A Study on the Attachment to Pets Among Owners of Cats and Dogs Using the Lexington Attachment to Pets Scale (LAPS) in the Basque Country.

The relationship between humans and their pets has long fascinated researchers, particularly in exploring how attachment varies according to the type of pet. Cats and dogs exhibit unique behavioral and social traits that influence the dynamics of human-pet relationships. Moreover, specific human characteristics have been found to affect this attachment.

Common Characteristics Between Frailty and Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1: A Narrative Review.

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is an inherited neuromuscular disorder often considered a model of accelerated aging due to the early appearance of certain age-related clinical manifestations and cellular and molecular aging markers. Frailty, a state of vulnerability related to aging, has been recently studied in neurological conditions but has received considerably less attention in neuromuscular disorders. This narrative review aims to describe 1) the common characteristics between Fried's frailty phenotype criteria (muscular weakness, slow gait speed, weight loss, exhaustion/fatigue, and low physical activity) and DM1, and 2) the psychological and social factors potentially contributing to frailty in DM1.

Memory in Spina Bifida, from Childhood to Adulthood: A Systematic Review.

Spina bifida (SB) is a rare congenital disease characterized by not only physical but also neuropsychological disturbances. Among these neuropsychological impairments, memory deficits are a significant concern, as they substantially hinder aspects of crucial importance in the lives of individuals with SB such as medical needs or daily life activities. The main objective is to conduct a systematic review of the current evidence on the memory deficits in the SB population, including children, adolescents, and adults.

Facial and Emotion Recognition Deficits in Myasthenia Gravis.

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a neuromuscular disease of autoimmune etiology and chronic evolution. In addition to the muscle weakness and fatigue that characterize MG, in some studies patients show an inferior performance in cognitive tasks and difficulties in recognizing basic emotions from facial expressions. However, it remains unclear if these difficulties are due to anxious-depressive symptoms that these patients present or related to cognitive abilities, such as facial recognition.

Definition and assessment of psychological frailty in older adults: A scoping review.

Objectives: The confusion surrounding psychological frailty and its components prompts the need for a standardized conceptual definition. To address this, we aimed to (1) identify the psychological variables included in multicomponent frailty assessment instruments used with older adults and examine their operationalization; and (2) formulate a thorough conceptualization of psychological frailty based on the variables identified.

Methods: This study followed the most recent recommendations for conducting scoping reviews and is reported in accordance with PRISMA-ScR guidelines.

CNS involvement in myotonic dystrophy type 1: does sex play a role?

Introduction: Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a hereditary neuromuscular disorder affecting the central nervous system (CNS). Although sex differences have been explored in other neuromuscular disorders, research on this topic in DM1 remains limited. The present study aims to analyze sex differences (both the patient's and disease-transmitting parent's sex) with a focus on CNS outcomes.

Online and offline dating violence: same same, but different?

Background: Violent behaviors in romantic relationships among adolescents and young people are pressing social matter as they have an effect on both victims and aggressors. Moreover, in the last decades, new forms of harassment, control, and abuse through social networks and mobile phones have arisen. Therefore, now forms of online and offline dating violence coexist.

Effects of a neuropsychosocial teleassistance intervention on social cognition and health-related quality of life of pediatric patients with neuromuscular diseases.

Objective: This study aimed to determine the effects of a neuropsychosocial teleassistance group-based intervention on improving social cognitive functioning and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in pediatric neuromuscular diseases (NMD).

Methods: Thirty-five pediatric patients with NMD were assigned to the neuropsychosocial intervention program (n = 20) or waiting list control condition (n = 15). The intervention group received an integrative approach that combines training in social cognition with cognitive behavioral therapy.

Development and validation of the baby eating behaviour coding system (BEBECS) to assess eating behaviour during complementary feeding.

Eating behaviour in children is a matter of study for which diverse tools have been designed. Coding systems for videotaped meals allow the extraction of detailed in vivo information; however, there is no tool available for infants following a Baby-Led Weaning (BLW) method. This study aimed to create and validate a new tool to assess eating behaviour in infants during weaning, applicable regardless of the complementary feeding method.

Executive functions and daily functioning in myotonic dystrophy type 1 ecological assessment with virtual reality.

Central nervous system dysfunction is characteristic of patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1). Although no consensus exists regarding the exact cognitive profile of these patients, executive dysfunction has been suggested to play a role. Due to the impact of executive functions on daily performance, this study aimed to describe executive functioning in an ecological manner and to analyze its impact - and that of other clinical variables - on the functional performance of DM1 patients.

Visuoconstructional impairment in DM1: exploring underlying cognitive processes through the Rey complex figure.

Introduction: Among the cognitive difficulties shown by myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) patients, visuoconstructional impairment - specifically measured with the Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure Test (RCFT) - is particularly notable. This study aimed to analyze the performance of DM1 patients and healthy controls (HC) in the RCFT, using different correction systems in order to explore the cognitive processes underlying the poor performance and its associations with other signs and symptoms.

Methods: Data from 66 DM1 patients and 68 HC were included in this study.

Perceived professional quality of life and mental well-being among animal facility personnel in Spain.

Animal facility personnel provide the husbandry and care of laboratory animals. We aimed to investigate their work-related quality of life, empathy and mental well-being. Participants living in Spain were contacted by email and asked to complete an anonymous online questionnaire, in which they answered the Professional Quality of Life scale, the Cognitive and affective empathy test, the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale, and their perceived human-animal interaction.

267th ENMC International workshop: psychological interventions for improving quality of life in slowly progressive neuromuscular disorders.

This workshop aimed to develop recommendations for psychological interventions to support people living with slowly progressive neuromuscular disorders (NMD). The workshop comprised clinicians, researchers, people living with NMD and their relatives. First, participants considered the key psychological challenges presented by NMD and the impact of NMD on relationships and mental health.

Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with myasthenia gravis.

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of the pandemic on health-related quality of life (HRQoL), anxious-depressive symptoms, feelings of loneliness, and fear of COVID-19 between people with myasthenia gravis (MG) and healthy controls. We also wanted to know in which group the variable fear of COVID-19 interfered the most with the results. This cross-sectional study involved 60 people with MG and 60 healthy controls.

Effects of the Attachment Video-feedback Intervention (AVI) on parents and children at risk of maltreatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: The global health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in situations of risk of child abuse and neglect.

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine whether the Attachment Video-feedback Intervention (AVI) program can improve protective factors (decrease parental stress and household chaos, increase parent-child emotional availability and parental reflective functioning) that may diminish child maltreatment in a group of families at risk for child abuse and neglect during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Participants And Setting: The sample consisted of 41 children aged between 0 and 5 years (M = 35.

Psychometric properties of the Spanish Acceptance and Action Questionnaire for Weight-Related Difficulties-Revised (AAQW-R).

Based on the original 22-item single-factor questionnaire, the 10-item second-order Acceptance and Action Questionnaire for Weight-Related Difficulties-Revised (AAQW-R) was developed for measuring weight-related experiential avoidance. This instrument showed good psychometric properties, and it has been validated to different contexts. However, no Spanish validation has been conducted, to date.

Leisure time activities in adolescents predict problematic technology use.

The problematic use of technology of children and adolescents is becoming a growing problem. Research has shown that excessive technology use predicts a variety of psychological and physical health problems. The aim of this study was to analyze the role of leisure time activities (structured and unstructured) in adolescents as a predictor of problematic technology use.

Epidemiology of peer cybervictimization and its relationship with health-related quality of life in adolescents: A prospective study.

Introduction: Research focused on the association between peer cybervictimization and declining health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is scarce. Currently, few longitudinal studies find an association between these phenomena, and none focus on cybervictimization profiles. The main objectives are: (1) to analyze the point and period prevalence, and incidence of cybervictimization profiles (uninvolved, new, ceased, intermittent, and stable cybervictims); (2) to study the relationship between cybervictimization and HRQoL over time; (3) to determine the longitudinal impact on the HRQoL of each type of profile.

Professional quality of life among Spanish veterinarians.

Background: In Spain, the perceived professional quality of life among veterinarians has not been explored.

Methods: Veterinarians were invited to complete an online questionnaire in which they answered the Professional Quality of Life scale, the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey and the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale. Participants were asked whether they were receiving psychological therapy or were taking anxiolytics, hypnotics or antidepressant medication.

Shedding light on motor premanifest myotonic dystrophy type 1: A molecular, muscular and central nervous system follow-up study.

Background And Purpose: Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a hereditary and multisystemic disease that is characterized by heterogeneous manifestations. Although muscular impairment is central to DM1, a premanifest DM1 form has been proposed for those characterized by the absence of muscle signs in precursory phases. Nevertheless, subtle signs and/or symptoms related to other systems, such as the central nervous system (CNS), may emerge and progress gradually.

Reducing Anxiety and Social Stress in Primary Education: A Breath-Focused Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Intervention.

Primary school students suffer from high levels of anxiety and stress. Having emotional regulation abilities can help them to manage challenging emotional situations. Conscious and slow breathing is a physiological, emotional regulation strategy that is feasible for primary school students to learn.

A validated WAIS-IV short-form to estimate intellectual functioning in myotonic dystrophy type 1.

Currently, no rapid and specific instrument is available to briefly estimate intelligence in patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), a multisystemic disease that involves the CNS and is associated with cognitive deficits and low intellectual functioning. This study aimed to develop a DM1-specific and valid short-form of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV) to estimate intellectual functioning in this population. Thirty non-congenital DM1 patients (10 female; mean age=46.