BACKGROUND Preserving dignity can be considered as a goal of palliative care. To provide dignity-conserving care, it is relevant to identify the factors that influence a patient's self-perceived dignity. This study aims to develop an instrument to measure factors affecting self-perceived dignity that has good content validity and is appropriate for use in practice. METHODS Data were collected...

Previous research has identified a wide range of indicators of social isolation that pose health risks, including living alone, having a small social network, infrequent participation in social activities, and feelings of loneliness. However multiple forms of isolation are rarely studied together making it difficult to determine which aspects of isolation are most deleterious for health. Using ...

Persons with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia may internalize mental illness stigma and experience diminished self-esteem and self-efficacy. In this article, we describe a model of self-stigma and examine a hierarchy of mediational processes within the model. Seventy-one individuals with serious mental illness were recruited from a community support program at an outpatient psychiatry dep...

OBJECTIVE This randomised controlled trial (RCT) aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a self-guided internet-based stress management intervention (iSMI) for employees compared to a 6-month wait-list control group (WLC) with full access for both groups to treatment as usual. METHOD A sample of 264 employees with elevated symptoms of perceived stress (Perceived Stress Scale, PSS-10 ≥22) was random...

Abstract Objective Phenotypic markers associated with developmental stability such as fluctuating asymmetry, facial attractiveness, and reports of minor ailments can also act indicators overall physical health. However, few studies have assessed whether these might be cues mental We tested self- other-perceived are psychopathological symptoms in a mixed sample 358 college students, controlling ...

Introduction: Child abuse and misconduct with children have adverse effects on their growth and health and  consequences such as anxiety, depression, risk of suicide, antisocial behavior and drug abuse. One of the important components that  affects mental health is social support. Social protection, as one of the critical factors, can decrease the development of mental illness and improve menta...