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Pragalathan Apputhurai
Researcher at Swinburne University of Technology
Publications - 24
Citations - 241
Pragalathan Apputhurai is an academic researcher from Swinburne University of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Anxiety. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 16 publications receiving 117 citations.
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Exploring the relationships between illness perceptions, self-efficacy, coping strategies, psychological distress and quality of life in a cohort of adults with diabetes mellitus
Simon R. Knowles,Simon R. Knowles,Simon R. Knowles,Pragalathan Apputhurai,Casey L O'Brien,Casey L O'Brien,Chantal F. Ski,Chantal F. Ski,David R. Thompson,David R. Thompson,David J. Castle,David J. Castle +11 more
TL;DR: Psychological interventions likely to have the most benefit on psychological distress and QoL are those targeting mediating psychological processes, including maladaptive coping and self-efficacy.
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Confirmatory factor analyses of the ORTO 15-, 11- and 9-item scales and recommendations for suggested cut-off scores
TL;DR: Analysis of cut-offs revealed that a cut-off score of equal or greater than 19 on the ORTO-7 represents probable orthorexia, a proposed eating disorder characterised by a pathological obsession with consuming only ‘healthy’ foods.
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Spatiotemporal hierarchical modelling of extreme precipitation in Western Australia using anisotropic Gaussian random fields
TL;DR: In this paper, an approach for the statistical modelling of extreme precipitation events in South-West Australia over space and time, using a latent spatio-temporal process where precipitation maxima follow a generalised extreme value distribution.
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Exploring the Impact of Illness Perceptions, Self-efficacy, Coping Strategies, and Psychological Distress on Quality of Life in a Post-stroke Cohort
Catherine Minshall,Catherine Minshall,Chantal F. Ski,Chantal F. Ski,Chantal F. Ski,Pragalathan Apputhurai,David R. Thompson,David R. Thompson,David R. Thompson,David J. Castle,David J. Castle,Zoe Jenkins,Simon R. Knowles,Simon R. Knowles,Simon R. Knowles +14 more
TL;DR: Evidence is provided for the important role of psychosocial factors in quality of life in post-stroke cohorts based on a relatively small sample size.
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Confirmatory factor analysis of autism and schizophrenia spectrum traits
TL;DR: Investigating the factor structure of the Autism Spectrum Quotient and Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire demonstrates that a set of symptom traits is present in both the autism and schizophrenia spectra.