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In this study, the authors aimed to determine the prenatal comfort and quality of life levels of pregnant women with and without headaches. We conducted a descriptive study and collected online data from 425 pregnant women via social media between April and October 2022. The Personal Information Form, Prenatal Comfort Scale, and Quality of Life Scale-WHOQOL-BREF (TR) were used as data collection tools. Among the participants, 59.5% reported experiencing headaches during pregnancy. The mean scores on the Prenatal Comfort Scale were 64.28 ± 11.37 for those with headaches and 65.87 ± 9.44 for those without, with no significant difference (p = 0.133). However, significant differences were observed in the physical (p < 0.001), psychological (p = 0.002), and environmental (p = 0.012) sub-dimensions of the WHOQOL-BREF (TR), where participants with headaches had lower scores. While headaches did not significantly affect prenatal comfort, these findings indicate that they negatively impacted quality of life in physical, psychological, and environmental domains.

In this study, the authors use multiple linear regression to analyze the data of CGSS in 2021 to investigate the relationship between media use, social support, and women's subjective well-being. Their results show that: (1) There is a significant positive correlation between traditional media use and women's subjective well-being. (2) There is a significant positive correlation between informal social support and women's subjective well-being; There is no significant relationship between formal social support and women's subjective well-being. (3) Informal social support plays a partial mediating role in the relationship between traditional media use and women's subjective well-being. (4) Although the use of emerging media cannot directly predict women's subjective well-being, informal social support plays a fully mediating role in the impact of emerging media use on women's subjective well-being.

858 electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) recipients, from 44 countries, responded to an online survey. In keeping with previous studies, the majority (73%) were women. Most of the psychiatrists giving ECT (81%) were men. Women patients were less likely than men to report improved mood following ECT. Consistent with previous smaller studies, women patients also reported worse outcomes than men for multiple adverse effects, including anterograde and retrograde memory loss, and for how "harmful" ECT was in general. Even fewer women (15%) than men (29%) said they would want to have ECT again. Implications are discussed.

Within behavioral obesity interventions, progress on poor body satisfaction in women requires improvement. Women with low body satisfaction participated in obesity treatments focused on either weight-management education or cognitive-behavioral methods targeting physical activity and self-regulation. Improvements in participants' dietary behaviors, physical activity, waist circumference, body satisfaction, and mood were consistently greater in the cognitive-behavioral condition. Their improved diet and increased physical activity predicted increases in body satisfaction. Waist circumference change did not significantly increase the explained variance. Participants' changes in self-efficacy for controlled eating mediated diet→body satisfaction change relationships; and mood changes mediated physical activity→body satisfaction change relationships. We indicated implications for improving obesity intervention contents.

In this study the authors aimed to identify factors affecting cervical cancer incidence and mortality across World Health Organization member countries. Out of 194 member states, 127 were included in the analysis due to data availability. Hierarchical regression analysis was used to examine how cervical cancer incidence and mortality relate to health system capacity and population characteristics. Our findings indicate that the adolescent birth rate significantly affects cervical cancer incidence (p < 0.05), while all variables except prevalence of tobacco use have a significant effect on mortality (p < 0.05). Health system factors had a greater impact on mortality, while population characteristics influenced incidence.

In this study, we aimed to determine premenstrual symptoms and dysmenorrhea symptoms in women using ovulation and menstruation mobile applications. We conducted this study as descriptive and correlational with 730 women. We collected online using the personal information form, Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSS) and Visual Analoque Scale (VAS). In addition, it was determined that as the VAS severity increased in dysmenorrhea, women's use of menstruation mobile application increased (p < 0.05). In addition, as the mean scores of PMSS irritability, pain, and bloating subscales increased, it was determined that the status of using menstruation mobile application increased (p < 0.05). We found that as both dysmenorrhea and premenstrual symptoms increased, the use of menstruation mobile application increased. Our findings suggest that women with dysmenorrhea and premenstrual syndrome use menstruation mobile applications more.

This study aimed at examining the effect of postpartum in-home and telephone supportive counseling on the quality of life (QoL) as primary outcome and maternal and neonatal outcomes as secondary objectives. This randomized clinical trial was performed on 93 women in Tabriz, Iran, who were randomly assigned into three groups of telephone, home supportive counseling, or control. Supportive counseling was provided on days 3-5, 7-9, and 20-25 postpartum. The QoL questionnaire was completed at 10-15 days postpartum. Infant birth weight and one-month weight were recorded. At 42-60 days postpartum, breastfeeding status, the number of infant medical visits, and the frequency of maternal-neonatal complaints were documented. Data were analyzed using ANCOVA and chi-square tests. The QoL in the telephone counseling group was higher than other groups (p = .008). There was no significant difference between groups in maternal and neonatal outcomes (p > .05). Telephone supportive counseling can improve mothers' QoL.

Recently, scholars have examined the detrimental impact of parenting guilt, yet little is known about its mechanisms in Chinese. Based on family system theory, this study explores the relationship between work-family enrichment and parenting guilt, with parenting sense of competence as mediating variable and fathers' co-parenting as moderating variable. We distributed questionnaires to 476 mother and collected data at three time points. We found that work-family enrichment was negatively associated with parenting guilt, and the relationship was mediated by parenting sense of competence. Fathers' co-parenting moderated the relationship between work-family enrichment and parenting guilt. These findings further our understanding of parenting guilt in Chinese culture, as well as suggest the importance of work-family enrichment and fathers' co-parenting for maternal guilt.

Managing sleep quality in postmenopausal women is important in terms of improving quality of life. In this study the authors aimed to assess the impact of the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) on sleep quality and overall quality of life in postmenopausal women. Participants were randomly assigned to the intervention group (n = 29) or the control group (n = 29). Post-intervention analysis revealed increased Subjective Units of Experience Scale and Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire scores in the intervention group. However, no significant differences were found in overall Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scores. Our findings suggest that a 4-week EFT intervention did not significantly enhance overall sleep quality but notably improved subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, sleep disturbances, daytime dysfunction, menopause-specific quality of life and emotional well-being in postmenopausal women. EFT is recommended as a nonpharmacological approach for nurses applicable to clinical and public health settings.

In this cross-sectional study, we investigated the relationships between income, menstrual poverty, social anxiety, and academic success among 640 female undergraduates at Pamukkale University, Türkiye, using structural equation modeling. We collected data between April 1 and 15, 2025. We found moderate menstrual poverty (mean score 35.87 ± 6.35) and social anxiety (28.94 ± 10.59). Lower income predicted higher menstrual poverty (β = -0.199, p < .001), which directly increased social anxiety (β = 0.316, p < .001) and reduced academic success (β = -0.161, p = .002). Social anxiety also negatively affected academic success (β = -0.039, p = .046). We identified significant indirect effects: income influenced academic success through menstrual poverty (β = 0.032, p = .010) and through the sequential pathway of menstrual poverty and social anxiety (β = 0.002, p = 0.045). Income had no direct effect on academic success (β = 0.207, p = .559). Our findings underscore the need for campus interventions addressing menstrual product access, infrastructure, and mental health support to mitigate educational impacts.