Articles Tagged With: anxiety
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New Research Supports Use of a Prenatal Case Management-Style Intervention
A new study of an intervention that used care management techniques to help women improve prenatal health revealed women made some positive changes, including reduced consumption of sugary drinks, increases in physical activity, and a decrease in pregnancy-related anxiety. Called the First 1,000 Days, the systems-oriented program, which starts in early pregnancy and lasts through the first 24 months of infancy, is for low-income mother/infant pairs. It is designed to help women and their children eliminate obesity risk factors. -
Meat Consumption Associated with Less Anxiety and Depression
A meta-analysis of 20 studies showed meat consumption resulted in better mental health, with less anxiety and depression vs. meat abstinence.
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Exodus: Emotional Suffering Driving Nurses from the Field
According to a survey by the American Nurses Foundation, nurses feel “betrayed,” “guilty,” and “like a failure.” Nurses reported feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, irritable, and anxious. One percent of respondents expressed suicidal ideation. -
Pediatric Mental Health in the Emergency Department
The increasing volume of children with mental health conditions across all acute care settings highlights the need for ED providers to be familiar with the most common mental health presentations in the pediatric population to effectively engage with and provide proper care for and disposition to this at-risk population. -
Does Music Lower Preoperative Anxiety in Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery Patients?
Listening to music may lower preoperative anxiety in patients undergoing pelvic reconstructive surgery.
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Issues Relevant to Treating Patients with Anxiety Disorders in the Emergency Department
Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent mental health problem worldwide. As practicing emergency physicians know, anxiety is common in emergency department patients. -
Treating Anxiety Disorders in Primary Care
Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent mental health problem worldwide. Collectively, these disorders are at the core of 20% of primary care visits in the United States. This article reviews in-depth several common disorders of anxiety — GAD, PD, and SAnD — with a focus on diagnosis and treatment relevant to the primary care provider.
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Pandemic Stress, Burnout Contribute to Nursing Pipeline Shortage
Stress, burnout, turnover, and retirement have contributed to obstacles in the student-to-nursing workforce pipeline. Nursing students and other healthcare professionals have experienced anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic, research shows. This affected both nursing and medical students as well as nurses working in any healthcare settings. -
Helping Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia
Regardless of whether they realize it, case managers have likely worked with patients who are living with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. The diagnosis rate is relatively low. Even when a formal diagnosis is made, treatment is not necessarily offered — and for many patients, the diagnosis largely is overlooked. -
Watch Out for Moral Injury and Psychological Distress Among Staff
Research into psychological distress and mental health issues during crises suggests that the world’s healthcare workers will face challenges through the pandemic and for years afterward. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and an online survey revealed that one in 10 respondents seriously considered suicide within the past 30 days, and about one in five essential workers considered the same. Frontline professionals, and other healthcare workers to a lesser extent, are witnessing traumatic events that could lead to moral injury. Nurses and others affected by the pandemic’s trauma need education, coping tools, and therapy to help alleviate the adverse effects.