Health Psychology OpenPub Date : 2023-11-24eCollection Date: 2023-07-01DOI: 10.1177/20551029231217840
Dylan Slater, Anthony Venning, Lynda Matthews, Ross Iles, Paula Redpath
{"title":"Defining work-focused cognitive behavioural therapy (W-CBT) and whether it is effective at facilitating return to work for people experiencing mental health conditions: A systematic review and narrative synthesis.","authors":"Dylan Slater, Anthony Venning, Lynda Matthews, Ross Iles, Paula Redpath","doi":"10.1177/20551029231217840","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20551029231217840","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>It is unclear what constitutes Work Focused Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (W-CBT). This review sought to define W-CBT and ascertain its effectiveness at facilitating return to work (RTW) for people experiencing mental health conditions. A systematic review and narrative synthesis were undertaken. Five databases were searched (Medline, ProQuest, PsychInfo, Scopus, and Web of Science). English publications with an intervention combining CBT with RTW were selected. Quality checklists from the Joanna Briggs Institute were applied. Searching yielded 16,863 results. 23 moderate-to-high quality studies from 25 articles were included (13 experimentally designed studies, 3 pilots/case studies and 7 reviews). Results indicated W-CBT is effective at facilitating RTW for mild-to-moderate mental health conditions. For a program to be labelled W-CBT it is recommended it is (1) a stand-alone intervention; (2) delivered with an understanding RTW is the goal; and, (3) the CBT components are always framed by matters, subjects and contexts related to work.</p>","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"10 2","pages":"20551029231217840"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10676636/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138464636","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}
Health Psychology OpenPub Date : 2023-11-08eCollection Date: 2023-07-01DOI: 10.1177/20551029231214058
Denisa Genes, Fuschia M Sirois, Nicola J Buckland
{"title":"The impact of the first COVID-19 lockdown on weight management practices in UK adults: A self-regulation perspective.","authors":"Denisa Genes, Fuschia M Sirois, Nicola J Buckland","doi":"10.1177/20551029231214058","DOIUrl":"10.1177/20551029231214058","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to identify the impact of the first UK COVID-19 lockdown on individuals' weight management attempts (WMA). A self-regulation theoretical framework was used to identify predictors of continuing with a WMA, and weight change during the lockdown. An online retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted after the first UK COVID-19 lockdown. The sample consisted of 166 UK adults (M:31.08, SD:12.15) that were trying to manage their weight before the lockdown started. The survey assessed changes in WMA and practices, and measured perceived stress, flexible/rigid restraint, uncontrolled eating, craving control, and self-compassion. Results showed that 56% of participants reported disruption to their WMA during the lockdown. Participants with lower levels of perceived stress and higher flexible restraint were more likely to continue their WMA. Flexible restraint was a significant predictor of weight change. Interventions that promote flexibility in weight management may be beneficial for at-risk individuals under lockdown conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"10 2","pages":"20551029231214058"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10637132/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89720842","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}
Health Psychology OpenPub Date : 2023-10-21eCollection Date: 2023-07-01DOI: 10.1177/20551029231206780
Daniela Renger, Aischa Reinken, Sabrina Krys, Maria Gardani, Sarah E Martiny
{"title":"Why the belief in one's equal rights matters: Self-respect, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation in Western and non-Western countries.","authors":"Daniela Renger, Aischa Reinken, Sabrina Krys, Maria Gardani, Sarah E Martiny","doi":"10.1177/20551029231206780","DOIUrl":"10.1177/20551029231206780","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present research investigated the relationship between self-respect (i.e., a person's belief of possessing the same rights as others) and depressive symptoms. Based on earlier longitudinal findings that self-respect fosters assertiveness and that assertiveness negatively predicts depressive symptoms, we tested these relationships in Western and non-Western countries. Additionally, we explored associations with suicidal ideation. Across seven countries (<i>N</i> = 2408) we found that self-respect and depressive symptoms were negatively correlated. In addition, we found evidence for an indirect path via assertiveness as well as negative correlations with suicidal ideation in countries with available measures. Finally, within-manuscript meta-analyses confirmed the main path between self-respect and depressive symptoms across all seven countries. This research presents the first evidence for the negative association between self-respect (feeling equal to others) and depressive symptoms and highlights new directions for linking self and self-regard to mental health.</p>","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"10 2","pages":"20551029231206780"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/da/f2/10.1177_20551029231206780.PMC10590545.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49694270","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":"Loneliness and happiness in the face of the COVID-19 lockdown: Examining the pathways through somatic symptoms and psychological distress.","authors":"Babatola Dominic Olawa, Erhabor Sunday Idemudia, Benjamin Oluwabunmi Omolayo, Judith Chineye Azikiwe","doi":"10.1177/20551029231206764","DOIUrl":"10.1177/20551029231206764","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Studies show that loneliness was higher during the pandemic than in the pre-pandemic periods, with negative consequences on individual happiness. This study extends current knowledge by investigating the indirect effects of somatic symptoms and psychological distress in the loneliness-happiness relationship during the COVID-19 lockdown. The cross-sectional sample comprises 538 Nigerian adults (Meanage = 36.48 ± 12.03) with 43% females. Data were collected using structured self-report instruments and subjected to path analyses in SPSS AMOS. Results showed that loneliness and happiness were negatively related. Loneliness and happiness were indirectly related through the successive association between somatic symptoms and psychological distress. Specifically, greater loneliness was associated with increased somatic symptoms, which in turn were associated with greater psychological distress and reduced happiness levels. Clinicians can manage the decline in happiness from loneliness during the pandemic lockdown by administering treatments that mitigate somatic symptoms and psychological distress in concerned clients.</p>","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"10 2","pages":"20551029231206764"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/2c/93/10.1177_20551029231206764.PMC10583529.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49685436","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}
Health Psychology OpenPub Date : 2023-09-22eCollection Date: 2023-07-01DOI: 10.1177/20551029231199578
Nishtha Lamba, Olga Khokhlova, Aditi Bhatia, Cillian McHugh
{"title":"Mental health hygiene during a health crisis: Exploring factors associated with media-induced secondary trauma in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Nishtha Lamba, Olga Khokhlova, Aditi Bhatia, Cillian McHugh","doi":"10.1177/20551029231199578","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20551029231199578","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Given the risk of developing vicarious trauma through news media has increased during the pandemic, we explored risk factors associated with media induced secondary trauma, and its behavioral and psychological implications.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An international study (<i>N</i> = 1066), with a diverse sample, was administered in July 2020. We used standardized and validated questionnaires to measure news consumption, media-related trauma, compliance, and paranoia.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Greater frequency of news consumption, accessing news via social media and WHO, and believing in conspiracy theories increased likelihood of developing media-induced secondary trauma. News related trauma was associated with greater compliance with safety measures and increased paranoid ideation. Media-trauma however exhibited a greater association with paranoia than compliance.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Findings highlight the need to facilitate a collaborative intervention, with public, media houses, health safety officials, and social scientists to have a deeper understanding of potential psychological costs of news consumption patterns.</p>","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"10 2","pages":"20551029231199578"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-09-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10517610/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41158386","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}
Health Psychology OpenPub Date : 2023-09-21eCollection Date: 2023-07-01DOI: 10.1177/20551029231198938
Charlotte Emma Hilton
{"title":"Behaviour change, the itchy spot of healthcare quality improvement: How can psychology theory and skills help to scratch the itch?","authors":"Charlotte Emma Hilton","doi":"10.1177/20551029231198938","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20551029231198938","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite the clear utility and transferability, National Health Service (NHS) quality improvement initiatives have yet to benefit fully from what is already known within health psychology. Thus far, evidence from established, seminal behaviour change theory and practice have been ignored in favour of newly developed models and frameworks. Further, whilst there is a growing interest in what is commonly referred to as 'human factors' of change and improvement, there is scant transferability of known psychologically informed implementation skills into routine NHS Improvement practice. The science and practice of healthcare improvement is growing, and the behaviour change aspect is critical to sustainable outcomes. Therefore, this paper offers practical guidance on how seminal psychological behaviour change theory and motivational interviewing (a person-centred skills-based approach specifically developed to support people through change) can be combined to better address individual and organisational change within a healthcare improvement context.</p>","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"10 2","pages":"20551029231198938"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/1b/e0/10.1177_20551029231198938.PMC10517624.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41156925","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":"Perceptions and experiences of prenatal mental health: A qualitative study among pregnant women in Ghana.","authors":"Buruwaa Adomako Agyekum","doi":"10.1177/20551029231202316","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20551029231202316","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Prenatal mental health problems can have adverse effects on the health and wellbeing of the mother as well as her baby. However, the factors associated with its etiology, expression, and coping mechanisms in Ghana remain understudied. This qualitative study explored the perceptions and experiences of prenatal mental health problems among 21 pregnant women in Accra through semi-structured interviews. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis led to three dominant themes; \"conceptions of prenatal mental disorders\" (sub-themes: awareness and constructions of prenatal mental health problems), \"experiences of mental health problems\" (sub-themes: symptoms of prenatal mental health problems and causal attributions of prenatal mental health problems) and \"coping mechanisms of the pregnancy experience\" (subthemes: faith, social support and work). The lack of knowledge of mental health disorders in this study and the expression of contextually relevant and culturally defined constructions and experiences of prenatal mental health problems, highlight the need for the development of culturally suitable interventions within the Ghanaian context.</p>","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"10 2","pages":"20551029231202316"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/18/8e/10.1177_20551029231202316.PMC10504840.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10360398","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}
Elisabeth Bailin Xie, Ivan D Sedov, Hangsel Sanguino, Makayla Freeman, Jeshna Kumari, Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen
{"title":"Trait mindfulness and sleep: Interactions between observing and nonreactivity in the association with sleep health.","authors":"Elisabeth Bailin Xie, Ivan D Sedov, Hangsel Sanguino, Makayla Freeman, Jeshna Kumari, Lianne Tomfohr-Madsen","doi":"10.1177/20551029221149282","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20551029221149282","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The current study investigated the associations between trait mindfulness and sleep health and examined the interactions between theoretically related mindfulness subscales. Participants (<i>n</i> = 162, M<sub>age</sub> = 19.93) reported trait levels of mindfulness and sleep was assessed using questionnaires and actigraphy. Higher mindfulness scores in awareness, nonreactivity, and nonjudgment were associated with better sleep health. The associations between observing and sleep health were moderated by nonreactivity. Results indicate that observing is associated with better sleep health at higher levels of nonreactivity and worse sleep health at lower levels, helping to explain the often-contradictory findings between observing and health outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"10 1","pages":"20551029221149282"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9900671/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9237806","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":"Barriers and facilitators of intuitive eating in postmenopausal women: A qualitative study.","authors":"Jeanne Vorlet, Isabelle Carrard","doi":"10.1177/20551029231157515","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20551029231157515","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This qualitative descriptive research explored barriers and facilitators of the intuitive eating (IE) implementation process, as experienced by six postmenopausal women classified as 'overweight' or 'obese'. The data was analysed using deductive and inductive thematic analysis and six themes were identified. IE implementation included developing scepticism about weight loss diets, dealing with hunger and satiety cues, making nutritious food choices for one's body, struggling with emotional eating, learning to accept one's body and challenging weight stigma and sociocultural norms of beauty and thinness. IE allowed women to develop a more peaceful relationship with their diet, and was accepted as a welcome alternative to dieting.</p>","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"10 1","pages":"20551029231157515"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9940212/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9313549","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}
Anahi R Primgaard, Kymberley K Bennett, Elizabeth J Wilson, Kadie M Harry, Kalon R Eways, Marcia A Smith, Dennis S Bergland, Andrew J Smith
{"title":"Finding benefits in a cardiac event: Direct links with positive affect and healthy dietary behaviors during cardiac rehabilitation.","authors":"Anahi R Primgaard, Kymberley K Bennett, Elizabeth J Wilson, Kadie M Harry, Kalon R Eways, Marcia A Smith, Dennis S Bergland, Andrew J Smith","doi":"10.1177/20551029231186137","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/20551029231186137","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Benefit finding (BF) may be a coping strategy that positively influences outcomes after a stressful event, but previous studies provide an inconsistent pattern of results across several different patient populations. This study aimed to reconcile these inconsistencies by testing whether positive affect related to a cardiac event (PA) mediates the relationship between BF and healthy dietary behaviors, and whether this mediating relationship is stronger for participants high in disease severity. Participants were patients with cardiovascular disease in a cardiac rehabilitation program. Results supported partial mediation, but the interaction was not as predicted: participants low in disease severity showed a stronger relationship between BF and PA than their counterparts high in disease severity. Additionally, the PA/healthy dietary behaviors relationship was negative. Health providers may encourage patients in CR to engage in BF, but also to make thoughtful food decisions when in a positive mood, especially for patients low in disease severity.</p>","PeriodicalId":55856,"journal":{"name":"Health Psychology Open","volume":"10 1","pages":"20551029231186137"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/6d/c6/10.1177_20551029231186137.PMC10328029.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10300414","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}