PSA bounce: understanding temporal fluctuations in prostate cancer after external radiotherapy.

Purpose: Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) bounce is a transient elevation in PSA levels commonly observed after radiotherapy. This study aims to investigate the characteristics, timing, and clinical implications of PSA bounce (PSA-B) in prostate cancer patients treated with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT), exploring potential causes and its relevance in patient management.

Materials And Methods: Between 2013 and 2019, 629 patients with localized prostate cancer were treated with EBRT.

Differences in Screen Addiction in the Past 15 Years.

The use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) has become widespread in recent years, leading to an increase in addiction cases. A total of 118 patients who attended the Behavioral Addictions Unit of Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa (Barcelona, Spain) between October 2005 and December 2021 were included in the study. The sample was divided into three groups according to the time period in which they started treatment: between 2005 and 2010 (before the rise in new technologies, named the pre-ICT period), between 2011 and 2019 (a time of major ICT development, named the ICT period) and between 2020 and 2021 (with massive use of the internet due to effects of the pandemic, named the COVID-19 period).

Correlation between Power Elbow Flexion and Physical Performance Test: A Potential Predictor for Assessing Physical Performance in Older Adults.

Background: With the increasing number of older adults and their declining motor and cognitive function, it is crucial to find alternative methods for assessing physical functionality. The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), the Time Up and Go (TUG) test, the 4 Meter Walk Test and the Barthel Index (BI) have been used to evaluate mobility and fragility and predict falls. But some of these functional test tasks could be difficult to perform for frail older adults or bedridden patients that cannot ambulate.

Effectiveness of a Multicomponent Training Program on Physical Performance and Muscle Quality in Older Adults: A Quasi-Experimental Study.

Aging is associated with a decrease in functional capacity, manifested by a loss of strength, physical performance and muscle quality. Multicomponent training (MCT), characterized by the combination of at least three types of training, could be a good strategy to counteract these changes. To date there are no studies evaluating the effectiveness of MCT in improving both physical performance and muscle quality simultaneously.

Current Addiction in Youth: Online Sports Betting.

Gambling landscape has changed in recent years with the emergence of online gambling (OG). Greater accessibility and availability of this betting modality can increase the risk of developing a gambling disorder (GD). Online sports betting (OSB) is currently the most common type of OG, but little is known about the clinical characteristics of OSB compared to slot-machine (SM) gamblers, the most common offline gambling disorder.

Impact of mHealth technology on adherence to healthy PA after stroke: a randomized study.

Background: Physical activity (PA) is a key health behavior in people with stroke including risk reduction of recurrent stroke. Despite the beneficial effects of PA, many community-dwelling stroke survivors are physically inactive. Information and communication technologies are emerging as a possible method to promote adherence to PA.

Low-fat diet after cholecystectomy: Should it be systematically recommended?

Introduction: Even though evidence is lacking, a low-fat diet has been traditionally recommended after cholecystectomy. The main aim of this study was to assess the potential correlation between postoperative symptoms and type of diet after cholecystectomy.

Methods: Symptoms were prospectively assessed by the Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index (GIQLI) score at baseline, one month and 6 months after cholecystectomy in 83 patients operated on at our institution.

Assessment of acute bowel function after radiotherapy for prostate cancer: Is it accurate enough?

Background And Purpose: Pelvic radiotherapy for prostate cancer can be associated with bowel toxicity, which may have a significant impact on quality of life. Our aim was to assess the adequacy of the tools currently used to assess bowel symptoms after radiotherapy, including physician and patient reported outcomes. This sub-study on acute toxicity was part of a prospective trial assessing long-term bowel dysfunction.

Clinical application of the LARS score: results from a pilot study.

Purpose: The impact of the low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) on quality of life has underscored the importance of measuring functional outcomes after treatment for rectal cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the LARS score as a single questionnaire was useful enough in the clinical setting.

Methods: Patients treated by curative anterior resection for rectal cancer were sent the LARS score and the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30 questionnaires by post.

[Cardiovascular risk factors: a follow up study in a non-diabetic population].

Objectives: To evaluate the cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF), their relationship with insulin resistance (IR) and pancreatic beta-cell (PBC) function in a known non-diabetic population, and to follow its progress over a period of 5 years.

Design: Nested case-control study developed in two phases: the identification and characterisation of the cohort to study and the follow up.

Setting: Urban Primary Care Centre.

[Glucose metabolism alterations and follow-up study of a non-diabetic adult population].

Objective: To determine the appearance of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) at five years of follow-up in a known non-diabetic population.

Design: nested case control studies (case s-control into a cohort) developed in two stages: 1) identification and characterization of the cohort and 2) follow-up.

Study Population: representative sample of a non-diabetic population between 40 and 75 years old attended in a Primary Health Center.

[Indication of bone densitometry in women over 40 years of age].

Objective: To evaluate the indication of bone densitometry (BD) and to know the prevalence of risk factors (FR) for osteoporotic fracture in primary care.

Design: Cross-sectional, descriptive study.

Setting: Urban centre of health of Terrassa, Barcelona (52.

[Intervention of the family physician in the diagnosis of cancer].

Objective: To find the intervention of family doctors (FD) in diagnosing tumour pathology.

Design: Retrospective descriptive study.

Setting: Urban primary care centre.

[Intervention for alcoholism control among chronic drinkers in primary care].

Objective: To evaluate the evolution of alcohol consumption in chronic drinkers after a primary care alcohol intervention over two years.

Design: Prospective intervention study.

Setting: Urban primary care centre.

[Analysis of indications and diagnosis of the gastroscopies requested by primary care physicians].

Objectives: To analyse the pathology diagnosed on the basis of the gastroscopies requested from a primary care centre (PCC). Assessment and treatment of Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection.

Design: Retrospective and descriptive.