Directorate of Health

Contribution of Community Health Workers to Strengthening the Health System in Mali: Impact and Challenges, 2010-2024

Faced with a critical shortage of qualified personnel (6 health workers per 10,000 inhabitants compared to the 23 per 10,000 recommended by the World Health Organization) and limited access to healthcare, Mali institutionalized community-based essential health care in 2009. This...

Evaluation of Alexithymia Level in Children With Cystic Fibrosis

The present study sought to determine the extent of alexithymia within the cystic fibrosis (CF) population and examine how it relates to both the severity of the illness and the effectiveness of patient disease management strategies. The study sample included adolescents aged 14...

Comparative Evaluation of ChatGPT-5.2, Claude Sonnet 4.5, and DeepSeek for Rosacea-Related Information: Accuracy, Reliability, Readability, and Reference Hallucinations

Background/Objectives: Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that requires long-term management and continuous patient education regarding triggers, skincare practices, and treatment adherence. In recent years, patients have increasingly turned to online platforms and ar...

Factors associated with sleep disturbances in nursing students at the University of Palermo

<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Introduction</bold> : sleep disorders are very common among university students and can have negative effects on physical and mental health and academic performance. There is a close correlation between sleep disorders and psychological and behaviour...

Assessment of social distance toward refugees and related factors among prehospital emergency health care providers

Objective: Social distance towards refugees among health care providers reflects how refugees benefit from health services and empathy, acceptance, and discrimination. Social distance is crucial for Pre-Hospital Emergency Health Care Providers (PHEHCP), who are the first group to...

Multidimensional Associations Between Psychiatric Symptoms, Sleep Disturbance, Biological Variables, and Fibromyalgia Severity: A Classification and Regression Tree and Path Analysis Study

Background: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a complex chronic pain disorder characterized by interactions among psychological, biological, and clinical factors. Although psychiatric symptoms and sleep disturbance are recognized contributors to disease burden, their multidimensional relation...