Many have proposed that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) may be particularly
effective for improving outcomes in chronic disease/long-term conditions, and ACT …

Background: Determining the prevalence of neuromuscular disorders for the general
population is important to identify the scope of burden on society and enable comparisons …

Objective There is a considerable body of research linking elements of Leventhal's Common
Sense Model (CSM) to emotional well-being/distress outcomes among people with physical …

Objectives To assess the prevalence of fatigue, pain, anxiety, and depression in adults with
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), and to analyze their relationship with health-related …

In this review we present an overview of quality of life (QOL) and QOL measures in
neuromuscular disorders. We discuss the characteristics of QOL measures used in …

AbstractBackground Chronic muscle diseases (MD) are progressive and cause wasting and
weakness in muscles and are associated with reduced quality of life (QoL). The ACTMuS …

Purpose/Objective: Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), a newer type of behavior
therapy that targets psychological flexibility, may have particular utility in the context of …

Background Muscle weakness is a defining characteristic of Muscular Dystrophy (MD);
however, yet while speculated, objective measures of muscle weakness has not been …

Quality of life (QoL) and mood are reduced in many patients with muscle disorders.
Psychological variables appear to be contributors to both QoL and mood, suggesting that …

Heterogeneity in the distribution of both blood flow (Q̇) and O2 consumption (V̇o2) has
not been assessed by near-infrared spectroscopy in exercising normal human muscle. We …