Effect of virtual reality exercise on interventions for patients with Alzheimer's disease: A systematic review.

Virtual reality (VR) interventions are increasingly being used in rehabilitating and treating patients with neurological disorders. This study aimed to explore the effects of VR exercise interventions for patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). A systematic review of the published literature on randomized controlled trials of VR technology applied to patients with AD was conducted using the preferred reporting entry for systematic reviews and Meta-analysis guidelines. Descriptive analyses were performed to assess the quality of the studies in terms of the characteristics of the included studies, samples, diagnoses, types of VR technologies, subjective and objective levels of immersion, and quality of studies. Eight studies were included, including a pooled sample of 362 patients with AD. A systematic review showed that most studies focused on patients with AD's cognitive and physical functions. The main finding was that VR interventions could help improve cognitive and physical balance in patients with AD. However, future studies should emphasize design and use well-accepted assessment tools to validate the effects of VR interventions further.

Why Not Lose Faith in Science in the Fight Against Coronavirus.

BACKGROUND: One of the most vulnerable group to cope with the consequences of COVID-19 pandemic are women, particularly pregnant ones. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this article was to make review of the scientific literature to show clearly that pandemic is not so dangerous neither for mother nor her unborn and newborn children. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: It should be stated that most of the scientific papers on COVID-19 are currently being conducted in a way that would probably be completely unacceptable to serious science in any other circumstances. Taking into account everything we have learned about the SARS-CoV-2 virus so far it comes as a surprise that there has not been a more intense scientific debate on whether the blind lockdown model, implemented by most national governments, was truly an appropriate response to the challenges posed by the pandemic. CONCLUSION: Deep analysis what science in perinatal medicine did assess and what it recommended to perinatal world it may be followed by principles that the research of the members of the Academy will not be the first to be published, but we certainly aim that the scientific evidence published by Academy is fast, reliable and implementable.

State Institution «National Research Center for Radiation Medicine of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine¼ - research activities and scientific advance in 2016. / REZUL'TATY ROBOTY DU «NATsIONAL'NYY̆ NAUKOVYY̆ TsENTR RADIATsIY̆NOÏ MEDYTsYNY NATsIONAL'NOÏ AKADEMIÏ MEDYChNYKh NAUK UKRAÏNY¼ U 2016 ROTsI.

Research activities and scientific advance achieved in 2016 at the State Institution «National Research Center for Radiation Medicine of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine¼ (NRCRM) concerning medical problems of the Chornobyl disaster, radiation medicine, radiobiology, radiation hygiene and epidemiology in collaboration with the WHO network of medical preparedness and assistance in radiation accidents are outlined in the annual report. The report presents the results of fundamental and applied research works of the study of radiation effects and health effects of the Chornobyl accident; fulfillment of tasks of «State social program for improving safety, occupational health and working environment in 2014-2018 years¼.The report also shows the results of scientific organizational and health care work, staff training. The NRCRM Annual Report was approved at the Scientific Council meeting of NAMS on March 17, 2016.

Sentimentos despertados em pais de crianças transplantadas de fígado frente à re-internação hospitalar / The felling that the parents of a liver transplanted child have when the child nedds to re-intern / Sentimientos despertados en padres de niños trasplantados de hígado frente a la re-hospitalización

O transplante hepático infantil é o tratamento indicado para doenças hepáticas graves, progressivas, irreversíveis e não suscetíveis a outro tratamento. É um processo bastante complexo que envolve: diagnóstico, avaliação pré-transplante, espera por um órgão, cirurgia e acompanhamento médico por toda a vida. Intercorrências podem acontecer em qualquer fase do processo, sendo que a re-internação após o transplante pode ser necessária, devido à possibilidade de complicações pós-transplante, como rejeição do enxerto. O presente trabalho visou identificar os sentimentos despertados nos pais de crianças transplantadas de fígado que necessitaram re-internar após o transplante. Para isso, foram avaliados os atendimentos psicoterápicos realizados com os pais de crianças transplantadas que re-internaram, durante o período de um ano, no Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre. A partir da análise das entrevistas, pôde-se constatar que os pais tenderam a equiparar o êxito da cirurgia à cura da doença, procurando desconsiderar a possibilidade de complicações posteriores. Em função disso, situações de re-internação podem ser vividas como um fracasso, despertando sentimentos de raiva e culpa. Neste sentido, o acompanhamento psicológico para os pais torna-se indispensável, como espaço de acolhimento, compreensão e auxilio na busca da elaboração de conflitos...

The liver transplantation in children is a treatment that is indicate on cases which the disease is progressive, irreversible and not susceptive to other treatment. Is a very delicate procedure, the family and de child have to pass by pre transplant evaluations, waiting list, transplant surgery and possible complications. We think that the transplant process is an apprehensive situation that brings felling and doubts to the parents of the children that need this treatment, and most of the families believe that the transplant means the end of the disease. The aim of this article is to study the felling that the parents of a liver transplanted child have, when the child needs to re-intern on the hospital. For this, we assessed the psychological sessions with parents of children transplanted to re-hospitalized, in the “Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre”. From the analysis of the interviews, it was noted that parents tended to equate the success of surgery to cure the disease, trying to ignore the possibility of further complications. As a result, cases of re-admission can be experienced as a failure, arousing feelings of anger and guilt. In this sense, the psychological support for parents becomes indispensable as a place of refuge, understanding and assistance in seeking the development of conflicts...

El trasplante hepático infantil es el tratamiento indicado para enfermedades hepáticas graves, no susceptibles a otro tratamiento. Complicaciones pueden ocurrir en cualquier etapa del proceso, siendo necesario la re-hospitalización después del trasplante. El presente trabajo tuvo como objetivo identificar los sentimientos que son despertados en los padres de los niños trasplantados de hígado que necesitaron la re-hospitalización despúes del trasplante. Para esto, fueron evaluados los atendimientos psicoterapéuticos realizados com los padres de los niños trasplantados que se hospitalizaron en el HCPA. A partir da la análisis de las entrevistas, se pudo notar que los padres tienden a equiparar el êxito de la cirugía a la cura de la enfermedad, despreciando la possibilidad de complicaciones posteriores. Desta manera, situaciones de re-hospitalización pueden ser vividas como un fracaso, despertando sentimientos de ira y culpa. El acompañamiento psicológico para los padres se torna indispensable, como forma de acojimiento, comprensión y ayuda en la busca da la elaboración de conflictos existentes...