Depression Symptoms and Physical Activity in Veterans With COPD: Insights From a Web-Based, Pedometer-Mediated Physical Activity Intervention.

Background: Depression is known to limit physical activity (PA) among individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, whether and how depression influences the effectiveness of PA interventions is unknown.

Purpose: The study examined the association between baseline depression symptoms and change in daily step count and whether group assignment to a web-based, pedometer-mediated PA intervention moderated the association between baseline depression symptoms and change in daily step count.

Daily partner responsiveness and everyday sleep outcomes in breast cancer survivors and their partners.

Purpose: Breast cancer (BC) survivors and their intimate partners face several adverse consequences from the cancer experience, including sleep disturbance, which is a common side effect of BC and its treatment. Sleep has been conceptualized and examined as an individual phenomenon despite most adults sharing a bed/room with a partner. Limited research has examined the associations between daily relationship processes and sleep in couples coping with cancer.

Fear of Cancer Recurrence and Sleep in Couples Coping With Early-Stage Breast Cancer.

Background: Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) and sleep disturbance are common in cancer survivors. Yet, little research has examined their relationship, and even less is known about what links may exist between these variables among the intimate partners of cancer survivors.

Purpose: This study examines the relationship between FCR and sleep disturbance in breast cancer survivors and their partners.

The longitudinal course of emotional and cognitive factors of fear of cancer recurrence in breast cancer patients and their partners.

Objective: Although fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) has been conceptualized as a multidimensional construct with emotional and cognitive components, little work has distinguished or assessed both components. Further, most existing research has not included intimate partners of cancer patients, although they also experience FCR. This study aimed to (1) determine whether FCR is better conceptualized as a singular or multidimensional construct at the within-person level over time and (2) model the corresponding trajectories in patients and their partners.

Predicting Progression Patterns of Type 2 Diabetes using Multi-sensor Measurements.

Type 2 diabetes - a prevalent chronic disease worldwide - increases risk for serious health consequences including heart and kidney disease. Forecasting diabetes progression can inform disease management strategies, thereby potentially reducing the likelihood or severity of its consequences. We use continuous glucose monitoring and actigraphy data from 54 individuals with Type 2 diabetes to predict their future hemoglobin A1c, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and triglyceride levels one year later.

Psychosocial Impact of Cancer Care Disruptions in Women With Breast Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic caused significant disruptions in cancer care, and preliminary research suggests that these disruptions are associated with increased levels of psychosocial distress among cancer survivors. The purpose of this study was to offer a descriptive report of the psychosocial functioning, perceived risk and fear of cancer progression, and COVID-19 pandemic impact and experiences in a unique, high-risk patient cohort: breast cancer survivors whose cancer treatment was delayed and/or changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This cross-sectional study included 50 women with dual carcinoma , lobular carcinoma , or invasive breast cancer whose cancer surgery was postponed due to the pandemic.

Spousal Influence on Diabetes Self-care: Moderating Effects of Distress and Relationship Quality on Glycemic Control.

Background: Spouses often attempt to influence patients' diabetes self-care. Spousal influence has been linked to beneficial health outcomes in some studies, but to negative outcomes in others.

Purpose: We aimed to clarify the conditions under which spousal influence impedes glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Threat sensitivity and fear of cancer recurrence: a daily diary study of reactivity and recovery as patients and spouses face the first mammogram post-diagnosis.

Objectives: Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is a top concern of breast cancer (BC) survivors and their spouses, yet little is known about responses to FCR triggers in daily life. We examined whether a biologically based individual difference-threat sensitivity-predicted FCR in couples facing the first post-diagnosis mammogram (MMG). We hypothesized that threat sensitivity would predict greater FCR reactivity before the MMG and higher peak FCR on the MMG day, controlling for global anxiety.

Everyday protective buffering predicts intimacy and fear of cancer recurrence in couples coping with early-stage breast cancer.

Objective: Patient and spouse/partner mutual self-disclosure is central for maintaining intimacy and cognitive processing when transitioning to life after cancer. Protective buffering inhibits self-disclosure and is defined as efforts to protect one's partner from upset and burden by hiding or denying cancer-related concerns. Intimacy and fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) are important determinants of individual and couple adaptation following cancer.

Social constraints and fear of recurrence in couples coping with early stage breast cancer.

Objective: Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is a top concern of breast cancer (BC) survivors and their spouses. FCR often occurs within an interpersonal context, yet there has been little research on relationship processes that may influence FCR in patients and spouses. It was hypothesized that the inhibition of disclosure of cancer-related concerns, thoughts, and feelings because of perceived partner disinterest or avoidance (termed social constraints) would predict greater FCR in BC patients and their spouses both globally and in the context of everyday life.

Does sharing good news buffer fear of bad news? A daily diary study of fear of cancer recurrence in couples approaching the first mammogram post-diagnosis.

Objective: The core of fear of cancer recurrence (FCR)-a top concern of couples after successful breast cancer (BC) treatment-is fear of death. Daily relationship processes may be instrumental in regulating FCR as triggers of existential distress are encountered. We tested the hypothesis that daily capitalization, the process of sharing good news (capitalization attempts) to a partner perceived as responsive (responsiveness), buffers patient and spouse FCR as they confront the first mammogram post-diagnosis.

Negative emotional responses to motherhood-related support receipt during pregnancy predict postpartum depressive symptoms.

Background And Objectives: Prenatal stress increases risk for postpartum depression. While social support availability may attenuate this risk, little research has examined support receipt during pregnancy, which has been linked to increased distress in other domains. This study assesses the implications of motherhood-related and motherhood-unrelated support receipt for daily distress during pregnancy and tests whether negative responsiveness to motherhood-related support predicts postpartum depression risk.