Publications by authors named "B Dempsey"
A crisis in early pregnancy can be due to an unplanned pregnancy or a suspected abnormality. Pregnant people have the right to unbiased and comprehensive advice of all options from healthcare providers. Using story completion models (SCM), the aim of this qualitative study was to explore the attitudes of medical students and doctors in training towards crisis pregnancy, specifically two scenarios: early unplanned pregnancy and fatal fetal abnormality (anencephaly).
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- The study aimed to investigate post COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) among healthcare workers in England and identify related risk factors.
- Data were collected through the NHS CHECK longitudinal study across four phases from April 2020 to 2023, focusing on HCWs' experiences and symptoms related to COVID-19.
- Out of 5248 participants, 33.6% experienced prolonged symptoms indicative of PCS, with key risk factors including direct patient contact, older age, female sex, pre-existing respiratory conditions, and mental health issues.
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- The study investigates how the Kölliker-Fuse/Parabrachial nuclei (KF-PBN) in rats regulates post-inspiratory (post-I) activities that affect respiratory efficiency during normal conditions and acute hypoxemia.
- When the KF-PBN was inhibited, researchers observed changes such as reduced phrenic nerve activity and abolished post-I vagal responses, indicating its role in managing these respiratory outputs.
- The findings suggest the KF-PBN is crucial for modulating post-I vagal activity but only partially involved in sympathetic nerve activity, implying multiple neural pathways are at play in respiratory-sympathetic coordination during stress.
Introduction: Long COVID (LC) occurs when people experience symptoms for weeks, months or even years after a COVID-19 infection. This review looks at research exploring the LC definitions, prevalence, symptoms, risk factors, and associated impacts in research on healthcare workers (HCWs).
Data Sources: We systematically searched five electronic databases (CINAHL, EMBASE, Medline, PsycInfo and PubMed) and compiled a narrative literature review based on 56 relevant studies.
Background: Induced abortion is one of the most common gynecological procedures in the world, with as many as three in every ten pregnancies ending in abortion. It, however, remains controversial. The objective of this scoping review was to explore and map existing literature on the experiences of those who provide abortion care.
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