Publications by authors named "P R Pedreira"
Background: Familism, the cultural value that emphasizes feelings of loyalty and dedication to one's family, has been related to both positive and negative outcomes in Hispanic cancer survivors. One potential source of observed inconsistencies may be limited attention to the family environment, as familism may be protective in a cohesive family whereas it can exacerbate distress in a conflictive family.
Purpose: The current study explored the associations of familism with general and disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Hispanic men who completed prostate cancer (PC) treatment, and whether family cohesion may help explain these relationships.
Radiopaque properties in the infiltrant should be interesting for clinicians to feel more confident to indicate this treatment. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the incorporation of barium and ytterbium particles on the physical properties of resin infiltrants. Groups were divided according to the addition of ytterbium oxide (Y) alone (30 or 40%) or Y with barium (YB) (15/15% or 20/20% respectively) in the Icon commercial infiltrant and in the experimental infiltrant base.
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- This study assessed the effects of adding hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (HAp) or 58S bioactive glass (BAG) with diphenyliodonium hexafluorophosphate (DPI) on experimental infiltrants' physicochemical properties.
- Results showed that HAp enhanced polymerization and conversion rates compared to Icon and BAG, while DPI improved these rates in the BAG group but overall didn't enhance the physicochemical properties.
- Caution is advised when adding bioactive particles to infiltrants due to increased viscosity and limited clinical benefits, with DPI being useful only when compensating for added components.
Objective: Relationship status predicts numerous outcomes among medical populations. Few interventions evaluate the role of marital status on response to psychosocial treatment, and no such studies exist within advanced prostate cancer (APC). This study examined whether marital status modified the effect of a cognitive behavioral stress management (CBSM) intervention on perceived stress.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Men with advanced prostate cancer (APC) experience high levels of pain, which contribute to poor psychosocial and functional outcomes. Cancer-related distress explains the relationship between pain severity and interference, yet specificity of distress characteristics (e.g.
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