Prevention of alcohol related harm though preconception care: A scoping review of barriers and enablers.

Objective: To understand the perspectives of healthcare practitioners and women of reproductive age regarding addressing prevention of an alcohol exposed pregnancy before conception.

Methods: A scoping review of mixed methods, qualitative and quantitative research was conducted. Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE and PsychInfo databases were searched for literature published by March 2022.

Effects of male rape on psychological functioning.

Background: Since the 1970s there has been a wealth of literature on the effects of rape on women. However, the study of the effects of male rape is still in its infancy. The aim of this study was investigate the psychological functioning of 40 British male rape survivors, and compare their level of functioning with that of a matched control group.

Effects of rape on men: a descriptive analysis.

Previous studies of the effects of rape on men have focused mainly on clinical populations. This study extended current research by investigating the effects of rape on a non-clinical sample of men recruited from the general population by media advertising. A total of 40 male rape victims were asked to provide details of their assaults, levels of psychological disturbance, long-term effects, and reporting issues.

What are the information needs of Chinese breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy?

Cancer patients demand information, not only to assist them to understand the disease and its treatment, but also to allow them to interpret the aversive events and action taken, so that the threat inherent from the diagnosis becomes lessened. With the goal of studying the information needs of women with breast cancer who were receiving chemotherapy, 51 patients were invited to complete a self-administered questionnaire at the beginning and again at half way through their chemotherapy treatment. The results showed that for these patients the cancer and its spread, the side effects of chemotherapy and the management of the side effects were the priority information needs in the early stages and following chemotherapy.