Bart Verkuil, Department of Clinical Psychology, Leiden University, The Netherlands and PEP Group, Noordwijk, The Netherlands. “What if I get infected and end up in the hospital?” “What if I can’t pay my bills in a few months?” “What effect will this lockdown have on my children’s the health?” The threat of the coronavirus is […]
By Leah Avery, Teesside University, UK. Type 2 diabetes was previously considered a progressive condition, with an inevitable need for insulin therapy, however lifestyle behavioural change research challenges this pessimistic prognosis. As prevalence of type 2 diabetes continues to increase, so does evidence supporting the important role of the food and changing what we eat […]
By Irina Todorova, Health Psychology Research Center in Sofia, Bulgaria Senstančių artimųjų, kurių sveikata turbūt yra silpna, slaugymas gali būti sudėtinga ir paini patirtis, kuri vienu metu yra ir maloni, ir varginanti. Medicinos mokslas padeda žmonėms gyventi ilgiau, sveikiau, o kai kuriais atvejais gali sulėtinti kognityvinį silpimą, kuris dažnai ateina su amžiumi. Tai, kaip šeimos […]
By Stuart Biddle, University of Southern Queensland, Australia I’m writing this blog on Valentine’s Day! The health promotion charity in Australia, Bluearth, has produced some amusing videos encouraging you to use your chair less by ‘breaking up with your chair’ (liking splitting from your partner, see videos here). So what is the issue here? Essentially, […]
Urte Scholz, University of Zurich & Gertraud (Turu) Stadler, University of Aberdeen Socialinis palaikymas yra ypač teigiamas reiškinys. O ir kas gali būti blogo pagelbėti kitam? Pavyzdžiui, kai kitas sveikai gamina maistą, padedantį ketinančiam geriau maitintis arba susilaukti paguodos kai jautiesi nusivylęs, nes nesiseka mesti rūkius? Šie pavyzdžiai sukelia mintį, kad vien geri ketinimai palaikyti […]
