Scientific Association of Stress Management and Health Promotion

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Publications

ü  Papageorgiou Foteini, Varvogli Liza, Oikonomidi Theodora, Chrousos P. George, Darviri Christina.An 8-week Stress Management Program for Older Women: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Psychology, (in print).

ü  Galanakis Michael, Tsoli Sofia, Darviri Christina. The Effects of Patient Empowerment Scale in Chronic Diseases. Psychology, (in print).

ü  Christina Darviri, Artemios Artemiadis, Xanthi Tigani, Panagiota Darvyri, Charalambos Gnardellis. Religiosity as a Predictor of Mortality: A Retrospective Cohort Study in 1,519 Rural Citizens in Greece. Psychol Health. 2016 May 9:1-11.

ü  Michael Galanakis, Anastasia Palaiologou, Georgia Patsi, Ioanna-Maria Velegraki, Christina Darviri. A Literature Review on the Connection between Stress and Self-Esteem. Psychology, 2016, 7, 687-694.

ü  Darviri Christina, Zavitsanou Chrysa, Delikou Aikaterini, Giotaki Aikaterini, Artemiadis Artemios, Terentiou Aspasia, Chrousos P. George. A novel non-pharmaceutical treatment for patients with mild cognitive impairment. Psychology, 2016, 7, 678-686.

ü  Christina Darviri, Chrysa Zavitsanou, Aikaterini Delikou, Aikaterini Giotaki, Artemios Artemiadis, Maria Anagnostouli, Liza Varvogli, Spyros Vasdekis, George P. Chrousos. Pythagorean Self-Awareness Serves Successfully as a New Cognitive Behavioral-Based Technique in Multiple Sclerosis Physical and Psychosocial Well-Being and Quality of Life. Psychology, 2016, 7, 572-583.

ü  Efthymia Thanou, Crysa Tsiou, Christalena Kattami, George P. Chrousos, Christina Darviri. A Stress Management and Health Promotion Intervention for Parents of Children with Cerebral Palsy and Motor Disability at the Infant Department of the Greek Center for the Protection and Rehabilitation of the Disabled (ELEPAP). Quasi-Experimental Study. Psychology, 2016, 7, 557-564.

ü  Michael Galanakis, Theoni Grammatikou, Sofia Kalogridi, P. George Chrousos, Christina Darvirι. Literature Review on Stress and Psychosocial Determinants of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.Psychology, 2016, 7, 198-204.

ü  Metikaridis T. Damianos, Hadjipavlou Alexander, Artemiadis Artemios, Chrousos George, Darviri Christina. Effects of a stress reduction program on subjects with neck pain: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JOURNAL OF BACK AND MUSCULOSKELETAL REHABILITATION. (in print)

ü  C Darviri, AK Artemiadis, A Protogerou, P Soldatos, C Kranioutou, S Vasdekis, L Varvogli, E Nasothimiou, E Vasilopoulou, E Karantzi, A Linardatou, M Michou and GP Chrousos. A HEALth Promotion and STRESS Management Program(HEAL-STRESS study) for prehypertensive and hypertensivepatients: a quasi-experimental study in Greece. Journal of Human Hypertension (2015), 1–7

ü  Michael Galanakis, Ioanna Bithava, Chrysoula Emmanouil, Paraskevi Lali, Artemis-Helen Symeonidi, Christina Darviri. Evidence for the Inter/Intra-Relationship between the Sense of Fairness at Workplace, Distress, and Health Outcome: A Systematic Review. Psychology, 2015, 6, 2081-2090

ü  Michael Galanakis, Eleftheria Ntaouti, Georgios Tsitsanis, George P. Chrousos. The Effects of Infant Massage on Maternal Distress: A Systematic Review. Psychology, 2015, 6, 2091-2097

ü  Fotiou C, Vlastarakos PV, Bakoula C, Papagaroufalis K, Bakoyannis G, Darviri C, Chrousos G.Parental stress management using relaxation techniques in a neonatal intensive care unit: A randomised controlled trial.Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2015 Oct 28. pii: S0964-3397(15)00069-5.

ü  Α. Μαγκλάρα, Δ. Ευαγγελόπουλος, Κ. Νικολόπουλος, Γ. Χρούσος, Χ. Δαρβίρη. Εφαρμογή παρεμβατικού προγράμματος διαχείρισης του stress στη χρόνια οσφυαλγία. Τυχαιοποιημένη κλινική δοκιμή. ARCHIVES OF HELLENIC MEDICINE: ISSN 11-05-3992

ü  Galanakis Michael, Kallianta Maria-Despoina, Katsira Chrysoula, Liakopoulou Dimitra, Chrousos P. George, Darviri Christina. The Association between Stress and Sexual Dysfunctionality in Men and Women: A Systematic Review.Psychology, 2015, 6, 1888-1892

ü  Vasdekis SN, Roussopoulou A, Lazaris A, Antonopoulos CN, Voumvourakis K, Darviri C, Tsivgoulis G.Stress Management in Patients Undergoing Carotid Endarterectomy for Carotid Artery Stenosis: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Ann Vasc Surg. 2015 Oct;29(7):1400-7. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2015.05.006

ü  Anna Koumarianou, Panagiotis Pelekasis, Martha Kontogoni and Christina Darviri. How to Encounter the Development of Panic Disorder During Adjuvant Breast Cancer Chemotherapy: A Case Study. J Clin Case Rep 2015, 5:1

ü  Panagiotis Pelekasis, Georgia Zisi, Anna Koumarianou, Androniki Marioli, George Chrousos, Konstantinos Syrigos, and Christina Darviri. Forming a Stress Management and Health Promotion Program for Women Undergoing Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Integrative Cancer Therapies 2015, 1–10.

ü  Artemis Pitsikali, Michael Galanakis, Liza Varvogli, Christina Darviri. Kingston Caregiver Stress Scale (KCSS) Greek Validation on Dementia Caregiver Sample. Psychology, 2015, 6, 1180-1186

ü  Parthena N. Ifantopoulou, Artemios K. Artemiadis, Nikolaos Triantafyllou, George Chrousos, Ioannis Papanastasiou, Christina Darviri. Self-esteem is associated with perceived stress in multiple sclerosis patients. Neurological Research 2015 VOL. 37 NO. 7

ü  Kakoulakis, C., Galanakis, M., Bakoula-Tzoumaka, C., Darvyri, P., Chroussos, G., & Darvyri, C. (2015). Validation of the Negative Acts Questionnaire (NAQ) in a Sample of Greek Teachers. Psychology, 2015, 6, 63-74

ü  Kourmousi N., Darviri C., Varvogli L., Alexopoulos E.C. Teacher Stress Inventory: validation of the Greek version and perceived stress levels among 3447 educators. Psychology Research and Behavior Management. Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2015 Mar 6;8:81-8. doi: 10.2147/PRBM.S74752. 

ü  Panagiotopoulos G, Galanakis M, Varvogli L, Chrousos G, Darviri C. (2015). Validation of the Greek version of Mini Tinnitus Questionnaire as a Brief Screening Test for Assessment of Tinnitus related Distress: Our experience in three hundred and one adult patients. Clin Otolaryngol. 2015 Jan 31. doi: 10.1111/coa.12383

ü  Anna Koumarianou, Panagiotis Pelekasis, Martha Kontogoni and Christina Darviri. How to Encounter the Development of Panic Disorder During Adjuvant Breast Cancer Chemotherapy: A Case Study. J Clin Case Rep 2015, 5:1

ü  Niki S. Pateraki, Evaggelia Mantzourani, Panagiota P. Darvyri, Evangelos C. Alexopoulos, Liza Varvogli, Dimitrios Mamoulakis, Darviri Christina, Chrousos GP (2015). Stress Management in Parents of Children with Diabetes Type 1, a Randomized Controlled Trial. Psychology, 2015, 6, 1040-1050

ü  Eleni Michalopoulou, Georgia Tzamalouka, George P. Chrousos and Christina Darviri (2015). Stress Management and Intimate Partner Violence: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Family Violence. J Fam Viol (2015) 30:795–802. DOI 10.1007/s10896-015-9740-8

ü  Efi Koloverou, Nikolaos Tentolouris, Chryssa Bakoula, Christina Darviri, George Chrousos. Implementation of a stress management program in outpatients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial. Hormones (Athens) 2014 Oct;13(4):509-18

ü  Christina Darviri, Evangelos C Alexopoulos, Artemios K Artemiadis, Xanthi Tigani, Christina Kraniotou, Panagiota Darvyri, George P Chrousos (2014). The Healthy Lifestyle and Personal Control Questionnaire (HLPCQ): a novel tool for assessing self-empowerment through a constellation of daily activities. BMC Public Health 2014 24;14:995.

ü  Alexia L Katsarou, Marios M Vryonis, Athanassios D Protogerou, Evangelos C Alexopoulos, Apostolos Achimastos, Dimitrios Papadogiannis, George P Chrousos, Christina Darviri  (2014). Stress management and dietary counseling in hypertensive patients: a pilot study of additional effect. Prim Health Care Res Dev, 21;15(1):38-45.

ü  Panagiota Darvyri, Michael Galanakis, Adamantios G Avgoustidis, Niki Pateraki, Spyros Vasdekis, Christina Darviri (2014). The Revised Intrinsic/Extrinsic Religious Orientation Scale in a Sample of Attica's Inhabitants. Psychology, 5(13):1557-1567.

ü  Panagiota Darvyri, Michael Galanakis, Adamantios G. Avgoustidis, Spyros Vasdekis, Artemios Artemiadis, Xanthi Tigani, George P. Chrousos, Christina Darviri (2014). The Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS) in Greek Population of Attica. Psychology, 5(13):1575-1582.

ü  Eleni Tsiouli, Vassilis Pavlopoulos, Evangelos C. Alexopoulos, George Chrousos, Christina Darviri. (2014). Short-term impact of a stress management and health promotion program on perceived stress, parental stress, health locus of control and cortisol levels in parents of children and adolescents with Diabetes Type 1: A pilot randomized controlled trial. EXPLORE: The Journal of Science & Healing. Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing, 10 (2), 88-98.

ü  Evangelos C Alexopoulos, Marilena Zisi, Georgia Manola, Christina Darviri. Short-term effects of a randomized controlled worksite relaxation intervention in Greece. Ann Agric Environ Med. 2014; 21(2):382-387

ü  Christina Tragea, George P. Chrousos, Evangelos C. Alexopoulos, Christina Darviri. (2014). A randomized controlled trial of the effects of a stress management program during pregnancy. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 22, 203—211.

ü  Galanou Christina, Galanakis Michael, Alexopoulos Evangelos, Darviri Christina (2014). Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale Greek validation on Student Sample. Psychology, Scientific Research, 5 (8) DOI: 10.4236/psych.2014.58093

ü  Linardatou C, Parios A, Varvogli L, Chrousos G, Darviri C. An 8-week stress management program in pathological gamblers: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Journal of Psychiatric Research, Volume 56, September 2014, Pages 137-143

ü  Efstathia V. Koloverou, Nikolaos K. Tentolouris, Chryssa G. Bakoula, Christina Darviri, George P. Chrousos. Implementation of a stress management program to outpatients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial. HORMONES 2014, 13:1-10

ü  Evangelos C. Alexopoulos, Vassiliki Palatsidi, Xanthi Tigani, Christina Darviri. Exploring Stress Levels, Job Satisfaction and Quality of Life in a Sample of Police Officers in Greece. Saf Health Work. 2014 Dec;5(4):210-5. doi: 10.1016/j.shaw.2014.07.004.

ü  Eva Karatza, Dimitra Kourou, Michael Galanakis, Liza Varvogli, Christina Darviri. Validation of the Greek version of Perceived Stress Questionnaire:  Psychometric properties and factor structure in a population- based survey. Psychology, 2014, 5, 1268-1284

ü  Angeliki Sakketou, Michael Galanakis, Liza Varvogli, George Chrousos, Christina Darviri. Validation of the Greek Version of the “Job Stress Measure”. Psychology, 2014, 5, 1527-1535

ü  Christina Darviri, Peristera-Eleni Legaki, Panagiota Chatzioannidou, Charalambos Gnardellis, Christina Kraniotou, Xanthi Tigani, Evangelos C. Alexopoulos. Adolescent Stress Questionnaire: Reliability and validity of the Greek version and its description in a sample of high school (lyceum) students. Journal of Adolescence 37 (2014) 1373-1377

ü  Christina Darviri, Evangelos C Alexopoulos, Artemios K Artemiadis, Xanthi Tigani, Christina Kraniotou, Panagiota Darvyri, George P Chrousos. The Healthy Lifestyle and Personal Control Questionnaire (HLPCQ): a novel tool for assessing self-empowerment through a constellation of daily activities. BMC Public Health 2014, 14:995

ü  Panagiota A. Dimou, Flora Bacopoulou, Christina Darviri, George P. Chrousos (2014). Stress management and Sexual Health of Young Adults. A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Andrologia. 2014 Nov;46(9):1022-31.

ü  Kalaitzidou, M. S. Venetikou, K. Konstadinidis, A. K. Artemiadis, G. Chrousos & C. Darviri. Stress management and erectile dysfunction: a pilot comparative study. Andrologia 2014, 46, 698–702

ü  Bougea AM, Spandideas N, Alexopoulos EC, Thomaides T, Chrousos GP & Darviri C. (2013). Effect of the emotional freedom technique on perceived stress, quality of life, and cortisol salivary levels in tension-type headache sufferers: a randomized controlled trial. Explore (NY), 9(2):91-9.

ü  E. Christaki, A. Kokkinos, V. Costarelli,  E. C. Alexopoulos, G. P. Chrousos & C. Darviri. (2013). Stress management can facilitate weight loss in Greek overweight and obese women: a pilot study. J Hum Nutr Diet, 26 Suppl 1:132-9

ü  Elina Tsiouli, Evangelos C. Alexopoulos, Charikleia Stefanaki, Christina Darviri & George P. Chrousos. (2013). Effects of diabetes-related family stress on glycemic control in young patients with type 1 diabetes: Systematic review. Can Fam Physician,59:143-9.

ü  Ioannis Christakis, Marios T Pagkratis, Lisa Varvogli, Christina Darviri, George Chroussos. (2012). Measuring the stress of the surgeons in training and use of a novel interventional program to combat it. J Korean Surg Soc,82:312-316

ü  Artemios K. Artemiadis, Angeliki A. Vervainioti, Evangelos C. Alexopoulos, Antonis Rombos, Maria C. Anagnostouli, Christina Darviri. (2012). Stress Management and Multiple Sclerosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Arch Clin Neuropsychol, 27(4):406-16.

ü  Tigani X, Artemiadis AK, Alexopoulos EC, Chrousos GP, Darviri C. (2012). Self-rated health in centenarians: A nation-wide cross-sectional Greek study. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2012 Feb 21. doi:10.1016/j.archger.2012.01.012

ü  Darviri C., Fouka G., Gnardellis C., Artemiadis A.K., Tigani X., Alexopoulos E.C (2012). Determinants of Self-Rated Health in a Representative Sample of a Rural Population: A Cross-Sectional Study in Greece. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.; 9(3):943-954.

ü  Gika DM, Artemiadis AK, Alexopoulos EC, Darviri C, Chrousos GP, Papanikolaou K. Use of a relaxation technique by mothers of children with autism: a case-series study. Psychol Rep. 2012 Dec;111(3):797-804.

ü  Darviri C, Artemiadis AK, Tigani X, Alexopoulos EC. (2011). Lifestyle and self-rated health: a cross-sectional study of 3,601 citizens of Athens, Greece. BMC Public Health. 2011 Aug 4;11:619.

ü  Tigani X, Artemiadis AK, Alexopoulos EC, Chrousos GP, Darviri C. (2011). Gender differences in Greek centenarians. A cross-sectional nation-wide study, examining multiple socio-demographic and personality factors and health locus of control. BMC Geriatr. Dec 21;11(1):87.

ü  Andreou E, Alexopoulos EC, Lionis C, Varvogli L, Gnardellis C, Chrousos GP, Darviri C. (2011). Perceived Stress Scale: reliability and validity study in Greece. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 8(8):3287-98.

ü  Liza Varvogli, Christina Darviri (2011). Stress Management Techniques: evidence-based procedures that reduce stress and promote health. Health Science journal, 5(2):74-89

ü  Bougea A, Darviri C, Alexopoulos EC (2011). A systematic review of randomized controlled interventions for parents' distress in pediatric leukemia. ISRN Oncol. 2011:959247.