• Issue

    Health Care Science: Volume 4, Issue 1

    i-v, 1-69
    February 2025

ISSUE INFORMATION

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Issue Information

  • Pages: i-v
  • First Published: 28 February 2025

REVIEW

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A Comprehensive Review of Experimental Models of Stress: Pragmatic Insight Into Psychoneuroimmunology

  • Pages: 4-13
  • First Published: 20 February 2025
A Comprehensive Review of Experimental Models of Stress: Pragmatic Insight Into Psychoneuroimmunology

The learned and punished models are used under the category conditioned operant conflict test like the Vogel conflict test. We also discussed the models of classic conditioning like fear conditioning and psychosocial models like social defeat, and physical and chronic unpredictable stress. This review also shows the effect of the immune system response on the mind and body of animals.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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Study on the Effects of National Volume-Based Procurement of Chemical Drugs on Chinese Patent Medicines: Lipid-Lowering Drugs as an Example

  • Pages: 14-24
  • First Published: 22 February 2025
Study on the Effects of National Volume-Based Procurement of Chemical Drugs on Chinese Patent Medicines: Lipid-Lowering Drugs as an Example

This study analyzes the impact of national volume-based procurement (NVBP) on lipid-lowering drugs before and after policy implementation using 24 months of data. The results showed that there was a significant increase in the use of bid-winning statins, but the policy did not cause an overall change in the use of proprietary Chinese medicines.

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Nutritional Literacy for Individual Oral Health Among Village Health Volunteers in Public Health Region 1 of Thailand

  • Pages: 25-34
  • First Published: 16 February 2025
Nutritional Literacy for Individual Oral Health Among Village Health Volunteers in Public Health Region 1 of Thailand

The study examined nutritional literacy for oral health among village health volunteers (VHVs) in Thailand's Public Health Region 1. A mixed-methods approach revealed VHVs had moderate knowledge but high self-assessed skills in nutritional literacy for oral health, with a negative correlation between knowledge and skills. Findings highlight the need for skill-based health literacy training tailored to VHVs' roles.

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Does the Timing of the Initiation of Physical Therapy Post-Rotator Cuff Repair Impact Shoulder Function?

  • Pages: 35-43
  • First Published: 17 February 2025
Does the Timing of the Initiation of Physical Therapy Post-Rotator Cuff Repair Impact Shoulder Function?

After rotator cuff surgery, patients should choose to complete rehabilitation to optimize shoulder function. However, the initiation timing of PT may not affect functional shoulder outcomes.

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Seroepidemiological Assessment of Bordetella pertussis in Jahrom, Southern Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study

  • Pages: 44-51
  • First Published: 17 February 2025
Seroepidemiological Assessment of Bordetella pertussis in Jahrom, Southern Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study

Incidence of pertussis based on anti-pertussis toxin immunoglobulin G among patients referring to infectious clinical centers in Jahrom, Southern West Iran.

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Improving Vaccination Coverage Through Community Pharmacy Service Delivery in Nigeria: The COVID-19 Experience and Implications for Policy Review

  • Pages: 52-61
  • First Published: 17 February 2025
Improving Vaccination Coverage Through Community Pharmacy Service Delivery in Nigeria: The COVID-19 Experience and Implications for Policy Review

This study described the delivery of vaccination services in community pharmacies among 474 community pharmacists. With a response rate of 86.7%, less than half of the respondents (40.1%) had undergone vaccination training, 129 (31.4%) provide vaccination services while 72 of 129 (55.8%) administer vaccines in their pharmacies. Government support through legal framework and policy review will improve pharmacists as vaccinators and coverage.

COMMENTARY

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Impact of Climate Change on Emerging Infectious Diseases and Human Physical and Mental Health in Bangladesh

  • Pages: 62-65
  • First Published: 13 February 2025
Impact of Climate Change on Emerging Infectious Diseases and Human Physical and Mental Health in Bangladesh

This study aims to give possible solutions to the impact of climate change on the nation's physical and mental health and emerging infectious diseases. Improving Bangladesh's healthcare, response, and data collection systems is a public health emergency.