F. Fakoor, A. Etezadi, Khoosheh Rassam, A. Salary, D. Pourmarzi, N. Bodaghi
{"title":"Assessment of the accordance between sonography and mammography reports with pathology report based on sonographic guided core needle biopsy in diagnosis of breast masses","authors":"F. Fakoor, A. Etezadi, Khoosheh Rassam, A. Salary, D. Pourmarzi, N. Bodaghi","doi":"10.35248/har.2019.8.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35248/har.2019.8.7","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Screening programs for the early diagnosis of breast cancer lead to perform several biopsies in order to determine the breast abnormalities found in sonography and mammography. According to gradually replacement of core needle biopsy instead of more invasive methods like open surgical biopsy, it seems necessary to study the concordance between biopsy results and non-invasive diagnostic methods in order to clarify ambiguous results and confirm the reliability of non-invasive methods. Objective: The objective of this study was to match the sonography and mammography reports with core needle biopsy in patients referred to Sahand core needle biopsy center. Materials and methods: This prospective cross-sectional study was performed on 240 patients referred to Sahand Center with sonography or mammography reports or by a surgeon for core needle biopsy. All the patients were examined by a gynecologist assistant and were asked about demographic information and their recent diseases. The matched sonography or mammography cases with pathology reports and positive predictive value based on comparison between them and pathology report were determined as standard diagnostic criteria. Then, data were statistically analyzed by SPSS v.21 software. Results: In this study, there was no statistically significant difference between sonography or mammography and pathology reports for categorizing patients in two distinct malignant and benign groups (p>0.05). There was also no difference observed in two age groups (p>0.05). In both sonography and mammography groups, the sensitivity and specificity were 60.32% and 92.96%, respectively. Moreover, the positive and negative predictive values of sonography and mammography were the same in both methods and were 70.37% and 86.56%, respectively. Conclusion: According to the significant concordance between sonographyand mammography with core needle biopsy, these non-invasive methods can be helpful in diagnosing malignant lesions and differentiating them from benign lesions; they are also affordable and available. The attention to underlying variables such as age, can improve sensitivity and specificity of non-invasive methods in comparison to invasive diagnostic methods.g.","PeriodicalId":90841,"journal":{"name":"Healthy aging research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70017126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ann-Charlotte Dalheim-Englund, G. Carlsson, M. Nyström, Catharina Gillsjö, I. Eriksson, Lina Palmér
{"title":"Life without professional work-perceptions about one’s self, interpersonal relations and social life after retirement","authors":"Ann-Charlotte Dalheim-Englund, G. Carlsson, M. Nyström, Catharina Gillsjö, I. Eriksson, Lina Palmér","doi":"10.35248/HAR.2019.8.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35248/HAR.2019.8.2","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study is to understand how healthy, older adults in Sweden perceive their life situation after retirement. The study is based on a lifeworld approach, and a phenomenographic method ...","PeriodicalId":90841,"journal":{"name":"Healthy aging research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70016468","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Mohammad, Hatamzadeh Nasser, F. Mojtaba, A. Zahra, Sadeghi Masoumeh
{"title":"Study of Cardiovascular Factors, Quality of Life and Body Composition in Physically Active and Sedentary Women","authors":"R. Mohammad, Hatamzadeh Nasser, F. Mojtaba, A. Zahra, Sadeghi Masoumeh","doi":"10.35248/HAR.2019.8.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35248/HAR.2019.8.5","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate cardiovascular factors, quality of life (physical health, psychological health, social relationships and the living environment health) and body composition in physically active and sedentary elderly women. Methods: In this quasi-experimental, applied research, the study population included 724 elderly women aged 65-75 years old at a day rehabilitation center affiliated to the Welfare Organization of Shiraz. A total of 173 women assigned to two groups [active (n: 75) and sedentary (n: 98) participated voluntarily in this study.Inclusion criteria were regular participation in the sports program of the center for at least three years for the active group and lack of performing exercise of any type for sedentary group. Quality of life was investigated through the WHO Quality of Life Questionnaire, body mass index (BMI) calculated by the formula body weight (kg) divided by the square of the body height (m), and homocysteine level by hematologic measurements.Data were analyzed using independent t-test and Pearson correlation coefficient. The significance level (P) was considered <0.05. Results: There was a significant difference in the values of physical health (P≤0.001), psychological health (P≤0.001), social relationships (P≤0.001), life environment health (P≤0.001), quality of life (P≤0.001), homocysteine level (P≤0.001) and BMI (P≤0.001) between the two groups. Homocysteine level and BMI were significantly, inversely correlated with quality of life in active women(P≤0.05), but homocysteine level and BMI were insignificantly and inversely correlated with quality of life in sedentary women(P>0.05).","PeriodicalId":90841,"journal":{"name":"Healthy aging research","volume":"46 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70016663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ryan Hulla, Danielle M. Brecht, Jessica J. Stephens, E. Salas, Chasley B. Jones, R. Gatchel
{"title":"The biopsychosocial approach and considerations involved in chronic pain","authors":"Ryan Hulla, Danielle M. Brecht, Jessica J. Stephens, E. Salas, Chasley B. Jones, R. Gatchel","doi":"10.35248/har.2019.8.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.35248/har.2019.8.6","url":null,"abstract":"Chronic pain conditions are currently the most common and economically-burdensome health ailment in the United States. The present article highlights and reviews multiple dimensions associated with chronic pain including; biological, phsycial, psychological and social factors that all need to be assessed and treated simultaneously. This article will review research in several dimensions that are affected by chronic pain which include the economic impact of chronic pain, the current issues with the biomedical approach of treating pain, advantages to the biopsychosocial approach for pain management, and how pain is associated with physical deconditioning, postural control, gait, sleep quality, and psychosocial well-being. Most importantly, this article corroborates with the reviewed research that the biopsychosocial model of pain is the most appropriate model for addressing the aforementioned factors circumscribing such conditions. Finally, this article will underline the development of interdisciplinary interventions, such as functional restoration, that have shown to be both therapeutic and cost-effective in managing chronic pain.","PeriodicalId":90841,"journal":{"name":"Healthy aging research","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70017078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Healthy Aging and Exercise: Treating Disease and Disability","authors":"Yin Wu, G. Panza, B. Taylor, L. Pescatello","doi":"10.1007/978-3-030-06200-2_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-06200-2_21","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":90841,"journal":{"name":"Healthy aging research","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78753464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Sanchez, Anne S. Batti, D. Armaingaud, P. Denormandie, M. Dramé, Stéphane Hugon
{"title":"Aging in Europe: a cluster analysis of the elderly in 4 European countries according to their views on successful aging","authors":"S. Sanchez, Anne S. Batti, D. Armaingaud, P. Denormandie, M. Dramé, Stéphane Hugon","doi":"10.1097/HXR.0000000000000019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/HXR.0000000000000019","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Concepts like “healthy aging,” “successful aging,” “aging with high functional ability” or “aging well” have been used increasingly in the last few years. Objective: The main goal of our survey was to describe the representation of pleasure and their patterns in people aged 65 and older in 4 European countries. Our second aim was to study the characteristics of each country regarding successful aging. Methods: This cross-sectional study including >4000 seniors was based on an online survey conducted with people aged 65 and older in 4 European countries: France, Belgium, Italy, and Germany. Our sample was representative of the population aged 65 and older in each of the countries surveyed. The survey took place from August 20 to September 29, 2014. Results: Cluster analysis led us to define 6 profiles of elderly people with regards to “living well, aging well.” The profiles ranged from “fragile and aged” to “familial hedonist” with “socially inclined” and “independent” elders falling in the middle. Groups were not evenly distributed across countries, suggesting geographic variations in the process of aging. Discussion: “Aging well” is a complex concept, and people from different countries have varying expectations of successful aging. Conclusion: Further studies are needed to determine how tailored interventions can best address the needs of elderly people with different views and expectations regarding successful aging.","PeriodicalId":90841,"journal":{"name":"Healthy aging research","volume":"7 1","pages":"e19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/HXR.0000000000000019","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47844927","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kelley Strout, Fayeza S Ahmed, Karyn Sporer, E. Howard, Elizabeth Sassatelli, Kristen Mcfadden
{"title":"What are older adults wellness priorities? A qualitative analysis of priorities within multiple domains of wellness","authors":"Kelley Strout, Fayeza S Ahmed, Karyn Sporer, E. Howard, Elizabeth Sassatelli, Kristen Mcfadden","doi":"10.1097/HXR.0000000000000021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/HXR.0000000000000021","url":null,"abstract":"Innovative, community-based interventions that promote behavioral wellness are critical to engaging older adults in improving personal health. The objective of this qualitative content review was to develop an understanding of older adults’ wellness priorities. A random sample of 128 male and female US residents age 65 and older who live in communities in 22 states was extracted from a national data set. Personalized open-ended health priorities were compiled using the Wellness Assessment Tool. Data were analyzed using qualitative analysis with Hettler’s Six Dimensions of Wellness as the theoretical framework. Physical, social, and emotional priorities were the most important to older adults followed by priorities in intellectual, occupational, and spiritual dimensions. Priorities within all 6 domains (physical, social, emotional, intellectual, occupational, and spiritual) appeared to promote study participants’ desire to sustain their independence and maintain health. Future research is needed to understand the best methods to promote wellness and independence among older adults.","PeriodicalId":90841,"journal":{"name":"Healthy aging research","volume":"12 1","pages":"e21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1097/HXR.0000000000000021","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41300025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}