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C Parish. Parent power.. https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.13.22.19.s37
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OBJECTIVE: The relationship between characteristics of self-soothing ability, the capacity for evocative memory, and aloneness was investigated in a clinical sample of 50 bulimia nervosa (BN) patients. METHOD: Individuals meeting DSM-III-R criteria for BN who participated in a randomized trial of guided imagery completed measures of Soothing Receptivity and a modified version of the UCLA-Loneliness scale, resulting in the Aloneness/Evocative Memory Scale. RESULTS: A lower level of soothing receptivity (indicating a decreased capacity for self-soothing) was correlated with a decreased capacity for evocative memory. A lower level of soothing receptivity and decreased capacity for evocative memory were associated with a greater experience of aloneness. DISCUSSION: Results suggest the need for a more comprehensive understanding of the role of affect regulation and the experience of aloneness in BN and the need to develop treatments to specifically address these features of the illness.
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to describe the physical symptoms experienced by patients with advanced stages of cervical cancer during the first 2 years after radiotherapy. METHODS: A questionnaire about health-related quality of life was used. It consisted of the EORTC QLQ-C30 and additional specific questions. The patients were assessed at the end of treatment and 1, 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months later. The scores from the 118 patients were compared to those from 236 healthy controls. RESULTS: Most patients had acute physical symptoms at the end of treatment and up to 3 months later. Local symptoms such as frequent voiding and diarrhea may become chronic symptoms. CONCLUSION: Assessment of health-related quality of life includes information about milder side effects that is not usually included in physician scoring of morbidity. Information about possible side effects improves the patient's ability to cope with the symptoms should they occur.
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to describe the psychological and social reactions of women with advanced stages of cancer of the cervix during and after radiotherapy. METHODS: A questionnaire about health-related quality of life was used, which consisted of the EORTC QLQ-C30 and additional specific questions. One-hundred eighteen patients filled out the questionnaire at the end of treatment and 1, 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months later. The scores from the disease-free patients were compared to those from 236 healthy controls. RESULTS: Many patients experience psychological and social consequences at the end of treatment and 1 to 3 months later. Patients continue to think about their illness and treatment throughout the 24-month study period, but find it increasingly hard to share their worries with others. Their score on overall quality of life never reaches that of the controls. CONCLUSION: Disease-free patients treated for cancer of the cervix with radiotherapy have psychological reactions. The interpretation of the results should take into consideration that the patients change their personal frame of reference over the course of time. Professionals should be aware of patients' needs to talk about their disease long after treatment. Patients should be informed about the risk of psychological reactions. The more information about possible symptoms they receive the better their ability to cope with them should they arise.