El sufrimiento existencial en el paciente oncológico en estadio avanzado: dimensiones y ejes vertebradores para la intervención psicológica / Existential Suffering of the Oncologic Patient in an Advanced Stage: Dimensions and Vertebral Axes for a Psychological Intervention / Sofrimento existencial no paciente oncológico em estágio avançado: dimensões e eixos vertebrais para intervenção psicológica

Resumen El alivio del sufrimiento existencial en los pacientes oncológicos en estadio avanzado es un objetivo terapéutico de primer orden. En el presente trabajo se sugieren una serie de ejes sobre los cuales podría pivotar la intervención psicoterapéutica, con el fin de propiciar: 1) la experiencia de que a pesar del "ya" de la situación límite, la vida "todavía" tiene sentido; 2) experiencias emocionales positivas que promuevan el bienestar y la calidad de vida; 3) el afrontamiento de la experiencia de enfermedad grave y de muerte esperada más o menos inminente, mediante el desarrollo de una actitud serena, reconciliada con la vida e integradora con uno mismo y con los demás, a la par que abierta a la trascendencia.

Abstract The relief of existential suffering in the patients with adavanced cancer is a first-order therapeutic goal. The present work suggests some axis on which psychotherapeutic intervention could be developed, in order to facilitate in these patients: 1) The experience of: In spite of the "existing" limited situation, one's life "still" has meaning, 2) Positive emotional experiences that promote well-being and quality of life, and 3) Face the serious illness that will cause one's almost imminent death, through the development of a serene, reconciled attitude with life and integrating with oneself and the others.

Resumo O alívio do sofrimento existencial em pacientes oncológicos em estágio avançado é um objetivo terapêutico de primeira ordem. No presente trabalho, sugerimos uma série de eixos nos quais a intervenção psicoterapêutica poderia girar, a fim de promover: 1) a experiência de que, apesar do "já" da situação limite, a vida "ainda" faz sentido; 2) experiências emocionais positivas, que promovam bem-estar e qualidade de vida; 3) enfrentar a experiência de doença grave e morte esperada mais ou menos iminente, através do desenvolvimento de uma atitude serena, conciliada com a vida e integrando-se consigo mesmo e com os outros, ao mesmo tempo que aberta à transcendência.

Influencia del status en hierro en la atención y rendimiento intelectual de un colectivo de adolescentes espanoles / Influence of iron status on attention and intellectual performance of a population of Spanish adolescents

Dietetic, hematologic and biochemical data were used to asses the iron status of a group of 64 adolescents (37 males and 27 females), aged 15 to 18 (mean age 15.94 +/- 0.76 years), who study in a High School in the comunidad Aut onoma de Madrid. All were asked to keep a dietary record during 5 days, one of which had to be a sunday. Iron intake was estimated using the Food Composition Tables of the Instituto de Nutrici on (1990). The hematologic survey determined hemoglobin hematocrit mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), serum iron and serum ferritin. These data were correlated with the scores obtained in the attention and school capability test (AT), that gave information about the verbal (V), reasoning (R) and calculus (C) capabilities. There is a positive correlation between MCV (r = 0.2705), MCH (r = 0.3370) ferritin (r = 0.3383) and attention. MCV (r = 0.2995), MCH (r = 0.3998), MCHC (r = 0.3134) and ferritin (r = 0.3970) were also correlated with the speed capability shown on the attention test and the hemoglobin level was correlated with the calculus capability (r = 0.2905). The students who obtained higher scores in the school capability test had also better blood parameter values. This was statistically significant for serum ferritin in males students and for hemoglobin and MCHC in female students. 19.6 per cent of the adolescents had ferritin levels lower than 12 ng/ml. Their intelligence test scores were lower to those who had serum ferritin > or = 12 ng/ml.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)