How do nurses belonging to the LGBTIQ + community relate to patients? a qualitative study from Switzerland.

Background: The relationship between nurses and patients is particularly important, as nursing activities often require a high degree of intimacy. To promote an open, honest, reciprocal and equal relationship, nurses disclose personal information and experiences about themselves. Nurses belonging to the LGBTIQ + community, however, may fear stigmatisation or rejection from their patients if they disclose their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Unconscious Bias among Health Professionals: A Scoping Review.

Background: Unconscious biases are one of the causes of health disparities. Health professionals have prejudices against patients due to their race, gender, or other factors without their conscious knowledge. This review aimed to provide an overview of research on unconscious bias among health professionals and to investigate the biases that exist in different regions of the world, the health professions that are considered, and the research gaps that still exist.

A Literature Review to Identify Effective Web- and App-Based mHealth Interventions for Stress Management at Work.

Background: Persistent job-related stress can be harmful to physical and mental health and has a sizable financial burden on society. Face-to-face interventions are effective in reducing stress but have the disadvantage of high costs and time requirements. mHealth solutions may be an effective alternative to provide stress management interventions at work.

Effects of an Exergame Software for Older Adults on Fitness, Activities of Daily Living Performance, and Quality of Life.

Background: As people become older, the biological process of aging leads to a decline in functional capabilities, which entails difficulties in the performance of daily tasks. Within the "Active and Assisted Living Joint Programme" a consortium from Spain, Germany, and Switzerland developed an interactive Exergame software for older adults to maintain their physical abilities and independence within the daily tasks.

Subjects And Methods: An interventional study was conducted to validate the software.

A study of measuring participation according to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health with the Revised Role Checklist.

Objective:: To empirically test the hypothesis that the 10 roles on the Revised Role Checklist are represented in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health participation areas.

Design:: Cross-sectional survey.

Subjects:: Investigators from Japan, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States recruited a total of 295 adults from the general population.

Child sexual abuse revisited: a population-based cross-sectional study among Swiss adolescents.

Purpose: Child sexual abuse (CSA) is one of the most serious public health problems among children and adolescents, owing to its widespread prevalence and serious health consequences. The present study aimed to assess the prevalence of, and characteristics and circumstances associated with, CSA.

Methods: An epidemiological survey was conducted on a nationally representative sample of 6,787 ninth-grade students (15.

Stages of parental engagement in a universal parent training program.

This paper reports findings on parental engagement in a community-based parent training intervention. As part of a randomized trial, 821 parents were offered group-based Triple P as a parenting skills prevention program. Program implementation was conducted by practitioners.