Article
Psychiatry
Gabriela Tavella, Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic, Gordon Parker
Summary: The study re-examined the symptoms of burnout and proposed a new model, considering it as a unidimensional construct comprising exhaustion, cognitive impairment, compromised work performance, empathy loss, and social withdrawal.
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Jumanah T. Qedair, Renad Balubaid, Raghad Almadani, Suzana Ezzi, Tarteel Qumosani, Rania Zahid, Turki Alfayea
Summary: This study demonstrates a high percentage of nurses experiencing burnout, with a strong association between demographic factors such as nationality and working unit. Considering the negative impact of burnout on both nurses and patients, further research on burnout among nurses, its effects, and the risk factors involved is necessary. Early treatment and management are recommended to prevent adverse outcomes.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Johannes Lieslehto, Noora Rantanen, Lotta-Maria A. H. Oksanen, Sampo A. Oksanen, Anne Kivimaki, Susanna Paju, Milla Pietiainen, Laura Lahdentausta, Pirkko Pussinen, Veli-Jukka Anttila, Lasse Lehtonen, Tea Lallukka, Ahmed Geneid, Enni Sanmark
Summary: Machine learning models trained on healthcare workers in Finland demonstrated high accuracy in predicting psychological resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. These models showed potential for early detection of COVID-19-related distress among healthcare workers and targeting interventions.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Family Studies
Adrienne Whitt-Woosley, Ginny Sprang, Jessica Eslinger
Summary: This study examines the impact of COVID-19 on the foster care system and highlights how the pandemic exacerbates existing issues. Further research is needed to develop effective responses that address the needs and prevent additional problems.
CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Catia Reis, Miguel Tecedeiro, Pollyana Pellegrino, Teresa Paiva, Joao P. Maroco
Summary: Burnout as a syndrome has garnered increased attention in modern times, especially after the 2019 WHO's inclusion in the ICD-11 list. It can be measured using various psychometric instruments, with the study showing good reliability and internal structure in Portuguese Aircraft maintenance technicians. The correlation between burnout and mental and physical fatigue emphasizes their critical role in aviation safety.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Joanna C. Yau, Benjamin Girault, Tiantian Feng, Karel Mundnich, Amrutha Nadarajan, Brandon M. Booth, Emilio Ferrara, Kristina Lerman, Eric Hsieh, Shrikanth Narayanan
Summary: The TILES-2019 data set includes behavioral and physiological data from 57 medical residents working in an ICU in the United States. This data set is important for researchers interested in studying the long-term changes in well-being, teamwork, and job performance of doctors in a demanding environment.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Gabriela Tavella, Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic, Adam Bayes, Artin Jebejian, Vijaya Manicavasagar, Peter Walker, Gordon Parker
Summary: This study examined the differentiation between burnout and depression using a new measurement tool and other variables. The results showed that while there were some differences in symptoms, many of the symptoms were not specific to burnout. Furthermore, burnout appeared to overlap more with non-melancholic depression, and differentiation may rely more on causal factors than symptoms.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Morena Caliandro, Gregucci Fabiana, Alessia Surgo, Roberta Carbonara, Maria Paola Ciliberti, Ilaria Bonaparte, Sergio Caputo, Alba Fiorentino
Summary: This study evaluated the emotional state and organizational well-being of healthcare workers in radiation oncology departments during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed that a portion of the sample had post-traumatic syndrome and burnout, with younger age, lower working seniority, and male sex potentially associated with high scores of personal accomplishment. Therefore, interventions to promote mental health well-being should be implemented in radiation oncology departments.
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Aaron K. Budden, Sophia Song, Amanda Henry, Erin Nesbitt-Hawes, Claire E. Wakefield, Jason A. Abbott
Summary: This study aimed to assess the changes in biological measures of acute stress in surgeons during surgery in real-world settings. The results showed that salivary cortisol decreased, maximum heart rate increased, and heart rate variability decreased at the group level. However, individual changes in stress showed inconsistent directions. These findings demonstrate the problematic interpretation of mean cohort findings previously reported in stress research.
JOURNAL OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE GYNECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Siobhan Woods, Simon Dunne, Pamela Gallagher, Sibeal Harney
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent suspension of organized sports did not significantly impact levels of burnout and stress among Gaelic games athletes. However, unpleasant emotions about returning to sport and utilizing the suspension period for rest/recovery positively predicted increased burnout. Decreased hours in other activities and pleasant emotions about returning predicted lower burnout.
PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Katherine M. Reitz, Lauren Terhorst, Clair N. Smith, Insiyah K. Campwala, Maryanna S. Owoc, Stephanie M. Downs-Canner, Emilia J. Diego, Galen E. Switzer, Matthew R. Rosengart, Sara P. Myers
Summary: Increasing perceived organizational support for healthcare employees may reduce anxiety and lower the risk for burnout. Improving the relationship between healthcare organizations and their employees can mitigate the detrimental effects of psychological distress on patient care.
Article
Anesthesiology
G. Gasciauskaite, J. Lunkiewicz, J. Braun, M. Kolbe, J. Seelandt, D. R. Spahn, C. B. Nothiger, D. W. Tscholl
Summary: The study found a high prevalence of burnout among anaesthesia care providers in German-speaking Switzerland, with significant associations between burnout and perceived lack of support at work and longer duration of training. Workplace factors were identified as the main contributors to burnout.
Article
Surgery
E. Christopher Ellison, Kathryn Spanknebel, Diana L. Farmer, Jeffrey B. Matthews, Steven C. Stain, Mohsen M. Shabahang, Patrice Gabler Blair, Alisa Nagler, Richard Sloane, L. D. Britt, Ajit K. Sachdeva
Summary: According to the results of a survey, the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic had a severe disruption on surgical education and trainee well-being during the 2020 to 2021 academic year. However, compared to 2020, there was a decrease in severe disruption of education programs, reduction in nonemergency surgery, and improvement in surgical trainee autonomy. Although the physical safety and health of surgical trainees were less severely impacted in 2021, negative effects on isolation, burnout, and emotional well-being remained prevalent.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
(2022)
Review
Education & Educational Research
Tarissa J. Hidajat, Elizabeth J. Edwards, Rachel Wood, Marilyn Campbell
Summary: This systematic review provides an updated synthesis of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) for stress and burnout in teachers (K-12) and assessed implementation fidelity. Recommendations for future interventions and research are provided.
TEACHING AND TEACHER EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Yin Xu, Yike Wang
Summary: This research investigates the impact of work-related stress on the life satisfaction level of university junior faculty members. The results show that research stress, teaching stress, and administrative stress are all negatively related to their life satisfaction level, and emotional burnout serves as the psychological mechanism for these effects.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Valentina Pelliccia, Serena Rossi, Ilaria Zollino, Francesco Quagliarella, Giuseppe Buonocore
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the adverse drug reactions of acetaminophen and ibuprofen in children. An observational study was conducted using an Italian spontaneous reporting database, which showed that both acetaminophen and ibuprofen had commonly reported adverse drug reactions in children. Acetaminophen mainly affected the skin and soft tissues, while ibuprofen had effects on the skin and soft tissues as well as the gastrointestinal tract.
CURRENT PEDIATRIC REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Carlo Dani, Martina Ciarcia, Francesca Miselli, Michele Luzzati, Caterina Coviello, Federica Azzarelli, Marianna Ferrara, Ilaria Lori, Marco Pezzati
Summary: This study compared the hospital admission rate and breastfeeding rate of late preterm infants (LPIs) who were cared for by rooming-in strategy with those directly admitted to the special care unit (SCU) and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The study found that the hospital admission rate and exclusive breastfeeding rate were higher in the hospital with rooming-in strategy, and this strategy did not negatively affect the breastfeeding rate in infants with similar clinical characteristics.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2022)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Chiara Peila, Mariangela Longini, Anna Laura Toni, Stefano Sottemano, Enrico Bertino, Giuseppe Buonocore, Alessandra Coscia
Summary: This study investigated the effects of storing Human Milk at 4 degrees C for up to 96 hours on oxidative stress markers Isoprostanes. The results showed that refrigeration under controlled conditions did not significantly affect the bioactivity and nutritional quality of Human Milk related to these biomarkers.
JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Daniele Trevisanuto, Camilla Gizzi, Luigi Gagliardi, Stefano Ghirardello, Sandra Di Fabio, Artur Beke, Giuseppe Buonocore, Antonia Charitou, Manuela Cucerea, Marina V. Degtyareva, Boris Filipovic-Grcic, Nelly Georgieva Jekova, Esin Koc, Joana Saldanha, Manuel Sanchez Luna, Dalia Stoniene, Heili Varendi, Giulia Vertecchi, Fabio Mosca, Corrado Moretti
Summary: This study evaluated the policies and practices of neonatal resuscitation in European hospitals and found significant differences between hospitals in terms of antenatal counseling, the presence of a resuscitation team, umbilical cord management, thermal management, and heart rate monitoring. Variance in practice, ethical decision-making, and training programs were also found between hospitals in different European areas.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Otmar Geiss, Ivana Bianchi, Guillaume Bucher, Eveline Verleysen, Frederic Brassinne, Jan Mast, Katrin Loeschner, Lucas Givelet, Francesco Cubadda, Francesca Ferraris, Andrea Raggi, Francesca Iacoponi, Ruud Peters, Anna Undas, Alexandra Mueller, Ann-Katrin Meinhardt, Birgit Hetzer, Volker Graef, Antonio R. Montoro Bustos, Josefa Barrero-Moreno
Summary: In single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (spICP-MS), the transport efficiency is crucial for accurately determining particle number concentration and size. This study systematically determined the transport efficiency using different ICP-MS instruments and spICP-MS software in seven expert laboratories. The results showed that the choice and storage conditions of the nanoparticle suspensions used for determination significantly influenced the transport efficiency. The TES method is recommended for particle size measurement, while the TEF approach might be preferred for determining particle number concentration as it could better account for particle losses in the sample introduction system.
Article
Pediatrics
Carlo Dani, Martina Ciarcia, Francesca Miselli, Michele Luzzati, Caterina Coviello, Angela Paladini, Anthea Bottoni, Vito D'Andrea, Giovanni Vento
Summary: The effectiveness of paracetamol in closing hsPDA is positively correlated with mean platelet volume (MPV), while platelet count and plateletcrit (PCT) do not influence closure rates.
Letter
Pediatrics
Martina Ciarcia, Iuri Corsini, Francesca Miselli, Michele Luzzati, Caterina Coviello, Valentina Leonardi, Simone Pratesi, Carlo Dani
ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Maria Antonietta Ajmone-Cat, Roberta De Simone, Anna Maria Tartaglione, Antonella Di Biase, Rita Di Benedetto, Massimo D'Archivio, Rosaria Vari, Laura Ricceri, Federica Aureli, Francesca Iacoponi, Andrea Raggi, Francesco Cubadda, Susan J. Fairweather-Tait, Gemma Calamandrei, Luisa Minghetti
Summary: Research shows that sufficient selenium intake is important for brain and cognitive development during pregnancy and early life. A sub-optimal selenium diet may have negative effects on brain development and behavior, while a deficient selenium diet may lead to reduced antioxidant activity.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Serafina Perrone, Chiara Lembo, Federica Gironi, Chiara Petrolini, Tiziana Catalucci, Giulia Corbo, Giuseppe Buonocore, Eloisa Gitto, Susanna Maria Roberta Esposito
Summary: Protective strategies against perinatal brain injury, such as using erythropoietin (Epo), present challenges in neonatology. A critical review analyzed 26 clinical trials on the use of Epo in prematurity, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), and perinatal stroke. Epo as an adjuvant therapy with hypothermia showed a positive effect on neurodevelopmental outcome in HIE newborns, while its use in preterm infants remains inconsistent.
Editorial Material
Pediatrics
Giuseppe Buonocore
CURRENT PEDIATRIC REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Caterina Coviello, Serafina Perrone, Giuseppe Buonocore, Simona Negro, Mariangela Longini, Floris Groenendaal, Daniel C. Vijlbrief, Carlo Dani, Manon J. N. L. Benders, Maria Luisa Tataranno
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between early brain activity and F-2-isoprostanes (IPs) concentrations in preterm newborns. The findings showed that higher plasma IPs levels were associated with decreased functional brain activity on the second day after birth.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Serafina Perrone, Federica Grassi, Chiara Caporilli, Giovanni Boscarino, Giulia Carbone, Chiara Petrolini, Lucia Maria Gambini, Antonio Di Peri, Sabrina Moretti, Giuseppe Buonocore, Susanna Maria Roberta Esposito
Summary: The brain is susceptible to various insults, and oxidative stress may be the common pathway of these insults. Fetuses and newborns are especially vulnerable to oxidative stress due to their limited antioxidant defenses. Current clinical practice lacks reliable early serum biomarkers for the identification of newborns at high risk of neurological diseases. It is important to identify specific biomarkers for early monitoring and neuroprotective strategies. However, further studies are needed to explore the association of these biomarkers with the type and severity of perinatal brain damage.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Francesca Ferraris, Andrea Raggi, Jessica Ponti, Dora Mehn, Douglas Gilliland, Sara Savini, Francesca Iacoponi, Federica Aureli, Luigi Calzolai, Francesco Cubadda
Summary: In this study, the agglomeration behavior and fate of food-grade titanium dioxide (E 171) in human gastrointestinal digestion (GID) were thoroughly investigated using various physicochemical techniques. The study revealed that TiO2 particles were resistant to GI dissolution and showed potential for bioaccumulation. Additionally, single-particle ICP-MS (spICP-MS) was used to characterize the agglomeration degree in the small intestine, demonstrating that E 171 remains dispersed in the small intestine at concentrations reflecting human exposure.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Serafina Perrone, Carmelo Romeo, Lucia Marseglia, Sara Manti, Cristina Rizzo, Silvia Carloni, Maria Cristina Albertini, Walter Balduini, Giuseppe Buonocore, Michael D. Weiss, Eloisa Gitto
Summary: This pilot study found that oral melatonin supplementation effectively reduces perioperative oxidative stress in newborn infants undergoing surgery. The group receiving melatonin had significantly lower levels of non-protein-bound iron, advanced oxidation protein products, and F2-isoprostanes, indicating a potential role of melatonin in protecting babies from oxidative stress.
Review
Pediatrics
Serafina Perrone, Sara Manti, Chiara Petrolini, Valentina Giovanna Dell'Orto, Giovanni Boscarino, Chiara Ceccotti, Mattia Bertini, Giuseppe Buonocore, Susanna Maria Roberta Esposito, Eloisa Gitto
Summary: Oxygen supplementation is widely used in neonatal care, but can cause toxic effects if not used properly. Finding a balance in oxygen administration is crucial to avoid damage from insufficient or excessive use. Oxygen toxicity is mainly due to the production of oxygen radicals, which can lead to severe pathological consequences in the neonate. This review focuses on the mechanisms of oxygen radical production and their physiological functions in neonatal free radical diseases, as well as the evolution of oxygenation target recommendations for neonatal resuscitation and post-stabilization phases.
