Purpose. A new strain of H1N1 influenza, also known as swine flu was confirmed in the UK
in May 2009 and has spread to over 100 countries around the world causing the World …

The overall goal of this volume is to foster an integrated understanding of a self-regulation
perspective of health and illness behavior. Recent years have witnessed a burgeoning …

Objectives To provide an overview of medication adherence, discuss the potential for
smartphone medication adherence applications (adherence apps) to improve medication …

OBJECTIVE: This study evaluates the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (Brief IPQ), a
nine-item scale designed to rapidly assess the cognitive and emotional representations of …

Welcome to Health Psychology: Theory, Research and Practice (Seventh Edition). This
textbook provides an in-depth introduction to the growing field of health psychology. It is …

The evidence as to whether patient-centredness is associated with beneficial physical and
psychological outcomes is inconsistent. This review of published research on health care …

Do patients with chronic pain selectively process pain-and illness-related stimuli? The
evidence with regard to attention, interpretation, and recall biases is critically reviewed. A …

Patients' self‐care behaviours have a major role in diabetes management. Diabetes
education provides the required knowledge, but despite this, self‐care is often suboptimal …

Many psychological factors have been suggested to be important obstacles to recovery from
low back pain, yet most studies focus on a limited number of factors. We compared a more …

Non-adherence to medications is a prevalent and persistent healthcare problem, particularly
for patients with a chronic disorder. Researchers have endeavoured to address poor …