Publications by authors named "C W Wakefield"
Background: The study aims to describe current use of participant-reported outcome measures (PROM) to assess stress in surgeons that may impact patient and surgeon wellbeing.
Methods: Medline, Embase, Cochrane library, and clinical trial registries were searched. Articles reporting PROM of stress in live or simulated surgery were included.
Motor imagery and execution often indicate a similar trend in the temporal characteristics of movements. This finding supports the notion of functional equivalence, whereby imagery and execution use a common neural representation. However, there is comparatively limited evidence related to the spatial characteristics of movements; no doubt owing to the absence of an actual spatial trajectory during imagery.
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- Many cancer patients suffer from psychological distress and low quality of life during or after treatment, facing barriers to accessing support, making digital psychological interventions a potential solution.
- A comprehensive review of 136 randomized controlled trials identified effective digital interventions including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), health education, and virtual reality therapy (VRT), which significantly reduced psychological distress and improved quality of life compared to non-active controls.
- Digital CBT and VRT were particularly effective in addressing various issues like depression, anxiety, and fatigue, while CBT was the best for insomnia, and mindfulness-based interventions specifically reduced fear of cancer recurrence, highlighting the need for more high-quality trials in this area.
Access to timely, age-appropriate palliative care services and end-of-life communication are two standards of care for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) living with cancer where cure is uncertain or unlikely. Health professionals' capacity to facilitate these standards is critical. This study aimed to understand AYA oncology health professionals' experienced practices in, and barriers to, delivering these standards of care across palliative care and end-of-life communication in Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom (UK).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrenatal stress (PS) impacts early behavioral, neuroimmune, and cognitive development. Pregnant rat models have been very valuable in examining the mechanisms of such fetal programming. A pregnant sheep model of maternal stress offers the unique advantages of chronic in utero monitoring and manipulation.
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