The positive outcomes associated with Patient Engagement (PE) have been strongly supported by the recent literature. However, this concept has been marginally addressed in the context of cancer. Limited attention has also received the role of informal caregivers in promoting physical and psychological well-being of patients, as well as the interdependence of dyads. The Cancer Dyads Group Interv...

For the purposes of this research, Aberdeen defines “cognitive commerce capabilities” as those technologies (specifically artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning) that companies use to automate the processes used to capture and analyze data. Thanks to such capabilities, digital marketers, fulfillment professionals, merchandisers, sellers, and others can put data-driven insights to wor...

Investigating social cognition in dolphins is a complex, demanding task. Alien in senses, form, and habitat, dolphins are challenging to comprehend and difficult to study. As the previous chapters in this book have made clear, they are also sophisticated, innovative creatures whose cognition we have only just begun to understand. “Cognitive Ecology” (Hutchins, 2010a, 2014) is a transformative n...

The application of autonomous systems is on an increase, and there is the need to optimize the fit between humans and these systems. While operators must be aware of the autonomous system’s dynamic behaviors, the autonomous systems must in turn base their operations, among other things, on an on-going knowledge of operators’ cognitive state, and its application domain. Psychophysiology allows f...

The evidence base for computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (CCBT) for common mental health problems has expanded rapidly in recent years. Reviews and meta-analyses have produced promising findings with regard to CCBT’s effectiveness and acceptability, but developing and supporting effective and sustainable models of CCBT service implementation remains a challenge. This paper considers CCB...

BACKGROUND Identifying modifiable lifestyle correlates of cognitive decline and risk of dementia is complex, particularly as few population-based longitudinal studies jointly model these interlinked processes. Recent methodological developments allow us to examine statistically defined sub-populations with separate cognitive trajectories and dementia risks. METHODS Engagement in social, physi...

Situated within a positive psychology perspective, this study explored linkages between adolescent students' positive subjective well-being and their levels of engagement in schooling. Specifically, using structural equation modeling techniques, we evaluated the nature and directionality of longitudinal relationships between life satisfaction and student engagement variables. It was hypothesize...

We examined age differences in the effort required to perform the basic cognitive operations needed to achieve a specified objective outcome, and how hypothesized increases in effort requirements in later life are related to intrinsic motivation associated with enjoyment of and participation in effortful cognitive activities. Young (N = 59; 20-40 years) and older (N = 57; 64-85 years) adults pe...

BACKGROUND Obstetrician cognitive and affective traits have been identified to have relationships with their patients' perinatal outcomes. The objective was to identify relationships between obstetrician demographic and practice characteristics and physician coping, self-efficacy, anxiety and ambiguity tolerance. METHODS Obstetricians at a single institution were surveyed using 5 validated sc...

This chapter pursues three goals. First, it overviews selfdetermination theory (SDT). SDT is a macrotheory of motivation comprised of fi ve interrelated minitheories—basic needs theory, organismic integration theory, goal contents theory, cognitive evaluation theory, and causality orientations theory. Each minitheory was created to explain specifi c motivational phenomena and to address specifi...