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Osteonecrosis of jaw beyond antiresorptive (bone-targeted) agents: new horizons in oncology

2016

Introduction: Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) is a clinically important, potentially painful and debilitating condition, which can affect the quality of life of cancer patients. Since 2003, ONJ appeared as a Bisphosphonate(BP)-related class effect, and the term Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (BRONJ) was widespread. Areas Covered: Under discussion in this review is the fact that ONJ cases have been reported after treatment including antiangiogenic agents and other “targeted therapy”, with and without BPs. Consequently, the comprehensive term Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ) has been introduced. The clinical aspects and the prognosis of ONJ associated with t…

aflibercept; bevacizumab; Bisphosphonate; Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (BRONJ); denosumab; everolimus; Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ); Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ); sunitinib; temsirolimus; Angiogenesis Inhibitors; Antineoplastic Agents; Bisphosphonate-Associated Osteonecrosis of the Jaw; Humans; Jaw Diseases; Molecular Targeted Therapy; Neoplasms; Osteonecrosis; Quality of Life; Risk Assessment; Pharmacology (medical)Oncologysunitinibmedicine.medical_treatmentAngiogenesis InhibitorstemsirolimuTargeted therapyAntineoplastic Agent0302 clinical medicineNeoplasmsPharmacology (medical)Molecular Targeted TherapyJaw DiseaseafliberceptOsteonecrosisGeneral MedicineDenosumab030220 oncology & carcinogenesisOsteonecrosiBisphosphonate-Associated Osteonecrosis of the JawAngiogenesis InhibitorHumanmedicine.drugmedicine.medical_specialtyBevacizumabAntineoplastic AgentsbevacizumabRisk AssessmentBisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (BRONJ)Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (MRONJ)03 medical and health sciencesInternal medicinemedicineBisphosphonateHumansBisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jawbusiness.industryeverolimuCancerdenosumab030206 dentistryBisphosphonatemedicine.diseaseOsteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ)Quality of LifeNeoplasmJaw DiseasesOsteonecrosis of the jawbusinessJaw DiseasesExpert Opinion on Drug Safety
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The asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS): hype or reality? That is, a curiosity for the media or an opportunity for physicians?

2014

Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome (ACOS) has been recently defined as a new pathological entity. Most studies support a large difference in the pathophysiology of bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, there is evidence of an increasing prevalence of patients in whom the two diseases coexist or in which one condition evolves into the other, leading to the pathological condition named ACOS. This occurs mainly in individuals with long-standing asthma, especially if also current or former-smokers. Indeed, epidemiological studies show that aging is one of the main risk factors for ACOS, creating the basis for the two entities to converge on the same subject. It i…

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Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of Jaws (MRONJ) Prevention and Diagnosis: Italian Consensus Update 2020

2020

The Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of Jaws (MRONJ) diagnosis process and its prevention play a role of great and rising importance, not only on the Quality of Life (QoL) of patients, but also on the decision-making process by the majority of dentists and oral surgeons involved in MRONJ prevention (primary and secondary). The present paper reports the update of the conclusions from the Consensus Conference—held at the Symposium of the Italian Society of Oral Pathology and Medicine (SIPMO) (20 October 2018, Ancona, Italy)—after the newest recommendations (2020) on MRONJ were published by two scientific societies (Italian Societies of Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Pathology and Medicine, SI…

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Oral-Health-Related Quality of Life and Cosleeping: The Role of Nocturnal Breastfeeding

2021

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the association between cosleeping and the number of breastfeeding sessions in infants, OHRQoL of the child and the family, and the DMFT Child’s index. The sample comprised 273 children (2–4 years old). In addition to the clinical examination of the child to assess the DMFT Index, the mother was requested to complete a questionnaire to collect data about the breastfeeding practice, diet, dental hygiene, dental check-ups, quality of the child’s oral life, and family impact (ECOHIS Scale). The children’s OHRQoL is positively correlated with number of night-time breastfeeding sessions at 12 months (r2 = 0.40 **), DMFT index (r2 = 0.60 **), impact family …

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Sport and Quality of Life

2022

Negli ultimi trent’anni lo sport ha assunto un significato molto rilevante nella vita delle persone e, seppure con notevoli differenze, sia nei paesi a sviluppo economico avanzato, sia in quelli in via di sviluppo. A livello individuale, esso ha costituito un’area di investimento identitario quando ha assunto la forma di sport spettacolo del quale fruire, alimentando la pratica del tifo e il fandom o costituendo il modello di uno stile di vita vincente; ma anche quando ha assunto la forma di pratica del tempo libero attraverso la quale tenersi in forma, facendo crescere, in questo caso, la diffusione di una cultura della salute e del benessere. Si tratta di due modalità di approcciare al co…

but also when he took the form of free time practice through which to keep fit making grow in this case the diffusion of a culture of health and well-being. These are two ways of approaching the consumption of sports by spectators and actorIn the last thirty years sport has taken on a very significant meaning in people's lives and albeit with considerable differences both in advanced economic development countries and in developing countries. On an individual level it constituted an area of identity investment when it assumed the shape of “sport spectacle” to be enjoyed fueling the practice of cheering and fandom or constituting the model of a winning lifestyleand the two ways of use can be strongly related to the perception and assessment of the quality of life. The “semantic universes” which however connote sport and “free time sports” have often appeared polarized. Commercial sport and sports professionalism are intertwined with the institutions of economics politics and culture which above all stress its “spectacularity” in order to capture first and foremost the audience. But also the sport of leisure time is intertwined with the actions of the institutions of economics politics and culture with the difference that these stress above all its “healthy value” aimed at the “healthy and rational” investment of time in an activity which improves the quality of life in the short medium and long period. This polarization between the consumption of sport entertainment - commercial sport - and the consumption of sport as a leisure activity - sport for all - has become increasingly interconnected precisely because of the increased collective identity demand via sport. In other words we have witnessed the spread of shape of sports entertainment that recall the importance of sports for psychophysical well-being for integration and social participation for the reduction of social inequalities ethnic and cultural differences and in which the importance assumed was weakened in the show from agonism from competition from the physical confrontation between two contenders or two teams. A sport in which we act with competitors as well as against competitors. And on the other hand we have gradually witnessed the spectacularization of sports in our free time to the point that the sharing of the results obtained through the declination of a competitive spirit that presents itself as directed no longer against other contenders but against its own performance limits it has become the way in which each person makes part of his or her own life spectacular the one he often considers most authentic. The aim of this work is to describe how the intertwining between the commercial/professional dimension of the sports show and the playful/recreational dimension of sports practice are fueled by a demand and an offer of social identity that characterizes these two “semantic universes”.Settore SPS/07 - Sociologia Generale
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Validation and Measurement Invariance of the Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE) in a Spanish General Sample

2020

Este artículo se encuentra disponible en la siguiente URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/22/8359 Este artículo pertenece a la sección "Health behavior, chronic disease and health promotion". Well-being has been measured based on di erent perspectives in positive psychology. However, it is necessary to measure a ects and emotions correctly and to explore the independence of positive and negative a ect. This cross-sectional study adapts and validates the Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE) with a non-probabilistic sample of 821 Spanish adults. A confirmatory factor analysis confirmed two related factors with two correlated errors. The average variance extracted was 0.502 for…

confirmatory factor analysisHealth Toxicology and Mutagenesislcsh:MedicineAdultos - Conducta - España.050109 social psychologyPositive psychology.psychological assessmentpsychometric propertiesPublic welfare - Spain.well-beingSurveys and QuestionnairesStatisticsPath coefficientSalutAdulthood behavior - Spain.Path analysis (statistics)MathematicsScale of Positive and Negative Affects05 social scienceshealthEmotions.Confirmatory factor analysismeasurement invarianceAdultos - Calidad de vida - España.Spanish populationAdultPsychometricsConcurrent validitystructural equation modelingArticle050105 experimental psychologyStructural equation modelingEmociones.Adulthood - Quality of life - Spain.Humans0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesPsychological testingMeasurement invarianceVidalcsh:REmocionsPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthReproducibility of ResultsCross-Sectional Studiesquality of lifeSpainBienestar social - España.Psicología positiva.Well-beingFactor Analysis StatisticalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Not All Academics Are Alike: First Validation of the Academics' Quality of Life at Work Scale (AQoLW)

2018

Background: Relating to the macro-level changes and the increasing complexity of the academic system, a growing number of studies began to investigate the perceived working context impact on well-being and job satisfaction of academics. A unique duality characterizes this context: academics cannot be longer defined as stress-free, but at the same time they are still satisfied and engaged in their work. There is a need to evaluate the academic environment not only in terms of stressor and strain, but also in terms of which experiences are sources of fulfillment. The study aimed to explore psychometric properties of a new instrument (AQoLW) for assessing context-specific features of the acade…

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Multidimensional prognostic index and the risk of fractures: an 8-year longitudinal cohort study in the Osteoarthritis Initiative

2021

Abstract Summary In this longitudinal study, with a follow-up of 8 years, multidimensional prognostic index (MPI), a product of the comprehensive geriatric assessment, significantly predicted the onset of fractures in older people affected by knee osteoarthritis. Purpose Frailty may be associated with higher fracture risk, but limited research has been carried out using a multidimensional approach to frailty assessment and diagnosis. The present research aimed to investigate whether the MPI, based on comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA), is associated with the risk of fractures in the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) study. Methods Community-dwellers affected by knee OA or at high risk f…

ddc:616Comprehensive geriatric assessment; Fractures; Multidimensional prognostic index; Osteoarthritis Initiative; Aged; Cohort Studies; Female; Geriatric Assessment; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Middle Aged; Prognosis; Risk Factors; Osteoarthritis; Quality of LifeMiddle AgedComprehensive geriatric assessmentPrognosisCohort StudiesOsteoarthritis InitiativeRisk FactorsMultidimensional prognostic indexOsteoarthritisQuality of LifeMultidimensional prognostic index · Comprehensive geriatric assessment · Fractures · Osteoarthritis InitiativeHumansOriginal ArticleFemaleOrthopedics and Sports MedicineLongitudinal StudiesFracturesGeriatric AssessmentAgedArchives of Osteoporosis
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Valutazione dell'empowerment nei percorsi integrati di riabilitazione psichiatrica: il contributo dell'autovalutazione della quality of life nell'esp…

2011

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STUDY OF SAGITTAL SPINAL ROM IN ELDERLY WOMEN AFTER A SPECIFIC FLEXIBILITY-TRAINING PROGRAM

2013

The reduction of spinal mobility is one luckless consequence of the aging process. In particular, scarcity of exercise appears to be the principal reason of aging-related spinal dysfunction syndrome, which is characterized by adaptive shortening of soft tissue and a partial loss of range of spinal motion (1). Several recommendations promoting the spinal flexibility in elderly people are based on stretching programs that include static and ballistic exercises and PNF techniques (2). Several studies showed that specific training programs could improve body balance (3), bodyweight distribution on feet (4), muscle strength and flexibility (5) in elders. In particular, Imagama et al. (2011) show…

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