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Lu M, Liu M, Zhan K, Chen Y, Liu X. Dynamic analysis of the relationship between systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity and psychosocial support. Front Psychol 2024; 15:1433868. [PMID: 39205979 PMCID: PMC11350976 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1433868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2024] [Accepted: 07/23/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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Background Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multi-system autoimmune disease that significantly affects both the physical and mental health of patients. Psychosocial support systems play a crucial role in managing chronic diseases, yet their specific impact on the disease activity of SLE patients remains unclear. This study aims to explore the dynamic relationship between disease activity in SLE patients and various types of psychosocial support systems. Methods We conducted a retrospective longitudinal observational study, including 150 SLE patients who received treatment at our hospital from January 2022 to January 2023. Emotional support, tangible support, social interaction support, and informational support were assessed using the revised Social Support Rating Scale. Disease activity was quantified using the European Consensus Lupus Activity Measurement. The relationship between psychosocial support and disease activity was analyzed using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression models, with Bootstrap resampling employed to test the robustness of the results. Results We found a significant negative correlation between psychosocial support and SLE disease activity, with emotional support, social interaction support, and informational support showing stronger negative correlations. Multiple regression analysis revealed that the inhibitory effects of emotional support, social interaction support, and informational support on disease activity increased over time. Although the impact of tangible support was not statistically significant, it gradually became more apparent over time. Conclusion Our findings indicate a significant negative correlation between psychosocial support and SLE disease activity, particularly with emotional support, social interaction support, and informational support. Over time, the impact of tangible support also becomes evident. These findings provide important references for the comprehensive treatment and management of SLE patients. However, due to the observational nature of the study, the causality of this relationship requires further exploration.
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- Miao Lu
- Second Clinical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medicine University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Second Clinical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medicine University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Second Clinical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medicine University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital, Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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Walburn J, Foster L, Araújo-Soares V, Sarkany R, Weinman J, Sainsbury K, Morgan M. Acceptability and influence of a complex personalized intervention on changes in photoprotection behaviours among people with xeroderma pigmentosum. Br J Health Psychol 2023; 28:1113-1131. [PMID: 37414737 DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Rigorous photoprotection is the only means to prevent skin cancer in people with the rare condition of xeroderma pigmentosum (XP). We conducted a qualitative process evaluation of patient experiences and responses to a highly personalized, multi-component intervention, 'XPAND', designed to influence the psychosocial determinants of inadequate photoprotection among adults with XP. DESIGN Qualitative study of 15 patients following participation in a RCT. METHODS Semi-structured interviews explored acceptability, changes in photoprotection and attributions for behavioural changes. Analysis followed a framework approach. RESULTS Participants were overwhelmingly positive in their views of the quality and range of components of XPAND and the relevance to their personal photoprotection barriers. All participants reported improved adherence to at least one photoprotection activity and nearly two-thirds of participants noted improvements across multiple activities. Participants believed improvements in their photoprotection behaviours were influenced by different change mechanisms. Sunscreen application, was mainly facilitated by habit formation, prompted by text messages, whereas the wearing of a photoprotective face buff was influenced by strategies, learnt during one-to-one sessions, to overcome worry about looking different. Enhancement of general self-confidence and perceived support from XPAND described by participants facilitated change more broadly. CONCLUSIONS Exploration of responses to XPAND is required in the international XP population, followed by adaptation and evaluation to see if it could benefit other patient groups at higher risk of skin cancer. Implications for approaches to behaviour change include the acceptability of complex multidimensional interventions, the importance of dynamic personalization and the interactive nature of behaviour change mechanisms.
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- Jessica Walburn
- School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- National Xeroderma Pigmentosum Service, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Division of Prevention, Center for Preventive Medicine and Digital Health (CPD), Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- National Xeroderma Pigmentosum Service, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, Institute of Health & Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- School of Cancer and Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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Current Utilization of Qualitative Methodologies in Dermatology: A Scoping Review. JID INNOVATIONS 2023; 3:100172. [PMID: 36891031 PMCID: PMC9986021 DOI: 10.1016/j.xjidi.2022.100172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Revised: 08/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The focus of this review was to determine how qualitative methods are used in dermatology research and whether published manuscripts meet current standards for qualitative research. A scoping review of manuscripts published in English between January 1, 2016 and September 22, 2021 was conducted. A coding document was developed to collect information on authors, methodology, participants, research theme, and the presence of quality criteria as outlined by the Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research. Manuscripts were included if they described original qualitative research about dermatologic conditions or topics of primary interest to dermatology. An adjacency search yielded 372 manuscripts, and after screening, 134 met the inclusion criteria. Most studies utilized interviews or focus groups, and researchers predominantly selected participants on the basis of disease status, including over 30 common and rare dermatologic conditions. Research themes frequently included patient experience of disease, development of patient-reported outcomes, and descriptions of provider and caregiver experiences. Although most authors explained their analysis and sampling strategy and included empirical data, few referenced qualitative data reporting standards. Missed opportunities for qualitative methods in dermatology include examination of health disparities, exploration of surgical and cosmetic dermatology experiences, and determination of the lived experience of and provider attitudes toward diverse patient populations.
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Miller N, Conway R, Pini S, Buck C, Gil N, Lally P, Beeken RJ, Fisher A. Exploring the perceived impact of social support on the health behaviours of people living with and beyond cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study. Support Care Cancer 2022; 30:8357-8366. [PMID: 35879472 PMCID: PMC9311339 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-022-07291-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Social support facilitated healthy behaviours in people living with and beyond cancer (LWBC) before the COVID-19 pandemic. Little is known about how social support impacted their health behaviours during the pandemic when social restrictions were imposed. The aim of this study was to qualitatively explore how social support was perceived to impact the health behaviours of people LWBC during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS Semi-structured interviews were conducted via telephone with 24 adults living with and beyond breast, prostate and colorectal cancer. Inductive and deductive framework analysis was used to analyse the data. RESULTS Five themes developed. These were (1) Companionship and accountability as motivators for physical activity, (2) Social influences on alcohol consumption, (3) Instrumental support in food practices, (4) Informational support as important for behaviour change and (5) Validation of health behaviours from immediate social networks. CONCLUSION This study described how companionship, social influence, instrumental support, informational support and validation were perceived to impact the health behaviours of people LWBC during the COVID-19 pandemic. Interventions for people LWBC could recommend co-participation in exercise with friends and family; promote the formation of collaborative implementation intentions with family to reduce alcohol consumption; and encourage supportive communication between partners about health behaviours. These interventions would be useful during pandemics and at other times. Government policies to help support clinically extremely vulnerable groups of people LWBC during pandemics should focus on providing access to healthier foods.
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- Natalie Miller
- Department of Behavioural Science and Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, Gower Street, London, UK.
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- Department of Behavioural Science and Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, Gower Street, London, UK
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- Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Department of Behavioural Science and Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, Gower Street, London, UK
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- Department of Behavioural Science and Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, Gower Street, London, UK
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- Department of Behavioural Science and Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, Gower Street, London, UK
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- Department of Behavioural Science and Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, Gower Street, London, UK
- Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- Department of Behavioural Science and Health, Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, Gower Street, London, UK
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Mozersky J, Friedrich AB, DuBois JM. A Content Analysis of 100 Qualitative Health Research Articles to Examine Researcher-Participant Relationships and Implications for Data Sharing. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE METHODS 2022; 21:10.1177/16094069221105074. [PMID: 38404360 PMCID: PMC10888521 DOI: 10.1177/16094069221105074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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We conducted a qualitative content analysis of health science literature (N = 100) involving qualitative interviews or focus groups. Given recent data sharing mandates, our goal was to characterize the nature of relationships between the researchers and participants to inform ethical deliberations regarding qualitative data sharing and secondary analyses. Specifically, some researchers worry that data sharing might harm relationships, while others claim that data cannot be analyzed absent meaningful relationships with participants. We found little evidence of relationship building with participants. The majority of studies involve single encounters (95%), lasting less than 60 min (59%), with less than half of authors involved in primary data collection. Our findings suggest that relationships with participants might not pose a barrier to sharing some qualitative data collected in the health sciences and speak to the feasibility in principle of secondary analyses of these data.
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- Jessica Mozersky
- Bioethics Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Bioethics Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Bioethics Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Sainsbury K, Walburn J, Foster L, Morgan M, Sarkany R, Weinman J, Araujo-Soares V. Improving photoprotection in adults with xeroderma pigmentosum: personalisation and tailoring in the 'XPAND' intervention. Health Psychol Behav Med 2020; 8:543-572. [PMID: 34040885 PMCID: PMC8114353 DOI: 10.1080/21642850.2020.1840379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Individualised behaviour change interventions can result in greater effects than one-size-fits-all approaches. Factors linked to success include dynamic (vs. static) tailoring, and tailoring on behaviour, multiple theoretical variables, and participant characteristics. XP is a very rare (∼100 UK patients) genetic disease, involving an inability to repair ultraviolet radiation (UVR)-induced damage, resulting in skin cancers and eye damage from an early age, and mean life expectancy of 32-years. Management involves rigorous UVR photoprotection, which is often inadequate, and no interventions have been published. UK-based care is personalised and delivered by a multidisciplinary team at the National XP Service in London. Following an intensive, mixed-methods formative phase with patients diagnosed with XP (n-of-1, qualitative interviews, objective UVR measurement, cross-sectional survey) and relevant stakeholder consultation (clinical and patient/public teams), the 'XPAND' intervention was developed. This paper describes the comprehensive and novel tailoring and personalisation processes used to deliver the intervention. METHODS XPAND consists of core and personalised modules targeting cue-based (time of day, weather, symptoms), belief-based (motivation, priority), self-regulatory (effort, barriers, planning), and emotional (stress, self-consciousness, mental exhaustion) factors, social support, disclosure, habit, and willingness, using appropriately-matched BCTs. A-priori, phase I data and a baseline profiling questionnaire (data sources) were used to allocate modules to participants ('personalisation') and to adapt module content ('tailoring'). Iterative decisions about delivery were based on patient response to feedback, identification of additional barriers (e.g. reasons for varying protection across contexts), and emergence of new barriers as improvements in protection were attempted or achieved (e.g. appearance concerns). CONCLUSIONS Dynamic multi-level personalisation and tailoring based on mixed-methods in XPAND allowed for insights and decision-making not possible with cross-sectional quantitative or qualitative methods alone. Data collection and allocation/adaptation methods may be of use in other rare conditions where small patient numbers mean that within-participant, individual-level delivery is well-suited and feasible.
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- Kirby Sainsbury
- Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK
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- XP NCG Service, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK
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- XP NCG Service, Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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Walburn J, Sainsbury K, Foster L, Weinman J, Morgan M, Norton S, Canfield M, Chadwick P, Sarkany B, Araújo-Soares V. Why? What? How? Using an Intervention Mapping approach to develop a personalised intervention to improve adherence to photoprotection in patients with Xeroderma Pigmentosum. Health Psychol Behav Med 2020; 8:475-500. [PMID: 34040882 PMCID: PMC8114411 DOI: 10.1080/21642850.2020.1819287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background: Intervention Mapping (IM) is a systematic approach for developing theory-based interventions across a variety of contexts and settings. This paper describes the development of a complex intervention designed to reduce the dose of ultraviolet radiation (UVR) reaching the face of adults with Xeroderma Pigmentosum (XP), by improving photoprotection. XP is a genetic condition that without extreme UVR photoprotection, leads to high risk of developing skin cancer. Methods: The IM protocol of 6 steps was applied, involving comprehensive mixed-methods formative research. Key stakeholders (XP clinical staff and Patient and Public Involvement Panel), were instrumental at every step. Behaviour change methods were informed by the IM taxonomy, therapeutic approaches (e.g. ACT, CBT) and coded according to the taxonomy of behaviour change techniques (version 1). Results: We designed a personalised modular intervention to target psychosocial determinants of photoprotective activities that influence the amount of UVR reaching the face. Content was developed to target determinants of motivation to protect and factors preventing the enactment of behaviours. Participants received personalised content addressing determinants/barriers most relevant to them, as well as core ‘behaviour-change’ material, considered important for all (e.g. SMART goals). Core and personalised content was delivered via 7 one-to-one sessions with a trained facilitator using a manual and purpose designed materials: Magazine; text messages; sunscreen application video; goal-setting tools (e.g. UVR dial and face protection guide); activity sheets. Novel features included use of ACT-based values to enhance intrinsic motivation, targeting of emotional barriers to photoprotection, addressing appearance concerns and facilitating habit formation. Conclusion: IM was an effective approach for complex intervention design. The structure (e.g. use of matrices) tethered the intervention tightly to theory and evidence-based approaches. The significant amount of time required needs to be considered and may hinder translation of IM into clinical and non-academic settings.
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- Jessica Walburn
- School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- National Xeroderma Pigmentosum Service, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Health Psychology Section, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Health Psychology Section, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK
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- Centre for Behaviour Change, University College London, London, UK
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- National Xeroderma Pigmentosum Service, Guy's and St. Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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