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Linda Alfano, Ivano Malcotti, Rosagemma Ciliberti
Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly advanced in various domains, including its application in psychotherapy. AI-powered psychotherapy tools present promising solutions for increasing accessibility to mental health care. However, the integration of AI in psychotherapy raises significant ethical concerns that require thorough consideration and regulation to ensure ethical practice, patient safety, and data privacy. This article discusses the ethical considerations surrounding the utilization of AI in psychotherapy, emphasizing the need for responsible implementation, patient privacy, and the human-AI interaction...
December 2023: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38379751/the-effect-of-diabetes-training-through-social-networks-on-metabolic-control-of-individuals-with-type-2-diabetes-a-randomized-controlled-trial
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Mohammad Kargarshuroki, Hossein Ali Sadeghian, Farhad Fatehi, Mariano Martini, Masoud Rahmanian, Arefeh Dehghani Tafti
BACKGROUND: Due to spread of smart phones, opportunity to train patients with diabetes and communicate with them using social media is rising. Aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of training through two popular social networks in Iran ("Telegram" and "Soroush") and the metabolic control of people with Type 2 diabetes. METHODS: In this randomized controlled trial, we recruited 134 patients with type 2 diabetes, which randomly allocated into two groups: the intervention and the control group on a 1:1 basis...
December 2023: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38379750/involving-medical-students-in-re-orienting-health-services-a-photovoice-study
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Sara Maria Pani, Sara Ronzi, Arianna Liori, Andrea Della Salda, Paolo Contu
INTRODUCTION: Healthcare reorientation aims for health services focused not exclusively on diseases but also on prevention and health promotion. The implementation depends strongly on professionals' willingness to actively participate in the reorientation. An effective strategy to boost reorientation is to reorient education and role definition of future professionals. This paper examines whether photovoice can be a suitable method to i) increase future health professionals' awareness of users' needs and expectations; and ii) enable a process of critical reflection on role definition and health services organisation...
December 2023: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38379749/prevalence-of-body-dysmorphic-disorder-bdd-among-the-lebanese-university-students-associated-risk-factors-and-repercussion-on-mental-health
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Abdallah Saab, Youssef Jamaleddine, Omar Ismail, Linda Abou Abbas, Rama Daoud, Zeina Nasser
INTRODUCTION: Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a psychological illness characterized by persistent and intrusive preoccupation with an imagined or slight defect in appearance. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of BDD and investigate its association with mental health status (depression and anxiety), religiosity, eating disorder risk, and self-esteem among Lebanese University students. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in March 2020, involving students from the Lebanese University...
December 2023: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38379748/healthcare-infections-and-antimicrobial-consumption-in-pre-covid-19-era-a-point-prevalence-survey-in-three-hospitals-in-a-region-of-central-italy
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Manuela Tamburro, Angelo Salzo, Michela Lucia Sammarco, Giancarlo Ripabelli
INTRODUCTION: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a major global public health concern, increasing the transmission of drug-resistant infections. This point prevalence survey investigated HAIs occurrence and antimicrobial consumption (AMC) in pre-COVID-19 era in the public hospitals of a region of Central Italy. METHODS: Data were collected using the protocol standardised by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. RESULTS: Three-hundred and sixty-four patients were included (59...
December 2023: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38379747/mpox-the-stigma-is-as-dangerous-as-the-virus-historical-social-ethical-issues-and-future-forthcoming
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Davide Orsini, Marina Sartini, Anna Maria Spagnolo, Maria Luisa Cristina, Mariano Martini
OBJECTIVES: The authors aim to show the possibility of stigma that hits affected Mpox patients because of the statements of society involving their sexual sphere. INTRODUCTION: 23 July 2022, the Director-General of the WHO, Thedos Ghebreyesus, issued an international public health alert regarding cases of Mpox (formerly known as Monkeypox). Although Mpox has been present in an endemic form for years in some Central African countries, the spread of the disease outside Africa has aroused considerable alarm in populations already sorely afflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic...
December 2023: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38379746/prevalence-of-excess-screen-time-among-secondary-school-children-in-rural-india
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Reebu John, Aarati Pokale, Amruta Chutke, Arvinder Pal Singh Narula, Supriya Shinde, Rupeshkumar Deshmukh
INTRODUCTION: Screen time has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among children and teenagers. This has come at the expense of their healthy eating habits, physical activity and adequate amount of quality sleep. The excessive use of screen-device can lead to addiction which starts during adolescent years. Objectives: Primary Objective: to assess prevalence of excess screen time among secondary school children; Secondary Objective: to correlate Body Mass Index (BMI), sleep duration, duration of physical activity and food habits with screen time duration...
December 2023: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38379745/risk-factors-of-hiv-aids-among-men-who-have-sex-with-men-in-akwa-ibom-state-nigeria
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Agu Nestor Izuchukwu, Ebirim Chikere Ifeanyi, Ekeleme Uzochukwu Godswill, Dozie Ugonma Winnie
INTRODUCTION: Men who have sex with men (MSM) belong to the key population group which contributes to the high burden of human immunodeficiency viruses (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) despite the ongoing HIV prevention programs in Nigeria. The current study assessed the risk factors of HIV/AIDS among men who have sex with men in Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria. METHODS: This study was a cross-sectional study of 400 men who have sex with men selected from three senatorial zones in Akwa Ibom...
December 2023: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38379744/direct-long-acting-antibodies-updating-the-language-of-rsv-prevention-to-reflect-the-evolution-of-mabs
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Pier Luigi Lopalco, Susanna Esposito, Federico Martinón-Torres, Giovanni Checcucci Lisi, Kocfa Chung-Delgado, Brad Davidson, Stephanie Evans, Amit Patel, Claire Fellingham, Ben Pounds, Charlotte Harris, Tapas Mukherjee
INTRODUCTION: The language of medicine is constantly evolving, typically to better describe a new understanding of disease, adjust to changing social sensibilities, or simply to reflect a new drug class or category. We address the need for an updated language around monoclonal antibodies, or "mAbs" - a widely used medical term, but one which is now too general to accurately reflect the range of mAb pharmaceuticals, their effects, and the intended patients. METHODS: The question of "what should we call a monoclonal antibody immunisation against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) to ensure accurate understanding of the product?" was the basis for a virtual advisory panel in May 2022...
December 2023: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38379743/the-history-of-pertussis-from-an-ancient-scourge-to-a-contemporary-health-burden
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Francesco Maria Galassi, Elena Varotto, Mariano Martini
The present article offers a historical overview on pertussis (whooping cough) by analysing the ancient epidemic manifestations of the disease and the path towards the discovery of an effective vaccine against it. The original mentions of pertussis are examined with reference to Mediaeval Afghanistan and the famous AD 1578 Paris epidemic described by the French physician Guillaume de Baillou. The historical data are then matched with information derived from analyses of phylogenetic trees of B. pertussis. Finally, this article also highlights some recent challenges posed to public health by this infectious disease...
December 2023: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38379742/hand-hygiene-with-interventions-an-observational-study-from-a-tertiary-care-institute-over-2-years
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Preeti Chaudhary, Varsha Gupta
BACKGROUND: Appropriate adherence to hand hygiene (HH) practices by health care workers (HCWs) reduces the transmission of pathogens and subsequently the incidence of hospital acquired infections (HAIs), in health care settings. Strict monitoring and auditing of this simple and cost-effective intervention is very important, as it significantly contributes in reducing the HAIs. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A retrospective observational study, evaluating the HH audits from June 2021 till May 2023 in a tertiary health care facility in North India...
December 2023: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38379741/risk-factors-for-carbapenem-resistant-klebsiella-pneumoniae-infections-in-intensive-care-units-a-multicentre-case-control-study-with-a-competing-risks-analysis
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Ferhat Arslan, Ece Akbulut, Seniha Senbayrak, Asu Özgültekin, Sebahat Aksaray, Hayriye Cankar Dal, Hasan Oktay Emir, Handan Ankarali, Ali Mert, Haluk Vahaboglu
AIM: This study investigated the risk factors for the development of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) infections in adult patients in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). METHODS: A multicentre case-control study was conducted in ICUs in three tertiary hospitals in Turkey. The cases were patients culture-confirmed CRKP and a condition associated with healthcare-associated infections. Two controls were randomly selected for each case from among all other patients with an ICU stay at least as long as that of the corresponding case-patient...
December 2023: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38379740/ethics-in-aquaculture-animal-welfare-and-environmental-sustainability
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Rosagemma Ciliberti, Linda Alfano, Paolo Petralia
In recent decades, also driven by the European Union, aquaculture has undergone significant development to meet the increasing demand for seafood products. However, the concentration of efforts and resources in the fishing industry raises complex ethical issues that have yet to be fully explored, concerning animal welfare, environmental impact, and social justice. Balancing economic interests with environmental and ethical concerns is a challenging yet crucial task to ensuring a sustainable future for aquaculture...
December 2023: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38379739/predictive-factors-of-breast-cancer-mammography-screening-among-iranian-women
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sahar Mohammadnabizadeh, Ehsan Mosa Farkhani, Nasrin Talkhi
INTRODUCTION: Understanding the factors that influence women's cancer screening behavior is crucial in reducing cancer mortality through early detection. Therefore, the objective of this study was to examine the status of mammography and related factors among women who presented to the health centers of Khorasan Razavi province, Iran. METHODS: For this study, a sample of 251,011 women who visited healthcare centers affiliated with Mashhad University of Medical Sciences was selected...
December 2023: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38379738/adults-perceived-health-promotion-needs-in-the-prediabetes-stage-a-meta-synthesis-study
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Mozhgan Jokar, Mitra Zandi, Abbas Ebadi, Amir Abbas Momenan, Mariano Martini, Masoud Behzadifar
INTRODUCTION: One of the methods to promote pre-diabetic patients' adherence to preventive behaviors and improving their lifestyle is to pay attention to their needs in the designed educational programs. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of identifying the needs of individuals with prediabetes. METHODOLOGY: Three databases, including ISI/Web of Sciences, PubMed, Scopus were searched without time limitation until August 2022. The quality of the included studies was assessed using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme tool...
December 2023: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38379737/the-health-of-mankind-and-the-health-of-the-planet-in-a-historical-ethical-perspective-an-inseparable-relationship-and-a-single-destiny
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Mariano Martini, Anna Maria Spagnolo, Marina Sartini, Maria Luisa Cristina, Davide Orsini
Recent years have seen increasingly severe natural disasters, the consequences of which have been catastrophic. Clearly, our global environment is undergoing major changes. The climate is becoming deranged and pollution on a global scale afflicts air, water, and land. We are faced with an unprecedented shortage of cultivable land and fresh water for drinking, irrigation, and livestock farming, while our marine systems are breaking down. These environmental changes have a very high anthropogenic component; they are induced by human activities that are potentially dangerous for both the environment and human life...
December 2023: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38379736/nurses-knowledge-attitude-and-practice-regarding-osteoporosis-prevention-and-its-correlation-with-their-nutritional-behaviors
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Azam Eslami-Mahmoodabadi, Golnaz Foroughameri, Mahboobeh Maazallahi, Jamileh Farokhzadian
BACKGROUND: Nurses have good opportunities to communicate with osteoporotic patients and the public as well as convey osteoporosis prevention education to them. Therefore, nurses require specific knowledge, attitude, practice (KAP), and desirable nutritional behaviors for osteoporosis prevention and treatment strategies. Little is known about the KAP for osteoporosis prevention and nutritional behaviors among nurses in Iran. PURPOSE: The present study was conducted to evaluate nurses' KAP and nutritional behaviors for osteoporosis prevention...
December 2023: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38126000/understanding-conflicts-of-interest-in-rational-drug-prescription-in-a-developing-country-a-stakeholder-analysis-healthcare-guidelines-and-ethical-public-health-issues
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Farideh Moradi, Mohammad Bazyar, Ali Soroush, Hesam Seyedin, Fatemeh Soleymani, Manal Etemadi, Saeed Ezadi, Mehdi Salimi, Masoud Behzadifar, Mariano Martini, Rezwana Hussain
BACKGROUND: Rational drug prescription (RDP) is one of the main components of the healthcare systems. Irrational prescribing can bring about numerous negative consequences for the patients and governmental agencies. This study aims to analyze the involvement of stakeholders in rational drug prescribing, their position (opponent or proponent), and the rationale behind it. METHODS: This was a qualitative study conducted in 2019. Semi-structured face-to-face interviews were conducted with 40 stakeholders...
September 2023: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38125999/body-weight-changes-and-diabetes-mellitus-incident-a-cohort-study-from-the-middle-east
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Razieh Salesi, Mohammad Kermani-Alghoraishi, Alireza Sadeghi, Hamidreza Roohafza, Mohammad Talaei, Nizal Sarrafzadegan, Masoumeh Sadeghi
OBJECTIVE: Obesity is a known risk factor for diabetes, but the effect of weight changes on the incidence of diabetes is not yet determined. This study aims to evaluate the long-term effects of weight change [based on body mass index (BMI)] on the incidence of diabetes mellitus (DM) in a middle eastern population. METHOD: In the Isfahan Cohort Study (ICS) 6504 adults equal or greater than 35 years of age were recruited at 2001 and were followed until 2013. Absolute BMI changes (ΔBMI) were calculated by subtracting the baseline BMI from the BMI measured at follow-ups...
September 2023: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38125998/effectiveness-of-a-vaccine-recovery-plan-after-the-covid-19-pandemic-in-the-siracusa-local-health-authority-italy-results-of-one-year-follow-up
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Fabio Contarino, Erminio DI Pietro, Concetta Randazzo, Francesca Bella, Maria Lia Contrino
INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic has strongly impacted on the immunization services around the world, threatening the gains made in the control of vaccine-preventable diseases. METHODS: A vaccination recovery plan of missed vaccinations has been put in place in the LHA of Siracusa after the pandemic. We compared 2021 and 2020 vaccination coverage by age group and vaccine type after one year of follow-up of the recovery plan. The Chi-square test was executed on proportions for the years 2021 vs 2020...
September 2023: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
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