A leitura como um processo cognitivo
Figueiredo, Olívia Maria
1999-01-01
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The aims of the present study were to test the association between insecure attachment and basal cortisol and catecholamines levels in a sample of obese children. The role of familial vulnerability and gender was also investigated.
Methods: Cortisol and catecholamines levels of 8- to 13-year olds obese children were measured. Self-report questionnaires were used to assess attachment pattern and current anxiety and depression, and parent-report questionnaires were used to assess attachment, current anxiety and depression and familial vulnerability. Linear regression analyses were performed for individuals that scored low versus high on parental internalizing problems, and for boys and girls, separately.
Results: In the group with high parental internalizing problems, insecure attachment was significantly associated with reduced basal ...
INTRODUCTION:
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of mortality worldwide and diet is an important contributor to CVD risk. Thus, several food derivatives are being investigated for their beneficial impact on reducing cardiometabolic risk factors, either in risk groups or in healthy population as a preventive measure. Wheat germ is a food by-product with high nutritional value, especially as a concentrated source of dietary fibre and essential fatty acids, but its incorporation into the diet has been rare up to now. Previous studies do not clarify the hypothesised potential causal relationship between the consumption of wheat germ and benefits for human health.
METHODS AND ANALYSIS:
We are conducting a randomised, double-blinded, crossover, placebo-controlled clinical trial designed to assess the physiological effects...
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical usefulness of single-brush cytology performed at ERCP as initial method for detecting pancreatobiliary malignancy, ensuring a very close relationship between endoscopists, cytotechnicians, and cytopathologists. STUDY DESIGN: All 125 cytodiagnoses considered in this study correspond to the first brushing for each patient, collected by one of the three members of a fixed team of endoscopists in the presence of the same cytotechnician. Smears were fixed immediately with Merckofix spray, stained with Papanicolau, and analyzed by the same cytopathologist in a laboratory exclusively devoted to gastrointestinal cytopathology located at the endoscopy unit. RESULTS: Of 125 cytological diagnoses 94 were considered benign, 4 suspicious, and 27 malignant. These findings were compared to the final diagnosis of 45...
INTRODUCTION:
This observational study explores potential links between obese children's cortisol, and parental mental state, family functioning, and the children's symptoms of anxiety and depression.
MATERIAL AND METHODS:
A non-random sample of 104 obese children (55 boys), mean age 10.9 years (standard deviation 1.76), was recruited from a childhood obesity clinic. Obesity was defined as body mass index above the 95th age- and gender-specific percentiles. Neuroendocrine biomarkers were measured. Symptoms of anxiety and depression were assessed with self and parent-reported questionnaires (Anxiety, Depression and Stress Scales; Child Behaviour Checklist). Family functioning was assessed with parent-reported questionnaires (Family Adaptation and Cohesion Scales-III).
RESULTS:
A significant, negative correlation (rs = -0.779; p...
Anthocyanins have gathered the attention of the scientific community mostly due to their vast
range of possible applications. They have been the center point of the research in many different
fields, among which is food development, where their innate coloring, antioxidant capacity and
biological potential open interesting venues to the development of new food additives and
functional foodstuffs. As the range of application grows, so does the necessity to obtain these
compounds and since they are naturally occurring, the most common way to obtain anthocyanins
is to extract them from different plant sources, such as fruits and flowers. Several efforts have
been made to develop methods that allow for better extraction yields and higher purification rates
therefore this review aims to compile the information regarding extraction a...
The project was supported by the Research Support Scheme of the FMUP/doctoral program, grant no PEst-OE/SAU/UI0038/2011 and by FCT, SFRH/SINTD/60115/2009, FSE-UE.
This article was supported by FEDER through the operation POCI-01-0145-ERDF-007746 funded by the Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalizacao - COMPETE2020 and by National Funds through FCT - Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia within CINTESIS, R&D Unit (reference UID/IC/4255/2013). SFRH/BD/93073/2013; SFRH/BPD/86173/2012; UID/QUI/50006/2013.
INTRODUCTION:
Obesity is associated with a great number of complications, including type 2 diabetes mellitus and psychiatric pathology. Bariatric surgery is the best solution to weight loss and improvement of complications in morbid obese patients. This study aims to analyze the evolution of type 2 diabetes mellitus and psychopathologic variables before and after bariatric surgery and assess the importance of different variables in weight loss.
MATERIAL AND METHODS:
This is a longitudinal study, which evaluates 75 patients before and after bariatric surgery (47 - LAGB - laparoscopic adjustable gastric band; 19 - RYGB - Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; 9 - sleeve) with a follow-up time between 18 and 46 months. A clinical interview and self report questionnaires were applied - Eating Disorder Examination questionnaire - EDE-Q and Beck Depre...
