Health behaviours and telomere biology in severe mental disorders | Translational Psychiatry - Nature

We’re sharing this article early to provide faster access to peer-reviewed, accepted research. It is citable and carries a permanent DOI. This version is subject to further edits and will be replaced automatically by the final Version of Record. All legal disclaimers apply. AbstractThis study was conducted to determine the effect of Endometriosis Nursing Care Program (ENCP), developed in line with Health Promotion Model for women with endometriosis, on women's quality of life and healthy lifestyle behaviours. This prospective, single-centre, randomized controlled trial was conducted with 46 women diagnosed with endometriosis who applied to the Endometriosis Outpatient Clinic of a training research hospital. Women with an Endometriosis Health Profile Questionnaire-5 (EHP-5) score ≥ 22 indicating reduced quality of life were included. Participants were randomly assigned to an intervention group (n = 23) receiving Endometriosis Nursing Care Program (ENCP) or a control group (n = 23) receiving routine care. The ENCP consisted of two individual 60-min sessions delivered two weeks apart. The primary outcome was change in quality of life measured by EHP-5.

Rates of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are rising nationwide and are at crisis levels in some communities. In Cuyahoga County, where Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus, Fairview and Hillcrest hospitals are located, the condition now affects as many as one in three patients, says obstetrician/gynecologist Monique Yoder Katsuki, MD, MPH. Follow-up with a primary care provider is essential for these patients, not just during the postpartum period but for the rest of their lives. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, including gestational hypertension and preeclampsia, are associated with an increased lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease. Patients may need routine health screenings at an earlier age and more frequently, as well as medication management that takes their future reproductive plans into account. “It’s really important to get a patient’s pregnancy-related history,” Dr. Katsuki says. “Did they have gestational diabetes? Were they on insulin? Did they have a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy? Did they have preeclampsia? Did they take blood pressure medication?