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8 papers
The study examined the 100 most popular English TikTok videos tagged #ADHD (searched July 18, 2021). Raters classified videos as useful, personal experience, or misleading and found that about half were misleading. Videos were generally easy to understand but gave little actionable guidance, and healthcare providers’ videos tended to be…
Burnout is characterized by emotional exhaustion and caused by exposure to excessive and prolonged stress related to job conditions. Moreover, burnout is highly prevalent among health care professionals. The aim of this study is, first, to examine the mediating role of social support over the effect of burnout in health…
Depressive symptoms imply a loss of quality of life, leading to increased morbidity and mortality as well as increased costs to the healthcare system. Information on the prevalence and distribution of depressive symptoms in the population is essential in light of planning prevention and care. GEDA 2014/2015-EHIS surveyed current depressive…
Overall, this study cohort showed a positive association between burnout scores and unplanned work absenteeism (and frequency of thoughts in leaving job) during the COVID-19 pandemic. More research is needed to support healthcare worker well-being during times of stress and direct solutions to addressing unplanned absenteeism in the light of…
Researchers did 14 interviews (11 women and 3 clinicians) in central North Carolina to learn about women’s health care experiences. Many women described trouble scheduling appointments, insurance or cost barriers, and feeling dismissed during in-person visits. Participants also often mentioned a lack of resources for postpartum care. Clinicians reported problems…
This scoping review looked at research on compassion fatigue in helping jobs like nursing, counselling, social work, and teaching. The authors found 43 articles and say compassion fatigue is a complex, hard-to-define idea that has been studied most in health care—especially nursing—and that different personal and work factors are linked…
This review finds that women in the UK report more illness across many conditions even though men lose more years of life to premature death. Women seek healthcare more often, but face barriers such as caregiving duties, financial constraints, workplace rules, and medical research that has been built around male…
This scoping review examined 58 peer‑reviewed studies (published 2014–2023) about reproductive and menstrual health mobile apps. It found people use these apps mainly to learn about their bodies, for contraception, and to try to conceive. The review noted some clear benefits, such as improved menstrual health knowledge, but also many…
