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J Interpers Violence 2022 Aug 9:8862605221114155. Epub 2022 Aug 9.

Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Childhood sport participation is associated with physical, social, and mental health benefits, which are more likely to be realized if the sport environment is safe. However, our understanding of children's experience of psychological, physical, and sexual violence in community sport in Australia is limited. The aims of this study were to provide preliminary evidence on the extent of experiences of violence during childhood participation in Australian community sport and to identify common perpetrators of and risk factors for violence. Read More

J Med Internet Res 2022 Aug 9;24(8):e37339. Epub 2022 Aug 9.

Department of Urology and Organ Transplantation Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.

Background: Sexual dysfunction is a private set of disorders that may cause stigma for patients when discussing their private problems with doctors. They might also feel reluctant to initiate a face-to-face consultation. Internet searches are gradually becoming the first choice for people with sexual dysfunction to obtain health information. Read More

Transplant Proc 2022 Jul 11. Epub 2022 Jul 11.

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY.

Background: There are 2 main aims of lung transplantation for people with end-stage lung disease: (1) to extend life and (2) to improve its quality. Much consideration is given to how to support the longevity and functioning of the allograft, though less robust studies have been done on the quality of the recipients' lives. With an interest in providing compassionate and holistic patient-centered care, it is vital that the treatment providers accurately understand their patients' lived experience. Read More

Int J Dev Disabil 2022 30;68(4):416-429. Epub 2020 Nov 30.

Centre for Applied Psychology, School of Psychology, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

Background: Data from sex offender treatment programmes (SOTP) on the re-offending of convicted sex offenders from the prison service in England and Wales was recently reviewed and found to be associated with no change in sexual reoffending. While this result is at variance with a number of other reviews it does give rise to concern as most programmes for individuals with intellectual disabilities adopt similar treatment methods. It is therefore important to consider the treatment outcomes for this client group by conducting a meta-analysis to examine treatment effects. Read More

Saf Health Work 2022 Mar 14;13(1):93-98. Epub 2021 Nov 14.

Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Republic of Korea.

Background: Despite a growing number of investigations exploring the health problems in precarious workers, there is still a paucity of studies investigating workplace violence in workers with multi-party employment arrangements (WMPEAs). This study was aimed at comparing the prevalence of workplace violence between non-WMPEA and WMPEA.

Methods: The 5th Korean Working Conditions Survey data were used. Read More