Psychosocial Factors and Hypertension

Psychosocial Factors and Cancer

Psychological and social aspects of life, which have been collectively called psychosocial factors, have long been known to play an influential role in shaping physical health and disease. Included in this relatively broad “umbrella” term are processes that involve a person’s mental state, psychological tendencies, and surrounding social environment. Some examples of psychosocial factors includ...

Psychosocial work factors and dementia.

AIMS To evaluate the association between psychosocial workplace factors and dementia in a case-control study. METHODS Patients with dementia (aged 55-99 years) were recruited from 23 general practices in the city of Frankfurt-on-Main and surrounding area in 1998-2000. Of these, 108 were suffering from possible Alzheimer's disease, 59 from possible vascular dementia, and 28 from secondary or u...

Psychosocial factors and public health.

Psychosocial Factors and Rectal Hyposensitivity

Figure. Asscoiation with psychosocial factors. There is a significant difference in the mean value for global scale index between rectal hyposensitivity and normosensitive group. GSI, global scale index; PSDI, positive symptom distress index; PST, positive symptom total. TO THE EDITOR: We read with interest the review article by Burgell and Scott regarding rectal hyposensitivity (RH). RH is cli...

Psychosocial factors and financial literacy.

This study uses data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) to analyze the psychological and social variables associated with financial literacy. The HRS is a nationally representative longitudinal survey of individuals older than age 50 and their spouses. An ordinary least squares linear regression analysis explores the relationship between financial literacy and several economic and psych...