A Disproportionate Burden of Care: Gender Differences in Mental Health, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Social Support in Mexican Multiple Sclerosis Caregivers by Paul B. Perrin, Ivan Panyavin, Alejandra Morlett Paredes, Adriana Aguayo, Miguel Angel Macias, Brenda Rabago, Sandra J. Fulton Picot, Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla

“…This study examined gender differences in mental health (Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Zarit Burden Inventory), health-related quality of life (HRQOL; Short Form-36), and social support (Interpersonal Support Evaluation List-12) in 81 (66.7% women) Mexican MS caregivers. …”
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Pathways to mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a study from rural tertiary government mental health facilities in India by Jithin Jaise, Kannappa V. Shetty, Sanjeev Kumar Manikappa, Urmila Bamney

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Assessing the Effectiveness of Interactive Robot-Assisted Virtual Health Coaching for Health Literacy and Disease Knowledge of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Quasiexperimental Study by Nai-Jung Chen, Ching-Hao Chang, Chiu-Mieh Huang, Fen-He Lin, Li-Ting Lu, Kuan-Yi Liu, Chih-Lin Lai, Chin-Yao Lin, Yi-Chou Hou, Jong-Long Guo

“… BackgroundChronic kidney disease (CKD) imposes a significant global health and economic burden, impacting millions globally. …”
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Perceptions, barriers, and facilitators of maternal health service utilization in southern Ethiopia: A qualitative exploration of community members' and health care providers' views. by Amanuel Yoseph, Wondwosen Teklesilasie, Francisco Guillen-Grima, Ayalew Astatkie

“…Some have experienced negative interactions with health care providers, health facilities, and ambulance drivers. …”
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The winding road to health: A systematic scoping review on the effect of geographical accessibility to health care on infectious diseases in low- and middle-income countries. by Fleur Hierink, Emelda A Okiro, Antoine Flahault, Nicolas Ray

“…Results of the included publications could be broadly categorized into three groups: (1) decreased spatial accessibility to health care was associated with a higher infectious disease burden, (2) decreased accessibility was associated to lower disease reporting, minimizing true understanding of disease distribution, and (3) the occurrence of an infectious disease outbreak negatively impacted health care accessibility in affected regions. …”
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How COVID-19 pandemic affected physical activity and mental health interventions – A descriptive example of the Mental Health on the MOVE research project by Raquel Costa, Tânia Bastos, Paulo Lourenço, Rui Corredeira

“…PsychTech & Health Journal…”
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Does the household clean energy transition benefit the mental health of the elderly in rural China? Evidence from China health and retirement longitudinal study by Hengxing Yin, Ling Han, Li Yan, Chenhao Liu

“…While debates on this policy focus mainly on safety and cost concerns, few studies have examined the causal relationship between energy transition and its health benefits, particularly mental health. Using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS), this paper employs a difference-in-differences (DID) approach to estimate the impact of the “coal-to-gas” policy on the mental health of the rural elderly in China. …”
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The integration of physician associates into Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust: a new role to address the challenge of physical health in mental health by Emma Glen

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The Anticipated Positive Psychosocial Impact of Present Web-Based E-Health Services and Future Mobile Health Applications: An Investigation among Older Swedes by S. Wiklund Axelsson, L. Nyberg, A. Näslund, A. Melander Wikman

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Health Equity and Its Economic Determinants (HEED): protocol for a pan-European microsimulation model for health impacts of income and social security policies by Alastair H Leyland, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Anna Pearce, Mikael Rostila, Matteo Richiardi, Daniel Kopasker

“…Introduction Government policies on taxation and social security are important determinants of population health outcomes and health inequalities. However, there is a shortage of evidence to inform policymakers of the health consequences of such policies. …”
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Mapping maternal and infant health in Morocco: A global scoping review of themes, gaps, and the "unseen" in the published health research literature, 2000-2022. by Ellen Amster, Ghazal Jessani, Gauri Gupta, Oksana Hlyva, Charlene Rae

“…PLOS Global Public Health…”
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Stewarding COVID-19 health systems response in Pakistan: what more can be done for a primary health care approach to future pandemics? by Shehla Zaidi, Raza Zaidi, Shujaat Hussain, Malik Muhammad Safi

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Health workers knowledge, attitudes and practices towards youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health service delivery in Calabar Metropolis, South-South, Nigeria by Felicity Nneoma Ike, Elvis Anyaehiechukwu Okolie, Phillip Etabee Bassey

Subjects: “…health personnel…”
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Use of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) by mental health volunteers in the UK: examples from South Asian diaspora charities by Leya Luhar, Aditi Arya, Raeesah Rafiq, Nandini Chakraborty

Subjects: “…Community mental health teams…”
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The impact of public and private health investment expenditures on the health system in Turkiye: Causality analysis using the Toda-Yamamoto method for the period 2002-2022 by Necati Kocakoc

Subjects: “…health investment…”
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The Influence of Negative Emotions on Mobile Phone Addiction Among Chinese College Students: The Mediating Role of Negative Coping Styles and the Moderating Role of Gender by Pan J, Guo J, Wu Y, Zhao X

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Comparative effects of Health Qigong and closed motor exercise on the physical and mental health of female drug rehabilitation participants: a randomized controlled trial by Guang Yang, Deyu Meng, Shichun He, Meiqi Wei, Man Li, Lu Zhang, Zhendong Pan, Ziheng Wang

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Mental health and aging in New Zealand: mixed-methods analysis of experiences of healthcare from a survey of older adults with mental health conditions by Debbie Peterson, Fiona Imlach, Ruth Cunningham

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Book review: Forgotten children: addressing the health needs of looked after children and young people. The Residential Care Health Project, Astron, Edinburgh by Judy Furnivall

“…Forgotten Children is the report of the Lothian-based Residential Care Health Project. It should be compulsory reading for any health and social work professional who works with looked after and accommodated children. …”

A case–control study based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to evaluate the effects of human papilloma virus on bone health in women by Xiang Li, Guangjun Jiao, Yunzhen Chen

“…However, the impact of HPV infection on bone health remains uncertain. Methods This case–control study utilized data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). …”
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