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Aging and Quality of Life: Second Edition
edited by
submission deadline 16 Nov 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 30710
Keywords: quality of life; aging; older adults; elderly; frailty; rehabilitation; stroke; diabetes; prevention; healthcare system
Smart and Digital Health submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 33119 | Submission Open
Keywords: real-world data analytics; machine learning; artificial intelligence; wearables; clinical decision support systems (CDSS); computer-aided diagnostics (CAD); digital diagnostics and therapeutics (DTx)
From Prevention to Recovery in Sports Injury Management
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 32311 | Submission Open
Keywords: leisure activities; recreation; sports; rehabilitation; physical therapy modalities; exercise; brain concussion; wounds and injuries
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health and Preventive Medicine)
Mental Health, Innovative Therapies and Assessment in Adolescents and Young Adults and Related Contexts submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14681 | Submission Open
Keywords: adolescents; young adults; mental health; moderating factors; psychopathology; suicidality; resilience; assessment; methodological adaptation; psychological therapies
Rehabilitation and Care of Musculoskeletal Disorders submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10513 | Submission Open
Keywords: musculoskeletal disorders; low back pain; arthritis; tendinopathies; chronic pain; rehabilitation; exercise; biomechanics; psychosocial; posture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
Coping with Emotional Distress
edited by María del Sequeros Pedroso-Chaparro and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5305 | Submission Open
Keywords: anxiety; depression; emotional distress; coping mechanisms; mental health; resilience; stress; suicide
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-being)
Physiotherapy for Pain Conditions: Recent Advanced Programs and Interventions submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5140 | Submission Open
Keywords: intervention; pain; physiotherapy; review; meta-analysis; overview; clinical trial
Holistic Approaches to Health and Nutrition: The Impact of Lifestyle, Nutrition and Stress Management on Physical and Mental Well-Being submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4538 | Submission Open
Keywords: holistic health; nutrition; lifestyle; stress management; mental well-being; physical well-being; health promotion; dietary patterns; physical activity; wellness interventions
Advancing Neurodevelopmental and Neurological Care: Innovations and Emerging Technologies
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3199 | Submission Open
Keywords: neurodevelopmental; neurological disorders; neurological care; telehealth; digital health; emerging technologies
Understanding Foot Health: An Evolutionary Perspective
edited by and Des Earls
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2901 | Submission Open
Keywords: evolution; running; barefoot; movement; injury; developmental; medicine; musculoskeletal; physiology; biomechanics
Advances in eHealth for Healthcare submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2792 | Submission Open
Keywords: eHealth; technologies; healthcare; type of care; access; outcomes; resources; barriers/norms/drivers; providers; recipient populations
Music Therapy and Physical Activity in Neurological Diseases submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2765 | Submission Open
Keywords: music therapy; music-based interventions; rehabilitation; physical exercise; neurological diseases
Epidemiological Approaches to Infectious Diseases: From Endemics to Pandemics submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2643 | Submission Open
Keywords: bacterial infection; endemic; epidemiology; global health; healthcare; pandemic; viral infection
Revolutionizing Cognitive Rehabilitation: The Role of Digital Technologies
edited by and Margherita Dahò
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 585 | Submission Open
Keywords: cognitive rehabilitation; cognition; digital technologies; virtual reality; artificial intelligence; feasibility; usability; acceptability
Physical Activity and Fitness in the Health Promotion of Children and Adolescents submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5689 | Submission Open
Keywords: health interventions from the educational field; physical education and health; new trends in physical education and healthy sports; new methodologies in physical education; physical; mental; and emotional health
Family Care and Mental Health Delivery to Improve Welfare of Children and Parents
edited by Leonor Rivera-Rivera
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 19304 | Submission Open
Keywords: family care; integrated care; parental support; mental health; telehealth and digital support; crisis intervention; trauma-informed care
Innovations in Chronic Patient Management: Monitoring, Evaluation and Rehabilitation
edited by , Alejandro Heredia-Ciuro and Andrés Calvache-Mateo
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10716 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic disease; chronic patient management; rehabilitation; monitoring; evaluation; healthcare
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
Health Equity and People-Centered Systems: Meeting Needs and Creating Opportunities for Diverse Communities
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5741 | Submission Open
Keywords: health equity; people-centered care; patient-centered care; social determinants of health; health disparities; community engagement; cultural competence; cultural sensitivity; policy
Digital Health in Symptom Science Research
edited by , and Silvia Belloni
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1614 | Submission Open
Keywords: symptom science; digital health; chronic disease management; artificial intelligence; machine learning; patient engagement; self-management tools; remote monitoring; interdisciplinary healthcare; personalized medicine
The Impact of Exercise and Physical Activity on Quality of Life
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submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1091 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical activity; mental health; chronic disease management; quality of life; healthcare interventions; community health
Nursing, Coaching, Oncology and Chronic Diseases: Future Insights and Perspectives
edited by and Karen Avino
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 932 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic disease; coaching; nursing; oncology
Innovative Interventions to Improve Access to Care for Vulnerable Populations and Reduce Health Disparities
edited by and Kendall Moody
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 379 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthcare access; health disparities; social determinants of health; interdisciplinary research; innovative care models; culturally competent care; health communication; emerging technologies
A Multi-Perspective Study on the Psychological Health of Children and Adolescents
edited by and Giulia Raimondi
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 316 | Submission Open
Keywords: psychological well-being; mental health; protective and risk factors; psychometric assessment; developmental trajectories; students’ psychological well-being; mental health interventions; resilience; social support; disadvantaged and vulnerable children and adolescents
The Role of Physical Fitness in Effective Health Management
edited by Tiago Rodrigues De Lima
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open
Keywords: fitness; health; adiposity; cardiovascular disease risk factors; bone; epidemiology; mortality; exercise
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health and Preventive Medicine)
The Latest Advances in Visual Health submission deadline 17 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5199 | Submission Open
Keywords: eye; vision; ocular; visual health; optometry; ophthalmology; artificial intelligence; detection of eye anomalies; ocular treatment; refraction; ocular diseases; ocular rehabilitation; developments in visual health
Neuromodulation and Neuroplasticity in Chronic Pain: New Therapeutic Tools submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8167 | Submission Open
Keywords: neuromodulation; physical therapy; chronic pain; neuromodulation; neuroplastic; transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS); transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS); evoked potentials; central nervous system sensitization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
The Relationship of Social Media and Cyberbullying with Mental Health submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 452 | Submission Open
Keywords: mental health; well-being; social media; cyberbullying; risk factors; developmental and educational psychology; problematic internet use; internet addiction
Innovative and Multidisciplinary Approaches to Healthcare
edited by , María del Rocío Hernández Pozo and Angélica Mendieta Ramírez
submission deadline 22 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 599 | Submission Open
Keywords: multidisciplinary; engineering and technology; humanities; psychology; social and health sciences; physical activity science
Positive Psychology in Healthcare: Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Perspectives
edited by and Claude-Hélène Mayer
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3032 | Submission Open
Keywords: quality of life; positive emotions; life satisfaction; virtues; meaning; spirituality; healthy behaviors; character strengths; healthy lifestyles; flourishing/thriving; existential positive psychology; positive autoethnography
Strategies and Interventions for Supporting the Holistic Well-Being of Clinicians and Nurses
edited by , Sonia Martins and
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1566 | Submission Open
Keywords: well-being; healthcare workers; occupational stress; mental health; quality of life; mindfulness-based and psychological interventions; workplace-based organizational interventions; mobbing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Healthcare Organizations, Systems, and Providers)
Applications of Assistive Technologies in Health Care Practices
edited by
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open
Keywords: assistive technologies; healthcare innovation; patient accessibility; rehabilitation devices; telemedicine solutions
Prevention and Management of Chronic Diseases
edited by Jolanta Magdalena Walusiak-Skorupa and Dominik Olejniczak
submission deadline 26 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 47740 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic diseases; civilization diseases; health promotion; public health; prophylaxis; health management; quality of life
Advances in Generating Real-World Evidence from Real-World Data Using Artificial Intelligence
edited by
submission deadline 28 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 8317 | Submission Open
Keywords: real-world evidence; artificial intelligence; healthcare
Evaluation and Potential of Effective Decision-Making in Healthcare
edited by Marion Sabine Rauner and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9794 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthcare; system analysis; decision-making; policy modelling; decision-support systems; cost-effectiveness analysis; simulation
End-of-Life Care for Cancer Patients
edited by , Vander Monteiro da Conceição and Fabiana Bolela
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4788 | Submission Open
Keywords: end-of-life care; oncology; palliative care; quality of life; dignity; control of symptoms; effective communication
Mental Health in Older People
edited by , Lia Sousa and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4006 | Submission Open
Keywords: aged; mental health; health promotion; frailty; geriatric psychiatry; caregivers
Patient Safety and Psychosocial Risk in the Workplace
edited by , Pavlos Sarafis and
submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1789 | Submission Open
Keywords: patient safety; psychosocial risks; burnout; nursing; quality of care; stress; well-being; errors; adverse events; near misses
Innovative Technologies in Pain Management submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1011 | Submission Open
Keywords: pain management; extended reality (XR) technologies; gamification for pain relief; psychosocial variables; interdisciplinary approaches
Improving Adolescent Girls’ and Women’s Health and Nutrition submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 914 | Submission Open
Keywords: adolescent girls; women; health; nutrition; malnutrition; health policy; gender equality; reproductive health; public health
Ethical Dilemmas and Moral Distress in Healthcare
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 50058 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Healthcare Organizations, Systems, and Providers)
Midwifery-Led Care and Practice: Promoting Maternal and Child Health
edited by Joachim Graf
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 29554 | Submission Open
Keywords: midwifery; women’ s health; vulnerability in pregnancy; midwife-led care; fetal programming; pregnancy outcomes in the context of social inequality; improvement of child health; improvement of women’ s health; gender-sensitive care
Fall Prevention and Geriatric Nursing submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 29069 | Submission Open
Keywords: accidental falls; aged; nursing; risk; health literacy; healthy ageing; complex interventions; health interventions; fundamental care; patient safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health and Preventive Medicine)
Pain Management in Healthcare Practice
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 21302 | Submission Open
Keywords: pain; acute pain; chronic pain; older adults; depression; non-pharmacological; exercise; healthcare; home care; dyadic pain management
Improving the Health and Well-Being of Groups of Workers Experiencing Work Disparities
edited by Lynn Shaw
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 19546 | 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
Supporting Self-Management in People with Chronic Conditions: Results from the COMPAR-EU Project
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 18310 | Submission Open
Keywords: self-management support; self-management interventions; chronic conditions; patient empowerment
Towards Holistic Healthcare: Advancing Nursing and Medical Education submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 15281 | Submission Open
Keywords: holistic care; nurses; doctors; consultation liaison psychiatry; hospitals; chronic disease; biopsychosocial model; comorbidity; drug interactions; depression; anxiety; dementia; delirium
Implications for Healthcare Policy and Management
edited by Maria Kapritsou and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13473 | Submission Open
Keywords: policy; management; healthcare; nursing; skills; healthcare workforce
Research on Health Disparities in the Global Population
edited by and Tse-Chuan Yang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 13432 | Submission Open
Keywords: disparity; equity; social determinants of health; segregation; social inclusion; non-discrimination policy; underserved; underrepresented; discrimination; implicit bias; health services; health outcomes; global health; international health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Public Health and Preventive Medicine)
Promoting Mental Health in School and Community Settings
edited by , Raymond Chi-fai Chui, Winnie Wing-yan Yuen, P. F. Jonah Li and Anson Chui Yan Tang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 11179 | Submission Open
Keywords: mental health; school; community; research; intervention; practice; stigma-free; stakeholders; culturally sensitive; developmentally appropriate
Young Carers: Prevention, Intervention, Services and Outcomes—What Works?
edited by Saul Becker
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10033 | Submission Open
Keywords: young carers; young adult carers; young caregivers; vulnerable children; children and adolescents; child outcomes; caregiving responsibilities; family support; prevention strategies; psychosocial interventions; evaluation; prevention; intervention studies; theory of change; social policy; children’ s services; family support
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