Findings of interest from immunology and psychoneuroimmunology

Alford, Les

doi:10.1016/j.math.2006.06.007

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“…One of the newest research fields resulting from the biopsychosocial conception of health is psychoneuroimmunology (PNI), which embraces the main guideline of this model, such as the analysis of the interaction between psychosocial and biological factors in etiology, evolution and treatment of the disease. Psychoneuroimmunology is a prominent new scientific field where many sciences converge responsible for the study, analysis, understanding, and application of the complex interactions between behavior and the three systems that guarantee the human body's homeostasis, between the nervous system, the endocrine and immune system [4].…”

Section: Psychoneuroimmunology (Pni)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychological Intervention Based on Psychoneuroimmunology in Children and Adults

Fuenmayor¹,

Fernandez²

2022

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Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) is a field that has developed significantly during the last three decades; it has come to scientifically demonstrate the importance of the mind in the prevention, development and treatment of diseases. Throughout this chapter, we describe the evolution of PNI, the interaction of these systems to actively develop them, not only in adults but also in children. Similarly, it explains the influence of stress on the health of the individual and the importance of knowledge of psychoneuroimmunology to achieve the proper management of disease and quality of life. It also accounts for how psychological interventions have been proven effective and can serve as a model for researching and treating other diseases.

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Section: Psychoneuroimmunology (Pni)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychological Intervention Based on Psychoneuroimmunology in Children and Adults

Fuenmayor¹,

Fernandez²

2022

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“…Other psychoimmunological studies have shown a link between psychological stress and the speed of wound repair (Broadbent, Petrie, Alley, and Booth, 2003;Ebrecht et al, 2003). Recently, Alford (2006Alford ( , 2007 discussed the relevance of these findings in the context of physical therapy and highlighted the importance of doing more research on the impact of psychological stress on illness and healing.…”

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Psychological stress measure (PSM-9): Integration of an evidence-based approach to assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of stress in physical therapy practice

Lemyre

Lalande-Markon

2009

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

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Stress can be a primary or secondary contributor to ill health via excessive and sustained sympathetic arousal leading to ischemic heart disease, hypertension, stroke, obesity, and mental ill health, or through related behaviors such as smoking, substance abuse, and over or inappropriate eating; or as a contextual variable in terms of risk factor and lifestyle outcome. In addition, psychosocial stress can impair recovery from any pathological insult or injury. Most assessments of stress relate to life events, and both past and current life stressors, acute and chronic, play a major role. However, beyond the impact of stressors, it is the reported state of feeling stressed that is the critical predictor of ill health. This article describes stress and its correlates, discusses models of stress, and presents the nine-item Psychological Stress Measure (PSM-9). This tool is aimed directly at the state of feeling stressed, is suited for assessing stress clinically in the general population and serving as an outcome measure. The tool is valid and reliable and easy to administer in health care settings; it has a normal distribution, which makes it a very sensitive-to-change instrument in repeated measures to document progress.

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“…These studies provide the evidence to support the influence of psychosocial factors on biomarkers of cancer progression and health status. Integrating psychosocial research into biological and clinical studies has become the key model of investigating human disease (Alford, 2007). Realizing individual differences in treatment and providing patient-centered medicine is the central theme of personalized medicine, and different personal interpretations and responses may contribute to various health consequences like cancer (Yan, 2011).…”

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The relationship between psychosocial factors and biomarkers in cancer patients: A systematic review of the literature

Cheng

Meiser

2019

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

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Findings of interest from immunology and psychoneuroimmunology

Cited by 12 publications

References 45 publications

Psychological Intervention Based on Psychoneuroimmunology in Children and Adults

Psychological Intervention Based on Psychoneuroimmunology in Children and Adults

Psychological stress measure (PSM-9): Integration of an evidence-based approach to assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of stress in physical therapy practice

The relationship between psychosocial factors and biomarkers in cancer patients: A systematic review of the literature

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