Journal of evaluation in clinical practice
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The current study was conducted to measure the prevalence of stress, anxiety, depression, and sleep quality and identify predisposing factors of psychological distress among young adults during the pandemic. ⋯ Nearly half of the young adults experienced varying degrees of stress, anxiety, and depression, and most had poor sleep quality. The insufficiency of outbreak measures, poor sleep quality, using alcohol, and feelings of despair were mutual predictive factors of stress, anxiety, and depression.
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Patient reported outcome (PRO) measures are a critical tool to understand the patient's experience of their illness. Our institution collects PRO measures for patients receiving spine care through several modalities, including direct patient outreaches. ⋯ This increase in patient outreaches by return-to-work employees will translate to improvement in overall PRO collection rates, which may ultimately improve individual and population health care delivery.
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Today, hospital information systems (HISs) play an irreplaceable role in hospital management. At present, HIS construction projects in many hospitals have faced the setback of 'project quagmire' to varying degrees. The critical path method (CPM) mainly aims to find the critical path, thus managing project progress. ⋯ The CPM could effectively measure the completion and deviation of each stage of the registration system project, which provided an effective guarantee for the subsequent schedule compression to ensure that the project was completed as scheduled and was of sufficient quality. However, all conditions had to be considered comprehensively; doing otherwise would lead to increased risks and costs.
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This study is a case study that aims to evaluate community-based mental health services from the perspective of health providers and service recipients through SWOT analysis. ⋯ Community-based mental health services contain strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats according to the views of both health providers and service recipients, and the views of the groups overlap with each other within the supply-demand mechanism. It can be said that the effectiveness of community-based mental health services will increase by preventing threats by improving weaknesses and increasing the visibility of opportunities by recognizing strengths.
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Schizophrenia is a complex mental health disorder that not only affects the individual diagnosed but also has profound implications for their families and caregivers. This paper aims to shed light on the emotional, social and practical challenges faced by caregivers, as well as the coping mechanisms they employ to navigate the complexities of caregiving. ⋯ Caregivers often experience a wide range of emotions, from love and empathy to frustration and helplessness, as they navigate the challenges of supporting their loved ones with schizophrenia. Additionally, caregivers may face stigma, social isolation and financial strain, further complicating their caregiving journey.