Does a multimodal prehabilitation program improve sleep quality and duration in patients undergoing colorectal resection for cancer? Pilot randomized control trial
AbstractSleep difficulties are a common symptom in cancer patients at different stages of treatment trajectory and may lead to numerous negative consequences for which management is required. This pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) aims to assess the potential effectiveness of home-based prehabilitation intervention (prehab) on sleep quality and parameters compared to standard care (SOC) in colorectal cancer patients during the preoperative period and up to 8 weeks after the surgery. One hundred two participants (48.3% female, mean age 65 years) scheduled for elective resection of colorectal cancer were randomized to ...
Source: Journal of Behavioral Medicine - July 18, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Comparing youth with and without type 1 diabetes on perceived parenting and peer functioning: a propensity weighting approach
AbstractThe premise of this study was to gain more insight into whether type 1 diabetes (T1D) can impact how youth perceive parents and peers. To address limitations of previous observational studies comparing youth with T1D to control youth, propensity weighting was used to mimic a randomized controlled trial. A total of 558 youth with T1D and 426 control youth (14 –26y) completed questionnaires on parental responsiveness, psychological control, overprotection, friend support, extreme peer orientation, and a host of background and psychological functioning variables. The groups were statistically weighted to become as c...
Source: Journal of Behavioral Medicine - July 14, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Self-control and grit: associations with weight management and healthy habits
This study sought to establish relationships between self-control, grit, and behavioral and health outcomes in the context of a couples-based weight management intervent ion. Couples (n = 64 dyads) in a behaviorally based intervention completed measures of self-control and grit at study entry and the end of treatment (6 months). Habit automaticity for self-weighing and exercise as well as objective weights were measured at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months (main tenance). Self-control and grit increased during treatment; these increases were significantly associated with greater self-weighing habit automaticity at 6 mo...
Source: Journal of Behavioral Medicine - July 13, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Co-occurring mental health and drug use experiences among Black and Hispanic/Latino sexual and gender diverse individuals
AbstractBlack and Hispanic/Latino sexual and gender diverse individuals disproportionately experience overlapping health disparities, such as drug use and elevated depressive symptoms, which are often driven by minority stressors. We sought to better understand the interaction between drug use and mental health, as it may be fruitful in developing effective interventions to address co-occurring health disparities. In a longitudinal, 5-wave sample of 300 Black and Hispanic/Latino sexual and gender diverse (SGD) individuals collected between March 2020 and March 2022, we found a within-person association between greater than...
Source: Journal of Behavioral Medicine - July 6, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Discrimination and adherence in a cross-sectional study of Latino sexual minority men with HIV: Coping with discrimination as a mediator and coping self-efficacy as a moderator
We examined the potential for coping to mediate the associations between intersectional discrimination and non-adherence and coping self-efficacy (confidence in one ’s ability to cope with discrimination) as a moderator that may buffer the negative effects of discrimination on non-adherence in a cross-sectional convenience sample of 82 Latino sexual minority men with HIV. In bivariate linear regressions, discrimination targeting Latino ethnic origin, undocume nted residency status, and sexual orientation were each significantly associated with lower self-reported antiretroviral therapy non-adherence (percentage of prescr...
Source: Journal of Behavioral Medicine - July 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Global stress and daily general and type 1 diabetes stressors and links to daily affect and diabetes outcomes during emerging adulthood
We examined how global stress and general stressors of daily life relate to emotional well-being and type 1 diabetes (T1D) outcomes and amplify the effects of diabetes stressors in emerging adults. Two-hundred and seven 18-19-year-olds with T1D (duration 8.47 years) completed the Perceived Stress Scale (global stress) and a daily diary assessing daily diabetes and general stressors, positive and negative affect, self-care behaviors, and blood glucose (BG). Multi-level analyses indicated that global stress and within-person daily general and diabetes stressors were associated with more negative and less positive affect. In ...
Source: Journal of Behavioral Medicine - June 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Self-guided digital acceptance and commitment therapy for fibromyalgia management: results of a randomized, active-controlled, phase II pilot clinical trial
AbstractAlthough empirically validated for fibromyalgia (FM), cognitive and behavioral therapies, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), are inaccessible to many patients. A self-guided, smartphone-based ACT program would significantly improve accessibility. The SMART-FM study assessed the feasibility of conducting a predominantly virtual clinical trial in an FM population in addition to evaluating preliminary evidence for the safety and efficacy of a digital ACT program for FM (FM-ACT). Sixty-seven patients with FM were randomized to 12 weeks of FM-ACT (n = 39) or digital symptom tracking (FM-ST; n = ...
Source: Journal of Behavioral Medicine - June 29, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Mapping the associations of daily pain, sleep, and psychological distress in a U.S. sample
This study examined the bidirectional associations of these health factors concurrently and over time in a sample of U.S. adults (N = 1,008, Mage = 57.68) from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) study. Participants reported on their daily pain, sleep quantity, and psychological distress over eight days. A modified Random Intercept Cross-lagged Panel Model was used to analyze the relations, starting with the whole sample and then a comparison of those with and without chronic pain. Results indicated that nightly variation in sleep quantity predicted next day psychological distress for both groups. Sleep quantity ...
Source: Journal of Behavioral Medicine - June 29, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Alcohol use severity in relation to pain severity and interference among latinx adults with current pain who smoke cigarettes
AbstractLimited research has focused expressly on dual tobacco-alcohol use among the Latinx population. Latinx individuals who smoke represent a tobacco health disparities group and evince elevated rates of pain problems and symptoms. Prior research has consistently linked pain problems and severity to smoking and alcohol prevalence, maintenance, and behavior. Accordingly, the current study sought to build from the limited work that exists among Latinx persons who smoke and evaluate the role of alcohol use severity in terms of pain severity and interference. The current sample consisted of 228 adult Latinx daily cigarette ...
Source: Journal of Behavioral Medicine - June 15, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Correction to: The association between neighborhood conditions and weight loss among older adults living in a large urban city
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Source: Journal of Behavioral Medicine - June 13, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Associations between the stanford integrated psychosocial assessment for transplant and one-year lung transplant medical and psychosocial outcomes
We examined relations between pre-transplant SIPAT scores and 1-year lung transplant medical and psychosocial outcomes in a sample of 45 lung transplant recipients. The SIPAT was significantly associated with 6-minute walk test ( χ2(1) = 6.47,p = .010), number of readmissions (χ2(1) = 6.47,p = .011), and mental health services utilization (χ2(1) = 18.15,p < .001). It was not a significantly associated with the presence of organ rejection or mortality (ps > 0.10). Results suggest that the SIPAT can help identify patients who are at an elevated risk for transplant complications and ...
Source: Journal of Behavioral Medicine - June 12, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Death anxiety predicts fear of Cancer recurrence and progression in ovarian Cancer patients over and above other cognitive factors
AbstractDeath anxiety is understudied in people with cancer, especially in relation to fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) and fear of progression (FOP). The present study aimed to identify if death anxiety can predict FCR and FOP over and above other known theoretical predictors. One hundred and seventy-six participants with ovarian cancer were recruited for an online survey. We included theoretical variables, such as metacognitions, intrusive thoughts about cancer, perceived risk of recurrence or progression, and threat appraisal, in regression analyses to predict FCR or FOP. We investigated whether death anxiety added to th...
Source: Journal of Behavioral Medicine - June 12, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Bi-directional relationships between physical activity and stress in college aged students: a brief report
AbstractYoung adults entering college are exposed to new and ever-changing stressors that powerfully affect health and academic achievement. While engaging in physical activity can help to manage the experience of stress, stress itself is an important barrier to activity. The purpose of this study is to examine the bidirectional relationships between physical activity and momentary stress among college students. We further examined whether these relationships were modified by trait mindfulness. Undergraduate students (N = 61) completed a single measure of trait mindfulness and up to 6 daily ecological momentary assess...
Source: Journal of Behavioral Medicine - June 12, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Yoga practice can reduce metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk in climacteric women
AbstractTo evaluate the effect of yoga on the frequency of MetS and its impact on cardiovascular risk markers in climacteric women. We recruited 84 sedentary women between 40 and 65 years diagnosed with MetS. Participants were randomly assigned to a 24-week yoga intervention or control group. We evaluated the frequency of MetS and changes in the individual components of MetS at baseline and after 24 weeks. We also assessed the impact of yoga practices on cardiovascular risk through the following markers: High-sensitivity C-reactive Protein (hs-CRP), Lipid Accumulation Product (LAP), Visceral Adiposity Index (VAI), and A...
Source: Journal of Behavioral Medicine - June 9, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Intolerance of uncertainty, experiential avoidance, and trust in physician: a moderated mediation analysis of emotional distress in advanced cancer
AbstractWe tested whether patients ’ trust in physician moderated the hypothesized indirect association between intolerance of uncertainty (IU; inability to tolerate the unknown) and emotional distress through the mediator, experiential avoidance (EA; efforts to avoid negative emotions, thoughts, or memories), in patients with adva nced cancer. The sample included 108 adults with Stage III or IV cancer (53% female;Mage = 63 years) recruited from a metropolitan cancer center. All constructs were measured by standardized self-report instruments. The PROCESS macro for SPSS tested the moderated mediation model. IU evidenced ...
Source: Journal of Behavioral Medicine - June 7, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
