We review evidence on whether subjective well‐being (SWB) can influence health, why it
might do so, and what we know about the conditions where this is more or less likely to …

Background During the last two decades, an increasing number of bariatric surgical
procedures have been performed worldwide. There is no consensus regarding optimal …

Background Application of evidence-based perioperative care protocols reduces
complication rates, accelerates recovery and shortens hospital stay. Presently, there are no …

Background This review aims to present a consensus for optimal perioperative care in
colonic surgery and to provide graded recommendations for items for an evidenced-based …

BACKGROUND: This review aims to present a consensus for optimal perioperative care in
colonic surgery and to provide graded recommendations for items for an evidenced-based …

Scholarly and comprehensive yet accessible, this state-of-the-science work is widely
regarded as the definitive graduate-level psychology of religion text. The authors synthesize …

Background Preoperative anxiety is very common in adults awaiting all types of surgical
procedures, which can interfere with the start and completion of surgery and increase the …

Wound healing is a critical process involved in the recovery from injury and surgical
procedures. Poor healing increases the risk for wound infections or complications, lengthens …

Background In a review and meta‐analysis conducted in 1993, psychological preparation
was found to be beneficial for a range of outcome variables including pain, behavioural …

This new edition of the bestselling text, Nurturing Natures, provides an indispensable
synthesis of the latest scientific knowledge about children's emotional development …