J Appl Polym Sci 113: 1986-1993, 2009″
“Purpose: To increase the understanding of mental adjustment responses in laryngeal cancer patients, as well as the
outcome of these responses. Further, to evaluate the content validity of the Swedish version of the Mini-MAC (Mental Adjustment to Cancer) Scale with regard to findings from the patient interviews.
Method: Data was collected with semi-structured interviews and GSK2126458 in vitro analyzed using a constant comparison technique consistent with Grounded Theory. Eighteen participants were selected according to the idea of theoretical sampling.
Results: The core category arising was “”Setting boundaries”". This seemed to be a prerequisite for mental adjustment to diagnosis and treatment without major negative impact on mental health or health-related quality of life (HRQL). Five descriptive categories also emerged: Fighting Spirit; Avoidance; Comparisons; Anxious Preoccupation; and Social Interactions. When comparing these results with the domains of the Mini-MAC Scale, the Fighting Spirit, Cognitive Avoidance and Anxious Preoccupation
domains were Quizartinib purchase clearly represented. Concerning the Fatalism and the Hopeless Helpless domains the support was somewhat weaker.
Conclusion: Central theme of mental adjustment responses in laryngeal cancer patients was “”Setting Boundaries”", concerning above all patients’ attitude to information and thoughts about the cancer. This response seems to be the dividing line between good and poor adjustment. The results emphasize the importance of adapting the information given
and rehabilitation options to each individual patient. The findings largely support the Swedish version of the Mini-MAC, but some deviations were found which should be considered when interpreting results from the Mini-MAC in laryngeal cancer patients. (C) 2011 selleck compound Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.”
“BACKGROUND: Current guidelines for exercise training in coronary patients state that in the presence of exercise-induced ischemia, the heart
rate during exercise should be at least 10 beats/min below the heart rate
associated with an ST segment depression of 1 mm or greater. For patients with a relatively low ischemic threshold, this recommendation does not
allow for a sufficient training stimulus.
OBJECTIVE: To document the effects of a single session of exercise above
the ischemic threshold on biochemical markers of myocardial injury in
stable coronary patients with exercise-induced ischemia. Because creatine kinase (CK) and its MB isoenzyme (CK-MB) can both increase after exercise because of skeletal muscle injury, troponin T was also measured.
METHODS: Twenty-one patients with documented coronary artery disease
underwent two 20 min exercise sessions. The intensity of the first exercise training session was fixed at a heart rate below the ischemic threshold (ie, approximately 10 beats/min lower than the heart rate associated with the appearance of an ST segment depression of 1 mm or greater).