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Contributions of health psychology to climate change : a review

Climate change poses a significant threat to human health, necessitating interdisciplinary approaches to mitigate its effects. Health psychology, with its focus on behavior change and well-being, is uniquely positioned to contribute to climate action. This review examines how health psychology can address climate-related challenges, emphasizing psychological responses to environmental stressors, behavior modifi...

Comunicação emocional em saúde : apresentando a ferramenta de codificação de Ve...

A comunicação clínica, com foco nas competências emocionais, é uma habilidade que requer treinamento devido à necessidade de reconhecer expressões emocionais dos pacientes e dar uma resposta adequada. O objetivo deste estudo é apresentar uma ferramenta para avaliação da comunicação emocional dos profissionais de saúde, abordando as principais definições teóri-cas sobre a temática e pesquisas baseadas em evidênc...

Positive health : approaching health from a psychological perspective of well-b...

Positive Health is a field of Positive Psychology that measures the biological, subjective, and functional state of health. The article aims to present a theoretical review of the subjective aspects of Positive Health, understanding well-being as one of its health assets and relating it to the knowledge of Health Psychology. The article initially reviews the Positive Psychology approach, followed by an in-depth...

Stress and post-traumatic growth of people with cancer : identification of asso...

Objectives: Evaluate indicators and identify associated factors of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and post-traumatic growth (PTG) in individuals undergoing oncological treatment. Method: Quantitative, cross-sectional, analytical survey design with a non-probabilistic sample of 74 participants. Six instruments measuring PTSD, PTG, spiritual well-being, illness perception, and social support were employed....

How physicians respond to the emotional expressions of people with cancer

Objective: The aim of this study is to examine patient emotional cues to oncologists’ responses and explore the association between the concerns and emotional cues during the consultation and the physicians’ response to them throughout treatment, satisfaction, and the assessment of the patients’ perception of the established communication. Method: Cross-sectional design, involved 12 adults patients undergoing c...

Posttraumatic growth among childhood cancer survivors and their caregivers : as...

The main purpose of the study was to assess the relationship between PTG, challenge to core beliefs, intrusive and deliberate rumination in a sample of 43 dyads of childhood cancer survivors and their caregivers. Methods: Survivors (mean age = 17.04; SD=3.67) and caregivers (mean age = 46.84; SD = 8.32) completed the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI), the Core Beliefs Inventory (CBI) and the Event-related R...

Propriedades psicométricas de la versión brasileña del cuestionario de percepci...

O Modelo do Senso Comum aponta para a associação entre a percepção da doença e comportamentos em saúde. Este estudo teve por objetivo examinar as propriedades psicométricas do Questionário de Percepção da Doença para Pessoas Saudáveis - Revisado (IPQ-RH) em mulheres saudáveis sobre o câncer de mama. Participaram 321 mulheres, com idade média de 55,72 anos (DP = 10,75), usuárias de Unidades Básicas de Saúde. For...

Comportamento comunicativo e percepção da doença no cancro de mama

Mães com câncer de mama: Como percebem a doença?

Vivenciar o câncer de mama é uma situação difícil que pode ser potencializada quando a mulher tem filhos pequenos. O câncer pode afetar a relação mãe-filho e gerar impacto negativo nas suas vidas. Nesse sentido, a experiência da doença juntamente com a da maternidade de crianças que dependem do seu cuidado pode impactar a forma como a mulher percebe a sua doença. O objetivo do estudo foi compreender a percepção...

Illness perception, knowledge and self-care about cervical cancer

Prevention plays a central role in early detection of cervical cancer. Common Sense Model proposes that the nature and organization of illness representations can guide actions related to health and how self-care is exercised. The aim of this study was to describe and compare illness perception, knowledge and self-care in women with and without cancer precursor lesions. Participants were 92 women (aged 18-59) f...