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Effects of fasting therapy on irritable bowel syndrome
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine - Tập 13 - Trang 214-220 - 2006
How to treat patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who do not respond to pharmacotherapy is an unsolved problem. Psychotherapy, which has been reported on in previous studies, is available only in specific centers. We describe in this study a novel and simple psychotherapy; that is, the fasting therapy (FT) for treatment of patients with IBS. Of 84 inpatients with IBS, 58 patients who still......
Mechanisms of Behavior Modification in Clinical Behavioral Medicine in China
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine - Tập 21 - Trang 580-583 - 2014
Behavior modification, as the core of clinical behavioral medicine, is often used in clinical settings. We seek to summarize behavior modification techniques that are commonly used in clinical practice of behavioral medicine in China and discuss possible biobehavioral mechanisms. We reviewed common behavior modification techniques in clinical settings in China, and we reviewed studies that explore......
The relations between psychosocial factors at work and health status among workers in home care organizations
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine - Tập 13 - Trang 183-192 - 2006
A considerable proportion of sickness absence and disability pension is caused by subjective health complaints, especially low back pain (LBP). In recent years focus has been on psychosocial characteristics of work as potential risk factors. The aim of this study is to examine the relations between psychosocial work aspects and subjective health complaints, LBP, and need for recovery. A total of 7......
Quality of Life in Caregivers of Type 2 Diabetes Patients After Patient’s Surgery: a Path Analysis
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine - Tập 29 - Trang 438-447 - 2021
Type 2 diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease, and one of its complications may result in amputation. The goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of psychosocial variables, over time, on quality of life (QoL) of caregivers of patients (N = 110) who had undergone a recent amputation. A longitudinal design was employed: (T1) 1 month after the patient’s surgery; (T2) 7 months after; and (T3) 10......
Psychometric Properties of an Arabic Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale-20 (PASS-20) in Healthy Volunteers and Patients Attending a Physiotherapy Clinic
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine - Tập 24 - Trang 457-472 - 2016
The aim of this study was to cross-culturally adapt the PASS-20 questionnaire for use in Libya. Participants were 71 patients (42 women) attending the physiotherapy clinic, Ibn Sina Hospital, Sirt, Libya for management of persistent pain and 137 healthy unpaid undergraduate students (52 women) from the University of Sirt, Libya. The English PASS-20 was translated into Arabic. Patients completed th......
Elucidating the Multidimensionality of Socioeconomic Status in Relation to Metabolic Syndrome in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine - Tập 27 - Trang 188-199 - 2020
Socioeconomic (SES) factors underlying disparities in the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) and consequently, type 2 diabetes among Hispanics/Latino populations are of considerable clinical and public health interest. However, incomplete and/or imprecise measurement of the multidimensional SES construct has impeded a full understanding of how SES contributes to disparities in metabolic dis......
Agreement in Regard to Total Sleep Time During a Nap Obtained Via a Sleep Polygraph and Accelerometer: A Comparison of Different Sensitivity Thresholds of the Accelerometer
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine - Tập 19 - Trang 398-401 - 2011
Appropriate sensitivity threshold of accelerometer to measure total sleep time during nap is not established. Actigraphy-derived total sleep times during naps were calculated using three different sensitivity threshold values and compared with polysomnography. The mean age of the 60 subjects (53 men and 7 women) was 22.8, ranging from 22 to 27 years. Determination of the sleep stage by the polygra......
Exercise motivation and adherence in cancer survivors after participation in a randomized controlled trial: An attribution theory perspective
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine - Tập 11 Số 1 - Trang 8-17 - 2004
The purpose of this study was to examine postprogram exercise motivation and adherence in cancer survivors who participated in the Group Psychotherapy and Home-Based Physical Exercise (GROUP-HOPE; Courneya, Friedenreich, Sela, Quinney, & Rhodes, 2002) trial. At the completion of the GROUP-HOPE trial, 46 of 51 (90%) participants in the exercise group completed measures of attribution theory con......
The role of fear-avoidance and helplessness in explaining functional disability in chronic pain: a prospective study
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine - Tập 14 - Trang 237-241 - 2007
Objective: Based on the fear-avoidance and helplessness models, the relative contribution of fear of pain, avoidance behavior, worrying, and helplessness were examined in relation to fluctuations in functional disability in chronic-pain patients. Methods: A cohort of 181 chronic-pain patients first completed various questionnaires and kept a 7-day pain journal during a standard 3-month waiting-lis......
“If I’d Known …”—a Theory-Informed Systematic Analysis of Missed Opportunities in Optimising Use of Nicotine Replacement Therapy and Accessing Relevant Support: a Qualitative Study
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine - - 2018
Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is often used suboptimally by smokers. Previous research has focused on cognitions and attitudes as potential reasons. This study drew on theoretical frameworks of behaviour to comprehensively explore smokers’ NRT use to identify new intervention targets. Semi-structured face-to-face interviews were conducted with 16 adult UK-based smokers and ex-smokers who used......
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