Irish journal of medical science
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Hospital-based healthcare workers have experienced significant psychological stressors during the COVID-19 pandemic. ⋯ Dublin hospital workers reported high levels of PTSD symptoms, mood disturbance, and moral injury during the COVID-19 pandemic. Concerning levels of suicidal ideation and planning existed in this cohort. Differences in degrees of post-traumatic stress, moral injury, and wellbeing were found between profession groups, which should be considered when planning any supports.
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Newborns show a series of behavioral and physiological reactions to painful stimuli. ⋯ It is concluded that as GA and BW increase, so do the pain responses of the infant, which showed that the pain thresholds of term-preterm infants are different, and decrease as GA and BW increase.
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The current sparsity of surgical trainees' exposure to training in operative trauma surgery is multifactorial. This concern has been addressed in the revised Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme (ISCP) for general and vascular surgery (2021). In the lead up to its implementation, we aimed to assess both trainee and consultant confidence levels as a surrogate reflection in the core competency operative skills in general emergency trauma surgery, identify individual experience in commonly performed trauma procedures and gauge interest in a career in trauma surgery. ⋯ Self-reported competencies in operative trauma skills across all subgroups were sub-standard with incremental levels of perceived competence proportional to years of surgical training. Our data supports the necessity of the new curriculum, in addition to modern training pathways with direct exposure to operative trauma surgery involving dedicated trauma centres and networks, and responsibility of training pathways in the provision of training trauma surgery.
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Palliative care (PC) for children with life-limiting conditions (LLC) is a holistic approach to achieve the best quality of life. ⋯ Our study highlights the growing number of LLCs and current pediatric and PC services require further resources and development.
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The study aimed to compare the concentric and eccentric muscle performance of the hip abductor and adductor muscles at a high angular velocity in football players with osteitis pubis and healthy players. ⋯ The present study showed that football players with osteitis pubis had a reduction in neuromuscular reaction. Therefore, the reaction time of these muscles is critical, and the reduction could result in magnified stresses and/or poorly distributed loads across the musculotendinous structure of the anterior pelvis, which presumably could lead to the development of osteitis pubis. Incorporate findings of the current study in clinical practice could afford critical information when evaluating the hip muscles in football players with osteitis pubis, for pre-screening, enhancing the rehabilitation programs, and guiding the decision of returning to sports after injury.