Objective: To analyze different ways of presenting medical information to older adults, tailoring the information and its presentation to the characteristics of memory function in old age.
Methods: Experimental study. We took into account the following variables: amount of information, type of information and mode of presentation, and time delay.
Background: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of methylphenidate (MPH) on creative potential in a group of children with attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADHD).
Method: A randomized single blind crossover study was performed with 24 children with ADHD, aged between 18 and 96 (M = 10.0, SD = 1.
Introduction And Objectives: Changing unhealthy behaviors: Diet and physical activity are key to treating obesity. The objective of this study is to determine whether an intervention group motivational intervention group by nurses trained by expert psychologist, complementary to the usual intervention is more effective than the latter in the treatment of overweight and obesity in relation to weight reduction percentage and the persistence over time of the reduction achieved.
Methods: A multicenter randomized clinical trial of intervention in overweight and obese patients.
Aims: the aims of this study are to assess the quality of life (QOL) of males with spinal cord injury (SCI) and to know their sexual health. We also analyze the links among clinic and sociodemographic variables, the sexual health of males with SCI and their QOL.
Method: This is a transversal cross-sectional study that was made in the hospital of Paraplegics of Toledo.
The aim of this experiment was to examine the efficacy of life review based on autobiographical retrieval practice for treating depression in older adults. Thirty-seven clinically depressed older adults aged 64-83, who were also receiving pharmacological treatment, were randomly assigned to life review therapy or to a placebo condition with supportive therapy. Results indicated decreased depression for both conditions, with no significant differences between the two therapies.
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