Showing papers in "Maturitas in 2012"

TL;DR: It is argued that in order to fully account for changes inLiving arrangements as a determinant of health and mortality transitions, future research will increasingly need to consider a longer perspective and take into account transitions in living arrangements throughout an individual's life course rather than simply focussing at one stage of the life course.

TL;DR: A narrative review of the literature on sarcopenia to summarise the abundant information available in the literature and to draw useful conclusions about its diagnosis, prevention and treatment.

TL;DR: The studies show predominantly positive results with a clear trend towards better results for "behavioral" endpoints, e.g. adherence to medication or diet, and self-efficacy compared to results for medical outcomes.

TL;DR: In conclusion, sex hormones and/or agents that exhibit similar activities may provide novel strategies for the treatment of eating disorders and android obesity, two of the most serious health problems for women today.

TL;DR: It may be advisable to monitor a woman's mental health during the menopause transition to prevent a depressive disorder having long-term negative consequences, and studies have consistently shown that women with high levels of depressive symptoms are at greater cardiovascular risk and have poorer cognitive function than non-depressed women.

TL;DR: There is an urgent need for developing consensus on activity monitoring protocols and which variables to report, and a rich variety in methods used for data collection and analysis as well as in reported variables.

TL;DR: It is suggested that reminiscence therapy can improve mood and some cognitive abilities and further studies, based on larger patient samples including placebo and control conditions, should be conducted to identify the optimal conditions for such treatment protocols.

TL;DR: Though the benefits of physical activity appear to be directly linked to the notion of training volume and intensity, further research is required in the elderly, in order to develop more precise recommendations, bearing in mind that the main aim is to foster long-term adherence to physical activity in this growing population.

TL;DR: The central message of this review is to advise the government to establish new guidelines specifically for this population, using a combination of body fat distribution measurements, and to certify that these guidelines will not be applied to inappropriate populations.

TL;DR: This review focuses on the state-of-the-art of nanomaterials suitable for therapy and diagnostic imaging of the most common neurodegenerative disorders, as well as for neuroprotection and neuronal tissue regeneration.

TL;DR: WBV may be effective in improving relatively basic balance ability and mobility among older adults, particularly frailer ones, and more good-quality WBV trials are required.

TL;DR: The most established role for AMH measurement is in women about to start IVF treatment, where it is predictive of the ovarian response and is of clear value in identifying women at risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome or whose response will be poor and thus their expectations can be tailored.

TL;DR: The main factors contributing to earlier onset of menopause and severity of menopausal symptoms were lower educational level, poor economic status, and smoking.

TL;DR: Unilateral oophorectomy is a common factor associated with earlier onset of menopause, EM and POF, although other reproductive and lifestyle factors are not associated with POF or EM.

TL;DR: Older adults with self-perceived hearing handicap constitute a potential risk group for overall deterioration in quality of life, while hearing aid use could help improve the well-being of hearing impaired adults.

TL;DR: The evidence is not sufficiently convincing that aromatherapy is an effective therapy for any condition, and most of the systematic reviews evaluating the effectiveness were of poor methodological quality.

TL;DR: Insomnia and poor sleep quality were highly prevalent in this mid-aged female sample in which the influence of age and the menopause was only modest and rather linked to menopausal symptoms already occurring since the premenopause.

TL;DR: The evidence for green tea and cancer risk is inadequate and inconclusive, however there is some positive evidence for risk reduction of breast, prostate, ovarian and endometrial cancers with green tea.

TL;DR: An overview of how different culinary herbs and spices exert anti-inflammatory activities and the extent to which they activate PPAR α and PPAR γ, inhibit the activation of NF-κB, and enhance expression of anti- inflammatory cytokines is provided.

TL;DR: The purpose of this review is to describe these cutting edge technologies and specifically focus on the interaction and fate of these polymers within the gastrointestinal system.

TL;DR: Given the limited number of RCTs published, and the varying quality of existing studies, it is not possible to support, or refute, the use of lycopene for the prevention or treatment of BPH or prostate cancer.

TL;DR: A position statement is formulated on the role of vitamin D in postmenopausal women where data from large prospective studies are lacking and the evidence is robust for skeletal but not nonskeletal outcomes where data is lacking.

TL;DR: The fact that epigenetic effects can impact on OA genetic effects and this may be a particularly fruitful avenue for integrating both as the authors move toward a clearer understanding of the pathophysiology of this intriguing disease.

TL;DR: This study reviews the most recent (from 2000 to 2011) Clinical Controlled Trials and Randomized Controlled Trials concerning the use of music and music-therapy (MT) in the context of dementia and related issues and develops a list of recommendations to facilitate the current use of these techniques in thecontext of non-pharmacological treatments for patients with dementia.

TL;DR: Diethylstilboestrol is an endocrine disrupter which causes cancer in rodents and was prescribed in large amounts to treat women with gynaecological problems; some of the daughters of these women subsequently developed a rare cancer while genital abnormalities were found in some of their sons.

TL;DR: This review examines the current literature on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, complications and treatment of CKD as well as possible areas of future disease intervention.

TL;DR: Insomnia is highly prevalent among peri- and post-menopausal female patients in a clinical setting and more closely associated with psychological than somatic symptoms, and the symptoms of difficulty in initiating sleep and experiencing non-restorative sleep are more strongly correlated with psychological rather than somatics symptoms.

TL;DR: Consistent with the general population, the prevalence of major depression is two-times greater in women than men with CAD, which may warrant greater emphasis in efforts to identify and treat depression.

TL;DR: It was determined that lower scores (lower sexual function) were related to high altitude, history of sexual abuse, sedentarism, hot flush intensity, partner age and sexual dysfunction whereas partner educational level, coital frequency and female parity were significantly related to higher scores (better sexual function).

TL;DR: It is suggested that prevention and treatment of sexual dysfunction should focus on painless and satisfactory sex instead of on resuming intercourse, while sexual satisfaction (orgasm) is not impaired and radiotherapy negatively influenced sexual pain disorders.