Indian Academy of Pediatrics Consensus Guidelines on Preconception Care
Indian Pediatr. 2024 Apr 15;61(4):305-320.ABSTRACTJUSTIFICATION: The preconception period is the earliest window of opportunity to ensure optimal human development. Pregnancy and childbirth outcomes can be improved by interventions offered to support the health and well-being of women and couples prior to conception. Thus, preconception care is essential in preparing for the first thousand days of life. Adolescence, the stage of life that typically comes before the preconception stage, is characterized by various high-risk behaviors like substance abuse, sexual experimentation, injuries, obesity, and mental health issues w...
Source: Indian Pediatrics - April 10, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Himabindu Singh M K C Nair Prashant Kariya Sonia Bhatt Deepa Janardhanan B Lakshmi Shanthi Manmeet Sodhi K E Elizebath T L Ratna Kumari Upendra Kinjawadekar Vineet Saxena Alpana Shukla Prajakta Kaduskar Somashekhar Ankanahali Ramu Shamik Ghosh Rashna Das Source Type: research
Indian Academy of Pediatrics Consensus Guidelines on Preconception Care
Indian Pediatr. 2024 Apr 15;61(4):305-320.ABSTRACTJUSTIFICATION: The preconception period is the earliest window of opportunity to ensure optimal human development. Pregnancy and childbirth outcomes can be improved by interventions offered to support the health and well-being of women and couples prior to conception. Thus, preconception care is essential in preparing for the first thousand days of life. Adolescence, the stage of life that typically comes before the preconception stage, is characterized by various high-risk behaviors like substance abuse, sexual experimentation, injuries, obesity, and mental health issues w...
Source: Indian Pediatrics - April 10, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Himabindu Singh M K C Nair Prashant Kariya Sonia Bhatt Deepa Janardhanan B Lakshmi Shanthi Manmeet Sodhi K E Elizebath T L Ratna Kumari Upendra Kinjawadekar Vineet Saxena Alpana Shukla Prajakta Kaduskar Somashekhar Ankanahali Ramu Shamik Ghosh Rashna Das Source Type: research
‘Born Free’ Dreams: South African Township Youth Discuss Their Hopes for a Better Life in Future
AbstractThe advent of democracy in 1994 promised South Africans a ‘better life for all’ and the so-called ‘born free’ generation hoped for better education and job opportunities than those of their parents and grandparents, who had lived under apartheid. In focus group discussions, township youth living in a small university town in the country’s poorest Eastern Cape Province had the opportunity to express what hopes they had for their future in the post-Covid-19 era and confirmed the important role of hope in their lives as a useful tool that motivated them to aspire to fulfil their dreams. In response to select...
Source: Applied Research in Quality of Life - April 10, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
Screening for harmful substance use in emergency departments: a systematic review
ConclusionsSix screening tools demonstrated both sensitivities and specificities ≥ 83% for detecting alcohol abuse/dependence in EDs. Tools with the highest sensitivities (AUDIT ≥ 8; RAPS ≥ 1) and that prioritize simplicity and efficiency (SASQ) should be prioritized. (Source: International Journal of Emergency Medicine)
Source: International Journal of Emergency Medicine - April 8, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: research
Multi-sector Development of Measures and Interventions to Prevent New Smokers Among Youths Living in Underprivileged Housing Projects in Thailand
AbstractThe purpose of this research is to develop preventive measures against smoking among youths living inBaan Eua Athon, underprivileged housing projects in Thailand. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, this research encompassed quantitative and qualitative data collection in nine provinces of Thailand. Stratified multi-stage sampling was conducted, and data was gathered using questionnaires, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussions. Adapting Green and Kreuter ’s Precede–Proceed Planning Model, the researchers identified key factors influencing youth smoking initiation through extensive fieldwork from Janua...
Source: The Journal of Primary Prevention - April 8, 2024 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research
Drug addictions in Malaysia: a mini-review on drug types, rehabilitation centers and therapeutic programs
. (Source: Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse)
Source: Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse - April 8, 2024 Category: Addiction Authors: Nor Alia Aqilah Mohd NawawiElza Azri OthmanFairuz Mohd NasirKamarul Amin AbdullahMohd Norbayusri Baharudina Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysiab Kajang-Semenyih Bypass, Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia Source Type: research
Multi-sector Development of Measures and Interventions to Prevent New Smokers Among Youths Living in Underprivileged Housing Projects in Thailand
AbstractThe purpose of this research is to develop preventive measures against smoking among youths living inBaan Eua Athon, underprivileged housing projects in Thailand. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, this research encompassed quantitative and qualitative data collection in nine provinces of Thailand. Stratified multi-stage sampling was conducted, and data was gathered using questionnaires, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussions. Adapting Green and Kreuter ’s Precede–Proceed Planning Model, the researchers identified key factors influencing youth smoking initiation through extensive fieldwork from Janua...
Source: The Journal of Primary Prevention - April 8, 2024 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research
Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantages associated with increased rates of revisions, readmissions, and complications after total joint arthroplasty
ConclusionOur findings of higher complications of the ADI > 47 cohort at 90 days, reaffirm the complex relationship between ADI, patient demographics, and additional socioeconomic parameters that may influence postoperative outcomes and complications after TJA. This study utilizing ADI demonstrates potential areas of intervention and further investigatio n for assessing arthroplasty outcomes. (Source: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology)
Source: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology - April 6, 2024 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research
Interventions for Integrating Behavioral Health into HIV Settings for US Adults: A Narrative Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses, 2010 –2020
AbstractMental health and substance use disorders can negatively affect physical health, illness management, care access, and quality of life. These behavioral health conditions are prevalent and undertreated among people with HIV and may worsen outcomes along the entire HIV Care Continuum. This narrative review of tested interventions for integrating care for HIV and behavioral health disorders summarizes and contextualizes findings from systematic reviews and meta-analyses conducted in the past decade. We sought to identify gaps in research that hinder implementing evidence-based integrated care approaches. Using terms f...
Source: AIDS and Behavior - April 5, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Homonegativity, binegativity, and transnegativity among substance use treatment practitioners in the United States
. (Source: Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse)
Source: Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse - April 5, 2024 Category: Addiction Authors: Sara MatsuzakaAnnie PetersBeth SapiroJillian Krutyanskya Department of Social Work and Child Advocacy, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USAb National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers, Louisville, CO, USA Source Type: research
Insights into primary care physicians ’ detection, intervention and management of patients with substance use disorders in Egypt
. (Source: Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse)
Source: Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse - April 3, 2024 Category: Addiction Authors: Safaa M. El-ZoghbyReda MadroumiStephanie KewleyMarie Claire Van Houta Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egyptb School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UKc School Source Type: research
A systematic review of the prevalence of burnout in orthopaedic surgeons
CONCLUSIONS: Nearly one in two orthopaedic surgeons are burnt out. There is a paucity of data on the short and long-term impact of COVID-19 on burnout. Burnout has deep organisational, personal and clinical implications. Targeted organisational interventions are required to prevent burnout from irrevocably damaging the future of orthopaedic surgery.PMID:38563052 | DOI:10.1308/rcsann.2024.0009 (Source: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England)
Source: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England - April 2, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: K Chahal K Matwala Source Type: research
Tracing Digital Therapeutics Research Across Medical Specialties: Evidence from ClinicalTrails.gov
This study scrutinizes DTx clinical trials from 2005 to 2022, analyzing their growth, funding, underlying medical specialties, and other R&D characteristics, using ClinicalTrials.gov data. Our analysis includes trials categorized via the ICD-11 system, covering active, recruiting, or completed studies and considering trials listing multiple conditions. In analyzing 5,889 registered DTx trials, we document a more than five-fold increase in such trials since 2011, and a compound annual growth rate of 22.82% since 2005. While most trials were single-center, the median number of study subjects increased in recent years, dr...
Source: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics - April 2, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Lars Masanneck Ariel D Stern Source Type: research
Tracing Digital Therapeutics Research Across Medical Specialties: Evidence from ClinicalTrails.gov
This study scrutinizes DTx clinical trials from 2005 to 2022, analyzing their growth, funding, underlying medical specialties, and other R&D characteristics, using ClinicalTrials.gov data. Our analysis includes trials categorized via the ICD-11 system, covering active, recruiting, or completed studies and considering trials listing multiple conditions. In analyzing 5,889 registered DTx trials, we document a more than five-fold increase in such trials since 2011, and a compound annual growth rate of 22.82% since 2005. While most trials were single-center, the median number of study subjects increased in recent years, dr...
Source: Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics - April 2, 2024 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Lars Masanneck Ariel D Stern Source Type: research
