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 …

This article reviews the role of psychological factors in the development of persistent pain
and disability, with a focus on how basic psychological processes have been incorporated …

Objective. The COVID‐19 epidemic has shown a more benign course in Greece possibly
due to the early lockdown measures. Mental health consequences of the lockdown however …

Background: Hypertension is a major health problem in developing and developed
countries, and its increasing epidemy is a serious warning to take more attention to this …

Objective. While effective preventative medication is readily available for asthma, adherence
is a major problem due to patients' beliefs about their illness and medication. We …

Asthma is a common non-communicable disease, often characterized by activity limitation,
negative effects on social life and relationships, problems with finding and keeping …

Psychologists have utilised a range of social cognition models to understand variation in
physical health and illness-related behaviours. The most widely studied model of illness …

In this narrative review, we put self-management in the context of a 50-year history of
research about how patients with COPD respond to their illness. We review a definition of …

This study aims to examine the joint role of demographic, clinical, and psychological
variables as predictors of acute postsurgical pain and anxiety in patients undergoing total …

Self‐management is critical if people with diabetes are to minimise their risk of
macrovascular and microvascular complications, yet adherence to self‐management …