Does older mean flexible? Psychological flexibility and illness cognitions in chronic medical conditions - the moderating effect of age.

Adjustment to a Chronic Medical Condition (CMC) is associated with developing hypotheses regarding one's symptoms, known as illness cognition (IC). Aging is associated with a higher rate of CMC. We assessed the effects of aging and psychological flexibility (PF)-one's ability to be open to change, and to alter or persist in behaviors according to environmental circumstances - on IC development in CMC.

Beyond illness perception: the effects of psychological flexibility when coping with a chronic medical condition.

Several factors have been suggested to affect well-being among patients with a Chronic Medical Condition (CMC). Using self-report questionnaires, the effects of Illness Cognitions (IC) and Psychological Flexibility (PF) on well-being (Subjective Happiness) was explored in two groups of patients at a large medical center in Tel Aviv, Israel. This included 79 patients with psoriasis and 71 patients with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), the former representing moderate, and the latter severe, chronic medical conditions.

Psychological well-being and adjustment among type 2 diabetes patients: the role of psychological flexibility.

Elevated rates of psychological disorders are reported among those with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Thus, research into factors enhancing psychological aspects of well-being is critical in T2D. We examine the association between a multifaceted measure of Psychological Flexibility (PF), and its relationship to adjustment and well-being, among this population.

Sense of meaning as a predictor of burnout in emergency physicians in Israel: a national survey.

Objective: Burnout is common in physicians and particularly acute in emergency physicians. Physician burnout may adversely affect physicians' lives and the quality of care they provide, but much remains unknown about its main contributing factors. The present study evaluated burnout rates and contributing factors in emergency physicians in Israel, specifically focusing on the role of a sense of meaning, which has received little attention in the literature concerning burnout in emergency physicians.