Nathália Susin

Predictors of adherence in a prevention program for patients with metabolic syndrome

The study objectives were (1) comparison of baseline characteristics between individuals with metabolic syndrome, adhering/not adhering to a primary prevention program modificação do estilo de vida e risco cardiovascular; and (2) determination of risk factors for program adherence. The sample included 127 participants with mean age (±standard deviation) of 49.58 (±7.77) years, participating in the modificação do estilo de vida e risco cardiovascular between 2010 and 2012. Results show that program adherence predictors were age (odds ratio: 1.134, 95% confidence interval: 1.106–1.833); practicing physical exercise (odds ratio: 1.322, 95% confidence interval: 1.115–7.589); self-efficacy for regular eating habits (odds ratio: 2.044, 95% confidence interval: 1.184–3.377); low binge eating scores (odds ratio: 1.922, 95% confidence interval: 1.118–3.974); and low isolation and depression scores (odds ratio: 0.721, 95% confidence interval: 0.322–0.917).

Prontidão para mudança e alterações das funções cognitivas em alcoolistas

It is analyzed the relationship between work-family culture with the organizational commitment of employees, controlling sociodemographical variables. 219 technical workers and professionals, between 19 and 64 years old, from a financial services company located in the region of Maule (Chile) , responded three instruments of measurement. There was a significant relationship between work-family culture variables and organizational commitment, where the culture appears strongly associated to the commitment (r = 0,483, p = 0.05). While most executive support from the company is perceived by workers, the greater the commitment to them with company, particularly with its normative (r =0,417, p< 0,000) and affective commitment (r = 0,347, p < 0,000).

Esquemas desadaptativos e sua relação com o transtorno de estresse pós-traumático: uma revisão sistemática

Esquemas iniciais desadaptativos sao elaborados ao longo da vida; embora duradouro e resistente a mudanca, o esquema pode ser definido como uma rede de crencas estruturadas, inter-relacionadas, que norteiam o comportamento do individuo, podendo ser denominado de crenca. Serve como modelo de processamento da informacao para as vivencias do individuo, fazendo da terapia um desafio. Este estudo visa investigar os principais esquemas/crencas disfuncionais e esquemas iniciais desadaptativos afetados no transtorno de estresse pos-traumatico. Atraves de uma revisao sistematica em bases de dados eletronicas entre os anos de 2000 e 2009, constatou-se uma associacao entre o transtorno de estresse pos-traumatico e esquemas/crencas disfuncionais; os esquemas mais afetados relacionam-se a visao de si, dos outros e do mundo. No que tange aos esquemas iniciais desadaptativos, os mais afetados sao isolamento/alienacao social e vergonha/defectividade. Esses resultados sao clinicamente relevantes, pois e preciso considerar as distorcoes cognitivas subjacentes a sintomatologia pos-traumatica.

Aplicação da entrevista motivacional em pacientes com síndrome metabólica para mudança no estilo de vida

Motivational interviewing is a therapeutic approach that helps in changing behavior. It is a technique used to help the patient to recognize their problems and resolve their ambivalence directing them to behavior change. For this, the patient must adhere to the treatment and this task is not always easy. Thus, to motivate patients to change behavior becomes a challenge in clinical practice. Faced with this, the objective of this study is to analyze whether a therapist who performed service group seeking change in lifestyle in patients with metabolic syndrome was according to the motivational techniques of MI. The participants were twelve volunteers. The results indicate that the therapist was motivational in most part of interventions. Through this study the importance of the professional was verified, who uses MI to be in constant training due to the difficulty of motivating patients seeking to change their lifestyles.

Readiness to change and cognitive function alterations in alcoholics

It is analyzed the relationship between work-family culture with the organizational commitment of employees, controlling sociodemographical variables. 219 technical workers and professionals, between 19 and 64 years old, from a financial services company located in the region of Maule (Chile) , responded three instruments of measurement. There was a significant relationship between work-family culture variables and organizational commitment, where the culture appears strongly associated to the commitment (r = 0,483, p = 0.05). While most executive support from the company is perceived by workers, the greater the commitment to them with company, particularly with its normative (r =0,417, p< 0,000) and affective commitment (r = 0,347, p < 0,000).

Preparación para cambio y alteracion de las funciones cognoscitivas en alcoholicos

It is analyzed the relationship between work-family culture with the organizational commitment of employees, controlling sociodemographical variables. 219 technical workers and professionals, between 19 and 64 years old, from a financial services company located in the region of Maule (Chile) , responded three instruments of measurement. There was a significant relationship between work-family culture variables and organizational commitment, where the culture appears strongly associated to the commitment (r = 0,483, p = 0.05). While most executive support from the company is perceived by workers, the greater the commitment to them with company, particularly with its normative (r =0,417, p< 0,000) and affective commitment (r = 0,347, p < 0,000).