Examinando por Autor "Olivera Plaza, Silvia Leonor"

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    Depressive and anxiety symptoms and social support are independently associated with disease-specific quality of life in Colombian patients with rheumatoid arthritis
    (Elsevier Editora Ltda, 2015-07-13) Rogers, Heather L.; Brotherton, Hardin; Olivera Plaza, Silvia Leonor; Segura Durán, María Angélica; Peña Altamar, Marvín Leonel
    Objective: To examine the relationship between disease-specific quality of life (QOL) andsocio-demographic, medical, and psychosocial factors in Colombian patients with Rheuma-toid Arthritis (RA). Methods: One hundred and three RA patients recruited from ambulatory centers in Neiva, Colombia were administered the Disease Activity Scale 28 (DAS-28), QOL-RA, ZungSelf-Rating Depression Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Interpersonal Support Evaluation List-12 (ISEL-12), and Symptom Checklist-90 Revised (SCL-90R). Results: Lower QOL-RA was associated with lower socio-economic status (r = 0.26, p < 0.01), higher likelihood of using opioids (t = -2.51, p < 0.05), higher likelihood of comorbid pul-monary disease (t = -2.22, p < 0.05), and lower ISEL-12 sub-scales (r's = 0.41-0.31, p's < 0.001). Lower QOL-RA was associated with higher DAS-28 (r = -0.28, p < 0.01), Visual AnalogScale (VAS; r = -0.35, p < 0.001), Zung Depression (r = -0.72, p < 0.001), STAI-State (r = -0.66,p < 0.001), STAI-Trait (r = -0.70, p < 0.001), SCL-90R Global Severity Index (r = -0.50, p < 0.001),SCL-90R Positive Symptom Total (r = -0.57, p < 0.001), and all SCL-90R sub-scales (r's = -0.54 to-0.21, p's < 0.01). A multivariate linear regression model indicated that SES (B = 2.77, p < 0.05), Zung Depression (B = -0.53, p < 0.001), STAI-State (B = -0.26, p < 0.05), and ISEL-12 Belonging (B = 1.15, p < 0.01) were independently associated with QOL-RA, controlling for significantassociations. Conclusions: More depressive and anxiety symptoms were independently associated withlower disease-specific QOL, while higher perceptions of having people to do activities with (belonging social support) and higher SES were independently associated with higher disease-specific quality of life. Psychosocial factors impact QOL in RA above and beyond disease activity. Additional research into the benefits of psychosocial assessment of RA patients and provision of comprehensive care to improve QOL is warranted.
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    Sexual functioning, desire, and satisfaction in women with TBI and healthy controls
    (Hindawi Limited, 2015-10-18) Strizzi, Jenna; Olabarrieta Landa, Laiene; Pappadis, Monique; Olivera Plaza, Silvia Leonor; Valdivia Tangarife, Edgar Ricardo; Fernandez Agis, Inmaculada; Perrin, Paul B.; Arango Lasprilla, Juan Carlos
    Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can substantially alter many areas of a person's life and there has been little research published regarding sexual functioning in women with TBI. Methods. A total of 58 women (29 with TBI and 29 healthy controls) from Neiva, Colombia, participated. There were no statistically significant differences between groups in sociodemographic characteristics. All 58 women completed the Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire (SQoL), Female Sexual Functioning Index (FSFI), Sexual Desire Inventory (SDI), and the Sexual Satisfaction Index (ISS). Results. Women with TBI scored statistically significantly lower on the SQoL (p<0.001), FSFI subscales of desire (p<0.05), arousal (p<0.05), lubrication (p<0.05), orgasm (p<0.05), and satisfaction (p<0.05), and the ISS (p<0.001) than healthy controls. Multiple linear regressions revealed that age was negatively associated with some sexuality measures, while months since the TBI incident were positively associated with these variables. Conclusion. These results disclose that women with TBI do not fare as well as controls in these measures of sexual functioning and were less sexually satisfied. Future research is required to further understand the impact of TBI on sexual function and satisfaction to inform for rehabilitation programs.