Background Abuse of elderly women is great concern and yet relatively little known about interventions. Objectives The aim this study was to develop test a culturally informed treatment, based on Intervention Mapping (IM), for primary healthcare settings. intervention targets family members seeks reduce elder abuse. Methods N = 80 were randomized or control. Elderly completed assessment prior r...

OBJECTIVES Cancer survivors often report cognitive problems. Furthermore, decreases in physical activity typically occur over the course of cancer treatment. Although physical activity benefits cognitive function in noncancer populations, evidence linking physical activity to cognitive function in cancer survivors is limited. In our recent randomized controlled trial, breast cancer survivors wh...

OBJECTIVE Although there has been growing evidence for the efficacy of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) for different clinical populations, its effectiveness as a public mental health intervention has not been studied. The present study evaluates a community-based MBCT intervention for adults with mild to moderate depressive symptomatology in a large multi-site, pragmatic randomized c...

A recent review revealed 155 randomized controlled trials of psychological interventions for cancer patients published through 1998, and many additional trials have been published since that time. Even a quick examination of the literature on the effects of psychosocial interventions on outcomes related to quality of life, such as psychological adjustment and fatigue in cancer patients, reveals...

BACKGROUND Among the working population, unemployed, temporary agency and expired fixed-term contract workers having psychological problems are a particularly vulnerable group, at risk for sickness absence and prolonged work disability. Studies investigating the effectiveness of return-to-work (RTW) interventions on these workers, who are without an employment contract, are scarce. Therefore, a...

BACKGROUND Research is yet to investigate whether psychological interventions delivered early after diagnosis can benefit patients with head and neck cancer (HNC). PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a brief self-regulatory intervention (targeting illness perceptions and coping) at improving HNC patient health-related quality of life (HRQL). METHODS A pilot...

Objective Identifying early predictors of weight loss is key for developing personalized treatment. However, few individual factors have been identified that predict weight loss during intervention, other than early weight loss itself. Methods Women with overweight or obesity (n = 186, mean ± SD age 50.0 ± 10.6 years, body mass index 34.0 ± 4.2 kg m-2) participated in the Portion-Control Stra...

Foot reflexology has improved numerous physical and psychological symptoms in patients. The researchers this study aimed to investigate the effect of foot on laboratory parameters, intake/output/weight medication regimen after kidney transplant surgery. research was a secondary analysis parallel randomized controlled trial. included patients who were admitted transplantation ward. stratified ra...