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Showing 1 to 20 of 277 for “"Physical and mental health"”.
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Evaluating the Relationship Between Patient Interpersonal Skills and Post Bariatric Surgery Physical and Mental Health Outcomes
… problem that is associated with several negative health conditions and high economic costs. Bariatric surgery is an effective and durable treatment option for people who struggle with obesity. These surgeries have been found to lead to significant decreases in patient body weight. Despite a …
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Food Insecurity And Physical And Mental Health Of Elementary School Children In A Rural, Appalachian Mississippi Community
… food insecurity has been associated with poor physical health and behavioral and psychological problems in children. This study examined differences in parent/caregiver-perceived child health and parent/caregiver-reported behavioral and psychological problems by food security status of …
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What is the relationship between vigorous physical activity and physical and mental health indicators in young adults?
… adolescents but are encouraged to follow adult physical activity (PA) guidelines. PA guidelines for adults do not specifically recommend regular vigorous-intensity PA (VPA), unlike guidelines for adolescents. This thesis aimed to conduct a systematic review to ascertain the influence of VPA on …
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The Structure of Support: Exploring How Social Networks Influence the Physical and Mental Health of U.S. Adults.
… social support, social integration and social networks on well-being. Nonetheless, conceptual clarity remains elusive and these terms are often used interchangeably, precluding confident conclusions and hindering cross-study comparisons. Guided by social network analysis, the social …
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Effects of physical activity and exercise on physical and mental health outcomes in female older adults with arthritis
… arthritic symptoms are essential to maintain physical and mental health. Physical activity (PA) and exercise may be advantageous strategies for improving arthritis-related symptoms and mental health outcomes, yet there is a lack of consistent evidence surrounding these terms. Aims and …
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Motivation as a Common Cognitive Signature of Physical and Mental Health: Bridging Computational Psychiatry, Chronobiology, and Metabolic Health
Motivation plays a fundamental role in human behaviour and shapes the way we engage with the world. But why do individuals differ in their motivational drive and behaviour? The effort-based decision-making framework helps us formalise cognitive mechanisms involved in motivation, furthering our …
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The Cardiac Self-Blame Attributions Scale as a Predictor of Physical and Mental Health Outcomes in Underrepresented Patients with Cardiovascular Disease
… patients engage in a causal search to understand why it occurred. One way of distinguishing attributions is through the construct of self-blame. There is a difference between patients blaming their illnesses on their own behaviors, referred to as behavioral self-blame (BSB), and the tendency …
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Of Unsound Mind and Body: A Statistical Test of the Association Between Intimate Partner Violence and Chronic Physical and Mental Health Outcomes
<p>A growing body of literature, both academic and in the popular media, has focused on intimate partner violence (IPV) and its consequences. In addition to the acute physical, social, and economic consequence of IPV, IPV clearly causes great stress for IPV women. While research has shown an …
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Tėvų emigracijos įtaka Lietuvoje likusių jų vaikų sveikatai /
… the associations between parental emigration and the physical and mental health of their children remaining in Lithuania are discussed. The impact of demographic, social, and economic factors is analysed, as well as the main differences between the information provided by the children …
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Impact of parental emigration on the health of their children remaining in Lithuania /
… the associations between parental emigration and the physical and mental health of their children remaining in Lithuania are discussed. The impact of demographic, social, and economic factors is analysed, as well as the main differences between the information provided by the children …
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Discrimination and health: how being Hispanic can make you sick
… a reduction in an individual's reserve capacity and an increase in negative emotions, among other deleterious effects. I tested the Reserve Capacity Model as it relates to measures of physical and mental-health related quality of life. A sample of 236 Hispanic Americans completed measures of …
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The Health of Rural Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
<p><strong>Introduction:</strong> Grandparents are becoming increasingly responsible for raising their grandchildren. Previous studies have noted physical and mental health limitations for custodial grandparents. Grandparents face numerous challenges in raising grandchildren and consequently, …
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Racial Microaggressions and Health Status: The Moderating Effect of Emotion Regulation
… the relationship between racial microaggressions and physical and mental health. Significant racial disparities in health status persist in the United States (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2013). Previous research asserts that racial discrimination negatively impacts physical …
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Cardiovascular Risk Indicators and Health-Related Quality of Life in Women Veterans with PTSD
… among women veterans treated at the Veterans Health Administration and is associated with a wide range of negative physical health outcomes, including the development of cardiovascular disease. In addition, PTSD has a negative impact on an individual's subjective perception of the …
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The relationship between anger, aggression and video gaming
… the popularity of video games has grown rapidly and today they play a vital part in adolescents lives. The effects of playing video games have been widely discussed over the past few years. Today the majority of existing studies on this matter have focused on the possible negative consequences of …
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The Influence of Elective Surgery on Health in Veterans with Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
… stress disorder (PTSD) is common, chronic, and associated with greater risk of postoperative mortality in veterans. Therefore, the purpose of this dissertation was to determine if elective outpatient surgery had a persistent and deleterious effect on the physical or mental health of …
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Gender, Race, Marriage, and Health in Later Life
Research on health in old age finds gender and racial differences in physical and mental health and points to several social factors that can influence health in later life, including marriage. However, it remains unclear whether the health impacts of marriage differ between men and women or across …
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Adverse Childhood Experiences(ACEs) and Nonverbal Reasoning Skills
<p>Severe stress and interpersonal traumatic experience in childhood have a cascade effect on an individual's physical and mental health. There is evidence that people with complex adverse childhood experiences have diminished cognitive abilities. However, there are few studies on the effects of …
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The relationships between psychological factors and weight loss
… review in which the theoretical, conceptual and empirical literature relating to the impact of initial weight-related expectations on weight-loss and related outcomes is explored.Part two is an empirical paper exploring the relationships between self-efficacy and illness cognitions with the …
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The social determinants of health: an empirical analysis of ethnic and spatial inequalities in health.
… articles that empirically examine the ethnic and spatial patterning of health outcomes in England today. Health is defined here as a multidimensional concept encompassing physical and mental health and wellbeing, in line with the Public Health White Paper ‘Healthy Lives, Healthy People’ (HM …
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