Article
Veterinary Sciences
Megan Campbell, Briana N. M. Hagen, Basem Gohar, Jeffrey Wichtel, Andria Jones-Bitton
Summary: Veterinary medicine is a demanding profession with occupational stressors that can impact veterinarians' mental health. This study investigates how high stress and/or poor mental health can affect the provision of care by veterinarians.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Julie Story Byerley, Nancy A. Dodson, Tiffany St Clair, Valencia P. Walker
Summary: Gender harassment has long been a concern for the American Academy of Pediatrics, but recent attention has shed light on its widespread nature and the previously under recognized harassment faced by gender and sexual minorities. Subtle forms of harassment, such as microaggressions, have been found to have significant negative effects on those who experience them. It is important to address sexual harassment by both employees or educators and patients or family members, as it can have a detrimental impact on work and learning environments and patient care.
Article
Management
Khairul Dzakirin Bin Rusli, Shu Fen Ong, Shaun Speed, Betsy Seah, Lisa McKenna, Ying Lau, Sok Ying Liaw
Summary: The aim of this study was to explore the practice experiences of home-based care nurses to understand their competency and needs. Through individual interviews with 17 nurses, it was found that nurses in home-based care perform a broader range of competencies with a significant degree of independence. The findings suggest a need for better understanding of the broader scope of nursing practice in home-based care to improve nurses' transition experience.
JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
R. Sonia Singh, Yash Bhambhani, Matthew D. Skinta, Susan R. Torres-Harding
Summary: Since the term intersectionality was coined by Crenshaw in 1989, bias researchers have been struggling to capture the complexities of intersectional identities and microaggressions within the dominant quantitative framework of psychology. Although there has been growth in scholarship exploring racialized sexual harassment and sexual racism in queer and trans communities, there is still no strong consensus on systematic measurement. This article focuses on the experiences of queer and trans people of color, defining intersectionality, reviewing existing measures, and proposing a framework for a more accurate and comprehensive measure of microaggressions.
PERSPECTIVES ON PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Carlos Gomez-Restrepo, Magda Cepeda, William C. Torrey, Fernando Suarez-Obando, Jose Miguel Uribe-Restrepo, Sena Park, Maria Paula Jassir Acosta, Pablo Martinez Camblor, Sergio M. Castro, Jeny Aguilera-Cruz, Lilian Gonzalez, Natalia Chaparro, Ana Maria Gomez-Gamez, Kathleen Bell, Lisa A. Marsch
Summary: This study investigated the perceived changes in access to general and mental healthcare among patients with depression and/or unhealthy alcohol use in Colombia during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed that most participants perceived worse access to healthcare and the use of mental healthcare was low.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Hyeyoung Ryu, Wanda Pratt
Summary: This study demonstrates how analyzing social media posts can uncover microaggressions and generate new cultural insights related to unmarried Korean women's hesitations in seeking gynecological care. The research revealed that pre- and post-visit microaggressions toward unmarried women seeking gynecological care were caused by family members, male partners, and social media responders, while healthcare providers contributed to mid-visit microaggressions. Additionally, the study highlights how social media not only reveals but also reinforces the suppression of women's health care.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Chuan De Foo, Shilpa Surendran, Chen Hee Tam, Elaine Ho, David Bruce Matchar, Josip Car, Gerald Choon Huat Koh
Summary: PCNs empower GPs to manage patients with chronic conditions more effectively through provision of ancillary services, systematic monitoring, and funding support. However, barriers such as high administrative load in maintaining the chronic disease registry and financial obstacles faced by patients seeking services from private GPs need to be addressed for the sustainability of PCNs.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Tahilin Sanchez Karver, Kaitlyn Atkins, Virginia A. Fonner, Carlos E. Rodriguez-Diaz, Michael D. Sweat, Tamara Taggart, Ping Teresa Yeh, Caitlin E. Kennedy, Deanna Kerrigan
Summary: This study reviews and documents existing quantitative measures of HIV-related intersectional stigma and discrimination to inform research, programmatic, and policy efforts.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Mohammed Hussien, Muluken Azage, Negalign Berhanu Bayou
Summary: This study examines the perceived quality of healthcare and its associated factors at both the individual and facility levels in rural areas of northeast Ethiopia. The findings indicate that there is still much work needed to improve the quality of care, particularly in information provision and access to care dimensions. Individual-level and cluster-level characteristics were found to influence the perceived quality of care, highlighting the importance of optimizing the patient-provider ratio and enhancing staff job satisfaction for better quality of care.
Article
Orthopedics
Gabriella E. Ode, Jaysson T. Brooks, Kellie K. Middleton, Eric W. Carson, Scott E. Porter
Summary: This study describes the situation of Black orthopaedic surgeons in the United States and reports their perception of occupational opportunity and workplace discrimination. The survey results show that the majority of respondents believe that Black orthopaedic surgeons face workplace discrimination, with Black female orthopaedic surgeons reporting lower occupational opportunity and higher discrimination.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS
(2022)
Article
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Jessica Howell, Huy Van, Minh D. Pham, Rohit Sawhney, Fan Li, Purnima Bhat, John Lubel, William Kemp, Stephen Bloom, Avik Majumdar, Geoffrey W. McCaughan, Samuel Hall, Timothy Spelman, Joseph S. Doyle, Margaret Hellard, Kumar Visvanathan, Alexander Thompson, Heidi E. Drummer, David Anderson
Summary: This study validated the effectiveness of a novel rapid point-of-care test for ALT measurement in evaluating liver disease. The results showed that the test had good accuracy for detecting elevated ALT levels and could be used to determine treatment eligibility in patients with chronic hepatitis B.
LIVER INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Serena A. Rodriguez, Jasmin A. Tiro, Austin S. Baldwin, Hayley Hamilton-Bevil, Michael Bowen
Summary: This systematic review explores the measurement of perceived risk of developing type 2 diabetes among individuals without diagnoses and examines the use of theories, models, and frameworks in assessing perceived risk. It identifies heterogeneous approaches and limited use of theoretical frameworks, highlighting the need for standardized measures and consideration of context and target population.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Oystein Hetlevik, Tor Helge Holmas, Karin Monstad
Summary: The study found that the traditional measure of continuity of care may overestimate the association with mortality and hospital admissions. An alternative service-based measure was proposed, which was found to be more suitable for evaluating the quality of GP practices.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Clara Lessard-Deschenes, Marie-Helene Goulet, Pierre Pariseau-Legault
Summary: This article reviews the factors associated with perceived coercion in adults receiving psychiatric care. Despite its prevalence and negative consequences, perceived coercion has received relatively little attention in the literature.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Margreet S. H. Wortman, Tim C. Olde Hartman, Johannes C. van der Wouden, Sarah Dankers, Bart Visser, Willem J. J. Assendelft, Henriette E. van der Horst
Summary: This study explored the working mechanisms of psychosomatic therapy from the perspectives of patients and their therapists. The study found that the perceived working mechanisms of psychosomatic therapy include the continuous alternation of psychosocial conversations and body-oriented exercises to create awareness of the interaction between body and mind, and the therapeutic alliance and finding common ground between patient and therapist.
