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Validation of the inhaler adherence questionnaire
Although electronic monitoring is the “gold standard” for adherence monitoring, the range of inhaler devices on the market exceeds the availability of appropriate monitoring devices. Simple tools, applicable a...BMC Psychology 2020 8:95Exploring metacognitions in health anxiety and chronic pain: a cross-sectional survey
The occurrence of health anxiety (HA) in chronic pain is associated with adverse outcomes. As such, it is important to identify constructs that might influence HA and pain-related outcomes. Metacognitions are ...BMC Psychology 2020 8:81Differential and shared effects of psychological skills training and mindfulness training on performance-relevant psychological factors in sport: a randomized controlled trial
Mental training intends to support athletes in mastering challenges in sport. The aim of our study was to investigate the differential and shared effects of psychological skills training and mindfulness traini...BMC Psychology 2020 8:80Psychological resilience and positive coping styles among Chinese undergraduate students: a cross-sectional study
Psychological resilience and coping strategies have been found to be related to various psychological and mental health problems. Evaluations of the relationship between resilience and coping style among unive...BMC Psychology 2020 8:79Body image before and after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: comparison and its contributing factors
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in the world. Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is among the treatment options for coronary artery disease. However, it is associated with signi...BMC Psychology 2020 8:78Self-reflection and screening mental health on Canadian campuses: validation of the mental health continuum model
This study describes the psychometric testing of the Mental Health Continuum (MHC) model the Canadian Department of National Defense developed initially, among undergraduates of three Canadian universities. Th...BMC Psychology 2020 8:76Japanese version of the 42-item psychological well-being scale (PWBS-42): a validation study
The aim of this study was to examine the internal consistency, structural validity, and convergent/known-group validity of the Japanese version of the 42-item Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS-42).BMC Psychology 2020 8:75Evaluation of the effect of fatigue on the coping behavior of international truck drivers
Fatigue can affect the behavior of drivers. While the driver must be able to respond and cope appropriately to the critical situations, which is known as the ability to cope with a crisis. It is likely that th...BMC Psychology 2020 8:70A “messy ball of wool”: a qualitative study of the dimensions of the lived experience of obesity
Obesity is a multi-dimensional condition with causal factors beyond the physiological into the behavioural, dietetic and psychological. Understanding the lived experience of those who are overweight and obese ...BMC Psychology 2020 8:67Early detection of parenting stress in mothers of preterm infants during their first-year home
Maternal stress following the birth of an infant is well acknowledged. It is particularly so when infants are born prematurely as their mothers cannot fully take on their parenting role until their infant(s) i...BMC Psychology 2020 8:66What are you sexting? Parental practices, sexting attitudes and behaviors among Italian adolescents
Sexting has recently emerged as a public health and social issue. The present study had two aims: a) to preliminarily test adolescent gender differences on parental practices regarding adolescent online life, ...BMC Psychology 2020 8:63Understanding relatives’ experience of death rattle
Death rattle is a frequently occurring symptom in the last phase of life. The experience of death rattle of relatives has been found to vary. It is unclear if treatment with medication is useful. The most fitt...BMC Psychology 2020 8:62A systematic review regarding women’s emotional and psychological experiences of high-risk pregnancies
High-risk pregnancy refers to a pregnancy that negatively affects the health of the mother, the baby, or both. High-risk pregnancy evokes a range of emotional and psychological experiences for the expectant mo...BMC Psychology 2020 8:45Psychometric evaluation of the modified 19-item Bengali version of WHOQOL scale using Rasch analysis: a cross-sectional study of a rural district in Bangladesh
This investigation aims to validate the psychometric properties of the modified 19-item Bengali version World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL) instrument in a typical healthy rural population in Ba...BMC Psychology 2020 8:44Dosing parameters for the effects of high-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation on smoking cessation: study protocol for a randomized factorial sham-controlled clinical trial
Despite the considerable success of comprehensive tobacco control efforts, tobacco use remains one of the greatest preventable causes of death and disease today. Over half of all smokers in the US make quit at...BMC Psychology 2020 8:42Validation of the English version of the Mood Rhythm Instrument
Disruption of biological rhythms has been linked to the pathophysiology of mental disorders. However, little is known regarding the rhythmicity of mood symptoms due to the lack of validated clinical questionna...BMC Psychology 2020 8:35Attachment style and addictions (alcohol, cigarette, waterpipe and internet) among Lebanese adolescents: a national study
The prevalence in the Lebanese general population of cigarette and waterpipe smoking, alcohol drinking and internet use seems to be increasing lately. So far, no study was done relating the above to attachment...BMC Psychology 2020 8:33Mindfulness is not associated with dissonant attitudes but enhances the ability to cope with them
Explicit and implicit attitudes have been studied extensively, but there is less attention to reducing dissonance between them. This is relevant because this dissonance (IED) results in distress and has incons...BMC Psychology 2020 8:32Cognitive fatigue in relation to depressive symptoms after treatment for childhood cancer
Cognitive fatigue after childhood cancer is frequently overlooked despite guidelines recommending follow-up, and might be mistaken for depression due to overlapping symptoms. Our objectives were: 1) to examine...BMC Psychology 2020 8:31The relation of alexithymia and attachment with type 1 diabetes management in adolescents: a gender-specific analysis
Several studies indicate the role of psychosocial factors in the management and control of chronic diseases in adolescents. In this regard, the roles of attachment and alexithymia in the management of type 1 d...BMC Psychology 2020 8:30What influences the selection of contextual cues when starting a new routine behaviour? An exploratory study
Contextual cues play an important role in facilitating behaviour change. They not only support memory but may also help to make the new behaviour automatic through the formation of new routines. However, previ...BMC Psychology 2020 8:29Long-term follow-up of residual symptoms in patients treated for stress-related exhaustion
Many patients with stress-related exhaustion seem to struggle with long-term recovery. The primary aim of this study was to explore residual symptoms and perceived recovery in patients previously treated for s...BMC Psychology 2020 8:26The use of a psychological testing instrument as an indicator of dissatisfaction with aesthetic dental treatment – a preliminary study
The use of psychological testing to indicate the potential for dissatisfaction with dental treatment has many potential patient and clinician benefits but has been rarely investigated. The study aimed to explo...BMC Psychology 2020 8:24Validation of the English and simplified Mandarin versions of the Fear of Progression Questionnaire – Short Form in Chinese cancer survivors
The fear of illness progression is common amongst those with chronic illnesses including cancers, and contributes to high psychological morbidity. Research in Asia on such fears however, is limited by a paucit...BMC Psychology 2020 8:10The Persian version of the revised dyadic adjustment scale (RDAS): a validation study in infertile patients
Infertility can have a powerful impact on marital quality. The Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS) is a widely used measure of marital quality. This scale has not been validated in infertile patients. There...BMC Psychology 2020 8:6The value of hope: development and validation of a contextual measure of hope among people living with HIV in urban Tanzania a mixed methods exploratory sequential study
Hope or hopefulness enhances coping and improves quality of life in persons with chronic or incurable illnesses. Lack of hope is associated with depression and anxiety, which impact negatively on quality of li...BMC Psychology 2020 8:5The effect of transactional analysis on the self-esteem of imprisoned women: a clinical trial
The imprisoned women usually have low self-esteem and suffer from various physical and mental complaints; they may suffer from feelings of emptiness, isolation, and depression. Transactional analysis (TA) is p...BMC Psychology 2020 8:3The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Psychology 2020 8:14Patients with chronic pain: evaluating depression and their quality of life in a single center study in Greece
Chronic pain constitutes one of the most common reasons for seeking health care services and may even lead to disability. Chronic pain has been associated with depression and deterioration of the quality of li...BMC Psychology 2019 7:86A Sociodemographic variables questionnaire (Q-SV) for research on family caregivers of children with chronic disease
Chronic diseases in childhood can affect the physical and mental health of patients and their families. The literature on pediatric chronic diseases has found important associations between the sociodemographi...BMC Psychology 2019 7:85Effects of a life-skills-based prevention program on self-esteem and risk behaviors in adolescents: a pilot study
Risk behaviors among young people are a major social and public health issue. This study aims to assess the impact of a life-skills-based prevention program (called Mission Papillagou) on self-esteem, well-being,...BMC Psychology 2019 7:82The potential role of illness expectations in the progression of medical diseases
To what extent can one’s mind promote direct changes to the body? Can one’s beliefs about the body become a physical reality, without mediating effects from behaviors? Specifically, can medical symptoms and th...BMC Psychology 2019 7:70Stress among university students: factorial structure and measurement invariance of the Italian version of the Effort-Reward Imbalance student questionnaire
In the last decade academic stress and its mental health implications amongst university students has become a global topic. The use of valid and theoretically-grounded measures of academic stress in universit...BMC Psychology 2019 7:68Yoga intervention and reminder e-mails for reducing cancer-related fatigue - a study protocol of a randomized controlled trial
Almost 90% of cancer patients suffer from symptoms of fatigue during treatment. Supporting treatments are increasingly used to alleviate the burden of fatigue. This study examines the short-term and long-term ...BMC Psychology 2019 7:64The effects of martial arts participation on mental and psychosocial health outcomes: a randomised controlled trial of a secondary school-based mental health promotion program
Mental health problems are a significant social issue that have multiple consequences, including broad social and economic impacts. However, many individuals do not seek assistance for mental health problems. ...BMC Psychology 2019 7:60Gender differences among Indigenous Canadians experiencing homelessness and mental illness
Indigenous people are over represented among homeless populations worldwide and the prevalence of Indigenous homelessness appears to be increasing in Canadian cities. Violence against Indigenous women in Canad...BMC Psychology 2019 7:57Does the discrepancy between implicit and explicit attitudes moderate the relationships between explicit attitude and (intention to) being physically active?
Explicit attitudes as well as implicit attitudes have been shown to be associated with physical activity (PA). These two types of attitudes can, however, be discrepant towards the same object or behavior. This...BMC Psychology 2019 7:52Association between fatigue, motivational measures (BIS/BAS) and semi-structured psychosocial interview in hemodialytic treatment
Nowadays there is a growing interest in exploring causes of fatigue symptoms and the possible linked aspects in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) receiving hemodialysis (HD) treatment. Inflammatory pr...BMC Psychology 2019 7:49Association among dispositional mindfulness, self-compassion, and leukocyte telomere length in Chinese adults
Whereas meditation training has been purported to support slower cellular aging, little work has explored the association among different facets of dispositional mindfulness, self-compassion, and cellular agin...BMC Psychology 2019 7:47The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Psychology 2020 8:65Too much time? Time use and fertility-specific quality of life among men and women seeking specialty care for infertility
There are known gender differences in the impacts infertility has on quality of life and well-being. Less is known about how infertile couples spend time on fertility-related tasks and associations with qualit...BMC Psychology 2019 7:45The link between mental health and safe drinking water behaviors in a vulnerable population in rural Malawi
Mental disorders, particularly depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, are common long-term psychological outcomes in emergency contexts arising from conflicts, natural disasters, and other challenging ...BMC Psychology 2019 7:44Anxious or empowered? A cross-sectional study exploring how wearable activity trackers make their owners feel
The market for wearable activity trackers has grown prolifically in recent years, with increasing numbers of consumers using them to track, measure, and ideally improve their health and wellbeing. Empirical ev...BMC Psychology 2019 7:42“It all needs to be a full jigsaw, not just bits”: exploration of healthcare professionals’ beliefs towards supported self-management for long-term conditions
Long-Term Conditions are physical health issues which profoundly impact physical and psychological outcomes and have reached epidemic worldwide levels. An increasing evidence-base has developed for utilizing Supp...BMC Psychology 2019 7:38User perspectives on a psychosocial blended support program for partners of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and progressive muscular atrophy: a qualitative study
Partners are often the main caregivers in the care for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and progressive muscular atrophy (PMA). Providing care during the progressive and fatal disease course o...BMC Psychology 2019 7:35Response: Sharpe, Goldsmith and Chalder fail to restore confidence in the PACE trial findings
In a recent paper, we argued that the conclusions of the PACE trial of chronic fatigue syndrome are problematic because the pre-registered protocol was not adhered to. We showed that when the originally specif...BMC Psychology 2019 7:19The Correspondence to this article has been published in BMC Psychology 2019 7:15The Research article to this article has been published in BMC Psychology 2018 6:6Development of the Informed Choice in Mammography Screening Questionnaire (IMQ): factor structure, reliability, and validity
Informed choice is of ethical and practical importance in mammography screening. To assess the level to which decisions regarding such screening are informed is thus imperative, but no specific instrument has ...BMC Psychology 2019 7:17The PACE trial of treatments for chronic fatigue syndrome: a response to WILSHIRE et al
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is chronic disabling illness characterized by severe disabling fatigue, typically made worse by exertion. Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) is thought by some to be the same disorde...BMC Psychology 2019 7:15The Correspondence to this article has been published in BMC Psychology 2019 7:19The Research article to this article has been published in BMC Psychology 2018 6:6Possible relation between consumption of different food groups and depression
Diverse studies have investigated the relationship between diet and depression. In fact some cross-sectional studies suggested that a healthy diet reduced the risk for depression. The main objective of this st...BMC Psychology 2019 7:14Prevalence and associated factors of common mental disorders among adult patients attending HIV follow up service in Harar town, Eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
In developed countries, there are well documented mental health impacts of HIV/AIDS and patients’ quality of life. Acquiring HIV/AIDS can be a serious psychological trauma and can predispose a person to differ...BMC Psychology 2019 7:11The influence of pre-motivational factors on behavior via motivational factors: a test of the I-Change model
The I-Change Model for explaining motivational and behavioral change postulates that an awareness phase precedes the motivation phase of a person, and that effects of pre-motivational factors on behavior are p...BMC Psychology 2019 7:7Wellbeing intervention for chronic kidney disease (WICKD): a randomised controlled trial study protocol
Incidence of end stage kidney disease (ESKD) for Indigenous Australians is especially high in remote and very remote areas of Australia (18 and 20 times the rate of comparable non-Indigenous people). Relocatin...BMC Psychology 2019 7:2
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