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14 papers
This review looks at how large disasters, including COVID-19, affect mental health and discusses digital solutions. The authors report higher rates of anxiety, depression and posttraumatic stress after disasters and give survey numbers from the COVID-19 outbreak. They say many countries have limited mental health services that could be stretched…
This CDC analysis used the 2019–2021 National Health Interview Survey to estimate how common chronic pain is among U.S. adults. In 2021, about 20.9% of adults (51.6 million people) reported pain on most days or every day for the past three months. About 6.9% (17.1 million people) had high-impact chronic…
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…
This study compared what the public uses to self-care for anxiety and depression with the evidence found in Cochrane reviews. Surveys from 10 countries listed many self-care methods such as dietary supplements, herbal medicines, mind-body therapies and exercise. The researchers found 22 Cochrane reviews and 5 protocols; 12 interventions were…
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…
Health professionals, especially midwives must intensify education on effects of pica among pregnant women.
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…
This is a lab certificate for the topical product “Rapid Relief” (Sample ID AR60115, 96.0 g) tested by Steep Hill Arkansas and reported 2/5/2025. The lab found 1.25% CBD (12.5 mg/g; 1200.02 mg per package) and a small amount of delta‑8‑THC at 0.02% (0.25 mg/g; 23.83 mg per package). The…
This qualitative study interviewed 31 rural young women (ages 18–24) in Australia, Canada, and Sweden (May 2019–Jan 2021) about problems they face getting health care. The women described barriers at three levels: individual (not knowing about services, discomfort seeking help, cost worries), institutional (few local resources, judgmental or gender-insensitive staff,…
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…
