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Ripple Effects of Early Life Stress on Vascular Health.
Hypertension
January 2025
Cardio-Renal Physiology and Medicine, Department of Medicine, Heersink School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL (C.E.K., G.C.K., J.S.P.).
The term early life stress encompasses traumatic events occurring before the age of 18 years, such as physical abuse, verbal abuse, household dysfunctions, sexual abuse, childhood neglect, child maltreatment, and adverse childhood experiences. Adverse psychological experiences in early life are linked to enduring effects on mental and physical health in adulthood. In this review, we first describe the effects and potential mechanisms of early life stress on the components of the vasculature.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFState-level LGBTQ+ policies and health: the role of political determinants in shaping health equity.
Health Aff Sch
January 2025
Department of Sociology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, College of Arts and Sciences, Birmingham, AL 35233, United States.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ+) individuals in the United States experience higher rates of discrimination and stressors that negatively impact health compared with their straight, cisgender counterparts. Using 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) data, estimating multilevel mixed-effects logistic regressions, we examined the relationship between state LGBTQ+ policies and health among LGBT people. Findings reveal a statistically significant inverse link between protective (high) state policy scores and poor self-rated health, poor mental health days, and poor physical health days.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKnowledge, attitude and practice of physical therapists in the care of women undergoing treatment for cervical cancer: a survey of practice in Brazil.
Physiother Theory Pract
January 2025
Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Background: The increase in survival rates among women treated for cervical cancer (CC) requires greater attention to the side effects of treatment. Although a high prevalence of pelvic floor disorders (PFD) in this population is documented, there is a lack of consensus regarding physical therapy approaches.
Methods: Cross-sectional observational study with 56 physiotherapists who answered a questionnaire.
Cyber Dating Abuse and Substance Use as Predictors of In-Person Dating Violence in Mexican Adolescents.
Psychol Rep
January 2025
Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
To determine whether cyber dating abuse and the severity of alcohol and other drug use are predictors of in-person dating violence in Mexican adolescents. Predictive, cross-sectional study, with a non-probabilistic sample of 883 students, enrolled in schools distributed throughout Mexico. Verbal and psychological violence due to victimization is the main form of in-person dating violence, albeit in a higher proportion by girls, whereas physical violence shows a bidirectional pattern between both sexes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSexual dysfunction and quality of life across age groups in multiple sclerosis patients: a prospective cross-sectional analysis.
BMC Neurol
January 2025
School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Introduction: As the most frequent chronic neurological disorder in young adults, Multiple sclerosis (MS) significantly affects neurological function, particularly the autonomic nervous system. While the physical symptoms are visible, MS also causes hidden effects like sexual dysfunction. Research indicates that sexual disorders are more prevalent in MS patients compared to other neurological conditions and are approximately five times more common than in the general population.
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