While irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is not life-threatening for most, it has enormous influence on quality of life (QOL) and mental health.To evaluate the association between QOL depressive symptoms in IBS patients.A total 87 patients 56 healthy subjects were enrolled consecutively. All participants asked to complete self-administered questionnaires: an IBS-specific (IBS-QOL) questionnaire Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).Mean BDI score was higher group than controls. IBS-QOL significantly...

The effectiveness of an educational board game developed to teach the pharmacology antimicrobial drugs medical students was compared with lecture-based seminar as a supplemental tool improve short- and long-term knowledge retention perception learning method by students. A group 124 randomized control groups. Short-term assessed comparing differences in post- pre-tests scores, final examination scores. Both didactic methods seem short-term similar extent. Long-term participants higher than...

Background: The International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) is a validated measure supporting the diagnosis of ICD-11 post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD (cPTSD). It has been translated into 35 languages, also Polish. Due to lack information in literature about its validation, new Polish version re-adapted non-clinical clinical samples present study.Objective: study aimed (1) adapt ITQ for use Polish, (2) assess construct validity cPTSD ITQ, (3) examine convergent...

Abstract Background/Aims Older age and cognitive inactivity have been associated with impairment, which in turn is linked to economic societal burdens due the high costs of care, especially for care homes informal care. Emerging non-pharmacological interventions using new technologies, such as virtual reality (VR) delivered on a head-mounted display (HMD), might offer an alternative maintain or improve cognition. The study aimed evaluate efficacy safety VR-based Digital Therapeutics...

The assessment of risk factors is a crucial step in the prevention and treatment affective disorders should encompass personal dispositions. aim this study was to assess value chronotype temperament as independent predictors depressive symptoms among medical students. surveyed 140 students Faculty Medicine with battery questionnaires: Beck Depression Index (BDI), Hypomania Checklist 32 (HCL-32), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality (PSQI), Chronotype Questionnaire Eysenck Personality Revised. results...

The aim of the study is to verify a possible association between arterial blood pressure and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity in group non-hypertensive patients.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether anxiety and insomnia symptoms, somatic social dysfunction mediate link between chronotype suicidality, as depressive symptoms are known do, among students faculties Medicine Psychology. Data from a total 289 were eligible for analysis. completed Suicide Behaviors Questionnaire – Revised, Composite Scale Morningness, General Health Questionnaire. Single-predictor linear regression models created predict with subsequent mediation A...

Background Gut microbiota-based therapeutic strategies, such as probiotic and prebiotic preparations, may benefit mental health. However, commonly consumed fermented prebiotic-containing foods have not been well-tested. The aim of the present study was to determine whether consumption food food-derived prebiotics is associated with cognitive performance, depressive, anxiety symptoms in psychiatrically healthy medical students under psychological stress. Methods protocol data analysis plan...

Abstract Polysomnography (PSG) is considered the gold standard in obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAS) diagnostics, but its availability still limited. Thus, it seems useful to assess patients pre-diagnostic risk for OSAS prioritize use of this examination. The purpose study was positive (PPV) and negative (NPV) predictive values STOP BANG questionnaire (SBQ) with presumptive diagnosis OSAS. From a database 1,171 (880 men) university based center, 1,123 (847 met eligibility...

Morning headache is considered to be a symptom of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Despite not being as common excessive daytime sleepiness or unrefreshing sleep, it can similarly impair everyday activities. The aim the present study was evaluate prevalence and factors associated with morning headaches (MH) among patients referred for polysomnography due suspected OSAS. This retrospective on 1131 who underwent between 2013 2015. were reported in 29% them. In logistic regression...

Up to a third of the population older adults has been estimated suffer from feelings loneliness, which is considered risk factor depression. The aim this paper compare perceived level loneliness and depression in seniors living country cities assess somatic morbidity sociodemographic status as predictors depressiveness. n = 92 primary care units filled out set questionnaires: authors’ survey on data morbidities, Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI, measure depressiveness) De Jong Gierveld...

Having an autistic child significantly impairs the functioning of family, including wellbeing parents. The aim this study was to assess whether loneliness mediates relationship between perceived stress and severity depressive symptoms in studied sample This cross-sectional involved 39 parents children 45 non-autistic children. They completed a set tests: survey on sociodemographic clinical data psychometric questionnaires, i.e., Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI), De Jong Gierveld Loneliness...

Background Virtual reality (VR) has emerged as a promising technology for enhancing the health care of older individuals, particularly in domains cognition, physical activity, and social engagement. However, existing VR products services have limited availability affordability; hence, there is need scientifically validated personalized service to be used by adults their homes, which can improve overall physical, cognitive, well-being. Objective The main purpose CoSoPhy FX (Cognitive, Social,...

Obesity is a major risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Patients who are not obese and have OSA usually present with low apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) in the lateral sleeping position. Hence, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) seems more dependent on body mass (BMI) position than supine This makes obesity better predictor of SDB The objective this study was to find negative predictive value normal BMI relation positions, thus defining group patients could be treated by positional...

Eveningness has been associated with poor sleep quality and depression. However, chronotype also shown to be a multidimensional construct, not limited merely morningness-eveningness orientation. It proposed that other factors may mediate the relationship between its mental health sequelae. This pilot study explores role of rumination as mediator quality, depressive symptoms.A sample 144 participants completed The Morningness-Eveningness-Stability-Scale Improved (MESSi), Pittsburgh Sleep...

The study investigates the distribution of chronotypes among alcohol-dependent subjects and relationship between personality chronotype. Fifty-eight patients 29 age-matched healthy controls were studied using Ogińska's Chronotype Questionnaire (ChQ), Eysenck's Personality - Revised (EPQ-R), Selzer's Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST) a sociodemographic status questionnaire designed by authors. tended to be morning type, based on morningness-eveningness ChQ scale, with weakly marked...

Probiotic therapies and fermented food diets hold promise for improving mental health. Although in this regard psychiatric patients appear to benefit more than healthy individuals, no research has been performed directly evaluate hypothesis. The present study examined a cohort of medical students facing stressful event, some the reported suffering from chronic diseases. amount consumption was calculated with use seven-day dietary records, while depressive anxiety symptoms were assessed...

Summary The aim of the study was to assess whether chronotype and subjective amplitude may predict suicidal ideation independently mindfulness, anxiety/insomnia social dysfunction be mediators relationship between thoughts among medical students. group comprised 600 students faculties (191 men 409 women), with a mean (SD, range) age 21.94 (1.81, 18–31) years. participants completed Chronotype Questionnaire, Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) General Health (GHQ‐28). Two items from...