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Environ Res
January 2025
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Environmental Medicine, Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark; Hans Christian Andersen Children's Hospital, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark; OPEN Patient Data Explorative Network, Odense, Denmark.
Background: Over the past decade, the use of organophosphate insecticides including chlorpyrifos has faced increasing restrictions due to health concerns, leading to a rise in use of pyrethroids. Concerns about neurodevelopmental insults following pyrethroids exposure exist, but few studies have examined the long-term effects of childhood exposure to chlorpyrifos and pyrethroids on IQ.
Objective: To investigate the prospective associations between pyrethroids and chlorpyrifos exposure at age 5 years and IQ scores assessed at age 7.
J Affect Disord
January 2025
Lusófona University, HEI-Lab: Digital Human-Environment Interaction Labs, Portugal. Electronic address:
Assessing Fear of Birth Scale's (FOBS) psychometric properties in the perinatal period using multicountry data is a step toward effectively screen clinically significant fear of childbirth (FOC) in maternal healthcare settings. FOBS psychometric properties were analyzed in women in the perinatal period using data from Australia, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, and Portugal. FOBS' reliability, criterion (known group and convergent), concurrent, predictive, and clinical validity were analyzed.
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December 2024
Graduate School, University of Perpetual Help System, Laguna, Philippines.
Background: Occupational therapy (OT) can be part of mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) in the university setting. Numerous studies worldwide have highlighted the negative impact of COVID-19 on mental health due to isolation and restrictions. In the Philippines, these issues were exacerbated among students, whose abrupt shift to remote learning negatively affected their mental well-being.
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December 2024
Department of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tokyo Kasei University, Saitama, Japan.
Introduction: This study aimed to clarify the relationship between anxiety about the possibility of developing dementia (dementia onset anxiety) and subjective memory impairment in frail older individuals who require long-term care and are experiencing declining cognitive function.
Methods: This study included 30 frail older individuals requiring long-term care who completed the Everyday Memory Checklist (EMC), which was simultaneously performed by an occupational therapist (OT). Individuals were divided into two groups: with and without anxiety about dementia onset.
Narra J
December 2024
Department of Health, Faculty of Vocational Studies, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia.
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are a growing concern among information technology (IT) professionals. Understanding the specific risk factors associated with MSDs among employers, occupational health practitioners, and IT professionals may reveal effective preventive measures. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and identify the risk factors associated with MSDs among IT professionals.
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