A Commentary on "Racism Within the Deaf Community"
Am Ann Deaf. 2023;168(4):213-225. doi: 10.1353/aad.2023.a922852.ABSTRACTIn 1972, Glenn Anderson collaborated with New York University colleague Frank Bowe to publish an American Annals of the Deaf article titled "Racism Within the Deaf Community" (Anderson & Bowe, 1972). It was written, in part, due to the influence of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, which affected both the Black Deaf and Black hearing communities, as well as in response to Anderson's experiences with a Deaf club in Detroit. Given that 52 years have passed since the article was published, this updated version, coauthored with Gallaudet Univ...
Source: American Annals of the Deaf - April 8, 2024 Category: Audiology Authors: Glenn B Anderson Lindsay Moeletsi Dunn Source Type: research
Screening Out Neurodiversity
Kennedy Inst Ethics J. 2023;33(1):21-54. doi: 10.1353/ken.2023.a899458.ABSTRACTAutistic adults suffer from an alarmingly high and increasing unemployment rate. Many companies use pre-employment personality screening tests. These filters likely have disparate impacts on neurodivergent individuals, exacerbating this social problem. This situation gives rise to a bind. On the one hand, the tests disproportionately harm a vulnerable group in society. On the other, employers think that personality test scores are predictors of job performance and have a right to use personality traits in their decisions. It is difficult to say ...
Source: Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal - April 8, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Jada Wiggleton-Little Craig Callender Source Type: research
Group-based trajectory modeling for fear of cancer recurrence in cancer survivors: a systematic review
ConclusionsThere was considerable heterogeneity among the studies included in study design and FCR trajectory results. Factors that significantly predicted FCR trajectory categories mostly focused on psychological characteristics. The correlation of sociodemographic and disease-related predictors with FCR trajectory categories was not consistent among the included studies.Implications for cancer survivorsWe suggest that future scholars should incorporate more psychological factors when identifying cancer survivors who persistently maintain a high level of FCR and developing FCR mitigation measures. (Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Employment status in cancer patients the first five years after diagnosis —a register-based study
ConclusionMost cancer patients had lower chances of working compared with the general population until five years after diagnosis. However, patients with certain cancer types experienced lower chances of working all years, despite improvement over time.Implications for Cancer SurvivorsThe knowledge will help increase awareness on challenges regarding work-life after cancer. Furthermore, the distinguishing between diagnoses can inform to more targeted vocational rehabilitation. (Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship)
Source: Journal of Cancer Survivorship - April 8, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Healthy lifestyle and the risk of depression recurrence requiring hospitalisation and mortality among adults with pre-existing depression: a prospective cohort study
Conclusion and implications
Greater adherence to healthy lifestyle was associated with a lower risk of hospitalisation and mortality among adults with pre-existing depression. Incorporating behaviour modification as an essential part of clinical practice for depressed patients could complement medication-based therapies. (Source: Evidence-Based Mental Health)
Source: Evidence-Based Mental Health - April 8, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Cao, Z., Min, J., Xiang, Y.-T., Wang, X., Xu, C. Tags: Open access Adult mental health Source Type: research
