Aims: Patients with fibromyalgia have very limited psychological flexibility that can lead to severe pain, depression, and other psychiatric disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of acceptance and commitment-based therapy on depression, chronic fatigue and pain intensity in patients with fibromyalgia with the effect of waiting and quarterly follow-up. Methods & materia...

Objectives: As smartphones become more popular, so do their applications. However, expectations of the elderly regarding the contribution of smartphone in controlling chronic diseases remain unclear. This research aims to understand senior retirees’ smartphone acceptance, perceived contribution of smartphone application in facilitating chronic disease control and their association. Findings fro...

In contrast to previous studies, which examine technology acceptance mainly from the perspective of healthy users in the context of information and communication technologies, this exploratory study concentrates on technology acceptance in patients suffering from coronary heart disease as well as on their demands for technical assistance. In cooperation with the Heart and Diabetes Center North ...

BACKGROUND Adaptation to a chronic somatic disease depends on a variety of factors, including belief in health locus of control. OBJECTIVES Correlation between health locus of control and illness acceptance in patients with Graves-Basedow and Hashimoto diseases as well as correlation between health locus of control, illness acceptance, sex, and age. PATIENTS AND METHODS THREE METHODS WERE A...