A5069115164- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- Family Support in Illness
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Pathogenesis and Treatment of Hiccups
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Crete University Press
2017-2022
University of Crete
2013-2022
The aim was to examine the severity and prevalence of cognitive difficulties in persons with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) within first three years diagnosis.One hundred consecutive RA patients aged 28-67 (90% women) were administered a battery 6 neuropsychological tests yielding 14 indices. Self-reported measures trait anxiety, depression, impact disease on daily activities, pain also obtained along physician-rated severity.Twenty percent classified as cognitively impaired, defined age-...
The central role of spouses/partners in patients' adaptation to cancer is well-established, but few studies have examined how partners facilitate adaptation. Common Sense Model posits that a representation illness as more controllable and less threatening promotes adaptive coping, this has not been dyadic context. This cross-sectional study the relations spouse representations personal treatment control, emotional recently diagnosed coping behaviors, through patient representations. One...
This prospective study aimed to examine whether illness-related negative emotions mediate the relationship of cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression well-being 99 patients with rheumatoid arthritis or multiple sclerosis. After adjusting for disease patient-related parameters, only was associated physical psychological through emotions. Expressive reporting less use reappraisal. These results underscore need studies that will investigate long-term impact emotion regulation on...
Objective: To examine whether mental flexibility moderates the relationship between illness representations of control and coping behaviour in individuals suffering from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).Design: Recently, diagnosed RA (N = 80) SLE 75) patients completed questionnaires about personal treatment four behaviours: instrumental coping, adherence to medical advice, palliative wishful thinking. Mental was assessed with Trail Making Test Part B (TMT-B),...
Cognitive impairment (CI) is one of the most frequent neuropsychiatric manifestations systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Given that extensive neuropsychological testing not always feasible in routine clinical practice, brief cognitive screening tools are desirable. The aim this study was to evaluate Montreal Assessment (MoCA) as a tool for CI SLE.Consecutive SLE patients followed at single centre were evaluated using MoCA and an test battery (NPT), including Digits Forward Backwards, Rey...
We examined whether the dispositional optimism of patients suffering from an autoimmune disease as well their partners can predict, at a dyadic level, representations illness consequences, and personal treatment control, assessed 1 year later. Patient predicted several patient partner representations. Partner was unrelated to own or Results highlight strong long-term predictive power underline importance interpersonal function personality traits. At same time, study findings indicate that...