Publications by authors named "V Slonim-Nevo"
Older women without children, like all older adults, evaluate their lives and face a conflict between despair and ego integrity as proposed by Erikson's theory of development. Their uniqueness lies in their deviation from the societal norm of parenthood prevalent in pro-natalist societies such as Israel. This study aims to explore how older childless women evaluate their lives.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCrohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease associated with psychological distress and intestinal microbial changes. Here, we examined whether a 3-month period of Cognitive Behavioral and Mindfulness with Daily Exercise (COBMINDEX) intervention, which improves the wellbeing and inflammatory state of CD patients, may also affect their gut microbiome. Gut microbiota, circulating inflammatory markers and hormones were analyzed in 24 CD patients before (T1) and after 3 months of COBMINDEX (T2), and in 25 age- and sex-matched wait-list control patients at the corresponding time-points.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Chronic abdominal pain and fatigue are characteristics of Crohn's disease (CD) and contribute to functional impairments.
Aims: To examine whether CD-tailored cognitive-behavioural and mindfulness intervention (COBMINDEX) is effective in reducing abdominal pain and fatigue in patients with CD and whether changes in abdominal pain and fatigue mediate any beneficial effects of COBMINDEX on impairments in work productivity and daily activities.
Methods: This is a secondary analysis of a parallel-group multicentre randomised controlled trial.
Article Synopsis
- * A study was conducted measuring inflammatory markers and psychological stress factors in CD patients before and after a 3-month cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness stress reduction program (COBMINDEX), comparing results with healthy controls.
- * Results showed CD patients had higher inflammation levels and stress correlations, and the COBMINDEX program improved well-being and altered inflammation markers, suggesting that managing stress can positively influence both mental health and disease symptoms in CD.
Background: Patients with Crohn disease have debilitating psychological symptoms, mental fatigue, and poor quality of life. Psychological intervention may improve these symptoms.
Methods: We performed a randomized parallel-group physician-blinded trial of cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness-based stress reduction (COBMINDEX) on quality of life and psychological symptoms in adults with mild-moderate Crohn disease.