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The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the activities of Initial-phase Intensive Support Team for Dementia in Kobe City.

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to review the activities of the Kobe City Initial-phase Intensive Support Team for Dementia pre- and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, to compare the characteristics of the target population and the performance of the team's activities, and determine the impact of the pandemic on the team's project. METHODS: The summary data obtained at the time of consultation, team activities, and participants' characteristics were extracted from 662 participants who started to receive support between April 2018 and March 2022. Statistical analysis was per

Взгляды пациентов и группы по уходу за почками на лечащую нагрузку и способность пожилых людей с хроническими заболеваниями почек: качественное исследование.

ЦЕЛЬ: Хроническая болезнь почек (КХД) часто является множественным заболеванием, а прогрессирование к более серьезным заболеваниям, как правило, связано с увеличением потребностей в управлении, включая изменение образа жизни, увеличение количества медикаментов и расширение участия клинических работников. В ходе этого исследования были изучены взгляды группы по уходу за пациентами и почками на характер и масштабы этой рабочей нагрузки (нагрузка на лечение), а также факторы, способствующие укреплению способности (способности управлять здоровьем) пожилых людей, имеющих ККД. DESIGN: Качественное п

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… (Patient 22, male, CKD 3b) Two patients lost employment due to symptom burden and received limited financial support. Some discussed the cost of travel to appointments, and how living nearby, owning a car or having patient transport services helped with this. …

Strengthening national teams of experts to support HPV vaccine introduction in Eastern Mediterranean countries: Lessons learnt and recommendations from an international workshop.

Several countries have started to introduce the HPV vaccine into their national immunisation programme, with the majority of these countries … needs for operational research to support the decision-making process; and highlighed technical and financial support that might be required from partners to assist with HPV vaccine introduction. Recommendations were made on how to advance the decision-making process for HPV vaccine introduction. The workshop increased the awareness of the need of data on burden of …

Age-Specific Patient Navigation Preferences Among Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer.

BackgroundPatient navigation is increasingly being directed at adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients. This study provides a novel description of differences in AYA cancer patients' preferences for navigation services by developmental age at diagnosis.MethodsEligible patients were diagnosed with cancer between ages 15 and 39 and had completed at least 1 month of treatment. Between October 2015 and January 2016, patients completed semi-structured interviews about navigation preferences. Summary statistics of demographic and cancer characteristics were generated. Differences in patient naviga

Impacts for Children Living with Genetic Muscle Disorders and their Parents - Findings from a Population-Based Study.

BACKGROUND: Genetic muscle disorders, including muscular dystrophies, congenital myopathies, and ion channel muscle diseases can be associat … the provision of services, alongside promotion of existing community services to improve access to financial support, and assistance with day-to-day functioning. Future research should examine intervention and treatment options aimed at maximising affected children's quality of life.

Intimate Partner Violence and Women's Mental Health: The Mediating Role of Coping Strategies Among Women Seeking Help From the Police.

Many variables explain the link between intimate partner violence (IPV) and its impact on women's mental health. This proposition is mostly from samples drawn from battered women's shelters, batterer intervention programs (BIPs), emergency rooms, and medical clinics. We know little about the psychological well-being of women who report abuse to police departments. This study used data from case records of women who experience IPV and sought help from a city police station located in the southwest United States. These case records were examined to identify how sociodemographic characteristics o

Social and demographic characteristics of patients admitted to a palliative care unit.

In this retrospective study we reviewed the charts of 169 consecutive admissions to the Palliative Care Unit, Edmonton General Hospital. Demographic and social characteristics of patients were assessed in order to determine the likelihood that the patients could be managed at home according to currently available services. The mean age of the population was 65 +/- 12 years, 97 (57%) were women, they had a variety of cancers with major prevalence of the most frequent adult tumors, and 72% of patients were coming from acute care hospitals. Each patient had an average of 2.7 +/- 1.8 children (med

Listening to the community: Using formative research to strengthen maternity waiting homes in Zambia.

BACKGROUND: The WHO recommends maternity waiting homes (MWH) as one intervention to improve maternal and newborn health. However, persistent structural, cultural and financial barriers in their design and implementation have resulted in mixed success in both their uptake and utilization. Guidance is needed on how to design a MWH intervention that is acceptable and sustainable. Using formative research and guided by a sustainability framework for health programs, we systematically collected data from key stakeholders and potential users in order to design a MWH intervention in Zambia that could

Applying current European periodontitis clinical practice guidelines is not feasible even for the richest countries in the world.

Clinical practice guidelines aim to enhance the quality, equality and consistency of care but often demand more time than is available, rendering adherence impractical and exceeding feasible resources. The 2017 introduction of a new periodontal classification system by the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) and the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) sought to refine clinical and epidemiological practices by serving as the basis for clinical practice guidelines and epidemiological investigations around the world. Following this classification, the EFP recommends supportive period

Experiences of abuse in Australian family carers and predictors of mental health and well-being.

Caregivers for family or friends who are elderly people or have a disability provide critical supports, with a range of positive and negative consequences associated with their role. This research explores the positive and negative aspects of care-giving, including the experience of abuse within the caring relationship, through an anonymous online survey of the mental health, well-being and caring experience of Australian family carers (N = 305). The voluntary participants were recruited through local and national carer associations. Over 40% of respondents reported having experienced abuse by

Community health workers programme in Luanda, Angola: an evaluation of the implementation process.

BACKGROUND: The Community Health Workers (CHWs) Programme was launched in Luanda, Angola, in 2007 as an initiative of the provincial governm … : For continuity and scaling up, the programme needs medium- and long-term technical, political and financial support. The results of this study may be useful in strengthening and reformulating the planning of the CHWs programme in Luanda and in Angola. Moreover, the lessons learned with this experience can also provide insight for the development of CHWs programme …

Psychosocial resources and barriers to self-management in African American adolescents with type 2 diabetes: a qualitative analysis.

PURPOSE: The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify psychosocial resources and barriers to self-management among African American adolescents with type 2 diabetes and their mothers. METHODS: African American adolescents (n = 10) aged 14 to 19 years old with type 2 diabetes for >1 year and their mothers (n = 10) were recruited from the pediatric diabetes clinic of a large medical center practice. Participants were independently interviewed and responded to a series of open-ended questions concerning illness experiences and resources and barriers to diabetes self-management. This stu

Global Fund-supported programmes contribution to international targets and the Millennium Development Goals: an initial analysis.

OBJECTIVE: The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is one of the largest funders to fight these diseases. This paper discuss … ly to international targets by mid-2006, but there is a still significant gap. Considerably greater financial support is needed, particularly for HIV, in order to achieve international targets for 2009.

Emotions, Perceived Stressors, and Coping Strategies Among Nursing Staff in Saudi Arabia During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Objective The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in heightened stress for nurses and other healthcare workers, particularly during the initial phase of the crisis. Despite the adoption of various coping strategies, psychological distress persisted, affecting nurses' well-being and jeopardizing the overall resilience of the healthcare system. This study assessed the emotional response, perceived stressors, and coping strategies among nurses' staff who worked during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic. Method A cross-sectional study was carried out among nurses who worked during the initial phase of the

Cognitive deficits in problematic internet use: meta-analysis of 40 studies.

BACKGROUND: Excessive use of the internet is increasingly recognised as a global public health concern. Individual studies have reported cog … Mental Health Pharmacists and British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP). N.A.F. has received financial support to attend scientific meetings from RANZCP, Shire, Janssen, Lundbeck, Servier, Novartis, Bristol Myers Squibb, Cephalon, International College of Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders, International Society for Behavioral Addiction, CINP, IFMAD, EC …

Intensified Local Resource Mobilization for the Polio Eradication Initiative: The Experience of World Health Organization in Nigeria During 2008-2015.

BACKGROUND: Since the World Health Assembly (WHA) resolved in 1988 to eradicate poliovirus, several rounds of immunization campaigns have been conducted by member states. By 2000, with the support of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) partners, the number of polio cases decreased by 99%. Eradicating the remaining 1% proved to be more challenging. Although the GPEI, being the largest public health project, required >$9 billion between 1988 and 2012, economic analysis showed the estimated incremental net benefits of $40 billion-$50 billion between 1988 and 2035. In 2012, the WHA decl

Patients' and clinicians' perspectives on telemedicine to monitor patients on systemic treatment for psoriasis or atopic dermatitis - a mixed methods study.

BACKGROUND: For patients with stable psoriasis or atopic dermatitis (AD) receiving systemic treatment, telemedicine may offer a viable alternative to in-person consultations. However, perspectives of these patients and dermatological care providers (DCPs) regarding telemedicine are underexplored, yet essential for successful implementation. OBJECTIVES: To explore experiences, preferences, and perspectives of patients and DCPs regarding telemedicine for patients with psoriasis or AD on systemic treatment. METHODS: A mixed-methods study was conducted using surveys and semi-structured interview

Transitioning Out of Coordinated Specialty Care: Exploration of Service Users' and Families' Goals and Needs.

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to describe the goals of service users with first-episode psychosis who enrolled in coordinated specialty care (CSC), along with the goals their family members have for them, and to understand service users' and family members' perceived needs for recovery after discharge from the program. METHODS: The authors conducted 32 in-depth interviews in English or Spanish with service users and their family members recruited between September 2021 and December 2022. Transcripts were analyzed to determine the common concerns and expectations of service users and family memb

In-Shoe Pressure Measurements in Diabetic Footwear Practice: Success Rate and Facilitators of and Barriers to Implementation.

We aimed to assess the success rate and facilitators of and the barriers to the implementation of in-shoe plantar pressure measurements in footwear practice for people with diabetes at high risk of foot ulceration. Eleven Dutch footwear practices were partly supported in purchasing a pressure measurement system. Over a 2.5-year period, trained shoe technicians evaluated 1030 people with diabetes (range: 13 to 156 across practices). The implementation success and associated facilitators and barriers were evaluated quantitatively using completed measurement forms and pressure measurement data ob

Institutional and Individual Factors Affecting Health and Employment for Low-Income Women With Chronic Health Conditions.

OBJECTIVES: This qualitative study explored risk and protective factors affecting employment and health among low-income older women with chronic health conditions or physical disabilities. METHODS: The authors conducted a secondary data analysis of 14 intensive interviews with low-income older women with chronic health conditions who had participated in a federally funded training and employment program for workers aged 55 and older. Qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis. RESULTS: The physical nature of the work and discrimination were risk factors, with unaccommodating wor