Mehmet Yorulmaz, Ali Göde, Adil Aydoğdu, Rabia Dilekçi
{"title":"Investigation of the effect of internet addiction on cyberchondria.","authors":"Mehmet Yorulmaz, Ali Göde, Adil Aydoğdu, Rabia Dilekçi","doi":"10.1080/13548506.2025.2458794","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2025.2458794","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This research was conducted to examine the effect of internet addiction on cyberchondria. The research is important to understand how today's digital technologies contribute to health-related concerns and affect individuals' perceptions of health. Quantitative research design was used in this research conducted in Konya, a metropolitan city in Turkey. The study was conducted using the convenience sampling method on 403 participants. In the research, 'Personal Information Form', 'Internet Addiction Scale' and 'Cyberchondria Scale' were used. The data were analyzed with the SPSS program. As an analysis method, upon determining that the data were normally distributed, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation and simple linear regression analyzes were applied in independent groups. The majority of participants (69%) were female, 52.9% were between the ages of 18-27 and 53.8% were married. In terms of education level, 44.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher, and 59.6% earned minimum wage or less. Among the occupational groups, the largest proportion was students (31.5%), and their daily internet use was mostly 2-3 hours (44.4%). Internet is most frequently used for social media (47.4%) and news/agenda follow-up (25.1%). Within the scope of the research, internet addiction varies significantly according to the participants' age groups, education levels, professions, average daily internet usage time, and internet usage purposes; it was found that the cyberchondria levels of the participants showed significant differences according to the variables of income level, profession, daily internet usage time and internet use purpose. The research revealed a positive and significant relationship between the level of internet addiction and the level of cyberchondria. It has also been observed that internet addiction has a positive and significant effect on cyberchondria. These results show that cyberchondria tendencies become stronger with the increase in internet use among individuals.</p>","PeriodicalId":54535,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Health & Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143047506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Revolutionizing public health through digital health technology.","authors":"Hongzhan Tian, Kexin Zhang, Jingwen Zhang, Junfeng Shi, Hongyan Qiu, Ningning Hou, Fang Han, Chengxia Kan, Xiaodong Sun","doi":"10.1080/13548506.2025.2458254","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2025.2458254","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aging population and increasing chronic diseases strain public health systems. Advancements in digital health promise to tackle these challenges and enhance public health outcomes. Digital health integrates digital health technology (DHT) across healthcare, including smart consumer devices. This article examines the application of DHT in public health and its significant impact on revolutionizing the field. Historically, DHT has not only enhanced the efficiency of disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment but also facilitated the equitable distribution of global health resources. Looking ahead, DHT holds vast potential in areas such as personalized medicine, telemedicine, and intelligent health management. However, it also encounters challenges such as ethics, privacy, and data security. To further advance DHT, concerted efforts are essential, including policy support, investment in research and development, involvement of medical institutions, and improvement of public digital health literacy.</p>","PeriodicalId":54535,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Health & Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143048192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katarzyna Wojnar-Gruszka, Magdalena Miernik, Jakub Cichoń, Donata Liberacka-Lenart, Lucyna Płaszewska-Żywko, Marcelina Potocka
{"title":"Prevalence of the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and burnout syndrome (BOS) among intensive care unit (ICU) healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Katarzyna Wojnar-Gruszka, Magdalena Miernik, Jakub Cichoń, Donata Liberacka-Lenart, Lucyna Płaszewska-Żywko, Marcelina Potocka","doi":"10.1080/13548506.2025.2455468","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2025.2455468","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pandemic COronaVIrus Disease-19 (COVID-19) was a traumatic event that had a significant impact on the mental health of healthcare workers (HCWs), especially intensive care units (ICUs). Months of exposure and the threat of death can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and high physical and emotional strain can lead to burnout syndrome (BOS). The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of PTSD and BOS among ICU HCWs during the COVID-19 pandemic. A case-control study was conducted in 2022 using a diagnostic survey method with 148 hCWs from two intensive care units: a temporary intensive care unit (tICU, <i>n</i> = 93) and a general intensive care unit (gICU, <i>n</i> = 55) in Cracow, Poland. The Impact of Events Scale (IES-R), Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) and a proprietary questionnaire were used. The results obtained indicate that 46.62% (69) of HCWs had pronounced PTSD symptoms. In the tICU HCWs, 47.31% (44) had severe symptoms of PTSD, and in the gICU HCWs, 45.45% (25) were affected. HCWs in the tICU reported the highest score in the Hyperarousal domain (<i>x</i> = 1.52; SD = 0.87), while HCWs from the gICU reported higher scores in the Avoidance domain (x<i>x</i> = 1.45 SD = 0.81). HCWs presented moderate levels of job BOS in the domains of exhaustion (50.68%; 75) and lack of commitment (64.86%; 96). It was shown that lack of commitment to work was significantly more frequent in the tICU group than in the gICU group (<i>p</i> = 0.022). It was shown that the greater the level of exhaustion or withdrawal, the greater the severity of each PTSD symptom. Activity responsibility and fatigue were found to be the most stressful in the workplace. PTSD symptoms co-occurred with BOS. It is necessary to provide employees with targeted psychological support in dealing with the post-pandemic emotional crisis and support the retention of nurses in the profession.</p>","PeriodicalId":54535,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Health & Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143025840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zhang Jia-Yuan, Chen Yubin, Zhang Linghui, Zhou Yuqiu, Li Xining
{"title":"Parental burnout and parent-child relationship: the role of harsh parenting in couples.","authors":"Zhang Jia-Yuan, Chen Yubin, Zhang Linghui, Zhou Yuqiu, Li Xining","doi":"10.1080/13548506.2025.2450547","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2025.2450547","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Parental burnout is a prominent topic in current family research, with proven detrimental effects on the well-being of both parents and children. However, the specific mechanism by which parenting burnout impacts the parent-child relationship within families remains unclear. Furthermore, there is limited research exploring whether parenting burnout has a direct impact on the parent-child relationship. This study aims to address this gap by constructing an actor-partner interdependent mediation model of parental harsh parenting in order to explore the influence of parents' own and their spouse's parenting burnout on their respective parent-child relationships, as well as the mediating effect of their own harsh parenting and that of their spouse. A convenient sampling method was used to select 405 parents from two middle schools in Yichun, Heilongjiang Province as participants for this investigation. The Chinese version of the Parenting Burnout Inventory, Harsh Parenting Scale, and Parent-child Relationship Scale were utilized for data collection over half year period. The findings revealed that (1) parenting burnout significantly negatively predicts both one's own and one's spouse's parent-child relationships; (2) parenting burnout affects one's own parent-child relationship through their own harsh parenting; (3) parenting burnout influences one's spouse's parent-child relationship through their spouse's harsh parenting. This study sheds light on the influence and mechanisms underlying parental burnout on the parent-child relationship, offering valuable insights for preventing parental burnout and enhancing family dynamics.</p>","PeriodicalId":54535,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Health & Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143016417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluating the relationships between forgiveness, compassion and care behaviors of nurses: a structural equation modeling.","authors":"Dilek Yildirim, Cennet Ciris Yildiz, Ozgur Karaca","doi":"10.1080/13548506.2025.2451778","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2025.2451778","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Analyzing the levels of forgiveness and compassion, which may influence patient care and professional attitudes of the nurses, may provide data for nursing education and practices. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between compassion, forgiveness, and the caring behaviors of the nurses and reveal the role of compassion on forgiveness and nursing care behaviors. This cross-sectional study was conducted at a research and training hospital between July and December 2021 with 515 nurses. Sociodemographic form, Compassion Scale (CS), Caring Behaviors Inventory-24 (CBI-24), and Heartland Forgiveness Scale (HFS) were used for data collection. We found a positive and statistically significant relationship between the scores obtained from the CS and the CBI-24 (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Additionally, there was a positive and statistically significant relationship between kindness, indifference, common humanity, separation, mindfulness, and disengagement subscales of the CS and the scores obtained from the CBI-24 and its assurance, respectful, and connectedness subscales (<i>p</i> < 0.05). High-quality and humane nursing care require compassionate, merciful, and sympathetic nurses. Therefore, sources of stress in the workplace should be determined and reduced to help nurses to cope with compassion fatigue. Nurses' compassion finds its reflection in the caring behavior of the nurses.</p>","PeriodicalId":54535,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Health & Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143016311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Related factors of sarcopenia risk in Chinese older people - a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Juan Chen, Yan-Hong Su","doi":"10.1080/13548506.2024.2448303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2024.2448303","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Numerous factors, including age chronic disease, level of education, and depression, affect the health and function of skeletal muscles. However, it is still unclear which factors affect skeletal muscle health in older age groups across age range segments. Decision tree and logistic regression models were employed in this study to examine the factors that influence older adults' likelihood of developing sarcopenia. The database information of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) in 2015 was selected, and a sample of 2965 people who met the inclusion criteria was screened. Logistic regression research revealed that while height (<i>p</i> = 0.001, <i>OR</i>:0.979, 95%<i>CI</i>:0.967-0.992), triglycerides (<i>p</i> = 0.036, <i>OR</i>:0.999,95%<i>CI</i>:0.998-1.000), level of education (<i>p</i> = 0.004, <i>OR</i>:0.684,95%<i>CI</i>:0.530-0.883), and endowment insurance (<i>p</i> = 0.003, <i>OR</i>:0.598,95%<i>CI</i>: 0.427-0.839) were protective variables against sarcopenia in older adults, age (<i>p</i> < 0.001, <i>OR</i>:1.094,95%<i>CI</i>:1.079-1.110), depression (<i>p</i> = 0.003, <i>OR</i>:1.283,95%<i>CI</i>:1.089-1.512), and chronic disease(<i>p</i> < 0.012, <i>OR</i>:1.266,95%<i>CI</i>: 1.054-1.522) were risk factors for the condition. According to the decision tree model, the biggest determinant of an older person's chance of developing sarcopenia is age, which is followed by social communication, depression, chronic disease, level of education, and endowment insurance. In the aging Chinese population, sarcopenia risk is positively correlated with age, depression, and chronic disease, while it is adversely correlated with height, triglycerides, level of education, and endowment insurance. Level of education is the primary factor determining the risk of sarcopenia in older adults aged 60-69, while endowment insurance is the primary factor influencing the risk of sarcopenia in older adults aged 70-79. To prevent and intervene earlier in the beginning and progression of sarcopenia in the elderly, it is advised that knowledge of the condition be raised among the older population.</p>","PeriodicalId":54535,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Health & Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143016418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sophie Barraud Froget, Béatrice Perez-Dandieu, Claire Marquebieille, Géraldine Tapia
{"title":"Testing the effectiveness of a new French assisted resilience program among long-term unemployed people: a randomized control trial.","authors":"Sophie Barraud Froget, Béatrice Perez-Dandieu, Claire Marquebieille, Géraldine Tapia","doi":"10.1080/13548506.2025.2450548","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2025.2450548","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Long-term unemployment can affect life satisfaction, reduce well-being and increase mental health problems. Promoting psychological resilience to support the ability to cope with life challenges such as unemployment, may be a useful strategy. A specific program named AD-Ré was designed for Long-Term Unemployed (LTU) people in order to improve their mental health by fostering psychological resilience. A randomized control trial design was used. A total of 160 LTU people, recruited from the French National Employment Service, were randomly assigned to the experimental group (<i>n</i> = 89) or the control group (<i>n</i> = 71). The experimental condition consisted in following the usual counseling protocol and participating in the assisted resilience program AD-Ré while the control condition consisted in following the usual counseling protocol only. Resilience and mental-health outcomes were measured at baseline (T1) and following the last session of the program (T2). The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics, repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) and t-test. ANOVA showed a significant crossed effect between time and group on resilience, well-being, and emotional dysregulation measures (<i>p</i> < .05) and a trend effect on perceived stress and optimism measures (<i>p</i> < 10). The intervention had a significant effect on resilience (d = 0.62), well-being (d = 0.37) and emotional dysregulation (d = 0.32) and a trend effect on perceived stress measures (d = 0.26). For the first time in France, an assisted resilience program significantly improved psychological resilience among LTU compared to an usual counseling protocol.</p>","PeriodicalId":54535,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Health & Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143016384","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Smokers' perceived cancer risks: attributions of the risks and the roles of risks in planning to quit smoking.","authors":"SoeYoon Choi","doi":"10.1080/13548506.2024.2445753","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2024.2445753","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study proposed that smokers' perceived cancer risks differ emotionally and cognitively; the former is based on perceived smoking-related causes, while the latter is based more on perceived non-smoking related causes. It further examined the role of perceived reasons for cancer risk, as well as perceived risks, in planning smoking cessation. The study drew a sample of daily smokers, intermittent smokers and previous smokers (as a reference category) from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). It used complex sample analysis through the SPSS package to run a series of regression models. In the general linear model with the dependent variable of cancer worry, the <i>cancer worry</i> was projected from perceived smoking-related causes more among previous smokers than intermittent smokers, revealing a pattern of self-serving assessment of cancer risks among intermittent smokers. Intermittent smokers were more pessimistic (perceived non-smoking-related causes) than previous smokers about the <i>perceived likelihood of cancer</i>. In the logistic regression model with the dependent variable of planning to quit smoking, pessimistic daily smokers were less likely to plan on quitting than intermittent smokers, though daily smokers who felt a greater likelihood of cancer risk did plan on quitting. Participants' assessment of cancer risks from perceived non-smoking-related reasons implies that one's smoking habit plays a minimal role in perceiving health statuses.</p>","PeriodicalId":54535,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Health & Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143016419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Illness attitudes and the flourishing of university students of South Korea in a pandemic: a cross-sectional descriptive study.","authors":"Insil Jang, Yoonjung Kim, Hyeji Shin","doi":"10.1080/13548506.2025.2451780","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2025.2451780","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Since the onset of the Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic in 2019, the virus has continued to experience periodic resurgences, and the evolution of new variants remains unpredictable. The greatest anxiety in Korean is now related to novel diseases, with a significant increase from 2.9% in 2018 to 32.8% in 2022. Excessive health concerns during the pandemic can lead to negative health behavior, highlighting their impact on well-being. This study aimed to identify how illness attitudes perceived by students during the pandemic influence their flourishing lives, and to examine the effects of health-promoting behaviors and social support on this relationship. A cross-sectional study was conducted using self-report questionnaires of 226 university students aged 18 to 35 years. We found that mental health issues among university students can hinder their flourishing growth in both the present and the future, while social support and health-promoting behavior act as sequential mediators between illness attitudes and flourishing. Healthcare professionals should offer flexible interventions that encourage health behaviors even in constrained environments and collaboration with social support within meaningful relationships is also required.</p>","PeriodicalId":54535,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Health & Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143016296","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of nursing interventions applied at night on sleep quality and sleep effort of patients in the intensive care unit.","authors":"Aynur Bahar, Mina Güner Muşluoğlu, Hilal Uygur","doi":"10.1080/13548506.2025.2450549","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2025.2450549","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to evaluate the effect of nursing care interventions applied at night on the sleep quality and sleep effort of intensive care patients. This study is descriptive and cross-sectional in nature. The sample size consists of 82 intensive care patients. Personal information form, Glasgow Coma Scale, Richard-Campbell Sleep Scale, Glasgow Sleep Effort Scale were applied to the patients. In the analysis of the data, Independent Samples t test, One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), Pearson Correlation test, and multilinear regression analysis were used. Based on the findings of the examined patients, it was concluded that care interventions may disrupt the sleep of intensive care patients. It is thought that determining the care interventions that disrupt the sleep of intensive care patients may contribute to better planning of care and preserving the sleep patterns of the patients. Basd on our results, nursing education programs and intensive care unit introductory courses should be reviewed to understand the importance of sleep. In this context, reducing unnecessary interventions and diagnostic procedures at night, evaluating and managing pain, using questionnaires for daily bedside evaluation of sleep quality, and implementing interventions that support sleep quality and sleep should be an integral part of nursing care. Insomnia is a significant stressor in the intensive care unit. Therefore, it is important for nurses, who are primarily responsible for care, to determine the sleep quality of patients, evaluate the factors that reduce sleep quality, and implement preventive interventions to ensure patient comfort. It is expected that this study will lead to plans for grouping nursing care interventions in a way that will not affect sleep.</p>","PeriodicalId":54535,"journal":{"name":"Psychology Health & Medicine","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142967252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}