Norway [82] 290 Internet; SMS, voice To describe the rationale for the design of happy ending (HE), to assess the 12-month efficacy of HE in a sample of smokers willing to attempt to quit without the use of nicotine replacement therapy, and to explore the potential effect of HE on coping planning and self-efficacy (prior to quitting) and whether coping planning and self-efficacy mediate treatme...

new planning methodology for coping with this uncertainty caused by disruptions is presented. Planning steps described by their preconditions and their consequences are used for material requirements planning and scheduling. Preconditions of planning steps have to be satisfied in a certain state of environment for the planning steps to be applicable. Consequences of planning steps change the st...

BACKGROUND There are many online interventions aiming for health behavior change but it is unclear how such interventions and specific planning tools are being used. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to identify which user characteristics were associated with use of an online, computer-tailored self-regulation intervention aimed at prevention of weight gain; and to examine the quality of the...

CONTEXT Patients frequently rely on religious faith to cope with cancer, but little is known about the associations between religious coping and the use of intensive life-prolonging care at the end of life. OBJECTIVE To determine the way religious coping relates to the use of intensive life-prolonging end-of-life care among patients with advanced cancer. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS A ...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To examine the relationships of social support and coping strategies to health-related quality of life among primary caregivers of stroke survivors in China. BACKGROUND Caring for a stroke survivor is highly stressful, which can negatively affect a caregiver's physical and psychological well-being. Stroke caregivers generally report more somatic symptoms, depressive sympto...

The articles presented in this issue are discussed within the context of the general literature on coping and coping style. The focus of this special issue was to determine if these articles are both consistent with extant research and advance the field. We identify at least two general definitions of coping, as used in these articles. We refer to one definition as reflecting one's "coping styl...

Recent Tweak-based planners replace the White Knight technique of a modal truth criterion by a simple heuristic for choosing the estab-lisher of a term in situation, empirically trading between the rigorous precision of a criterion and the computational complexity. In this paper , I argue that this WK technique does not rely on the opposition between mathematical rigour and eeciency of an imple...

This study examines the role of religious coping in couples' diabetes management processes. Eighty-seven couples where one spouse had type 2 diabetes were surveyed. The relationships between religious coping (positive and negative), shared glycemic control activities (e.g., planning a healthy diet), and glycemic control were examined using repeated measures ANOVA and SEM. Findings show spousal ...

This study tested the predictive validity of a multitheory process model in which the effect of autonomous motivation from self-determination theory on physical activity participation is mediated by the adoption of self-regulatory techniques based on control theory. Finnish adolescents (N = 411, aged 17-19) completed a prospective survey including validated measures of the predictors and physic...

The present study compared the relative efficacy of comprehensive group coping skills training and supportive group therapy for enhancing cancer patients' adjustment to their disease. Forty-one cancer patients exhibiting a marked degree of psychosocial distress were randomized to one of three conditions: (a) group coping skills instruction, (b) support group therapy, and (c) no-treatment contro...