May 12, 2021
Internet- and smartphone-based care helped with pediatric OCD, depression in adults
Mental health interventions delivered online or via a smartphone showed promise for treating kids with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and adults with depressive symptoms as well as comorbid hypertension or diabetes, researchers reported.
In a non-inferiority trial of participants with a mean age 13.4 years, the six-month Children’s Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS) score was 11.57 points in the so-called “stepped-care” group versus 10.57 points in the face-to-face treatment group (control) for an estimated mean difference of 0.91 points (1-sided 97.5% CI −∞ to 3.28,
P=0.02 for non-inferiority), according to Kristina Aspvall, PhD, of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Research Centre in Stockholm, and co-authors.
1Centre for Global Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology, and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
2Population Mental Health Research Centre, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
3Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
4School of Nursing, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
5CRONICAS Center of Excellence in Chronic Diseases, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
6Bristol Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
7Federal University of ABC, Engineering, Modeling and Applied Social Sciences Center (CECS), Santo André, Brazil
8Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies, Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
New local digital platform to support and connect nurses in Africa
By Farah Khalfe
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Since the onset of Covid-19, nurses have been our unsung heroes, remaining at the frontline of the pandemic. However, not much has been done to help them emotionally during this challenging time.
In light of this, Patient Health (Pty)Ltd, Maxum Smart entrepreneur will launch âAfrinurseâ â a digital platform designed to empower and support nurses throughout Africa, on International Nurses Day, celebrated annually on 12 May.
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) estimates that the ageing of the nursing workforce, combined with declining population growth worldwide, could lead to a potential shortfall of up to 13 million nurses by 2030.
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