Background Loneliness and social isolation are growing public health concerns in our ageing
society. Whilst these experiences occur across the life span, 50% of individuals aged over …

Objective There is a considerable body of research linking elements of Leventhal's Common
Sense Model (CSM) to emotional well-being/distress outcomes among people with …

Previous research has demonstrated that students' cognitions about statistics are related to
their performance in statistics assessments. The purpose of this research is to examine the …

Objective This study aimed to examine the extent to which illness perceptions and coping
strategies among women diagnosed with breast cancer explain psychological distress at …

Background: Research suggests that the public appear to be confused about the meaning
of palliative care. Given the ageing population and associated increase in the number of …

This study aimed to examine whether changes in the illness perceptions of oesophageal
cancer survivors explain changes in their levels of psychological distress relative to …

Background: Staff in palliative care settings perform emotionally demanding roles which may
lead to psychological distress including stress and burnout. Therefore, interventions have …

One goal of pregnancy is the development of maternal emotional attachment to the unborn
baby, and this attachment has been shown to be related to later relationships and …

This review aims to synthesise the literature examining the psychosocial variables related to
self-management (insulin adherence, non-adherence and administration, blood sugar …

Objective: The research aimed to determine the extent to which illness cognitions and
coping explain psychological distress (fear of cancer recurrence, anxiety and depression …