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Maria Karekla

University of Cyprus
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The impact of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on quality of life and symptom improvement among chronic health conditions: A systematic review and meta�…

…, I Almas, AT Gloster, AP Kassianos, M Karekla�- Journal of Contextual�…, 2023 - Elsevier
Chronic health conditions (CHCs) afflict millions of individuals worldwide. One promising
intervention for CHC management is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Current …

[HTML][HTML] Through the extended evolutionary meta-model, and what ACT found there: ACT as a process-based therapy

CW Ong, J Ciarrochi, SG Hofmann, M Karekla…�- Journal of Contextual�…, 2024 - Elsevier
This article is part of a special issue in the Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science devoted
to process-based therapy (PBT) or a process-based approach to therapy and the role it …

[HTML][HTML] Examining cognitive behavioral therapy interventions for unaccompanied minors: a systematic review and qualitative research synthesis

…, C Gkleka, AP Kassianos, M Karekla�- European Child &�…, 2024 - Springer
Background This systematic review examined the evidence on effectiveness and acceptability
of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) interventions in improving quality of life (QoL) and …

A network analysis approach on the psychological flexibility/inflexibility model

A Christodoulou, M Karekla, G Costantini…�- Behavior Therapy, 2023 - Elsevier
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is purported to work via targeting six interrelated
processes summarized as the Psychological Inflexibility/Psychological Flexibility (PI/PF) …

Tensions in caring for chronic patients' medication adherence: A qualitative study in Cyprus

…, I Kadianaki, M Karekla…�- Journal of health�…, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Medication adherence (MA) to recommended treatment is a multi-faceted problem and an
ongoing challenge for healthcare providers (HCPs) to monitor. This qualitative study with 10 …

[HTML][HTML] Psychotherapy for chronic in-and outpatients with common mental disorders: The “Choose Change” effectiveness trial

…, AH Meyer, S Brogli, V Kuhweide, M Karekla…�- Psychotherapy and�…, 2023 - karger.com
Introduction: Treatment non-response occurs regularly, but psychotherapy is seldom examined
for such patients. Existing studies targeted single diagnoses, were relatively small, and …

[HTML][HTML] Predictors of changing patterns of adherence to containment measures during the early stage of COVID-19 pandemic: an international longitudinal study

…, AT Gloster, AP Kassianos, M Karekla�- Globalization and�…, 2023 - Springer
Background Identifying common factors that affect public adherence to COVID-19 containment
measures can directly inform the development of official public health communication …

A qualitative study exploring the social contagion of attitudes and uptake of COVID-19 vaccinations

…, M Kyprianidou, C Nicolaou, M Karekla…�- Human Vaccines &�…, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Vaccination attitudes and uptake can spread within social networks. This study aims to
understand the perceived social contagion mechanisms of vaccination uptake in the context of …

Change in body image flexibility and correspondence with outcomes in a digital early intervention for eating disorders based on acceptance and commitment therapy

…, AA Moskovich, M Babyak, PJ Smith, M Karekla�- Body Image, 2023 - Elsevier
Body image flexibility (BIF) has been suggested as a transdiagnostic process of change in
eating disorder (ED) interventions, but data remain sparse. The current study examined the …

[HTML][HTML] Tobacco endgame in the WHO European Region: Feasibility in light of current tobacco control status

…, L Spizzichino, M Karekla…�- Tobacco Induced�…, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
METHODS In this cross-sectional study we used data from the WHO FCTC implementation
reports and MPOWER from 2020 in 53 WHO European Region countries. Six domains (ie …