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A qualitative study of the experience of doula support to women in socially disadvantaged positions in Sweden: The voices of women and doulas.

BACKGROUND: Women in socially disadvantaged positions face increased risk of fear of birth, birth complications, and postpartum depression, … m doula support during the perinatal period. The support fosters feelings of calmness, security and empowerment, and alleviates feelings of isolation, which is crucial for a positive birth experience. Support for these women is complex due to increased social needs, leading to unclear expectations of the doula's role. Support from colleagues is deemed crucial …

Expert perspectives on strategic factors for the management and prevention of heart failure in Portugal.

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Heart failure (HF) has significant morbidity and mortality, and its prevalence will continue to increase in the future. This unfavorable evolution requires reflection as well as recommendations and decisions based on expert critical and strategic appraisal. METHODS: In the Acceleration on Heart Failure Empowerment and Awareness - the Portuguese Challenge (ATHENA-PT) study, a range of strategic factors that represent the strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities (SWOT) of HF in Portugal were established. These factors were assessed quantitatively by experts…

Role of Portuguese community pharmacy and pharmacists in self-care.

Portugal recognizes the importance of self-care in its policies and has been actively engaging in health literacy and citizen empowerment. The current National Health Plan for the period 2021-2030 clearly mentions the need to "take greater advantage of the network of community pharmacies throughout the national territory, in favour of the health of the community, from the protection and promotion of health, through health literacy, to the prevention and early detection of disease, and the aggravation of chronic disease, among others". There is recognition of the role of pharmacists and communi…

What's in Your Dataset? Measuring Engagement in HIV Care Using Routinely Administered Items with a Population Disproportionately Burdened by HIV.

We evaluated the psychometric properties of a measure consisting of items that assess current HIV care continuum engagement based on establi … its associations with indicators of socioeconomic distress, depression, resilience, and healthcare empowerment. In sum, the items performed well as a single scale. The study demonstrated the potential psychometric strength of simple, feasible, commonly administered items assessing engagement in the HIV care continuum.

Integrated care for optimizing the management of stroke and associated heart disease: a position paper of the European Society of Cardiology Council on Stroke.

The management of patients with stroke is often multidisciplinary, involving various specialties and healthcare professionals. Given the com … se aspects would ultimately aid delivery of care and improve patient (and caregiver) engagement and empowerment. Given the need to address the multidisciplinary approach to holistic or integrated care of patients with heart disease and stroke, the European Society of Cardiology Council on Stroke convened a Task Force, with the remit to propose a consensus on …

Breaking institutional barriers to enhance women's participation in and benefit from the Peste des Petits Ruminants and Newcastle Disease vaccine value chains for Sembabule district of Uganda.

This paper describes the institutional context that shapes the visibility and positioning of women along the Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) and Newcastle Disease (ND) vaccine value chains for Sembabule district of Uganda. It examines the institutional barriers and opportunities that affect women's empowerment derived from inclusion of women in the decision-making processes along the livestock vaccine value chain (LVVC) and that can support viable women-centered and owned enterprises, at the vaccine development, delivery, distribution and use level. Qualitative data analysis tools such as foc…

The trends of female sterilization in India: an age period cohort analysis approach.

In India, sterilisation is the most frequent method of modern contraception, and is primarily used by women. The contemporaneous assessment … -urban differentials in utilising female sterilisation, highlighting the relevance of education and empowerment in contraceptive decision-making among the educated one. Female sterilisation has become less common among Muslims in India over time, and among uneducated women, and it has shifted to later ages with each succeeding period. This was determined to b …

Development of a Novel Assessment Tool and Code Sepsis Checklist for Neonatal Late-Onset Sepsis.

BACKGROUND: Accurate diagnosis and timely management of neonatal late-onset sepsis (nLOS) have been less well-studied than those of early-on … luation and management of nLOS were developed. The guiding principles of this tool development were empowerment of nurses to initiate the assessment process, clarification of team roles, and removal of barriers to appropriate antibiotic administration. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Useful and practical tools valued by nursing and the multidisciplinary team may …

Exploring how outreach team leaders perceive community health workers' experiences of providing HIV services in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Objectives: In 2018, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health launched the ward-based primary health care outreach teams policy framework whic … ision of HIV services. The delegation of HIV services to CHWs should be aligned with their holistic empowerment by eliminating barriers to the provision of HIV services.

Танец с другим моим самоуверенным: история самостоятельного перевода процесса выздоровления через танцы.

Где семя выздоровления после травмы, болезни, травмы находит почву, погружается в корни и начинает расти? Можно ли найти возможности в теле, подверженном болезням, травмам и инвалидности? В этой автобиографической статье авторы отправляют нас в путь к болезни, где отчаяние угрожает ее самой волей жить. На самом деле, она становится чем-то чужим, гротескным и совершенно другим. И все же, надежда процветает. Эта работа имеет два голоса: основной голос описывает силу танцев в ее исцелении от паралича (гемипарез и полное обезображивание лица) из-за вирусного энцефалита, вызванного герпесом-зостеро

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Where does the seed of recovery from trauma, from illness, from injury find ground, sink roots, and start to grow? Can one find empowerment in a body, subjected to illness, trauma and disability? In this autobiographical article, the authors takes us on a journey into illness, where despair threatens her very will to live. In fact, she becomes to herself som…

Patients' experience while transitioning from the intensive care unit to a ward.

BACKGROUND: Intensive care unit (ICU) patients can experience emotional distress and post-traumatic stress disorder when they leave the ICU, … f these patients, the inclusion of a consultant mental health nurse, and the application of patient empowerment during ICU discharge.

An intersectional gender analysis in kidney transplantation: women who donate a kidney.

BACKGROUND: Living-donor transplantation is the best treatment option in patients with chronic kidney failure. Global data show that women a … naturalization thing'. In contrast, wives donate conditioned by gender roles, but also as a form of empowerment and as a personal benefit: they donate in order to avoid taking on carer role for their husband and as a way of protecting their children. CONCLUSION: The study's findings expand the conception of kidney donation as solely altruistic and may help p …

A Re-Appraisal of Pathogenic Mechanisms Bridging Wet and Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration Leads to Reconsider a Role for Phytochemicals.

Which pathogenic mechanisms underlie age-related macular degeneration (AMD)? Are they different for dry and wet variants, or do they stem fr … may rather represent a witness of an abnormal RPE metabolism than a real pathogenic component. The empowerment of cell clearance, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-angiogenic activity of the RPE by specific phytochemicals is here discussed.

Living with Discordance: A Qualitative Description of the Challenges Faced by HIV Negative Married Women.

BACKGROUND: Serodiscordant couples are faced with many social, sexual and relationship challenges in all aspects of their lives. The sources … iew of other investigators who believe that there is an urgent need for provision of counseling and empowerment interventions for HIV- serodiscordant couples.

Circumstances Related to Moral Distress in Palliative Care: An Integrative Review.

BACKGROUND: The practice of palliative care is involved with ethical conflicts related to the life-death process and relief of suffering. Th … d by the articles in the review. Recommendations for reducing and preventing moral distress include empowerment and educational programs in bioethics and palliative care. CONCLUSIONS: Moral distress is an evident phenomenon in palliative care, involving different situations that can impact on quality-of-care provided as well as the well-being of the healthca …

Indian Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines on School Reopening, Remote Learning and Curriculum in and After the COVID-19 Pandemic.

JUSTIFICATION: With the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant school closure, children all over the country are undergoing a lot … um needs to be revised, with focus on revision and core contents. Informal learning of psychosocial empowerment and daily living skills should be encouraged rather than stressful formal learning.

Gender, mental health and ageing.

This article presents a broad narrative review of the epidemiological evidence on how and why the mental health of older adults varies by ge … findings include cultural and social norms, differentiation of gender roles, disadvantage and (dis)empowerment across the life course, and the coping styles of older men. However, little research has explicitly tested these explanations. Research to date has overwhelmingly focused on identifying differences in the mental health of older men and women. Notabl …

Women in Translational Medicine: Tools to Break the Glass Ceiling.

Despite the recent movements for female equality and empowerment, few women occupy top positions in scientific decision-making. The challenges women face during their career may arise from societal biases and the current scientific culture. We discuss the effect of such biases at three different levels of the career and provide suggestions to tackle them. At the societal level, gender roles can create a negative feedback loop in which women are discouraged from attaining top positions and men are discouraged from choosing a home-centred lifestyle. This loop can be broken early in life by provi…

Evidence of stabilizing exercises for low back- and pelvic girdle pain - a critical review.

BACKGROUND: Pregnancy-related low back pain (LBP) and pelvic girdle pain (PGP) have been associated with an alteration in the strategy for l … nge. Communication skills may facilitate positive beliefs and provide a motivational foundation for empowerment, self-efficacy and for self-management. To learn by discovery where the patient learns through their own experiences, might motivate the patients to active engagement and to behavioral change. Adherence probably will increase when the patients under …

Care of infants with gastroschisis in low-resource settings.

There is great global disparity in the outcome of infants born with gastroschisis. Mortality approaches 100% in many low income countries. B … thesia by using a preformed silo or equivalent. Furthermore, multidisciplinary team training, nurse empowerment, and the intentional involvement of mothers in monitoring and care provision may contribute to improving survival. Macro level interventions include the incorporation of ultrasound into World Health Organisation antenatal care guidelines to improve …