scholarly journals Comparative characteristics of life quality in patients with distant consequences of combat brain injury

Pain medicine ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1/1) ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
I Chernenko
Keyword(s):  
Brain Injury ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Doppler Sonography ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Moderate Degree ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Activity Restriction ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
The Social

Objective: To define the main directions of diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitation actions in persons, who have had a combat brain injury based on assessment and comparison of indicators of life quality in various terms of postponed trauma. Material and methods: we have examined 180 males: 100 combatants in the Democratic republic of Afghanistan (1979–1989) and 80 combatants of the conflict in the East of Ukraine (from 2014 till present) with consequences of a combat brain injury of varying severity. We used clinical-neurological, instrumental (craniography of skull, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasonic doppler sonography of the main vessels of the head and neck), biochemical, statistical methods of research, and questionnaire scale SF-36. Results: the study found that indicators of life quality in persons, who have had a combat brain injury depend on severity and term which has passed from the getting combat brain injury. In early terms after the combat brain injury and in persons who have had minor and moderate degree combat brain injury, the indicators connected with a psychological component are mainly broken. While the patients, who have had a combat brain injury, have violations of all aspects (physical, psychological and social), which in the absence of necessary rehabilitation and treatment, identically shown in the different terms of trauma. Conclusion: according to the results the level of life quality is in many respects caused by the degree of functional violations leading to activity restriction first in the social life, considerably affect adaptation potential of organism.

Psychogenic stuttering: A case and review

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (S1) ◽  
pp. S386-S387 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Almada ◽  
R. Simões ◽  
M. Constante ◽  
P. Casquinha ◽  
M.J. Heitor
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Sudden Change ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Computed Tomography Scan ◽  
Motor Abilities ◽  
Negative Results ◽  
The Social ◽  
Competing Interest ◽  
Work Up ◽  
Tomography Scan

IntroductionStuttering is a speech disorder characterized by involuntary repetition, prolongation or cessation of a sound. This dysfluency may be developmental or acquired. Acquired dysfluency can be classified as neurogenic or psychogenic.ObjectivesThis case report aims to describe and discuss a case of psychogenic stuttering, providing an updated review on this disorder.MethodsIn and outpatient interviews were performed by Neurology and Psychiatry. Investigation to exclude organic causes included lab exams, electrocardiogram, electroencephalography, computed tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging. A literature review in Science Direct database, with the keywords “psychogenic stuttering”, was also conducted.ResultsA 63-year-old man was admitted to the Beatriz Ângelo Hospital with an acute stuttering. Speech was characterized by the repetition of initial or stressed syllables, little affected by reading out loud or singing. Comprehension, syntaxes and semantic were not compromised, as weren’t sensory and motor abilities. During admission, stuttering characteristics changed. Multiple somatic complaints and stress prior to the onset and bizarre secondary behaviors were also detected. Work-up didn’t show an organic etiology for that sudden change. An iatrogenic etiology was considered, as sertraline and topiramate were started for depression 1 month before. However, the stuttering pattern, the negative results, the psychological and the social life events suggested a psychogenic etiology.ConclusionsPsychogenic stuttering finds its origin in psychological or emotional problems. It is best classified as a conversion reaction. The differential diagnosis between psychogenic and neurological stuttering can be challenging.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Assessing life quality of population residing in Mayski settlement of Pavlodar region

2018 ◽  
pp. 63-65
Author(s):  
U. A. Amanbekov ◽  
L. S. Batyrbekova ◽  
T. F. Mashina ◽  
D. S. Shaykenov
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Test Site ◽  
Health State ◽  
Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Human Functioning

Health Survey scale SF–36 is one of the most popular methods assessing life quality associated with health. The questionnaire presents general well-being and degree of contentment with human functioning influenced by health state. In Maisky settlement referenced to a zone of Semipalatinsk nuclear test site, the studied adult population demonstrated satisfactory social life conditions. The examinees’ evaluation of their health state in general health scale at age 18–29 years averaged to 61.66±3.15 points, at the age 30–39 years — 59.27±2.11 points, at the age 40–50 years — nearly 2 times lower than normal values. Health state of all population is limited by role-oriented physical functioning and vitality — that promotes anxiety and psychological ill-being.

scholarly journals Who are the ‘social Darwinists’? On dispositional determinants of perceiving the social world as competitive jungle

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. e0254434
Author(s):  
Piotr Radkiewicz ◽  
Krystyna Skarżyńska
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Attachment Styles ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Moral Judgments ◽  
Dual Process ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
The Social

The naive social Darwinism, also called the Competitive Jungle Belief (CJB), according to the theory of the Dual-Process Motivational (DPM) model, is recognized as an expanded perceptual scheme acting as a cognitive mediator between deep individual characteristics and the area of socio-political attitudes and ideologies. This article aims to show the individual differences that can be dispositional characteristics to believe in the Competitive Jungle scheme’s principles. The presented studies’ main theoretical question is to find out whether the CJB bases on positive "individual resources" or rather some psychological deficits. In an extensive survey study, including four random-representative samples of adults Poles (with N ranging from 624 to 853 respondents), we tested the predictive power of the five categories of variables: 1) attachment styles; 2) Big Five personality traits; 3) Dark Triad of personality; 4) basic human values and 5) moral judgments. The results showed the psychological profile of social Darwinists as clearly dysfunctional in terms of personal life quality. They express characteristics like admiration for power and desire to dominate, pursue one’s goals at all costs, exploitative attitude towards people, and hostility. On the other hand, they reveal a fearful style in close relations with others and have low self-esteem and low self-sufficiency. From the societal perspective, such beliefs make up a vision of social life that is unfavorable for building a cooperative, helpful, and relatively egalitarian society. The supreme idea that only those who do not sympathize with others and are ready to use them can be successful and survive is far from the principles of liberal democracy.

scholarly journals DIAGNOSTIC ET TRAITEMENT DE LENDOMETRIOSE CHEZ LADOLESCENTE A PROPOS DE 160 CAS

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 1387-1392
Author(s):  
Omar Laghzaoui ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Pelvic Ultrasound ◽  
Deep Endometriosis ◽  
Medical Treatments ◽  
The Social ◽  
Diagnostic Et Traitement ◽  
Basic Examination

Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological pathology related to the presence of hormonally-dependent endometrial tissue outside the uterus. Its frequency in the adolescent is not negligible with a symptomatology dominated by pelvic pain twisted on the account of dysmenorrhea. Pelvic ultrasound is a basic examination for diagnostic guidance magnetic resonance imaging is more sensitive to visualizing deep endometriosis. Surgical and medical treatments are complementary. The evolution is marked by frequent recurrences in the teenager which can hinder the social life as well as the obstetric prognosis.

scholarly journals People and the City: Urban Fragility and the Real Estate-Scape in a Neighborhood of Catania, Italy

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (13) ◽  
pp. 5409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Rosa Trovato ◽  
Claudia Clienti ◽  
Salvatore Giuffrida
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Real Estate Market ◽  
Market Prices ◽  
The Real ◽  
The Real Estate ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Real Estate Market ◽  
Civil Economy

Urban/social fragility is the main focus of most studies on civil economy involving the commitment of politics in the prospect of integrating and somehow guiding an ordered development of and ordered communities. The contemporary city is strongly influenced by the incommunicability between the social system and environment, the latter more and more, including urban and societal components. This study tries to outline a comparative social-urban profile of Picanello, a popular central neighborhood of Catania, in Sicily, Italy, characterized by the combination of different urban and social life-quality levels, thus expressing a heterogeneous vulnerability/resilience profile. The analysis is placed in the urban planning context and aims to: (1) Denotative a pattern that considers the different fragility/resilience descriptive indices; and (2) connotative a pattern of the human and urban dimensions of the social capital asset. This analysis was performed by implementing a multidimensional pattern allowing us to place the neighborhood in a ranking of the neighborhoods of Catania, thus highlighting strength and weakness under different respects. Furthermore, the monetary measurements of this vulnerability/resilience profile, was carried by means of the structured observation of the real estate market. Fuzzy k-medoids cluster analyses have been comparatively performed—showing and mapping the relationships between urban value density and real estate market prices tensions.

scholarly journals Evaluation of life quality in patients with acnes vulgaris

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (3 (71)) ◽  
Author(s):  
N. O. Voloshyna
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Acne Vulgaris ◽  
Severe Disease ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Moderate Degree ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Preliminary few studies indicate that age, gender and duration of acne vulgaris (acne) affect the quality of life of these patients.Objective - to assess the impact of the duration and severity of acne on quality of life of patients in gender, age and professional aspects in connection with the treatment.Material and methods: 98 patients with acne aged 18-29 years, among whom 36 were males (36,73 %), and 62 (63,26 %) females have been examined. The assessment of acne severity classification was carried out according to the classification of the American Academy of Dermatology, while the quality of their life was assessed by means of SF- 36 questionnaire.Results. Mild acne was found in 6 (6,12 %) patients, moderate one in 72 (73,47 %), severe one in 20 (20,41 %) cases. It was established that clinically significant severity of acne was more common in younger male patients (22 years). However, a greater impact on quality of life was found in female patients, older than 22 years, with professions associated with being among a large group of people and in case of long course (more than 4-5 years) of dermatosis. Mild acne had little impact on quality of life.Standard complex acne treatment during two months significantly improved quality of life indicators of patients with moderate degree of acne and most of the indicators in those with severe disease, which, however, didn’t reach the indicators in the people of the control group, and it shows the necessity to improve the programme of treating and preventive measures concerning such patients.Conclusion: Patients with acne have significant changes in life quality, depending on their gender, age and professional peculiarities as well as on the severity of dermatosis course. Determining the indicators of life quality by means of SF-36 questionnaire is an important aspect of the patient’s physical and psychiatric health assessment as well as a reliable criterion of their treatment efficacy.

scholarly journals Bilingualism in autism: Language learning profiles and social experiences

Autism ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 2166-2177
Author(s):  
Bérengère G Digard ◽  
Antonella Sorace ◽  
Andrew Stanfield ◽  
Sue Fletcher-Watson
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Social Experiences ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Language History ◽  
Autistic People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Autistic Adults

Bilingualism changes how people relate to others, and lead their lives. This is particularly relevant in autism, where social interaction presents challenges. Understanding the overlap between the social variations of bilingualism and autism could unveil new ways to support autistic people. This research aims to understand the language learning and social experiences of mono-, bi- and multilingual autistic people. A total of 297 autistic adults (mean age = 32.4 years) completed an online questionnaire including general demographic, language history and social life quality self-rating items. The sample included 89 monolingual English speakers, 98 bilinguals, and 110 multilinguals, with a wide range of language profiles. Regression models were used to analyse how bilingualism variables predicted social life quality ratings. In the full sample, age negatively predicted social life quality scores while the number of languages known positively predicted social life quality scores. In the multilingual subset, age negatively predicted social life quality scores, while third language proficiency positively predicted social life quality scores. This is the first study describing the language history and social experiences of a substantial sample of bilingual and multilingual autistic adults. It provides valuable insight into how autistic people can learn and use a new language, and how their bilingualism experiences shape their social life. Lay abstract Bilingualism changes the way people relate to others. This is particularly interesting in the case of autism, where social interaction presents many challenges. A better understanding of the overlap between the social variations of bilingualism and autism could unveil new ways to support the social experiences of autistic people. This research aims to understand the language learning and social experiences of autistic people who speak one, two or more languages. A total of 297 autistic adults (aged between 16 and 80 years) completed an online questionnaire that included general demographic questions, social life quality self-rating questions, language history questions, and open questions about the respondents’ bilingualism experience. Respondents had a wide range of language experiences: there were 89 monolingual English speakers, 98 bilinguals, 110 respondents knew three languages or more, all with a wide range of abilities in their languages. In the full group, younger respondents were more satisfied with their social life, and respondents with many languages were more satisfied with their social life than respondents with few languages. In the multilingual group, younger respondents were more satisfied with their social life, and the more skilled in their third language the more satisfied with their social life. This is the first study describing the language history and social experiences of a large group of bilingual and multilingual autistic adults. It highlights how autistic people can encounter a new language, learn it and use it in their daily life, and how their bilingualism experiences shape their social life.

scholarly journals Philosophical, Aesthetic, Psychological and Pedagogical Aspects

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-92
Author(s):  
Imre Bús
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Computer Applications ◽  
Individual Development ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
Human Thinking ◽  
The Individual

AbstractIntroduction: Computers and the applications of today’s high technology can simulate reality so realistically that virtuality has become part of both children’s and adults’ lifestyles (Nagy & Kölcsey, 2017; Szécsi, 2012). However, it did not emerge with the computer applications, but with human thinking and part of that, the virtual conception of the world. In addition to social changes this development can be observed on individuals as well.Purpose: This study shows the development of virtuality through the examples of cultural, philosophical, aesthetic, then the psychological and pedagogical development of the individual with the help of some important studies.Methods: This study presents the social and individual development of virtuality throughout theoretical analysis of the research results.Conclusion: Virtuality has already an important role in the technological and economic sphere and its impact on social innovations, individual and social life can be felt as well. Virtuality-research, its application and improvement contribute to experience a more complete reality and to the improvement of human life quality.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the life quality of specialists in the social work with the use of the SF-36 questionnaire

2019 ◽  
Vol 95 (4) ◽  
pp. 369-375
Author(s):  
Evgeniya I. Antipova ◽  
D. Z. Shibkova
Keyword(s):  
Social Protection ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Working Capacity ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Capacity Level ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
The Impact

In the article there are presented results of the analysis of the life quality of social workers in the relation with the impact of riskfactors of the professional environment. There was investigated the profile of the life quality of managers and specialists of departments of social protection of the population with different levels of working capacity, there were revealed main areas of their life troubles: state of the physical and mental health, social functioning and others. There are considered quantitative characteristics of physical, emotional and social component of life quality of examined persons, and also there are reported results ofpsychophysiological examinations of the functional state of the central nervous system and the working capacity level of specialists. There was shown the necessity of the delivery of the professiogram, a complex of preventive and rehabilitation measures for the preservation and strengthening of the general and occupational health of specialists, as well as the program for their professional selection.

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