{"title":"Comparing the effectiveness of animated videos and talking-head videos in science communication","authors":"Clara L. Marx, Laura M. König","doi":"10.1111/bjhp.12786","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12786","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Online videos are becoming increasingly popular for obtaining nutrition-related information. Learning theories suggest that videos may differ in their effectiveness of conveying knowledge depending on the correspondence between audio and visual content. We thus tested whether two popular video formats, i.e. <i>talking-head</i> and <i>animated video</i>s, differed regarding knowledge transfer effectiveness and their ability to stimulate content sharing.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>2 video format x 3 topic between-subjects experiment.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A total of 358 participants who were representative for the German population regarding age, gender and level of education were randomly assigned to viewing one video format about one of three nutrition-related topics. Afterwards, they rated the video, indicated willingness to share the information with others and answered a set of quiz questions about all three topics to assess knowledge.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Videos did not differ in their evaluation (<i>F[</i>1, 352] = 0.16, <i>p</i> = .898), knowledge transfer (<i>F</i>[2, 352] = 0.10, <i>p</i> = .749) or content sharing (<i>F</i>[1, 352] = 0.12, <i>p</i> = .727). However, participants received a better knowledge score for the video topic they watched a video about than for the other two topics (<i>F</i>[4, 704] = 50.00, <i>p</i> < .001, partial η2 = .22).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Therefore, both formats can be considered equally effective for use in science communication.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48161,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Health Psychology","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/bjhp.12786","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143447209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Davide Moussas-Alvarez, Rhiannon E. Hawkes, Lisa M. Miles, Charlotte Dack, David P. French
{"title":"Service users' experiences of, and engagement with, a nationally implemented digital diabetes prevention programme","authors":"Davide Moussas-Alvarez, Rhiannon E. Hawkes, Lisa M. Miles, Charlotte Dack, David P. French","doi":"10.1111/bjhp.12787","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12787","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) may be prevented by promoting weight loss through adopting healthier behaviours (e.g., improved diet and increased physical activity). In 2016, the National Health Service (NHS) in England introduced a 9-month face-to-face T2DM prevention intervention, delivered by four independent providers. Since 2019, the NHS Digital Diabetes Prevention Programme (NHS-DDPP) was offered to increase accessibility of the programme. This research aimed to understand how service users engaged with, and experienced using the NHS-DDPP.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Qualitative interviews.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Semi-structured interviews were conducted with service users (<i>n</i> = 45) who took part in one of the four NHS-DDPP providers' programmes and transcribed verbatim. Transcripts were thematically analysed using a framework approach.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Two overarching themes were produced: ‘Personalized Guidance’ and ‘Path to Success’. Service users valued having health coach support, which provided personalized guidance throughout the programme, alongside access to different app features to suit their needs (e.g., educational content, tracking health behaviours, group support). Service users described self-monitoring, feedback from their health coach and support from their social circle as helpful towards changing their health behaviours. This enabled them to visualize their progress and provided accountability.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Service users emphasized how human contact alongside this digital behaviour change programme improved their experiences and engagement with the programme. Digital health interventions could consider how to better incorporate support from health coaches, friends and family to help users in making behavioural changes. Future digital health interventions should consider how best to harness non-digital elements to promote behaviour change.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48161,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Health Psychology","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/bjhp.12787","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143438917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rachel Batchelor, Matthew Hotton, Eloise Harris, Alex Lau-Zhu, Annabel L. David
{"title":"“We are here too”: Experiences and perceived support needs of adolescent siblings of Paediatric oncology inpatients","authors":"Rachel Batchelor, Matthew Hotton, Eloise Harris, Alex Lau-Zhu, Annabel L. David","doi":"10.1111/bjhp.12785","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12785","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Adolescent siblings of children and young people (CYP) with cancer are at increased risk of psychosocial difficulties, yet many remain overlooked and unsupported. This project aimed to explore the experiences and perceived needs of adolescent siblings of paediatric oncology inpatients to inform service improvement recommendations for sibling support.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 siblings of CYP previously admitted to a paediatric oncology ward. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. The findings were reviewed in consultation with staff and used to identify pragmatic/feasible recommendations for improving sibling support, organized using the three-tier ‘Pediatric Psychosocial Preventative Health Model’ (PPPHM; Families, Systems & Health, 2006, 24, 381).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>An overarching narrative of siblings wanting to feel part of the cancer journey was found, including their family's experience on the ward, with three key themes: (i) “what about me?”: overlooked and unseen, (ii) “always changing, never knowing”: the challenge of uncertainty and (iii) “let me be part of it all”: togetherness, communication and connection. These findings informed sibling support recommendations. Such recommendations included providing psychosocial screening, resources and opportunities for family time/communication and developmentally appropriate information to all siblings (universal support), monitoring psychosocial difficulties, siblings having someone to talk to and fostering family and peer connection for siblings requiring additional support (targeted support) and offering one-to-one psychological support and family therapy for persistent and/or escalating distress (clinical/treatment support).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Based on the experiences of siblings, a range of sibling support recommendations have been identified. Implementation and evaluation of these recommendations are warranted.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48161,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Health Psychology","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/bjhp.12785","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143423912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Elizabeth H. Evans, Christopher M. Jones, Ashley Adamson, Angela R. Jones, Laura Basterfield, João Paulo de Aguiar Greca, Letitia Sermin-Reed, Maddey Patterson, Lorraine McSweeney, Raenhha Dhami, Louisa Ells, Alison Gahagan, Tomos Robinson, Mohadeseh Shojaei Shahrokhabadi, Dawn Teare, Martin J. Tovée, Vera Araújo Soares
{"title":"Mechanisms and outcomes of a very low intensity intervention to improve parental acknowledgement and understanding of childhood overweight/obesity, embedded in the National Child Measurement Programme: A sub-study within a large cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (MapMe2)","authors":"Elizabeth H. Evans, Christopher M. Jones, Ashley Adamson, Angela R. Jones, Laura Basterfield, João Paulo de Aguiar Greca, Letitia Sermin-Reed, Maddey Patterson, Lorraine McSweeney, Raenhha Dhami, Louisa Ells, Alison Gahagan, Tomos Robinson, Mohadeseh Shojaei Shahrokhabadi, Dawn Teare, Martin J. Tovée, Vera Araújo Soares","doi":"10.1111/bjhp.12784","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12784","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Parental underdetection of child underweight and overweight/obesity may negatively affect children's longer-term health. We examined psychological/behavioural mechanisms of a very low-intensity intervention to improve acknowledgement and understanding of child weight after feedback from a school-based weight monitoring programme.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This sub-study was nested within a larger 3-arm cluster-RCT (1:1:1; <i>N</i> = 57,300). Parents in all groups received written postal feedback on their child's weight classification. Intervention participants received an enhanced feedback letter with computer-generated photorealistic images depicting children of different weight classifications, and access to a website about supporting healthy weight, once (intervention one) or twice (intervention two; repeated 6 months after first ‘dose’).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A quantitative process and outcome evaluation using baseline and 12-month BMI <i>z</i>-scores of an opt-in sub-sample of 502 children aged 4–5 and 10–11. Children completed dietary reports, used accelerometers (MVPA), and self-reported self-esteem; 10–11-year-olds also self-reported quality of life and dietary restraint. Parents reported perceptions of child's weight classification, and their intentions, self-efficacy, action planning and coping planning for child physical activity, dietary intake; parents of 4–5-year-olds reported their child's quality of life.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Neither intervention differentially improved parental acknowledgement or understanding of weight classification at follow-up, although parents in all groups reported better acknowledgement after receiving feedback. The interventions did not affect behavioural/psychological determinants, weight outcomes, children's self-esteem, dietary restraint or quality of life.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The interventions neither improved parental acknowledgement of child weight, child BMI <i>z</i>-scores and their psychological/behavioural determinants, nor worsened psycho-social sequelae.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48161,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Health Psychology","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/bjhp.12784","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143397130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shaelyn M. Strachan, Sasha M. Kullman, Marko Dobrovolskyi, Vianney Z. Vega, Alexandra Yarema, Caity Patson
{"title":"Explaining the self-regulatory role of affect in identity theory: The role of self-compassion","authors":"Shaelyn M. Strachan, Sasha M. Kullman, Marko Dobrovolskyi, Vianney Z. Vega, Alexandra Yarema, Caity Patson","doi":"10.1111/bjhp.12783","DOIUrl":"10.1111/bjhp.12783","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>According to Stets and Burke's Identity Theory, people experience negative affect when their behaviour deviates from their identity standards, which drives the regulation of identity-relevant behaviour. Guilt and shame represent unique forms of negative affect. Self-compassion may influence guilt and shame responses about identity-behaviour inconsistencies. Relative to exercise identity, we examined the associations between (1) guilt and shame, behavioural intentions, and perceptions of identity-behaviour re-alignment after an identity-inconsistent situation and (2) whether self-compassion moderates the relationship between these forms of negative affect and both behavioural intentions and identity-behaviour re-alignment.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Prospective, online, quantitative.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p><i>N</i> = 274 exercisers (<i>M</i><sub>age</sub> = 32.5 years, SD<sub>age</sub> = 10.8 years, 50.2% women) who engaged in less exercise in the past week than their identity standard were recruited from Prolific.com. At baseline, self-compassion, state and trait guilt and shame, and exercise intentions were measured. One week later, participants reported the extent to which their past week's exercise aligned with their identity standard (i.e., identity-consistent perceptions).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Neither state shame nor guilt related to exercise intentions nor identity-consistent perceptions. Self-compassion moderated the relationship between state guilt and identity-consistent perceptions (<i>b</i> = 2.524, SE = .975, <i>t</i> = 2.588, <i>p</i> = .010); state guilt was related to identity-behaviour consistency when self-compassion was high, but not when it was low. No other moderations were significant.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study adds nuance to Identity Theory and its propositions about negative affect and self-regulation; self-compassion may create the conditions necessary for negative affect to drive identity-relevant behaviour as proposed by identity theory.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48161,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Health Psychology","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11786238/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143075945","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alicia M. de Vries, Adelita V. Ranchor, Ralf Westerhuis, Annemieke Visser, Casper F. M. Franssen, Gerjan J. Navis, Maya J. Schroevers
{"title":"Why do most people on dialysis not accept psychological care to increase perceptions of control in life?","authors":"Alicia M. de Vries, Adelita V. Ranchor, Ralf Westerhuis, Annemieke Visser, Casper F. M. Franssen, Gerjan J. Navis, Maya J. Schroevers","doi":"10.1111/bjhp.12782","DOIUrl":"10.1111/bjhp.12782","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>People with chronic kidney failure (CKF) on dialysis who perceive little control in life are at risk for a reduced well-being. We developed and tested an intervention aiming to enhance their perceptions of control. To gain insight into patients' care needs and acceptance of the intervention, we examined the prevalence of patients perceiving low control, their characteristics, and their reasons for (not) accepting the intervention.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We consecutively screened 430 people on dialysis on perceived control, with those reporting low control offered to participate in the intervention study.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We used data of a Randomized Controlled Trial examining the feasibility, acceptability and efficacy of the intervention. Perceived control was assessed with the Pearlin Mastery scale.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>About half (55%) of the sample perceived low control, particularly those with more comorbidities. Most persons eligible for receiving the intervention did not accept the intervention (89%), especially older persons. Main reasons were experiencing little burden of perceiving low control as well as no need for care to increase perceived control.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A significant number of people on dialysis perceived low control in life, yet very few accepted an intervention for regaining a sense of control. In-depth qualitative research is needed for a more comprehensive understanding of the personal experience and perceived impact of low control on health and well-being, activities and relationships as well as people's reasons and needs for enhancing a sense of control and attitude towards psychological interventions aiming to enhance perceived control.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48161,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Health Psychology","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11771624/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143047825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sonya S. Brady, Andrés Arguedas, Jared D. Huling, Gerhard Hellemann, David R. Jacobs Jr, Cora E. Lewis, Cynthia S. Fok, Pamela J. Schreiner, Stephen K. Van Den Eeden, Alayne D. Markland
{"title":"The association between depressive symptoms and lower urinary tract symptoms and impact among women: Investigating behavioural, cognitive and physiological pathways","authors":"Sonya S. Brady, Andrés Arguedas, Jared D. Huling, Gerhard Hellemann, David R. Jacobs Jr, Cora E. Lewis, Cynthia S. Fok, Pamela J. Schreiner, Stephen K. Van Den Eeden, Alayne D. Markland","doi":"10.1111/bjhp.12768","DOIUrl":"10.1111/bjhp.12768","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Mechanistic studies are needed to understand why depressive symptoms are associated with poorer physical health. The objective of this study was to examine whether behavioural, cognitive and physiological factors mediated an association between depressive symptoms, measured in early adulthood, and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and their impact, a composite variable measured in mid-life adulthood, among women in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study, conducted in four regions of the United States.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Prospective cohort study.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Data were examined for 871 women. Depressive symptoms were measured and averaged across Years 5, 10 and 15. Year 20 health behaviour combined information about smoking, physical activity and diet. Year 25 cognitive function combined performance on different cognitive tests. Year 25 metabolic syndrome combined standard risk criteria for waist circumference, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein, blood pressure and glucose. A cluster analysis of urinary incontinence, other LUTS and impact data—collected two years after Year 25—was used to group women into one of four categories: no or very mild symptoms with no impact (bladder health) versus mild, moderate or severe symptoms/impact.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Structural equation modelling showed a statistically significant direct path between depressive symptoms and LUTS/impact. Tests of indirect paths showed that health behaviours, cognitive function and metabolic syndrome did not mediate the association between depressive symptoms and LUTS/impact.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Depressive symptoms in early adulthood appear to be associated with LUTS and their impact in mid-life adulthood over and above health behaviours, cognitive function and metabolic syndrome.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48161,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Health Psychology","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11751663/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143014046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kaat Philippe, Alexander P. Douglass, Fionnuala M. McAuliffe, Catherine M. Phillips
{"title":"Associations between lifestyle and well-being in early and late pregnancy in women with overweight or obesity: Secondary analyses of the PEARS RCT","authors":"Kaat Philippe, Alexander P. Douglass, Fionnuala M. McAuliffe, Catherine M. Phillips","doi":"10.1111/bjhp.12776","DOIUrl":"10.1111/bjhp.12776","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The associations between individual lifestyle behaviours and well-being are still poorly understood, particularly in the antenatal period when women are exposed to physiological changes and increased psychological distress. A healthy lifestyle score (HLS) comprising protective lifestyle behaviours may be useful for studying links between overall lifestyle and psychosocial outcomes. This study aimed to examine bidirectional associations between a HLS and its components and psychological well-being in pregnant women with overweight/obesity.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Secondary analyses of data from the PEARS trial.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Healthy lifestyle scores (scored 0–5) based on maternal diet (AHEI-P), physical activity (MET-minutes), alcohol consumption, smoking, and sleep habits were created for 330 and 287 mothers with overweight/obesity in early (14–16 weeks gestation) and late pregnancy (28 weeks gestation), respectively. Psychological well-being was measured with the WHO-5 well-being index. Cross-lagged path models (crude/adjusted) tested the directionality of relationships between lifestyle (composite score/individual components) and well-being cross-sectionally and over time in pregnancy.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The mean early pregnancy BMI was 29.2 kg/m<sup>2</sup>. The mean well-being score was 56.3% in early and 60.7% in late pregnancy. Significant autoregressive effects were observed for the HLS, all individual components, and well-being from early to late pregnancy. Well-being was positively correlated with the HLS, physical activity, and sleep variables within time points (in early and/or late pregnancy). Sleep and no smoking in early pregnancy predicted higher well-being in late pregnancy.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Overall healthy lifestyle, physical activity, and especially sleep duration and quality are associated with psychological well-being in pregnancy, and should be promoted antenatally.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48161,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Health Psychology","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11739547/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143014039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Oonagh Meade, Lena Aehlig, Maria O'Brien, Agatha Lawless, Jenny McSharry, Anda Dragomir, Jo K. Hart, Chris Keyworth, Kim L. Lavoie, Molly Byrne
{"title":"Implementation of a national programme to train and support healthcare professionals in brief behavioural interventions: A qualitative study using the theoretical domains framework","authors":"Oonagh Meade, Lena Aehlig, Maria O'Brien, Agatha Lawless, Jenny McSharry, Anda Dragomir, Jo K. Hart, Chris Keyworth, Kim L. Lavoie, Molly Byrne","doi":"10.1111/bjhp.12777","DOIUrl":"10.1111/bjhp.12777","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Behaviour change interventions offered opportunistically by healthcare professionals can support patient health behaviour change. The Making Every Contact Count (MECC) programme in Ireland is a national programme to support healthcare professionals to use brief behavioural interventions. The aim of this study was to gain an in-depth understanding of the enablers of, and barriers to, embedding MECC across the healthcare system.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A qualitative interview study.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We conducted individual semi-structured interviews to understand barriers and enablers to MECC implementation. Our sample was 36 participants (11 health promotion and improvement officers, 9 nurses, 15 allied health professionals and 1 training instructor) who have a direct role in either supporting or delivering brief interventions to patients. Data were analysed using a Framework Analysis approach guided by the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Eight theoretical domains influenced MECC implementation: environmental context and resources, intentions/goals, beliefs about the consequences of MECC delivery, knowledge, healthcare professionals' beliefs about their capability to deliver MECC interventions, social and professional role and identity, and reinforcement and skills. Environmental context and resources was the most strongly endorsed domain with key influencing factors including consultation type/setting, making MECC a routine part of clinical practice, a multi-professional approach, access to/visibility of resources/services, management support/expectations, impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the salience of the MECC programme and the strategic fit of MECC with other health service initiatives.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>While individual factors influence national implementation of behaviour change interventions, creating enabling environments for healthcare staff is crucial for widespread adoption across healthcare systems.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48161,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Health Psychology","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143014043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mikaela Spooner, Timothy R. Elliott, Wen Luo, Kelly M. Lee, Meredith L. C. Williamson
{"title":"Pre-disability resilience and well-being following the onset of functional impairments","authors":"Mikaela Spooner, Timothy R. Elliott, Wen Luo, Kelly M. Lee, Meredith L. C. Williamson","doi":"10.1111/bjhp.12781","DOIUrl":"10.1111/bjhp.12781","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objectives</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Tested the prospective relationship of a resilient personality prototype determined prior to disability onset to well-being among persons with and without debilitating functional impairments nine to 10 years later. A resilient profile was expected to predict well-being through its beneficial associations with positive affect, perceived control and social support.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Design</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Longitudinal, prospective observation study.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Data obtained from participants with no functional impairments at the first assessment of the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) project and who participated in the second survey (1147 men, 985 women at Time 1). Cluster analysis was used to create personality profiles at the first time point. Differences between resilient and non-resilient individuals were examined. A structural equation model (SEM) tested the prospective effects of resilience on positive affect, perceived control and social support to well-being.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A resilient personality profile was identified, as expected (<i>n</i> = 877). Individuals with a resilient personality prototype reported higher social support, positive affect, perceived control, life satisfaction and self-rated health at both measurement occasions than the non-resilient group. The SEM revealed that a resilient prototype operated through the three mediating variables to prospectively predict life satisfaction, and through social support and positive affect to predict self-rated health. These effects were independent of gender and disability severity.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A resilient personality profile prospectively operates through positive affect, perceived control and social support to predict well-being following the onset of debilitating impairments. The theoretical and clinical implications of these findings are discussed, and limitations are considered.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48161,"journal":{"name":"British Journal of Health Psychology","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142967084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}