Mental resilience, perceived immune functioning, and health

Lantman, Marith van Schrojenstein; Mackus, Marlou; Otten, L.S.; Kruijff, D. De; Loo, Aurora J. A. E. van de; Kraneveld, Aletta D.; Garssen, Johan; Verster, Joris C.

doi:10.2147/jmdh.s130432

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“…Interpersonal resources (positive relationships) were the type most frequently employed to cope with the end-of-life situation. 28 In specialized home care, the situations professionals attend to are highly complex and transitory.…”

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<p>Describing Complexity in Palliative Home Care Through HexCom: A Cross-Sectional, Multicenter Study</p>

Busquet-Duran

Jiménez-Zafra²,

Manresa-Domínguez

et al. 2020

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Background: Complexity has become a core issue in caring for patients with advanced disease and/or at the end-of-life. The Hexagon of Complexity (HexCom) is a complexity assessment model in the process of validation in health-care settings. Our objective is to use the instrument to describe differences in complexity across disease groups in specific home care for advanced disease and/or at the end-of-life patients, both in general and as relates to each domain and subdomain. Methods: Cross-sectional study of home care was conducted in Catalonia. The instrument includes 6 domains of needs (clinical, psychological/emotional, social/family, spiritual, ethical, and death-related), 4 domains of resources (intrapersonal, interpersonal, transpersonal, and practical), and 3 levels of complexity (High (H), Moderate (M), and Low (L)). Interdisciplinary home care teams assessed and agreed on the level of complexity for each patient. Results: Forty-three teams participated (74.1% of those invited). A total of 832 patients were assessed, 61.4% of which were cancer patients. Moderate complexity was observed in 385 (47.0%) cases and high complexity in 347 (42.4%). The median complexity score was 51 for cancer patients and 23 for patients with dementia (p<0.001). We observed the highest level of complexity in the social/family domain. Patients/families most frequently used interpersonal resources (80.5%). Conclusions: This study sheds light on the high-intensity work of support teams, the importance of the social/family domain and planning the place of death, substantial differences in needs and resources across disease groups, and the importance of relationship wellbeing at the end-of-life.

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<p>Describing Complexity in Palliative Home Care Through HexCom: A Cross-Sectional, Multicenter Study</p>

Busquet-Duran

Jiménez-Zafra²,

Manresa-Domínguez

et al. 2020

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“…In addition, participants were asked whether they experienced reduced immune functioning at the moment of completing the survey (a yes-no question). Previous research showed that 1-item perceived immune functioning and general health scores correlated significantly with mental resilience [ 29 ], autism traits [ 30 ], and the Immune Function Questionnaire [ 29 ].…”

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“…Cronbach’s alpha of the WHO-5 is 0.82 [ 31 ]. Previous research showed that scores on the WHO-5 significantly correlated with mental health (e.g., depression scores) and psychological constructs such as mental resilience and self-esteem [ 29 , 31 ].…”

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The Association of Insomnia, Perceived Immune Functioning, and Irritable Bowel Syndrome Complaints

Balikji

Mackus

Brookhuis

et al. 2018

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Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) can have a significant negative impact on quality of life, mood and wellbeing. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between experiencing IBS symptoms and insomnia, and perceived health status. Method: An online survey was conducted among n = 1950 Dutch university students (83.6% women). IBS was assessed with the Birmingham IBS Symptom Questionnaire, quality of life with the WHO-5 wellbeing index, and sleep outcomes with the SLEEP-50 questionnaire. Perceived immune functioning and general health were assessed using 1-item scales. Results: IBS symptom severity was significantly associated with insomnia complaints (r = 0.32, p = 0.0001), sleep quality (r = −0.21, p = 0.0001), sleep onset latency (r = 0.11, p = 0.0001) and the number of nightly awakenings (r = 0.24, p = 0.0001). Total sleep time was not significantly associated with IBS symptom severity. Significant correlations were also found between IBS symptom severity and perceived general health (r = −0.30, p = 0.0001), perceived immune functioning (r= −0.25, p = 0.0001), and quality of life (r = −0.24, p = 0.0001). Conclusions: Experiencing IBS complaints is associated with reduced perceived immune functioning, a poorer perception of general health, and sleep disturbances. These effects are reflected in a significantly lower reported quality of life in subjects with more IBS and/or sleep complaints.

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“…The overall ISQ score ranges from 0 (poor) to 10 (excellent), with higher scores indicating a better immune fitness. Current immune fitness (in Crete) was assessed using the 1-item perceived immune functioning scale [26,27]. In a similar way, current 'physical fitness' and 'mental fitness' were assessed.…”

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Relationship between Alcohol Hangover and Physical Endurance Performance: Walking the Samaria Gorge

Verster

Anogeianaki

Kruisselbrink

et al. 2019

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Alcohol hangover is a potentially debilitating state. Several studies have demonstrated that it does not seem to impair strength or short-term endurance, but its effects on continuous exercise performance/long-term endurance have never been investigated. Therefore, the aim of the current study was to assess hiking performance of participants who walked the 15.8 km Samaria Gorge in Crete, Greece. Participants completed a survey in the morning before walking the Gorge, and in the afternoon after completion of the walk. Demographics, data on previous evening alcohol consumption, sleep, hangover symptoms, and walking performance were assessed. Data from N = 299 participants with a mean (SD) age of 38.9 (11.0) years were analyzed. N = 223 participants (74.6%) consumed alcohol the evening before walking the Samaria Gorge, and N = 176 (78.9%) of those reported a hangover. They consumed a mean (SD) of 3.0 (1.8) alcoholic drinks (10 g alcohol each) with a corresponding next-morning hangover severity of 4.6 (2.4) on a 0–10 scale. Participants with a hangover reported feeling significantly more exhausted after the walk compared to participants with no hangover. The groups did not significantly differ in duration of the walk, and the number and duration of breaks. Overall hangover severity, assessed either before, during, or after walking the Samaria Gorge was not significantly correlated with any walking outcome. In conclusion, hungover participants experienced significantly more exhaustion when performing physical activity at the same level as non-hungover participants.

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Mental resilience, perceived immune functioning, and health

Cited by 57 publications

References 20 publications

<p>Describing Complexity in Palliative Home Care Through HexCom: A Cross-Sectional, Multicenter Study</p>

<p>Describing Complexity in Palliative Home Care Through HexCom: A Cross-Sectional, Multicenter Study</p>

The Association of Insomnia, Perceived Immune Functioning, and Irritable Bowel Syndrome Complaints

Relationship between Alcohol Hangover and Physical Endurance Performance: Walking the Samaria Gorge

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