Pub Date : 2023-04-27DOI: 10.5604/01.3001.0053.5984
Anna Cabak, W. Tomaszewski
Positive attitudes to old age and successful ageing are the trends in contemporary gerontology. Promotion of an active period of old age, the maintenance of cognitive and physical abilities in seniors as well as active participation in various activities and social roles are challenges and tasks for geronto-prophylaxis and psychosocial rehabilitation. The process of ageing, apart from its effect on the body systems and functions has also a marked effect on the perception of sensory stimuli. Sensitivity to touch decreases with age. The aim of the presented study was to show the effect of a tailored program of sensorimotor activation in seniors with different fitness levels on changes in touch sensation in the area of the arms. The main cognitive goal of the presented research project was an assessment of sensory stimuli perception on the completion of the biopsychosocial rehabilitation program using an esthesiometer.The sample included 51 seniors from two care units, aged 77.52 9.51 years. The assessment of superficial sensitivity perception in- volved the two-point discrimination approach using a wheel esthe- siometer (Touch Test-Two Point Discriminator). The study was conducted immediately before and after the application of the rehabilitation program.A significant improvement in sensory perception was noted on the finger bulbs of both hands within the studied senior population, re- gardless of the levels of psychophysical fitness and the social support center where they stayed. The following average values, corresponding to the changes in both hands, were obtained from: 6.6mm to 4.45 in the seniors from the Social Care Unit and from 6.35 to 4.2 in the seniors from the Senior Support (p<0.05). According to the norms for touch sensation (2-point discrimination) for the hand, before the start the level of sensation was satisfactory, below the norm limit, while after rehabilitation this level turned out to be good.The proposed program of biopsychosocial rehabilitation (activation of seniors undergoing hand treatment) fulfilled the settled cognitive and practical goals and was welcomed with great satisfaction and engagement by the beneficiaries In the case of senior rehabilitation the area of geronto-prophylaxis is oriented to the stimulation and improvement of sensory stimuli perception in the hands, using various manual forms of movement.
{"title":"ASSESSMENT OF SUPERFICIAL SENSITIVITY IN SENIOR POPULATION AFTER PARTICIPATION IN THE TAILORED PROGRAM OF BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION IN THE LIGHT OF GERONTO-PROPHYLAXIS","authors":"Anna Cabak, W. Tomaszewski","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0053.5984","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0053.5984","url":null,"abstract":"Positive attitudes to old age and successful ageing are the trends in contemporary gerontology. Promotion of an active period of old age, the maintenance of cognitive and physical abilities in seniors as well as active participation in various activities and social roles are challenges and tasks for geronto-prophylaxis and psychosocial rehabilitation. The process of ageing, apart from its effect on the body systems and functions has also a marked effect on the perception of sensory stimuli. Sensitivity to touch decreases with age. The aim of the presented study was to show the effect of a tailored program of sensorimotor activation in seniors with different fitness levels on changes in touch sensation in the area of the arms. The main cognitive goal of the presented research project was an assessment of sensory stimuli perception on the completion of the biopsychosocial rehabilitation program using an esthesiometer.The sample included 51 seniors from two care units, aged 77.52 9.51 years. The assessment of superficial sensitivity perception in- volved the two-point discrimination approach using a wheel esthe- siometer (Touch Test-Two Point Discriminator). The study was conducted immediately before and after the application of the rehabilitation program.A significant improvement in sensory perception was noted on the finger bulbs of both hands within the studied senior population, re- gardless of the levels of psychophysical fitness and the social support center where they stayed. The following average values, corresponding to the changes in both hands, were obtained from: 6.6mm to 4.45 in the seniors from the Social Care Unit and from 6.35 to 4.2 in the seniors from the Senior Support (p<0.05). According to the norms for touch sensation (2-point discrimination) for the hand, before the start the level of sensation was satisfactory, below the norm limit, while after rehabilitation this level turned out to be good.The proposed program of biopsychosocial rehabilitation (activation of seniors undergoing hand treatment) fulfilled the settled cognitive and practical goals and was welcomed with great satisfaction and engagement by the beneficiaries In the case of senior rehabilitation the area of geronto-prophylaxis is oriented to the stimulation and improvement of sensory stimuli perception in the hands, using various manual forms of movement.","PeriodicalId":43280,"journal":{"name":"Acta Neuropsychologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48680371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-27DOI: 10.5604/01.3001.0053.4197
Abdeljalil Talhaoui, Y. Aboussaleh, Samir Bikri, F. Z. Rouim, A. Ahami
The Mediterranean Diet has long been regarded as one of thepromising strategies for the prevention of cognitive impairmentand Alzheimer's disease. Aim: This study aimed to determinethe association between adherence to a MedDiet and the riskof cognitive impairment (CI) among the elderly in Morocco.Due to their complete data, a sample of 172 (56.4% men) from 237 subjects were included in our study. Cognitive functions were assessed by the MMSE test (Mini-Mental State Examina- tion). Adherence to a MedDiet was assessed using a validated questionnaire based on weekly consumption of the seven main MedDiet foods: non-refined cereals, potatoes, fruits (whole or in juice), vegetables (cooked or as salad), legumes, fish, olive oil, and three foods consumed less frequently in a MedDiet: red meats, poultry, and full-fat dairy products. A binary logistic regression was performed, with cognitive function as the dependent variable MedDiet adherence score as well as the aliment consumption frequency associated with CI in the bivariate analysis as an independent variable.The binary logistic regression adjusted for confounding vari- ables revealed that adherence to a MedDiet is not associated with a lower risk of cognitive impairment (ORa= 0.928; 95% CI; [0.831-1.037]) (ORa: Adjusted Odd Ratio; 95% CI: 95% of Confidence Interval). However, only Olive Oil consumption was a protective factor against CI (ORa= 0.882; 95% CI; [0.815-0.953]).
长期以来，地中海饮食一直被认为是预防认知障碍和阿尔茨海默病的有希望的策略之一。目的：本研究旨在确定摩洛哥老年人坚持MedDiet与认知障碍（CI）风险之间的关系。由于他们的完整数据，我们的研究包括237名受试者中的172名（56.4%的男性）样本。认知功能通过MMSE测试（Mini Mental State Examination）进行评估。根据每周食用的七种主要MedDiet食物：非精制谷物、土豆、水果（整份或果汁）、蔬菜（煮熟或作为沙拉）、豆类、鱼类、橄榄油，以及MedDiet中食用频率较低的三种食物：红肉、家禽和全脂乳制品，使用经验证的问卷来评估对MedDiet的依从性。进行二元逻辑回归，将认知功能作为因变量MedDiet依从性得分，并将双变量分析中与CI相关的食物消耗频率作为自变量。对混杂变量进行调整后的二元逻辑回归显示，坚持MedDiet与认知障碍风险的降低无关（ORa=0.928；95%CI；[0.831-1.037]）（ORa:调整后的比值比；95%CI:95%置信区间）。然而，只有食用橄榄油是预防CI的保护因素（ORa=0.882；95%CI；[0.815-0.953]）。
{"title":"THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADHERENCE TO A MEDITERRANEAN DIET AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTAMONG THE ELDERLY IN MOROCCO","authors":"Abdeljalil Talhaoui, Y. Aboussaleh, Samir Bikri, F. Z. Rouim, A. Ahami","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0053.4197","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0053.4197","url":null,"abstract":"The Mediterranean Diet has long been regarded as one of thepromising strategies for the prevention of cognitive impairmentand Alzheimer's disease. Aim: This study aimed to determinethe association between adherence to a MedDiet and the riskof cognitive impairment (CI) among the elderly in Morocco.Due to their complete data, a sample of 172 (56.4% men) from 237 subjects were included in our study. Cognitive functions were assessed by the MMSE test (Mini-Mental State Examina- tion). Adherence to a MedDiet was assessed using a validated questionnaire based on weekly consumption of the seven main MedDiet foods: non-refined cereals, potatoes, fruits (whole or in juice), vegetables (cooked or as salad), legumes, fish, olive oil, and three foods consumed less frequently in a MedDiet: red meats, poultry, and full-fat dairy products. A binary logistic regression was performed, with cognitive function as the dependent variable MedDiet adherence score as well as the aliment consumption frequency associated with CI in the bivariate analysis as an independent variable.The binary logistic regression adjusted for confounding vari- ables revealed that adherence to a MedDiet is not associated with a lower risk of cognitive impairment (ORa= 0.928; 95% CI; [0.831-1.037]) (ORa: Adjusted Odd Ratio; 95% CI: 95% of Confidence Interval). However, only Olive Oil consumption was a protective factor against CI (ORa= 0.882; 95% CI; [0.815-0.953]).","PeriodicalId":43280,"journal":{"name":"Acta Neuropsychologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44762349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-27DOI: 10.5604/01.3001.0053.4194
Łukasz Dudziński, Ł. Czyżewski, T. Kubiak, Tomasz Milczarczyk
A rare type of risk associated with firefighting activities and affecting the central nervous system (CNS) is acoustic trauma. The main causes of acoustic trauma in professional firefighters include long-term exposure to noise from fire engine sirens, emergency call alarms in the fire stations (fire halls), and the operation of equipment used during rescue and firefighting operations.The study was based on an analysis of data obtained from the HR Department of the National Headquarters of the State Fire Service (NHSFS). The analysis included cases of acoustic trauma suffered by firefighters while on duty, which were reported to the control room of their firefighting units as rescuer accidents, and followed up with medical interventions.The average number of accidents among SFS firefighters per year during the study period was n=1.617.During the study period (2015-2022), there were seven incidents in which a total of 11 firefighters suffered acoustic trauma affecting the CNS and the organ of hearing.To prevent on-duty accidents, both practical and theoretical training sessions are provided, covering measures aimed at reducing accident rates to minimum levels. Other important activities include hearing prophylaxis; medical examinations; breaks during work, appropriate organisation of work and the working environment; compliance with the applicable regulations, internal procedures and safety instructions; the use of personal protective equipment, and the good technical condition of vehicles and equipment.
{"title":"Causes of acoustic trauma among Polish State Fire Service officers: a review of incidents in 20152022","authors":"Łukasz Dudziński, Ł. Czyżewski, T. Kubiak, Tomasz Milczarczyk","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0053.4194","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0053.4194","url":null,"abstract":"A rare type of risk associated with firefighting activities and affecting the central nervous system (CNS) is acoustic trauma. The main causes of acoustic trauma in professional firefighters include long-term exposure to noise from fire engine sirens, emergency call alarms in the fire stations (fire halls), and the operation of equipment used during rescue and firefighting operations.The study was based on an analysis of data obtained from the HR Department of the National Headquarters of the State Fire Service (NHSFS). The analysis included cases of acoustic trauma suffered by firefighters while on duty, which were reported to the control room of their firefighting units as rescuer accidents, and followed up with medical interventions.The average number of accidents among SFS firefighters per year during the study period was n=1.617.During the study period (2015-2022), there were seven incidents in which a total of 11 firefighters suffered acoustic trauma affecting the CNS and the organ of hearing.To prevent on-duty accidents, both practical and theoretical training sessions are provided, covering measures aimed at reducing accident rates to minimum levels. Other important activities include hearing prophylaxis; medical examinations; breaks during work, appropriate organisation of work and the working environment; compliance with the applicable regulations, internal procedures and safety instructions; the use of personal protective equipment, and the good technical condition of vehicles and equipment.","PeriodicalId":43280,"journal":{"name":"Acta Neuropsychologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41986053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-27DOI: 10.5604/01.3001.0053.5929
Ilias El Harchaoui, Aboubacar Abderemane, W. Regragui, Ahmed Omar Touhami Ahami
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the central nervous system and is a chronic disease leading to a reduced quality of life. The objective of the study is the assessing of physical disability in patients with MS and its impact on QoL; the aim is to facilitate the treatment of patients with this pathology.75 patients with multiple sclerosis from the Neurology and Neurogenetic Department of the Ibn Sina University Hospital, Rabat, Morocco were studied. The data was collected using a kit composed of several tools including a sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire, the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), and quality of life SEP-59.Of the 75 MS patients in the study, females accounted for 77.3% (n = 58) (the female/male ratio being 3.4). The mean age of the population was 38.2913.31 years, Relapsing remitting is most present at 65.3% (n=49), while 56% (n=42) were married. We determined that the average EDSS was 4.067 (SD 1.829) with 54.3% (n = 34) of the patients displaying a moderate level of disability (EDSS between 4 and 6.5). We found that of the role limitations - mental and physique, energy, overall quality of life, emotional well-being, distress, sexual satisfaction, sexual function were the QoL scales affected most (SEP-59). Furthermore EDSS is significantly associated with QoL SEP-59.The results of this study indicate a strong link between disability and the physical and mental health of patients with multiple sclerosis, which causes a deterioration in their quality of life. The involvement of psychological support is essential.
{"title":"STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PHYSICAL DISABILITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS IN THE IBN-SINA HOSPITAL IN RABAT","authors":"Ilias El Harchaoui, Aboubacar Abderemane, W. Regragui, Ahmed Omar Touhami Ahami","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0053.5929","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0053.5929","url":null,"abstract":"Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the central nervous system and is a chronic disease leading to a reduced quality of life. The objective of the study is the assessing of physical disability in patients with MS and its impact on QoL; the aim is to facilitate the treatment of patients with this pathology.75 patients with multiple sclerosis from the Neurology and Neurogenetic Department of the Ibn Sina University Hospital, Rabat, Morocco were studied. The data was collected using a kit composed of several tools including a sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire, the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), and quality of life SEP-59.Of the 75 MS patients in the study, females accounted for 77.3% (n = 58) (the female/male ratio being 3.4). The mean age of the population was 38.2913.31 years, Relapsing remitting is most present at 65.3% (n=49), while 56% (n=42) were married. We determined that the average EDSS was 4.067 (SD 1.829) with 54.3% (n = 34) of the patients displaying a moderate level of disability (EDSS between 4 and 6.5). We found that of the role limitations - mental and physique, energy, overall quality of life, emotional well-being, distress, sexual satisfaction, sexual function were the QoL scales affected most (SEP-59). Furthermore EDSS is significantly associated with QoL SEP-59.The results of this study indicate a strong link between disability and the physical and mental health of patients with multiple sclerosis, which causes a deterioration in their quality of life. The involvement of psychological support is essential.","PeriodicalId":43280,"journal":{"name":"Acta Neuropsychologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47500226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-27DOI: 10.5604/01.3001.0053.6029
Jamal Ksiksou, Lhoussaine Maskour, Smail Alaoui
Internet addiction has been identified as a major mental health problem, particularly among young nursing students. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the Big Five personality traits and Internet addiction in this population.This study adopts a descriptive, quantitative, and correlational approach among 388 nursing students enrolled in a Higher Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques in Morocco. The Internet Addiction Test (IAT), the Big Five Inventory (BFI) were used. A student-test was used to compare the differences in Internet addiction between different categorical groups. Pearson correlation was used to determine correlations between Internet addiction and personality traits. Linear regression analysis was performed to explore the effects of independent variable groups on Internet addiction.The overall prevalence of Internet addiction was 68.3% (AI > 30). There were significant differences in Internet addiction by age group (p = 0.001), gender (p = 0.004), grade (p = 0.003), and reasons for using the Internet (p = 0.004). Neuroticism ( = .493, p < .05) and extraversion ( = .479, p < .05) were positive predictors of Internet addiction, whereas agreeableness ( = -.461 p < .05) and conscientiousness ( = -.395, p < .05) were negative predictors.Personality traits are critical contributors when designing individualized intervention strategies that contribute to the prevention and reduction of Internet addiction in nursing students.
{"title":"THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERNET ADDICTION AND PERSONALITY TRAITS IN MOROCCAN NURSING STUDENTS","authors":"Jamal Ksiksou, Lhoussaine Maskour, Smail Alaoui","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0053.6029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0053.6029","url":null,"abstract":"Internet addiction has been identified as a major mental health problem, particularly among young nursing students. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between the Big Five personality traits and Internet addiction in this population.This study adopts a descriptive, quantitative, and correlational approach among 388 nursing students enrolled in a Higher Institute of Nursing Professions and Health Techniques in Morocco. The Internet Addiction Test (IAT), the Big Five Inventory (BFI) were used. A student-test was used to compare the differences in Internet addiction between different categorical groups. Pearson correlation was used to determine correlations between Internet addiction and personality traits. Linear regression analysis was performed to explore the effects of independent variable groups on Internet addiction.The overall prevalence of Internet addiction was 68.3% (AI > 30). There were significant differences in Internet addiction by age group (p = 0.001), gender (p = 0.004), grade (p = 0.003), and reasons for using the Internet (p = 0.004). Neuroticism ( = .493, p < .05) and extraversion ( = .479, p < .05) were positive predictors of Internet addiction, whereas agreeableness ( = -.461 p < .05) and conscientiousness ( = -.395, p < .05) were negative predictors.Personality traits are critical contributors when designing individualized intervention strategies that contribute to the prevention and reduction of Internet addiction in nursing students.","PeriodicalId":43280,"journal":{"name":"Acta Neuropsychologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49000245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-09DOI: 10.5604/01.3001.0016.3034
H. Mosazadeh, Poorya Davoodi, A. Rajabi, Aleksandra Błachnio
SARS-CoV-2 spread rapidly, infecting people around the globe including the Iranian population. Among those infected, the highest percentage in infection prevalence was amongstthose aged 60 years and older. The aim of the study was to examine Covid-19 fear and health-related quality of life in older adults.This cross-sectional study was conducted with a total of 205 elderly froman Iranian province.The research data were collected through an online questionnaire consisting of three parts: Personal Information Form, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCS), and the World Health Organization Life Quality Scale-Short Form (WHOQOL-BREF).An independent two-group t-test (Student's t-test), and one-way ANOVA test were used to compare the means of the respective groups. The Pearson correlation coefficient was calculated to determine the level of correlation between two independent continuous variables. This data was analyzed using LISREL through confirmatory factor analysis.In total, 205 elderly people responded. Participants (n=205) were in the age range of 60-87 with an average age of 676.83 years in men and 60-92 with an average age of 666.60 in women.The mean score was obtained for FCS19.56.6, the mean score was obtained for the WHOQOL-BREF 61.219.3. The mean score of FCS in men (20.46.3) was significantly higher than the mean score in women (18.36.7) (p=0.023). It was found that there were very weak but significant inverse correlations between FCS and the WHOQOL-BREF (r = 0.22; p=0.001).In conclusion, it was found that fear of COVID-19 was below the medium level, while their WHOQOL-BREF was above the medium level.Finally, we also found that, as the score from FCS increased, the scores obtained from WHOQOL-BREF decreased.
{"title":"COVID-19 FEAR AND HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE OF OLDER ADULTS: EVIDENCE FROM IRAN","authors":"H. Mosazadeh, Poorya Davoodi, A. Rajabi, Aleksandra Błachnio","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0016.3034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0016.3034","url":null,"abstract":"SARS-CoV-2 spread rapidly, infecting people around the globe including the Iranian population. Among those infected, the highest percentage in infection prevalence was amongstthose aged 60 years and older. The aim of the study was to examine Covid-19 fear and health-related quality of life in older adults.This cross-sectional study was conducted with a total of 205 elderly froman Iranian province.The research data were collected through an online questionnaire consisting of three parts: Personal Information Form, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCS), and the World Health Organization Life Quality Scale-Short Form (WHOQOL-BREF).An independent two-group t-test (Student's t-test), and one-way ANOVA test were used to compare the means of the respective groups. The Pearson correlation coefficient was calculated to determine the level of correlation between two independent continuous variables. This data was analyzed using LISREL through confirmatory factor analysis.In total, 205 elderly people responded. Participants (n=205) were in the age range of 60-87 with an average age of 676.83 years in men and 60-92 with an average age of 666.60 in women.The mean score was obtained for FCS19.56.6, the mean score was obtained for the WHOQOL-BREF 61.219.3. The mean score of FCS in men (20.46.3) was significantly higher than the mean score in women (18.36.7) (p=0.023). It was found that there were very weak but significant inverse correlations between FCS and the WHOQOL-BREF (r = 0.22; p=0.001).In conclusion, it was found that fear of COVID-19 was below the medium level, while their WHOQOL-BREF was above the medium level.Finally, we also found that, as the score from FCS increased, the scores obtained from WHOQOL-BREF decreased.","PeriodicalId":43280,"journal":{"name":"Acta Neuropsychologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49197547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-03-09DOI: 10.5604/01.3001.0053.4107
M. Pąchalska, C. Grzywniak, Mikołaj Kobos
The purpose of the study was twofold: (1) to present post-COVID-19 syndrome, which involves a variety of ongoing neurological, neuropsychiatric, neurocognitive, emotional and behavioral disorders resulting from SARS-CoV-2 infection followed by a severe course of COVID-19 treated in long term pharmacologically induced coma in a visual artist, which impacted on her artwork; (2) to present QEEG/ERP results and neuropsychological testing results in the evaluation of the effectiveness of a comprehensive neurotherapy program, with individualized EEG-Neurofeedback, and art-therapy in the reduction of post-COVID-19 syndrome in this artist.Ms. G., 42, a visual artist, portraitist, with good health, became ill in May 2022. Allegedly flu symptoms appeared first. After a few days, shortness of breath joined in. The PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 was positive. The patient was hospitalized, referred to the ICU, put on a respirator and treated over 11days of a pharmacologically induced coma. Two months after leaving hospital the patient developed post-COVID-19 syndrome. She was diagnosed by an interdisciplinary team: a neurologist, neuropsychiatrist and neuropsychologist. A PET scan of her brain revealed extensive changes involving a loss of metabolism in various brain areas. The presence of complex post-COVID, neurological, neuropsychiatric, neurocognitive, emotional and behavioral disorders was found and a neuropsychiatrist suggested a diagnosis of post-COVID schizophrenia. She was refered to the Reintegration and Training Center of the Polish Neuropsychological Society.We tested the working hypothesis as to the presence of schizophrenia and there was no reduction in the difference of ERPs waves under GO/NOGO task conditions. The absence of a neuromarker for schizophrenia allowed us to exclude this diagnosis and to propose a new disease entity, that being post-COVID-19 syndrome. She received a comprehensive two-component program of neurotherapy: (1) program A, consisting in goal-oriented neuropsychological rehabilitation, including art therapy, and (2) program B, based on the most commonly used form of EEG-Neurofeedback: frequency/ power EEG-Neurofeedback, using 2 bipolar surface electrodes, with the protocols written for her specific needs. The comprehensive neurotherapy program lasted 10 weeks, EEG Neurofeedback and art therapy classes were conducted 3 times a week for 45 minutes each. We found that after the completion of the comprehensive neurotherapy program there was a statistically significant reduction in high beta activity compared to the normative HBI database, which is associated with a reduction of anxiety. Also, we observed the improvement of neurocognitive functioning in neuropsychological testing (a significant reduction of anxiety and a noticeable improvement in neurocognitive functions). It should be stressed that the artist was happy that she had regained the ability to create, and even sells her artwork, although her style of painting had changed.
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Pub Date : 2023-03-09DOI: 10.5604/01.3001.0016.2973
E. Wilczek-Rużyczka, Justyna Wyszyńska-Michalec
The aim of the research was to determine the level of professional burnout amongst academic teachers and to demonstrate its relationships with perceived stress and the sense of life satisfaction, as well as selected socio-demographic variables - such as age, gender, marital status and work experience; the title or degree held was an important element of the above analysis.The study included 67 persons (researchers and didactic employees) of one of the faculties at the Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University. Employed were the authors' self-designed socio-demographic questionnaire, Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services (MBI-HSS), Perceived Stress Scale test (PSS-10) and Satisfaction with Life Scale test (SWLS). As a result of the research conducted, it was found that almost two-thirds of the surveyed research and teaching employees had a high level of having lost a sense of personal accomplishment, and not more than one-third also the same in the case of the other two dimensions of professional burnout according to MBI. A significant relationship was found between the self-reported burnout score and the level of the three dimensions of burnout according to the MBI.It was found that the higher the score on the PSS-10, the higher the level of all three dimensions of professional burnout according to MBI in the surveyed research and teaching staff. It was shown that the higher the score on the SWLS, the lower the level of all three dimensions of professional burnout according to MBI in the surveyed research and teaching staff. Almost two-thirds (62.69%) of the surveyed research and teaching staff had a high level of having lost a sense of personal accomplishment, and no more than one in three of the respondents in the case of the other two dimensions of occupational burnout according to the MBI.It might be concluded that the researchers have a significant percentage of professional burnout. A significant relationship was found between the self-reported burnout score and the level of the three dimensions of burnout according to the MBI among the research and teaching staff surveyed. We also confirmed the relationship between perceived stress and life satisfaction with all three dimensions of job burnout.
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Pub Date : 2023-03-09DOI: 10.5604/01.3001.0028.7658
J. Nurhadi, Dadang Sudana, Wawan Gunawan, Nani Darmayanti
This review contains a search for neuropragmatic studies related to the perlocutionary effects of speech acts on linguistic representations in the brain. This review study investigates the use of the electroencephalograph (EEG) with the event-related potentials (ERP) approach (method). This search was carried out by applying a number of criteria to the selection of articles using several search keywords, especially those related to the perlocutionary effects of speech acts and EEG/ERP. Of the 1,737 articles, 30 of them met the predetermined criteria. The results of this review are that there are three focuses of EEG/ERP-based neuropragmatic studies related to (1) the effect of stimulation of short sentences/speech in the context of conversation; (2) the effect of stimulation of literal and non-literal speech acts (irony and metaphor), and (3) the effect of stimulation of continuous speech acts in the context of discourse.
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Pub Date : 2023-03-09DOI: 10.5604/01.3001.0016.3323
Ilias El Harchaoui, W. Regragui, Touel Driss, K. Mammad, R. Ziri, Ahmed Omar Touhami Ahami
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the central nervous system through the destruction of sheaths (myelin), disseminated in space and time. The aim of our work is to study the neurocognitive concept and mood disorders in patients with MS.The study includes in this study 75 cases of MS, collected at the Neurology (B) and Neurogenetics Department of Rabat Ibn Sina Hospital. The study was performed on MS patients using different scales that included: a self-questionnaire (socio-demographic, clinical), Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS), Rosenberg's Self-Esteem scale (RSE) and Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS).The mean age for the onset of the disease was 30-years, with a sex ratio of 3.4. The main clinical signs are: 69.33% and 70.67% of patients had respectively anxious and depressive disorder, which was associated with low self-esteem in 89% of them. The distribution according to the evolutionary forms of MS is 65% Relapsing Remitting (RR), 29% secondary progressive (SP) and 5% Primary Progressive (PP). As for the assessment of disability using EDSS, we note an average 4.071.829.That results of our study concord with other studies on the same age category. It confirms the predominance of women. They are followed by the appearance of psychological disorders such as depression anxiety and cognitive disorders. Remitting MS is the most common when compared to other forms. The anxiety and depression score was strongly correlated with the degree of self-esteem and disability.
{"title":"A STUDY INTO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANXIETY-DEPRESSION AND SELF-ESTEEM DISORDER IN PATIENTSWITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AT THE RABAT IBN SINA HOSPITAL, MOROCCO","authors":"Ilias El Harchaoui, W. Regragui, Touel Driss, K. Mammad, R. Ziri, Ahmed Omar Touhami Ahami","doi":"10.5604/01.3001.0016.3323","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0016.3323","url":null,"abstract":"Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the central nervous system through the destruction of sheaths (myelin), disseminated in space and time. The aim of our work is to study the neurocognitive concept and mood disorders in patients with MS.The study includes in this study 75 cases of MS, collected at the Neurology (B) and Neurogenetics Department of Rabat Ibn Sina Hospital. The study was performed on MS patients using different scales that included: a self-questionnaire (socio-demographic, clinical), Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS), Rosenberg's Self-Esteem scale (RSE) and Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS).The mean age for the onset of the disease was 30-years, with a sex ratio of 3.4. The main clinical signs are: 69.33% and 70.67% of patients had respectively anxious and depressive disorder, which was associated with low self-esteem in 89% of them. The distribution according to the evolutionary forms of MS is 65% Relapsing Remitting (RR), 29% secondary progressive (SP) and 5% Primary Progressive (PP). As for the assessment of disability using EDSS, we note an average 4.071.829.That results of our study concord with other studies on the same age category. It confirms the predominance of women. They are followed by the appearance of psychological disorders such as depression anxiety and cognitive disorders. Remitting MS is the most common when compared to other forms. The anxiety and depression score was strongly correlated with the degree of self-esteem and disability.","PeriodicalId":43280,"journal":{"name":"Acta Neuropsychologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2023-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41703513","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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