Psychological distress, anxiety, depression, stress level, and coping style in HIV-pregnant women in Mexico.

PURPOSE: To evaluate the presence of psychological distress (PD) and its association with the mental health and coping styles of pregnant women living with HIV (PWLWH). METHOD: An observational, cross-sectional descriptive study was performed. Seventy-three PWLWH were included. Patients responded to a psychometric battery for PD, depression, anxiety, stress, and coping style evaluation. The scales used in the study were: Goldberg's 30-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-30), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Zung Depression Self-Measurement Scale (ZDS), Nowack Stress Profile, Lazarus and Folkman's Coping Styles Questionnaire. RESULTS: PD was observed in 31.5% of the participants. PD-positive patients showed a higher probability of presenting traits of depression and anxiety and medium/high stress levels. Besides, they preferentially used emotion-focused coping styles. CONCLUSION: PD is associated with a higher probability of presenting anxiety and depression in PWLWH. Emotion-focused coping style could be a factor in decision-making associated with risk behaviors in PWLWH.

Emotional dysregulation in women with endometriosis with cyclical and non-cyclical chronic pelvic pain.

BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is a pathophysiological condition characterized by glands and stroma outside the uterus in regions such as the bladder, ureter, fallopian tubes, peritoneum, ovaries, and even in extra pelvic sites. One of the main clinical problems of endometriosis is chronic pelvic pain (CPP), which considerably affects the patients' quality of life. Patients with endometriosis may, cyclically or non-cyclically (80% of cases) experience CPP. High levels of anxiety and depression have been described in patients with endometriosis related to CPP; however, this has not been evaluated in endometriosis women with different types of CPP. Therefore, the research question of this study was whether there is a difference in the emotional dysregulation due to the type of pain experienced by women with endometriosis? METHODS: This work was performed in the National Institute of Perinatology (INPer) in Mexico City from January 2019 to March 2020 and aimed to determine if there are differences in emotional dysregulation in patients with cyclical and non-cyclical CPP. 49 women from 18 to 52 years-old diagnosed with endometriosis presenting cyclical and non-cyclical CPP answered several batteries made up of Mini-Mental State Examination, Visual Analog Scale, Beck's Depression Inventory, State Trait-Anxiety Inventory, and Generalized Anxiety Inventory. Mann-Whitney U and Student's t-test for independent samples to compare the difference between groups was used. Relative risk estimation was performed to determine the association between non-cyclical and cyclical CPP with probability of presenting emotional dysregulation. RESULTS: We observed that patients with non-cyclical CPP exhibited higher levels of depression and anxiety (trait-state and generalized anxiety) than patients with cyclical pain, p < 0.05 was considered significant. No differences were observed in pain intensity, but there was a higher probability of developing emotional dysregulation (anxiety or depression) in patients with non-cyclical CPP. No differences were observed in cognitive impairment. CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that patients with non-cyclical (persistent) CPP present a higher emotional dysregulation than those with cyclical pain.

Relación médico-paciente con cáncer / Physician-patient relationship in cancer patients

Es conocido que en el terreno de la salud, el adecuado establecimiento de la relación médico-paciente favorece la intervención profesional oportuna, mejorando la evolución en el proceso de la enfermedad que da motivo al establecimiento de tal vínculo. Esta relación también ha cambiado, favoreciendo la participación activa del paciente en la toma de decisiones sobre su cuidado y salud, así como el compromiso ético en los profesionales de la salud con relación a la actualización de sus conocimientos, remarcando la importancia de la comunicación entre ambas partes. El paciente con cáncer y su familia cursan por un proceso peculiar, debido a la representación social y mental de esta enfermedad, así como por la toma de decisiones, y se hace evidente en ellos una especial vulnerabilidad durante el curso del padecimiento. El médico debe desarrollar su habilidad para la comunicación de malas noticias, asumiendo un rol ético, profesional y humanitario.

It is a well known fact in the health circle that establishing an adequate rapport with the patient facilitates timely interventions, which in turn can improve the course of the disease. The physician-patient relationship has evolved in order to favor an active participation of the patient in the decision-making process concerning his health and self-care, as well as promoting a more ethical commitment of the health professional through motivating knowledge updating and emphazising the importance of developing communication skills. Cancer patients and their families are particularly vulnerable, since they experience a difficult process due to the social and mental representations of cancer, and the tough decisions they have to make in relation to the disease. The health professional has to develop communication skills to deliver bad news from an ethical, professional and human point of view.

Neurodesarrollo en infantes con antecedente de hipotiroidismo congénito / Neurodevelopment in infants with congenital hypothyroidism antecedents

Introducción: Los estudios de seguimiento de infantes con hipotiroidismo congénito con tratamiento temprano, muestran que no existen diferencias con respecto al coeficiente intelectual que se encuentra en la población general. Material y métodos: Estudio de cohorte retrospectivo. Veinticuatro hipotiroideos fueron detectados a través del Programa de Tamiz Neonatal y comparados con un grupo testigo. Los recién nacidos fueron valorados entre los seis meses y los siete años de edad mediante el índice de desarrollo (ID) de Bayley, el coeficiente intelectuales (Cl) de Terman Merril y la prueba Hiskey Nebraska para detectar infantes con hipoacusia. Resultados: Dieciocho infantes hipotiroideos mostraron Cl o ID normal o alto. Uno con ID de Bayley porabajo del promedio, dos con Cl por abajo del promedio y uno con hipoacusia y capacidad de aprendizaje baja. No se encontraron diferencias con respecto al grupo control. El uso de ototóxicos, prematurez e hiperbilirrubinemia, fueron las causas que explicaron los coeficientes bajos entre los hipotiroideos y el grupo control. Conclusiones: El Cl y el ID en el grupo de hipotiroidismo tratado tempranamente no difirió con los resultados del grupo testigo.

Introduction: Follow-up studies of hypothyroid infants who received early treatment evidence the presence of the same IQ vs. the general population. Material and methods: Retrospective cohort study. Twenty-four hypothyroid infants detected in neonatal screening were compared to a control group. The newborns were assessed from six months to seven years based on Bayley's infant development scales (ID), the Terman-Merril IQ (Cl) and the learning aptitude of the heard of hearing with the Hiskey-Nebraska test (CA). Results: Twenty hypothyroid infants showed a normal or high Cl or ID. One of the infants with a ID result below the mean, two with an Cl below the mean, one hearing impaired infant with low learning aptitude. No differences were found vs. the control group. The use of ototoxic medications, prematurity and hyperbilirubinemia explain the low coefficients between the hypothyroid individuals and the control. Conclusions: The Cl and the ID results in the hypothyroid group who received early treatment showed no difference vs. the control group.