Scientific-tecnical advances in the clasificación of periodontal diseases AND their social approach by Nivia Gontan Quintana, Carla María García San Juan

“…It is the duty of every health professional to provide the best possible care and make it available and accessible to all of society. …”
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Incisor Malocclusion Using Cut-out Method and Convolutional Neural Network by Muhamad Farhin Harun, Azurah A Samah, Muhammmad Imran Ahmad Shabuli, Hairudin Abdul Majid, Haslina Hashim, Nor Azman Ismail, Syiral Mastura Abdullah, Aspalilah Alias

“…A common procedure in orthodontic treatment for malocclusion is a conventional diagnostic procedure where a dental health professional takes dental x-rays to examine the teeth to diagnose malocclusion. …”
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"I Feel Like I Have Lost Part Of My Identity" - A Qualitative Study Exploring The Impact Of Chronic Ankle Instability by Anders Mohrsen, Thomas Sørensen, Henrik Lund, Steven Zartov Rasmussen, Asger Jensen, Katrine Bruun Skov, Michael Skovdal Rathleff

“…The themes were *Injury history and symptoms* (Lateral ankle sprain during sport, pain and instability), *Information from health professional* (conflicting information about management and prognosis), *Management* (mental and physical challenges), *Expectation and hope* (explanation of symptoms, prognosis and imaging to provide clarification of condition), *Activity and participation* (restriction in sport and daily life and feelings of uncertainty), *Support* (support from family/friends) and *Identity* (low ability to participate in sport and social life result in loss of identity)…”
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Therapeutic adherence and factors involved in young people and adults with problematic substance use by María Pilar Giacinti, Paloma Navarro Illia, Elizabeth Jorge

“…Introduction: The therapeutic adherence includes those behaviors of the subject that correspond to the recommendations agreed by the health professional. It is a complex phenomenon and determined by several factors. …”
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Potential and challenges for an integrated management of tuberculosis, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension: A scoping review protocol. by Vitri Widyaningsih, Ratih Puspita Febrinasari, Victoria Sari, Clarissa Augustania, Bintang Verlita, Chatarina Wahyuni, Bachti Alisjahbana, Ailiana Santosa, Nawi Ng, Ari Probandari

“…This review will also consider grey literature, including unpublished literature and international disease management guidelines on TB, DM, and hypertension from WHO or other health professional organization. We will export the search results to citation manager software (EndNote). …”
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Impact of Chronic Endometritis on Female Fertility by Carlos Alberto Llerena Gómez, Edwin Marcelo Miranda Solís, José Sixto Calvopiña del Castillo

“…<br /> <strong>Results:</strong> there was a predominance of patients between 26 and 30 years of age. 76,7 % of the patients reported not having knowledge on the subject, 86,7 % had not received formal sexual and reproductive education and 70 % had been stigmatized. 83,3 % of the women reported not periodically visiting a reproductive health professional and 76,7 % had not accessed information on the subject. 100 % of the patients considered it necessary to hold workshops, talks and carry out community interventions to raise awareness about the impact of chronic endometritis on female fertility. …”
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"I just felt that everything came tumbling down around me"-Barriers in cancer care for patients with severe mental illness: A qualitative study. by Astrid Næraa Høeg Vendelsøe, Mette Stie, Peter Hjorth, Jens Søndergaard, Dorte Gilså Hansen, Lars Henrik Jensen

“…Facilitators included the health professionals acknowledging the patient's own resources and approaching the patient as a person rather than a disease.…”
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Health Care for the Elderly People by María Aveiga Hidalgo, Clara Elisa Pozo Hernández, Olga Mireya Alonzo Pico, Erika León León

“…More than 50 % expressed that the center's staff does not support the recovery process of the elderly and that activities aimed at the physical and mental health of the elderly are not planned. 56 % reported not being a health professional and 50 % highlighted that the functions in the gerontological center are not clearly defined <br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> it is necessary to carry out training that contributes to improving the quality of care and attention of the elderly.…”
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RUHSAL HASTALIKLARDA AGRESYON by Eda Açıkgöz, Derya Özbaş Gençarslan

“…This review was carried out in order to provide guidance for nurses who are active in the treatment and care process of patients with potential aggression on the health professional team.Key Words: Aggression, psychiatric illness, psychiatric nursing.…”
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Decreased mental health care utilization following a psychosocial intervention in caregivers of hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients by Rita Ouseph, Calvin Croy, Crystal Natvig, Teresa Simoneau, Mark L. Laudenslager

“…During the first 30 days after patient transplant, caregiver medical and mental health professional service use decreased while support group attendance peaked. …”
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Addressing the Rural and Underserved Healthcare Workforce Needs: Residency Specialty Selection and Workforce Outcomes of the WWAMI AHEC Scholars Program by Kenya Morales-Luna, Stacey Morrison, Toby Keys

“…The Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Scholars program, funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is a national effort to address these persistent healthcare shortages through a health professional student certificate program. This is a descriptive study of graduates of the University of Washington WWAMI AHEC Scholars program’s residency selection and workforce outcomes. …”
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A multi-institution longitudinal randomised control trial of speaking up: Implications for theory and practice by Efrem Violato, Jennifer Stefura, Meredith Patey, Brian Witschen

“…# Background Speaking up is an important yet challenging aspect of health professional communication. To overcome social-cognitive influences and improve speaking up, an intervention based on Kolb's experiential learning cycle was developed, which integrated Virtual Simulation, curriculum, and practice speaking up. …”
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Increase of the productive level as a demand for the conscious content assimilation of Philosophy: student´s perception by Julio Fragoso Fragoso, Ana María Molina Gómez, Lian Roque Roque, Maritza Cabrera Robau

“…The measurement was done at concluding the topic related to Marxist-Leninist nosology since it is considered essential to develop the logical thinking of the future health professional.<br /> <strong>Results:</strong> 95% of the students validated the transformation applied to the guidelines of the practical lessons and seminaries, as a way for a better assimilation of knowledge. …”
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Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Uptake Among Australian Healthcare Professionals: An Archetype for Success by Caroline M. Hall, Anthony Cotton, Adrian Webster, Mary Bushell, Holly L. Northam

“…Background/Objectives: Qualitative research suggests there may be identifiable characteristics that form a health professional (HCP) archetype associated with habitual seasonal influenza vaccination (SIV). …”
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An interprofessional model to improve LGBTQ+ specific cultural competence in dental and pharmacy students. by Anubhuti Shukla, Sriha Yalamanchi, Guillermo Tamayo-Cabeza, Amanda Albright, Zachary A Weber, April D Newton

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>This program was a novel intervention aimed at improving cultural competence for health professional students in an interprofessional environment Further research in the direction can be useful in creating replicable programs.…”
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Why do patients with ‘primary care sensitive’ problems access ambulance services? A systematic mapping review of the literature by Ali R G Shaw, Sarah Purdy, Matthew J Booker

“…Studies were included if they reported on findings examining patient, carer, health professional or service management interactions with ambulance services for primary care problems. …”
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Nurse workforce change and metropolitan medically underserved areas in the United States by Diana Bowser, Kaili Mauricio, Brielle Ruscitti

“…Prior investigations have used varying definitions to describe underserved, under-resourced, rural, or health professional shortage areas to examine the relationship between these areas and workforce shortages. …”
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National survey of US primary care physicians’ perspectives about causes of obesity and solutions to improve care by Wendy L Bennett, Sara N Bleich, Kimberly A Gudzune, Lisa A Cooper

“…Objective To describe physician perspectives on the causes of and solutions to obesity care and identify differences in these perspectives by number of years since completion of medical school.Design National cross-sectional online survey from 9 February to 1 March 2011.Setting USA.Participants 500 primary care physicians.Main Measures We evaluated physician perspectives on: (1) causes of obesity, (2) competence in treating obese patients, (3) perspectives on the health professional most qualified to help obese patients lose or maintain weight and (4) solutions for improving obesity care.Results Primary care physicians overwhelmingly supported additional training (such as nutrition counselling) and practice-based changes (such as having scales report body mass index) to help them improve their obesity care. …”
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Predictors of Sleep Apnea in the Canadian Population by Ina van der Spuy, Gaungming Zhao, Chandima Karunanayake, Punam Pahwa

“…The outcome variable of interest was health professional-diagnosed sleep apnea. Covariates of interest were demographic variables, population characteristics, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, and enabling resources. …”
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