The effect of positive thinking on resilience and life satisfaction of older adults: A randomized controlled trial

Z Taherkhani, MH Kaveh, A Mani, L Ghahremani… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
The cumulative effects of adversity and unhappiness affect life satisfaction and quality of life
in the growing older adult population. Most of the interventions aimed at improving the …

Effectiveness of interventions on death anxiety and fear in adults with chronic disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

M Gulbahar Eren, K Üçgül… - OMEGA-Journal of Death …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to synthesize the outcomes of various
interventions to alleviate death anxiety and fear. Studies published between January 2010 …

Effectiveness of positive thinking training on perceived stress, metacognitive beliefs, and death anxiety in women with breast cancer: perceived stress in women with …

LK Barjoee, N Amini, M Keykhosrovani… - Archives of Breast …, 2022 - archbreastcancer.com
Background: Women with breast cancer suffer high levels of stress due to their disease-
induced emotional, cognitive, behavioral and physical problems which increase their …

A social constructionist critique of positive psychology

V Burr, P Dick - Routledge international handbook of theoretical …, 2021 - taylorfrancis.com
The recent Positive Psychology movement aims to generate research and theory that
enables people to achieve happiness and well-being. This chapter offers a critique of …

Primary care physicians' knowledge, attitude, and potential referral barriers towards bariatric surgery: a northern Saudi study

AM Alenezi, A Thirunavukkarasu, AK Alrasheed… - Medicina, 2022 - mdpi.com
Introduction: Bariatric surgery is the most effective procedure for sustained weight loss and
control of obesity-associated comorbidities among morbidly obese patients. Successful …

Social representations of cancer in patients from Medellín, Colombia: a qualitative study

LF Higuita-Gutiérrez, DA Estrada-Mesa… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Cancer has different explanatory theories that address its etiology and
treatment. It is usually associated with pain and suffering. Recently, new technologies …

Influence of Positive Thinking Ideology on Physician Representations of Cancer

LF Higuita-Gutiérrez, DA Estrada-Mesa… - Behavioral …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Objective To understand the influence of positive thinking ideology on cancer
representations among physicians in the city of Medellín. Methods: This qualitative study …

Comparing the Effectiveness of Positive Thinking Skills (PTS) and Mindfulness‐Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) in Promoting Demoralization and Psycho-Social …

J Sooreh, N Hajloo, A Atadokht… - Journal of Sabzevar …, 2023 - jsums.medsab.ac.ir
Introduction: Cancer is one of the diseases that requires complex and multidisciplinary
treatment. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to compare the effectiveness of …

Knowledge and attitude towards clinical trials among general population of Northern Saudi Arabia during COVID-19 era: A cross-sectional study

M Abouelkheir, AE Taha, A Thirunavukkarasu… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recruiting and retaining sufficient participants is one of the biggest challenges researchers
face while conducting clinical trials (CTs). This is due to the fact of misconceptions and …

[HTML][HTML] Explanation of the spiritual experiences of breast cancer patients: A hermeneutic phenomenological study

M Habibi Asgarabad - Health, Spirituality and Medical Ethics, 2020 - jhsme.muq.ac.ir
Abstract Background and Objectives: Breast cancer is associated with unique changes and
experiences in all physical, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects of one's life. In this …