{"title":"Patients' experiences of living with Long Covid and their beliefs about the role of psychology in their condition.","authors":"Saara Petker, Jane Ogden","doi":"10.1177/13591053251325112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053251325112","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Some patients with chronic conditions are unreceptive to a psychological approach. This study aimed to explore the experience of Long Covid (LC) with an emphasis on patients' beliefs about the role of psychology. UK participants (<i>n</i> = 14) with either self-reported or diagnosed LC took part in semi-structured interviews. Thematic analysis described three main themes: 'Living in uncertainty', 'Why should I trust you if you don't believe me?' and 'Once I know the cause people will believe me'. Transcending these themes was a tension between professional experts and experts by lived experience and a dichotomy between psychological and medical explanations. Overarching all themes was a sense that synthesising the biological and psychological components of LC could help to resolve this tension. In summary. living with LC is characterised by feeling disbelieved which can drive the rejection of psychology. Helping patients feel listened to may encourage a more positive approach to psychological support.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"13591053251325112"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143651862","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Factors associated with parents' hesitancy to vaccinate their children against COVID-19: The moderator role of parental anxiety.","authors":"Josée Richard, Anik Dubé, Jalila Jbilou, Mylène Lachance-Grzela","doi":"10.1177/13591053251323502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053251323502","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this study was to examine the factors that influenced parental hesitancy toward vaccinating children against COVID-19 in the months leading up to the launch of the pediatric vaccination campaign. We examined whether parental anxiety moderated the relationships between parents' access to vaccine information, choice overload, perceived freedom of choice, mistrust toward authorities, and hesitancy toward vaccinating children against COVID-19. A sample of 440 Canadian parents of children aged 1-16 years completed questionnaires. Results revealed that having less access to information and perceiving greater freedom in decision-making increased hesitancy among parents, especially when they reported experiencing anxiety in their parental role. Mistrust of authorities and choice overload were linked to greater hesitancy about vaccination. However, these links were not moderated by the reported parental anxiety. Considering that there will likely be more pandemics in the future, our study has pertinent implications for the healthcare community.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"13591053251323502"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143651859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vivien Manteufel, Lea Höfel, Johannes-Peter Haas, Thomas Jacobsen
{"title":"The role of fatigue in adolescents' chronic pain: A study on facets of fatigue in young patients with a chronic pain disorder.","authors":"Vivien Manteufel, Lea Höfel, Johannes-Peter Haas, Thomas Jacobsen","doi":"10.1177/13591053251324703","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053251324703","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fatigue has been proposed as a potential factor influencing the perception of pain, which could be pertinent for enhancing chronic pain treatment. Exploring the relationship between pain and fatigue during a 3-week inpatient interdisciplinary multimodal pain therapy program, we evaluated children and adolescents (11-18 years) who reported significant chronic pain. Assessment tools included the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory and other clinical questionnaires. The participants had higher fatigue scores than healthy subjects, general fatigue was found to be associated with the perception of pain in a random-effects model. The connection between fatigue and pain in adolescents with chronic pain suggests that the degree of fatigue and the changes in fatigue were associated with the intensity of their pain. The participants' (<i>N</i> = 94) dimensions of fatigue and the intensity of their pain were reduced. We discuss implications for fatigue-reducing treatments in chronic pain management to reduce pain and augment pain management skills.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"13591053251324703"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143651871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Neophytos Georgiou, Matt Thompson, Victoria Bridgland, Tracey Wade, Ryan Balzan
{"title":"People at-risk of an Eating Disorder are more likely to endorse dietary misinformation claims and hold rigid beliefs.","authors":"Neophytos Georgiou, Matt Thompson, Victoria Bridgland, Tracey Wade, Ryan Balzan","doi":"10.1177/13591053251324695","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053251324695","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>People are exposed to misinformation about dieting practices every day on social media which can influence their health and wellbeing. While misinformation research has largely focused on general vulnerabilities to misinformation and strategies to counteract its spread, limited work has examined how specific harmful content, such as dietary misinformation, influences vulnerable groups, particularly those at risk of eating disorders (EDs). This study investigated whether individuals at risk of an ED were more likely to endorse Dietary Misinformation. After completing measures of dietary intentions, health conscientiousness and weight concern, 215 participants completed a behavioural measure of belief rigidity (i.e. Bias Against Disconfirmatory Evidence; BADE), and measures of general and diet-specific misinformation susceptibility. The findings suggest that participants who score highly on weight concern (ie, potentially at risk for an ED), were less likely to show belief flexibility and integrate new evidence and are more inclined to endorse diet-specific misinformation. This research highlights the broader importance of drawing attention to how particular misinformation online can affect the wellbeing of those potentially in vulnerable groups, in this case those at ED risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"13591053251324695"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143651864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tiffany Chenneville, Serena Wasilewski, Kaitlyn Ligman, Morgan Haskett
{"title":"Exploring and improving sexual health literacy: Insights from sexual health experts.","authors":"Tiffany Chenneville, Serena Wasilewski, Kaitlyn Ligman, Morgan Haskett","doi":"10.1177/13591053251325959","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053251325959","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sexual health is integral to physical and mental wellbeing. Yet, sexual health literacy (SHL) is understudied and there is a dearth of reliable and valid SHL measures. To address this gap in the literature, we used Robinson's Sexual Health Model to guide this qualitative study of sexual health experts' perspectives of SHL as part of a larger project to inform SHL scale development. Participants were eight cisgender women professionals with sexual health expertise. Participants completed an hour-long semi-structured virtual interview, which was transcribed and then analyzed using thematic analysis. Results provide insight into perceived gaps in, facilitators and barriers to promoting, and considerations for assessing SHL. Findings offer insight into sexual health promotion among diverse populations and will be used to guide development of a SHL scale.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"13591053251325959"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143651857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The impact of cognitive and existential factors on pain experience and how pain relates to cancer survivors' fear of recurrence: A systematic review.","authors":"Philippa Kolokotroni, Fotios Anagnostopoulos","doi":"10.1177/13591053251324249","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053251324249","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two of the most common problems that cancer survivors may face are persistent cancer pain and fear of recurrence. We conducted a systematic review of quantitative studies that examined the association between cognitive factors, existential factors, and fear of recurrence with persistent cancer pain in cancer survivors. Our research question was formulated based on the PICO system. PRISMA guidelines were followed. Nineteen papers were included in the review, and the vast majority examined the association between cognitive characteristics and persistent cancer pain. The results emphasized the importance of cognitive factors as potential targets for psychological interventions. The association between pain and fear of recurrence was confirmed, and we gained a deeper understanding of the psychological processes involved in the relationship between cancer pain and fear of recurrence.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"13591053251324249"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143651868","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiyang Tong, Mingzhu Su, Xinyu Liu, Yujia Feng, Di Shao, Shuo Zhang, Yingjie Fu, Xiaojie Sun
{"title":"Associations between social participation and psychological distress among older adults with hypertension in rural China: The mediating role of social capital.","authors":"Xiyang Tong, Mingzhu Su, Xinyu Liu, Yujia Feng, Di Shao, Shuo Zhang, Yingjie Fu, Xiaojie Sun","doi":"10.1177/13591053251322748","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053251322748","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Psychological distress in older adults with hypertension in rural China significantly impacts their families and society. This study aims to explore how social participation affects psychological distress among older adults with hypertension in rural China, focusing on the mediating role of social capital. A total of 950 respondents completed surveys measuring social participation based on the frequency of social, recreational, and literary activities, the Resource Generator China scale, and the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the relationships between the variables. The results showed that social participation significantly affects psychological distress, with social capital mediating this relationship. The indirect effect of social capital accounted for 61.0% of the total effect. These findings suggest targeted interventions in social participation and social capital to reduce psychological distress among rural elderly individuals with hypertension in China.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"13591053251322748"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143651855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gemma Smith, Andrew R Thompson, Anna McCulloch, Jennifer Moses
{"title":"Safety, acceptance and enablement in a shaken world: The role of relationships in post traumatic growth development following spinal cord injury.","authors":"Gemma Smith, Andrew R Thompson, Anna McCulloch, Jennifer Moses","doi":"10.1177/13591053251315891","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053251315891","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Research indicates relationships can support post traumatic growth (PTG) following spinal cord injury (SCI). However, knowledge of this area is limited. Thus, the study aimed to explore the role of relationships and perceived support in PTG development. Eleven semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants who had acquired SCI in adulthood. Constructivist Grounded Theory was utilised for analysis. Tracy's qualitative markers were used to ensure quality and rigour. Findings showed SCI can disrupt core beliefs, triggering cognitive and behavioural re-evaluation processes to rebuild beliefs, and experience PTG. Three inter-related themes of how relationships support these processes were revealed: 'a safe place to get back on your feet'; accepting and valuing me and enabling learning and independence. Relationships can support PTG processes through providing emotional safety, enabling exploration of self and supporting self-acceptance. A tentative theoretical model is provided, with implications for PTG theories and recommendations for clinical practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"13591053251315891"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143651866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Barbara Gonçalves, Joanne Lusher, Audrey Cund, Caroline Sime, Eileen Harkess-Murphy
{"title":"Understanding the psychosocial burden of living with advanced COPD in context of palliative care: A mixed methods study.","authors":"Barbara Gonçalves, Joanne Lusher, Audrey Cund, Caroline Sime, Eileen Harkess-Murphy","doi":"10.1177/13591053251316504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053251316504","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>People with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) face substantial physical and psychosocial challenges influencing their quality of life. This study explored the psychosocial aspects of people with COPD attending palliative care services. Concurrent embedded mixed methods study with 22 individuals was conducted. Data collection involved semi-structured interviews and McGill Quality of Life-Revised and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale questionnaires. Findings revealed a negative correlation between quality of life and psychological distress, emphasising that as disease severity increased, so did psychological distress. From interviews emerged three themes: adjustment to living with a debilitating disease, loss of identity and developing lifestyle coping strategies. To conclude, a biopsychosocial perspective to understanding the impact of COPD is essential in identifying mitigating factors which exacerbate disease burden and increase psychological distress of people living with COPD. Implementing a biopsychosocial framework can enhance care by furthering self-management, reducing psychological distress and promoting a person-centred approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"13591053251316504"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143626782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jizhou Francis Ye, Wenxue Zou, Liyao Huang, Yuyuan Kylie Lai, Luxi Zhang, Xinshu Zhao
{"title":"Health information acquisition and lifestyle choices among cancer survivors in China: Examining the roles of patient-centered communication, patient trust, and system trust.","authors":"Jizhou Francis Ye, Wenxue Zou, Liyao Huang, Yuyuan Kylie Lai, Luxi Zhang, Xinshu Zhao","doi":"10.1177/13591053251321782","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053251321782","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Guided by the health information model and pathway model of health communication, this study investigates the relationship between different health information acquisition (seeking/scanning) and healthy lifestyle behaviors in a nationally representative, cross-sectional sample of cancer survivors (<i>N</i> = 567) in China. A moderated mediation model was employed to explore the mediating roles of patient-centered communication (PCC) and patient trust in physicians in the relationship between health information acquisition and healthy lifestyle behaviors. The study also examined the moderating role of system trust. Results indicate that health information seeking and scanning positively correlate with healthy lifestyle behaviors (i.e. fruit and vegetable consumption) via PCC and patient trust. Moreover, system trust positively moderates the relationship between health information seeking and PCC. These findings contribute to health communication and psychology literature and highlight the importance of patient-centered care in managing self-health, especially within the Chinese healthcare context.</p>","PeriodicalId":51355,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Health Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"13591053251321782"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143626781","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}