Facebook and mental wellbeing: a crossover randomised controlled study

Psychological wellbeing after laparoscopic and abdominal hysterectomy--a randomised controlled multicentre study.

OBJECTIVE To compare laparoscopic hysterectomy and abdominal total hysterectomy regarding influence on postoperative psychological wellbeing and surgical measures. DESIGN A prospective, open, randomised multicentre trial. SETTING Five hospitals in the South East of Sweden. POPULATION Hundred and twenty-five women scheduled for hysterectomy for benign conditions were enrolled in the study,...

Diffusion of an evidence-based smoking cessation intervention through Facebook: a randomised controlled trial study protocol

INTRODUCTION Online social networks represent a potential mechanism for the dissemination of health interventions including smoking cessation; however, which elements of an intervention determine diffusion between participants is unclear. Diffusion is frequently measured using R, the reproductive rate, which is determined by the duration of use (t), the 'contagiousness' of an intervention (β) a...

Mental Health and Wellbeing

Crime and Mental Wellbeing

Crime and Mental Wellbeing We provide empirical evidence of crime’s impact on the mental wellbeing of both victims and non-victims. We differentiate between the direct impact to victims and the indirect impact to society due to the fear of crime. The results show a decrease in mental wellbeing after violent crime victimization and that the violent crime rate has a negative impact on mental well...

Out & Online; effectiveness of a tailored online multi-symptom mental health and wellbeing program for same-sex attracted young adults: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND Same-sex attracted young adults have been found to experience higher rates of mental health problems and greater difficulties in accessing specialist mental health care services compared to their heterosexual peers. Internet-based mental health interventions have the potential to be more engaging and accessible to young adults compared to those delivered face-to-face. However, they a...