Search Results - "Wetherell, Mark A"

Risk of depression in family caregivers: unintended consequence of COVID-19 by Gallagher, Stephen, Wetherell, Mark A.

“…Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is likely to exacerbate the symptoms of poor mental health in family caregivers. Aims To investigate whether…”
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Assessment of the cortisol awakening response: Expert consensus guidelines by Stalder, Tobias, Kirschbaum, Clemens, Kudielka, Brigitte M, Adam, Emma K, Pruessner, Jens C, Wüst, Stefan, Dockray, Samantha, Smyth, Nina, Evans, Phil, Hellhammer, Dirk H, Miller, Robert, Wetherell, Mark A, Lupien, Sonia J, Clow, Angela

“…Highlights • Obtaining meaningful data of the CAR requires attention to methodological detail. • The ISPNE initiated an expert panel to establish quality…”
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Caregivers’ characteristics and family constellation variables as predictors of affiliate stigma in caregivers of children with ASD by Lovell, Brian, A. Wetherell, Mark

“…•Significant variation in affiliate stigma was explained by caregivers’ characteristics.•Non partnered caregivers were more likely to report affiliate…”
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Competition Stress Leads to a Blunting of the Cortisol Awakening Response in Elite Rowers by MacDonald, Douglas, Wetherell, Mark A

“…: Anticipation of forthcoming demands is often met with biological up-regulation, for example, levels of the stress hormone cortisol are typically elevated…”
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The cortisol awakening response – Applications and implications for sleep medicine by Elder, Greg J, Wetherell, Mark A, Barclay, Nicola L, Ellis, Jason G

“…Summary The stress hormone cortisol is the end product of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis, and the cortisol awakening response (CAR) refers to…”
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Evaluation and update of the expert consensus guidelines for the assessment of the cortisol awakening response (CAR) by Stalder, Tobias, Lupien, Sonia J., Kudielka, Brigitte M., Adam, Emma K., Pruessner, Jens C., Wüst, Stefan, Dockray, Samantha, Smyth, Nina, Evans, Phil, Kirschbaum, Clemens, Miller, Robert, Wetherell, Mark A., Finke, Johannes B., Klucken, Tim, Clow, Angela

“…The cortisol awakening response (CAR) is frequently assessed in psychobiological (stress) research. Obtaining reliable CAR data, however, requires careful…”
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Assessing the psychobiological demands of high-fidelity training in pre-hospital emergency medicine by Wetherell, Mark A, Williams, Glenn, Doran, Jeff

“…Individuals who provide critical emergency care mount rapid psychobiological responses when faced with an incident. These responses are adaptive and ensure…”
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Clinically elevated depression scores do not produce negative attentional biases in caregivers of autistic children by Lovell, Brian, McCarty, Kris, Penfold, Phoebe, Wetherell, Mark A.

“…Objective Depression scores in caregivers of autistic children often fall in the clinical range. The attention of clinically depressed individuals tends to be…”
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Manipulating Levels of Socially Evaluative Threat and the Impact on Anticipatory Stress Reactivity by Craw, Olivia A, Smith, Michael A, Wetherell, Mark A

“…Previous work suggests that relative increases in socially evaluative threat modulate the psychobiological stress response. However, few studies have compared…”
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The Cohen-Hoberman inventory of physical symptoms: Factor structure, and preliminary tests of reliability and validity in the general population by Allen, Sarah F., Wetherell, Mark A., Smith, Michael A.

“…Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Cohen-Hoberman inventory of physical symptoms…”
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Positive expressive writing as a tool for alleviating burnout and enhancing wellbeing in teachers and other full-time workers by Round, Emily K., Wetherell, Mark A., Elsey, Vicki, Smith, Michael A.

“…Teachers are an occupational group particularly prone to suffering from burnout, a condition caused by chronic stress from work overload. Burnout is a risk…”
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The Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown on Health and Psychosocial Functioning in Older Adults Aged 70 and Over by Docherty, Sarah, Haskell-Ramsay, Crystal F., McInnes, Lynn, Wetherell, Mark A.

“…The COVID-19 pandemic led to a state-imposed lockdown in the UK; there are many psychosocial consequences of pandemics, with older adults potentially at an…”
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Illness Beliefs Predict Mortality in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers by Vedhara, Kavita, Dawe, Karen, Miles, Jeremy N V, Wetherell, Mark A, Cullum, Nicky, Dayan, Colin, Drake, Nicola, Price, Patricia, Tarlton, John, Weinman, John, Day, Andrew, Campbell, Rona, Reps, Jenna, Soria, Daniele

“…Patients' illness beliefs have been associated with glycaemic control in diabetes and survival in other conditions. We examined whether illness beliefs…”
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Psychobiological responses to critically evaluated multitasking by Wetherell, Mark A., Craw, Olivia, Smith, Kenny, Smith, Michael A.

“…In order to understand psychobiological responses to stress it is necessary to observe how people react to controlled stressors. A range of stressors exist for…”
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Assessing the feasibility and efficacy of written benefit-finding for caregivers of children with autism: a pilot study by Lovell, Brian, Moss, Mark, Wetherell, Mark A.

“…Written emotional disclosure (WED), a time and cost effective intervention that can run in participants' homes, might be especially well suited for autism…”
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Stressors and Coping Strategies of UK Firefighters during On-duty Incidents by Young, Paul M., Partington, Sarah, Wetherell, Mark A., St Clair Gibson, Alan, Partington, Elizabeth

“…Operational response by firefighters requires an abrupt change from rest to near‐maximal physical effort and incorporates almost instant stress management that…”
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Pre-Sleep Cognitive Arousal Is Unrelated to Sleep Misperception in Healthy Sleepers When Unexpected Sounds Are Played during Non-Rapid Eye Movement Sleep: A Polysomnography Study by Sharman, Rachel L., Bastien, Célyne H., Perlis, Michael L., Wetherell, Mark A., Barclay, Nicola L., Santhi, Nayantara, Ellis, Jason G., Elder, Greg J.

“…Background: It is well-established that environmental noise can disrupt sleep, and cause a mismatch between subjective and objective sleep, which is known as…”
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Do Virtual Reality Relaxation Experiences Alleviate Stress in Parents of Children with Autism? A Pilot Study by Lovell, Brian, Wetherell, Mark A.

“…Psychotherapeutic interventions such as cognitive training and psychoeducation tend to be effective for alleviating stress in caregivers of children with…”
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The psychophysiological impact of childhood autism spectrum disorder on siblings by Lovell, Brian, Wetherell, Mark A.

“…•Like their parents, siblings of a child with ASD face challenges.•Relative to controls, depressive symptoms were higher in ASD siblings.•Social support…”
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Exploring the Moderating Role of Benefit Finding on the Relationship Between Child Problematic Behaviours and Psychological Distress in Caregivers of Children with ASD by Lovell, Brian, Wetherell, Mark A.

“…Caregivers of children with ASD often find benefits associated with their caregiving role, and benefit finding predicts lower distress. Child problematic…”
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