Fear, stress, anxiety, depression and insomnia related to COVID-19 among undergraduate nursing students: An international survey.

The emergence of COVID-19 has produced unprecedented change in daily life activities leading to major impacts on psychological wellbeing and sleep among individuals worldwide. The study aimed to assess levels of fear, stress, anxiety, depression, and insomnia among undergraduate nursing students in four countries two years after the start of the pandemic. An international, multi-centre cross-sectional electronic survey was conducted between December 2021 and April 2022.

Prevalence of Sleep Disturbance in Patients With Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Sleep disturbance is one of the most common and troubling symptoms that harm the quality of life throughout all phases of treatment and stages of the illness among patients with cancer. The aim of this meta-analysis is to examine the present status of sleep disturbance prevalence in patients with cancer. The following databases were searched: PubMed, CINAHL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, from inception to April 2021.

Remote Monitoring of a Work-From-Home Employee to Identify Stress: A Case Report.

How do you assess the mental wellness of your work-from-home employees? This case study reports on how an occupational health nurse used work-from-home employee's own phone and Fitbit™ smartwatch to obtain heart rate data to screen for high periods of stress. Telemedicine and telemetry allowed the occupational health nurses to screen an employee when the nurse could not assess the employee face-to-face. When the occupational health nurses identified an at-risk employee, the occupational health nurses referred the employee to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for counseling.

Racial disparities in testicular cancer: impact on health promotion.

The present study sought to determine to what extent there was a difference in ethnicity between age and stage of testicular cancer. The sample, from National Cancer Institute data, included 7,777 men with testicular cancer. A one-way ANOVA was used for significant differences among racial groups in age and stage of tumor at diagnosis.