Emotions in Healthcare: Current and Emerging Directions
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 3508
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Research studies largely converge in considering that emotions play pivotal roles in professionals’ education and practice and in patient health outcomes. However, the ongoing scientific debate is limited by the lack of exhaustive analysis and comparison of approaches to study emotions in healthcare.
This collection aims to showcase original research and review-based papers on emotions in healthcare and to highlight emerging directions. Review and empirical papers with strong methodological rigor are welcome.
We particularly invite the submission of papers that specifically address emotions in healthcare education; hospital settings; patient-reported outcomes; patient–caregiver interactions; mHealth technology and AI modeling; and healthcare prevention.
Dr. Valentina Colonnello
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- medical education
- assessment
- theories of emotions
- health related quality of life
- emotion regulation
- technology
- patient
- caregiver
- health
- well-being
Planned Papers
The below list represents only planned manuscripts. Some of these manuscripts have not been received by the Editorial Office yet. Papers submitted to MDPI journals are subject to peer-review.
Title: Exploring the Influence of Family Attitudes and Individual Psychological Factors on Antibiotic Utilization: a Pilot Study
Authors: Paola Castellano; Paolo Maria Russo; Michela Mazzetti
Affiliation: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Abstract: Inappropriate use of antibiotics gives rise to detrimental consequences, both physically and emotionally, with worst quality of life and higher level in anxiety and depression. The current observational study aimed to investigate the association between awareness, beliefs and behaviors toward antibiotics, highlighting the modulation role of individual and psychological factors in response to illness and medication. Through an online questionnaire, several psychological indexes, as well as knowledge, attitude and experiences with antibiotics, both individual and family-related, have been assessed in a sample of 100 responders (74 females, mean age 33.37 ± 11.36). A positive association between intake behavior, awareness and individual attitude emerged. Family approach to antibiotics appears as a predictor of individual attitude and behavior toward these drugs, and awareness about antibiotic risks mediate the relationship between the tendency to be more compliant with prescriptions. Moreover, people with a personality characterized by higher conscientiousness are more aware of antibiotic risks, whereas people with a less awareness are those with higher levels of indexes of psychophysical discomfort (i.e., anxiety, perceived stress, psychosomatization) and emotional rebound. Overall, the current study provides preliminary findings about the way family experiences and individual psychological aspects may be influencing factors in behavior and attitude towards antibiotics and can use to plan patient-centered therapeutic communication and education.
