Psychology & Psychiatry
Mentoring can reduce anxiety, study finds
Mentoring of junior colleagues can reduce anxiety and improve the mental health of the mentors themselves, finds a new study.
Sep 11, 2018
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Health
'Speed mentoring' improves quantity, quality of medical resident research
Yale medical residents who received "speed mentoring" from Yale General Internal Medicine (GIM) faculty during an annual retreat were more than twice as likely to produce research than their peers who had received no such ...
Jul 13, 2018
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When mentors do this one thing, it can help reduce teen delinquency
When educators and coaches make kids feel like they matter, it reduces delinquency and destructive behavior. A new study led by a University of Kansas researcher reveals the importance of non-family adults in mentoring youth.
Jul 2, 2018
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Parent mentors improve Latino children's health insurance coverage rates
Latino children have the highest uninsured rate in the United States. However, new study findings in the March issue of Health Affairs show parent mentors are highly effective at providing uninsured Latino children with health ...
Mar 5, 2018
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Evaluation of promising peer mentoring program for early career gero-nursing faculty
New models for providing mentorship to early career academics will become key to developing and maintaining an experienced faculty.
Aug 2, 2016
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Pediatrics
Parent mentors insure more uninsured children, improve access, eliminate disparities
Randomized trial reveals that Parent Mentors insure more children faster than traditional Medicaid/CHIP outreach, and children's access to healthcare and parental satisfaction improve, quality of well-child care is enhanced, ...
Mar 17, 2016
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Ongoing mentoring will help new nurses speak up
(HealthDay)—For new nurses, learning to speak up requires ongoing mentoring, according to a study published online March 5 in the Journal of Clinical Nursing.
Mar 25, 2015
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Diabetes
Support found for peer-mentoring diabetes management program
Managing type 1 diabetes is a never-ending task that requires multiple blood glucose tests, carbohydrate calculations and insulin injections or infusions. This constant effort to control the disease is daunting at any age ...
Jan 29, 2015
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New research urges caution on use of peer support in chronic disease
Health organisations need to give careful consideration to schemes which encourage people with chronic diseases to seek support from peers, to avoid the potential negative effects, new research shows.
Jun 11, 2013
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Teen mentors inspire healthier choices in younger children
An obesity intervention taught by teen mentors in Appalachian elementary schools resulted in weight loss, lower blood pressure and healthy lifestyle changes among the younger students learning the curriculum, according to ...
Mar 20, 2013
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