AIMS To determine whether the self-reported personal wellbeing of a cohort of people who inject drugs (PWID) changes over time, and to identify longitudinal correlates of change. METHODS We used Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI) scores reported between April 2008 and February 2015 by 757 PWID (66% male) enrolled in the Melbourne Injecting Drug Use Cohort Study (2,862 interviews; up to seven foll...

OBJECTIVE To examine the quality of life and palliative care needs of elderly patients with advanced heart failure (HF). METHODS This was a correlation descriptive study conducted at a 650-bed sub-acute hospital. Patients who were aged 65 or over, diagnosed with HF of New York Heart Association Class III or IV symptoms, and mentally sound were eligible to the study. The Edmonton Symptom Asses...

Historically, nostalgia has been viewed as a disease of the brain or the mind. However, in recent years, nostalgia has received a conceptual rehabilitation due to a revival of scholarly interest accompanied by the use of contemporary empirical methods. Drawing upon this recent work, we propose that nostalgia is an important resource for psychological health and well-being. We begin by detailing...

BACKGROUND Ghana has an estimated one million orphans, 250,000 are due to AIDS parental deaths. This is the first study that examined the impact of parental HIV/AIDS status and death on the mental health of children in Ghana. METHODS In a cross-sectional survey, 4 groups of 200 children (children whose parents died of AIDS, children whose parents died of causes other than AIDS, children livin...

BACKGROUND The negative impact of work has been the traditional focus of GP surveys. We know little about GP positive mental health and psychological resources. AIM To profile and contextualise GP positive mental health and personal psychological resources. DESIGN AND SETTING Cross-sectional survey of GPs working in Northern Ireland (NI). METHOD A questionnaire comprising the Warwick Edin...

The study investigated the relationship between coping strategies and psychological well-being among parents with Down syndrome children. The sample comprised of 120 parents (60 fathers, 60 mothers of diagnosed 60 children with Down syndrome) collected through purposive sampling. The study was an exploratory study and used co-relational research design. The study planned to investigate all poss...

Little is known about the impact of mindfulness on psychological wellbeing, anxiety, and avoidance in couple relationships. In emerging adulthood, intimate relationships are associated with life satisfaction changes that can cause maladjustment. This study seeks to determine if dispositional acts as a protective variable between identify factors protectors. A sample was obtained 391 young unive...

Title of Dissertation: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF PERSON CULTURE FIT: CONVERGENCE OF MENTAL MODELS Lin Zhu, Doctor of Philosophy, 2012 Dissertation Directed By: Dr. Meina Liu Department of Communication The person-environment fit hypothesis argues that the match or fit between an individual and the environment predicts positive adaptation outcomes for the person. Unfortunately, the person-environm...