People With Long COVID Have Greater MH Care Needs yet Face More Barriers
Adults with persistent COVID-19 symptoms are about twice as likely to report psychiatric problems such as depression, anxiety, or cognitive difficulties versus other adults, reports astudy inJAMA Network Open. Yet these adults with post –COVID-19 condition (PCC) are also more likely to report cost barriers to mental health treatment that delayed or inhibited their care.“People with PCC may have more difficulty paying for counseling or therapy due to lost employment wages and greater costs of managing complications from COVID-19, or they may experience challenges obtaining health plan authorization for these supports,â€...
Source: Psychiatr News - April 26, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Tags: anxiety barriers to care coronavirus costs depression fatigue long COVID National Health Interview Survey persistent symptoms Source Type: research

Implementation costs of the appraise alcohol brief intervention (ABI) for male remand prisoners: A micro-costing protocol and preliminary findings
CONCLUSIONS: This paper provides the first estimates of the implementation costs of an ABI delivered in criminal justice setting in the UK. Although these costs are from a pilot implementation that was heavily impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, this paper nonetheless provides useful, policy-relevant information on the potential costs of providing ABI to remand prisoners. It also serves as a methodological template, guidance, and proof of concept for future micro-costing studies of ABIs in criminal justice settings.PMID:38669136 | DOI:10.15288/jsad.23-00341 (Source: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs)
Source: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs - April 26, 2024 Category: Addiction Authors: Gillian Waller Jennifer Ferguson Jeremy W Bray Dorothy Newbury-Birch Andrew Stoddart Aisha Holloway Source Type: research

News at a glance: Plants ’ tree of life, conserving U.S. federal lands, and entertaining invertebrate sentience
CONSERVATION Interior Department boosts restoration The largest manager of public lands in the United States last week announced it will manage them to promote ecological stewardship, while continuing to allow extractive commercial uses such as mining, oil drilling, and cattle grazing. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) oversees nearly 1 million square kilometers of federal land, about 10% of the country’s landmass, mostly in Western states. Under a rule issued on 18 April, BLM will now assess the ecological condition of all hectares it manages , not just grazing land. The agency will a...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - April 25, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

NIH boosts pay for postdocs and graduate students
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced pay increases today for early-career scientists who are recipients of its Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSAs), after an NIH advisory group recommended raises in December 2023 . Postdocs will now be paid at least $61,008, an increase of $4500 over their current minimum salary level—though still below the advisory group’s recommendation of $70,000. Graduate students will receive a $1000 raise, bringing their minimum to $28,224. NIH also announced a $500 increase in child care subsidies for early-career researchers who are parents. ...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - April 23, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Postresidency Practice Setting and Clinical Care Features According to 3 Versus 4 Years of Training in Family Medicine: A Length of Training Pilot Study
CONCLUSIONS: Training length did not affect practice setting or practice features for graduates of LoTP programs. Future LoTP analyses will examine how length of training affects scope of practice and clinical preparedness, which may elucidate other elements associated with practice choice.PMID:38652847 | DOI:10.22454/FamMed.2024.699625 (Source: Famly Medicine)
Source: Famly Medicine - April 23, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: M Patrice Eiff Annie Ericson Dang H Dinh Steele Valenzuela Colleen Conry Alan B Douglass W Perry Dickinson Stephanie E Rosener Patricia A Carney Source Type: research

Work Productivity and Activities of Daily Living in Working Patients with Uveitis
CONCLUSIONS: Active uveitis and ocular comorbidities are significantly associated with increased overall work impairment and impairment in activities of daily living in working patients with uveitis.PMID:38652637 | DOI:10.1080/09273948.2024.2343071 (Source: Ocular Immunology and Inflammation)
Source: Ocular Immunology and Inflammation - April 23, 2024 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Juan Luis S ánchez Sevila Jos é Rosas Gómez de Salazar Mar Segu í Crespo Source Type: research

Postresidency Practice Setting and Clinical Care Features According to 3 Versus 4 Years of Training in Family Medicine: A Length of Training Pilot Study
CONCLUSIONS: Training length did not affect practice setting or practice features for graduates of LoTP programs. Future LoTP analyses will examine how length of training affects scope of practice and clinical preparedness, which may elucidate other elements associated with practice choice.PMID:38652847 | DOI:10.22454/FamMed.2024.699625 (Source: Family Medicine)
Source: Family Medicine - April 23, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: M Patrice Eiff Annie Ericson Dang H Dinh Steele Valenzuela Colleen Conry Alan B Douglass W Perry Dickinson Stephanie E Rosener Patricia A Carney Source Type: research

Postresidency Practice Setting and Clinical Care Features According to 3 Versus 4 Years of Training in Family Medicine: A Length of Training Pilot Study
CONCLUSIONS: Training length did not affect practice setting or practice features for graduates of LoTP programs. Future LoTP analyses will examine how length of training affects scope of practice and clinical preparedness, which may elucidate other elements associated with practice choice.PMID:38652847 | DOI:10.22454/FamMed.2024.699625 (Source: Famly Medicine)
Source: Famly Medicine - April 23, 2024 Category: Primary Care Authors: M Patrice Eiff Annie Ericson Dang H Dinh Steele Valenzuela Colleen Conry Alan B Douglass W Perry Dickinson Stephanie E Rosener Patricia A Carney Source Type: research