We tested the hypothesis that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within genes of the NF-κB pathway are associated with altered clinical outcome of septic shock patients. We genotyped 59 SNPs in the NF-κB pathway in a discovery cohort of septic…
Papers in Health Psychology/Behavioral Medicine
Health Psychology/Behavioral Medicine papers in Psychology, A
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A 10-item scale to measure memory self-efficacy was developed from responses to the 33-item Frequency of Forgetting scale of the Memory Functioning Questionnaire (MFQ). Responses to the MFQ from 565 participants in the 1994-1995 wave of the Long…
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Objective. To determine if a 10-month after-school physical activity (PA) intervention could prevent deleterious changes in body composition and cardiovascular (CV) fitness in young black boys. Methods. Following baseline measures, 106 boys (812…
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The article describes a 20-year longitudinal study of body weight, dieting, and disordered eating in women and men. Body weight increased significantly over time in both women and men. However, women's weight perception and dieting frequency…
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The use of new technologies is growing in virtually all areas of health communication, including consumer, patient, and provider education; decision and social support; health promotion; knowledge transfer; and the delivery of services. Many…
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Regression methods were used to select and score 12 items from the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) to reproduce the Physical Component Summary and Mental Component Summary scales in the general US population…
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Longer-term pharmacologic studies for insomnia in older individuals are sparse.
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Both genetic and lifestyle factors have been shown to influence bone mineral density (BMD). We investigated the correlations between BMD and low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5) A1330V (rs3736228) polymorphism, exercise,…
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Only recently have psychotherapeutic interventions for complicated grief been developed and evaluated in randomized controlled trials. These trials have reported significant reductions in complicated grief and related symptoms in response to…
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Hearing impairment is recognised for its prominence among the chronic conditions of ageing, being more prevalent in Australia than all other national health priorities except musculo-skeletal conditions (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare,…
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This paper reports results of an exploratory study of prenatal diagnosis patients who experienced voluntary terminations of pregnancy following the detection of an abnormality or spontaneous miscarriages. The 121 participants were part of the…
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The aim was to assess the self-efficacy and health outcomes of an adopted Arthritis Self-Management Programme (ASMP) among osteoarthritic knee sufferers in Hong Kong at 1 year. An experimental study with 95 participants assigned randomly to the…
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OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were to (a) study the persistence of panic disorder (PD); (b) investigate the association between PD at baseline and outcome chest pain, psychiatric morbidity, health care utilization, suicidal thoughts, work…
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PURPOSE: To assess efficacy and safety in the treatment of nonsubfoveal choroidal neovascularization secondary to age-related macular degeneration with intravitreal ranibizumab. METHODS: Retrospective, multicentric, noncomparative, interventional…
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Presents a case report of a 21-year-old, unemployed, single woman who was living with her parents and younger brother. She had a history of bipolar disorder not otherwise specified for past 5 years. She presented to the outpatient clinic with…
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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the discriminatory power and usefulness of arbitrarily primed-polymerase chain reaction (AP-PCR) characterization of leptospires with M16 primer. METHODS: AP-PCR fingerprints of 20 reference strains of Leptospira representing…
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The objective of our paper is to review the epidemiology of measles in Singapore and the impact of the measles vaccination program on the control of measles. Our review will form the basis for a critical appraisal of our future measles control…
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Evaluate the efficacy of eszopiclone in primary insomnia.
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OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the proportion of pregnant women agreeing to cytomegalovirus (CMV) serologic screening. To collect data on CMV infection during pregnancy. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: During two years, all pregnant women were informed…
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the long-term outcome of a behavioural medicine rehabilitation programme and the outcome of its two main components, compared to a 'treatment-as-usual' control group. The study employed a 4 x 5…
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