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E Cappelletti

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A longitudinal study on the information needs and preferences of patients after an acute coronary syndrome.

2016

Background Research has shown that the provision of pertinent health information to patients with cardiovascular disease is associated with better adherence to medical prescriptions, behavioral changes, and enhanced perception of control over the disease. Yet there is no clear knowledge on how to improve information pertinence. Identifying and meeting the information needs of patients and their preferences for sources of information is pivotal to developing patient-led services. This prospective, observational study was aimed at exploring the information needs and perceived relevance of different information sources for patients during the twenty-four months following an acute coronary synd…

MaleLongitudinal studyActivities of daily livingHealth BehaviorLongitudinal researchFriends030204 cardiovascular system & hematology0302 clinical medicineInformation seeking behaviorSurveys and Questionnaires030212 general & internal medicineLongitudinal StudiesProspective StudiesPatient PreferenceMiddle AgedCardiovascular diseaseNeeds assessmentFemaleTelevisionPeriodicals as TopicFamily PracticeInformation needs; Acute coronary syndrome; Cardiovascular disease; Health information sources; Longitudinal researchNeeds AssessmentSpecializationResearch ArticleSettore M-PSI/01 - Psicologia GeneraleAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyAcute coronary syndrome; Cardiovascular disease; Health information sources; Information needs; Longitudinal research; Adult; Aged; Family; Female; Friends; General Practitioners; Health Behavior; Humans; Internet; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Middle Aged; Needs Assessment; Pamphlets; Periodicals as Topic; Prospective Studies; Specialization; Surveys and Questionnaires; Television; Acute Coronary Syndrome; Information Seeking Behavior; Patient Education as Topic; Patient Preference; Family PracticeInformation Seeking BehaviorInformation needsHealth information sources03 medical and health sciencesPatient Education as TopicGeneral PractitionersmedicineHumansRelevance (information retrieval)FamilyAcute Coronary SyndromeAgedInternetInformation needbusiness.industryRepeated measures designInformation needsHealth information sourcePhysical therapyObservational studyPamphletsbusinessBMC family practice
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Smoking Behavior: A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess the Dimensionality of the Brief Wisconsin Inventory of Smoking Dependence Motives and Identify Di…

2014

Introduction The present study aims to investigate the dimensionality of the brief version of the Wisconsin Inventory of Smoking Dependence Motives (B-WISDM) and identify different smoking motivational profiles among young daily smokers (N = 375). Methods We tested 3 measurement models of the B-WISDM using confirmatory factor analysis, whereas cluster analysis was used to identify the smokers' motivational profiles. Furthermore, we compared clusters toward dependence level and the number of cigarettes smoked per day using analysis of variance tests. Results The results confirmed that the B-WISDM measures 11 first-order intercorrelated factors. The second-order model, originally proposed for…

AdultMaleSettore M-PSI/01 - Psicologia GeneraleAdolescentCross-sectional studymedia_common.quotation_subjectmedicine.medical_treatmentSmoking PreventionQuit smokingSmoking behaviorWisconsinMotivational factorsSurveys and QuestionnairesmedicineHumansDependencePractical implicationsOriginal Investigationmedia_commonPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesMotivationAddictionSmokingPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthReproducibility of ResultsConfirmatory factor analysisPsychology Youth tobacco useBehavior AddictiveCross-Sectional StudiesSmoking behavior dimensionality smoking dependenceSmoking cessationFemaleSmoking CessationAnalysis of varianceFactor Analysis StatisticalPsychologyClinical psychology
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The hidden side of the Ultimatum Game: The role of motivations and mind-reading in a two-level one-shot Ultimatum Game

2015

The main aim of our study is to investigate the role of motivations and mind-reading in a two-level one-shot Ultimatum Game with three players. Our intention is to analyse subjects’ behaviour in both the responder and proposer roles. In the responder role, we found that the difference between the subjects’ expectations and the actual offers was the major factor that influenced their decisions and motivations in receiving money. In the proposer role, our results showed a significant influence of mind-reading, with a positive association between the fairness of subjects’ offers and the subjects’ expectations about the recipients’ willingness to accept. Although a shared concept of fairness ex…

Settore M-PSI/01 - Psicologia GeneraleOne shotMotivationFairnessUltimatum gameExpectationMind readingExpectations; Fairness; Mind-reading; Motivations; Ultimatum GameExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyMind-readingExpectationsUltimatum GameFairneMotivationsWillingness to acceptPsychologyAssociation (psychology)Ultimatum game Motivation Mind-reading FairnessSocial psychology
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Effective pursuit of personal goals: The fostering effect of dispositional optimism on goal commitment and goal progress

2015

Abstract Personal goals play a leading role in directing behavior and influencing well-being. Thus, it is important to assess goal dimensions promoting effective goal pursuit. The current research aimed at identifying the best predictors of goal pursuit, operationalized as perceived goal progress, among goal-related variables and individual differences in dispositional optimism. Two studies examined the influence of optimism on goal progress, commitment, expectancy, value, and conflict. Moreover, the mediation effect of expectancy in the relationships among optimism, commitment and progress was assessed. Participants in the first cross-sectional study were 283 young people (19–32 years old)…

Goal pursuitSettore M-PSI/01 - Psicologia GeneraleExpectancy theoryValue (ethics)Longitudinal studyOperationalizationPersonal goals; Dispositional optimism; Goal pursuit; Goal progress; Self-regulationGoal orientationmedia_common.quotation_subjectPessimismPersonal goalDispositional optimismDevelopmental psychologyOptimismGoal progressMediationSelf-regulationGoal progrePsychologySocial psychologyPersonal goalsGeneral Psychologymedia_commonPersonality and Individual Differences
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The Effects of Short-Term Personal Goals on Subjective Well-Being

2015

Several studies demonstrated that subjective well-being is associated with goal value and perceived progress but their validity is affected by methodological biases. Moreover, a few have analysed the influence of short-term goals. We aimed to analyse how the levels of and changes in short-term goals progress and value influence subsequent levels of and changes in subjective well-being. This study adopted a three-wave longitudinal design with one-month intervals. Four hundred nine participants (186 males; age 19–71) reported their subjective well-being and their two most important goals and rated each over time in terms of value and progress. A latent difference score model revealed that lev…

Settore M-PSI/01 - Psicologia GeneraleValue (ethics)goal valuemedia_common.quotation_subject050109 social psychologyDifference score050105 experimental psychologyDevelopmental psychologyPromotion (rank)Short-term goal0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesSubjective well-beingPersonal goalsmedia_commonQuality of Life ResearchPersonal goals; Short-term goals; Subjective well-being; Goal progress; Goal value;05 social sciencesGoal pursuitShort-term goalsPersonal goalTerm (time)Subjective well-beingGoal progressGoal progrePositive psychologyPsychologySocial psychologySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)
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Cardiovascular Management Self-efficacy: Psychometric Properties of a New Scale and Its Usefulness in a Rehabilitation Context.

2015

Self-efficacy beliefs have been shown to affect various effective health-promoting behaviors in patients. Unfortunately, availability of reliable and valid measures of self-efficacy in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is still very limited. Background: Self-efficacy beliefs have been shown to affect various effective health-promoting behaviors in patients. Unfortunately, availability of reliable and valid measures of self-efficacy in cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is still very limited. Purpose: The aims of this study were to present a new scale measuring self-efficacy beliefs in managing CVD and to examine its psychometric properties. Methods: The study involved 172 patients (mean age = 66.4…

Settore M-PSI/01 - Psicologia GeneraleAdultMalePsychometricsPsychometricsPersonality characteristicsmedicine.medical_treatmentAnxiety; Cardiovascular disease severity; Depression; Illness perception; Impairment in daily functioning; Medication adherence; Personality characteristics; Self-efficacy beliefs;Context (language use)Self-efficacy beliefsAnxietyAffect (psychology)Medication AdherencePersonality characteristicIllness perceptionmedicineCardiovascular disease severityHumansPsychological testingProspective StudiesGeneral PsychologyImpairment in daily functioningAgedSelf-efficacy beliefs; Cardiovascular disease severity; Impairment in daily functioning; Medication adherence; Personality characteristics; Anxiety; Depression; Illness perceptionSelf-efficacyAged 80 and overPsychological TestsRehabilitationCardiac RehabilitationDepressionSelf-efficacy beliefMiddle AgedSelf EfficacySelf-efficacy beliefs . Cardiovascular disease severity . Impairment in daily functioning . Medication adherence . Personality characteristics . Anxiety . Depression . Illness perceptionPsychiatry and Mental healthHealth psychologyCardiovascular DiseasesAnxietyFemalemedicine.symptomPsychologyClinical psychologyAnnals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine
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Changes in physical activity among coronary and hypertensive patients: A longitudinal study using the Health Action Process Approach

2017

Objectives: Physical activity (PA) is a key factor in cardiovascular disease prevention. Through the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA), the present study investigated the process of change in PA in coronary patients (CPs) and hypertensive patients (HPs). Design: Longitudinal survey study with two follow-up assessments at 6 and 12 months on 188 CPs and 169 HPs. Main outcome measures: Intensity and frequency of PA. Results: A multi-sample analysis indicated the equivalence of almost all the HAPA social cognitive patterns for both patient populations. A latent growth curve model showed strong interrelations among intercepts and slopes of PA, planning and maintenance self-efficacy, but chan…

AdultMaleVolitionSettore M-PSI/01 - Psicologia GeneraleGerontologyLongitudinal studyPhysical activityessential arterial hypertensionCoronary DiseaseModels PsychologicalDevelopmental psychologyacute coronary syndromeYoung Adult03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinecardiovascular diseaseHumansMedicineLongitudinal Studies030212 general & internal medicineHealth Action Process ApproachExerciseApplied PsychologyAgedPhysical activity; Health Action Process Approach; cardiovascular diseases; acute coronary syndrome; essential arterial hypertension030505 public healthbusiness.industryPhysical activityHealth action process approachPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthOutcome measuresSurvey researchGeneral MedicineGeneral ChemistryMiddle AgedSelf Efficacycardiovascular diseasesHypertensionFemaleDisease prevention0305 other medical sciencebusinessSocial cognitive theoryFollow-Up Studies
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The situational version of the Brief Cope: Dimensionality and relationships with goal-related variables

2015

This study is aimed at investigating the dimensionality of the situational version of the Brief COPE, a questionnaire that is frequently used to assess a broad range of coping responses to specific difficulties, by comparing five different factor models highlighted in previous studies. It also aimed at exploring the relationships among coping responses, personal goal commitment and progress. The study involved 606 adults (male = 289) ranging in age from 19 to 71. Using confirmatory factor analysis, we compared five models and assessed relationships of coping responses with goal commitment and progress. The results confirmed the theoretical factor structure of the situational Brief COPE. All…

Self-regulation theorySettore M-PSI/01 - Psicologia GeneraleCoping (psychology)confirmatory factor analysislcsh:BF1-990coping; Brief COPE; confirmatory factor analysis; self-regulation theory; personal goalsResearch ReportsGoal commitmentFactor structurePersonal goalConfirmatory factor analysisDevelopmental psychologyself-regulation theorycopinglcsh:PsychologyConfirmatory factor analysiBrief COPEpersonal goalsSituational ethicsPsychologyGeneral PsychologyCurse of dimensionalityFactor analysis
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