2025 December-1 - 187 articles
Background: Academic burnout significantly impacts students’ cognitive and psychological well-being and may result in adverse behavioral changes. An effective and timely detection of burnout in the student population is crucial as it enables ed...
Background/Objectives: Stress is a pervasive modern challenge that contributes to serious health problems and affects a significant proportion of the population. This study examines whether an Individual Health Management (IHM) programme incorporatin...
Background/Objectives: Trauma-related distress poses significant mental health challenges, with psychotherapy serving as a primary intervention. The Walters Method is a promising new alternative that may help where traditional methods fall short (i.e...
Background/Objectives: This study explored end-of-life care stress, attitudes toward end-of-life care, and end-of-life care performance as predictors of job satisfaction among hospital nurses. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design was employe...
Purpose: This study aims to examine factors associated with asthma prevalence among Hispanic participants in the United States, focusing on access barriers, socioeconomic indicators such as education and income, and BMI. Data from the All of Us Resea...
Background: Healthcare burnout is pervasive, necessitating more efforts to reduce it. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of well-being leadership training in reducing healthcare burnout. Design: The Clinician Wellness Council (CWC) leadership t...
Background: Teledentistry constitutes a key component of digital health, enabling remote oral healthcare delivery through information and communication technologies (ICT). The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated its global adoption; however, data regarding...
Background/Objectives: Europe’s demographic shift is putting increasing pressure on long-term care (LTC) systems and raising concerns about the sustainability of LTC financing. In this paper, we analyse Austria’s LTC system, particularly...
Background/Objectives: Endometrial hyperplasia (EH) is a pathology of the uterus, which is a pathological overgrowth of the endometrial glands associated with the risk of progression to endometrial cancer (EC). The purpose of this study was to conduc...
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Background/Objectives: Imposter Phenomenon (IP) describes internal doubt and fear of being exposed as fraud despite achievements. Coined by Clance and Imes, it is linked to societal pressures and attributing success to luck rather than ability. The m...
Background: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent neurodevelopmental condition affecting children, adolescents, and adults worldwide. Despite evidence-based treatments, long-term functional outcomes remain variable due to het...
Background/Objectives: Emotional eating can pose a significant threat to one’s health as it can be a predictor of eating disorders. It involves eating in response to emotional distress rather than physical hunger and is widely associated with i...
Background/Objectives: The European Society for Emergency Medicine reports that emergency department visits have increased by nearly 30% over the past decade, yet resources have not kept pace with this growing demand. Lean Healthcare Management has e...
Introduction: The scope and accessibility of prenatal testing have significantly expanded in recent years, reaching a broader population of pregnant women. Advances in non-invasive diagnostic methods support informed decision-making and help reduce t...
Background/Objectives: Innovation capacity has become a strategic pillar for strengthening healthcare systems in the European Union, yet its effects vary considerably across countries with different levels of institutional development and technologic...
Background/Objectives: Emotional intelligence can be understood as the ability to perceive, understand and manage one’s own emotions and those of others, promoting personal and social well-being. In the school context, Physical Education is an...
Introduction/Objectives: In the context of Spain’s persistently high job insecurity and evolving labor market, understanding how individuals sustain career engagement is critical. This study aimed to adapt and validate the Career Commitment Sca...
Background: Operating rooms are high-risk environments where ensuring patient safety is essential. Although research on patient safety has increased in recent years, comprehensive analyses of research trends and the core topics specific to operating...
Background/Objectives: The lumbar lordosis (LL) is influenced by pelvic morphology, the unique dimensional characteristics of the pelvis. We investigated the sensitivity and specificity of lumbar sagittal radiographic alignment variables to discrimin...
Background: Cognitive Reserve (CR) is a theoretical construct developed to explain individual differences in resilience to age-related cognitive decline. Empirical evidence supports its positive role across multiple cognitive domains. However, behavi...
Background/Objectives: We aimed to construct a nomogram model for predicting arteriovenous fistula dysfunction risk and to conduct internal validation. Methods: The clinical data of 335 patients from the 8th Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen Univers...
Background and Objectives: Parental fears and misconceptions about topical corticosteroids (TCS), known as TCS phobia, can hinder adherence and lead to poor eczema control in children. Despite its clinical relevance, few instruments capture this phen...
Background/Objectives: The digitization of care opens up new opportunities to support family caregivers, who play a key role in home care. While telemedicine applications have already shown initial relief effects, AI-supported chatbots are increasing...
Objective: The aim of our study was to compare two questionnaires regarding their ability to globally assess the impact of headaches on daily functioning in children as a primary endpoint and, secondarily, to evaluate their correlation to frequency a...
Background: The integration of the Internet of Things (IoT) into healthcare promises significant advancements in patient care and operational efficiency, while simultaneously posing substantial cybersecurity threats to sensitive personal data. Method...
Background/Objectives: Due to ongoing medical and scientific progress, the number of cancer survivors is steadily increasing worldwide. However, this population remains particularly vulnerable to experiencing psychopathological symptoms and Fear of D...
Objective: The objective of this study is to present contemporary findings regarding the relationship between the application of assisted reproduction methods and their impact on the incidence of multiple sclerosis. Design: This study adopts a narrat...
We report the case of a 62-year-old woman with Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS) whose severe bilateral ophthalmoplegia showed no improvement after four weeks of standard care consisting of intravenous immunoglobulin and physiotherapy. High-frequency tran...
Background/Objectives: Early childhood caries (ECC) and severe early childhood caries (S-ECC) are oral health problems that affect many preschool children worldwide. ECC and S-ECC negatively impact the quality of life of preschool children, including...
Introduction: Hyperuricemia is increasingly recognized as a metabolic disorder linked to dyslipidemia, insulin resistance, and vascular complications. In Saudi Arabia, the prevalence of hyperuricemia is rising with obesity and diabetes, yet its relat...
Background/Objectives: Chronic insomnia is a prevalent condition with important health implications. However, its recognition in clinical practice is often limited. This study evaluated the alignment between population-based estimates of chronic inso...
Background: Obesity and overweight are escalating global public health concerns. This study examined the relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) and psychological factors in young adults. Methods: A total of 283 participants aged 19–30 years...
Background/Objectives: The structure and adequacy of health financing critically shape population health outcomes. This study examines financing typologies in relation to healthy life expectancy (HALE) and infant mortality across 38 OECD countries an...
Background: Despite evidence of potential benefits, variability in exercise types, psychological outcomes, and methods hinders comprehensive cost-effectiveness evaluation, framed through Stimulus–Organism–Response (S–O–R) theo...
Background: Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC), Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC), and Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH) are rare immune-mediated liver conditions that significantly affect patients’ quality of life. In Romania, access to specialized...
Background: Obesity, gastrointestinal disorders, and mental health conditions are major drivers of employer healthcare expenditures, yet nutrition-focused interventions are infrequently reimbursed by health insurance. Precision nutrition, which integ...
Background: Chronic venous disease (CVD) substantially influences workers’ comfort, productivity, and capacity to remain employed, yet many occupational settings complicate the implementation of effective symptom management strategies. Temperat...
Background: Cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) have become indispensable tools in the management of bradyarrhythmia and heart failure, prompting a surge in research activity. To characterize the evolving research landscape, we conducted a...
Background: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic nociplastic pain condition predominantly affecting women. Although often addressed within biomedical frameworks, its structural and relational dimensions remain underexplored. This study examined how social,...
Objective: This systematic review examined whether siblings act as facilitators or barriers to children’s motor competence and physical fitness. Methods: Following PRISMA guidelines, systematic searches were conducted in four databases (Web of...
Background: The Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI), calculated from serum albumin and lymphocyte count, indicates nutritional and immunological status. Its prognostic significance in colorectal cancer (CRC) is still being assessed. Methods: This retr...
Background/Objectives: The concurrent use of smartphones and backpacks presents notable ergonomic challenges for students and young adults. However, the influence of walking speed on this dual-task biomechanical strain remains unclear. This study inv...
Background: Pertussis is a respiratory infection that represents a significant threat worldwide, especially for infants. The global incidence of pertussis is on the rise, with 20–40 million cases occurring every year. Maternal vaccination offer...
Background/Objectives: Dysphagia represents a significant global health concern with particularly high prevalence in specific clinical conditions, yet educational gaps persist among healthcare professionals and caregivers. This observational, cross-s...
Background/Objectives: Emergency department (ED) physicians may hesitate to order medically indicated imaging (MI) for pregnant patients, potentially delaying or omitting necessary diagnostic procedures. This study aimed to assess the attitudes and p...
Introduction: Throughout life, the characteristics of a woman’s pelvic floor change due to physiological changes, including pregnancy, childbirth and menopause. These changes can predispose them to pelvic floor dysfunction. Objectives: To devel...
Background: Prostate cancer is a major public health concern in Ghana, where most cases present late and mortality remains high. Community education is essential for improving awareness and early detection. Traditional health talks are widely used, b...
Background/Objectives: Readiness for hospital discharge after kidney and liver transplantation is a complex process influenced not only by clinical factors but also by psychological and social aspects. This cross-sectional, analytical study aimed to...
Background/Objectives: Despite extensive research on the outcomes faced by parents in contexts of political violence, as well as the protective factors that enhance their well-being, the experiences of single parents by choice (SPCs) in such circumst...
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