Attitudes toward euthanasia among hospice nurses: Political ideology or religious commitment?

Attitudes toward euthanasia have been linked with political ideology among hospice nurses; however, a larger body of research has linked attitudes toward euthanasia with religiosity. The purpose of this study was to explore relationships between political ideology, religious commitment, and attitudes toward active and passive euthanasia among hospice nurses. Hospice nurses (N = 90) volunteered to take an online survey. Religious commitment fully mediated the relationship between social political ideology and disapproval of active euthanasia. The results suggest that, among hospice nurses, religious commitment accounts for links between social political ideology and disapproval of active euthanasia.

Phenolic compositions of grapes and wines from cultivar cAbernet Sauvignon produced in Chile and their relationship to commercial value.

The phenolic composition of wine depends on, among other factors, the grapes used to make it. In this sense, knowledge of the chemical composition of grapes and its association with the resulting wines is an important tool to determine if there is a relationship between the phenolic composition of grapes and the price that these wines obtain in the market. For this purpose, grape skins and seeds from the cultivar Cabernet Sauvignon from the central region of Chile, in 2009 and 2010 vintages from two ripening points, were subjected to chemical and phenolic analyses, as were the wines made from these grapes. Grapes and the corresponding wines from three retail price wine categories, U.S. $6-8, U.S. $28-30, and U.S. $150-160, were evaluated. No differences were found across the price categories in the chemical analysis of grapes. Berry skins and wines from the higher price categories presented a higher concentration only of total tannins, and the differences in their concentrations were only among the different fractions of proanthocyanidins in the skins, seeds, and wines; there were no differences in their proportions. A seasonal effect influenced the concentrations of certain compounds in grapes and led to a decrease in the concentration of total phenols, total tannins, and total anthocyanins between sampling dates as harvesting moved toward the common commercial grape harvest in Chilean viticulture.

Dificultades en un caso de violencia de género / Difficulties in a case of intimate partner violence

La violencia contra la mujer en la pareja es un problema social y sanitario de gran magnitud. Debido a distintos factores, la situación de maltrato supone una experiencia difícilmente comunicable para la víctima. Es labor del profesional sanitario ayudar a la paciente a visibilizar este fenómeno evitando intervenciones que contribuyan a la victimización secundaria. En el presente caso clínico, exponemos algunas de las dificultades de detección e intervención en un caso de violencia contra la mujer, desde un centro de salud mental. La terapia narrativa del trauma, entendida desde una perspectiva de género, constituiría un modelo accesible y eficaz en un centro de salud mental para trata las consecuencias psicopatológicas de la violencia (AU)

Violence against women in an intimate relationship is a public health issue that requires a multidisciplinary approach. Certain factors can make it hard for the victim to report an episode of domestic violence. It is the duty of health professionals to help these patients understand this problem in order to avoid interventions that might lead to secondary victimization. In this clinical case we describe some of the detection and intervention difficulties related to a case of domestic violence against women experienced in a mental health centre. Narrative therapy for traumatic experiences, applied from gender-specific perspective, is an accessible and efficacious option for the treatment of psychopathological consequences of violence in a mental health centre (AU)