A week in the life of lung cancer survivors: Daily reports of stress, worry, mood, and symptoms
This study examined the day-to-day lives of early stage lung cancer survivors who were discharged from treatment between 2 and 24 months prior to the study. Lung cancer survivors were called on eight consecutive nights and completed an interview about their daily experiences. Repeated measures, multilevel analysis of the phone interview data was conducted. Survivors reported few daily stressor exposures or somatic symptoms. Daily moods were generally positive, and survivors reported living quite independently. Lung cancer survivors did not report experiencing health-related worry on a daily basis. The findings from this st...
Source: Journal of Health Psychology - September 22, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Aronson, K. R., Wagstaff, D. A., Farace, E., Muscat, J., Belani, C., Almokadem, S., Fossum, T. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Coping strategies employed by women with endometriosis in a public health-care setting
This study explored how South African patients attending public health facilities reported coping with endometriosis. A total of 16 women with endometriosis were interviewed, and we explored how participants coped with endometriosis. All interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. Thematic analysis was used to identify themes. Participants reported employing both problem-focused and emotion-focused strategies to cope with endometriosis. Problem-focused strategies included limiting physical activities, increasing knowledge about endometriosis, scheduling social and work activities around menstrual cycle, engaging in sel...
Source: Journal of Health Psychology - September 22, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Roomaney, R., Kagee, A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Identifying attentional deployment tactics in older adults written narratives about emotionally upsetting events
This study confirms results found in quantitative studies and uncovers new processes that promote emotion regulation. (Source: Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: Journal of Health Psychology - September 22, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Devereux, P. G., Heffner, K. L., Doane, M. J., Gosser, B., Nolan, M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Factors associated with general self-efficacy and resilience among youth heads of households in Kenya
This study assesses resilience and general self-efficacy among Kenyan orphans and vulnerable children (n = 1060) active in a community-based program combining economic household strengthening with psychosocial support. Quantile regression analyses modeled associations between the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of resilience and general self-efficacy and multiple covariates. Program participation positively predicted increased general self-efficacy at all levels. Program participation predicted increased resilience at the 25th percentile but decreased resilience at the 75th percentile. Other significant predictors include...
Source: Journal of Health Psychology - September 22, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Goodman, M. L., Lloyd, L. E., Selwyn, B. J., Morgan, R. O., Mwongera, M., Gitari, S., Keiser, P. H. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Everyday discrimination and physical health: Exploring mental health processes
Goals of this study were to examine the mental health processes whereby everyday discrimination is associated with physical health outcomes. Data are drawn from a community health survey conducted with 1299 US adults in a low-resource urban area. Frequency of everyday discrimination was associated with overall self-rated health, use of the emergency department, and one or more chronic diseases via stress and depressive symptoms operating in serial mediation. Associations were consistent across members of different racial/ethnic groups and were observed even after controlling for indicators of stressors associated with stru...
Source: Journal of Health Psychology - September 22, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Earnshaw, V. A., Rosenthal, L., Carroll-Scott, A., Santilli, A., Gilstad-Hayden, K., Ickovics, J. R. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
The impact of a brief gratitude intervention on subjective well-being, biology and sleep
This randomised controlled experiment tested whether a brief subjective well-being intervention would have favourable effects on cardiovascular and neuroendocrine function and on sleep. We compared 2 weeks of a gratitude intervention with an active control (everyday events reporting) and no treatment conditions in 119 young women. The treatment elicited increases in hedonic well-being, optimism and sleep quality along with decreases in diastolic blood pressure. Improvements in subjective well-being were correlated with increased sleep quality and reductions in blood pressure, but there were no relationships with cortisol. ...
Source: Journal of Health Psychology - September 22, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jackowska, M., Brown, J., Ronaldson, A., Steptoe, A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Follow-up of psychological outcomes of interventions in patients diagnosed with disorders of sexual development: A systematic review
The objective of this study was to perform a systematic review of articles that followed up the psychological outcomes of interventions in patients with disorders of sexual development. The analysis focused on the methodological quality of the studies and the assumptions on the evaluation of the intervention outcomes. The review signaled the need for better consideration about the complexity of intersexuality and for a shift from the anatomical/functional/aesthetic to the subjective outcomes related to patient’s quality of life. Furthermore, it is suggested that the interventions should be better investigated, given ...
Source: Journal of Health Psychology - September 22, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Machado, P. S., Costa, A. B., Nardi, H. C., Fontanari, A. M. V., Araujo, I. R., Knauth, D. R. Tags: Review Source Type: research
The relationship between suicidal behaviors and atopic dermatitis in Korean adolescents
Atopic dermatitis is a common skin disease in adolescents, which may have a negative effect on the mental and emotional health. We investigated the relationship between atopic dermatitis and suicidal behaviors in Korean adolescents. Participants included 74,186 adolescents (38,221 boys and 35,965 girls) in middle and high school who completed the Eighth Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-Based Survey. There were significant associations between atopic dermatitis and suicidal behaviors for girls. The overestimation of weight perception might have an additive impact on suicidal risk among girls. However, there were no significant...
Source: Journal of Health Psychology - September 22, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Noh, H.-M., Cho, J. J., Park, Y. S., Kim, J.-H. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Men, rheumatoid arthritis, psychosocial impact and self-management: A narrative review
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease affecting fewer men than women. We systematically reviewed the literature on impact and self-management of rheumatoid arthritis in men. A total of 28 papers were included and grouped into two categories: psychosocial impact of rheumatoid arthritis, and coping and self-management. This review finds gender differences relating to quality of life, work, distress, self-management, coping and support. We conclude that there is a dearth of literature focussing on rheumatoid arthritis in men only, and mixed gender studies include insufficient men to draw strong conclusions about men. Thus...
Source: Journal of Health Psychology - September 22, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Flurey, C. A., Hewlett, S., Rodham, K., White, A., Noddings, R., Kirwan, J. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Predictors of adherence in a prevention program for patients with metabolic syndrome
The study objectives were (1) comparison of baseline characteristics between individuals with metabolic syndrome, adhering/not adhering to a primary prevention program modificacão do estilo de vida e risco cardiovascular; and (2) determination of risk factors for program adherence. The sample included 127 participants with mean age (±standard deviation) of 49.58 (±7.77) years, participating in the modificacão do estilo de vida e risco cardiovascular between 2010 and 2012. Results show that program adherence predictors were age (odds ratio: 1.134, 95% confidence interval: 1.106–1.833); prac...
Source: Journal of Health Psychology - September 22, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Susin, N., de Melo Boff, R., Ludwig, M. W. B., Feoli, A. M. P., da Silva, A. G., Macagnan, F. E., da Silva Oliveira, M. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Health behaviour mediates the relationship between Type D personality and subjective health in the general population
This study investigated whether health behaviour mediates the relationship between Type D and subjective health. There were 217 participants who completed measures of Type D, health-related behaviour, physical symptoms and quality of life. Type D individuals reported significantly less healthy behaviour and significantly poorer subjective health than non-Type Ds. In addition, it was found that health behaviour partially mediates these relationships. The study demonstrates that health behaviour may partly explain the relationship between Type D and poor health outcomes. (Source: Journal of Health Psychology)
Source: Journal of Health Psychology - September 22, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Williams, L., Abbott, C., Kerr, R. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
Another look at depressive symptoms and antiretroviral therapy adherence: The role of treatment self-efficacy
Depression has been strongly associated with poor HIV treatment adherence, but little research has explored how individuals manage to follow their regimens despite symptoms of major depression. Using a sample of antiretroviral therapy patients with clinically significant depressive symptoms (n = 84), we examined whether patients with optimal adherence differed from those with suboptimal adherence in terms of the types of depressive symptoms experienced and treatment self-efficacy. There were no significant differences between participants with regard to types of depressive symptoms. Findings indicate that patients with hig...
Source: Journal of Health Psychology - September 22, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Houston, E., Mikrut, C., Guy, A., Fominaya, A. W., Tatum, A. K., Kim, J. H., Brown, A. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
A qualitative analysis of male couples coping with HIV: Disentangling the "we"
Research suggests that optimal couple functioning depends on adopting a "we" orientation to health. Using qualitative data from 20 male couples in which at least one partner was HIV-positive, we examined how couples viewed their health involvement and its relation to social support. One group described their health as highly interconnected; in a second group, at least one partner viewed health as a personal responsibility. Results revealed that there was not a uniform "we" approach toward health; rather, sero-concordance, sero-discordance, and coping with other chronic illnesses strongly contributed to orientations toward ...
Source: Journal of Health Psychology - September 22, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gamarel, K. E., Comfort, M., Wood, T., Neilands, T. B., Johnson, M. O. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
A systematic review of the effects of mindfulness interventions on cortisol
Cortisol is increasingly included in examinations of mindfulness intervention effects as an indicator of efficacy; however, the association of cortisol and mindfulness has yet to be rigorously evaluated. A systematic review of six studies examining mindfulness intervention effects on cortisol was conducted. Inconsistent results were found for mindfulness effects on cortisol. Significant changes in cortisol levels were observed in within-participants studies but not observed in randomised controlled trial designs. Mindfulness may influence cortisol, but findings are inconclusive. Mindfulness pathways and methodological diff...
Source: Journal of Health Psychology - August 16, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: OLeary, K., ONeill, S., Dockray, S. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
When is it ok to tell patients they are overweight? General publics views of the role of doctors in supporting patients dieting and weight management
The objective was to explore the general public’s views on the role of health professionals in the management of weight with diet and the implementation of behaviour change. Semi-structured interviews were conducted. An inductive grounded theory approach utilised a coding framework; recurring concepts/themes explored in future interviews and thematic saturation achieved. Two themes summarised views on the role of health professionals in supporting dieting and weight management: responsibility to initiate talk and what patients expect. Individuals perceive health professionals as having a role in their weight manageme...
Source: Journal of Health Psychology - August 16, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hart, J., Yelland, S., Mallinson, A., Hussain, Z., Peters, S. Tags: Articles Source Type: research
