Publications by authors named "Alina-Ioana Forray"
Background: Healthcare adverse events (AEs) significantly impact professionals, often leading to emotional distress and lasting effects. This study investigates the impact of AEs on healthcare professionals in Romania, focusing on nurses to examine their experiences within the patient safety culture and the psychological consequences of AEs. With a limited body of research on patient safety, adverse events, and second victims (SVs) in Romania, this study addresses a crucial gap, highlighting the need for enhanced safety culture and support mechanisms for SVs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Forced displacement is a significant issue globally, and it affected 112 million people in 2022. Many of these people have found refuge in low- and middle-income countries. Migrants and refugees face complex and specialized health challenges, particularly in the area of mental health.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The COVID-19 pandemic has presented multiple psychological challenges for healthcare workers, such as anxiety, depression, burnout, and substance use disorders. In this research, we investigate the different ways Romanian physicians dealt with the difficult period of the COVID-19 pandemic. We also analyze how positive and negative stress-reducing strategies, as well as demographic variables, affect their psychological resilience and quality of life.
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- The study examines how national policies are being applied to combat unhealthy diets linked to non-communicable diseases worldwide.
- It uses data from the WHO to analyze the effectiveness of 13 diet-related policies across 194 countries from 2017 to 2021, finding an average implementation score of 52% with significant variation between countries.
- The research identifies key factors influencing policy success, such as the Human Development Index and the cost of a healthy diet, suggesting that coordinated global strategies are essential to address diet-related health issues effectively.
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- The GBD 2019 study shows a rising prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) from 1990 to 2019, especially linked to dietary risk factors.
- In 2019, poor diets—particularly low fruit intake and high red/processed meat consumption—were responsible for over 26% of T2DM deaths and DALYs, highlighting the significant role of diet in the disease's impact.
- Geographic disparities exist, with regions like Southern Sub-Saharan Africa and Central Asia seeing the highest increases in T2DM mortality and DALYs, emphasizing the need for public health initiatives focused on improving dietary habits.
Background: Data on experience and satisfaction of users are essential for improvement of health care, especially in the field of childbirth. The aim of this study was to compare childbirth care experiences in Lithuania and Romania.
Methods: Data derived from the EU Babies Born Better online survey were analyzed.
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- The study examines food literacy and dietary adherence in relation to sociodemographic and health factors in North-Western Romania, based on data from 1572 individuals collected in 2019.
- Most participants did not follow dietary guidelines for fruits, vegetables, fish, and water, despite a majority feeling capable of understanding nutrition's role in health.
- Disadvantaged groups showed higher non-adherence and lower food literacy, indicating that socioeconomic status negatively impacts these areas and highlighting the need for targeted public health interventions.
Empirical data on health literacy (HL) for Romania is almost inexistent. The present study aimed to validate the HLS-EU-Q16 questionnaire for the Romanian population and explore the predictors of HL in the North-West Region of the country. A non-experimental, cross-sectional study was conducted between March and November 2019 on a representative, stratified random sample of 1,622 participants from the North-Western Region of Romania.
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