Volume 53, Issue 6, June 2019

Fatigued dialysis patients were more likely to die and less likely to get a transplant over 3 years, possibly because of the negative consequences of fatigue on mood and capacity to undertake everyday activities.

Older women exhibiting non-normative parasympathetic stress responses are more likely to have metabolic syndrome than women with more moderate responses to psychological stress.

In male partners of dual-smoker couples invisible support and control both served as protective buffers for negative affect in a health behavior change context.

Lonelier people with lower parasympathetic activity had greater herpesvirus reactivation and shorter telomeres compared to their less lonely counterparts.

In an intensive real time study, fatigue in working nurses was predicted by self-rated control and reward but not work demand nor objectively measured energy expended.

Young adult women with histories of poly-victimization, compared to those without, have higher body mass index and blunted cortisol response to stress.

Smartphone-delivered suggestions to be active, tailored to a person’s location, time of day and weather, can help individuals initiate short bouts of activity throughout the day.

In behavioral smoking cessation trials, the targeted behavior and delivery style of specific intervention content were identified reliably by two independent coders.

Online delivery of a reciprocity prime, to encourage individuals to consider their potential future need for donated organs, helps to increase intention attitudes but not organ donation behavior.