Southern medical journal
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Southern medical journal · Oct 2022
Knowledge of Teenagers and Young Adults about COVID-19 and Compliance with Social Distancing Guidelines.
Understanding the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) knowledge and personal preventive behaviors of younger individuals is important as it can affect not only their own health but also the health of other potentially more vulnerable individuals. The aims of this study were to explore the knowledge of teenagers and young adults about COVID-19 and assess their personal preventive behavior. ⋯ We found high awareness of COVID-19, but also identified important knowledge gaps about COVID-19 and preventive measures. Digital platforms and social media campaigns can be important sources for providing evidence-based and age-appropriate information about COVID-19 and recommendations for safe activities to reduce social isolation during the pandemic and its negative mental health effects. This study also suggests that teachers may be an underused source of accurate information about COVID-19. These findings can be used to develop effective educational interventions to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on young individuals.
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Southern medical journal · Oct 2022
Preparing Residents to Respond to Incidences of Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment: An Interactive Workshop.
Gender discrimination and sexual harassment are common in academic medicine. There are limited data on how to prepare medical trainees to respond to these incidents. The objective of this work was to understand the experience of residents with sexual harassment and to evaluate the impact of a low-cost educational intervention to better prepare residents to respond to incidents of gender discrimination and sexual harassment. ⋯ This workshop offers one potential solution by better preparing residents to actively respond to incidents of gender discrimination and sexual harassment.
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Southern medical journal · Oct 2022
Forgone Care among LGBTQ and Non-LGBTQ Americans during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Health, Social Support, and Pandemic-Related Stress.
In this study, we explore the role of Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic-related stress, social support, and health on unmet healthcare needs during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic, particularly among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer plus (LGBTQ+) adults. ⋯ Future research should examine the unique factors shaping the access to health care of LGBTQ+ adults in the United States, and healthcare practitioners should consider strategies to screen for discrimination and leverage the protective benefits of social support.
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Southern medical journal · Oct 2022
Sustaining the Intrinsic Motivations of the "Good Physician": A Content Analysis of Medical Students' and Physicians' Responses from Two National Surveys.
Physician motivation has been described as the reason, purpose, and force that drives people to pursue their work, and motivating factors include those that are intrinsic or extrinsic to the work. Social forces may contribute to motivational disparities between medical school and actual practice. ⋯ Our findings suggest that the reality of social forces in medicine threatens the ability of practicing physicians to derive meaning from their work, although students and physicians still report intrinsic motivation from establishing meaningful relationships. Further research is needed to explore what strategies enable physicians to wisely navigate the dynamic interactions of intrinsic and extrinsic motivators over various stages of their careers. These strategies could include encouraging reflective spaces in physicians' workplaces that have a specific focus on sustaining intrinsic motivation in medicine.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes often produce ocean wave conditions that attract surfers. The risk for serious injury or death from "storm surfing" has not yet been described in the medical literature. This study aimed to quantify deaths attributable to storm surfing along the coasts of North America and the Caribbean islands. ⋯ Both tropical storms and hurricanes produce dangerous surf conditions that have resulted in fatal injuries among surfers during the past 25 years.