Empirical evidence suggests that physical activity is related to less depressive moods. However, little is known about this association in the everyday life of older adults, limiting the ecological ...validity of prior findings. This study examined within-person associations between physical activity and depressive mood in older adults across 7 days. Moreover, the study tested the extent to which need-fulfillment can explain this association. The sample consisted of 68 adults aged 65 to 93 years. Physical activity was assessed objectively with accelerometers, whereas need-fulfillment and depressive mood were assessed at the end of each day using self-reports. Results from multilevel analysis suggest that daily physical activity was negatively related to daily depressive mood within persons. Although need-fulfillment did not explain the association between physical activity and depressive mood, it was a statistically significant predictor of daily depressive mood and even attenuated the effect of physical activity on depressive mood to nonsignificance.
The authors presented their own experience with treatment of cystine lithiasis in 7 patients, which has been performed during the course the past of ten years. Identification of cystine was performed ...by concrement submitted examination, using a polarizating microscope, and x-ray difractometric structural analysis. After stone extraction the patients were treated by a high fluid intake (diuresis over 2.5 l), alcalizating treatment involving citrates (Alkalit Spofa), and Penicilamin (Spofa), or Thiola (Santen) which are currently proved to be the most optimal approach. Recurrence of stones requiring percutaneous treatment, was observed in one of the patients during five years metaphylaxy. Another patient of the same group had three times stated cystine stone recurrence which passed spontaneously.
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