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Women’s Foot Health–Related Quality of Life in Ballet Dancers and Nondancers
2020
Background: Prevalence and severity of symptoms related to muscle and joint pain seem to be high in most dancers. Hypothesis: There will be a worse quality of life related to foot health for ballet dancers compared with nondancers. Study Design: Case-control study. Level of Evidence: Level 4. Methods: A sample of 156 women was recruited from a clinic of podiatric medicine and surgery. Self-reported data were measured by the Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ), which has 33 questions that assess 8 health domains of the feet and general health, namely, foot pain, foot function, general foot health, footwear, general health, physical activity, social capacity, and vigor. Results: Statistic…
Combined therapy with acyclovir and adenosine arabinoside in herpes simplex encephalitis.
1987
We report a case of herpes simplex encephalitis (HSE) with initial coma and severe left-sided hemiparesis in which combined treatment with adenine arabinoside and acyclovir was followed by complete recovery. This favorable result is discussed in view of the literature of HSE treatment including experimental studies on antiviral activity of both drugs. Combined treatment may be useful in severe cases of HSE.
La actividad física como promotora de salud en personas mayores.
2018
Se considera que la actividad física tiene un papel fundamental en la salud de los individuos en todas las edades. Los efectos beneficiosos del ejercicio sobre la salud, tanto físicos como psicológicos de las personas constituyen un hecho cada vez más evidente y su estudio se ha abordado desde distintos campos profesionales, encontrándose entre ellos la Medicina, la Psicología y la Educación Física.La OMS destaca los efectos positivos del ejercicio físico sobre la salud y propone que forme parte de un planteamiento más amplio que podríamos definir como promoción de la salud. El objetivo de este estudio espromover la Salud a través del diseño, ejecución y evaluación de un taller de envejecim…
The Role of Attitudes and Ethicality on Branded Video Games(Advergames) Acceptance
2014
Advergames are branded video games that blur the line between entertainment and advertising. Advergames are gaining momentum among advertisers and advertising agencies fueled by their capability to engage teenagers and young adults with branded communications. This study focuses on consumers’ intentions to use advergames analyzing three attitudinal factors – attitude toward advertising, attitude toward product placement in video games, and attitude toward advergames- and the ethical evaluations of the use of advergames as an advertising format (ethicality). The proposed model was empirically tested using a sample of 304 college students. Major findings suggest that attitudes toward advergam…
Nuevas terminaciones para nuevas realidades: performatividad, afiliación y atenuación en la comunidad de habla LGTBI
2021
Este artículo presenta un estudio sobre las terminaciones -i/-is y -e/-es en la comunidad de habla LGTBI. La motivación de esta investigación viene de la representación del género no binario en la lengua española, marcado recientemente por las terminaciones en -e, que además es utilizado para crear un plural inclusivo que evite el masculino genérico. En la misma línea, se han detectado usos, dentro de la comunidad de habla LGTBI, de otro grupo de terminaciones (-i/-is) que parecen anular la distinción de género. Los datos han sido extraídos de una encuesta sociolingüística elaborada por el autor de este trabajo. En la parte sociolingüística se pretende perfilar el tipo de usuario de estas t…
The implications of diabetic foot health-related with quality of life: A retrospective case control investigation
2022
[Abstract] The diabetes people show a significant presence of foot health problems are usually all over the world, causing in big economic effects for these persons, their families and world population OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this research is to evaluate and relate the impact of foot health associated with the quality of life (QoL) in a group of people with and without diabetes MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 150 persons of a mean age of 71.45 ± 11.93 years came to a foot and ankle specialist outpatient center. Self-reported data were medical records where persons'with and without diabetes was evaluated. All findings obtained was compared with scores quality of life using the tool Foot H…
Los 'think-tanks' y los 'neocons' / 1
2008
Festivales y precariedad social
2003
Cortisol and the aging brain: Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and cognitive performance in older people.
2015
One of the greatest achievements in modern society is the increase in life expectancy. This increment is so great that children born after 2011 have a one in three chance of reaching their 100th birthday, and specifically in Europe, a quarter of the population will be over 60 years of age by 2020 (European Commission, 2014). This is an important change in society that is occurring for the first time in human history and producing new challenges that need to be addressed, especially those concerning age-related health problems. In this regard, one of the main aims of new research programs, such as Horizon 2020 in Europe, is to increase the possibilities of keeping older people healthy and in…
Contribution of the physical, social, psychological and environmental domains to overall quality of life of the elderly
2006
Este estudo investigou a contribuição de cada domínio da qualidade de vida (físico, social, psicológico e ambiental) na qualidade de vida global e em que extensão esses domínios explicam a qualidade de vida global de idosos residentes no município de Teixeiras, na Região Sudeste do Brasil. Trata-se de um estudo observacional de corte transversal, sendo a amostragem aleatória estratificada por sexo, uso do Programa Saúde da Família e microárea de saúde (n = 211, indivíduos com idade igual ou superior a 60 anos), representando 14,28% do total de idosos do município em estudo. O instrumento utilizado foi o Word Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument Bref (WHOQOL-Bref), proposto pela Or…