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{"title":"Two Years of COVID-19 Pandemic: What Psychological Impact in Primary Ciliary Diskinesia? A Prospective Study of an Italian Center","authors":"MP Riccio, Delle Cave, Santamaria F ‡ Maglio MA Corcione A, Francesca Santamaria","doi":"10.29011/2690-9480.100166","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29011/2690-9480.100166","url":null,"abstract":"Pre-existing chronic disease consisted of a highly vulnerable condition during the COVID-19 outbreak. The aim of this prospective longitudinal study is to investigate the long-term impact on psychological well-being of a cohort of PCD patients from an Italian center compared to healthy subjects. The Psychological General Well-Being Index and Parenting Stress Index-Short questionnaires were filled out by PCD patients and their parents, respectively, in May 2021 and in May 2022. The percentages of PCD patients and their parents showed not significant difference in the different categories of distress level compared to healthy controls. The psychological well-being and parental stress of PCD population did not get worse during two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, unlike healthy subjects. The impairment expressed in areas of ‘depression’, ‘self-control’, ‘general health’ and vitality’ was higher in the control group than in PCD patients, one year after the onset of COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic did not have a negative impact on psychological well-being of PCD patients and their parents. These data could be explained by the constant elevated psychological distress with the ability to employ strategies to cope the stressful conditions, together an early vaccination campaign in PCD population.","PeriodicalId":281954,"journal":{"name":"Reports on Global Health Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129560736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring the Incidence and Associated Risk Factors of Barrett's Esophagus in African Americans: A Retrospective Study at Howard University Hospital","authors":"H. Ashktorab, Sahar Geramfard, M. Rashid, Rumaisa Rashid, Swetha Mynedi, M. Nouraie, Ali Nezamloo, H. Brim","doi":"10.29011/2690-9480.100164","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29011/2690-9480.100164","url":null,"abstract":"Factors of Barrett’s","PeriodicalId":281954,"journal":{"name":"Reports on Global Health Research","volume":"134 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117314602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Economic and Social Determinants of Women’s Demand for Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Nets in Cameroon","authors":"JN PamenNgako, Nkariepoun Njoya","doi":"10.29011/26909480.100165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29011/26909480.100165","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Malaria is a fatal, but preventable and curable parasitic disease that is widespread in Africa. Insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs) are one of the most effective preventive methods. The aim of this study was to analyze the economic and social determinants of women’s demand for ITN in Cameroon. Methods: We used a cross-sectional study design of a nationwide stratified","PeriodicalId":281954,"journal":{"name":"Reports on Global Health Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131095363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Physical Examination as a Tool for Hemodialysis Vascular Access Surveillance","authors":"Khalil Essa, Se, M. SESharaf, Rep Glob","doi":"10.29011/2690-9480.100162","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29011/2690-9480.100162","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Physical","PeriodicalId":281954,"journal":{"name":"Reports on Global Health Research","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128947430","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessment of Drought Exposure to All-Cause Mortality in the Northern Rockies and Plains of the United States","authors":"Yeongjin Gwon, Richard Nagaya, Yuanyuan Ji","doi":"10.29011/2690-9480.100159","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29011/2690-9480.100159","url":null,"abstract":"Climate change is increasing the frequency, severity, and length of extreme events such as drought, heatwave, and wildfire. Drought is one of the more complex climate phenomena that changes regionally and temporally around the world and is likely to have a detrimental influence on human health. However, there is still a lack of research on the assessment of health risks associated with drought, particularly in the United States. The purpose of this study is to assess the risk ratio of monthly drought exposure to all-cause mortality in the Northern Rockies and Plains of the United States from 2000 to 2018. We applied two-stage time-series modeling approach to estimate the location-specific and overall risk ratio (RR) of all-cause mortality associated with the United States Drought Monitor (USDM) drought. In a general population, the all-cause mortality was positively associated with the severe drought (RR: 1.050, 95% Cr: 1.034 to 1.068). Our findings suggested that the elderly, both male and female were the most affected subgroups along with both metropolitan (urban) and non-metropolitan (rural) counties. These findings highlight the need for policymakers and communities to adopt more effective drought mitigation strategies in this region.","PeriodicalId":281954,"journal":{"name":"Reports on Global Health Research","volume":"90 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126539813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Retrospective View of COVID-19 Pandemic: Treatment, Management and Development of Preventive Measures","authors":"Petersen Tym, El Bayey, CY Wong","doi":"10.29011/2690-9480.100158","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29011/2690-9480.100158","url":null,"abstract":"SARS-CoV-2 has held the world hostage over the last 3 years, constantly mutating to elude therapeutic measures, with 765,903,278 documented cases and 6,927,378 deaths as of May 17 th , 2023. During this time, biotechnology hastened advancement of preventive measures, with healthcare professionals repurposing","PeriodicalId":281954,"journal":{"name":"Reports on Global Health Research","volume":"45 8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122620695","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mitochondrial Problems and Possible Solutions","authors":"M. Doepp, Haupt St","doi":"10.29011/2690-9480.100156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29011/2690-9480.100156","url":null,"abstract":"Mitochondrial dysfunctions are increasing in frequency, especially since the early 2020’s. They are coupled with antibodies in the blood, one against RNA and/or DNA, the other against spike proteins. The spike proteins themselves cause damage to ACE2 receptors, e","PeriodicalId":281954,"journal":{"name":"Reports on Global Health Research","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126039709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pain Neuroscience Education Delivered Through Virtual Reality for Common Musculoskeletal Conditions Seen in Physical Therapy: An Exploratory Study","authors":"A. Louw, K. Zimney, Daniel Stopher, K. Saldanha, Jake Shockley, Lauren Elliott, Daniel Macera, Terry Cox","doi":"10.29011/2690-9480.100157","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29011/2690-9480.100157","url":null,"abstract":"Treating persistent musculoskeletal pain in healthcare and globally is clinically challenging and emerging digital therapeutic treatments such as augmented and virtual reality may help ease this burden. Current best evidence supports pain neuroscience education (PNE) as a viable strategy to ease pain and disability of patients attending physical therapy with persistent musculoskeletal pain. The objective of this exploratory study was to determine what, if any, positive effects PNE delivered via virtual reality may yield on the four largest patient groups seen in physical therapy and healthcare in general – low back, neck, knee, and shoulder pain. Forty patients (10 patients each with low back, neck, knee, and shoulder pain) underwent a 12-minute PNE session following an in-person physical therapy session. Prior to and immediately following treatment, heart rate, self-reported pain ratings (numeric pain rating scale – NPRS), pain catastrophizing (pain catastrophization scale – PCS), fear-avoidance (fear-avoidance beliefs questionnaire – FABQ) and active range of motion was measured. Additionally, the global rating of change (GROC) scale was used following treatment to assess the patient experience. No significant changes were found in heart rate and blood pressure. FABQ-PA (physical activity) improved significantly in patients with neck, shoulder, and back pain, with large effect sizes. PCS improved significantly (p = 0.034) for patients with low back pain, while only patients with shoulder pain showed a significant change in self-reported pain (p = 0.04). Active range of motion improved significantly in both peripheral joint patient populations (knee flexion [p = 0.003], knee extension [p = 0.002] and shoulder flexion [p = 0.023]), but not spinal patients (back and neck). Mean GROC scores for patients with shoulder (3.0) and knee pain (3.4) were above the minimal clinically important difference. This is the first study to explore PNE-VR for different body regions in patients with persistent pain attending PT. The largest positive shifts were seen for fear of physical activity. Patients with shoulder pain and disability received the greatest benefit from PNE-VR, followed by patients with LBP and knee pain. Future research is needed to develop, test and implement larger scale, controlled trails of virtual reality for patients seeking care for musculoskeletal pain in healthcare. Citation: Louw A, Zimney K, Stopher D, Saldanha KG, Shockley J, et al. (2023) Pain Neuroscience Education Delivered Through Virtual Reality for Common Musculoskeletal Conditions Seen in Physical Therapy: An Exploratory Study. Rep Glob Health Res 6: 157. DOI: 10.29011/2690-9480.100157. 2 Volume 06; Issue 02","PeriodicalId":281954,"journal":{"name":"Reports on Global Health Research","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116238910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Enablers and Barriers to Kangaroo Mother Care in Decentralized African District","authors":"Karoline Brandrup, Line Mahfouz, D. K. Koum, R. Pfister","doi":"10.29011/2690-9480.100155","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29011/2690-9480.100155","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Since its creation in the 1970s, Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) has proven many benefits, particularly in reducing mortality of premature or LBW new-borns in low resources settings. Unfortunately, its expansion, especially in Africa, remains insufficient. A KMC project set up over 2 years in the district hospital of Bonassama in Cameroon with a grant of the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG). After more than five years, its sustainability remained uncertain without external funds. We therefore thought to determine enablers and barriers to KMC in this health structure of a low resources African district. Method: Qualitative research by semi-structured interviews with 22 families and 6 caregivers who directly participated in the KMC program. Data analysis was based on a pre-established evaluation grid. Results: The main barriers to KMC parents were communitarian, based on prejudice against prematurity and LBW, direct costs for families","PeriodicalId":281954,"journal":{"name":"Reports on Global Health Research","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122018111","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cyclospora cayetanensis Infection in the Developing World: The Venezuelan Perspective","authors":"","doi":"10.29011/2690-9480.100153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29011/2690-9480.100153","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":281954,"journal":{"name":"Reports on Global Health Research","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117130643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}