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Psychological distress significantly impacts the health of patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). Research has shown that mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) improve both physical and mental well-being. Non-face-to-face MBIs, such as app-based programs, are essential for increasing accessibility. This study assessed the effects of non-face-to-face MBIs on the psychological health and quality of life of CVD patients. A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials identified nine studies involving 765 participants. Results indicated that non-face-to-face MBIs significantly reduced anxiety, depression, and stress, and improved quality of life, though they did not significantly increase mindfulness. App-based MBIs were especially effective. These findings suggest that non-face-to-face MBIs may be beneficial in reducing psychological distress in CVD patients, but further research is needed to confirm their long-term efficacy.

Discrimination poses great risks to individual and societal health and well-being. This investigation examined how sleep quality is impacted by perceived discrimination (beliefs about being treated unfairly or negatively due to group membership) and stigma consciousness (expectations of being discriminated against based on group identity). We assessed these associations in three studies and participant samples collected during the COVID-19 pandemic: adults in the United States (Study 1), adults in China (Study 2), and Asian/Asian American college students (Study 3). Across all three studies, perceived discrimination was significantly associated with poorer sleep quality, and negative affect (emotional distress) consistently emerged as a mediating mechanism. Additionally, in Study 3, we found that stigma consciousness was similarly associated with poorer sleep quality through experiences of negative affect (emotional distress). This research suggests that interventions targeting perceived discrimination, stigma consciousness, and their negative emotional effects may help improve sleep quality and overall well-being.

This study aims to reveal the effects of the factors that cause disruptions in emergency department processes on job satisfaction, burnout and problem solving self-confidence of healthcare professionals. This study is a descriptive, correlational and cross-sectional study of quantitative study methods. The study sample consisted of 411 emergency department employees from secondary and tertiary hospitals in Kırşehir and Yozgat provinces. A Google Form was utilized for data collection. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis and structural equation modeling in SPSS and Smart PLS-SEM software. In this study, it was found that the factors causing disruptions in the emergency department significantly affected the job satisfaction, problem-solving self-confidence and burnout of healthcare workers. Results indicate that implementing administrative adjustments, staff support programs, and process improvement strategies to address factors that adversely affect emergency department operations can enhance employee satisfaction and decrease burnout.

Cancer poses significant emotional challenges, requiring effective emotion regulation (ER). This study examined the role of social support as a mediator between dispositional mindfulness (DM) and ER in cancer patients. A total of 330 patients from two university teaching hospitals in southeastern Nigeria participated. Measures included the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. The result of the Structural Equation Modeling showed that DM was positively associated with cognitive reappraisal, while its total effect on expressive suppression was small. A significant indirect pathway was found from mindfulness to cognitive reappraisal via social support (β = 0.13, t = 4.30, p < 0.001), whereas no significant indirect effect emerged for expressive suppression. These findings underscore the importance of DM and social support in managing emotional challenges in cancer care, highlighting the need for interventions targeting these factors to enhance emotional well-being.

E-therapy adoption has grown in Taiwan; however, challenges, including limited awareness, persist. This study aimed to psychometrically validate a Chinese version of the E-Therapy Attitudes Measure (ETAM) and to investigate attitudes toward e-therapy among adults in Taiwan. This cross-sectional web-based survey was conducted, recruiting 1483 Taiwanese participants aged 18-60 years with depressive or anxiety symptoms. Measures included a translated Chinese version of the ETAM, the Revised Adult Attachment Scale, the PHQ-9, the GAD-7, and the Perceived Stress Scale. Confirmatory factor and correlation analyses supported the validity of ETAM, showing excellent internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.92). Overall, 50.8% reported positive attitudes (M = 2.53, SD = 0.61). Further analyses revealed that higher e-therapy acceptance was associated with lower stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, and attachment-related distress. This study successfully validates the Chinese ETAM and highlights the influence of psychological factors on the acceptance of e-therapy in the Taiwanese population.

Smoking is one of the most avoidable causes of cancer worldwide and has one of the highest associated mortality rates; consequently, there is considerable focus on trying to encourage smoking cessation. Research has explored experiences of appearance-focussed interventions in regular smokers but not social smokers. Ten women who identify as social smokers (aged 20-23) viewed an appearance-focussed smoking intervention, showing them how their faces might age if they continued smoking. Participants were interviewed after viewing the intervention about the intervention and their smoking behaviours more generally. Data was analysed using Reflexive Thematic Analysis and three themes were developed; 'not identifying as a smoker',; 'health risks are not personally relatable'; and 'appearance risks more a current, tangible concern'. The findings highlight the complex interplay between smoking and identity and the positive potential that appearance-based intervention offer for health promotion efforts directed at social smokers. Directions for future research and implications are discussed.

Boys are known to take more risks than girls, which may lead them to suffer more injuries than girls when exploring their physical surroundings. The aims of this study are to verify whether the father-child activation relationship has a greater effect than the mother-child activation relationship on preschoolers' risk-taking, and whether both of these relationships are a greater predictor of risk-taking in boys than in girls. Activation relationships were assessed using a standardized observation procedure at 15 and 45 months old with each parent. Both parents completed a questionnaire on their child's injury-risk behaviors during the preschool years. Both predictions were supported. Moreover, this longitudinal study found that preschoolers' risk-taking was predicted by mother-child overactivation in both infancy and preschool, whereas preschoolers' risk-taking was predicted by father-child overactivation in preschool alone, after controlling for parent-child overactivation relationships during infancy.

This study aimed to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool compatible with Turkish culture to evaluate medication adherence in individuals receiving mental health services. A methodological design was employed, and the study sample included 330 patients. Data were collected using a sociodemographic data form and the newly developed scale. Exploratory factor analysis grouped the scale items into four subdimensions: awareness in adherence to treatment, difficulties in maintaining treatment, attitude toward treatment, and prejudgment toward treatment. These factors explained 41.98% of the total variance. Confirmatory factor analysis yielded acceptable model fit indices: χ²/df = 2.67, RMSEA = 0.068, CFI = 0.88, and GFI = 0.86 (p = 0.001), indicating that the model adequately fit the data. The overall Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the scale was 0.83, supporting its internal consistency. The Scale of Medication Adherence in Individuals Diagnosed with Mental Illness demonstrated acceptable levels of reliability and validity, suggesting it is suitable for use in evaluating medication adherence in this population. The scale can assist mental health professionals working in secondary and tertiary care settings in assessing treatment adherence and designing culturally sensitive interventions.

Healthcare professionals must act to curb antibiotic resistance (ABR), one of today's greatest threats to global health. This study applied the mental model approach to understanding perceptions of ABR among different Dutch orthopedic healthcare professionals. The expert model (step 1) was based on evidence-based ABR information and expert interviews (n = 3). This model prompted the step 2 questionnaire to inquire about perceived causes, consequences, and actions related to ABR (open-ended, n = 12). In the step 3 questionnaire (Likert-scales, n = 55), participants rated the impact of causes of ABR, the likelihood and severity of consequences of ABR, and the effectiveness of actions against ABR. Step 3 showed that no specific causes, consequences, or actions are perceived to strongly outweigh the others. Dutch orthopedic healthcare professionals perceive the causes of ABR to be mostly external, the consequences of ABR to be abstract and the most effective actions against ABR to be performed by others.

The way media portray public health problems influences the public's perception of problems and related solutions. Social media allows users to engage with news and to collectively construct meaning. This paper examined news in comparison to user-generated content related to opioids to understand the role of second-level agenda-setting in public health. We analyzed 162,760 tweets about the opioid crisis, and compared the main topics and their sentiments with 2998 opioid stories from The New York Times online. Evidence from this study suggests that second-level agenda setting on social media is different from the news; public communication about opioids on X/Twitter highlights attributes that are different from the ones highlighted in news. The findings suggest that public health communication should strategically utilize social media data, including obtaining consumer insight from personal tweets, listening to diverse views and warning signs from issue tweets, and tuning to the media for policy trends.