DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HEALTH WORKERS AND GENERAL POPULATION IN RISK PERCEPTION, BEHAVIORS, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS RELATED TO COVID-19 SPREAD IN ITALY

Differences Between Health Workers and General Population in Risk Perception, Behaviors, and Psychological Distress Related to COVID-19 Spread in Italy

In this study, we investigated the perception of risk and the worries about COVID-19 infection in both healthcare workers and the general population in Italy.We studied the difference in risk perception in these two groups and how this related to demographic variables and psychological factors such as stress, anxiety, and death anxiety.To this aim,

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Dextrocardia with single atrium misdiagnosed as pulmonary tuberculosis in a 9 year old Nigerian girl: a case report

Single atrium with dextrocardia is an uncommon congenital cardiac defect.The affected persons present with varying degrees of cyanosis and respiratory distress.These symptoms could easily be mistaken for pulmonary tuberculosis.We report the case of a 9 year old fully immunized female who presented to our hospital with a history of cough and difficu

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Analysis of international experience in the legal regulation of posthumous consent for donation and its implementation in Ukraine

The relevance of this study is associated with the acute shortage of organs for transplantation, which is a widespread issue in healthcare systems worldwide.The purpose of the study is to identify potential ways to increase the number of individuals providing synovex one grass posthumous consent for donation and, consequently, the availability of d

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Parietal Lobe Reorganization and Widespread Functional Connectivity Integration in Upper-Limb Amputees: A rs-fMRI Study

The right parietal lobe plays an important role in body image, and disorders of body image emerge after lesions in the parietal lobe or with parietal lobe epilepsy.Body image disorder also often accompanies upper-limb amputation, in which the patient misperceives that their missing limb is still part of their body.Cortical reorganization is known t

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