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Awareness and understanding of cancer immunotherapy in Europe.
2014
3053 Background: Use of immunotherapies in the treatment of cancer is growing and a range of new immunotherapeutic strategies are being evaluated. It is important that healthcare providers (HCP) understand these treatments and how they compare with and may complement established therapies. As part of the activities of the POINT expert group, we commissioned a survey of current awareness, attitudes and perceptions of cancer immunotherapy in Europe. Methods: From August-September 2011, 426 healthcare professionals (HCPs: oncologists, surgeons and oncology nurses) from France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK (~85 respondents/country) completed online interviews. Representatives of patient ad…
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of primary healthcare professionals to female genital mutilation in Valencia, Spain: are we ready for this challen…
2017
Background The practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a deeply-rooted tradition in 30 Sub-Saharan and Middle-East countries which affects approximately 200 million women and girls worldwide. The practice leads to devastating consequences on the health and quality of life of women and girls in both the short and long term. Globalizing processes and migration flows have recorded cases of this practice worldwide representing for healthcare professionals an emerging challenge on how to approach their healthcare in a transcultural, ethical and respectful way. No survey to assess knowledge, attitudes and practices on FGM among primary healthcare professionals has been conducted in the Val…
The medico-legal implications in medical malpractice claims during Covid-19 pandemic: Increase or trend reversal?
2020
The Covid-19 pandemic caused a marked increase in admissions to intensive care units. The critically ill patients’ condition from the infection resulted in their deaths. The healthcare facilities have got into trouble because of the pandemic. In fact, they had to create additional beds in a very short time and to protect health workers with personal protective equipment. Healthcare professionals fear that there will be an increase in complaints and medico-legal malpractice claims and hence they have urged politicians to discuss this. The Italian Parliament recently debated the topic of medical liability and passed the Decree-Law no. 18 of 17 March 2020 (DL – so called Cura Italia) by which…
Work's discomfort among the nurse profession; the burn-out syndrome
2011
The health care assistance doesn't mean only a productive work based on technology use, but is also involving the woeker's identity, feelings and emotions, towards a satisfaction of relation with customer. Neverthless, the relation between health care worker and customer can harm wich is devoted to this relation. The burn-out is a pathological condition related to work set, characterized by three dimensions: emotional worn out, absence of personality and work implementation. The authors show the results of a study performed on 100 nurses and deputy professionals of two Sicilian hospitals, where a Maslach Burn-Out Inventory (MBI) test was supplied by two nurses coordinators.
Représentations des professionnels et dépistage des hépatites B et C chez les migrants : une étude qualitative en Côte-d'Or
2012
Les hepatites B et C sont un probleme de sante publique important en France, en particulier chez les migrants. La naissance et un sejour prolonge en pays d’endemie sont des facteurs de risque frequents, surtout pour l’hepatite B. Pourtant ces maladies restent insuffisamment depistees chez les migrants. L’objectif principal de cette etude est d’identifier les representations des professionnels de sante de Cote-d’Or du risque d’infection virale B et C des migrants pour comprendre les freins au depistage et les facteurs le favorisant. Cette etude qualitative par entretiens semi-directifs a ete menee aupres de 23 professionnels de sante et 8 travailleurs sociaux. Les professionnels de sante ont…
EFFECTS OF A HOME-BASED REHABILITATION PROGRAM ON HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE
2017
Health-Related Quality of life (HRQoL) decreases after a hip fracture (HF) and may remain low for a long time. Knowledge is needed on effective rehabilitation strategies after HF. Purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of individualized home-based rehabilitation on HRQoL among community-dwelling older people after HF.
Predictors of the Occupational Burnout of Healthcare Workers in Poland during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study.
2022
The study aims at analysing the occupational burnout phenomenon, the level of anxiety and depression, as well as the quality of life (QOL) of healthcare workers (HCW) during the COVID-19 pandemic. There were 497 healthcare workers examined across Poland. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS) and World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument Short Form (WHOQOL BREF) were used. A total of 71.63% (356) of the respondents presented high and moderate levels of emotional exhaustion during the pandemic, 71.43% (355) reported low and moderate job satisfaction levels, whereas 40.85% (203) displayed high and moderate levels of depersonalization. A group …
Assessment of Life Satisfaction of the Physicians of the Silesian Province, Poland
2023
Background: The medical profession is associated with a heavy psychological and physical burden. Specific working conditions can negatively affect the assessment of physicians’ quality of life. The lack of current studies prompted us to evaluate the life satisfaction of the physicians in the Silesian Province in relation to the selected factors (health status, professional preferences, family and material status). Material and methods: The study included 701 physicians and dentists from the Silesian Province aged between 25 and 80 years. It was conducted in 2018 using the Paper and Pencil Interview technique by obtaining non-personalized demographic, anthropometric, socioeconomic, occ…
Factors influencing adjustment to remote work: Employees’ initial responses to the covid-19 pandemic
2021
The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted when, where, and how employees work. Drawing on a sample of 5452 Finnish employees, this study explores the factors associated with employees’ abrupt adjustment to remote work. Specifically, this study examines structural factors (i.e., work independence and the clarity of job criteria), relational factors (i.e., interpersonal trust and social isolation), contextual factors of work (i.e., change in work location and perceived disruption), and communication dynamics (i.e., organizational communication quality and communication technology use (CTU)) as mechanisms underlying adjustment to remote work. The findings demonstrate that structural and contextual fac…
Fascist Unionization and the Professionalization of Midwives in Italy: A Sicilian Case Study
1994
In the 19th century, Italian midwives (then called levatrice) began to organize in an attempt to resist encroachments being made on their practice by obstetricians. Licensed midwives formed professional societies, organized national congresses, and published journals. By the fascist period (1922–43), with the foundation of the first national state-sanctioned union and the institution of an obligatory professional register (Albo), midwifery achieved the status of a recognized profession. The professionalizing practices of midwives, however, combined with a new state interest in their activities and a broader role for the medical profession in defining the proper place of midwives, held Itali…