Special Issues

Healthcare publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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One World, One Health: Zoonotic Diseases, Parasitic Diseases and Infectious Diseases submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4932 | Submission Open
Keywords: one health; infectious diseases; zoonotic diseases; parasitic diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Factors and Global Health)
Compassionate Health Care
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4896 | Submission Open
Keywords: compassionate care; quality care; patient safety; resilience; self-compassion; compassion fatigue
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)
International Dermatology: Prevention and Treatment of Skin Diseases around the Globe submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4601 | Submission Open
Keywords: dermatology; international dermatology; research; psychodermatology; general dermatology; skin cancers; acne; rosacea
The Effects of Video Games on Emotion and Cognition
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3849 | Submission Open
Keywords: video games; internet gaming disorder; cognition; emotion; addiction; depression; anxiety; ADHD
Integrative and Complementary Medicine: Current Evidence and Challenges in Relation to Pain and Inflammation
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3765 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Assessments)
Application of Statistical Theory and Machine Learning in Health Services
edited by , Kar Way Tan and Chun Fan Lee
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3691 | Submission Open
Keywords: data science; analytics; artificial intelligence; statistical learning; epidemiology; public health; population health; medical informatics; value-based healthcare; federated learning; statistical theory
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Informatics and Big Data)
Review of Research on School Health submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3477 | Submission Open
Keywords: analysis of self-perceived health; anxiety; attitudes towards peers; blood pressure; body image self-perception; corporal expression; depression; diabetes; exercise; fitness; health-related quality of life; inclusion preparation; inclusive education; nature; obesity; physical activity; physical conditioning; physical education; physical literacy; psychological health; quality of life; sociological health; virtual reality
(This special issue belongs to the Section School Health)
Pain Management Practice and Research submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3215 | Submission Open
Keywords: acute pain; regional anesthesia for acute pain; chronic pain; cancer pain; interventional pain techniques; opioid management; non pharmaceutics therapy for pain; pain management for pediatric patients; pain management for geriatric patients; pain management for women patients
(This special issue belongs to the Section Pain Management)
Fertility Preservation and Sterility Treatment
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3154 | Submission Open
Keywords: fertility preservation; oncofertility; cryopreservation; basic research; gonadotoxicity; oocyte cryopreservation; sperm cryopreservation; ovarian tissue transplantation; assisted reproductive technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)
Emotions in Healthcare: Current and Emerging Directions submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3124 | Submission Open
Keywords: medical education; assessment; theories of emotions; health related quality of life; emotion regulation; technology; patient; caregiver; health; well-being
(This special issue belongs to the Section Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety)
Acute Care Surgery
edited by and Glen Tinkoff
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2277 | Submission Open
Keywords: trauma; surgical critical care; emergency general surgery
(This special issue belongs to the Section Critical Care)
Improving Healthcare Quality submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2178 | Submission Open
Keywords: pain management; analgesics; pain evaluation; mobile emergency team; outreach; immersive VR; pharmacological treatment; non-pharmacological treatment; comprehensive patient care; interprofessional education; care practice; health culture; health services management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)
The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Therapeutic Radiology
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2038 | Submission Open
Keywords: treatment planning and optimization; image analysis and segmentation; predictive models for treatment response assessment; patient prognosis; medical chatbots for patient care and education; ethical considerations in AI adoption
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence in Medicine)
Intrinsic Capacity and Healthy Aging submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1748 | Submission Open
Keywords: aging; integrated care; functional decline; frailty; cognitive dysfunction; depression; primary health care; mobility limitation
Sleep and Cognitive Functioning
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1586 | Submission Open
Keywords: sleep microstructure; sleep macrostructure; sleep quality; sleep duration; cognitive function; information encoding; information recall; learning; attention processes; sleep deprivation; stress hormones; pro-inflammatory cytokines; neurocognitive disorders
Review Special Issue on Community Care
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1543 | Submission Open
Keywords: community care; home care services; district nursing; informal care; collaboration between formal and informal care; quality of life for people with disabilities; mental illness; learning disabilities; physical disabilities; frailty; prevention; recreational; occupational; educational; and cultural activities for people with disabilities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Community Care)
Young Carers—Education and Support
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1475 | Submission Open
Quality of Life and Health Promotion in Chronic Illness or Critical Medical Conditions: Implications for Integrated Health Care Delivery
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1298 | Submission Open
Keywords: quality of life; health promotion; integrated healthcare; family; caregivers
Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older People: Second Edition
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1177 | Submission Open
Keywords: frailty; community-dwelling older people; primary care; prevention; disability; quality of life; healthcare utilization; mortality; measurement; determinants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Community Care)
New Preventive Healthcare Strategies: The Contribution of Digital Technologies and Models for Weight Gain Prediction submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1172 | Submission Open
Keywords: weight gain; physical activity; sedentary behavior and energy expenditure; evaluation of holistic diet quality; sleep quality; stress level; evaluation of weight gain and fat mass; prediction and simulation model; wearable medical devices; mobile applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section Preventive Medicine)
New Developments in Optometry and Vision submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1112 | Submission Open
Keywords: vision; optometry; visual health; ocular treatment; refraction; contact lenses; ophthalmic lenses; ocular diseases; ocular rehabilitation
Prevention, Intervention and Care of Neurodegenerative Diseases: Second Edition
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 828 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurodegeneration; axonal loss
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
Machine Learning Technology in Medical Image Processing
edited by , Pengcheng Xiao and Zhongnian Li
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 501 | Submission Open
Keywords: supervised learning; unsupervised learning; weakly supervised learning; few-shot learning; medical image processing
Antibiotic Resistance: Advancing Infectious Disease Therapeutics for Patients
edited by Rosa Rodriguez-Monguio and
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 310 | Submission Open
Keywords: antibiotic resistance; regulation and policy in clinical practice; standards and evidence for approval of anti-infectives; utilization management; empirical use; and appropriate prescribing of antibiotics; comparative effectiveness and patient outcomes; antibiotics pricing and reimbursement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medication Management)
Active Brain and Body with Lifetime Physical Exercise for a Healthier Aging submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open
Keywords: fatigue; healthy brain aging; high performance; motivation; oxygen consumption in the prefrontal cortex; older adults; strength training
Healthcare and Outcomes for Acute Heart Failure Patients submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open
Keywords: heart failure; healthcare; healthcare outcomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety)
Caregivers: Experience, Burnout, and Health
edited by Ana María Brannan
submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open
Keywords: exceptional caregiving; informal caregiving; caregivers; caregiver burden; caregiver wellbeing; family relations; disability studies; mental health services; geriatrics; program evaluation; quantitative methods
(This special issue belongs to the Section Community Care)
The Rise and Future of Radiology AI with the Advent of Machine Learning and Computer Vision submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 131 | Submission Open
Keywords: medical imaging; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; computer vision; radiology AI; decision support system; explainable system
Perspectives of Aged Care: Home, Community and Society
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submission deadline 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open
Keywords: caregiver; care management; chronic care; community health; elderly care; home care; interprofessional cooperation; organization of care; outpatient care
Body Misperceptions: When the Brain and Body Don’t Match
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submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3804 | Submission Open
Keywords: body image disorders; body integrity dysphoria; body integrity identity disorder; apotemnophilia; transgender; transidentity; anorexia nervosa; obesity; alien limb syndrome; neglect; asomatognosia
Oral Health and Quality of Life in Older People
edited by Matthew R. Nangle
submission deadline 1 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open
Keywords: telehealth and teledentistry; silver fluoride; oral-health related quality of life
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Assessments)
Non-pharmacological Approaches and Their Impact on Noncommunicable Diseases submission deadline 3 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13092 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic diseases; healthcare; exercise; diet; lifestyle; health; non-communicable diseases; acute diseases; wellness; well-being.
Sport and Exercise Injury submission deadline 5 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open
Keywords: sports injuries; exercise injuries; team sports; individual sports; combat sports; racket sport; rehabilitation; injury risk; injury rate
Primary and Community Care: Opportunities and Challenges submission deadline 6 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6614 | Submission Open
Keywords: primary health care; community care; primary care models; general practice; general medicine; Family Medicine; Community-based care; Palliative care; home health services; patient-centered care; eHealth; telemedicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Community Care)
One Life, One Health: Advances in Therapeutic Strategies for Chronic Patients
edited by Ana Teixeira, , and Vera Almeida
submission deadline 7 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3148 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic disease; psychosocial factors; mental health; economic impact; intervention; therapeutic strategies; multidisciplinary treatment; therapeutic adherence; polymedication; adverse events
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
Intelligent Systems for Prevention and Diagnosis in the Digital Health Era
edited by , Francesco Delli Priscoli and Cecilia Poli
submission deadline 8 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; personalized medicine; precision medicine; early diagnosis; prevention; data-driven healthcare; digital health
Intelligent Systems for One Digital Health submission deadline 10 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; big data; digital health; ecosystem; healthcare; machine learning; one digital health
Nursing Care for Patients with Diabetes
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submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2967 | Submission Open
Keywords: diabetes care; self-management; self-care; diabetic foot; diabetes education; nursing care; quality of life; nursing assessment; healthcare strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)
Advances in Primary Health Care and Community Health submission deadline 15 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2093 | Submission Open
Keywords: public health; community health care; primary health care; health promotion; lifestyle; environmental health; health care sciences and services; chronic disease
Artificial Intelligence Applications in Medicine: Second Edition
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submission deadline 20 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1468 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; artificial neural networks; prognosis; treatment; medicine; health care; pathology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Artificial Intelligence in Medicine)
Expanding Competency of Primary Health Care: Emotional and Bio-Social Meanings for General Practice Consultation submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 21192 | Submission Open
Keywords: Primary health care; General practice; Trust; Empathy; Consultation spirit; Psychosocial determinants; Bio-clinical determinants; Emotional determinants; Connectedness; Social bonding; Emotional wellness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Community Care)
Food, Health and Society: Determinants of Eating Behavior submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 15858 | Submission Open
Keywords: determinants of eating behavior; models of behavior change; globalization of food impacts the health of individuals; food and food security and food waste; promotion of health lifestyles; planetary health and healthcare; One Health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Public Health)
Oral Health in Healthcare
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15801 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral health; periodontitis; diabetes; cardiovascular disease; disability; drug and alcohol use; interprofessional care; medical education
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)
Pharmacist-Led Intervention
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13622 | Submission Open
Keywords: pharmacist; medication management; pharmaceutical care
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medication Management)
Healthcare Strategies for Patients with Chronic Diseases in an Ageing Society
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13358 | Submission Open
Keywords: ageing society; integrated healthcare; patient-centered care; chronic disease; diabetes; physical activity; wearable device; E-health; M-health; healthcare system; sustainable healthcare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
Nursing Care in the ICU submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 12958 | Submission Open
Keywords: ICU nursing; critical care; intensive care; delirium; sleep; infections; pressure ulcers mobilization; recording; relatives; oncology ICU patient; elderly patient
(This special issue belongs to the Section Critical Care)
New Advances in the Treatment of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11820 | Submission Open
Keywords: nociplastic pain; nociceptive pain; neuropathic pain; precision medicine; pain neuroscience education; epigenetics; lifestyle medicine; exercise; therapeutic modalities; electrophysical agents; rehabilitation techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
Risk and Protective Factors for Developing Mental Disorders
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 8912 | Submission Open
Keywords: depression; anxiety; sickness absence; disability retirement; risk factors; occupational factors; prevention
(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Factors and Global Health)
Management of the Patient with Kidney Disease submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8802 | Submission Open
Keywords: kidney; nephrology; kidney transplant; acute kidney injury; supportive and palliative care; multi-professional team; renal replacement therapy; dialysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)
Advanced Treatment and Care Management in Dementia: From Bench to Bedside
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submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8549 | Submission Open
Keywords: dementia; Alzheimer disease; treatment; care
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