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A recent study by Wesselink et al. (Am J Epidemiol. 2022 Jan 20;kwac011. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwac011. Online ahead of print) adds to the growing body of research finding that vaccination for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is safe for individuals either seeking pregnancy or who are pregnant. The study's authors f…

BACKGROUND: Falls secondary to balance disturbances have been considered as a burden on health systems in people with dementia aged above 65. Exercise has been increasingly recommended to address such problem and the main challenges being the commitment and supervision of training. The study's aim was to investigate th…

This study's main goal was to evaluate the association between anxious temperament and the fear of COVID-19-related self-infection and infection in loved ones (family members, friends, relatives) and cyberchondria. The sample consisted of 499 men and women aged between 18 and 72 who were gathered from the general popul…

OBJECTIVE: This study's main objective is to carry out a systematic review of the onset of psychotic symptoms after opioid withdrawal. The opiate dependence correlated to psychiatric symptoms has been well described. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Following the PRISMA methodology. The consecutive search strategy was applied:…

OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to describe and compare nurses' perceptions of role conflict by professional designation [registered nurse (RN) vs registered practical nurse (RPN)] in three primary areas of practice (emergency department, medical unit, and surgical unit). METHODS: This analysis used data (n =&#x200…

PURPOSE: Latissimus dorsi (LD) breast reconstruction is of proven efficacy. Advantages of thoracodorsal nerve transection are potential prevention of muscle spasticity/movement; disadvantages are possible long-term muscle atrophy and volume loss. This study's purpose is to provide data that would support or refute nerv…

To examine negative police encounters and police avoidance as mediators of incarceration history and depressive symptoms among US Black men and to assess the role of unemployment as a moderator of these associations.Data were derived from the quantitative phase of Menhood, a 2015-2016 study based in Washington, DC. Par…

PURPOSE: Infants undergoing a cardiac operation are at high risk for postsurgical bleeding. To date, there are no highly predictive models for postsurgical bleeding in this population. This study's objective was to assess the predictive ability of T2 magnetic resonance (T2MR). DESCRIPTION: T2MR uses magnetic resonance…

: Eliminating Veteran suicide is a top priority for the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA). This study identified factors associated with suicidal ideation (SI) among a rarely studied subgroup of Veterans: those with cancer.: Veterans (age= 61.83) with cancer (= 175) referred for psychological evaluation completed me…

School bullying is a complex social and relational phenomenon with severe consequences for those involved. Most children view bullying as wrong and recognize its harmful consequences; nevertheless, it continues to be a persistent problem within schools. Previous research has shown that children's engagement in bullying…

This retrospective study evaluated the external responsiveness of the Eating Assessment Tool-10 (EAT-10) to clinical changes in a single cohort ( = 105) treated with chemoradiotherapy (CRT) or radiotherapy (RT) for head-and-neck cancer.Patients completed the EAT-10 four times: (I) Within two weeks of comm…

This study's aim was to analyse the relationship between musculoskeletal disorders (low back pain and dorsalgia) and sociodemographic characteristics, workload and occupational hazards among casual dockworkers. This cross-sectional study addressed casual dockworkers from the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The conv…

OBJECTIVES: The relationship intimacy model of psychosocial adjustment to illness indicates that a patient's willingness to communicate about their illness, as perceived by the spouse, is a strong predictor of spouse relational and psychological well-being. Inspired by the relationship intimacy model, the current study…

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the alignment of perceived organizational culture between Health Board chairs and Board members with that of their respective senior executive teams. It compares the degree of alignment between these two groups, and analyses them against District Health Board (DHB) perfor…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between psychological transition and adjustment to retirement and cognitive performances in older adults. METHODS: The study's sample was taken from the Approche Multidisciplinaire Intégrée cohort, a French prospective study of retirees from agriculture, aged 65 and…

This study's aim was to describe the management of ulcerous pyloroduodenal stenosis in Sylvanus Olympio teaching hospital of Lomé (Togo). It was a retrospective study of medical files of all patients managed for peptic pyloroduodenal stenosis at the visceral surgery department of Sylvanus Olympio teaching hospital…

UNLABELLED: The objective of the study was to investigate variables, derived from both cognitive and emotion regulation conceptualizations of social anxiety disorder (SAD), as possible change processes in cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for SAD. Several proposed change processes were investigated: estimated probabili…

This paper estimates the incremental hospital resource consumption associated with treating selected adverse events experienced by Medicare beneficiaries undergoing TKA. This retrospective study, using the Medicare Provider Analysis and Review file, identified 353,650 Medicare beneficiaries who underwent a primary TKA…

INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: The US Drug Enforcement Agency classifies marijuana as an illegal substance, yet in 22 states marijuana is legal for medicinal use. In 1996, California legalised the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, but population-based data describing medical marijuana users in the state has not been ava…

The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to ascertain whether undergraduate dental students in the United Kingdom and Ireland are receiving formal teaching on recognizing and managing domestic violence (DV) as part of their curricula. A questionnaire was sent to all dental schools in the UK and Ireland in 2007 and…