Psychology Health & Medicine

Papers
(The median citation count of Psychology Health & Medicine is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)
ArticleCitations
Problematic alcohol use in young adults during the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy78
The relationship between self-esteem and happiness of college students in China:A moderated mediation model51
Optimism and fear of COVID-19 in higher education students: the mediating role of general anxiety43
Web-based interventions on the resilience of informal caregivers: a systematic review and meta-analysis37
Turkish adaptation of the fear of cancer scale: validity, measurement invariance and reliability study34
Assessment of quality of life, pain, depression, and body-image in breast cancer patients in neoadjuvant therapy31
Revolutionizing public health through digital health technology30
Evaluating the relationships between forgiveness, compassion and care behaviors of nurses: a structural equation modeling28
The nurses’ perceptions of spiritual care competency in intensive care units28
Investigation of the quality of life of patients with coronary heart disease during COVID-19 and analysis of influencing factors27
Quality of life among different types of Chinese lonely elderly: A social isolation based analysis26
Accelerating ontological security for South African adolescents living in high HIV-prevalence areas: a longitudinal study24
Decisional control preference among Chinese patients with advanced kidney disease: the role of mastery, perceived social support and self-efficacy24
Mindfulness and psychological distress among hemodialysis patients22
Understanding healthcare worker’s intention to donate blood: an application of the theory of planned behaviour22
Relationship between suicide risk, and violence tendency and eating attitude in working and non-working adolescents: a comparative study22
Do metacognitions mediate the path from reading deficits to internalization and externalization behaviours in Pakistani adolescents?21
Working memory impairment in children orphaned by parental HIV/AIDS: An event-related potentials study19
Sleep quality and mental health during COVID-19: the role of distress tolerance19
Social participation, loneliness and well-being among older adults in Hong Kong: a longitudinal examination19
Connecting chronic stress and anxiety: a multi-dimensional perspective18
Relationship between workplace ostracism and turnover intention among nurses: the sequential mediating effects of emotional labor and nurse-patient relationship17
Associations between workplace violence and suicidal ideation among Chinese medical staff: a propensity score matching analysis17
ECD - Pregnancy outcomes of a birth cohort. Are adolescent mothers really at more risk?16
Stigmatization of food insecurity helps explain the association between food insecurity and medication nonadherence among people living with HIV16
HIV-related stigma, symptoms of depression and their association with suicidal ideation among people living with HIV in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam16
Changes in lifestyle and physical and mental health related to long-confinement due COVID-19: a study during the first and second pandemic waves in Mexico and Chile16
Psycho-organizational and medical factors in burnout in French medical and surgery residents16
Fear of childbirth and influencing factors of expectant fathers in China: a cross-sectional study16
Assessment of executive functions as a measure of impairments in everyday functioning in persons with HIV15
Examining nurses’ death anxiety and attitudes toward caring for dying patients: a cross-sectional study in Turkey15
The effect of a counseling and training program on the treatment of women with overactive bladder15
Association between perceived stress, loneliness and sleep disorders among breast cancer patients: the moderating roles of resilience15
COVID-19 is viewed as severe as tumor and HIV; perceptions towards COVID-1915
Does older mean flexible? Psychological flexibility and illness cognitions in chronic medical conditions - the moderating effect of age14
Using heterogeneity in disease to understand the relationship between health and personality14
Predicting health-related quality of life in Spanish adolescents with allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and bronchial asthma14
Turkish validity and reliability of the postpartum stressors scale14
An exploration of the impact of COVID-19 on mental health in South Africa14
Urate-lowering therapy adherence and the association with medication beliefs, self-efficacy, depression, anxiety, and COVID-19 pandemic-related concern in Chinese gout patients: a cross-sectional stud13
Differences in life attitudes between general population and hospitalized psychosomatic patients: a comparative cross-sectional study13
Determining the relationship between sleep disturbances in children and parental stress during COVID-19 pandemic12
Optimism mitigated impacts of pre-operative depression and anxiety on post-operative distress in cardiac patients12
Examining the relationship between social well-being levels of health personnel and their perception of gender roles: a university hospital example12
The trial support program for empowerment of parents of children with ADHD12
Tackling nomophobia: the influence of support systems and organizational practices12
Short report: nasal obstruction recovery after septoplasty in patients with nasal septal deviation affected by anxiety and depression11
Perception of COVID-19 threat, low self-efficacy, and external locus of control lead to psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic11
Accelerating progress towards improved mental health and healthy behaviours in adolescents living in adversity: findings from a longitudinal study in South Africa10
Psychological flexibility and global health in young adults with and without a self-reported functional somatic syndrome: a preliminary investigation10
Investigating resilience and its association with stress, anthropometrics, and metabolic health in adolescents with obesity: a pilot study10
Self-blame predicts anxiety and depression in infertile couples who opt for in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment10
Participating as a research team during the COVID-19 pandemic benefits mental health of undergraduate medical students in Brazil10
Does gender moderate resiliency variables and posttraumatic stress symptoms in informal caregivers of neurocritical care patients? An exploratory study10
WeChat-assisted health education and preoperative care improve the mental state of parents of children with ventricular septal defect10
Effect of national cultural dimensions and HIV prevalence rates on stigma towards people living with HIV/AIDS10
The role of self-regulation strategies in physical activity behavior change: results from an exercise prescription program at a Federally Qualified Health Center10
Sense of purpose among transgender adults in the United States: comparisons of levels and health correlates10
Stigma, coping strategies, distress and wellbeing in individuals with cervical dystonia: a cross-sectional study9
Dimensions of relationship adjustment as correlates of depressive and anxiety symptoms among individuals with chronic pain9
Mediating role of emotion regulation in the relationship between mindfulness and mental well-being among formal caregivers of psychiatric patients9
Work stress and motivation in psychologists in the hospital setting: the role of primary cognitive appraisal9
Characteristics of residency programs and residents’ learning experience in Brazil: a multispecialty, nation-wide study9
Validation of the Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ) in a mental health setting9
Permanent unfitness for work and mental disorders: a multicentric cross-sectional study of 2,788 unfit employees9
Learning to quit: can reinforcement theories predict the success of smoking cessation attempts using nicotine replacement therapy patches in a general population sample of smokers at 8-weeks and 6-mon9
How do Americans perceive the stigma of leprosy?9
Selfie behavior and cosmetic surgery consideration in adolescents: the mediating roles of physical appearance comparisons and facial appearance concern8
The relationship between insight and coping attitudes in bipolar disorder patients8
The effect of health anxiety levels experienced by nurses in the COVID-19 period on conscience perceptions: A cross-sectional study8
Sleep quantity and variability during the first semester at university: implications for well-being and academic performance8
Association of personal, behavioral and positive psychological variables with somatization and number of diseases in Mexican general population: the influence of gender8
Resilience, coping style, and COVID-19 stress: effects on the quality of life in frontline health care workers8
‘Young men should work hard’: adult men’s views of young people in Mwanza, Tanzania8
LeadinCare: A Qualitative Informed Digital Training Platform Development to Increase Physicians’ Soft Communication Skills After COVID-198
Subjective social status and health-related quality of life after critical illness: results from a three-year prospective cohort study8
Meeting physical activity guidelines and its association with health-related quality of life throughout pregnancy: the PregnActive project8
Vaccine hesitancy: a structured review from a behavioral perspective (2015–2022)8
Effect of family income and physical activity on children’s quality of life8
The relationship between dissociation symptoms, sleep disturbances, problematic internet use and online gaming in adolescents8
Surgical Anxiety Questionnaire: Turkish validity and reliability7
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for treating hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis7
Stigma in tuberculosis patients: a cross-sectional study in the southeast region of Turkey7
A longitudinal study of depression, anxiety, and stress among Indians during COVID-19 pandemic7
Translation and validation in Brazilian Portuguese of the reactions to homosexuality scale7
Alternations of cesarean section rates in a non-infected population after the outbreak of COVID-19: a cross-sectional study7
Mental Distress and Professional Commitment among Chinese Medical Postgraduate Students: A Moderated Mediation of Psychological Capital and the Supervisor-Postgraduate Relationship7
Factors associated with return-to-work outcomes in inpatient rehabilitation – a systematic scoping review7
The efficacy of internet-delivered cognitive-behavioral therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder according to the mean age of patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis7
Depression among schoolchildren and adolescents aged 9–17 years during the outbreak of COVID‑19 in Beijing: a cross-sectional online survey7
Smartphone addiction, musculoskeletal pain and functionality in university students – a observational study7
Characteristics of mental health interventions in a cohort of Italian PLWH over the last five years: impact of HIV disease and outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic7
Men and Muscles : Self-esteem and body dissatisfaction in the drive for muscularity among Jamaican weight lifters7
Association between psychosocial working conditions and well-being before retirement: a community-based study7
Human papillomavirus vaccination: a quantitative cross-sectional study of perceived barriers, influential advisors, and acculturation among Chinese college students aged 18–26 in the USA7
How does stress affect life satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic? Moderated mediation analysis of sense of coherence and fear of coronavirus7
Consolidate, conceptualize, contextualise: key learnings for future intervention acceptability research with young people in Africa7
Resilience moderates the relationship between the psychological impact of COVID-19 and anxiety7
Exploring the impact of stigma on health-related quality of life among individuals with sickle cell disease: a moderated mediation analysis of distress and social support6
Guilt, shame and their associations with chronic diseases in Czech adults6
The top 100 cited papers on mental health and virtual reality: a bibliometric analysis6
Upward social comparison on social networking sites (SNSs) and individual well-being: a moderated mediation model6
Understanding the effect of fear of COVID-19 on COVID-19 burnout and job satisfaction: a mediation model of psychological capital6
Health-related quality of life in osteoarthritis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis6
Managing chronic disease in the COVID-19 pandemic: an e-learning application to promote a healthy lifestyle for persons with multiple sclerosis6
Accelerating achievement for Africa’s adolescents - an innovative initiative6
Effects of medication adherence on disease activity in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis6
The relationship between depression and subjective cognitive decline in older adults of China: the mediating role of general self-efficacy6
Optimism and pessimism mediate the association between parental coronavirus anxiety and depression among healthcare professionals in the era of COVID-196
A longitudinal examination of the association between fear of COVID-19, resilience, and mental health during COVID-19 outbreak6
Assessing the predictors of adaptive and maladaptive Covid-19 preventive behaviours: an application of protection motivation theory6
Suicidal behavior, depression and loneliness among college students: the role of school belonging6
How does smartphone addiction affect the lives of adolescents socially and academically?: a systematic review study6
Social norms and prevention behaviors in the United States early in the COVID-19 pandemic6
A cross-lagged model of habits, implicit attitudes, autonomous motivation, and physical activity during COVID-196
Resilience and psychological impact on Italian university students during COVID-19 pandemic. Distance learning and health6
Factors associated with intention to uptake pneumococcal vaccines among Chinese elderly aged 60 years and older during the early stage of COVID-19 pandemic6
The role of psychological factors in predicting self-rated health: implications from machine learning models6
Smartphone addiction and perceived pain among nursing students: a cross-sectional study6
Premenstrual syndrome severity in Turkey: a meta-analysis study5
Prevalence and factors of posttraumatic growth among Hubei residents during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study5
What do adolescents value most and is this affected by HIV status? Aspirations and self-perceptions from a large cohort study in South Africa5
COVID-19 information exposure and vaccine hesitancy: The influence of trust in government and vaccine confidence5
Influence of mental health on the well-being status among Malaysian adults before and during COVID-19 pandemic5
Fear appeal effectiveness in antismoking campaigns: do anger and smoking matter?5
Psychosocial resources moderate the association between stress and insomnia among patients with digestive system cancers5
Association between health risk behaviors and food consumption in adolescents5
The transition to fatherhood – evaluation of an online intervention for new fathers5
The effect of an information, motivation, and behavioral skills model intervention on young women’s intention to get an HPV vaccine5
Comparing the COVID-19-related PTSD symptoms between psychiatric patients and healthy subjects: an observational retrospective study from Northern Italy5
Vigor among health-care professionals at the workplace: the role of intra- and inter-personal resources5
Latent profile analysis of mental health among Chinese healthcare staff during the COVID-19 pandemic5
Assessing work role strain, burnout, and job satisfaction among remotely piloted aircraft operators: the moderating role of unit social support5
Emotion regulation strategies on psychological distress and psychological well-being of caregivers of mentally challenged children: moderating role of social support5
Factors influencing pregnant women’s intention toward bed-sharing with infant in China: a cross-sectional study5
Going beyond the surface: a mixed-method exploration of infertility-related quality of life of women with endometriosis5
Positive affect as a predictor of non-pharmacological adherence in older Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation5
A cross-sectional study of the interrelationship between burnout, empathy and resilience in academic physicians5
Psychosocial impact of androgenetic alopecia on men: A systematic review and meta-analysis5
Perceived sensitivity to medicines and the experience of side-effects: understanding intentional medication nonadherence among people living with HIV5
The mediating role of social support in the relationship between stigma and emotional distress among homeless adolescents in Ghana5
Anxiety, depressive symptoms, sleep patterns & associated factors among Bangladeshi wage earners during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study5
Cognitive function in Meniere’s disease5
An assessment of the mental health of front-line medical staff involved in the COVID-19 outbreak in Chongqing, China5
Risk perception, adaptation, confidence, and risk response behavior of medical postgraduates during the COVID-19 epidemic in China5
Associations between parenting burnout and maternal adverse childhood experiences among postnatal women5
Emotional reaction to pain as predictor of depression among selected Nigerians living with sickle cell disease in Ile-Ife4
A systematic review outlining the impact of education on patients and physicians in gastroenterology4
Anxiety, depression, and related factors in hemodialysis patients during the lockdown period of COVID- 19 in China: a multicenter study4
Psychological well-being and adjustment among type 2 diabetes patients: the role of psychological flexibility4
COVID-19-related post-traumatic growth in the general public: a cross-sectional study from Yunnan, China4
A UK online survey exploring patient perspectives of remote consultations for managing psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic4
Studying the Prevalence of PTSD in Veterans, Combatants and Freed Soldiers of Iran-Iraq War: A Systematic and Meta-analysis Review4
Longitudinal study of theory-based predictors of COVID-19 vaccination4
Psychological consequences of experiencing the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic: early maladaptive schemas and mental health and quality of life4
The mediating effects of coping styles on the relationship between trait mindfulness and romantic relationship satisfaction4
Spontaneous and induced labor: association with maternal well-being three months after childbirth4
Factors associated with stress about returning to pre-pandemic routines among Canadians4
Aspects of cognitive assessments and spectroscopic magnetic resonance imaging in people with chronic hepatitis C: a systematic review4
Social support mediates the relationship between dispositional gratitude and psychological distress in caregivers of autistic children4
Psychosocial Factors Predict the Level of Aggression of People with Drug Addiction: A Machine Learning Approach4
Changes in sexual behaviour of male physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic4
The missed pandemic: Intimate partner violence in female mental-health-care-users during the COVID-19 pandemic4
The role of metacognition, negative automatic thoughts and emotions in migraine-related disability among adult migraine patients4
Healthcare Workers Beliefs about COVID-19; a Longitudinal, Mixed Methods Analysis4
The relationship between illness perceptions and fluid-control adherence among Chinese hemodialysis patients: a cross-sectional study4
United States Army Reserve/National Guard soldiers’ healthcare experiences, attitudes, and preferences: Differences based on deployment status4
Do married and/or cohabiting individuals fare better during the COVID-19 pandemic? Satisfaction with life and depression among adult twins in the United States4
‘It provides practical tips, practical solutions!’: acceptability, usability, and satisfaction of a digital parenting intervention across African countries4
Psychological distress predicts quality of life in the first months of cancer diagnosis in cancer caregivers4
Association between impulsivity and healthy orthorexia: any moderating role of personality traits?4
Pregnant women: psychology, cognitive and behavioral responses, and solutions towards COVID-194
Associations between vaccination and protective behaviors against COVID-19: transfer and redundancy effects as potential psychological mechanisms4
Locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) and delayed care: a qualitative analysis of psychosocial factors4
Effect of mindfulness intervention on anxiety, distress, and depression for chronic diseases: a scoping review4
Should testing for obstructive sleep apnea be offered routinely to older family medicine patients? A prospective cohort study4
Prevalence of burnout syndrome and its associated factors among doctors in Sabah, Malaysia4
Do living arrangements and health behaviors associate with anxiety symptoms among Chinese older people? Differences between urban and rural areas3
Enrollment in Alzheimer’s disease-focused research registries: altruistic and egocentric motivations3
Impact of chronic kidney disease on illness perceptions, coping, self-efficacy, psychological distress and quality of life3
The influence of ‘deliberate’ implementation intention on medical students’ risk decision task outcomes3
Effects of personal cancer history and genomic risk information on mothers’ psychological adaptation to inherited breast/ovarian cancer syndrome3
Development, implementation, and acceptability of a bedside mindfulness intervention for adults with sickle cell disease3
Parental burnout and parent–child relationship: the role of harsh parenting in couples3
Cardiovascular comorbidities, mental health, and physical activity in persons with multiple sclerosis3
Does subjective social status affect pain thresholds? – an experimental examination3
Factors associated with hepatitis B knowledge among people of Vietnamese ethnicity in Australia3
Social problem solving as a mediator of stress and chronic prostatitis symptomology3
Borderline personality features are associated with worse perceptions of (but not compliance with) chronic pain treatment3
Depression among COVID-19 survivors in Colombia3
Illness attitudes and the flourishing of university students of South Korea in a pandemic: a cross-sectional descriptive study3
An experimental approach for exploring the impacts of work stress on unsafe behaviors3
The effect of perceived organizational support on the work engagement of Chinese nurses during the COVID-19: the mediating role of psychological safety3
Prevalence and factors associated with psychological distress among pregnant and non-pregnant youth living with HIV in rural Uganda: a comparative study3
Resilience of adolescents, though weakened during pandemic-related lockdown, serves as a protection against depression and sleep problems3
Neuropsychological features in children and adults with congenital heart disease: an exploratory data analysis3
Effectiveness of a return to work intervention after occupational disability retirement due to depression and anxiety3
Resilience, anxiety, depression, and life satisfaction in women suffering from endometriosis: a mediation model3
Disordered eating behaviors and psychological health during the COVID-19 pandemic3
Self-care practices of foundation year doctors in Malta3
Occupational stress, burnout, and organizational readiness for change: A longitudinal study among HIV HCPs in China3
Smokers’ perceived cancer risks: attributions of the risks and the roles of risks in planning to quit smoking3
The role of empathy and emotional regulation self-efficacy in adult attachment type and marital adjustment in breast cancer patients–a moderated mediation model3
Spanish validation of the cardiac self-efficacy scale: a gender invariant measure3
The prevalence of professional burnout among dentists: a systematic review and meta-analysis3
Sleep actigraphy results and HIV health outcomes in an urban HIV clinic sample3
Stigma and quality of life in adults with sickle cell disease in Jamaica and the United States3
The effects of the psychoeducation on cognitive distortions, negative automatic thoughts and dysfunctional attitudes of patients diagnosed with depression3
A tale of two constructs: combined assessment of demoralization and subjective incompetence3
A 5-year follow-up assessment of anxiety and depression in postoperative prostate cancer patients: longitudinal progression and prognostic value3
Epidemiology of violence against young children in Jamaica3
Bullying in educational institutions: college students’ experiences3
Social suffering in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a secondary analysis of interpretative phenomenological study3
Race, ethnicity, psychological factors, and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic3
Mental health and work-related factors in healthcare workers in a pandemic – meta-analysis3
The role of the COVID-19 pandemic in altered psychological well-being, mental health and sleep: an online cross-sectional study3
The politics of vaccination: a closer look at the beliefs, social norms, and prevention behaviors related to COVID-19 vaccine uptake within two US political parties3
Late bedtime, uncertainty stress among Chinese college students: impact on academic performance and self-rated health3
Health and development-related priorities and challenges of adolescents and young people: findings from South Africa and Kenya prior to and during COVID-19 pandemic3
The Impact of high-performance work system perceived by medical staff on job satisfaction: the mediating role of self-efficacy3
It’s gone, it’s back: A prospective study on the COVID-19 pandemic-related shortages and mental health of Australian families3
Social support, self-worth, and subjective well-being in older adults of rural China: a cross-sectional study3
Associations between sleep disturbance, physical activity, and anxiety sensitivity among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic3
Social determinants of self-reported psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study3
Oocyte freezing intention for non-medical reasons: the interplay with childbearing intention, age and self efficacy3
The risk perception of COVID-19 and pandemic-related behaviors: a moderated mediation model of political trust and self-efficacy3
Reactance and perceived disease severity as determinants of COVID-19 vaccination intention: an application of the theory of planned behavior3
Prevalence of the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and burnout syndrome (BOS) among intensive care unit (ICU) healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic3
Impact of mental disorders on low adherence to antiretroviral therapy in people living with HIV in Spain3
Workplace violence against medical students during clinical practice and its relevant factors: a mixed methods study3
Postoperative complications and symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with gastric and esophageal cancer: a retrospective cohort study3
Peer victimization and non-suicidal self-injury among depressed adolescents: a moderated mediation model3
The associations between positive body image, well-being and psychological flexibility in breast cancer survivors3
Dispositional greed and life satisfaction: the role of social comparison for well-being3
Acceptability and feasibility of an online version of the Self-Compassion for Healthcare Communities program3
Neonatal mortality in the 2011 JAKIDS birth cohort3
Predictors of depressive symptoms among hospitalized COVID-19 patients with respiratory problems3
COVID-19 pandemic burnout in an Italian sample of anaesthesiologists: coping strategies, resilience and the capability of tolerating the uncertainty as preventing factors3
Statement of Removal3
Mindfulness and burnout among Chinese college students: mediation through sleep quality and perceived stress3
Wellbeing, burnout, and safe practice among healthcare professionals: predictive influences of mindfulness, values, and self-compassion3
Social support, attitudes toward own aging, loneliness and psychological distress among older Chinese adults: a longitudinal mediation model3
The relationship between peer victimization and social anxiety among adolescents: a moderated mediation model with cognitive flexibility and affect intensity3
The role of difficulties in emotion regulation in predicting empathy and patient-centeredness in pre-clinical medical students: a cross-sectional study3
Core self-evaluations as resilience and risk factors of psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic3
Somatic symptoms in sleep disturbance3
Exploring tattoo artists’ understanding of decorative non-medical professional tattooing as a method of scar camouflage and decoration3
Purpose, life satisfaction, and self-rated health in immigrant and non-immigrant adults3
Using mindfulness-based stress reduction group therapy to reduce perceived stress of vulnerable women in south of Iran3
Prevalence of depression among Chinese medical students: A systematic review and meta-analysis2
0.14099407196045