Healthcare

Advances in Pharmacy Practice and Medication Use among Patients

edited by

Anna Puścion-Jakubik

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacy; medicines; safety and effectiveness of therapy; pharmaceutical care; dietary supplements

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medication Management)

Looking Backwards: How Has COVID-19 Affected Oncological Patients?

edited by

Alvin Lee

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open

Keywords: oncology; cancer; tumours; haematology; COVID-19; SARS-CoV2; coronavirus

The Impact of Digital Technology Use on the Mental and Physical Health

edited by Cara Booker

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital technologies; mental health; psychological wellbeing; physical health; socio-demographic differences; social determinants of health; social inequalities; comparative studies; life course

Pharmacy Practice and Administration—3rd Edition

edited by

Georges Adunlin

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: COVID-19; pharmacy administration; pharmacy management; pharmacoeconomics; cost effectiveness; cost analysis; cost benefit; social and behavioral pharmacy; health outcomes; pharmacist-based medication management; pharmacy practice; pharmacy technician support; pharmacy law and regulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medication Management)

Research, Education, Workforce, and Regulation to Transforming Nursing Practice and Leadership: The Future of Nursing

edited by

Rosario Caruso

,

Arianna Magon

, Irene Baroni and

Alessandro Stievano

submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 18395 | Submission Open

Keywords: nursing-led research; nursing workforce; nursing leadership; nursing education; nursing regulation; nursing ethics; digital health and ehealth; non-communicable disease; cutting edge methodologies; nursing policy; healthcare models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)

Advances in the Use of Single-Case Designs in Healthcare

edited by

Jane Nikles

and

Suzanne McDonald

submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 774 | Submission Open

Keywords: N-of-1 trials; N=1 trials; N1 trials; single case experimental designs; patient experience; patients as collaborators; mobile health data analysis; pharmacogenomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Assessments)

Women’s Health Care: State of the Art and New Challenges

edited by Yashuhiko Ebina

submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open

Keywords: women’ s health; mental health; high-risk pregnancy; postpartum depression; perimenstrual syndrome; menopausal disorders; cancer prevention; HPV vaccine; puberty; sex education

Building the Continuum of Care for Pregnant Women and Young Families

edited by

Rafael Vila-Candel

and Anna Martín-Arribas

submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: perinatal care; organization of care; maternal mental health; postpartum support; pediatric healthcare; continuity of care; family-centered services; women-centered care; women’ s experience; community engagement; digital health solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Women's Health Care)

Perspectives on Primary and Community Healthcare

edited by

Giuseppe Di Martino

and

Fabrizio Cedrone

submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open

Keywords: primary care; health promotion; disease prevention; digital health; healthcare policy; healthcare systems; health equity; preventive medicine; community health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Community Care)

Advancing Health Education: Integrating Education, Evaluation, and Intervention for Population Well-Being in Healthcare and Sexuality

edited by Johannes Honekopp,

Laura Alonso-Martínez

and Simon Forrest

submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: health education; sanitary environment; educational environment; population health; intervention strategies; health disparities; evaluation methods; multidisciplinary approach; well-being; public health initiatives; healthcare intervention; well-being assessment; diversity in sexuality; community-based programs; interdisciplinary research; comprehensive sexual education; sexual health; sexuality scales

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Assessments)

Spiritual Care, Health, and Wellbeing in Palliative Care

edited by

Bella Vivat

submission deadline 4 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: spiritual wellbeing; chronic long-term health conditions; palliative care; end-of-life care; supportive care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety)

Employees’ Well-Being: Effective Measures to Cope with Job Stress and Workplace Bullying

edited by

Ioannis Moisoglou

and

Petros Galanis

submission deadline 5 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1620 | Submission Open

Keywords: coping strategies; healthcare professionals; intervention; organizational support; resilience; workplace bullying; work stressors; work environment

Health Service Improvement, Nursing Management and Simulation

edited by Kerry Reid-Searl and

Pieter Jan Van Dam

submission deadline 6 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: health services; healthcare services; nursing management; patient satisfaction; patient safety; simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)

Adolescents’ Psychological Well-Being in Contemporary Contexts: The Role of the Parental Characteristics and Relationships

edited by

Adriana Lis

submission deadline 10 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1728 | Submission Open

Keywords: adolescence; adolescents and media; adolescents self-identity; parent– child relationship; psychological well-being; family processes; new family forms; migration background; sexual minorities

Ensuring the Well-Being of Mothers and Infants by Strengthening Midwifery Services: From Evidence to Practice

edited by

Hong Lu

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 953 | Submission Open

Keywords: maternal health care; infant health care; well-being; midwifery; evidence-based practice; high quality of service

(This special issue belongs to the Section Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine)

Advances in Nursing Research

edited by

Paula Parás-Bravo

submission deadline 25 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 416 | Submission Open

Keywords: nursing; quality of life; advanced practice nursing; evidence-based nursing; nursing methodology research; nursing administration; education; health promotion; economic burden; ICT; clinical simulation; mixed methods; qualitative research; quantitative research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)

Virtual Reality in Palliative Care

edited by Victoria Vickerstaff and Nicola White

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: virtual reality; head-mounted display; immersive technology; palliative care; hospice; terminal illness; symptoms; health economics; pain control; usability

Psychology in Sex and Gender

edited by

Filippo Maria Nimbi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18151 | Submission Open

Keywords: sexualities; pleasure; relationships; prevention; treatments; gender roles; LGBTQIA+; intersectionality; STIs; contraception

Data Mining and Sentiment Analysis in Healthcare

edited by

Adnan Muhammad Shah

and

Wazir Muhammad

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13411 | Submission Open

Keywords: data mining; sentiment analysis; affective analysis; big data; natural language processing; text mining; healthcare informatics; electronic clinical record; deep learning in healthcare; information retrieval

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Informatics and Big Data)

Virtual Reality Technologies in Health Care

edited by

César Fernández

,

Susana Lorenzo

and

María Asunción Vicente

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7711 | Submission Open

Keywords: virtual reality; artificial intelligence; natural language processing; head-mounted displays; haptic devices; 3D avatars; performance measurement; usability; adoption barriers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Informatics and Big Data)

The 10th Anniversary of Healthcare—Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine

edited by

Abdel-Latif Mohamed

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6098 | Submission Open

Keywords: neonate; newborn; infant; fetal; pregnancy; perinatal; outcome; neurosensory; morbidity; mortality; intensive care; special care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine)

Oral Health Status of Children and Adolescents

edited by

Kitty Jieyi Chen

and

Duangporn Duangthip

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4772 | Submission Open

Keywords: children; adolescents; oral health care; dental caries; dental trauma; malocclusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section School Health)

The 10th Anniversary of Healthcare—Quality of Life of Older People with Disability in the Community

edited by

Robbert Gobbens

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3144 | Submission Open

Keywords: community care; disability; older people; health support; professional care; informal care; care provided by volunteers; quality of life; mental health; physical health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Community Care)

Assistive Technology Access from a Health System Perspective

edited by

Johan Borg

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2703 | Submission Open

Keywords: access; assistive product; assistive technology; health system; policy; provision; service delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section TeleHealth and Digital Healthcare)

Nutrition and Exercise Health Services for Older Adults: A Focus on Frailty

edited by Chad Yixian Han

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1763 | Submission Open

Keywords: nutrition; exercise; older adults; health service; frailty; pre-frailty

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Assessments)

Palliative Care for Chronic Diseases

edited by Mary Ryder and

Michael Connolly

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1718 | Submission Open

Keywords: palliative care; chronic disease; supportive care; complex symptoms

Neurorehabilitation of Gait and Balance Disorders

edited by

Nikos Aggelousis

and

Georgios Giarmatzis

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1519 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation; neurological diseases; falls; mobility; elderly; gait analysis; exercise; orthotics; robotic-assisted; social participation

Healthy Aging and Care in the Global Communities: Models & Challenges

edited by

Su-I Hou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 1115 | Submission Open

Keywords: aging in community; healthy aging; global community; integrated person-centered care; community-based dementia care; home and community-based services; community-based long-term care; age friendly city/community; community models; frameworks; programs

New Trends in Eating Disorders and Disordered Eating Behaviors: Food Addiction, Drunkorexia, and Orthorexia Nervosa

edited by

Alessandro Alberto Rossi

and

Giada Pietrabissa

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1081 | Submission Open

Keywords: Food addiction; Disorders eating behaviors (Orthorexia Nervosa Drunkorexia); Eating disorders (Binge eating disorder; Bulimia Nervosa; Anorexia Nervosa); Overeating and obesity; Assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Public Health)

Perinatal Mental Health Care

edited by Andrew Mayers

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 751 | Submission Open

Keywords: perinatal mental health; maternal mental health; fathers’ mental health; same-sex partners’ perinatal mental health; treatment; medication; therapy; peer support; perinatal health professionals

Exercise Interventions and Testing for Effective Health Promotion

edited by

Vassilis Gerodimos

and

Konstantina Karatrantou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 468 | Submission Open

Keywords: testing and prescription; prevention; rehabilitation; physical activity; exercise; health; quality of life; occupational wellness; ageing

Interventions for Preventing Obesity in Children and Adolescents

edited by

Louise A. Kelly

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 446 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical activity; sedentary behavior; obesity; overweight; socio economic status; accelerometry; fundamental movement skills; at-risk youth; minority youth

(This special issue belongs to the Section School Health)

Educational Practices for Health in Physical Education and Psychomotricity

edited by Josune Rodríguez-Negro and

Javier Yanci-Irigoyen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 433 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical education; psychomotricity; health; inclusion; motor skills; obesity; mental health; addiction; education; physical activity

Health and Readiness of Tactical Populations

edited by

Mark Abel

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 327 | Submission Open

Keywords: firefighter; first responder; health; injury; law enforcement; military; operator; safety; tactical

Spectrum of Perioperative Kidney Dysfunction

edited by

Ahmed Zaky

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: acute kidney injury; acute kidney disease; progressive kidney disease; chronic kidney disease; mechanisms; definitions; emerging therapies; preventive strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Perioperative Care)

Midwifery-Led Care and Practice: Promoting Maternal and Child Health

edited by Joachim Graf

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: midwifery; women’ s health; vulnerability in pregnancy; midwife-led care; fetal programming; pregnancy outcomes in the context of social inequality; improvement of child health; improvement of women’ s health; gender-sensitive care

(This special issue belongs to the Section Women's Health Care)

Health and Health Care for Indigenous People

edited by Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll,

Denise Blake

and Jalal Mohammed

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: Indigenous health; Indigenous health care; decolonization; re-indigenization; health equity; health systems; determinants of health; social justice

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Policy)

Quality Integrated Long-Term Care for Older People

edited by

Tomoko Kodama

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated care; long-term care; older people; person-centered care; quality of life; caregivers; care for the people with dementia; information and communication technology

Prevention and Management of Oral Diseases among Children

edited by

Tammy Duangthip

, Divesh Sardana and Phoebe Pui Ying Lam

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: children; prevention; oral disease; oral health; dental caries

(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Assessments)

Research on Health-Related Quality of Life and Well-Being among Older People

edited by

Victor Manuel Mendoza-Nuñez

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: ageing and older people; ageism and quality of life; gender and well-being; social support networks and well-being; self-perception of health and well-being; reasons for living and well-being; healthy lifestyle and quality of life; menopause/andropause and quality of life; ICTs and quality of life; public politics and well-being

Contemporary Oral and Dental Health Care: Issues and Challenges

edited by

Mauro Henrique Nogueira Guimarães de Abreu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental health care; oral health; epidemiology; dental public health; oral hygiene

Management of Chronic Health Situations

edited by

Luís Sousa

, Christoph De Oliveira Käppler,

Fabiana Faleiros

, Geyslane Albuquerque and

Helena José

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable development indicators; health equity; diversity; equity; inclusion; chronic disease; neurology; social vulnerability; health vulnerability; caregivers; family caregivers; informal caregivers; rehabilitation; rehabilitation nursing; nursing; adaptation; psychological; coping strategies; patient safety

The Relationship between Eating Habits, Obesity and Diabetes

edited by

Jie Zhang

and Qian Yang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: eating habits/behaviors; lifestyle patterns; obesity and diabetes prevention; body weight management; nutrition education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Public Health)

Clinical Healthcare and Quality of Life of Chronically Ill Patients

edited by

Natalia Świątoniowska-Lonc

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: quality of life; multimorbidity; outcome; health-related quality of life; chronic condition; functioning in daily life; health-related problems

Pharmacovigilance and Appropriate Drug Use—2nd Edition

edited by

Lucia Gozzo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacovigilance; safety; adverse drug reactions; risk; regulatory action; appropriateness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medication Management)

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: Opportunities and Challenges

edited by

Thomas Yuen Tung Lam

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; big data; neural network model; natural language processing; chatbot; decision trees; healthcare; clinical trial; medicine

Focus on Maternal, Pregnancy and Child Health

edited by Betine Pinto Moehlecke Iser

submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3126 | Submission Open

Keywords: women health; maternal health; pregnancy; parturition; infant; newborn; postpartum period; epidemiology; quality of health care; perinatology; reproductive health services

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)

Opportunities and Challenges of Oncology Nursing

edited by Maria Kapritsou and

Theodoros N. Sergentanis

submission deadline 3 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 172 | Submission Open

Keywords: oncology nursing; challenges; opportunities; cancer clinical trials; biomarkers; patient-centered care; pediatric oncology patients; health monitoring technology; palliative care; perioperative care

Advances in Physical Therapy: Rehabilitation, Therapeutic Exercise and Promotion of Quality of Life

edited by

Carlos Bernal-Utrera

submission deadline 25 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4423 | Submission Open

Keywords: rehabilitation; occupational therapy; telerehabilitation; neurology; cardiovascular rehabilitation; exercise; musculoskeletal manipulation; rheumatology; pain

Nutritional Management of Newborn Infants

edited by Maria Skouroliakou

submission deadline 27 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 901 | Submission Open

Keywords: vitamins; premature infant; human milk; parenteral nutrition; macronutrients; energy; protein; catch-up growth

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Public Health)

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