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{"title":"Primary healthcare provider experience of knowledge brokering interventions for mood management.","authors":"Nadia Minian,&nbsp;Anika Saiva,&nbsp;Sheleza Ahad,&nbsp;Allison Gayapersad,&nbsp;Laurie Zawertailo,&nbsp;Scott Veldhuizen,&nbsp;Arun Ravindran,&nbsp;Claire de Oliveira,&nbsp;Carol Mulder,&nbsp;Dolly Baliunas,&nbsp;Peter Selby","doi":"10.1080/21642850.2023.2265136","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21642850.2023.2265136","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Knowledge brokering is a knowledge translation strategy used in healthcare settings to facilitate the implementation of evidence into practice. How healthcare providers perceive and respond to various knowledge translation approaches is not well understood. This qualitative study used the Theoretical Domains Framework to examine healthcare providers' experiences with receiving one of two knowledge translation strategies: a remote knowledge broker (rKB); or monthly emails, for encouraging delivery of mood management interventions to patients enrolled in a smoking cessation program.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 healthcare providers recruited from primary care teams. We used stratified purposeful sampling to recruit participants who were allocated to receive either the rKB, or a monthly email-based knowledge translation strategy as part of a cluster randomized controlled trial. Interviews were structured around domains of the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) to explore determinants influencing practice change. Data were coded into relevant domains.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Both knowledge translation strategies were considered helpful prompts to remind participants to deliver mood interventions to patients presenting depressive symptoms. Neither strategy appeared to have influenced the health care providers on the domains we probed. The domains pertaining to knowledge and professional identity were perceived as facilitators to implementation, while domains related to beliefs about consequences, emotion, and environmental context acted as barriers and/or facilitators to healthcare providers implementing mood management interventions.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Both strategies served as reminders and reinforced providers' knowledge regarding the connection between smoking and depressed mood. The TDF can help researchers better understand the influence of specific knowledge translation strategies on healthcare provider behavior change, as well as potential barriers and facilitators to implementation of evidence-informed interventions. Environmental context should be considered to address challenges and facilitate the movement of knowledge into clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":12891,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2023-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/7d/16/RHPB_11_2265136.PMC10557557.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41173205","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Psychometric properties of the Global Psychotrauma Screen in the United States.","authors":"Emma Grace,&nbsp;Rosalind Rogers,&nbsp;Robin Usher,&nbsp;Iris Margarita Rivera,&nbsp;Hanan Elbakry,&nbsp;Shanelle Sotilleo,&nbsp;Renee Doe,&nbsp;Mariella Toribio,&nbsp;Narda Coreas,&nbsp;Miranda Olff","doi":"10.1080/21642850.2023.2266215","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21642850.2023.2266215","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Prior research assessing the psychometric properties of the Global Psychotrauma Screen provided support for its internal consistency reliability, construct validity, convergent validity, and divergent validity in several international samples, but not specifically in a U.S. subsample.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The purpose of this study was to assess psychometric properties of the GPS in the U.S.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This observational study included a convenience sample of individually recruited participants (<i>N</i> = 231) who completed an initial study with 126-item online questionnaire and a two-week follow-up study with GPS alone through the weblinks provided by the research team. Data analyzes included measuring internal consistency and test-retest reliability, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyzes (EFA and CFA), convergent and divergent validity, sensitivity, specificity, and severity of the GPS symptom items. Additional CFA was conducted with data (<i>N</i> = 947) from the GPS multinational research project, U.S. subsample.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results showed acceptable internal consistency and test-retest reliability, convergent validity, and divergent validity of the GPS. The construct validity results supported a three-factor structure of the GPS symptoms. The GPS domains showed acceptable sensitivity and specificity with the cut-off scores of 3 for PTSD and 5 for CPTSD domains; and the scores of 1 for the anxiety, depression, and insomnia domains respectively. The GPS risk factors predicted the GPS symptom severity.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study provides new and additional evidence on the psychometric properties of the GPS which may help health care providers with the selection of an appropriate screening instrument for trauma-related transdiagnostic symptoms. The study limitations should be addressed in future research through the replication of EFA and CFA internationally with larger samples, and the inclusion of a reference standard for dissociation.</p>","PeriodicalId":12891,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2023-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/33/3b/RHPB_11_2266215.PMC10557551.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41120564","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Self-reported symptoms of everyday executive dysfunction, daytime sleepiness, and fatigue and health status among adults with congenital aniridia: a descriptive study.","authors":"Solrun Sigurdardottir,&nbsp;Charlotte von der Lippe,&nbsp;Line Media,&nbsp;Jeanette Ullmann Miller,&nbsp;Erlend Christoffer Sommer Landsend","doi":"10.1080/21642850.2023.2263534","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21642850.2023.2263534","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Congenital aniridia is a rare genetic disorder of the eye characterized by visual impairment and progressive vision loss. While prior research has focused on ocular manifestations in individuals with aniridia, there is a dearth of research on impacts on cognition and mental health. The aims of this study were to describe subjective symptoms of everyday executive functioning, fatigue and sleepiness in adults with aniridia and to compare self-reported health status with that of a normative reference group.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Twenty-nine adults (aged 18-79 years) with congenital aniridia were included in this online survey, of whom 52% were females. Participants completed self-report measures of executive functioning (The Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Adult Version), sleepiness, fatigue, and health status (EQ-5D-5L).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants reported relatively few problems in everyday executive functioning, with only 14% experiencing impaired executive functioning. Scores on the five EQ-5D-5L domains (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain, and anxiety/depression) did not differ from those of the normative reference group. The frequencies of excessive daytime sleepiness and severe fatigue were 17% and 38%, respectively. Ocular pain was experienced by 62% of participants.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings show that cognitive problems are related to and reflect self-reported health status and extent of fatigue. Moreover, those who suffered from ocular pain reported more difficulties with executive functioning, sleepiness and fatigue. These findings are important for understanding this disorder and supporting patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":12891,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2023-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/dc/0a/RHPB_11_2263534.PMC10552592.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41118985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Basic psychological needs, quality of motivation, and protective behavior intentions: a nationally representative survey study.","authors":"Meri Pietilä,&nbsp;Kaisa Saurio,&nbsp;Frank Martela,&nbsp;Mia Silfver,&nbsp;Nelli Hankonen","doi":"10.1080/21642850.2023.2257295","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21642850.2023.2257295","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Building on the Self-Determination Theory, this study examines how basic psychological need satisfaction related to COVID-19 behavioral measures is associated with motivation quality and whether motivation quality is associated with intention to wear a face mask and to avoid meeting others.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Cross-sectional survey study involving a nationally representative sample of Finnish adult population aged 18-79 (<i>N</i> = 2272, M age = 48.63, SD = 16.89, 975 men and 1297 women) was conducted in Finland in May 2021 when protective behaviors were recommended to prevent acceleration of the epidemic. Measures included scales of Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction in Adhering to COVID Prevention Measures, Motivation to Adhere to COVID Prevention Measures, Perceived Personal Risk, Fear of COVID-19, and Protective Behavior Intention. Analysis of variance tests, linear regression analysis, and multinomial logistic regression were conducted. Perceived personal risk and fear of COVID-19 were controlled for in the regression analyses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>All three psychological needs were positively related to autonomous motivation (all <i>p </i>< .001). Autonomous motivation (range <i>OR </i>= 1.82-3.55, <i>p = </i>.001) was consistently related to intention to wear a mask and intention to avoid meeting people. Controlled motivation (range <i>OR</i> = .66<i>-</i>.93, <i>p </i>= .001<i>-</i>.457) was associated with decreased protective behavior intentions. The effects of amotivation (range <i>OR</i> = .65<i>-</i>1.02, <i>p</i> = .001<i>-</i>.911) varied across analyses.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Fostering autonomous motivation could increase adherence to protective behaviors in situations without clear mandates.</p>","PeriodicalId":12891,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2023-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10557624/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41139974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Using the theory of planned behavior to assess willingness and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination among a predominantly white U.S. college sample.","authors":"Cheyenne T Reyes, Wenqiu Cao, Angela G Astorini, Megan M Drohan, Christina T Schulz, Coral L Shuster, Mark L Robbins, Manshu Yang, Amy L Stamates","doi":"10.1080/21642850.2023.2248236","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21642850.2023.2248236","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Through the lens of behavioral models such as the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the Health Belief Model, the present study (1) investigated U.S. university students' willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and (2) examined predictors (e.g. demographics, past vaccine experience, TPB constructs) of vaccine willingness.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>University students (<i>n</i> = 170) completed a survey assessing demographics, health behaviors, attitudes, perceived severity/susceptibility, norms, and vaccine intentions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were collected from April 2020 through July 2020.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall, 56.5% of participants indicated that they would be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine once it is available, 39.4% were unsure of whether they would receive the vaccine, and 4.1% indicated they would not receive the vaccine. Multinomial logistic regression indicated that greater adherence to CDC guidelines (<i>p</i> = .030) and greater perceived pro-vaccine norms (<i>p</i> < .001) predicted greater vaccine willingness.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Results from this study are consistent with previous literature on vaccine hesitancy, whereby normative beliefs and adherence to CDC guidelines were found to be determinants of vaccine willingness. To reduce transmission of the COVID-19 pandemic, interventions aimed at promoting positive attitudes towards vaccination should aim to incorporate these observed determinants.</p>","PeriodicalId":12891,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/bb/8d/RHPB_11_2248236.PMC10438853.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10566261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Awareness of a disconnect between the value assigned to health and the effort devoted to health increases the intention to become more physically active.","authors":"Lorraine L Landais, Judith G M Jelsma, Evert A L M Verhagen, Danielle R M Timmermans, Olga C Damman","doi":"10.1080/21642850.2023.2242484","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21642850.2023.2242484","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Intrinsic values and priorities influence decision-making and are, therefore, important to consider explicitly in intervention development. Although health is generally considered an important value, individuals often make unhealthy choices, indicating a values disconnect.</p><p><strong>Study aim: </strong>To investigate how becoming aware of a disconnect between the value assigned to health and the effort devoted to health is related to intentions and commitment for behavioural change and physical activity among inactive adults.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We performed a secondary exploratory analysis on previously collected data. The intervention included a values exercise based on the Disconnected Values Model (DVM) that made disconnected values explicit to participants in two study arms. We compared participants with a disconnect (<i>n</i> = 138) with participants without a disconnect (<i>n</i> = 101) regarding intentions and commitment for behavioural change and physical activity and sitting time 2-4 weeks follow-up. Logistic and linear regression analyses were performed to analyse the data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Between-group differences were found for the intention to devote more effort to health (OR = 3.75; 95%CI: 2.05; 6.86) and for the intention to become more physically active (OR = 2.21; 95%CI: 1.10; 4.46), indicating that significantly more participants with a disconnect were motivated to change, compared to participants without a disconnect. No between-group differences were found for commitment, intention strength, follow-up physical activity and sitting time.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Making explicit a disconnect regarding health in an active choice intervention was associated with intentions to become more physically active. Still, it did not translate in significant behaviour change at 2-4 weeks follow-up.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04973813. Retrospectively registered.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT04973813..</p>","PeriodicalId":12891,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/29/b4/RHPB_11_2242484.PMC10388799.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10195724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"GP delivered brief weight loss advice: associations between in-consultation behaviour change techniques and patient weight loss in recorded primary care discussions.","authors":"Eleanor Ayre, Joseph J Lee, Kerstin Frie, Paul Aveyard, Charlotte V A Albury","doi":"10.1080/21642850.2023.2213751","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21642850.2023.2213751","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Primary care clinicians are encouraged to intervene opportunistically, offering weight-loss advice to people living with obesity. The BWeL trial showed patients receiving brief weight-loss advice from their general practitioner lost weight at one year follow-up. We examined the behaviour change techniques (BCTs) clinicians used to identify which BCTs are associated with this weight loss.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We coded 224 audio recorded interventions from the BWeL trial using the behavioural change techniques version one taxonomy (BCTTv1) and the 'refined taxonomy of behaviour change techniques to help people change their physical activity and healthy eating behaviours' (CALOR-RE taxonomy). Linear and logistic regressions were performed to analyse associations between behaviour change techniques used in these taxonomies and patient weight loss.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mean intervention length was 86 s<i>.</i> We identified 28 different BCTs BCTTv1 and 22 from CALOR-RE. No BCTs or BCT domains were associated with mean weight loss at 12 months, loss of 5% bodyweight, or action taken at 3 months. The BCT 'Feedback on outcomes of behaviour (future)' was associated with an increased likelihood that the patient reported taking action to lose weight by 12 months (OR = 6.10, 95%CI = 1.20, 31.0).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Although we found no evidence to support the use of particular BCTs, our results suggest that it is the brief intervention itself, rather than specific content, which may motivate weight loss. This can support clinicians to confidently intervene without needing complex training. Offering follow-up appointments can support positive changes to health behaviours, even if these are not associated with weight loss.</p>","PeriodicalId":12891,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10201997/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9871530","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Understanding the implementation of 'Making Every Contact Count' (MECC) delivered by healthcare professionals in a mental health hospital: protocol for a pragmatic formative process evaluation.","authors":"Angela M Rodrigues, Emma Kemp, Maria Raisa Jessica Aquino, Rob Wilson, Milica Vasiljevic, Kate McBride, Craig Robson, Mish Loraine, Jill Harland, Catherine Haighton","doi":"10.1080/21642850.2023.2174698","DOIUrl":"10.1080/21642850.2023.2174698","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>'Making Every Contact Count' (MECC) is a public health strategy supporting public-facing workers to use opportunities during routine contacts to enable health behaviour change. A mental health hospital in the North East of England is currently implementing a programme to embed MECC across the hospital supporting weight management ('A Weight Off Your Mind'). Bespoke MECC training has been developed to improve staff confidence in discussing physical activity, healthy eating, and related behaviour change with service users. This article describes the protocol for a pragmatic formative process evaluation to inform the implementation plan for MECC and facilitate successful implementation of the bespoke MECC training at scale.</p><p><strong>Methods/design: </strong>An 18-month, mixed method pragmatic formative process evaluation, including qualitative research, surveys, document review and stakeholder engagement. This project is conducted within a mental health inpatient setting in the North East of England. Programme documents will be reviewed, mapped against MECC national guidelines, Behaviour Change Techniques (BCTs) and intervention functions within the Behaviour Change Wheel. A cross-sectional survey (<i>n</i> = 365) and qualitative semi-structured interviews (<i>n</i> = 30) will be conducted with healthcare practitioners delivering MECC to assess capability, opportunity and motivation. Data collection and fidelity procedures will be examined, including design, training and delivery dimensions of fidelity. Interviews with service users (<i>n</i> = 20) will also be conducted.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Anticipated outcomes include developing recommendations to overcome barriers to delivery of and access to MECC, including whether to either support the use of the existing MECC protocol or tailor the MECC training programme. The findings are anticipated to improve fidelity of MECC training within mental health inpatient settings as well as provide evidence for MECC training at a national level. We also expect findings to influence strategic plans, policy, and practice specific to MECC and inform best practice in implementing wider brief intervention programmes.</p>","PeriodicalId":12891,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9904297/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9162015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Stress, mental ill-health and functional somatic syndromes in incident and chronic sleep disturbance in a general adult population.","authors":"Hampus Enkvist,&nbsp;Albin Öhman,&nbsp;Matias Pitkänen,&nbsp;Maria Nordin,&nbsp;Steven Nordin","doi":"10.1080/21642850.2023.2184372","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2023.2184372","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Sleep disturbance may constitute health problems for the afflicted individual, but documentation of its chronicity is sparse. The objective was to investigate the extent to which incident and chronic sleep disturbance are associated with stress, mental ill-health and functional somatic syndromes.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>This was a prospective, longitudinal study with 3-year interval between two assessments (T1 and T2), with a population-based sample forming groups with incident sleep disturbance (disturbance only at T2; <i>n</i> = 303), chronic sleep disturbance (disturbance at T1 and T2; <i>n</i> = 343) and without sleep disturbance (neither at T1 nor T2; <i>n</i> = 1421). Questionnaire data were used at T2 of physician-based diagnosis of anxiety disorder, depression, exhaustion syndrome, and functional somatic syndrome as well as of degree of stress, burnout, anxiety and depression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Significant associations were found between chronic sleep disturbance and all four diagnoses (odds ratios = 1.74-2.19), whereas incident sleep disturbance was associated only with exhaustion syndrome and depression (odds ratios = 2.18-2.37). Degree of stress, burnout, anxiety and depression increased significantly from the referents to incident and chronic sleep disturbance, in that order (eta² = 0.083-0.166), except for the two latter groups not differing in depression.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings imply that healthcare professionals should be observant regarding various conditions of, apart from stress, mental ill-health and functional somatic syndromes in patients who present themselves with sleep disturbance, and in particular chronic disturbance.</p>","PeriodicalId":12891,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10013422/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9125238","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Role of health locus of control in preventing occupational decompression sickness among deep-sea fisherman divers.","authors":"Chanon Kongkamol,&nbsp;Piyada Kongkamol,&nbsp;Chutima Phanlamai,&nbsp;Pornchai Sathirapanya,&nbsp;Chutarat Sathirapanya","doi":"10.1080/21642850.2022.2156345","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2022.2156345","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Indigenous fisherman divers frequently experience decompression sickness (DCS). This study aimed to evaluate the associations between the level of knowledge of safe diving, beliefs in the health locus of control (HLC), and regular diving practices with DCS among the indigenous fisherman divers on Lipe island. The correlations among the level of beliefs in HLC, knowledge of safe diving and regular diving practices were evaluated also.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We enrolled the fisherman divers on Lipe island and collected their demographics, health indices, levels of knowledge of safe diving, beliefs in external and internal HLC (EHLC and IHLC), and regular diving practices to evaluate the associations with the occurrence of DCS by logistic regression analysis. Pearson's correlation was used to test the correlations among the level of beliefs in IHLC and EHLC, knowledge of safe diving, and regular diving practices.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Fifty-eight male fisherman divers whose mean age was 40.39 (±10.61) (range 21-57) years were enrolled. Twenty-six (44.8%) participants had experienced DCS. Body mass index (BMI), alcohol consumption, diving depth, duration of time in the sea/dive, level of beliefs in HLC and regular diving practices were significantly associated with DCS (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Level of belief in IHLC had a significantly strong reverse correlation with that in EHLC and a moderate correlation with level of knowledge of safe diving and regular diving practices. By contrast, level of belief in EHLC had a significantly moderate reverse correlation with level of knowledge of safe diving and regular diving practices (<i>p</i> < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Encouraging the fisherman divers' belief in IHLC could be beneficial for their occupational safety.</p>","PeriodicalId":12891,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/98/fe/RHPB_11_2156345.PMC9969968.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9368911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}