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Applying psychological theory to evidence-based clinical practice : identifying factors predictive of managing upper respiratory tract infections without antibiotics [PDF]

, 2007
Background: Psychological models can be used to understand and predict behaviour in a wide range of settings. However, they have not been consistently applied to health professional behaviours, and the contribution of differing theories is not clear. The
Bonetti, Debbie, Eccles, Martin P., Glidewell, Liz, Grimshaw, Jeremy, Johnston, Marie, MacLennan, Graeme Stewart, Pitts, Nigel, Steen, Nick, Thomas, Ruth Elizabeth, Walker, Anne   +9 more
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Unhealthy weight control behaviours in adolescent girls: a process model based on self-determination theory [PDF]

, 2009
This study used self-determination theory (Deci, E.L., & Ryan, R.M. (2000). The 'what' and 'why' of goal pursuits: Human needs and the self-determination of behavior.
Bandalos DL, Bentler PM, Cecilie Th⊘gersen-Ntoumani, Garner DM, Gibbons KL, Grolnick WS, Lee SY, Levine MP, Morrison TG, Neighbors C, Neumark-Sztainer D, Nikitas Nikitaras, Nikos Ntoumanis, Yannakoulia M   +13 more
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Biopsychosocial determinants of hand function and its trajectories over five years in patients with hand osteoarthritis

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives This study aimed to investigate hand function trajectories over 5 years in primary hand osteoarthritis. Additionally, determinants of baseline and longitudinal hand function were assessed. Methods 538 patients with both baseline and 5‐year study visits were analyzed.
Annemiek V.E.M. Olde Meule, Coen van der Meulen, Jos Runhaar, Frits R. Rosendaal, Margreet Kloppenburg   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

L’espoir dans l’analyse économique : de l’approche psychologique à une conception transactionnelle et institutionnelle

Œconomia
Emotions have been gradually integrated into economic analysis over the past thirty years. Hope, however, remains an emotion little mobilized by economists.
Emmanuel Petit
doaj   +1 more source

Psychological Contracts, OCB and Customer Service: An Exploratory Examination [PDF]

, 1995
This paper examines the relationships among the psychological contract, fairness, OCB, and customer service. We report on two exploratory studies that provide insight into psychological contract violations and subsequent perceptions of fairness, as well ...
Blancero, Donna, Johnson, Scott A., Lakshman, C.   +2 more
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Women priests in the Church of England : psychological type profile [PDF]

, 2011
This study employed psychological type theory and measurement to explore the psychological profile of women priests ordained in the Church of England. A sample of 83 Anglican clergywomen in England completed the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).
Francis, Leslie J., Robbins, Mandy, Whinney, Michael   +2 more
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Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status and Short‐Term Functional Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Individuals with SLE can accumulate functional status (FS) impairment. We evaluated the association between neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage, as measured by the area deprivation index (ADI), and FS in a national SLE sample. Methods Data were derived from RISE, a national electronic health record‐based registry.
Baljeet Rai, Jessica Fitzpatrick, Jing Li, Eric Roberts, Patricia Katz, Laura Plantinga, Gabriela Schmajuk, Jinoos Yazdany   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preventive behaviors of respiratory infections in staff of hospital in Kazeroon, Fars, Iran: An application of protection motivation theory

The Clinical Respiratory Journal
Background One of the most crucial and essential methods for the prevention and management of respiratory infections is for healthcare professionals to take precautions for their own safety.
Tayebeh Rakhshani, Zohreh Shafiei, Samira Taravatmanesh, Seyyed Mansour Kashfi, Pooyan Afzali Harsini, Amirhossein Kamyab, Ali Khani Jeihooni   +6 more
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Coacervates Made of Elastin‐Like Polypeptides Fused with Melanocyte‐Stimulating Hormone and Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein Enhance Skin Wound Healing in Spinal Cord‐Injured Mice

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Pressure skin wounds are frequent complications after spinal cord injury (SCI), with impaired healing due to vascular and immune deficits. Elastin‐like polypeptides (ELP) fused to α‐MSH (MSH‐ELP) or MCP‐1 (MCP‐ELP) are developed and tested on these wounds. The resulting nanoparticles are non‐toxic and bioactive, and they enhance macrophage recruitment,
Suneel Kumar, Dhruv Patel, Greeshma Manjunath, Shashank Madhavan, Ashley Mathew, Dnyaneshwari Rananavare, Jahnavi Shah, Francois Berthiaume   +7 more
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Cognitive or Emotional Improvement through Intermittent Fasting? Reflections on Hype and Reality

Journal of Trial and Error
Intermittent fasting has received increasing scientific and public attention in recent years. The study by Batorek and Hromatko investigated whether time-restricted feeding, a form of intermittent fasting, improves cognitive performance and subjective ...
Stephan Schleim
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