Psychological determinants of the effectiveness of conjugated linoleic acid supplementation in overweight and obese women-a randomized controlled trial.

Introduction: Previous studies investigating the effectiveness of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) supplementation in body weight reduction provided unequivocal results. We hypothesized that psychological factors such as self-efficacy, locus of control or dispositional optimism can affect the success of the intervention. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the psychological factors that modulate the effectiveness of CLA supplementation in overweight or obese women and affect the ability to successfully complete the study.

Do children with asymptomatic ventricular preexcitation have similar quality of life as healthy children?

Background: To our knowledge, no studies have assessed quality of life (QoL) in asymptomatic children with a preexcitation electrocardiogram pattern.

Aim: To evaluate the QoL of children with asymptomatic Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome.

Methods: This study involved QoL assessment of 31 children with asymptomatic preexcitation and 82 healthy children using the WHOQOL-BREF and the Pediatric Arrhythmia Related Score (PARS), a specific questionnaire that we have developed, which is related to patients' feelings and observations concerning arrhythmia.

Subjective Psychophysical Experiences in the Course of Inflammatory Bowel Disease-A Comparative Analysis Based on the Polish Pediatric Crohn's and Colitis Cohort (POCOCO).

No gold standard is available to evaluate subjective psychophysical experiences in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We aimed to assess pain, anxiety, and limitations in social activities at diagnosis and the worst flare of the disease in relation to clinical expression, treatment and IBD severity. A total of 376 children completed the survey (Crohn's disease (CD) n = 196; ulcerative colitis (UC) n = 180).

Overweight in classical phenylketonuria children: A retrospective cohort study.

Purpose: This cohort study aimed to determine the frequency of overweight and obesity in classical phenylketonuria children and to identify the possible influence of metabolic control on the BMI of the studied patients.

Patients And Methods: The study group included 63 classical phenylketonuria patients (40 girls and 23 boys; aged 5-16 years). Their z-score BMI, metabolic control, educational level of parents and socioeconomic status were determined.

Therapy compliance in children with phenylketonuria younger than 5 years: A cohort study.

Background: Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a metabolic disease. It is manifested by a complete or partial inability to convert phenylalanine (Phe) to tyrosine and leads to increased concentrations of Phe in the blood and in other tissues, including the brain, causing irreversible neurological damage if left untreated. Low-phenylalanine diet is a key component of classical PKU therapy.

Influence of ablation therapy on the quality of life in children with supraventricular tachycardia.

Objective: Numerous restrictions, which are imposed on children with arrhythmia, influence their quality of life (QoL) and may have a negative impact on their further development. Ablation is a highly successful treatment leaving patients free from arrhythmia and other related limitations. There are very few studies evaluating the influence of ablation on the QoL in children with arrhythmia, based on small groups of patients.

Evaluation of medical and psychological parameters of quality of life in supraventricular tachyarrhythmia children. A comparison with healthy children.

Introduction: There are only a few available studies evaluating quality of life (QoL) in pediatric patients with cardiac arrhythmia. The aim of the study was to evaluate medical and psychological parameters of the QoL in children with a diagnosed supraventricular tachyarrhythmia (SVT) and to compare the obtained data with a group of healthy children (HC).

Material And Methods: Inclusion criteria: children aged 7-18 with SVT, treated at Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Department of Pediatric Cardiology.