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OBJECTIVES: (a) to evaluate and compare the psychological treatment needs of patients with cancer and non-cancer, who are going to undergo scheduled thoracic surgery, and (b) evaluate and compare the diagnostic accuracy of the screening tests of psychological treatment needs for cancer and non-cancer patients. METHOD: The need for psychological treatment was evaluated in a total of 169 patients prior to thoracic surgery, through a clinical interview. The screening tests used were: the physician's judgment (yes/no), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and, the single-item interview to assess depression "Do you feel depressed?" (DEPQ). RESULTS: The number of patients who needed psychological treatment in the total sample was 47 (27.81%), in non-cancer-patients: 22 (30.99%) and in cancer patients: 25 (25.51%). The participants with treatment needs were more often young women with primary education levels, with more fears and concerns regarding their disease. With respect to the screening tests, the HADS-T (cut-off point ≥13) obtained a sensitivity (SE) of 0.75 and Specificity (SP) of 0.81 in the total sample. In patients with cancer, the HADS total score (cut-off point ≥10) obtained an SE=0.84 and SP=0.80, and, in non-cancer patients, the HADS total score (cut-off point ≥13) showed an SE=0.59 and SP=0.84. The DEPQ and the physician's judgment did not achieve adequate levels of precision. CONCLUSIONS: A high percentage of patients have psychological treatment needs before performing thoracic surgery, which are similar for cancer and non-cancer patients. Preoperative detection of patients who need psychological intervention is feasible with a simple screening test: HADS, which achieves greater precision in cancer patients.
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Neoplasms , Thoracic Surgical Procedures , Educational Status , Female , Health Services Needs and Demand , Humans , Neoplasms/surgery , Psychosocial Intervention , Stress, Psychological/diagnosisABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: (a) to evaluate and compare the psychological treatment needs of patients with cancer and non-cancer, who are going to undergo scheduled thoracic surgery, and (b) evaluate and compare the diagnostic accuracy of the screening tests of psychological treatment needs for cancer and non-cancer patients. METHOD: The need for psychological treatment was evaluated in a total of 169 patients prior to thoracic surgery, through a clinical interview. The screening tests used were: the physician's judgment (yes/no), the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and, the single-item interview to assess depression "Do you feel depressed?" (DEPQ). RESULTS: The number of patients who needed psychological treatment in the total sample was 47 (27.81%), in non-cancer-patients: 22 (30.99%) and in cancer patients: 25 (25.51%). The participants with treatment needs were more often young women with primary education levels, with more fears and concerns regarding their disease. With respect to the screening tests, the HADS-T (cut-off point ≥13) obtained a sensitivity (SE) of 0.75 and Specificity (SP) of 0.81 in the total sample. In patients with cancer, the HADS total score (cut-off point ≥10) obtained an SE=0.84 and SP=0.80, and, in non-cancer patients, the HADS total score (cut-off point ≥13) showed an SE=0.59 and SP=0.84. The DEPQ and the physician's judgment did not achieve adequate levels of precision. CONCLUSIONS: A high percentage of patients have psychological treatment needs before performing thoracic surgery, which are similar for cancer and non-cancer patients. Preoperative detection of patients who need psychological intervention is feasible with a simple screening test: HADS, which achieves greater precision in cancer patients.
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Introducción: El objetivo del presente estudio es examinar la precisión diagnóstica de los test de cribado utilizados para detectar la necesidad de atención psicológica en pacientes remitidos para cirugía torácica. Métodos: Se evaluó la presencia de malestar emocional en un total de 105 pacientes remitidos para cirugía torácica por medio de la entrevista clínica psicológica (variable criterio). Los métodos de cribado utilizados fueron: el juicio del médico (sí/no), la Escala Hospitalaria de Ansiedad y Depresión (HADS), la pregunta única para evaluar depresión "¿se siente usted deprimido?" (ADEP) (1-5) y la pregunta única para medir ansiedad "¿se siente ansioso?" (AANA) (1-5). Resultados: De acuerdo con la entrevista entrevista clínica psicológica, el 34% de los pacientes fueron casos clínicos que requerían intervención psicológica. La puntuación total de la escala HADS (punto de corte 10) mostró una sensibilidad del 0,89, especificidad del 0,75 y un ABC de 0,883; la ADEP (punto de corte 1) mostró una sensibilidad del 0,79, especificidad del 0,74 y ABC del 0,795; la AANS (>1) obtuvo una sensibilidad del 0,78, especificidad del 0,41 y ABC de 0,69 y el juicio del médico mostró una sensibilidad del 0,47 y especificidad del 0,86. Conclusiones: Un alto porcentaje de pacientes remitidos para cirugía torácica requirieron intervención psicológica. El mejor instrumento para identificar a aquellos pacientes con necesidades psicológicas, tomando la entrevista psicológica como variable criterio, fue la puntuación total del HADS. Este instrumento es simple y breve, bien aceptado por los pacientes, de fácil aplicación en un servicio de cirugía torácica y tiene buena capacidad diagnóstica
Introduction: The aim of the present study was to examine the diagnostic accuracy of screening tests in detecting cases requiring psychological intervention among patients referred for thoracic surgery. Methods: Emotional distress was evaluated in 105 patients referred for thoracic surgery by means of a diagnostic psychological interview (criterion variable). The screening ability of the following methods was analyzed: the physician's opinion (Yes/No), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), single-item interview: «Are you depressed?» (Depression Question, ADEP) (1-5) and the single-item interview: «Are you anxious?» (Anxiety Question, ANXQ) (1-5). Results: According to the clinical interview, 34% of the patients were clinical cases requiring psychological intervention. The total HADS (cut-off point of 10) showed a sensitivity = 0.89, specificity = 0.75 and AUC = 0.883; the ADEP scale (>1) showed a sensitivity = 0.79, specificity = 0.74 and AUC = 0.795; the ANXQ scale (>1) showed a sensitivity = 0.78, specificity = 0.41 and AUC = 0.690; and the physician's opinion showed a sensitivity = 0.47 and specificity = 0.86. Conclusions: A high percentage of patients referred for thoracic surgery required psychological intervention. The best instrument to identify those patients requiring psychological care, taking a psychological interview as the criterion variable, was the total HADS score. This test is brief, simple and well accepted by patients; it is easy to implement within a thoracic surgery service and has a good diagnostic accuracy
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Humans , Male , Female , Stress, Psychological/diagnosis , Thoracic Surgery/organization & administration , Thoracic Surgical Procedures/psychology , Anxiety/diagnosis , Depression/diagnosis , Interview, Psychological/methods , Lung Neoplasms/surgery , Preoperative Care/methods , Psychiatric Status Rating Scales , Sensitivity and SpecificityABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: The aim of the present study was to examine the diagnostic accuracy of screening tests in detecting cases requiring psychological intervention among patients referred for thoracic surgery. METHODS: Emotional distress was evaluated in 105 patients referred for thoracic surgery by means of a diagnostic psychological interview (criterion variable). The screening ability of the following methods was analyzed: the physician's opinion (Yes/No), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), single-item interview: «Are you depressed?¼ (Depression Question, ADEP) (1-5) and the single-item interview: «Are you anxious?¼ (Anxiety Question, ANXQ) (1-5). RESULTS: According to the clinical interview, 34% of the patients were clinical cases requiring psychological intervention. The total HADS (cut-off point of 10) showed a sensitivity=0.89, specificity=0.75 and AUC=0.883; the ADEP scale (>1) showed a sensitivity=0.79, specificity=0.74 and AUC=0.795; the ANXQ scale (>1) showed a sensitivity=0.78, specificity=0.41 and AUC=0.690; and the physician's opinion showed a sensitivity=0.47 and specificity=0.86. CONCLUSIONS: A high percentage of patients referred for thoracic surgery required psychological intervention. The best instrument to identify those patients requiring psychological care, taking a psychological interview as the criterion variable, was the total HADS score. This test is brief, simple and well accepted by patients; it is easy to implement within a thoracic surgery service and has a good diagnostic accuracy.
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Stress, Psychological/diagnosis , Thoracic Surgery/organization & administration , Thoracic Surgical Procedures/psychology , Anxiety/diagnosis , Depression/diagnosis , Female , Humans , Interview, Psychological/methods , Lung Neoplasms/surgery , Male , Preoperative Care/methods , Psychiatric Status Rating Scales , Sensitivity and Specificity , SpainABSTRACT
The TNF-receptor associated factor (TRAF) domain (TD), also known as the meprin and TRAF-C homology (MATH) domain is a fold of seven anti-parallel p-helices that participates in protein-protein interactions. This fold is broadly represented among eukaryotes, where it is found associated with a discrete set of protein-domains. Virtually all protein families encompassing a TRAF/MATH domain seem to be involved in the regulation of protein processing and ubiquitination, strongly suggesting a parallel evolution of the TRAF/MATH domain and certain proteolysis pathways in eukaryotes. The restricted number of living organisms for which we have information of their genetic and protein make-up limits the scope and analysis of the MATH domain in evolution. However, the available information allows us to get a glimpse on the origins, distribution and evolution of the TRAF/MATH domain, which will be overviewed in this chapter.
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Metalloendopeptidases/chemistry , Metalloendopeptidases/genetics , Phylogeny , Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and Proteins/chemistry , Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Peptides and Proteins/genetics , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , Humans , Molecular Sequence Data , Protein Structure, Tertiary/geneticsABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: The synthetic triterpenoid 2-Cyano-3,12-Dioxooleana-1,9-Dien-28-Oic Acid (CDDO) and derivatives display anti-tumor activity against a variety of cultured tumor cell lines and in mouse xenografts. In this report, we have studied the effects of CDDO and its imidazolide derivative (CDDO-Im) on chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), using patients' CLL cells and a mouse model of CLL and small B cell lymphoma (SBL). PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: CDDO and CDDO-Im efficiently induced apoptosis of malignant human and mouse B-cells ex vivo, although CDDO-Im was over 10-fold more potent than CDDO. Treating mice with CLL/SBL with liposome-formulated CDDO or CDDO-Im resulted in significant reductions of B cells in blood, spleen and lung. CDDO-Im was shown to be more potent than CDDO, while treatment with empty liposomes had no impact on disease. CDDO-Im treatment initially resulted in an increase of circulating B cells, which correlates with a reduction in resident lymphocytes in spleen, and lungs, suggesting that CDDO-Im induces mobilization of tumor cells from lymphoid organs and infiltrated tissues into the circulation. Analysis of blood cells recovered from treated mice also showed that CDDO-Im is a potent inducer of tumor cells death in vivo. Furthermore, CDDO-Im efficiently eradicated mouse CLL/SBL cells but had little effect on the viability of normal B and T cells in vivo. SIGNIFICANCE: The presented data demonstrate that triterpenoids CDDO and CDDO-Im reduce leukemia and lymphoma burden in vivo in a transgenic mouse model of CLL/SBL, and support the clinical testing of CDDO-based synthetic triterpenoids in patients with CLL.
