Celia Martí-García

Erratum: Valence of emotions and moral decision-making: increased pleasantness to pleasant images and decreased unpleasantness to unpleasant images are associated with utilitarian choices in healthy adults

1 Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, University of Granada, Granada, Spain 2 School of Health Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain 3 Centro de Investigación Mente, Cerebro y Comportamiento, University of Granada, Granada, Spain 4 Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental, University of Granada, Granada, Spain 5 Institute of Neuroscience F. Oloriz, University of Granada, Armilla, Spain 6 Red de Trastornos Adictivos, Instituto Carlos III, University of Granada, Spain 7 School of Psychology and Psychiatry, Monash University, Victoria, Australia *Correspondence: averdejo@ugr.es

Emotional Responses to Images of Death A New Category of Emotional Processing

In the context of emotional states occurring during end-of-life processes, an understanding of emotional processing when facing stimuli associated with death would inform the study of whether these stimuli constitute a specific emotion schema whose adaptive value differs from the adaptive value of other negative and unpleasant stimuli. We investigated emotional processing when facing images of death and characterized this emotional processing according to the two-dimensional model of Peter Lang. For this purpose, a set of images of death was built and characterized along the dimensions of valence, arousal, and dominance. The degree of suffering portrayed in each image was also categorized as high, medium, or low. We found that images of death cause an emotional response that differs from the response to other types of unpleasant images and that such processing depends on the degree of suffering portrayed in the image.

Quality of life of Brazilian and Spanish cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: an integrative literature review.

Objetivo: caracterizar a producao cientifica do Brasil e Espanha quanto aos aspectos metodologicos e aos aspectos relacionados a qualidade de vida relacionada a saude, apresentados pelo paciente com câncer em tratamento quimioterapico dos dois paises. Metodo: revisao integrativa da literatura nas bases de dados: CINAHL, MEDLINE, SCOPUS e CUIDEN e bibliotecas eletronicas PubMed e SciELO, realizado em setembro de 2013. Resultados: foram analisados 28 artigos que atenderam os criterios de inclusao. A sintese do conhecimento foi feita por tres categorias de analise: avaliacao da qualidade de vida em diferentes tipos de câncer, fatores sociodemograficos que influenciaram a qualidade de vida e o tipo de câncer e as intervencoes que melhoram a qualidade de vida. Evidenciou-se que o tratamento quimioterapico afeta a qualidade de vida relacionada a saude, e os fatores que mais influenciaram foram idade, sexo, tipo de protocolo de quimioterapia, tipo de cirurgia, estadio da doenca, nivel de escolaridade e inteligencia emocional. As terapias complementares, como acupuntura, visualizacao com imagem guiada, oracao e exercicios, tiveram efeitos positivos na diminuicao dos efeitos colaterais. Conclusao: os resultados demonstraram nivel de evidencias fraco, pois 86% dos estudos sao descritivos de corte transversal, o instrumento de qualidade de vida relacionada a saude mais utilizado foi o EORTC QLQ C-30 e a producao foi predominantemente realizada no Brasil.Objective: characterize the scientific production of Brazil and Spain in regard to methodological aspects and aspects of health-related quality of life experienced by cancer patients receiving chemotherapy in both countries. Method: integrative literature review was conducted using the following databases: CINAHL, MEDLINE, SCOPUS and CUIDEN and the electronic libraries PubMed and SciELO, conducted in September 2013. Results: a total of 28 papers met the inclusion criteria. The synthesis of knowledge was presented in three categories of analysis: assessment of quality of life in different types of cancer; sociodemographic factors that influenced quality of life; and type of cancer and interventions that improve quality of life. Chemotherapy affects health-related quality of life and the most important factors were: age, sex, chemotherapy protocol, type of surgery, stage of the disease, educational level, and emotional intelligence. Complementary therapies such as acupuncture, guided visualization, prayers and exercise were positive and reduced side effects. Conclusion: the results showed a poor level of evidence, since 86% of the studies were cross-sectional descriptive studies; the instrument most frequently used to measure health-related quality of life was EORTC QLQ C-30 and more studies were conducted in Brazil than in Spain.

Suicide attempts in Spain according to prehospital healthcare emergency records

Objective To analyze the number and characteristics of suicide attempts by reviewing records of the public emergency healthcare service information system. Method A retrospective observational study was conducted of emergency telephone calls received between January 1 2007 and December 31 2013 throughout the Andalusia region (Southern Spain). Cases were selected based on phone operator or healthcare team labeling. Data were analyzed on the characteristics of the individuals, the timing and severity of attempts, their prioritization, and their outcome. Results Between January 1 2007 and December 31 2013, 20.942 calls related to suicide attempts were recorded, a rate of 34.7 attempts per 100,000 inhabitants. Most cases were classified by the public emergency healthcare service (Empresa Pública de Emergencias Sanitarias, EPES) as code X84 (The International Statistical Classification of Diseases, tenth revision, ICD-10) or 305(The International Statistical Classification of Diseases, ninth revision, ICD-9). Attempts were more frequent in the 35-49-year age group and there were similar proportions of males and females. The lowest number of calls for suicide attempts were in 2007 and the highest in 2013. Calls were more frequent during the summer months, at weekends, and between 16:00 and 23:00 h. The likelihood of evacuation to the hospital emergency department was almost two-fold lower in over 65-yr-olds than in younger individuals. Significant (ƿ = 0.001) gender differences were found in call outcome and prioritization. The most influential factor for evacuation to a hospital emergency department was the code assigned by the attending healthcare team. Conclusions Information obtained from extra-hospital emergency services provides valuable data on the characteristics and timing of calls related to suicide attempts, complementing information from hospital emergency departments or population surveys. There is a need to standardize the definition and recording of a suicide attempt.

The concept of death in children aged from 9 to 11 years: Evidences through inductive and deductive analysis of drawings

Abstract The objective of the research was to analyze children’s conceptualization of death through drawings, using a mixed approach, which combines deductive and inductive qualitative analysis. The sample consisted of 99 children aged 9–11 years, who were asked to elaborate a drawing about their idea of death and to explain it to the researchers. Drawings were coded basing on Tamm and Granqvist’s model (deductive analysis) and codes and categories were created and modified (inductive analysis). Three main categories were identified in the analysis and four sub-categories were modified and/or created: causes of death, good death, anxiety-fear and symbolization.

Qualidade de vida de pacientes brasileiros e espanhóis com câncer em tratamento quimioterápico: revisão integrativa da literatura

Objetivo: caracterizar a producao cientifica do Brasil e Espanha quanto aos aspectos metodologicos e aos aspectos relacionados a qualidade de vida relacionada a saude, apresentados pelo paciente com câncer em tratamento quimioterapico dos dois paises. Metodo: revisao integrativa da literatura nas bases de dados: CINAHL, MEDLINE, SCOPUS e CUIDEN e bibliotecas eletronicas PubMed e SciELO, realizado em setembro de 2013. Resultados: foram analisados 28 artigos que atenderam os criterios de inclusao. A sintese do conhecimento foi feita por tres categorias de analise: avaliacao da qualidade de vida em diferentes tipos de câncer, fatores sociodemograficos que influenciaram a qualidade de vida e o tipo de câncer e as intervencoes que melhoram a qualidade de vida. Evidenciou-se que o tratamento quimioterapico afeta a qualidade de vida relacionada a saude, e os fatores que mais influenciaram foram idade, sexo, tipo de protocolo de quimioterapia, tipo de cirurgia, estadio da doenca, nivel de escolaridade e inteligencia emocional. As terapias complementares, como acupuntura, visualizacao com imagem guiada, oracao e exercicios, tiveram efeitos positivos na diminuicao dos efeitos colaterais. Conclusao: os resultados demonstraram nivel de evidencias fraco, pois 86% dos estudos sao descritivos de corte transversal, o instrumento de qualidade de vida relacionada a saude mais utilizado foi o EORTC QLQ C-30 e a producao foi predominantemente realizada no Brasil.Objective: characterize the scientific production of Brazil and Spain in regard to methodological aspects and aspects of health-related quality of life experienced by cancer patients receiving chemotherapy in both countries. Method: integrative literature review was conducted using the following databases: CINAHL, MEDLINE, SCOPUS and CUIDEN and the electronic libraries PubMed and SciELO, conducted in September 2013. Results: a total of 28 papers met the inclusion criteria. The synthesis of knowledge was presented in three categories of analysis: assessment of quality of life in different types of cancer; sociodemographic factors that influenced quality of life; and type of cancer and interventions that improve quality of life. Chemotherapy affects health-related quality of life and the most important factors were: age, sex, chemotherapy protocol, type of surgery, stage of the disease, educational level, and emotional intelligence. Complementary therapies such as acupuncture, guided visualization, prayers and exercise were positive and reduced side effects. Conclusion: the results showed a poor level of evidence, since 86% of the studies were cross-sectional descriptive studies; the instrument most frequently used to measure health-related quality of life was EORTC QLQ C-30 and more studies were conducted in Brazil than in Spain.

Calidad de vida de pacientes brasileños y españoles con cáncer en tratamiento de quimioterapia: revisión integradora de la literatura

Objetivo: caracterizar a producao cientifica do Brasil e Espanha quanto aos aspectos metodologicos e aos aspectos relacionados a qualidade de vida relacionada a saude, apresentados pelo paciente com câncer em tratamento quimioterapico dos dois paises. Metodo: revisao integrativa da literatura nas bases de dados: CINAHL, MEDLINE, SCOPUS e CUIDEN e bibliotecas eletronicas PubMed e SciELO, realizado em setembro de 2013. Resultados: foram analisados 28 artigos que atenderam os criterios de inclusao. A sintese do conhecimento foi feita por tres categorias de analise: avaliacao da qualidade de vida em diferentes tipos de câncer, fatores sociodemograficos que influenciaram a qualidade de vida e o tipo de câncer e as intervencoes que melhoram a qualidade de vida. Evidenciou-se que o tratamento quimioterapico afeta a qualidade de vida relacionada a saude, e os fatores que mais influenciaram foram idade, sexo, tipo de protocolo de quimioterapia, tipo de cirurgia, estadio da doenca, nivel de escolaridade e inteligencia emocional. As terapias complementares, como acupuntura, visualizacao com imagem guiada, oracao e exercicios, tiveram efeitos positivos na diminuicao dos efeitos colaterais. Conclusao: os resultados demonstraram nivel de evidencias fraco, pois 86% dos estudos sao descritivos de corte transversal, o instrumento de qualidade de vida relacionada a saude mais utilizado foi o EORTC QLQ C-30 e a producao foi predominantemente realizada no Brasil.Objective: characterize the scientific production of Brazil and Spain in regard to methodological aspects and aspects of health-related quality of life experienced by cancer patients receiving chemotherapy in both countries. Method: integrative literature review was conducted using the following databases: CINAHL, MEDLINE, SCOPUS and CUIDEN and the electronic libraries PubMed and SciELO, conducted in September 2013. Results: a total of 28 papers met the inclusion criteria. The synthesis of knowledge was presented in three categories of analysis: assessment of quality of life in different types of cancer; sociodemographic factors that influenced quality of life; and type of cancer and interventions that improve quality of life. Chemotherapy affects health-related quality of life and the most important factors were: age, sex, chemotherapy protocol, type of surgery, stage of the disease, educational level, and emotional intelligence. Complementary therapies such as acupuncture, guided visualization, prayers and exercise were positive and reduced side effects. Conclusion: the results showed a poor level of evidence, since 86% of the studies were cross-sectional descriptive studies; the instrument most frequently used to measure health-related quality of life was EORTC QLQ C-30 and more studies were conducted in Brazil than in Spain.