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Castanho TC, Santos NC, Meleiro-Neves C, Neto S, Moura GR, Santos MA, Cruz AR, Cunha O, Castro Rodrigues A, Rodrigues AJ, Sousa N. Association of positive and negative life events with cognitive performance and psychological status in late life: A cross-sectional study in Northern Portugal. Aging Brain 2021; 1:100020. [PMID: 36911520 PMCID: PMC9997151 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbas.2021.100020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Objectives Life events have important effects on psychological well-being. Yet, studies have mainly focused on exploring the impact of traumatic and negative experiences on health and well-being, with positive events receiving marginal attention. In this study, we investigated the association between negative and positive life events, cognitive performance and psychological status in older individuals. Method A cross-sectional approach with a sample of 97 community-dwelling adults, recruited from a network of 23 centres/institutions in Northern Portugal, and aged between 56 and 85 years, was conducted. All participants were evaluated through a battery of tests assessing for depressive mood, perceived stress, and cognitive functioning. Life events were measured using the Lifetime Experiences Scale (LIFES) which covers 75 life experiences organized in eight domains. Results A total of 95.9% of the participants reported more positive life events than negative throughout life. Participants reporting more positive experiences had lower scores in the depressive mood and perceived stress measures. At the domain-level of LIFES scale, more negative experiences in the Work and Health domains were associated with a depressed mood and more perceived stress. Significant positive associations were found between positive life experiences and most cognitive measures, after controlling for sex, education, age and depressive symptoms. Namely, more positive experiences at School, Leisure, and Living conditions were positively associated with better performance across cognitive tests. Discussion This study adds important evidence on the association between of life events, both negative and positive experiences, on cognition and psychological well-being, providing a more balanced view of the field.
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- T C Castanho
- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho - Braga, Portugal.,Association P5 Digital Medical Centre (ACMP5), Braga, Portugal
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- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho - Braga, Portugal.,Association P5 Digital Medical Centre (ACMP5), Braga, Portugal
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- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho - Braga, Portugal
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- Genome Medicine laboratory, Institute of Biomedicine - iBiMED, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Genome Medicine laboratory, Institute of Biomedicine - iBiMED, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Genome Medicine laboratory, Institute of Biomedicine - iBiMED, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
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- School of Psychology, University of Minho - Braga, Portugal.,Lusófona University HEI-Lab, Porto, Portugal
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- School of Psychology, University of Minho - Braga, Portugal.,Lusófona University HEI-Lab, Porto, Portugal
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- School of Psychology, University of Minho - Braga, Portugal.,ISPA, William James Center for Research, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho - Braga, Portugal.,Clinical Academic Center - Braga (2CA-B), Braga, Portugal
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- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Medicine, University of Minho - Braga, Portugal.,Association P5 Digital Medical Centre (ACMP5), Braga, Portugal.,Clinical Academic Center - Braga (2CA-B), Braga, Portugal
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Castrillon MA, Cruz AR, Minota Y, Rubiano LC, Castaño MC, Perez M, Salazar JC. P3.353 Congenital Syphilis in Buenaventura, Colombia: Description of a Case Series in a Neglected Pacific Coast Town. Br J Vener Dis 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2013-051184.0806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Higo H, Yanagi T, Matta V, Agatsuma T, Kanbara H, Tada I, Cruz AR, Uyema N. The differences of genetic structure of Trypanosoma cruzi isolates from central and South Americas(2). Parasitol Int 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5769(98)80795-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Divalproex sodium (DVS; Depakote) is a commonly used antiepileptic agent that increases the levels of gamma aminobutyric acid. Spasticity from different causes may be due to a deficiency of inhibitory transmitters like gamma aminobutyric acid or an excess of excitatory neurotransmitters. Spasticity also may be accompanied by pain. The authors administered DVS orally for pain and spasticity in three patients with a history of spinal cord injury and one patient with a history of head injury. Three patients had marked improvement in spasticity and pain. One patient, who had some symptomatic improvement in spasticity, could not tolerate DVS because of gastric irritation. In contrast to the side effects of sedation and increased motor weakness associated with antispasticity drugs commonly used, no such side effects were detected with DVS. It is suggested that a possible enhancement by DVS of gamma aminobutyric acid-ergic postsynaptic inhibition of motor reflex arc in the spinal cord may represent a new nonsedating, management approach for spasticity as a result of traumatic spinal cord and head injuries.
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- S B Zachariah
- Neurology Service (127), Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bay Pines, FL 33504
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A morphometric technique for the use of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) of the rat as an experimental model was developed to study TMJ growth from birth to 120 days of age. Experimental conditions for the reduction and embedding of the specimen, as well as for data collection were standardized. Morphometric data were obtained from projected drawings and the areas occupied by the various structures were determined by counting points with a specially constructed integration grid. The areas occupied by the layers making up the mandibular condyle remained relatively constant, forming an architectural pattern from the 30th postnatal day on. Between the 10th and 30th day they underwent modifications interpreted to be functional adaptations conditioned by changes in the animal's feeding habits.
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Musso F, Lachat JJ, Cruz AR, Gonçalves RP. Effect of denervation on the mitotic index of the intestinal epithelium of the rat. Cell Tissue Res 1975; 163:395-402. [PMID: 1203956 DOI: 10.1007/bf00219473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The infradiaphragmatic section of vagi nerves at the level of the diaphragm crura causes, on the third day after surgery, a reduction of the mitotic activity in the crypts of the intestinal epithelium of the rat. Moreover there is a drastic reduction in number of the goblet cells that remain concentrated at the lower third of the villi. After the third day after vagotomy there is a tendency to normality. Sympathectomy did not affect significantly the intestinal epithelium of the rat. When both surgeries were performed together, there was no additive effect.
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Vianna GF, Cruz AR, Azoubel R. Allometric study of the lachrymal and Harderian glands of the rat during postnatal life. Acta Anat (Basel) 1975; 92:161-70. [PMID: 1155010 DOI: 10.1159/000144438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The authors performed an allometric study of the growth of the rat's lachrymal and Harderian glands, during postnatal life. From the analysis of the results, they could conclude: (1) the growth of these glands in relation to body weight, during postnatal life, could be considered similar, following the allometric law; (2) the differential growth of the glands occurred in two stages: from birth until the 15th day and from the 15th day until the final period of life studied; (3) the two stages of development were separated by a critical period, during which an abrupt modification of the allometric coefficient occurred; (4) during the first days of postnatal life, the development of the Harderian gland was characterized by a high rate of growth and, just after eyelid disjunction and during rest of postnatal life, by a rate of allometric of growth less than 1. It is interesting to observe that the lachrymal and Harderian glands' critical period of development on the 15th day of postnatal life coincides with the time at which the eyelids of the animal open.
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Vianna GF, Cruz AR, Azoubel R. Mitotic activity and nuclear/cytoplasmatic ratio of the lachrymal and Harderian glands of the rat during postnatal life. Acta Anat (Basel) 1975; 92:1-7. [PMID: 1163188 DOI: 10.1159/000144423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The authors performed a study of the mitotic activity and the nuclear/cytoplasmic (N/C) ratio during postnatal life of the lachrymal and Harderian glands of the rat. Based on the results, they concluded: (1) during the first days of postnatal life the development of lachrymal and Harderian glands was characterized by an intense mitotic activity and a low N/C ratio; (2) the period prior to eyelid disjunction was characterized by a diminished mitotic activity and a progressive and slow increase of the N/C ratio; (3) after eyelid disjunction, mitotic activity was reduced and an abrupt increase of the N/C ratio occurred, more evident in the Harderian gland; (4) during the final period of postnatal life studied mitotic activity was absent and the N/C ratio presented a higher, more constant level, which was always higher for the Harderian gland.
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