The WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist implementation: impact on the prescription of magnesium sulphate through a one-year longitudinal study

Even though conspiracy theories often address political issues, the question of how conspiracy beliefs affect people's political action has not been satisfyingly answered. We show how conspiracy beliefs are linked to political action. Study 1 (N = 203) shows that conspiracy beliefs were linked to violence. Study 2 (N = 268) supported the notion that conspiracy beliefs were linked to weaker support for normative actions and stronger support of violent action. In Study 3 (N = 180), we explored experimentally whether conspiracy beliefs increase violent action. The longitudinal Study 4 (N T1 = 523, N T2 = 274, N T3 = 199) showed over a timespan of one year that conspiracy beliefs increased non-normative political action.

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The increasing use of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist: lessons learned at the Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital, Cameroon

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth ◽

10.1186/s12884-021-03966-4 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Julius Sama Dohbit ◽

Namanou Ines Emma Woks ◽

Carlin Héméry Koudjine ◽

Willy Tafen ◽

Pascal Foumane ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Care ◽

Neonatal Death ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Adoption Rate ◽

Paediatric Hospital ◽

Neonatal Asphyxia ◽

Safe Childbirth Checklist ◽

Low Middle Income Countries ◽

Safe Childbirth

Abstract Background Safe childbirth remains a daunting challenge, particularly in low-middle income countries, where most pregnancy-related deaths occur. Cameroon’s maternal mortality rate, estimated at 529 per 100,000 live births in 2017, is significantly high. The WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) was designed to improve the quality of care provided to pregnant women during childbirth. The SCC was implemented at the Yaoundé Gynaeco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital to improve the quality of care during childbirth. Methods This study was a retrospective study to determine the adoption rate of the SCC and its association with maternal (eclampsia, perineal tears, and postpartum haemorrhage) and neonatal (stillbirth, neonatal asphyxia and neonatal death) complications. Data were collected 6 months after the introduction of the SCC. Multivariate binary logistic regression was used to analyse the association between the use of the SCC and maternofoetal complications. Results Out of 1611 deliveries conducted, 1001 records were found, giving a retrieval rate of 62%. Twenty-five records were excluded. During the study period, the checklists were used in 828 of 976 clinical notes, with an adoption rate of 84.8% and a utilization rate of 93.9% at 6 months. Severe preeclampsia/eclampsia was associated with the non-use of the SCC (2.1 vs 5.4%, p = 0.041). Stillbirth, neonatal asphyxia, and neonatal death rates were not significantly different between the checklist and non-checklist groups. However, for all neonatal outcomes, the proportion of complications was lower when the checklist was used. Conclusion The use of the SCC was associated with significantly reduced pregnancy complications, especially for reducing the rates of severe pre-eclampsia/eclampsia. The use of the SCC increased to 93.9% of all deliveries within 6 months. We advocate for the use of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist in maternity units.

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The search for causality of personality-chronotype associations: insights from a one-year longitudinal study of adolescents

Chronobiology International ◽

10.1080/07420528.2020.1867157 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Maciej Stolarski ◽

Joanna Gorgol ◽

Gerald Matthews

Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

One Year

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Guideline concordance and outcome in long-term naturalistic treatment of bipolar disorder - a one-year longitudinal study using latent change models

Journal of Affective Disorders ◽

10.1016/j.jad.2020.12.106 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Joannes W. Renes ◽

Dominique F. Maciejewski ◽

Eline J. Regeer ◽

Adriaan W. Hoogendoorn ◽

Willem A. Nolen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Bipolar Disorder ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Change Models ◽

One Year

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Working memory and fluid intelligence predict reading comprehension in school‐age children: a one‐year longitudinal study

Applied Cognitive Psychology ◽

10.1002/acp.3841 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Santiago Vernucci ◽

Yesica Aydmune ◽

María Laura Andrés ◽

Débora Inés Burin ◽

Lorena Canet‐Juric

Keyword(s):

Working Memory ◽

Reading Comprehension ◽

Longitudinal Study ◽

Fluid Intelligence ◽

School Age Children ◽

School Age ◽

One Year

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A longitudinal study on emotional distress among local government staff seven years after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-021-10726-8 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Yunge Fan ◽

Lili Guan ◽

Hu Xiang ◽

Xianmei Yang ◽

Guoping Huang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Local Government ◽

Wenchuan Earthquake ◽

Emotional Distress ◽

Early Stage ◽

2008 Wenchuan Earthquake ◽

The 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake ◽

One Year ◽

Self Reporting Questionnaire ◽

Over Time

Abstract Background The current study examined the change in local government staff’s emotional distress over 7 years after the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, and the influence of earthquake exposure and professional quality of life (ProQOL) on emotional distress. Methods This longitudinal study assessed 250 participants at 1 year after the earthquake; 162 (64.8%) were followed up at 7 years. Emotional distress was assessed with the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ) at both time points. We assessed ProQOL, including compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress, and earthquake exposure at 1 year. Wilcoxon signed-rank tests were performed to test longitudinal changes in emotional distress. Hierarchical multiple regression was conducted to examine the effect of earthquake exposure and ProQOL. Results The positive screening rate of emotional distress (SRQ ≥ 8) was 37.6 and 15.4% at one and 7 years, respectively. Emotional distress scores declined over time (p < 0.001). Earthquake exposure and ProQOL predicted one-year (ps < 0.05) but not seven-year emotional distress, whereas burnout predicted both one-year (p = 0.018) and seven-year (p = 0.047) emotional distress. Conclusions Although emotional distress can recover over time, it persists even 7 years later. Actions to reduce burnout during the early stage of post-disaster rescue have long-term benefits to staff’s psychological outcomes.

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