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Most participants considered self-managed abortion appropriate and acceptable given their circumstances. Fear was the dominant feeling in women's narratives. Some participants mentioned missing instant communication, in-person support and professional care. We conclude that support, information and company are key to improving abortion seekers' experiences and enabling their decisions, particularly in legally restrictive settings. Centring care in pregnant people's needs and autonomy is fundamental to ensure safe, appropriate and accessible self-care interventions in reproductive health. Social and legal changes, such as public funding for abortion, destigmatisation and decriminalisation, are needed to realise people's right to higher standards of healthcare.Social, environmental, and behavioural factors impact human health. Integrating these social determinants of health (SDOH) into electronic health records (EHR) may improve individual and population health. But how these data are collectedand their use in clinical settings remain unclear. We reviewed efforts to integrate SDOH into EHR in the U.S. and Canada, especially how this implementation serves Indigenous peoples. We followed an established scoping review process, performing iterative keyword searches in subject-appropriate databases, reviewing identified works' bibliographies, and soliciting recommendations from subject-matter experts. We reviewed 20 articles from an initial set of 2,459. Most discussed multiple SDOH indicator standards, with the National Academy of Medicine's (NAM) the most frequently cited (n = 10). Common SDOH domains were demographics, economics, education, environment, housing, psychosocial factors, and health behaviours. Twelve articles discussed project acceptability and feasibility; eight mentioned stakeholder engagement (none specifically discussed engaging ethnic or social minorities); and six adapted SDOH measures to local cultures . Linking SDOH data to EHR as related to Indigenous communities warrants further exploration, especially how to best align cultural strengths and community expectations with clinical priorities. Integrating SDOH data into EHR appears feasible and acceptable may improve patient care, patient-provider relationships, and health outcomes.Purpose As part of intervention feasibility evaluation before conducting a clinical trial, this study aimed to investigate perspectives of patients and clinicians involved in the occupational therapy lifestyle-oriented programme REVEAL(OT) [Redesign your EVEveryday Activities and Lifestyle with Occupational Therapy] which was added to multidisciplinary chronic pain treatment.Methods We conducted three focus group interviews, two with eight voluntarily selected patients and one with four clinicians. Data were analysed using Braun & Clarke's semantic data-driven analysis.Results Patients reported satisfaction with the intervention and a greater acceptance of living with chronic pain through increased understanding of pain mechanisms, more effective daily planning and improved social interaction. Patients felt empowered to change lifestyle habits by restarting habitual interests, prioritizing joyful occupations for improved occupational balance, and lifestyle modifications. Contact to occupational therapists and peer support were important empowering factors for working with lifestyle goals. Patients and clinicians expressed their views on further improvement of the REVEAL(OT).Conclusions Patients and clinicians found the lifestyle-oriented occupational therapy programme relevant as an add-on to the multidisciplinary chronic pain treatment. A need was expressed for a reduced information and treatment load and a higher degree of communication and cooperation among the clinicians involved in the intervention.Background Physician well-being remains a critical topic with limited information concerning the impact of the progression of training and duty hours. To date, our knowledge and interventions have not adequately addressed these issues. We assessed differences in well-being across the USA (1) between all post-graduate trainees and their academic core faculty; (2) between all obstetrics and gynecology trainees and their academic core faculty and (3) during the progression of training within obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN).Methods A cross-sectional study analyzing responses to well-being questions included in the 2017-2018 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) surveys given to all U.S. trainees and core faculty. Results More than 85% of all U.S. physician-trainees and faculty surveyed responded. Respondents included 128,443 trainees from all specialties combined, 5,206 OB/GYN residents and 799 OB/GYN subspecialty fellows. A total of 94,557 faculty from all specialties combined, 4,082 gee physician well-being.
Systematic review.

Physical therapists often use cervicothoracic and thoracic manual techniques to treat musculoskeletal disorders of the upper quarter ,however, the overall effectiveness of this approach remains to be elucidated.

This systematic review explored studies that examined the short- and long-term effectiveness of manual physical therapy directed at the cervicothoracic and thoracic region in the management of upper quarter musculoskeletal conditions.

The electronic databases MEDLINE, AMED, CINAHL, and Embase were searched from their inception through 30 October 2020. Eligible clinical trials included those where human subjects treated with cervicothoracic and/or thoracic manual procedures were compared with a control group or other interventions. The methodological quality of individual studies was assessed using the PEDro scale.

The initial search returned 950 individual articles. After the screening of titles and abstracts, full texts were reviewed by two authors, with 14 articles determined to be eligible for inclusion. PEDro scores ranged from 66 to 10 (out of a maximum score of 10). In the immediate to 52-week follow-up period, studies provided limited evidence that cervicothoracic and thoracic manual physical therapy may reduce pain and improve function when compared to control/sham or other treatments.

Evidence provides some support for the short-termeffectiveness of cervicothoracic and thoracic manual physical therapy in reducing pain and improving function in people experiencing upper quarter musculoskeletal disorders. Evidence is lacking for long-term effectiveness as only two studies explored outcomes beyond 26weeks and this was for patient-perceived improvement.

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CRD42020219456.Rationale Both genetic and environmental factors contribute to lung cancer, but the degree to which air pollution modifies the impact of genetic susceptibility on lung cancer remains unknown. Objectives To investigate whether air pollution and genetic factors jointly contribute to incident lung cancer. Methods We analyzed data from 455,974 participants (53% women) without previous cancer at baseline in the UK Biobank. The concentrations of particulate matter (PM2.5, PMcoarse and PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and nitrogen oxides (NOx) were estimated by land-use regression models, and the association between air pollutants and incident lung cancer was investigated using a Cox proportional hazard model. Furthermore, we constructed a polygenic risk score and evaluated whether air pollutants modified the effect of genetic susceptibility on the development of lung cancer. Measurements and Main Results The results showed significant associations between the risk of lung cancer and PM2.5 (hazard ratio [HR] 1.63, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.33-2.01; per 5 μg/m3), PM10 (1.53, 1.20-1.96; per 10 μg/m3), NO2 (1.10, 1.05-1.15; per 10 μg/m3), and NOx (1.13, 1.07-1.18; per 20 μg/m3). There were additive interactions between air pollutants and the genetic risk. Compared with participants with low genetic risk and low air pollution, those with high air pollution and high genetic risk had the highest risk of lung cancer (PM2.5 HR 1.71, 95% CI1.45-2.02; PM10 1.77, 1.50-2.10; NO2 1.77, 1.42-2.22; NOx 1.67, 1.43-1.95). Conclusion Long-term exposure to air pollution may increase the risk of lung cancer, especially in those with high genetic risk.
Although participation is key to community mental health, the concept remains elusive. The study explored a conceptualization of participation in the community-based mental health agencies context from a first-person perspective, using the Clubhouse model as an example.

Qualitative data, collected from 21 Clubhouse service users through three focus groups (1 UK and 2 US) for primary analysis and secondary data from 104 individual interviews, were analysed using a grounded theory approach.

Focus group narratives revealed three main domains of what may be named everyday participation process, Making Decisions, Doing Work, and Locating Oneself in Community, blended with each other rather than forming clear-cut stages. Sixty-six extracted primary codes, with two underlying interrelated core categories identified, named Autonomy and Egalitarian Connection, were organized by domain and by category.

The findings suggest a 3×2 axial model of participation that participation signifies a behaviour, comprised of three blended activity domains, entailing actions and interactions that concern Autonomy and Egalitarian Connection, which, dynamically interacting with each other, appear to condition meaningful participation the next day. MEK pathway Egalitarian relationship skills development appears critical for training practitioners to help promote service users' quality everyday participation and getting-a-life-back experiences towards well-being, or meaningful life.
The findings suggest a 3 × 2 axial model of participation that participation signifies a behaviour, comprised of three blended activity domains, entailing actions and interactions that concern Autonomy and Egalitarian Connection, which, dynamically interacting with each other, appear to condition meaningful participation the next day. Egalitarian relationship skills development appears critical for training practitioners to help promote service users' quality everyday participation and getting-a-life-back experiences towards well-being, or meaningful life.
Seated Power Assisted Exercise (PAE) equipment is an accessible exercise mode for people with limited mobility following stroke and is available at a small number of community-based venues. The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand the lived experience of using PAE amongst PwS in a community venue and identify recommendations for the development and advancement of PAE equipment.

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 8 participants (PwS) attending a community stroke venue where PAE equipment was available. Transcribed data were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis.

Three overarching themes emerged from the analysis; 1)
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. Participants associated the uptake of PAE alongside venue membership as a turning point in their adjustment to life following stroke. In addition, recommendations for future development of the equipment were identified.

These findings indicate that membership of a stroke venue alongside engagement with PAE facilitated transition from early stroke rehabilitation into longer term recovery.
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