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SUMMARY Introduction: During the crisis of the Covid-19 pandemic, frontline health personnel was faced with unprecedented working conditions. The need to adapt to rapidly changing healthcare protocols and changes in the workplace compromised the mental resilience of healthcare... Read More

ABSTRACT Introduction: Treatment approaches for drug addiction are classified into several general types: psychosocial interventions as a part of drug-free programs, opioid maintenance treatment programs and detoxification programs. Μethadone maintenance treatment (MMT) is one of... Read More

ABSTRACT Introduction: Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) of healthcare professionals (HP) is a negative feeling driven by fear, “suffering” and work related trauma that can be direct (primary) trauma or occurs after the secondary exposure to people who have experienced extremely... Read More

ABSTRACT The purpose of this literature review was to demonstrate the need to motivate medical staff of public and private sector in our country, to assess the practical application of motivation theories to permanent medical staff in public hospitals and to present a realistic... Read More

ABSTRACT The nursing profession is characterized by high levels of work stress and serious associated health problems. The aim of the present study was to explore the strategies nurses employ before, during and after work to cope with every day work stress. The literature review... Read More

ABSTRACT Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus Type II (DM II) is a chronic disease that particularly affects the patients’ Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL). Aim: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of various depression levels on HRQOL in DM II patients in... Read More

ABSTRACT Introduction: The sudden admission of patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is considered an extremely stressful and painful experience for the whole family. In recent years, family has been recognized to have an important role to the outcome and particular emphasis... Read More

ABSTRACT The impact of multiple sclerosis (MS) in quality of life (QoL) of people has been studied more than any other neurological disorder. The purpose of this article is to present the main findings of the studies carried out from 2000 to 2015, through a review of... Read More

ABSTRACT Introduction: Mobile phone use can be addictive for the young. However, little is known about the behavioral and biological effects of this addiction among the student population. Aim: The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of mobile phone use on the health... Read More

ABSTRACT Worldwide, the chronic disease management is perhaps the major challenge for health care professionals, who are called to face patient’s problems in physical, psychological and social level. Social support, has an important role in the management of chronic disease, and... Read More