2024
The association between female sex and depression following traumatic brain injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Sandhu M, Schonwald A, Boyko M, Jafar T, Freedman I, Woeste J, Kurup A, Funaro M, Zlotnik A, Gruenbaum S, Elsamadicy A, Reynolds R, Gruenbaum B. The association between female sex and depression following traumatic brain injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2024, 168: 105952. PMID: 39603437, DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2024.105952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPost-TBI depressionTraumatic brain injurySpectrum of TBI severityBrain injuryDiagnosis of depressionNeurobehavioral symptomsTBI severitySystematic reviewDepressionMeta-analysisStatistically significant differenceMedian ageFemale patientsPooled analysisFemale sexRisk factorsSevere casesParticipantsPotential associationSignificant differenceSexSeverityRiskInjurySubjects
2021
The cost of caring during recent epidemics: a rapid review of risk factors, psychological manifestations, and strategies for its treatment.
Ferrara M, Funaro MC, Vacca F, Kusmann F, Tedeschini E, Galeazzi GM, Scattoni ML, Starace F. The cost of caring during recent epidemics: a rapid review of risk factors, psychological manifestations, and strategies for its treatment. Annali Dell Istituto Superiore Di Sanità 2021, 57: 7-17. PMID: 33797399, DOI: 10.4415/ann_21_01_02.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care workersSuch psychological distressAppropriate protective equipmentMental health risksMental health consequencesCochrane HandbookRisk factorsPsychiatric illnessCare workersSystematic reviewHealth consequencesProtective equipmentHealth policyMental healthRecent epidemicSystematic searchPsychological distressCOVID-19 epidemicRapid reviewPsychological manifestationsEpidemicHealth risksAdequate trainingRiskSecondary trauma