Results: Of the 230 siblings enrolled, complete data was available for 197. Mean age of index sibling, (n=112) was 34 ± 10.7; referent: (n=85)35.7±10.5 (p=0.24). Of 230 spouses enrolled, complete data was available for 187 spouses-mean age of index spouse, (n=84), was 49.6±11.0; referent: (n=103) 48.7±9.3 (p=0.1). No significant association in overall prevalence of MS in sibling and spouse of i...

Results: Of the 230 siblings enrolled, complete data was available for 197. Mean age of index sibling, (n=112) was 34 ± 10.7; referent: (n=85)35.7±10.5 (p=0.24). Of 230 spouses enrolled, complete data was available for 187 spouses-mean age of index spouse, (n=84), was 49.6±11.0; referent: (n=103) 48.7±9.3 (p=0.1). No significant association in overall prevalence of MS in sibling and spouse of i...

The relation between empathy (defined as the ability to perceive accurately how another person is feeling) and physiology was studied in 31 Ss. Ss viewed 15-min martial interactions and used a rating dial to indicate continuously how they thought a designated spouse was feeling. Rating accuracy was determined by comparing Ss' ratings with identical self-ratings obtained previously from the targ...

This study examines the role of religious coping in couples' diabetes management processes. Eighty-seven couples where one spouse had type 2 diabetes were surveyed. The relationships between religious coping (positive and negative), shared glycemic control activities (e.g., planning a healthy diet), and glycemic control were examined using repeated measures ANOVA and SEM. Findings show spousal ...

UNLABELLED Although research has shown that patients' beliefs about their pain are related to pain adjustment and treatment outcomes, little is known about the beliefs of their significant others. The purpose of this study was to develop a measure of pain beliefs in significant others and to examine the correlates of these beliefs. Participants were 104 married couples in which 1 partner report...

Results: Of the 230 siblings enrolled, complete data was available for 197. Mean age of index sibling, (n=112) was 34 ± 10.7; referent: (n=85)35.7±10.5 (p=0.24). Of 230 spouses enrolled, complete data was available for 187 spouses-mean age of index spouse, (n=84), was 49.6±11.0; referent: (n=103) 48.7±9.3 (p=0.1). No significant association in overall prevalence of MS in sibling and spouse of i...

We examined congruence between chronic pain patients and their spouses on their reports of patient pain severity, patient disability, and spouse responses to pain. Patients reported that they were more physically and psychosocially disabled than their spouses reported them to be. However, spouses reported that the patients' pain was more severe than patients reported. Depressive disorders in th...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Little research has been conducted into differences in the perceived quality of life of patients (QoL-p) when comparing spouse and adult child caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The aim of this study was to identify the differential variables in perceived QoL-p between patients and carers, distinguishing between spouse and adult child caregivers. METHOD Cross-...

Can a lawyer use the future harm exception to prevent her client from coercively controlling his former spouse? Lawyers are required keep their clients’ secrets unless an applies. One of those exceptions is where there clear and imminent risk serious bodily or death identifiable group person. The provides that psychological constitutes harm, but very little guidance as what type threat might me...

Dose and schedule are important factors in the therapy of cancer. Animal model and clinical data show that there is a significant correlation between dose-intensity and survival; moreover, the shortening of interval between chemotherapy cycles prevents from tumor regrowth and maximize the effect of chemotherapy on cancer cells (Gregory SA, Trumper L, 2005). Most of anti-cancer drugs are non-sel...