Cognitive behavior therapy for diabetes distress, depression, health anxiety, quality of life and treatment adherence among patients with type-II diabetes mellitus: a randomized co... by Qasir Abbas, Sana Latif, Hina Ayaz Habib, Salman Shahzad, Uzma Sarwar, Mafia Shahzadi, Zoobia Ramzan, Washdev Washdev

“…Abstract Objective Diabetes distress typically causes depressive symptoms; common comorbidity of diabetes unpleasantly affects patients’ medical and psychological functions. Psychotherapeutic interventions are effective treatments to treat depressive symptoms and to improve the quality of life in many chronic diseases including diabetes. …”
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Comprehensive evaluation of military training-induced fatigue among soldiers in China: A Delphi consensus study by Yi Ruan, Yi Ruan, Shang-jin Song, Zi-fei Yin, Man Wang, Nian Huang, Wei Gu, Chang-quan Ling

“…After 3-round consultation, consensus was reached on 28 indicators focusing on the cardiovascular system (n = 4), oxygen transport system (n = 5), energy metabolism/metabolite level (n = 6), muscle/tissue damage level (n = 3), neurological function (n = 2), neuropsychological/psychological function (n = 3), endocrine function (n = 3), and exercise capacity (n = 2). …”
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Cognitive functioning and mental health in children with a primary mitochondrial disease by Kim F. E. van de Loo, José A. E. Custers, Lonneke de Boer, Marloes van Lieshout, Maaike C. de Vries, Mirian C. H. Janssen, Christianne M. Verhaak

“…Demographic and disease specific factors (International Paediatric Mitochondrial Disease Scale) were assessed, as well as cognitive functioning (intelligence, attention, working memory (WM)), and mental health (psychological functioning and quality of life). Individual patient data was described. …”
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Short-Term Findings From Testing EPIO, a Digital Self-Management Program for People Living With Chronic Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial by Katrine Bostrøm, Elin Børøsund, Hilde Eide, Cecilie Varsi, Ólöf Birna Kristjansdottir, Karlein M G Schreurs, Lori B Waxenberg, Karen E Weiss, Eleshia J Morrison, Hanne Stavenes Støle, Milada Cvancarova Småstuen, Audun Stubhaug, Lise Solberg Nes

“…ConclusionsEvidence-informed, user-centered digital pain self-management interventions such as EPIO may have the potential to effectively support self-management and improve psychological functioning in the form of reduced symptoms of depression and improved capacity to regulate thoughts, feelings, and behavior for people living with chronic pain. …”
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Resilient phenotypes among bereaved youth: a comparison of trajectory, relative, and cross-domain approaches by Ana Lucia Espinosa Dice, Xian Ye, Stephanie Gyuri Kim, Katie A. McLaughlin, Ananda B. Amstadter, Henning Tiemeier, Christy A. Denckla

“…Relative psychological resilience at age 16 leveraged standardized residuals from a model regressing psychological symptoms on bereavement to determine better-than-expected psychological functioning relative to bereavement status. Relative cross-domain resilience around age 16 was a sum score of the residuals approach applied to eight unique domains of health. …”
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Evaluation of a school-based, teacher-delivered psychological intervention group program for trauma-affected Syrian refugee children in Istanbul, Turkey by Vahdet Gormez, Hale Nur Kılıç, Abdurrahman Cahid Orengul, Merve Nursoy Demir, Elif Bestenigar Mert, Bilal Makhlouta, Kerem Kınık, Bengi Semerci

“…Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate an innovative, protocol-based, group cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program delivered by trained teachers to reduce emotional distress and improve psychological functioning among the war-traumatized Syrian refugee students living in Istanbul. …”
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Longitudinal Relationships Among Fear of COVID-19, Smartphone Online Self-Disclosure, Happiness, and Psychological Well-being: Survey Study by Jörg Matthes, Kevin Koban, Ariadne Neureiter, Anja Stevic

“…Longitudinal investigations are needed to gain insights into the psychological functionalities of online self-disclosure during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Linking Individual-Level Facebook Posts With Psychological and Health Data in an Epidemiological Cohort: Feasibility Study by Peter James, Claudia Trudel-Fitzgerald, Harold H Lee, Hayami K Koga, Laura D Kubzansky, Francine Grodstein

“…ObjectiveWe evaluated the feasibility of obtaining Facebook data from a large ongoing cohort study of midlife and older women, which may be used to assess psychological functioning efficiently with low cost. …”
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A Digital Peer Support Platform to Translate Online Peer Support for Emerging Adult Mental Well-being: Randomized Controlled Trial by GeckHong Yeo, Gladys Loo, Matt Oon, Rachel Pang, Dean Ho

“…A growing body of work indicates that digital peer emotional support has positive implications for the psychological functioning of emerging adults. There is burgeoning interest among health care professionals, educational stakeholders, and policy makers in understanding the implementation and clinical effectiveness, as well as the associated mechanism of change, of digital peer support as an intervention. …”
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Health-Related Quality of Life and Influencing Factors in Coronary Heart Disease Based on the Scale QLICD-CHD (V2.0): A Cross-Sectional Study by Rao S, Xu C, Wan C, Huang Z, Huang X, Chen S

“…The physical functions were related to treatment, albumin, globular proteins, chloride, and red blood cell count with B=− 9.031, 1.000, 0.612, 1.320, and 5.161, respectively. The psychological function was in association with family economy, clinical course, serum phosphorus, and percentage of lymphocyte population with B=7.487, 6.411, − 16.458, and 0.090, respectively. …”
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Individual-specific fMRI-Subspaces improve functional connectivity prediction of behavior by Kashyap, Rajan, Kong, Ru, Bhattacharjee, Sagarika, Li, Jingwei, Zhou, Juan, Yeo, Thomas B. T.

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Rebecca Underwood - Thesis submitted in partial fuifilment of the degree of Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsych) by Underwood, R

“…The only significant difference found was that people with higher levels of ASD traits reported lower psychological functioning. Thus, services need to be mindful of ensuring they are autism-informed in their standard approach and recognise the additional stress that ASD can place on wellbeing. …”

Health-related quality of life of Malaysian patients with chronic non-malignant pain and its associated factors: a cross-sectional study by Ju-Ying Ang, E-Li Leong, Huan-Keat Chan, Asrul Akmal Shafie, Shi-Qi Lee, Punita Mutiah, Ronald Vei-Meng Lim, Chia-Ming Loo, R. Usha S. Rajah, Mazlila Meor Ahmad Shah, Zubaidah Jamil Osman, Lee-Choo Yeoh, Devanandhini Krisnan, Kavita Bhojwani

“…Abstract Background Chronic pain has a major impact on a patient’s quality of life, affecting physical and psychological functioning. It has debilitating consequences on social and economic aspects too. …”
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Psychometric evaluation of an Italian custom 4-item short form of the PROMIS anxiety item bank in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: an item response theory analysis by Marco Tullio Liuzza, Rocco Spagnuolo, Gabriella Antonucci, Rosa Daniela Grembiale, Cristina Cosco, Francesco Salvatore Iaquinta, Vanessa Funari, Stefano Dastoli, Steven Nistico, Patrizia Doldo

“…Patient-reported outcome measures can facilitate the assessment of physical and psychological functioning. The National Institutes of Health (NIH)’s Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS®) is a set of Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs) that cover physical appearance, mental health, and social health. …”
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A Biological Approach to Building Resilience and Wellness Capacity Among Police Exposed to Posttraumatic Stress Injuries: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Judith Pizarro Andersen, Paula Maria Di Nota, Nazanin Alavi, Gregory Anderson, Craig Bennell, Carolyn McGregor, Rosemary Ricciardelli, Sarah Caroline Scott, Peter Shipley, Michelle Lise Vincent

“…ConclusionsThere is an urgent need to provide police and PSP with effective training that improves physical and psychological functioning. Given that help-seeking for PTSI is reduced among these occupational groups, AMT is a promising intervention that can be completed in the privacy of one’s home. …”
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Home-Based Treatment for Chronic Pain Combining Neuromodulation, Computer-Assisted Training, and Telemonitoring in Patients With Breast Cancer: Protocol for a Rehabilitative Study by Lorenzo Conti, Chiara Marzorati, Roberto Grasso, Roberta Ferrucci, Alberto Priori, Francesca Mameli, Fabiana Ruggiero, Gabriella Pravettoni

“…MethodsA web-based structured survey aimed at monitoring chronic pain and its effect on psychological functions will be delivered to patients with breast cancer through social media and email. …”
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Sleep Treatment Education Program for Young Adult Cancer Survivors (STEP-YA): Protocol for an Efficacy Trial by Alexis L Michaud, Briana Bice, Eva Miklos, Katherine McCormick, Cheryl Medeiros-Nancarrow, Eric S Zhou, Christopher J Recklitis

“…ConclusionsChronic insomnia has significant negative effects on YACS’ medical, educational, and psychological functioning. STEP-YA aims to address their needs; study results will determine if the intervention warrants future effectiveness and dissemination studies and if individualized coaching is necessary for adequate treatment response. …”
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Impact of Robotic-Assisted Gait Therapy on Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Patients with Subacute Spinal Cord Injuries (SCIs)—A Prospective Clinical Study by Alicja Widuch-Spodyniuk, Beata Tarnacka, Bogumił Korczyński, Justyna Wiśniowska

“…In the RAGT group, post-rehabilitation measurements also indicated an improvement in psychological functioning (i.e., decreases in depression and anxiety and an increase in self-regulation (SR)). …”
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The effects of exercise and behavioural program on exercise adherence, exercise self-efficacy and functional status among community-dwelling older persons / Noor Azliyana Azizan by AZIZAN, NOOR AZLIYANA

“…This study aimed to determine the effects of exercise and behavioural program on exercise adherence, ESE, functional status (physical and psychological functions) among community-dwelling older persons. …”
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Canadian respiratory therapists who considered leaving their clinical position experienced elevated moral distress and adverse psychological and functional outcomes during the COVI... by Andrea M. D’Alessandro-Lowe, Kimberly Ritchie, Andrea Brown, Bethany Easterbrook, Yuanxin Xue, Mina Pichtikova, Max Altman, Isaac Beech, Heather Millman, Fatima Foster, Kelly Hassall, Yarden Levy, David L. Streiner, Fardous Hosseiny, Sara Rodrigues, Alexandra Heber, Charlene O’Connor, Hugo Schielke, Ann Malain, Randi E. McCabe, Ruth A. Lanius, Margaret C. McKinnon

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