Postpartum depression affects a huge number of women and has detrimental consequences. Knowing the factors associated with postpartum during pregnancy can help its prevention. Although there is evidence surrounding behavioral or psychological predictors depression, lack biological forecasters. The aim this study was to analyze sociodemographic, obstetric, variables along hair cortisol levels first, second, third trimesters that could predict symptoms. A sample 44 pregnant assessed 3 period...

The aim was to examine the psychological effects caused by COVID-19 pandemic on pregnant women, as well factors influencing these effects. study design cross-sectional and participants were 200 women. first group called Pandemic Group (PG) included 100 women who evaluated with assessment instruments during pandemic. second titled Pre-Pandemic (PPG) consisted of prior Perceived stress, prenatal concerns psychopathological symptoms compared. scored significantly higher than in depression...

<i>Background:</i> Chronic stress worsens the quality of life (QOL) lupus patients by affecting their physical and psychological status. The effectiveness a cognitive-behavioural intervention in group with high levels daily was investigated. <i>Methods:</i> Forty-five were randomly assigned to control (CG) or therapy (TG); they received cognitive behavioural (CBT) which consisted ten consecutive weekly sessions. following variables evaluated at baseline 3, 9 15...

Cortisol obtained from hair samples represents a retrospective biomarker of chronic stress experienced by the subject in previous months. Although cortisol levels have been used to study relationship between maternal and neonatal primates, this has not yet performed humans using longitudinal design focusing specifically on association. Therefore, objective was determine whether existed psychological during pregnancy postpartum, levels. The sample consisted 80 pregnant women their newborn...

The purpose of this study was to verify whether stress worsens the clinical symptomatology perceived by patients with lupus erythematosus. Toward end, we considered two types stressors-daily and high-intensity stressful life events.In 46 systemic erythematosus 12 chronic discoid, studied they experienced daily for 6 months their disease symptoms. During period, also analyzed levels C3 C4 complements anti-DNAn antibodies. activity (assessed Systemic Lupus Activity Measures) cumulative organ...

Aunque el número de estudios sobre las propiedades psicométricas la CD-RISC es notablemente amplio, aún hay gran falta consenso su estructura interna en población general. Por ello, objetivo este estudio ha sido triple, verificar sus psicométricas, explorar factorial y calcular baremos escala resiliencia para una muestra española. Para ello participaron 1119 personas, 324 hombres 795 mujeres, cumplimentando siguientes escalas: CD-RISC, Escala Estrés Percibido, Apoyo Social Autoeficacia,...

The Prenatal Distress Questionnaire (PDQ) was developed among English-speaking women in the United States to assess specific worries and concerns during pregnancy. Our aim analyze factor structure of PDQ, using confirmatory analysis, its convergent validity Spanish women. A sample 233 pregnant with ages ranging from 19 42 years south Spain (Europe) (January 2015 - March 2016) completed translated Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) Symptom Checklist-90-revised (SCL-90-R). Confirmatory analysis...

The objectives of this paper are to compare sexual function and distress in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) healthy controls; determine the association between disease characteristics, quality life, psychopathology function; according age (reproductive nonreproductive-age women).We conducted a cross-sectional study 120 participants; 65 had SLE (aged 18-65), 55 were healthy, age-matched controls. assessment included Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), Symptom...

Maternal stress during pregnancy can affect fetal development certain sensitive periods.To longitudinally assess maternal hair cortisol levels pregnancy, and the postpartum along with neonatal that could be associated infant neurodevelopment at six months of age.A sample 41 pregnant women assessed first, second, third trimester postpartum, their full-term neonates participated in this study. Hair were from participants. Infant was by means Bayley Scale Infants Development, Third Edition age...

The present study explored and compared the link between resilience pregnancy-related stress, perceived anxiety, employing two structural equation models. One model focused on pregnant women before outbreak of pandemic, other pregnancies throughout pandemic. For this purpose, a total sample 690 during their pregnancy were collected: Pre-Pandemic Group (P-PG) was composed 341 evaluated prior to pandemic; 349 assessed at time pandemic constituted Pandemic (PG). resilience, anxiety...

The aim of the study was to determine clinical and psychological factors linked health-related quality life (HRQOL) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) test effectiveness cognitive behavioural therapy changing these factors.We evaluated 34 SLE over a period 15 months. In order variables related items QOL physical (PCS) mental (MCS) component summaries SF-36, several multiple linear regression models were constructed. Patients randomized distributed into two similar groups;...

To analyze the role of antiphospholipid autoantibodies (aPL) on neuropsychological deficits in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients, comparing groups patients with syndrome (APS; n = 15), SLE aPL (n 12), and without 27), a healthy control group 31).Patients fulfilled American College Rheumatology classification criteria or Sydney for APS. All participants were woman, matched age education. A standardized cognitive examination classified as cognitively declined impaired according to...

ABSTRACT Objective: A high incidence of burnout has been reported in health professionals working palliative care units. Our present study aims to determine whether there are differences the secretion salivary cortisol between unit with and without burnout, elucidate is a relationship syndrome perceived stress psychopathological status this population. Method: total 69 who met inclusion criteria participated our study, including physicians, nurses, nursing assistants. Some 58 were women ( M...

Postpartum posttraumatic stress disorder (PP-PTSD) affects 3.1-6.3% of women after childbirth. The City Birth Trauma Scale (City-BiTS) is a questionnaire designed to evaluate and diagnose this disorder, according the Diagnostic Statistical Manual Mental Disorders (5th ed.) criteria, including following groups symptoms characteristic stress: reexperiencing, avoidance, negative cognitions mood, hyperarousal. aim present study was psychometric properties Spanish-language version (City-BiTS-S),...

Objective: to determine the relationship between stress, resilience, and cognitive performance in older people without dementia. Method: multiple linear regressions were performed using measures of as dependent variables, stress resilience predictors a sample 63 Spanish elderly people. Results: participants reported low levels during their lifetime. In addition socio-demographic greater was related better delayed recall worse letter–number sequencing block design. Higher capillary cortisol...