Successful management of a Comatose Patient with Traumatic Brain Exposure with a fronto-Parieto-occipital flap by Charles Chidiebele Maduba, Ugochukwu Uzodimma Nnadozie

“…The patient was deeply unconscious for 3 days, without any significant improvements before reconstructive surgery was proposed due to fear of possible meningitis resulting from the exposure of brain structures. …”
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Prevalence of Abortion and Contraceptive Practice among Women Seeking Repeat Induced Abortion in Western Nigeria by Mustafa Adelaja Lamina

“…The major reason for non-contraceptive use was fear of side effects. Conclusion. The rate of women seeking repeat abortions is high in Nigeria. …”
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Pengaruh Stigmatisasi Sosial Terhadap Koping Stress Perawat Dalam Penanganan Covid-19 by Tri Winugroho, Arief Budiarto, Sarpono, Arip Hidayat

“…Stigma that arises from the community both to patients and health workers will actually have an impact on nurses' psychology such as feelings of guilt, anxiety, fear, feeling as a source of disease transmission. …”
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Exploring barriers and facilitators of primary care physicians towards optimising statin therapy in patients with hyperlipidaemia in the very high-risk group: a qualitative study i... by Chun Yen Beh, Rose Wai-Yee Fok, Lay Hoon Goh

“…Objectives To explore the perspectives of primary care physicians with regard to the barriers and facilitators towards optimising statin therapy in patients with hyperlipidaemia in the very high-risk group.Design Qualitative descriptive study.Setting Four polyclinics in a public primary care institution in Singapore.Participants Seven men and five women working as primary care physicians were recruited for in-depth interviews.Results The major barriers to statin optimisation identified were patients’ lack of knowledge and awareness, patients’ fear of side effects, negative external influences on patients, poor doctor–patient relationship, time constraint during consultations, physicians’ unfamiliarity with guidelines, low health literacy among the local population and lack of strong national policy. …”
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Social capital of women who have been subjected to domestic violence by R. M. Sadykov, N. L. Bolshakova

“…The main features and characteristics of women who have been subjected to violence are altruism, self-sacrifice, unstable and low self-esteem, dependence on partner, social passivity, non-self-sufficiency, insecurity, fear of men and anxiety, isolation, etc. The situation of domestic violence has deteriorated dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Le peuple est-il soluble dans la constitution ? Leçons tunisiennes by Jean-Philippe Bras

“…Also, the day after their election, members of the Constituent Assembly were faced with virulent debates on the scope and duration of the mandate entrusted to them by the voting people, who expressed their fear of having the revolution confiscated by poll winners (mainly members of the Islamic party Ennahda), who had not been, far from it, major players in the revolutionary moment. …”
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La peur dans The City of Dreadful Night (1874) de James Thomson by Françoise Dupeyron-Lafay

“…The 19th century city, in real life and fiction alike, concentrated and crystallized society’s most deep-seated fears and became a favourite locale for anxiety and anguish. …”
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School Gardens in Poland – Rediscovered Places by Joanna Ziemkowska

“…Vogt-Kostecka notes that the fear of dirt, wind and ticks limits children's free play in a meadow and in a forest. …”
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Effects of using wearable devices to monitoring physical activity in pulmonary rehabilitation programs for chronic respiratory diseases: A systematic review protocol. by Thaianne Rangel Agra Oliveira, Ana Tereza do Nascimento Sales Figueiredo Fernandes, Thayla Amorim Santino, Fernanda Elizabeth Pereira da Silva Menescal, Patrícia Angélica de Miranda Silva Nogueira

“…Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma present low levels of physical fitness because they avoid physical exercises due to the fear of triggering recurrent symptoms. Wearable devices have been integrated into behavioral modification interventions for physical activity in PR protocols. …”
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Exploring HIV-Related Stigma and Discrimination at the Workplace in Southwestern Uganda: Challenges and Solutions by Benedict Twinomugisha, Fungisai Gwanzura Ottemöller, Marguerite Daniel

“…Findings indicate that small-scale enterprises are faced with the fear of HIV testing, status disclosure, staff turnover, suicidal thoughts, gossip, etc. …”
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Health Anxiety in Panic Disorder, Somatization Disorder and Hypochondriasis by Özgün Karaer KARAPIÇAK, Selçuk ASLAN, Çisem UTKU

“…Objective: Health anxiety is the fear of being or getting seriously sick due to the misinterpretation of physical symptoms. …”
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From anxiety to coping: Understanding psychological distance and coping skills for climate change and COVID-19 in 10-12-year-old children. by Geertje Schuitema, Anthea Lacchia

“…Children worldwide experience climate anxiety, defined as a chronic fear of environmental catastrophe. Following other scholars who sought comparison between the perceived risks and our collective responses with the COVID-19 pandemic, as they can both be considered global crises. …”
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Art therapy and brain injury: making the invisible visible by Denise R. Wolf, Michele D. Rattigan

“…Experiences such as confusion, fear, localized pain, and mood lability stem not only from the injury itself, but from the experience of damaged microstructures that are often undetectable in standard diagnostic testing. …”
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THE IMPLICATIONS OF TERRORISM ON FOOD PRICES IN NIGERIA by LILIAN NNENNE AKHANOLU, HEZEKIAH AMAMIZO OGUNNUBI

“…Farmers are not left out in this mayhem as some were killed and injured on their farms, thus creating a scenario where people are afraid to go to their farms for fear of being maimed and killed. This whole development has led to a decline in food production which has further resulted in the sharp rise in the prices of food which has made lives difficult for the common man. …”
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Health information-seeking on Reddit, by people who use opioids by Margaret Sullivan, Jonah Hancock, George Shaw, Chaoqun Ni

“…For people who use drugs, obtaining treatment remains a significant barrier due to issues of fear, stigmatisation, and illegality. Some people turn to the anonymous social media site, Reddit, for obtaining health and harm reduction information. …”
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Cultural differences in diagnosis and treatment perceptions: Turkish collectivistic representations of common mental disorders by Iclal Yildiz, Els Rommes, Enny Das

“…Parents generally do not want children to be labelled as such and get professional help because they fear this will cause interpersonal problems. Depression is seen as problematic, as it disturbs social relationships and communities. …”
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Anxiety and engagement in the online classroom: A case study of Thai learners of Chinese as a foreign language by Pairin Srisinthon

“…The crucial factor in anxiety was the fear of communication in Chinese. ANOVA analysis indicated that Chinese proficiency also affected CFL online learning anxiety; most learners of low Chinese proficiency had a higher level of anxiety than those with moderate and high Chinese proficiency. …”
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Who’s afraid of Dura Mater? by Mario Emilio Zernotti, Javier Gavilán

“…Objectives: To overcome the fear associated with conventional nomenclature related to different anatomic positions for Bonebridge. …”
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Storytelling in Pregnancy and Childbirth: An Integrative Review of the Literature by Zahra Mahdavi, Leila Amiri-Farahani, Sally Pezaro

“…Subthemes included “reducing fear of childbirth,” “transferring information and raising awareness in line with community culture,” and “adjusting expectations.” …”
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Knowledge of, Perception of, and Attitude towards Uterine Fibroids among Women with Fibroids in Lagos, Nigeria by M. A. Adegbesan-Omilabu, K. S. Okunade, A. Gbadegesin

“…Up to 69.0% of the respondents believed that fibroid is a spiritual problem and many thought it requires spiritual healing. Fear of complications of surgery keeps most sufferers away from the hospital until fibroids become advanced or associated with complications. …”
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