Critical Care Work Environments and Personal Safety: Preventing Workplace Violence
Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2025 Dec;37(4):593-605. doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2025.07.004. Epub 2025 Aug 23. ABSTRACT Workplace violence (WPV) in health care is rising and often underreported, especially in high-stress environments like critical care units. Nurses are the most affected, facing both patient-initiated violence-often due to delirium-and interpersonal aggression, such as bullying. WPV leads to burnout, […]
Bridging Generational Gaps to Build and Sustain Healthy Work Environments in Nursing Practice
Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2025 Dec;37(4):665-675. doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2025.07.009. Epub 2025 Aug 22. ABSTRACT Building and sustaining a healthy work environment is key to encouraging nurse engagement and retention. Leveraging generational differences can be a valuable tool to engaging nurse’s strengths to achieve optimal patient outcomes. Recognizing and supporting diverse priorities of the multigenerational […]
What is the 7 Year Rule for USMLE?
Medical graduates who are willing to work in the United States need to know about the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) 7 Year Rule. It specifies a time frame during which all USMLE steps must be completed to remain licensed. Failure to comply may delay or cancel your license application. Whether you are an […]
Effectiveness of a guided mobile app intervention for depression and anxiety in university students (PROMES-U study): protocol of a multicenter randomized controlled trial
BMC Public Health. 2025 Nov 3;25(1):3740. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-24752-3. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Symptoms of depression and anxiety are common among Spanish university students. Minimally guided online interventions have shown promise in reducing symptomatology and preventing increased mental distress. Here we describe the protocol of a controlled study which aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a guided preventive […]
Mobile Health App for Adults with Persisting Postconcussion Symptoms: Development and Usability Study
JMIR Hum Factors. 2025 Nov 4;12:e75323. doi: 10.2196/75323. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Diagnostics, treatment, and research of persisting postconcussion symptoms are challenging. Assessing symptoms is essential, but currently implemented methods only allow for retrospective reporting of symptoms. A mobile health (mHealth) symptom mapping app for adults with persisting postconcussion symptoms may be an accessible and cost-efficient alternative. […]
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Mobile App to Improve Quality of Life of Long-Term Breast Cancer Survivors: Single-Arm Pre-Post Intervention Pilot Study
JMIR Cancer. 2025 Nov 4;11:e76719. doi: 10.2196/76719. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Long-term breast cancer survivors often continue to experience physical and psychological sequelae, despite being cancer-free; these challenges can negatively impact their quality of life and self-efficacy. Mobile health interventions constitute a promising strategy for providing personalized support. However, the feasibility and acceptability of these tools in […]
Home-Based Exercise and Fall Prevention in Older Adults: Development, Validation and Usability of the Mais Equilíbrio Mobile App
JMIR Aging. 2025 Nov 4;8:e80724. doi: 10.2196/80724. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The global aging population and the high incidence of falls among this population highlight the need for effective preventive strategies. Home-based exercise programs, such as the Otago protocol, have demonstrated efficacy in reducing fall risk but often face barriers related to user adherence. Mobile health (mHealth) […]
Mobile Health App for Adults with Persisting Postconcussion Symptoms: Development and Usability Study
JMIR Hum Factors. 2025 Nov 4;12:e75323. doi: 10.2196/75323. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Diagnostics, treatment, and research of persisting postconcussion symptoms are challenging. Assessing symptoms is essential, but currently implemented methods only allow for retrospective reporting of symptoms. A mobile health (mHealth) symptom mapping app for adults with persisting postconcussion symptoms may be an accessible and cost-efficient alternative. […]
Feasibility and Acceptability of a Mobile App to Improve Quality of Life of Long-Term Breast Cancer Survivors: Single-Arm Pre-Post Intervention Pilot Study
JMIR Cancer. 2025 Nov 4;11:e76719. doi: 10.2196/76719. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Long-term breast cancer survivors often continue to experience physical and psychological sequelae, despite being cancer-free; these challenges can negatively impact their quality of life and self-efficacy. Mobile health interventions constitute a promising strategy for providing personalized support. However, the feasibility and acceptability of these tools in […]
Patient Navigation Behavior in a Symptom-Based Self-Triage Mobile App for Direct-to-Consumer Urgent Care: Retrospective Observational Study
J Med Internet Res. 2025 Nov 4;27:e63816. doi: 10.2196/63816. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Patient interaction patterns with self-triage modules in mobile health apps during urgent direct-to-consumer telemedicine consultations remain underexplored, despite their critical role in optimizing virtual care pathways. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to analyze user navigation behaviors within the screen pathways of a symptom-based self-triage mobile […]
