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Measuring physical and mental health during pregnancy and postpartum in an Australian childbearing population – validation of the PROMIS Global Short Form
Background Health related quality of life is a critical concept during the perinatal period but remains under-researched. The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement have included the Patient Reported Outcomes...
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Mental Health, Sleep, and Physical Function in Treatment-Seeking Women With Urinary Incontinence
Purpose: We examined how mental health measures, sleep and physical function are associated with the presence and type of urinary incontinence and severity in women seeking treatment for lower urinary tract...
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A Randomized, Controlled Trial of a Stress Management Intervention for Latinos with Type 2 Diabetes Delivered by Community Health Workers: Outcomes for Psychological Wellbeing, Glycemic Control, and Cortisol
Aims To test the efficacy of a community health worker (CHW) delivered stress management (SM) intervention on psychosocial, glycemic, and cortisol outcomes among U.S. Latinos with type 2 diabetes. Methods...
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Factors associated with Chinese American and White cancer survivors’ physical and psychological functioning
Objective: To examine whether health-related stressors and resources are associated with physical function, depression, and anxiety in Chinese American and White breast cancer survivors. Method: During 2011-2013, this cross-sectional study enrolled Chinese...
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Development and Clinical Evaluation of an mHealth Application for Stress Management
A large number of individuals experience mental health disorders, with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) emerging as a standard practice for reduction in psychiatric symptoms, including stress, anger, anxiety, and depression....
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Bi-directional Relations between Stress and Self-Reported and Actigraphy-Assessed Sleep: A Daily Intensive Longitudinal Study
Study objectives: Stress is associated with poor and short sleep, but the temporal order of these variables remains unclear. This study examined the temporal and bi-directional associations between stress and sleep...
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