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The complex relationship between frailty and daily functioning, and the influence of social participation and psychological resilience in the oldest old Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Frailty, defined as a condition or syndrome resulting from a reduction in the reserve capacity of multiple systems to the extent that a number of physiological systems approach or pass the threshold of symptomatic clinical failure, should preferably be prevented and/or countered to promote healthy ageing. The syndrome leads to negative health outcomes such as hospitalisation, falls, disabilities and even early death. This is evitable since ...
Pre implantation psychological functioning preserved in majority of implantable cardioverter defibrillator patients 12 months post implantation Universiteit Gent
Psychological functioning in adolescents referred to specialist gender identity clinics across Europe : a clinical comparison study between four clinics Universiteit Gent
Effectiveness of perioperative pain science education on pain, psychological factors and physical functioning Universiteit Antwerpen KU Leuven
Objective: To synthesize the evidence on the effectiveness of pain science education on pain, psychological factors and physical functioning in adults who underwent surgery. Data sources: A systematic literature search of English articles using PubMed/Medline, Embase, Web of Science Core Collection, and Cochrane Library. Review methods: The search strategy was constructed as follows: (((pain) AND (education)) OR (pain education)) AND (surgery). ...
Psychological Functioning of Childhood Cancer Survivors: Longitudinal Associations With the Parental Context KU Leuven
OBJECTIVE: The long-term psychological effects of childhood cancer vary, with childhood cancer survivors reporting depressive symptoms, fear of cancer recurrence, and benefit finding. As cancer is considered a family disease, investigating the parental context may provide insight into such individual differences in psychological functioning of survivors. This study examined the directionality of effects among parental sense of incompetence, ...
Aspects of religious and spiritual meaning systems in late life psychological functioning KU Leuven
Religion and spirituality still are an important part of life for many people and as such function as a framework - the so-called meaning system - from which individuals perceive, interpret and adapt to the world (Reker & Wong, 1988; Silberman, 2005). Especially in late adulthood, religion and spirituality may provide direction and support for dealing with the challenges of later life. Studying religion and spirituality as part of an older ...
A COR perspective on perceived employability and psychological functioning among employed and unemployed workers KU Leuven
Individual employability (i.e., the ability to be employed) has gained resonance against the background of increasing job insecurity. Being employable helps to acquire employment for those unemployed and helps to stay employed for those employed, and to realize career goals (i.e., making job-to-job transitions). A plausible assumption then is that individual employability fosters psychological functioning (i.e., the presence of well-being and ...
Sexual, psychological, and relational functioning in women after surgical treatment for vulvar malignancy: a literature review KU Leuven
Introduction. Vulvectomy is an intrusive treatment option for women with vulvar malignancy that theoretically may affect sexual function. Aim. This study aims to provide a comprehensive review of the literature on the impact of surgical treatment for vulvar malignancy on sexual functioning, overall quality of life, and partner relationship. Methods. Systematic search of the medical literature on PubMed, PsycINFO, Cochrane database, Google ...
Perceived Employability and Psychological Functioning Framed by Gain and Loss Cycles KU Leuven
This paper aims to test the gain and loss cycle ideas from the Conservation of Resources (COR) Theory with regard to perceived employability and psychological functioning among employed workers and unemployed job seekers, respectively. More specifically, we argue that perceived employability may trigger a gain cycle towards well-being among employed workers (H1), while ill-being may trigger a loss cycle towards reduced (perceived) employability ...