Dietary Practices After Primary Treatment for Ovarian Cancer: A Qualitative Analysis From the OPAL Study

BackgroundLittle is known about the dietary practices of women who have completed primary treatment for ovarian cancer, many of whom will go on to have cancer recurrence and further treatment. Knowledge of dietary practices is needed to optimize care.ObjectiveOur aim was to identify dietary practices after primary treatment for ovarian cancer and evaluate how these practices differ by disease recurrence and treatment status.DesignWomen with invasive epithelial ovarian cancer were provided with the following open-ended question after completing a food frequency questionnaire: “Is there anything we haven’t asked you about your diet in the last 1 to 2 months that you feel is important?”Participants/settingParticipants were from the OPAL (Ovarian Cancer Prognosis and Lifestyle) Study in Australia.Main outcomesThe main outcomes were dietary practices after primary treatment for ovarian cancer and factors affecting these practices.AnalysisParticipants’ responses were analyzed using content analysis. Individual content codes were categorized and reported by recurrence and treatment status at questionnaire completion.ResultsTwo hundred eighty-six women provided responses on 363 questionnaires. Those undergoing further treatment for recurrence commonly reported dietary regimens with clinical indications (eg, low fiber to avoid bowel obstructions, high energy/protein to minimize nutritional deficits). Those not undergoing further treatment frequently reported “popular” diets (eg, organic, plant-based, and alkaline). For women with cancer recurrence, dietary practices were affected by poor appetite and late effects of treatment. For women without recurrence, other comorbidities, geographical location, family, and friends appeared to influence dietary practices. In both groups, nutrition information sources and personal beliefs informed dietary practices. Participant responses that referenced media or online sources often included misinformation.ConclusionsAfter primary treatment for ovarian cancer, women report dietary practices that may not be captured in standard food frequency questionnaires. Dietary practices and factors affecting these practices likely differ by treatment and recurrence status. Improved access to evidence-based dietary information and support is needed.     

童年期不良经历对个体健康影响的研究进展

童年期不良经历(ACEs)作为一项全球性的严峻公共卫生挑战,其对全生命周期的健康影响不容小觑。因此本文从心理健康、生理健康、性传播疾病及危险性行为、健康危险行为4个方面对ACEs的健康影响进行综述,为ACEs及其可能健康结局提供参考。     

Longitudinal link between trait motivation and risk-taking behaviors via neural risk processing

Prior research has emphasized the importance of the motivational system in risky decision-making, yet the mechanisms through which individual differences in motivation may influence adolescents’ risk-taking behaviors remain to be determined. Based on developmental neuroscience literature illustrating the importance of risk processing in explaining individual differences in value-based decision making, we examined risk processing as a potential mediator of the association between trait motivations and adolescents’ risk-taking behaviors. The sample consisted of 167 adolescents (47% females) annually assessed for three years (13–14 years of age at Time 1). Approach and avoidance motivations were measured using adolescent self-report. Risk preference was estimated based on adolescents’ decisions during a modified economic lottery choice task with neural risk processing being measured by blood-oxygen-level-dependent responses in the bilateral insular cortex for chosen options. Adolescents’ risk-taking behaviors were assessed by laboratory-based risky decision making using the Stoplight task. Longitudinal mediation analyses revealed a significant indirect effect of approach motivation, such that higher motivation was correlated with increases in risk-taking behaviors via decreases in neural activation in the bilateral insular cortex during risk processing. The findings illustrate a neural pathway through which approach motivation is translated into the vulnerability to risk taking development.     

Sundown Syndrome in Older Persons: A Scoping Review

ObjectivesTo map comprehensive investigations of the sundown syndrome (SS), highlighting its key definition and associated characteristics.DesignScoping review of published articles on SS in PubMed, OVID, EMBASE, Scopus, CINAHL, and Science Direct.SettingPost-acute and long-term health care settings.ParticipantsOlder adults aged ≥60 years.MeasuresArticles must present primary data on specific SS behavior, with explicit psychopathological and quantitative outcomes; and/or evening disruptive behavior.ResultsFrom a total number of 460 articles focusing on psychopathology and standardized outcomes of SS, 23 were retained for the final analysis (n = 1210 subjects). The mean age of participants was 63.2 years, and slightly more participants were women. The samples were recruited by convenience from long-term care facilities and tertiary outpatient clinics. The frequency of SS varied from 2% to 82%, without evident difference between genders and race/ethnicity. Generally, the sundown episode occurred during later daytime, when psychomotor alterations and cognitive disturbance manifested repeatedly. The symptomatic manifestations of SS were heterogeneous across the studies. Demographic risk factors were inconsistent. Although some authors have viewed cognitive impairment as a substantive predisposing factor to SS, others supported SS as a predictor of looming cognitive decline. The disrupted circadian rhythm was the most accepted pathophysiology. To date, clinical trials to guide the management of SS with specific pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic approaches are scant.Conclusions and ImplicationsSS can be viewed as a cyclic delirium-like condition affecting the older population around the sunset hour that may last for a few hours. The scarcity of comprehensive studies makes it difficult to determine whether and to what extent it can represent a distinct disease, a prodromal stage of dementia, or an epiphenomenon of incipient or worsening dementia. Extensive gathering of clinical data from multiple health care settings, using uniform measurement tools, is much needed.     

香连胃漂浮片的制备及体外释放研究

目的制备香连胃漂浮片并考察其体外释放性能。方法以羟丙基甲基纤维素K4M(hydroxypropyl methylcellulose K4M,HPMC-K4M)、十六醇、碳酸氢钠(NaHCO3)、乳糖、聚维酮K30(povidone K30,PVP-K30)、硬脂酸镁为辅料,采用粉末压片法制备香连胃漂浮片;以盐酸小檗碱的累积释放度为指标考察制剂的体外释药性能;采用正交试验对HPMC-K4M、十六醇、NaHCO3用量进行优选。通过数据拟合方程探讨制剂中盐酸小檗碱、木香烃内酯的释药机制。结果最优处方为香连复方提取物60.0 g、HPMC-K4M30.0 g、十六醇8.0 g、NaHCO38.0 g、乳糖8.0 g、PVP-K304.8 g、硬脂酸镁1.2 g(200片量)。指标成分盐酸小檗碱和木香烃内酯的体外释药特性均符合Riger Peppas模型,为扩散与骨架溶蚀协同作用。结论成功制得香连胃漂浮片,漂浮滞后时间短,持续漂浮时间长,且具有缓释特性。     

What Is Really Needed to Provide Effective,Person-Centered Care for Behavioral Expressions of Dementia? Guidance from The Alzheimer's Association Dementia Care Provider Roundtable

In April, 2019, the Alzheimer's Association Dementia Care Provider Roundtable convened to discuss common challenges faced when implementing person-centered, non-pharmacological practices in long-term care and other settings that provide care and programs for persons living with dementia, and to develop relevant, specific guidance from the perspective of administrative leaders from 23 long-term and community-based care provider organizations (representing home, community-based, and residential care). Guidance related to 5 practice areas emerged from the facilitated discussion: having a foundational person-centered culture, conceptualizing behaviors as expressions and focusing on behavioral support, identifying antecedents and placing person-centeredness before protocols, modifying training to promote person-centered culture, and valuing implementation flexibility. In developing the practice guidance, a related list of priority areas for research and policy were also identified.