There is a bidirectional relationship between depression and chronic medical disorders. The
adverse health risk behaviors and psychobiological changes associated with depression …

We review evidence concerning exercise for stroke prevention. Plausible biological reasons
suggest that exercise would be important in preventing stroke. While definitive randomised …

Objective: To examine the mechanisms linking health literacy to physical activity and
selfreported health. Methods: From 2005-2007, patients (N= 330) with hypertension were …

BackgroundThe association between depression after myocardial infarction and increased
risk of mortality and cardiac morbidity may be due to cardiac disease severity. AimsTo …

Background Psychological factors, such as self-efficacy, are important in understanding the
progress and management of coronary heart disease (CHD), and how patients make …

Purpose/Objective: Self-efficacy forms key modifiable personal resources influencing illness
management, rehabilitation participation, and their outcomes such as perceived health …

Im Gesundheitswesen ist seit einiger Zeit schon ein Wandel der Rollenverständnisse in der
Arzt-Patienten-Beziehung zu beobachten. Im Zuge dieses Prozesses wird von Patient …

Background Person-centred care (PCC) aims to engage patients as active partners in their
care and treatment to improve the management of their illness. Self-efficacy is an important …

Objective: The authors sought to evaluate the association of self-efficacy with objective
measures of cardiac function, subsequent hospitalization for heart failure (HF), and all-cause …

Background: Heart failure (HF) patients who follow the treatment regimen and attend to
symptoms before they escalate are assumed to have better health-related quality of life …