Published in Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)
The United States is experiencing an unprecedented opioid crisis, with a record of about 93,000 opioid-involved overdose deaths in 2020, which requires rapid and substantial scaling up of access to effective treatment for opioid use disorder. Only 18% of individuals with opioid use disorder receive evidence-based treatment, and strategies to increa...
Published in Thrombosis research
Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) often presents with respiratory symptoms, such as dyspnea and respiratory pain, and patients are affected both physically and mentally by the consequences of PE for a long time after the event. This study aimed to explore health care professionals (HCPs) conceptions of respiratory symptoms, physical activity, and infor...
Published in Palliative & supportive care
Preserving personal dignity is an important aim of palliative care. Little is known about how physicians perceive and preserve dignity of patients from non-western migration backgrounds. Insight in this is important given the increased demand for culturally sensitive palliative care. To gain insight in how Dutch physicians perceive and preserve dig...
The authors aim to review available reports on the potential effects of masks on voice and speech parameters. A literature search was conducted using MEDLINE and Google Scholar databases through July 2021. Several targeted populations, mask scenarios and methodologies were approached. The assessed voice parameters were divided into self-reported, a...
BACKGROUND: Coping with a chronic disease can be really challenging. Self-management represents a promising strategy to improve daily life experiences. The role of primary healthcare professionals cannot be underestimated in supporting self-management. Due to a shortage of theory, implementation of self-management support is hindered in primary car...
Published in Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
The electron beam powder bed fusion (EB-PBF) process is typically carried out using a layer thickness between 50 and 100 μm with the accelerating voltage of 60 kV for the electron beam. This configuration ensures forming accuracy but limits building efficiency. The augmentation of the accelerating voltage enlarges the molten pool due to the rise in...
Published in Reproductive Health
We interviewed 12 midwives at pregnancy clinics in southern Sri Lanka about what happens if a pregnant woman gets depressed. Some midwives knew a lot about depression, while others did not know very much. They all had different ideas of what the signs of depression were, and what percentage of pregnant women are usually depressed. They have a rule ...
Published in Health Policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Due to the unique set of stressors associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers in acute care settings may be facing elevated rates of mental health symptomatology. The purpose of this study was to assess levels of depression, anxiety, and stress in a sample of healthcare employees working in hospitals and their use of formal and infor...
Published in Psychoneuroendocrinology
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has put chronic pressure on worldwide healthcare systems. While the literature regarding the prevalence of psychological distress and associated risk factors among healthcare workers facing COVID-19 has exploded, biological variables have been mostly overlooked. Methods 467 healthcare workers from Quebec, Canada, an...
Published in International Journal of Nursing Sciences
Background Healthcare is a complex and divergent system with uncertainty, unpredictability, and multi-layered stakeholders. The relationships among the stakeholders are multifaceted and dynamic, requiring continual interpersonal connections, networks, and co-evolution. It is pivotal to have an evidence-informed theory to explain the phenomenon, uni...
