Abstract: On the basis of available oncological research on the quality of life, this construct is defined as a general, dynamic, and global construct, and a revised version of a questionnaire for its assessment, composed of 68 items, is presented. An ...
Background: Families influence the wellbeing of patients and are influenced by illness themselves. Involving caregivers in patient care was examined in multiple studies. Aim: The aim of this literature review was to investigate the different approaches to ...
Psychosocial Strain and Tobacco Use in Chronically Ill Adolescents in an Inpatient Medical Rehabilitation UnitAbstract: The present study examined chronically ill adolescents in an in-patient medical rehabilitation unit regarding their psychosocial ...
Circadian Rhythms and Chronic DiseasesAbstract. Everything in nature and life is occurring in a rhythmic manner. The major “Zeitgeber” is the change of light and dark during a 24 h day. This circadian rhythm is besides others reflected in circadian ...
Relationships between siblings with and without disabilitiers. An overview of researchAbstract.This overview of research on relations between siblings with and without disabilities addresses four aspects: (1) the role relationships between siblings, (2) ...
Are the siblings of handicapped or chronically ill children developmentally at risk? An overview of the current state of researchAbstract. It was been proposed that there are five potential risks with regard to the development of children with ...
Zusammenfassung. Der Einfluß einer chronischen Erkrankung auf die Bewältigung von Alltagsstressoren wurde in einer Längsschnittstudie über vier Jahre analysiert. Bei 107 gesunden und 89 diabetischen Jugendlichen wurde die Belastung durch Alltagsstressoren ...
Subjective theories on the causes of chronic back pain by patients in rehabilitationAbstract. The frequency of chronic diseases is increasing remarkably in the industrial nations. This results on the one hand from advances in medical treatment and ...
Zusammenfassung. In der vorliegenden Studie wurde untersucht, wie sich die Körpererfahrung Jugendlicher beschreiben läßt, die an einer chronischen Erkrankung leiden. Hierzu wurden zwölf- bis 16jährige Jugendliche mit Asthma bronchiale (N = 62) und ...
Right in the Thick of it or Just Along for the Ride? The Consequences of Perceived Work-Related Inclusion on the Health, Well-Being, and Productivity of Individuals with Chronic Health ImpairmentsAbstract. The subjective perspectives ...
A Matter of Respect, Fit, and Norms. Organizational Framework for the Perceived Inclusion of Employees With Chronic Health ImpairmentsAbstract: Starting from the assumption that chronic health impairments represent a potential barrier ...
Zusammenfassung. Chronische körperliche Erkrankungen stellen eine Belastung für die betroffenen Kinder wie auch für ihre Familien dar. Chronisch kranke Kinder haben ein erhöhtes Risiko, eine psychische Erkrankung zu entwickeln. Im Unterschied zu ...
Life satisfaction in chronic illness: The impact of depression, coping and social supportAbstract. Chronically ill patients have an increased likelihood of depressive disorders. We investigate the relationship between depression and chronic illness on ...
German version of the Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised (IPQ-R): Psychometric evaluation in patients with chronic somatic illnessAbstract. The objective of this study was the psychometric evaluation of the German version of the Illness Perception ...
The aims of this study were (1) to explore the degree of concordance/discordance between the illness perceptions of patients with a chronic illness and those of their partners, and (2) to examine the relationship between the concordance/discordance of ...
Summary: Clinical case formulation within the research program subjective theories is based on a constructivistic point of view. The relevance of the subjective constructions was first postulated by Kelly (1955) in his personal construct theory. In his ...