Immigrant Mothers' Perspectives on Pediatric Primary Care: Challenges and Solutions to Improve Medical Home Use
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2024;35(1):299-315.ABSTRACTChildren in immigrant families (CIF) constitute 25% of all children in the United States. Known barriers to accessing and navigating the health care system for immigrants (i.e., poverty, fear, limited English proficiency, lack of insurance) lead to decreased medical home establishment among CIF, although the ways in which these obstacles affect medical home access are less studied. With a focus on Congolese, Afghan, Syrian/Iraqi, and Central American immigrants, key informant interviews and focus groups were conducted to identify mothers' perceptions of and experie...
Source: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved - April 25, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tricia Francisco Wagner Allison Olmsted Kimberly Kay Lopez Karla Fredricks Source Type: research
Environmental Surveillance of Poliovirus and Non-polio Enteroviruses in Iran, 2017 –2023: First Report of Imported Wild Poliovirus Type 1 Since 2000
AbstractIn Iran, which is at high risk of the Wild Poliovirus (WPV) and Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus (VDPV) importation due to its neighborhood with two polio endemic countries, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Environmental Surveillance (ES) was established in November 2017. Sistan-Balouchestan province was chosen for the ES due to its vicinity with Pakistan and Afghanistan. Five sewage collection sites in 4 cities (Zahedan, Zabol, Chabahar and Konarak) were selected in the high-risk areas. Since the establishment of ES in November 2017 till the end of 2023, 364 sewage specimens were collected and analyzed. The ES detected poliovi...
Source: Food and Environmental Virology - April 24, 2024 Category: Virology Source Type: research
Exploring barriers to access to care following the 2021 socio-political changes in Afghanistan: a qualitative study
Following the change of government in August 2021, the social and economic landscape of Afghanistan deteriorated into an economic and humanitarian crisis. Afghans continue to struggle to access basic healthcar... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - April 24, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Alessandro Lamberti-Castronuovo, Martina Valente, Francesca Bocchini, Monica Trentin, Michela Paschetto, Ghulam Ali Bahdori, Jan Agha Khadem, Mirza Sayed Nadeem, Mohammad Hanif Patmal, Mohammad Tawoos Alizai, Rossella Miccio and Luca Ragazzoni Tags: Research Source Type: research
The Regretted Actions and Inactions of Military Veterans and Psychological Problems
ConclusionOur findings suggest that both acts of commission and acts of omission, and how they are interpreted, are important for understanding psychological problems. (Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research)
Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research - April 23, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Access to care in Afghanistan after august 2021: a cross-sectional study exploring Afghans ’ perspectives in 10 provinces
The Taliban takeover in August 2021 ended a decades-long conflict in Afghanistan. Yet, along with improved security, there have been collateral changes, such as the exacerbation of the economic crisis and brai... (Source: Conflict and Health)
Source: Conflict and Health - April 22, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Martina Valente, Alessandro Lamberti-Castronuovo, Francesca Bocchini, Yasir Shafiq, Monica Trentin, Michela Paschetto, Ghulam Ali Bahdori, Jan Agha Khadem, Mirza Sayed Nadeem, Mohammand Hanif Patmal, Mohammad Tawoos Alizai, Francesco Barone-Adesi, Rossell Tags: Research Source Type: research
Longitudinal changes in lung function following post-9/11 military deployment in symptomatic veterans
CONCLUSIONS: More intense inhalational exposures were linked with lower post-deployment lung function. Those with distal lung disease (DDLD) experienced significant longitudinal decline in FEV1/FVC ratio, but other DRRD diagnosis groups did not.PMID:38641121 | DOI:10.1016/j.rmed.2024.107638 (Source: Respiratory Care)
Source: Respiratory Care - April 19, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Lauren M Zell-Baran Silpa Krefft Matthew Strand Cecile S Rose Source Type: research
Ketamine Use for Palliative Care in the Austere Environment: Is Ketamine the Path Forward for Palliative Care
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2024 Apr 17:10499091241246520. doi: 10.1177/10499091241246520. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe goal of palliative care is to focus on the holistic needs of the patient and their family versus the pathology of the patient's diagnosis to reduce the stress of illness. U.S. servicemembers deployed to austere environments worldwide have significantly less access to palliative care than in military treatment facilities in the U.S. Preparation for future conflicts introduces the concept of prolonged medical management for an environment where urgent casualty evacuation is impossible. Ketamine is currentl...
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - April 17, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: John R Reed Stephanie K Parks Antony Kaniaru Justin Hefley Young Yauger Jeremy V Edwards Derrick C Glymph Source Type: research
Ketamine Use for Palliative Care in the Austere Environment: Is Ketamine the Path Forward for Palliative Care
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2024 Apr 17:10499091241246520. doi: 10.1177/10499091241246520. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe goal of palliative care is to focus on the holistic needs of the patient and their family versus the pathology of the patient's diagnosis to reduce the stress of illness. U.S. servicemembers deployed to austere environments worldwide have significantly less access to palliative care than in military treatment facilities in the U.S. Preparation for future conflicts introduces the concept of prolonged medical management for an environment where urgent casualty evacuation is impossible. Ketamine is currentl...
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - April 17, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: John R Reed Stephanie K Parks Antony Kaniaru Justin Hefley Young Yauger Jeremy V Edwards Derrick C Glymph Source Type: research
Ketamine Use for Palliative Care in the Austere Environment: Is Ketamine the Path Forward for Palliative Care
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2024 Apr 17:10499091241246520. doi: 10.1177/10499091241246520. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe goal of palliative care is to focus on the holistic needs of the patient and their family versus the pathology of the patient's diagnosis to reduce the stress of illness. U.S. servicemembers deployed to austere environments worldwide have significantly less access to palliative care than in military treatment facilities in the U.S. Preparation for future conflicts introduces the concept of prolonged medical management for an environment where urgent casualty evacuation is impossible. Ketamine is currentl...
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - April 17, 2024 Category: Palliative Care Authors: John R Reed Stephanie K Parks Antony Kaniaru Justin Hefley Young Yauger Jeremy V Edwards Derrick C Glymph Source Type: research
Foot-and-mouth disease seroprevalence is higher in young female crossbred sheep and goats compared to their counterparts in the border area between Pakistan and Afghanistan
CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that FMD is highly prevalent in sheep and goats in the border areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Therefore, outbreak investigation teams should be arranged at the border level to develop FMD risk-based surveillance and control plans for small ruminants in order to mitigate infection risks.PMID:38626798 | DOI:10.2460/ajvr.23.12.0279 (Source: American Journal of Veterinary Research)
Source: American Journal of Veterinary Research - April 16, 2024 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Abdul Kabir Asghar A Kamboh Muhammad Abubakar Abdulkareem M Matar Kanwar Kumar Source Type: research
Foot-and-mouth disease seroprevalence is higher in young female crossbred sheep and goats compared to their counterparts in the border area between Pakistan and Afghanistan
CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that FMD is highly prevalent in sheep and goats in the border areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Therefore, outbreak investigation teams should be arranged at the border level to develop FMD risk-based surveillance and control plans for small ruminants in order to mitigate infection risks.PMID:38626798 | DOI:10.2460/ajvr.23.12.0279 (Source: American Journal of Veterinary Research)
Source: American Journal of Veterinary Research - April 16, 2024 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Abdul Kabir Asghar A Kamboh Muhammad Abubakar Abdulkareem M Matar Kanwar Kumar Source Type: research
Foot-and-mouth disease seroprevalence is higher in young female crossbred sheep and goats compared to their counterparts in the border area between Pakistan and Afghanistan
CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that FMD is highly prevalent in sheep and goats in the border areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Therefore, outbreak investigation teams should be arranged at the border level to develop FMD risk-based surveillance and control plans for small ruminants in order to mitigate infection risks.PMID:38626798 | DOI:10.2460/ajvr.23.12.0279 (Source: American Journal of Veterinary Research)
Source: American Journal of Veterinary Research - April 16, 2024 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Abdul Kabir Asghar A Kamboh Muhammad Abubakar Abdulkareem M Matar Kanwar Kumar Source Type: research
Longitudinal changes in lung function following post-9/11 military deployment in symptomatic veterans
Exposure to burn pit smoke, desert and combat dust, and diesel exhaust during military deployment to Southwest Asia and Afghanistan (SWA) can cause deployment-related respiratory diseases (DRRDs) and may confer risk for worsening lung function after return. (Source: Respiratory Medicine)
Source: Respiratory Medicine - April 16, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Lauren M. Zell-Baran, Silpa Krefft, Matthew Strand, Cecile S. Rose Source Type: research
Self-Reported Physical Activity and Mental Health Among Asylum Seekers in a Refugee Camp
CONCLUSIONS: The findings provide useful insights regarding the link between physical activity and well-being; nevertheless, further research examining objectively measured physical activity is warranted to complement these data and further explore the associations between physical activity and mental health.PMID:38621670 | DOI:10.1123/jpah.2023-0325 (Source: Health Physics)
Source: Health Physics - April 15, 2024 Category: Physics Authors: Konstantinia Filippou Florian Knappe Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis Ioannis D Morres Emmanouil Tzormpatzakis Elsa Havas Uwe P ühse Yannis Theodorakis Markus Gerber Source Type: research
Self-Reported Physical Activity and Mental Health Among Asylum Seekers in a Refugee Camp
CONCLUSIONS: The findings provide useful insights regarding the link between physical activity and well-being; nevertheless, further research examining objectively measured physical activity is warranted to complement these data and further explore the associations between physical activity and mental health.PMID:38621670 | DOI:10.1123/jpah.2023-0325 (Source: Journal of Physical Activity and Health)
Source: Journal of Physical Activity and Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Konstantinia Filippou Florian Knappe Antonis Hatzigeorgiadis Ioannis D Morres Emmanouil Tzormpatzakis Elsa Havas Uwe P ühse Yannis Theodorakis Markus Gerber Source Type: research
