Efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy in improving the quality of life of people with compulsive gambling, a systematic review.

FUNDAMENTALS: Cognitive-behavioral therapy can reduce gambling behavior and other symptoms of pathological gambling. AIM: To synthesize and analyze the evidence on the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral interventions to improve the quality of life of people with pathological gambling. METHODOLOGY: Systematic review with a narrative synthesis of clinical trials published in English and Spanish in Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, The Cochrane Library Plus, PsycoInfo, and ProQuest of articles until January 2020 that will analyze this phenomenon. The PRISMA Declaration was followed and the quality of the articles was analyzed with the Jadad scale. RESULTS: 1233 articles were found, including nine in the review. Two studies confirmed the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy-based interventions for improving the quality of life in people with pathological gambling. In addition, these interventions improved depression, anxiety, the amount of money played, and reduced alcohol consumption and the gambling diagnosis score, which had an impact on improving the quality of life. Cognitive behavioral interventions were more effective when it was supported by a manual or when were combined with Mindfulness or Player Anonymous sessions. Having better long-term results in these cases. CONCLUSIONS: Cognitive behavioral-based interventions can improve the quality of life of people with pathological gambling and other psychological variables without being its immediate effect. Future research should analyze whether they are more efficacy online or in person, individually, or in groups, and the number of sessions required for their effects to last over time.

Dietary program and physical activity impact on biochemical markers in patients with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review.

OBJECTIVES: Evaluate the effectiveness of the implementation of independently or combined dietary and physical activity programs on the blood glucose values and lipid profile in patients with type 2 diabetes, including participants aged 60 years and over. DESIGN: Systematic review. DATA SOURCE: PubMed/Medline database, with language restrictions. Papers published between 2010 and 2016 were included. STUDY SELECTION: A total of 30 randomised controlled trials were included that focused on physical activity and dietary interventions in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and include participants aged 60 years and over. RESULTS: The selected articles have shown that the implementation of physical activity programs (aerobic, resistance, flexibility and combined exercises), and programs based on a higher intake of vegetables, grains, legumes, fruits, unsaturated fatty acids, as well as consumption of foods with low glycaemic index, calorie restriction, intake of probiotics, vitamin D supplementation and educational sessions about diabetes improves blood glucose levels, as well as the lipid profile, in patients with type 2 diabetes. CONCLUSIONS: Physical activity and dietary programs are fundamental in the treatment and metabolic control of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Análise das variáveis hemodinâmicas em idosos revascularizados após mobilização precoce no leito / Analysis of Hemodynamic Variables among Elderly Revascularized Patients after Early In-Bed Mobilization

Fundamentos: Durante o pós-operatório da cirurgia de revascularização do miocárdio (CRM), o repouso prolongado no leito aumenta a possibilidade de ocorrer complicações sistêmicas decorrentes do imobilismo. Objetivo: Verificar o comportamento das variáveis hemodinâmicas e no pico de fluxo expiratório (peack flow) em pacientes idosos, em pós-operatório de CRM submetidos a três tipos diferentes de intervenção fisioterapêutica. Métodos: Estudados 30 idosos estratificados em três grupos: Grupo A - mobilização com cicloergômetro; Grupo B - mobilização sem uso do cicloergômetro, mas com fisioterapia e Grupo C - sem qualquer mobilização, mas com ventilação não invasiva (VNI), sendo analisados o comportamento da frequência cardíaca (FC), frequência respiratória (FR), pressão arterial (PA), saturação periférica de oxigênio (SpO2) e pico de fluxo expiratório (peack flow). Para a variação dos resultados intragrupos, nas fases pré e pós-teste utilizou-se o teste de Wilcoxon; para a comparação intergrupos nas fases pré e pós-teste utilizou-se o teste de Kruskal-Wallis. Considerou-se significância estatística p<0,05.Resultados: Observou-se aumento significativo para os valores peack flow em todos os grupos (pré e pós-teste); redução significativa da PAS no grupo A, aumento da FC e da FR no grupo B (pré e pós-teste). Na análise intergrupos, observou-se redução da PAD no grupo C, com significado estatístico.

Background: During the post-operative phase after coronary artery bypass (CAB) surgery, prolonged bed rest increases the possibility of systemic complications resulting from immobilization. Objective: To ascertain the behavior of peak expiratory flow and hemodynamic variables among elderly patients during the CAB postoperative period undergoing three types of physiotherapy interventions. Methods: Thirty elderly patients were studied, divided into three groups: Group A - mobilization with an ergometric bicycle; Group B - mobilization without an ergometric bicycle but with physiotherapy; and Group C - no mobilization but with non-invasive ventilation, analyzing the heart rate (HR), respiration rate (RR), blood pressure (BP), peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2)and expiratory peak flow. The Wilcoxon test was used for variations in the intra-group results for the pre- and post-test phases, using the Kruskal-Wallis test for the inter-group comparison of the pre and post-test phases, with a statistical significance of p<0.05.Results: A significant increase was observed in the peak flow values for the three groups (pre- and post-test);with a significant reduction in the systolic blood pressure for group A and higher heart rates and respiration rates in group B. The inter-group analysis presented a statistically significant reduction in the diastolic blood pressure for group C.