The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is a widely used self-report measure to assess emotional distress in clinical populations. As highlighted recent review studies, the latent structure of HADS still an issue. aim this study was analyze factorial large community sample Italy, test invariance best fitting model across age gender groups. Data analyses were carried out on 1.599 participants proportionally stratified according Italian census population pyramid. Participants aged 18...

In this study we examined whether differences in the habitual use of mindfulness skills were associated with specific well-being and neuroticism aspects. Two hundred eleven volunteers aged 21–84 years completed measures mindfulness, neuroticism, psychological (PWB), subjective (SWB). Describing, observing, acting awareness (i.e., "what" skills) positively correlated personal growth, purpose life, autonomy "core" eudaimonic components PWB). Nonreactivity nonjudging "how" negatively aspects,...

Spirituality is particularly important for patients suffering from life-threatening illness. Despite research showing the benefits of spiritual assessment and care terminally ill patients, their needs are rarely addressed in clinical practice. This study examined factor structure reliability Functional Assessment Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual (FACIT-Sp) with advanced cancer. It also meaning reference intervals FACIT-Sp scores cancer subgroups through a literature review.A...

Psoriasis is a common skin disease that affects quality of life, especially mental health. Alexithymia has been considered relevant feature in psoriasis patients. Moreover, was found to be associated with negative psychological health, including anxiety and depression. As the pathways linking alexithymia health remain unclear among patients psoriasis, we aimed examine mediating role depression relationship between these patients.To explore our variables interest, used Toronto Scale (TAS-20),...

Recent theories suggest an important role of neuroticism, extraversion, attitudes, and global positive orientations as predictors subjective happiness. We examined whether positivity mediates the hypothesized relations in a community sample 504 adults between ages 20 60 years old (females = 50%). A model with significant paths from neuroticism to happiness, extraversion positivity, happiness fitted data (Satorra–Bentler scaled chi-square (38) 105.91; Comparative Fit Index .96; Non-Normed...

Introduction: Dignity Therapy (DT) is a brief, individualized, narrative psychotherapy developed to reduce psychosocial and existential distress, promote dignity, meaning, hope in end of life patients. Previous studies have shown that DT was effective reducing anxiety depression, improving dignity-related distress. However, less known about its efficacy on spiritual well-being. The aim this study contribute the existing literature by investigating effects specific dimensions well-being,...

Abstract Objectives This study aimed to examine the extent which mindfulness, self-compassion, and body image distress are associated with peaceful acceptance or struggle illness in terminally ill cancer patients, after controlling for psychological distress, sociodemographic characteristics (age, gender, education, marital status), clinical (body mass index, Karnofsky Performance Status, time since diagnosis). Methods A cross-sectional was conducted 135 patients. Participants were...

To explore differences in mindfulness facets among patients with a diagnosis of either obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), major depressive (MDD), or borderline personality (BPD), and healthy controls (HC), their associations clinical features.One hundred fifty-three 50 HC underwent assessment including measures (Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire - FFMQ), psychopathological symptoms (Symptom Check List-90-R), dissociation (Dissociative Experience Scale), alexithymia (Alexithymia Scale...

This single-centre prospective randomised controlled study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of dignity therapy on spiritual well-being, demoralisation and dignity-related distress compared with standard palliative care.

Abstract The Gaia program is a 12-week mindfulness intervention based on cultivating body, emotional, and ecological self-awareness, which has been shown to be effective in reducing children’s adolescents’ internalizing problems, improving psychological well-being, distress early adolescents. To clarify the processes underlying effects mental health among adolescents, present study aimed examine whether emotion regulation strategies (i.e., cognitive reappraisal expressive suppression) may...

This multicenter study investigates the efficacy of guided disclosure protocol in promoting post-traumatic growth, through meaning reconstruction, cancer patients after adjuvant chemotherapy. Participants will be randomized to or an active control condition. Both conditions consist three 20-minute writing sessions. Experimental participants verbalize emotions, describe events, and reflect on trauma effects. Control write about their past week’s daily routine. Patients, blinded treatment...

The Food Craving Questionnaire-Trait (FCQ-T) is commonly used to assess habitual food cravings among individuals. Previous studies have shown that a brief version of this instrument (FCQ-T-r) has good reliability and validity. This article the first use Confirmatory factor analysis examine psychometric properties FCQ-T-r in cross-validation study.Habitual cravings, as well emotion regulation strategies, affective states, disordered eating behaviors, were investigated two independent samples...

Whether mindfulness and emotional intelligence may counteract psychological symptoms whether brooding worry be linked to decreased well-being (PWB) in individuals with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is still an issue.The study used a cross-sectional design on sample of 66 consecutive diagnosis GAD. Two hierarchical multiple regressions were conducted determine PWB accounted for by skills, brooding, worry.Worry was negatively related showed tendency positively associated after controlling...

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a rare, chronic, inflammatory skin disease characterized by deep-seated nodules, abscesses, and draining fistulas. HS has substantial adverse impact on patients' lives. Only few studies investigated the relationship between health-related quality of life, psychological distress, emotional dysregulation in patients with HS. Alexithymia, namely difficulty describing or recognizing emotions, been associated various disorders, such as anxiety, depression,...