I lift and share my voice (well… my lyrics—because my singing, at my children’s request, is reserved for showers and car rides) with you. Together, we are a chorus singing in exam rooms, classrooms, courtrooms, boardrooms, voting booths, chat rooms, and every room we can and do squeeze into. You may not always hear this […]
Addressing vaccine hesitancy requires tailored, evidence-based strategies to address the causes. WHO grouped these determinants into contextual, individual, and group influences and vaccine/vaccination-specific issues. However, most vaccine hesitancy measurement tools have limited psychometric validation. Further studies correlating measurements with vaccination behavior and validating these tools in different populations, including pediatric populations, are warranted. Evidence-based strategies for […]
Integrated Care Models Improve Outcomes for Co-Occurring Diabetes and Depressive Symptoms People with diabetes are about twice as likely to develop depressive symptoms. Further, people with diabetes report that their diabetes care teams rarely (less than 50% of the time) assess their mental health generally or their depressive symptoms more specifically. When people present with […]
A Shakespearean Influence Hamlet’s poignant dilemma, “To be or not to be,” has significantly contributed to illustrating ambivalence as an integral part of the human experience. And research has highlighted its role in moderating the relationship between attitudes and behavior. However, there are still questions about when ambivalence leads to more resistance or susceptibility to […]
