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Showing 1 to 20 of 85 for “"Psychosocial Variables"”.
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Psychosocial Variables in Outpatients Receiving Intrathecal Baclofen or Pain-Pump Therapy
… are at an increased risk for experiencing psychosocial distress and developing psychological difficulties. Spasticity, a chronic condition generally defined as an increase in muscle tone while at rest, is frequently observed in a variety of medical populations. Spasticity is not only …
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Parental adaptation to the cerebral-palsied child : the influence of psychosocial variables
This study examined the degree of adaptation (operationalised by means of multiple measures, namely satisfaction with family life, stress and adjustment to the child) being attained by parents of a child with cerebral palsy. Drawing on the model of stress and coping of Lazarus and Folkman (1984), …
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Psychosocial variables in the prediction of somatic complaints with applications to stress-related disorders
… assessing functional somatic symptoms, psychosocial variables, and behavioral responses to health-related situations. Significant predictors of functional somatic symptoms differed for females and males. The amount of stress experienced, perceived susceptibility to illness, perceived …
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Use of Cognitive Screening and the Influence of Psychosocial Variables in Identification of Cognitive Impairment in MS
… relationships between cognitive functioning and psychosocial factors of disease. SUBJECTS: The study includes 94 subjects with a Demyelinating disease [M age = 45.04 (11.08); M education = 15.40 (2.13)] who were referred to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Multiple Sclerosis Clinical …
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The Influence of Cognitive, Affective, and Somatic Symptoms of Depression and Related Psychosocial Variables on Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Participation
… to explore the impact of depression and related psychosocial variables on CR participation. By examining specific symptom clusters of depression and related variables, such as negative illness cognitions and depressive behaviors, the relation between depression and CR participation can be more …
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The Effects of Learning Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction on Psychosocial Variables and HbA1c in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
<p>ABSTRACT</p> <p>THE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL EFFECTS OF AN ONLINE MINDFULNESS BASED STRESS REDUCTION INTERVENTION ON ADOLESCENTS WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES</p> <p>By</p> <p>Denise E. Van Sant – Smith</p> <p>Date: 4-5-2019</p> <p>Dissertation Supervised by Linda Goodfellow, PhD, RN, FAAN</p> …
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Patterns of cortisol and DHEA secretion and relationships with attachment style and psychosocial variables in female adolescents: a developmental psychopathology approach
… presented; first, a study of neuroendocrine and psychosocial parameters in a group of healthy female adolescents (N = 63), followed by a parallel study of female adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN) (N = 8). A biopsychosocial, multi-method measurement approach was taken, which utilised …
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Identifying Psychosocial Variables Related to Child and Adolescent Adjustment Following a Residential Fire: The Role of Appraisal, Coping, and Family Environment
… relationship among family environmental variables and individual child adaptational processes which may predict adjustment outcomes.
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An Examination of the Relative Contribution of Diagnostic and Psychosocial Factors in the Prediction of Adolescent Suicidal Ideation
… the relative importance of diagnostic and psychosocial factors in the prediction of adolescent suicidal ideation. Previous research has shown both sets of variables to be significantly related to suicidality but has failed to compare their relative efficacy in explaining suicidal ideation. …
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Sex Differences in Psychotic Symptoms: Understanding the Role of Psychosocial Influences
… in psychosis and the potential role of psychosocial variables in these differences. A sample of 51 men and women with psychosis completed a questionnaire about clinical variables (age of onset, age of first contact with services, age of first hospitalisation, number of hospitalisations, …
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Adoption of recommended eating behaviors following bariatric surgery : predicting group membership
… to determine if some social cognitive and psychosocial variables (e.g., maintenance self-efficacy, action planning, & depression) would accurately classify bariatric patients into one of three groups—maintenance, relapse, or recovery—related to adherence to post-surgical nutrition …
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Psychosocial Predictors of Survival in Persons with HIV or AIDS
… proposes a mechanism by which psychosocial variables could impact immune function and may serve to exacerbate or be protective of disease.</p> <p>The present study assessed the psychosocial variables (depression, stress and negative explanatory style) which research has shown to …
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Positive psychosocial predictors of health-promoting behaviors for cardiovascular patients, using the stages of change
This study examines whether positive psychosocial variables can predict health promoting behaviors in adults with cardiovascular disease, with the goal of enhancing the impact of interventions with this population. Specifically, this study includes four positive psychosocial variables: optimism, …
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A prospective study of the role of hope in predicting adjustment in new lower limb amputees
… them. Previous research has indicated that psychosocial variables such as satisfaction with social support and active coping may be of importance in facilitating adjustment to amputation. However, studies published to date have been almost exclusively cross sectional and have framed …
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Abnormal Movements and Their Psychosocial Correlates in a Sample of Psychiatric Inpatients: An Original Biopsychosocial Model
… to investigate the validity of an original biopsychosocial model of abnormal movement disorders in chronically mentally ill psychiatric inpatients. The model unites evidence that abnormal movements can limit social support, that stress can exacerbate abnormal movements, and that social support …
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Readiness to return: psychosocial factors and injury recovery
This thesis examined the associations between psychosocial factors, rate of recovery, and readiness to return to competition. The specific psychosocial variables measured were: social support, coping, daily hassles, and rehabilitation self-efficacy. Athletes and dancers (N= 35), ranging from club …
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Developmental change in adolescents' psychological and legal competence to consent to abortion: An empirical study and quantitative model of social policy
… to consent to abortion, and assesses age and psychosocial variables as predictors of legal competence. Participants are 75 females, age 13 to 21, who suspect an unplanned pregnancy and come to a cooperating clinic for a pregnancy test. Volitional and cognitive facets of legal competence are …
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Who said "words can never hurt?": an investigation of child weight status, childhood psycosocial variables, and later adult quality of life
… purpose of the research project was to test psychosocial variables as mediators of the relationship between child weight status and adult quality of life. A total of 164 undergraduate and graduate students from Louisiana State University participated in the study. The students completed five …
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Psychosocial Predictors of Breast Awareness Behaviors
… behaviors, and how personal, theoretical, and psychosocial constructs influence engagement in these behaviors. Data from 626 women without a history of breast cancer were used to investigate associations between psychosocial variables (e.g., anxiety, body dissatisfaction, cancer fatalism; …
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Factors Associated With Foster Parent Instrumental Social Support For Physical Activity
… PA. To date no studies have assessed how psychosocial variables or PA literacy are associated with social support as a behavioral outcome.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> Ninety-one foster parents completed surveys to assess perceptions related to foster child PA (PA level, enjoyment, and …
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