stages, Gleason score (GS), and prognosis of prostate cancer patients. Functional enrichment analysis revealed that ZWINT-related genes were mainly related to cell cycle, meiosis, myogenic fiber synthesis, and muscle contraction. In addition, High-expression of ZWINT may have possessed immunosuppressive effects through adverse regulation of several immune cells and factors. ZWINT is overexpressed in prostate cancer and correlated with immune infiltration, which is expected to be a potential biomarker for PCa prognosis.","PeriodicalId":16360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Men's Health","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135801068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Professional soccer involves varying numbers of training sessions and matches each week, which can influence load distribution. Understanding the exact distribution may allow appropriate load periodisation and planning for players. Thus, this study aimed to (i) compare accumulated load and wellness between weeks with different numbers of training sessions and (ii) compare training/match ratio (TMr) of external and internal load between weeks with different numbers of training sessions. Ten players with a minimum of 45 minutes of weekly match-play were analysed over 16 weeks. The microcycle structures consisted of three (3dW), four (4dW), five (5dW) and six (6dW) training sessions plus match-day per week. The following measures were used for analysis: duration, fatigue, quality of sleep, muscle soreness, stress, mood, rating of perceived exertion (RPE), session-RPE (s-RPE), high-speed running distance (HSR), sprint distance (SPD), number of accelerations (ACC) and decelerations (DEC). Accumulated wellness/load were calculated by adding all training and match sessions, while TMr was calculated by dividing accumulated load by match data. The main results showed that accumulated wellness and load were significantly different, with moderate to very large effect sizes, except regarding mood, duration, s-RPE, SPD during 5dW vs. 6dW and s-RPE, HSR, SPD, ACC and DEC during 3dW vs. 4dW (all p > 0.05). Moreover, 6dW was significantly higher than 4dW regarding TMr of duration (p < 0.05, moderate effect size), RPE, HSR and SPD (all p < 0.05 with very large effect sizes) and for 3dW of HSR and ACC (p < 0.05 with very large effect sizes). This study showed that 5dW and 6dW had higher training measures than 3dW or 4dW. Additionally, higher wellness was presented in the microcycles with higher training frequencies. These findings suggest that physical load and wellness were not adjusted according to the number of training sessions within a microcycle.
{"title":"Are male soccer players accumulating sufficient load across varying microcycle structures? Examining the load, wellness and training/match ratios of a professional team","authors":"","doi":"10.22514/jomh.2023.083","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22514/jomh.2023.083","url":null,"abstract":"Professional soccer involves varying numbers of training sessions and matches each week, which can influence load distribution. Understanding the exact distribution may allow appropriate load periodisation and planning for players. Thus, this study aimed to (i) compare accumulated load and wellness between weeks with different numbers of training sessions and (ii) compare training/match ratio (TMr) of external and internal load between weeks with different numbers of training sessions. Ten players with a minimum of 45 minutes of weekly match-play were analysed over 16 weeks. The microcycle structures consisted of three (3dW), four (4dW), five (5dW) and six (6dW) training sessions plus match-day per week. The following measures were used for analysis: duration, fatigue, quality of sleep, muscle soreness, stress, mood, rating of perceived exertion (RPE), session-RPE (s-RPE), high-speed running distance (HSR), sprint distance (SPD), number of accelerations (ACC) and decelerations (DEC). Accumulated wellness/load were calculated by adding all training and match sessions, while TMr was calculated by dividing accumulated load by match data. The main results showed that accumulated wellness and load were significantly different, with moderate to very large effect sizes, except regarding mood, duration, s-RPE, SPD during 5dW vs. 6dW and s-RPE, HSR, SPD, ACC and DEC during 3dW vs. 4dW (all p > 0.05). Moreover, 6dW was significantly higher than 4dW regarding TMr of duration (p < 0.05, moderate effect size), RPE, HSR and SPD (all p < 0.05 with very large effect sizes) and for 3dW of HSR and ACC (p < 0.05 with very large effect sizes). This study showed that 5dW and 6dW had higher training measures than 3dW or 4dW. Additionally, higher wellness was presented in the microcycles with higher training frequencies. These findings suggest that physical load and wellness were not adjusted according to the number of training sessions within a microcycle.","PeriodicalId":16360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Men's Health","volume":"67 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135801069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This retrospective study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics, changes in semen parameters, and outcomes of adult patients with ejaculatory duct obstruction (EDO) who underwent transurethral resection of ejaculatory ducts (TURED). The study included 25 patients diagnosed with EDO who underwent TURED at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center in Saudi Arabia between January 2015 and December 2021. The results showed that 68% of the patients had complete ED obstruction, while 32% had partial obstruction. Primary infertility was reported in 68%of the patients, with 4% experiencing secondary infertility. The analysis revealed a significant increase in semen volume greater than 0.6 after TURED, while there was a significant decrease in volumes ranging from 0.1 to 0.3 and from 0.4 to 0.6. Patients with partial ED obstruction demonstrated a significant improvement in semen parameters compared to those with complete ED obstruction. The findings suggest that TURED is a safe and effective treatment option for EDO, leading to significant improvements in semen parameters and potentially resulting in spontaneous pregnancy. However, further research is needed to identify specific patient subgroups that may benefit the most from TURED. While magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with an endorectal coil has been proposed for more detailed evaluation, transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) has been suggested as the standard examination technique.
{"title":"Transurethral resection of ejaculatory ducts (TURED) for the management of ejaculatory duct obstruction: a Saudi cohort","authors":"","doi":"10.22514/jomh.2023.086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22514/jomh.2023.086","url":null,"abstract":"This retrospective study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics, changes in semen parameters, and outcomes of adult patients with ejaculatory duct obstruction (EDO) who underwent transurethral resection of ejaculatory ducts (TURED). The study included 25 patients diagnosed with EDO who underwent TURED at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center in Saudi Arabia between January 2015 and December 2021. The results showed that 68% of the patients had complete ED obstruction, while 32% had partial obstruction. Primary infertility was reported in 68%of the patients, with 4% experiencing secondary infertility. The analysis revealed a significant increase in semen volume greater than 0.6 after TURED, while there was a significant decrease in volumes ranging from 0.1 to 0.3 and from 0.4 to 0.6. Patients with partial ED obstruction demonstrated a significant improvement in semen parameters compared to those with complete ED obstruction. The findings suggest that TURED is a safe and effective treatment option for EDO, leading to significant improvements in semen parameters and potentially resulting in spontaneous pregnancy. However, further research is needed to identify specific patient subgroups that may benefit the most from TURED. While magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with an endorectal coil has been proposed for more detailed evaluation, transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) has been suggested as the standard examination technique.","PeriodicalId":16360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Men's Health","volume":"282 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135801332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The aim of this study was to analyse the effects of sprint and power performance on physical fitness and small-sided game-related physical performance in youth male soccer players, using a median split analysis to separate faster and slower players, and powerful and weaker ones. Thirty youth male soccer players (age = 16.9 ± 1.4 years; height = 174.1 ± 7.1 cm; body mass = 63.1 ± 7.9 kg; % body fat = 15.5 ± 3.2) completed the following physical tests: 40 m linear sprint test, repeated sprint ability (RSA) test, countermovement jump (CMJ), horizontal jump (HJ) and a half-squat (HS) power test. In addition, players completed a 4 vs. 4 with goalkeepers small-sided game while external loads were recorded. According to their sprint and HS power performance, players were divided into fast and slow, and powerful and weak. Faster players performed better in 5 m sprint (p = 0.004, Effect Size (ES) = −1.158), 10 m sprint (p < 0.001, ES =−1.722), 40 m sprint (p < 0.001, ES = −3.268), RSAbest (p < 0.001, ES = −2.415), RSAtotal (p < 0.001, ES = −2.785), CMJ height (p = 0.032, ES = 0.823) and HJ distance (p < 0.001, ES = 1.589), but no significant differences (p > 0.05) were found in external loads during small-side games (SSG). In addition, no significant differences (p > 0.05) were observed between powerful and weaker players in the fitness tests and SSG-related physical performance. These results highlight the importance of grouping youth soccer players by their sprinting capacity to design specific and individualized training strategies and suggest that SSG-related physical performance is not influenced by their sprint or power performance.
本研究的目的是分析冲刺和力量表现对青少年男子足球运动员身体素质和小边比赛相关身体表现的影响,使用中位数分裂分析来区分快球员和慢球员,强球员和弱球员。30名青少年男子足球运动员(年龄= 16.9±1.4岁,身高= 174.1±7.1 cm,体重= 63.1±7.9 kg,体脂% = 15.5±3.2)完成了40米直线冲刺测试、重复冲刺能力(RSA)测试、反向跳跃(CMJ)、水平跳跃(HJ)和半深蹲(HS)力量测试。此外,在记录外部负载的同时,玩家完成了与守门员的4对4小边游戏。根据选手的冲刺和HS功率表现,将选手分为快、慢、强、弱。速度越快的运动员在5米冲刺(p = 0.004,效应量(ES) = - 1.158)和10米冲刺(p <0.001, ES = - 1.722), 40米冲刺(p <0.001, ES = - 3.268), RSAbest (p <0.001, ES = - 2.415), rsattotal (p <0.001, ES =−2.785),CMJ高度(p = 0.032, ES = 0.823)和HJ距离(p <0.001, ES = 1.589),但差异无统计学意义(p >0.05),在小侧游戏(SSG)期间的外部负载中发现。此外,无显著差异(p >在体能测试和ssg相关体能表现方面,强弱选手之间存在显著性差异(0.05)。这些结果强调了根据青少年足球运动员的冲刺能力进行分组以设计具体和个性化的训练策略的重要性,并表明他们的冲刺或力量表现不影响ssg相关的身体表现。
{"title":"Small-sided game-related physical performance is not influenced by the sprint and power performance of youth male soccer players","authors":"","doi":"10.22514/jomh.2023.074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22514/jomh.2023.074","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study was to analyse the effects of sprint and power performance on physical fitness and small-sided game-related physical performance in youth male soccer players, using a median split analysis to separate faster and slower players, and powerful and weaker ones. Thirty youth male soccer players (age = 16.9 ± 1.4 years; height = 174.1 ± 7.1 cm; body mass = 63.1 ± 7.9 kg; % body fat = 15.5 ± 3.2) completed the following physical tests: 40 m linear sprint test, repeated sprint ability (RSA) test, countermovement jump (CMJ), horizontal jump (HJ) and a half-squat (HS) power test. In addition, players completed a 4 vs. 4 with goalkeepers small-sided game while external loads were recorded. According to their sprint and HS power performance, players were divided into fast and slow, and powerful and weak. Faster players performed better in 5 m sprint (p = 0.004, Effect Size (ES) = −1.158), 10 m sprint (p < 0.001, ES =−1.722), 40 m sprint (p < 0.001, ES = −3.268), RSAbest (p < 0.001, ES = −2.415), RSAtotal (p < 0.001, ES = −2.785), CMJ height (p = 0.032, ES = 0.823) and HJ distance (p < 0.001, ES = 1.589), but no significant differences (p > 0.05) were found in external loads during small-side games (SSG). In addition, no significant differences (p > 0.05) were observed between powerful and weaker players in the fitness tests and SSG-related physical performance. These results highlight the importance of grouping youth soccer players by their sprinting capacity to design specific and individualized training strategies and suggest that SSG-related physical performance is not influenced by their sprint or power performance.","PeriodicalId":16360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Men's Health","volume":"170 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135058792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.22514/10.22514/jomh.2023.097
Starting in 2015, many Canadian provinces and territories introduced publicly-funded human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programs targeted to gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBM) 9–26 years old. Using baseline data from the Engage study, a sexual health study of GBM from three Canadian cities, we explored how social and programmatic factors intersect and affect stages of HPV vaccination (Stage 1: unaware of HPV vaccine, Stage 2: undecided/unwilling to get vaccinated, Stage 3: willing to get vaccinated, Stage 4: vaccinated with at least one dose). First, by city, we created subgroups of GBM ≤26 years old (N Vancouver = 178; Toronto = 123; Montreal = 249) using latent class analysis. Next, by latent class, we estimated the probability of being in the four HPV vaccination stages using the Bolck, Croon and Hagenaar method. Latent class membership was associated with HPV vaccination stage in Vancouver (p = 0.003) and Montreal (p = 0.048) but not Toronto (p = 0.642). In Vancouver and Montreal, membership in the “no barriers” latent class had the highest probability of vaccination (56–58%). In Vancouver, the “racialized, GBM privacy, immigration and healthcare access barriers” class had a 75% probability of being vaccine unaware. In Montreal, the “immigration and past vaccines barriers” and “socio-economic, GBM privacy and healthcare access barriers” classes had the highest probabilities of being vaccine unaware (43% and 46%) and of being undecided or unwilling to get vaccinated (40% and 25%). In conclusion, our person-centred findings suggest tailored interventions by locale may help to increase HPV vaccine uptake among GBM in Canada’s three largest cities.
{"title":"HPV vaccination among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Canada's three largest cities: a person-centred approach","authors":"","doi":"10.22514/10.22514/jomh.2023.097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22514/10.22514/jomh.2023.097","url":null,"abstract":"Starting in 2015, many Canadian provinces and territories introduced publicly-funded human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination programs targeted to gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBM) 9–26 years old. Using baseline data from the Engage study, a sexual health study of GBM from three Canadian cities, we explored how social and programmatic factors intersect and affect stages of HPV vaccination (Stage 1: unaware of HPV vaccine, Stage 2: undecided/unwilling to get vaccinated, Stage 3: willing to get vaccinated, Stage 4: vaccinated with at least one dose). First, by city, we created subgroups of GBM ≤26 years old (N Vancouver = 178; Toronto = 123; Montreal = 249) using latent class analysis. Next, by latent class, we estimated the probability of being in the four HPV vaccination stages using the Bolck, Croon and Hagenaar method. Latent class membership was associated with HPV vaccination stage in Vancouver (p = 0.003) and Montreal (p = 0.048) but not Toronto (p = 0.642). In Vancouver and Montreal, membership in the “no barriers” latent class had the highest probability of vaccination (56–58%). In Vancouver, the “racialized, GBM privacy, immigration and healthcare access barriers” class had a 75% probability of being vaccine unaware. In Montreal, the “immigration and past vaccines barriers” and “socio-economic, GBM privacy and healthcare access barriers” classes had the highest probabilities of being vaccine unaware (43% and 46%) and of being undecided or unwilling to get vaccinated (40% and 25%). In conclusion, our person-centred findings suggest tailored interventions by locale may help to increase HPV vaccine uptake among GBM in Canada’s three largest cities.","PeriodicalId":16360,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Men's Health","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135260978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}