PURPOSE Psychological flexibility involves mindful awareness of our thoughts and feelings without allowing them to prohibit acting consistently with our values and may have important implications for patient-centered clinical care. Although psychological flexibility appears quite relevant to the training and development of health care providers, prior research has not evaluated measures of psyc...

In 2022, Poland joined the elite group of countries where CFTR modulators (mCFTR) are reimbursed. The aim this prospective study was analysis selected nutritional and pulmonary function parameters their impact on patient health-related quality life in CF children before 3 months after introduction mCFTR therapy. patients aged 2–18 consecutively enrolled program were assessed during trimonthly v...

Abstract Background and Aims Fatigue the need for recovery time after a hemodialysis session are frequent complaints in patients with chronic kidney disease treated maintenance (MHD). In present study, we investigated whether there is an association between self-reported fatigue HDM sessions. Method This cross-sectional study data from 239 adult participating prospective cohort “Prognostic Stud...

Objectives: 3272-26A>G variant is a functional class V CFTR mutation. The clinical effect of ivacaftor treatment in people with CF (pwCF) variant, non eligible for other modulator therapies, remains unknown. Methods: Ivacaftor was commenced 24 year old female pancreatic sufficient pwCF homozygous variant. Clinical evaluation, patient-reported outcome measures (the Cystic Fibrosis Questionnaire ...

INTRODUCTION Mild acquired cognitive impairment is a term used to describe a sub-group of persons with mild cognitive impairment who are expected to reach a stable cognitive level over time. One tactic that can be considered for further developing treatment for this group is the use of information and communication technology and e-services. The purpose of this study was to investigate the curr...

When thoughts seem more than just thoughts: Body image-related cognitive fusion and its role in eating psychopathology Recent studies have revealed that cognitive fusion underlies psychological inflexibility and, as result, a wide range of psychopathology as well. It is portrayed as the extent to which one gets caught up in the content of his or her thoughts while addressing them as if they wer...

patients and methods the study was performed on 40 tbi patients referred to the shahid beheshti hospital of kashan city and 40 normal controls in kashan. traumatic brain injured patients and normal controls were selected by convenience sampling. two groups filled out the demographic sheet, cognitive failures questionnaire (cfq) and meta-cognitions questionnaire 30 (mcq-30). the data were analyz...

Mini dental implants (MDIs) in dentistry are recommended for cases with adequate bone quality and height, but a lack of alveolar bone width. Some studies well documented successful usage of MDIs for a removable denture support, but studies of MDIs supporting fixed prosthodontic restorations are scarce. We aimed to study the effect of fixed partial dentures (FPD) therapy supported by MDIs or by ...

Purpose: Physical activity is well known to improve or maintain exercise capacity and overall health in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). However, many patients do not meet recommended guidelines for physical activity. The purpose of this study was to determine if individualized, targeted coaching could improve the levels of physical activity and quality of life in children and adolescents wi...