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New Insights into Understudied Phenomena in Healthcare submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 25855 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging diseases; new technologies; innovative healthcare approaches; rare diseases; innovative research methods; social dimension of health; patient rights; demographic challenges; understudied populations; vulnerable populations; gender issues
Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 16616 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; computational methodology; big data; neural networks; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section TeleHealth and Digital Healthcare)
Advances and Innovations in the Management of Spinal Conditions and Disorders
edited by Josette Bettany-Saltikov and Łukasz Stoliński
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13804 | Submission Open
Keywords: scoliosis; spinal deformities; scoliosis physiotherapy assessment and treatment options; bracing treatment; effects of heavy loads and different ergonomics on the spine; 3D assessment of scoliosis; 3D assessment of postural changes in physiotherapy; adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; kyphosis; hyperkyphosis; lordosis– kypholordosis; conservative treatment; scoliosis physiotherapy— scoliosis-specific physiotherapy exercises; providing spinal/spinal deformity physiotherapy or bracing in times of  COVID-19; surface topography and posture; 3D back shape 
Oral and Maxillofacial Health Care: Third Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11680 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral and maxillofacial surgery; oral health care; dental health care; oral disease
Advances in Telerehabilitation for Optimising Recovery submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10478 | Submission Open
Keywords: telerehabilitation; telehealth; remote intervention; telemedicine; eHealth; rehabilitation
(This special issue belongs to the Section TeleHealth and Digital Healthcare)
Supporting Self-Management in People with Chronic Conditions: Results from the COMPAR-EU Project
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9187 | Submission Open
Keywords: self-management support; self-management interventions; chronic conditions; patient empowerment
Improving Digital Interventions for Health: The Role of Health Literacy submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8985 | Submission Open
Keywords: health literacy; digital literacy; health behaviour; measurement tools; eHealth; digital technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Informatics and Big Data)
Information Behavior in Online Healthcare submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7589 | Submission Open
Keywords: online health platforms; health information; patient behavior; physician behavior; value creation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Informatics and Big Data)
Human Health before, during, and after COVID-19
edited by Alessia Verduri
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7282 | Submission Open
Keywords: COVID-19; telemedicine; pandemic-related anxiety; pandemic-related depression; long COVID; unvaccinated people; new SARS-CoV-2 variants
The State of Healthcare Policy, Law, and Medical Frameworks in the Era of Digital Health
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5583 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioethics; public health; law; medical and health profession education
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Policy)
Preventive Potential of Modifiable Risk Factors
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5152 | Submission Open
Keywords: modifiable risk factors; cardiovascular and malignant disease; clinical and basic science; physiology vs. pathophysiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Preventive Medicine)
Psychological Health and Social Wellbeing among Older Adults
edited by Doreen Wing Han Au
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4339 | Submission Open
Keywords: ageing  ; psychological health; social wellbeing; gerontechnology; environmental health; health economics
Mobile Technology-Based Interventions in Healthcare
edited by Ponrathi Athilingam
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4313 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic diseases; self-care; clinical outcomes; technology-based interventions; mobile apps
(This special issue belongs to the Section TeleHealth and Digital Healthcare)
Pregnancy, Childbirth, Puerperium, Breastfeeding and Sexuality in the World of Rare Diseases submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4015 | Submission Open
Keywords: pregnancy; childbirth; puerperium; breastfeeding; sexuality; rare diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Women's Health Care)
Mental Health Promotion and Illness Prevention in Vulnerable Populations—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3875 | Submission Open
Keywords: intersectionality issues; wellbeing; mental health; trauma; grief and loss; behaviours and risks; social determinants; climate anxiety; communities; health behaviour and health-seeking; quality of life; resilience; empowerment; social justice; self-efficacy; lived experience; holistic approaches; health knowledge; attitudes and practice; health literacy; human and civil rights; health improvement; hope; social inclusion and sense of community; social participation; community participation; compassionate comunities; mediators and moderators of mental health and wellbeing; education of health and social care professionals; stigma and ostracism; workplace
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Assessments)
Oral Health Care and Services for Patients
edited by Somy Azimi
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3822 | Submission Open
Keywords: patient-centric care; preventive dentistry; technology and telehealth in dentistry; patient education; public health dentistry; interdisciplinary approaches
Rehabilitation Program for Orthopedic and Neurological Patients submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3406 | Submission Open
Keywords: orthopedic rehabilitation; neurological rehabilitation; physical therapy; occupational therapy; rehabilitation exercises; speech and language therapy; cognitive rehabilitation; spinal cord injury; stroke
Sports and Special Populations: Improving Physical Activity, Health and Quality of Life
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3250 | Submission Open
Keywords: health promotion; quality of life; fatigue monitoring; training load monitoring; sports; biological maturation; psychobiological changes; immune and endocrine responses; neuromuscular performance; adaptation to training; stress; recovery; fatigue; sleep; delayed onset muscle soreness; psychobiological changes; immunological responses; neuromuscular performance
Reducing the Cost of Healthcare submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3098 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthcare; cost; efficiency; payment; prices; savings; value; models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Assessments)
Adult Critical Care Ultrasound
edited by and Marco Ventin
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2962 | Submission Open
Keywords: critical care ultrasound; whole body ultrasound; lung ultrasound; cardiac ultrasound; diaphragm ultrasound
(This special issue belongs to the Section Critical Care)
Nursing Care for Cancer Patients: Second Edition
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2525 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer survivor; family caregiver; dyadic coping; survivorship care; nurse-led care; intervention; eHealth
The Association between Dietary Intake, Food Consumption and Chronic Disease
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2386 | Submission Open
Keywords: diet; dietary pattern; food consumption; chronic disease; obesity; diabetes; liver disease; cardiovascular disease; nutrition; nutrient
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Public Health)
Health Promotion Effectiveness in Prisons: Proposal of New Organizational Models, Clinical Practice and Forensic Considerations submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1838 | Submission Open
Keywords: prison health systems across the world; risk factors for health; prison environment; prison healthcare systems and governance; inmate and mental illness; rehabilitation in mental illness; rehabilitation of prisoners; inmates and infectious diseases; drugs and/in prison; disabled prisoners; prison workers and their protection; prison medicine; COVID-19 and prison; feeding in prison; medical responsibility in penitentiary medicine; clinical risk management in penitentiary medicine; compatibility of the prisoner's health conditions with imprisonment; suicidal risk assessment in prison; CSI in prison; inmate autopsy; innovative methods of expert investigation in prison and of prisoners; torture in prison: medico-legal investigation; medical liability in prison medicine; precision medicine in prison; clinical pathways in prison; artificial intelligence in prison healthcare; telemedicine in prison healthcare
The Implementation of GIS and Big Data Analytics in Healthcare
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1738 | Submission Open
Keywords: GIS; big data analytics; global health; environmental risk and sustainability; emergency management and safety; methodological and technological innovations; COVID-19
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Informatics and Big Data)
Emergency Medicine and Public Health: Intersecting Strategies for Population Well-Being submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1460 | Submission Open
Keywords: emergency medicine; emergency medical services; cardiac arrest; injury; public health; medical didactics; telehealth; chronic disease; health promotion; healthcare systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Critical Care)
Application of Electronic Health Records in Pharmacovigilance
edited by Kim An Nguyen
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1262 | Submission Open
Keywords: pharmacovigilance; drug-related side effects; adverse drug reactions; reporting systems; medical records systems; electronic health records; deep learning; machine learning; data mining; artificial intelligence.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medication Management)
Shared Decision-Making in Healthcare
edited by and Valentina Mitgutsch
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 623 | Submission Open
Keywords: COVID-19; participation; decision making; self-determination
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)
The Influence of Mental Health Services on Health Outcomes and Well-Being
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 376 | Submission Open
Keywords: mental health; well-being; mental health services; health outcomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety)
Improving the Health and Well-Being of Groups of Workers Experiencing Work Disparities
edited by Lynn Shaw
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 328 | Submission Open
Keywords: occupational health outcomes; services and education; work rehabilitation outcomes; services and education; access to health services; social determinants of health; worker health and wellbeing; health system policies; decent work in healthcare; equitable access to health care work; health and wellbeing at work; workplace organizational health; occupational science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Community Care)
Advancing Healthcare Excellence: On-the-Job Training, Professional Competence, and Skills Development submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 317 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthcare training; continuous professional development; professional competence; evidence-based competence; research skills; occupational therapy; allied healthcare disciplines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medics)
Perspectives on Family Health Care Nursing
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open
Keywords: family healthcare nursing/family nursing; family support; family nursing theory; family function; family relations; family assessment; family intervention; transcultural family healthcare nursing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Family Medicine)
Emergency Psychology and Crisis Intervention: Psychological Support for Victims submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open
Keywords: trauma; psychological support; preventive intervention; post-traumatic stress disorder; emergency; psychological first aid; crisis intervention; disaster; victims; victimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Assessments)
Advances in Physical Therapy for the Lumbar–Pelvic–Femoral Complex submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open
Keywords: hip joint; hip injuries; hip osteoarthritis; femoroacetabular impingement; tendinopathy; pelvic pain; low back pain; radiculopathy  
Looking Backwards: How Has COVID-19 Affected Oncological Patients?
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open
Keywords: oncology; cancer; tumours; haematology; COVID-19; SARS-CoV2; coronavirus
Pharmacy Practice and Administration—3rd Edition
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 211 | Submission Open
Keywords: COVID-19; pharmacy administration; pharmacy management; pharmacoeconomics; cost effectiveness; cost analysis; cost benefit; social and behavioral pharmacy; health outcomes; pharmacist-based medication management; pharmacy practice; pharmacy technician support; pharmacy law and regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medication Management)
Research, Education, Workforce, and Regulation to Transforming Nursing Practice and Leadership: The Future of Nursing
edited by , , Irene Baroni and
submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 29630 | Submission Open
Keywords: nursing-led research; nursing workforce; nursing leadership; nursing education; nursing regulation; nursing ethics; digital health and ehealth; non-communicable disease; cutting edge methodologies; nursing policy; healthcare models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)
Women’s Health Care: State of the Art and New Challenges
edited by Yashuhiko Ebina
submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1574 | Submission Open
Keywords: women’ s health; mental health; high-risk pregnancy; postpartum depression; perimenstrual syndrome; menopausal disorders; cancer prevention; HPV vaccine; puberty; sex education
(This special issue belongs to the Section Women's Health Care)
Advancing Health Education: Integrating Education, Evaluation, and Intervention for Population Well-Being in Healthcare and Sexuality
edited by Johannes Honekopp, and Simon Forrest
submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1533 | Submission Open
Keywords: health education; sanitary environment; educational environment; population health; intervention strategies; health disparities; evaluation methods; multidisciplinary approach; well-being; public health initiatives; healthcare intervention; well-being assessment; diversity in sexuality; community-based programs; interdisciplinary research; comprehensive sexual education; sexual health; sexuality scales
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Assessments)
Perspectives on Primary and Community Healthcare submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1407 | Submission Open
Keywords: primary care; health promotion; disease prevention; digital health; healthcare policy; healthcare systems; health equity; preventive medicine; community health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Community Care)
Advances in the Use of Single-Case Designs in Healthcare submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 901 | Submission Open
Keywords: N-of-1 trials; N=1 trials; N1 trials; single case experimental designs; patient experience; patients as collaborators; mobile health data analysis; pharmacogenomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Assessments)
Building the Continuum of Care for Pregnant Women and Young Families
edited by and Anna Martín-Arribas
submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 390 | Submission Open
Keywords: perinatal care; organization of care; maternal mental health; postpartum support; pediatric healthcare; continuity of care; family-centered services; women-centered care; women’ s experience; community engagement; digital health solutions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Women's Health Care)
Employees’ Well-Being: Effective Measures to Cope with Job Stress and Workplace Bullying submission deadline 5 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3966 | Submission Open
Keywords: coping strategies; healthcare professionals; intervention; organizational support; resilience; workplace bullying; work stressors; work environment
Health Service Improvement, Nursing Management and Simulation
edited by Kerry Reid-Searl and
submission deadline 6 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1397 | Submission Open
Keywords: health services; healthcare services; nursing management; patient satisfaction; patient safety; simulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)
Adolescents’ Psychological Well-Being in Contemporary Contexts: The Role of the Parental Characteristics and Relationships
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submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2668 | Submission Open
Keywords: adolescence; adolescents and media; adolescents self-identity; parent– child relationship; psychological well-being; family processes; new family forms; migration background; sexual minorities
Advances in Nursing Research
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submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2790 | Submission Open
Keywords: nursing; quality of life; advanced practice nursing; evidence-based nursing; nursing methodology research; nursing administration; education; health promotion; economic burden; ICT; clinical simulation; mixed methods; qualitative research; quantitative research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)
Ensuring the Well-Being of Mothers and Infants by Strengthening Midwifery Services: From Evidence to Practice
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submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2575 | Submission Open
Keywords: maternal health care; infant health care; well-being; midwifery; evidence-based practice; high quality of service
(This special issue belongs to the Section Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine)
Virtual Reality in Palliative Care
edited by Victoria Vickerstaff and Nicola White
submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open
Keywords: virtual reality; head-mounted display; immersive technology; palliative care; hospice; terminal illness; symptoms; health economics; pain control; usability
Psychology in Sex and Gender submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 24122 | Submission Open
Keywords: sexualities; pleasure; relationships; prevention; treatments; gender roles; LGBTQIA+; intersectionality; STIs; contraception
Data Mining and Sentiment Analysis in Healthcare submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 20951 | Submission Open
Keywords: data mining; sentiment analysis; affective analysis; big data; natural language processing; text mining; healthcare informatics; electronic clinical record; deep learning in healthcare; information retrieval
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Informatics and Big Data)
Clinical Nutrition Management in Healthcare
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submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 17585 | Submission Open
Keywords: clinical nutrition; nutrition care; malnutrition; medical nutrition therapy; nutrition screening; nutrition assessment; nutrition intervention; patient-centred care; nutrition practice
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Public Health)
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