Healthcare, Volume 13, Issue 21

The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly amplified burnout and moral injury among nurses, exposing structural vulnerabilities in healthcare systems and accelerating workforce attrition. Beyond the acute crisis, nurses continue to face chronic staff short...

Background/Objectives: Minimally invasive surgical techniques require precise psychomotor skills distinct from those used in traditional surgery. Simulation-based training is essential for skill acquisition without patient risk. This study compared t...

Introduction: Aesthetic surgery addresses subjective desires for morphological enhancement and differs from reconstructive surgery due to its elective, non-therapeutic nature. This distinction introduces complex medico-legal challenges, particularly...

Background: Healthcare systems worldwide face growing challenges in anticipating and managing patient surges, particularly in times of public health crises, natural disasters, or seasonal peaks. The ability of healthcare organisations to forecast and...

Background: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is increasingly used to supplement evidence-based medicine (EBM), especially in the treatment of cancer patients. Objective: The study aimed to analyze the beliefs, attitudes, and expectations...

Background/Objectives: Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent types of cancer globally and is also the leading cause of death from malignant tumors among women. This study investigated the experiences of women with breast cancer concerning nutrit...

Background/Objectives: Whole-body phase angle is associated with in-hospital morbidity and mortality, although cut-off points vary. Studies on the relationship between segmental phase angles and frailty in patients with cardiovascular disease are lim...

Background/Objectives: Pressure ulcers are an important patient safety concern. While staging frameworks guide clinical management, the association between anatomical site, stage, and multiple PU presence and outcomes such as length of stay (LOS) and...

Background/Objectives: Whey protein (WP) can play a role in improving muscle mass and function. However, the effects of WP supplementation on cardiometabolic health parameters such as fasting blood glucose, insulin, and homeostatic model assessment o...

Background/Objectives: People living with MND (plwMND) commonly develop difficulty swallowing and subsequent difficulty clearing saliva from the airway. Medical saliva interventions include pharmacological agents, botulinum toxin injections, and radi...

Background: Artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) implantation is the gold standard for managing persistent stress urinary incontinence after prostate cancer treatment. However, data on long-term outcomes and risk factors in Asian populations remain lim...

Background: Faculty burnout in allied healthcare education institutions represents a significant challenge with implications for educational quality, organizational effectiveness, and healthcare workforce development. This scoping review aims to map...

Federated Learning (FL) has emerged as a promising framework for multi-institutional medical artificial intelligence, enabling collaborative model development while preserving data privacy and security. Despite increasing research on federated approa...

Background: Foam Rolling (FR) involves applying intense pressure to soft tissues, which can cause discomfort or pain due to the mechanical stimulation. This study aims to explore the relationship between individuals’ attitudes toward pain and t...

Background: In an initial pilot study, we investigated an animal-assisted treatment (AAT) procedure with sheep as an adjunct to treatment as usual (TAU+AAT) in psychiatric inpatients with substance use disorder (SUD). Over time, this TAU+AAT interven...

Background/Objectives: The growing intersection between nyaope use and HIV infection constitutes a critical public health problem that undermines efforts to achieve universal access to HIV treatment in South Africa. Nyaope use is strongly associated...

Background: Older adults (≥65 years) account for a substantial share of Emergency Medical Service (EMS) activations, yet differences between nursing homes (NHs) and the community are insufficiently defined. This study aimed to compare EMS response...

Background: People experiencing homelessness (PEH) face significant health disparities and systemic barriers to healthcare, elevating their risk for cancer and other chronic diseases. To tackle PEHs’ challenges in accessing cancer preventive ca...

Background/Objectives: This study investigates the multifactorial determinants of weight change among Chinese international students in South Korea, focusing on physical activity (PA), sedentary behavior (SB), sleep quality, and psychological stress....

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the necessity of standard precautions to prevent healthcare-associated infections. Nursing students, due to limited experience and close patient contact, are at high risk of exposure. This study examined...

Background/Objectives: India’s private healthcare sector remains fragmented, with weak primary care, uneven secondary services, and tertiary care accessible to few. Fee-for-service payments and indemnity-style insurance distort prices and fragm...

Background/Objectives: This systematic review explores the evolving landscape of ethical dilemmas and legal responsibilities in hospital-based patient care, with particular attention to how they intersect with institutional safety. Drawing from 40 st...

Background/Objectives: The demand for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has increased over the past few years, increasing the EMS burden. Public utilization of EMS for non-emergency cases is a major global issue contributing to this burden. This study...

Background and Objectives: Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) has become a major health problem among university students as a result of extensive electronic device use, but there is limited in-depth risk factor analysis by academic disciplines. The purp...

Background/Objectives: The sanitary measures implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic, although essential for limiting the virus propagation, hindered healthy behaviours and negatively affected mental health and quality of life. In immunosuppressed i...

Background/Objectives: Engaging patients, caregivers, and community groups in health research priority-setting ensures that research agendas reflect genuine needs and enhance patient-centered care. Regions with cultural and linguistic diversity, such...

Background/Objectives: According to recent literature, the prevalence and incidence of long-term illnesses such as asthma and diabetes in young people have substantially risen over the past 13 years. Recent figures indicate that, in England, 4.10% of...

Background: Renal stone disease is a common urological condition considered to be greatly affected by lifestyle, dietary practices, and hydration status. With the rapid advancement and remarkable rise in digital communication, social media has become...

Background: The growing burden of chronic illnesses calls for integrated and sustainable models of Primary Healthcare (PHC) that emphasize health promotion and patient-centered care. Interprofessional collaboration between General Practitioners (GPs)...

Background: Obesity is a growing public health concern in Italy, with prevalence reaching 21.6% in 2022, particularly among the elderly. To address this issue, the ObeCare project was implemented to promote obesity prevention and awareness through co...

Background/Objectives: Canada’s Food Guide 2019 includes advice such as “Cook more often” and “Eat meals with others”, which are considered healthy eating practices. However, mothers with a history of gestational diabete...

Introduction: As the prevalence of Parkinson’s disease (PD) increases, care homes face growing challenges in managing residents’ complex mental health needs. Residents may experience low mood, anxiety, and hallucinations. Methods: A scopi...

Background: Intensive Care Units (ICUs) provide essential therapies but are among the most resource-intensive areas of healthcare. Rising demand and escalating costs highlight the need for robust cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) to support efficien...

Background: Modern healthcare environments expose staff to various occupational stressors, with noise being among the most common and harmful stressors. In intensive care units (ICUs), both patients and nurses are frequently exposed to unsafe noise l...

Background: Patients with hematologic malignancy (HM) experience high symptom burden (SB) and diminished quality of life (QOL). While early palliative care (EPC) benefits solid tumors, its impact in HM remains uncertain. Objectives: To systematically...

Background: Sudden cardiac death (SCD) remains a major cause of cardiovascular mortality. Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) reduce arrhythmic mortality, but current selection based largely on left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) lac...

Background: (1) Objective: This study aimed to develop and evaluate a structural model of life satisfaction in older adults, integrating the World Health Organization’s biopsychosocial determinants and the theory of gerotranscendence to provide...

Background/Objectives: The use of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) offers numerous benefits but is also associated with complications that require specialised management. However, evidence regarding the management of these patients in primar...

Background: Exposure to heat is a growing health concern in the context of climate change. Older adults (people aged 600 years or older) are particularly vulnerable due to age-related physiological changes that compromise thermoregulation. Objective:...

Background/Objectives: Identifying patients with palliative care needs can be challenging in clinical practice. This study reports on the tailoring and evaluation of a minimally invasive intervention (MINI) to support early planning of palliative car...

Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in intensive care units (ICUs), particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Evidence-based practice (EBP) bundles have shown effectiveness in...

Background/Objectives: Migrants are recognized as a vulnerable population for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) due to unique socio-cultural and environmental challenges associated with acculturation. Despite a growing migrant population, evidence on...

Background: Interprofessional collaboration is vital for comprehensive, patient-centered care. Despite growing recognition of oral–systemic health links, the integration of dentists into healthcare teams remains limited. This scoping review map...

Background/Objectives: Pancreatic cancer remains highly fatal, often diagnosed late with poor prognoses and worse psychological quality of life compared to other cancers. Globally, it is the twelfth most common cancer but the sixth leading cause of c...

Background: Sleep disorders, particularly insomnia, represent a significant health concern in medical education. Neuroticism, characterized by emotional instability and stress reactivity, shows cross-sectional associations with sleep disturbances in...

Background/Objectives: Open Notes—defined as patients’ electronic, portal-based access to clinicians’ narrative documentation within electronic health records (EHRs)—has become routine through policy and portal initiatives. In...

Small intestine tumors are rare. The four main groups include adenocarcinomas, neuroendocrine neoplasms (NEN), lymphomas, and mesenchymal tumors. The jejunum and ileum can only be examined endoscopically with device-assisted enteroscopy techniques (D...

Background: A comprehensive medical history is fundamental to dental care, supporting accurate diagnosis, personalized treatment, and the prevention of adverse outcomes. Despite its importance, patients may underestimate its relevance or hesitate to...

Background: Modern rehabilitation approaches, encompassing physical, emotional, and social aspects, are gaining momentum in healthcare systems worldwide; however, their acceptance and effectiveness vary across different cultural contexts. Objective:...

Background: The use of smartphone applications by patients can be utilized to transform peri-operative care. With the ever-evolving landscape, an updated systematic review is needed in this field. Objective: This study aims to summarize the smartphon...