Introduction: There is a need to understand which factors are associated with sickness absence in the context of public service in order to guide efforts to prevent illness in workers.
Objectives: We investigated whether lifestyle, locus of health control, work-related stress, and self-perception of physical and mental health are associated with sickness absence from a biopsychosocial perspective.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study using an online questionnaire and the participants comprised 898 employees at a federal university.
The current cross-sectional study aimed to examine the association between childhood trauma, impulsivity, binge eating symptoms, and body mass index (BMI) in a sample of males and females. We also aimed to investigate the indirect association of childhood trauma with binge eating through impulsivity while controlling for BMI. Participants were 410 young adults (mean age = 20.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This review aimed to identify, characterize, map, and summarize existing knowledge about the relationship of perceived body image with the quality of life (QoL) of women who have undergone surgical treatment for breast cancer.
Methods: A scoping review was conducted following the PRISMA-ScR guidelines. PubMed, PsycINFO and Scopus databases were searched, and articles published until August 2022 were included.