Long-Term Trends in Public Concerns in Two Societies

Trends in public concerns from the early 1960\u27s to the mid-1970\u27s are compared for Israel and the United States, relating changes in concerns to historical and social change which occurred during the decade in both societies. The analysis is based on open-ended questions regarding views of either personal or nation\u27s future -- hopes and fears for that future -- and a Self-Anchoring Rating Scale, by which the respondent evaluated personal and nation\u27s situation in various time perspectives. The Israeli\u27s future perspective became centered around peace and war, removing other issues to a secondary plane of concern. In contrast, the American became more concerned about social issues. The most striking difference in the evaluations of self and society was that the Israelis revealed in the seventies a personal depressive mood, while the Americans were at that time more pessimistic about their society\u27s situation and future

Long-Term Trends in Public Concerns in Two Societies

Trends in public concerns from the early 1960\u27s to the mid-1970\u27s are compared for Israel and the United States, relating changes in concerns to historical and social change which occurred during the decade in both societies. The analysis is based on open-ended questions regarding views of either personal or nation\u27s future -- hopes and fears for that future -- and a Self-Anchoring Rating Scale, by which the respondent evaluated personal and nation\u27s situation in various time perspectives. The Israeli\u27s future perspective became centered around peace and war, removing other issues to a secondary plane of concern. In contrast, the American became more concerned about social issues. The most striking difference in the evaluations of self and society was that the Israelis revealed in the seventies a personal depressive mood, while the Americans were at that time more pessimistic about their society\u27s situation and future. The purpose of this paper is to compare public concerns in two societies, Israel and the United States, at two time periods, the early 1960\u27s and the mid-1970\u27s. The basic question asked is: How do different populations react, as evinced in their concerns, to what happened in their lives and country over the course of more than a decade

Validity of an interviewer-administered patient health questionnaire-9 to screen for depression in HIV-infected patients in Cameroon

In high-income countries, depression is prevalent in HIV patients and is associated with lower medication adherence and clinical outcomes. Emerging evidence from low-income countries supports similar relationships. Yet little research has validated rapid depression screening tools integrated into routine HIV clinical care

Past and present in work life

The purpose of this analysis was to study multivariate relations between the mobility experiences of immigrant workers and their present work attitudes and behavior. The review of existïng research evidence, of the intricate mobility structure and of wark attitudes and behavior found in the data, showed that símple hypotheses regarding their interrelations were not feasible. The social context of the worker's life has been constantly changing and the limitations of the sample made the hypotheses even more specific. Two opproaches have been taken. ... Zie: conclusions

Treatment of severe acute ulcerative colitis in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients:report of three cases and discussion of treatment options

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is unclear how asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2-infected patients who present with acute severe ulcerative colitis (UC) can effectively and safely be treated. Standard treatment regimens consist of steroids, immunomodulatory drugs, and biological therapies, but therapeutic decision-making becomes challenging as there are uncertainties about how to deal with these drugs in patients with COVID-19 and active UC. Importantly, guidelines for this particular group of patients with UC are still lacking. To inform therapeutic decision-making, we describe three consecutive cases of patients with active UC and COVID-19 and discuss their treatments based on theoretical knowledge, currently available evidence and clinical observations. Three patients were identified through our national IBD network (Initiative on Crohn’s and Colitis, ICC) for whom diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2-infection was established by RT-PCR testing in nasopharynx, stools and/or biopsies. Acute severe UC was diagnosed by clinical parameters, endoscopy and histopathology. Clinical guidelines for SARS-CoV-2-negative patients advocate the use of steroids, calcineurin inhibitors or TNF-α-antagonists as induction therapy, and experiences from the current three cases show that steroids and TNF-α-antagonists could also be used in patients with COVID-19. This could potentially be followed by TNF-α-antagonists, vedolizumab or ustekinumab as maintenance therapy in these patients. Future research is warranted to investigate if and which immunomodulatory drugs should be used for COVID-19 patients that present with active UC. To answer this question, it is of utmost importance that future cases of patients with UC and COVID-19 are carefully documented in international registries, such as the SECURE-IBD registry