I wrote this paper for Kin 2058 Assessment and Evaluation of Athletic Injuries and Illness II (capstone class). This paper examines two of the most common injuries in sport participation, a concussion, and an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tear. Both of these injuries cause psychological effects, in the case of a concussion, it is caused from the direct blow to the head, whereas an ACL tears ...

Research on infidelity-related distress has focused on victims with little attention to perpetrators. Two studies therefore explore the psychological functioning of individuals who have engaged in dating infidelity. Study 1 showed that, compared to faithful partners, individuals who had engaged in infidelity showed more psychological distress. Study 2 investigated the interrelationships among i...

This study aimed to examine whether a dose-response relationship exists between psychological distress and types of physical activity (total, occupational, and leisure-time). The study subjects (233 men and 313 women) were recruited for a study on cardiovascular disease in the Yangpyeong community located in South Korea. The type and characteristics of physical activity were measured with a mod...

OBJECTIVE To examine individual, situational and organisational aspects that influence psychological impact and recovery of a patient safety incident on physicians, nurses and midwives. DESIGN Cross-sectional, retrospective surveys of physicians, midwives and nurses. SETTING 33 Belgian hospitals. PARTICIPANTS 913 clinicians (186 physicians, 682 nurses, 45 midwives) involved in a patient s...

Psychological detachment from work refers to the off-job experience of "switching off" mentally. It is hypothesized that a high degree of workload encountered during the work day has a negative impact on subsequent detachment processes and that psychological detachment from work is positively related to well-being. Eighty-seven individuals from various occupations provided questionnaire and dai...

Available online 10 November 2008 Resilience has been conceptualized in several ways, including a disposition that promotes positive outcomes in general and successful adaptation in the face of challenging or stressful circumstances. Using Wagnild and Young's [Wagnild, G. M., & Young, H. M. (1993). Development and psychometric evaluation of the Resilience Scale. Journal of Nursing Measurement, ...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to investigate the cross-sectional association of employment contract, company size, and occupation with psychological distress using a nationally representative sample of the Japanese population. METHODS From June through July 2007, a total of 9,461 male and 7,717 female employees living in the community were randomly selected and surveyed using a sel...

OBJECTIVES Patients with thyroid pathology tend have longer surgical wait times. Uncertainty during this wait can have negative psychologically impact. This study aims to determine the degree of psychological morbidity in patients waiting for thyroid surgery. STUDY DESIGN Prospectively assessing patients pre- and postoperative psychological morbidity (level 2c). METHODS Patients waiting for...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Psychological disorders are recognized as an important and common problem after stroke but little is known about their longer-term effects on functional outcomes. We investigated the trajectory of psychological symptoms after stroke and studied their impact on physical functional recovery. METHODS The Stroke Outcomes Study was a prospective cohort study conducted in Wes...