Mental distress and well-being in geriatric professionals: The role of job satisfaction.

Background: As limited evidence is available on health professionals' experience during the post-pandemic period, the interplay between job satisfaction components, mental distress and well-being was investigated among workers of an Italian geriatric institution.

Methods: In Spring 2022, 205 participants (females =75.6%), primarily healthcare assistants (36.

Frailty and Persistent Pain in Oncological Patients Undergoing Rehabilitation.

Objectives: Pain is one of the most common symptoms among oncological patients and has a strong negative impact on quality of life. The aim of this study is to assess if frailty and polypharmacy are associated with persistent pain in oncological patients undergoing rehabilitation.

Design: Observational, prospective, longitudinal study.

The effect of aging on the specialized conducting system: a telemetry ECG study in rats over a 6 month period.

Advanced age alone appears to be a risk factor for increased susceptibility to cardiac arrhythmias. We previously observed in the aged rat heart that sinus rhythm ventricular activation is delayed and characterized by abnormal epicardial patterns although conduction velocity is normal. While these findings relate to an advanced stage of aging, it is not yet known when and how ventricular electrical impairment originates and which is the underlying substrate.