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Essential, Yet Precarious, Mistreated, Sick and Medicalized: A Sequential Explanatory Mixed‐Methods Study on Homecare Aides in Spain

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Homecare aides (HCAs) are professional non‐family caregivers, who support dependent individuals to live at home with dignity; yet in Spain they remain understudied and vulnerable, often facing precarious working conditions. We aimed to characterize HCAs’ employment, living conditions, health, and exposure to workplace violence and ...
Albert Navarro‐Giné, Pedro Ferrer‐Rosende, Maria Feijoo‐Cid, Sergio Salas‐Nicás, Laura Esteve‐Matalí, Valeria Stuardo‐Ávila, María Isabel Fernández‐Cano   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Knowledge and attitudes towards sarcopenia among healthcare professionals

Annals, Academy of Medicine, Singapore
Sarcopenia is the age-related loss of skeletal muscle mass as well as muscle strength and/ or performance.1 Sarcopenia is an important public health issue as it has a significant impact on patient health outcomes, and personal and social economic ...
Jeremy Jun Wei Teng, Raymond Kai Heng Goh, Melanie Mei Ying Tan, Le Alicia How, Li Feng Tan   +4 more
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The changing world of healthcare professionals [PDF]

XRDS: Crossroads, The ACM Magazine for Students, 2020
Magdalena Stadin, Diane Golay
openaire   +1 more source

Clinical Outcomes and Patient Experiences With Celiprolol Therapy in Vascular Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome: The First Non‐European Cohort

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vascular Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (vEDS) is a hereditary connective tissue disorder caused by heterozygous pathogenic variants in COL3A1. European studies have shown that celiprolol may reduce the risk of life‐threatening vascular events, but outcomes in non‐European populations and the therapy's psychological impact remain unclear. We conducted
Megumi Furuhata‐Yoshimura, Tomomi Yamaguchi, Tomoki Kosho   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF TUBERCULOSIS CHARACTERISTICS AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN BRAZIL (2014–2025)

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Introduction: Healthcare professionals (HPs) are at higher risk of exposure to and development of tuberculosis (TB). This study aims to outline the epidemiological profile of TB cases reported among healthcare professionals in Brazil between 2014 and ...
Mailla Mylena Mendes Bergmann, Leonardo Gonçalves Artoni, Josue Rulian Mendes Paneque, Roberto Carlos Cruz Carbonell, Joquebede de Lima Bezerra Carbonell, Kayla Nunes Paiva   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Streamlining Diagnosis of Bardet–Biedl Syndrome: New Diagnostic Algorithm With Updated Criteria

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Considerable advances have been made in our understanding of Bardet–Biedl syndrome (BBS), particularly in its core clinical features and molecular genetics, warranting an update to the existing diagnostic criteria framework. Using a rigorous, evidence‐based, and consensus‐driven process, a multidisciplinary group of international experts and ...
Jeremy J. Pomeroy, Jesse Richards, Brooke R. Sweeney, Seema Kumar, Katie E. Queen, Joshua Zaritsky, Carl H. Cramer, Elias I. Traboulsi, Brittni A. Scruggs, Erica E. Davis, Ekaterina Keifer, Emma McGibbon, Timothy Ogden, Bendert De Graaf, Tonia Hymers, Elizabeth Forsythe, Philip Beales   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence and predictors of post-COVID-19-related symptoms: an extended follow-up among employees in health and welfare services in Germany: a short report

GMS Hygiene and Infection Control
Objective: To describe persistent symptoms after a work-related COVID-19 infection in health and welfare workers and the identification of predictors of these symptoms.
Koch, Peter, Steinke, Lara, Peters, Claudia, Nienhaus, Albert   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychiatric and Cognitive Features in Italian Women With the FMR1 Premutation: A Comprehensive Assessment Using SCID‐5 and Standardized Cognitive Measures

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Women with the FMR1 premutation (PM) are at increased risk for fragile X‐associated conditions (FXPAC), including cognitive and psychiatric features collectively termed fragile X‐associated neuropsychiatric disorders (FXAND). This study is the first to systematically investigate cognitive and psychiatric features in Italian female premutation ...
Federica Alice Maria Montanaro, Randi J. Hagerman, Giuseppina Spano, Flora Tassone, Giancarlo Logroscino, Andrea Bosco   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

“It's Not Deterministic and It Will Never Be Deterministic”: A Qualitative Study on Stakeholder Perspectives of Polygenic Risk Score Testing for Post‐Traumatic Stress Disorder

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) causes significant mental and physical distress, yet only a small subset of individuals exposed to trauma develop the disorder. Scientists and clinicians are still unable to predict who will get the disorder or how it will manifest.
Brandy M. Fox
wiley   +1 more source

Knowledge, attitude and practices about influenza vaccines amongst hospital staff in a tertiary care hospital

Current Medicine Research and Practice
Background: People working in health care are particularly vulnerable to catching influenza infection as they are always exposed to probable cases in hospital settings.
Harsh Vardhan Sharma, Sushil Sharma, Abhinav Gupta, Yogeshwari Himmatsing Patil, Ravinder Kumar Gupta   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source