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Teachers describe the strain of supporting students with mental health difficulties

A qualitative review highlights compassion, uncertainty and tensions within schools, offering insight into teachers' experiences without evaluating an intervention.

Systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis of 11 studies.2024
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Teachers described challenges in understanding and responding to students' mental health difficulties, alongside uncertainty about their role and pressure from the education system. Supportive relationships and compassion were recurring themes. This review describes teachers' experiences; it does not test whether a particular school program improves students' mental health or identify which support approach works best.

Keep in mind: The included studies were rated moderate quality. The authors also identified little published research from Asian settings, limiting how confidently the themes can be extended across contexts.

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A questionnaire measured HIV-prevention behaviors among Thai men who have sex with men

A validation study found acceptable internal consistency and support for its questionnaire structure, without testing whether the measure predicts HIV infection or improves prevention.

Cross-sectional questionnaire development and validation study.2023
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The researchers developed a questionnaire intended to measure HIV-prevention behaviors in Thai men who have sex with men. Its items showed acceptable consistency, and its structure and correlations with other measures supported validity in the studied sample. These findings concern measurement quality; the study did not test an intervention or report effects on HIV transmission.

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Lessons From the Community-Engaged, Data-Driven Selection of Evidence-Based Practice Strategies in the HEALing Communities Study.

Randomized controlled trial · J Public Health Manag Pract · 2026. Source record refreshed; an explanation has not been reviewed.

Randomized controlled trial2026
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Groups for belonging: a parallel cluster randomized controlled trial of a group-based loneliness intervention for people attending treatment for alcohol and other drug use.

Randomized controlled trial · BMC Public Health · 2025. Source record refreshed; an explanation has not been reviewed.

Randomized controlled trial2025
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Prevalence and influencing factors of self-neglect in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Meta-analysis · Geriatr Nurs · 2025. Source record refreshed; an explanation has not been reviewed.

Meta-analysis2025
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What influences the implementation of health checks in the prevention and early detection of chronic diseases among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australian primary health care? Findings from an evidence mapping review.

Systematic review · Health Res Policy Syst · 2025. Source record refreshed; an explanation has not been reviewed.

Systematic review2025
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Non-adherence level of pharmacotherapy and its predictors among mental disorders in a resource-limited life trajectories: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Meta-analysis · BMC Psychiatry · 2025. Source record refreshed; an explanation has not been reviewed.

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Prevalence and risk factors for loneliness among individuals with diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Meta-analysis · Syst Rev · 2025. Source record refreshed; an explanation has not been reviewed.

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Suicidal ideation, attempted suicide and determinants among prisoners in Ethiopia 2024: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Meta-analysis · BMC Psychiatry · 2025. Source record refreshed; an explanation has not been reviewed.

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Factors influencing fear of cancer recurrence among prostate cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Meta-analysis · Support Care Cancer · 2025. Source record refreshed; an explanation has not been reviewed.

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Is physical activity associated with lower risk of social network problematic use or addiction? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Meta-analysis · Complement Ther Clin Pract · 2025. Source record refreshed; an explanation has not been reviewed.

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Burden, impacts and management practices of dysmenorrhea among female students in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Meta-analysis · Int Health · 2025. Source record refreshed; an explanation has not been reviewed.

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Effectiveness and recommendation strategies for videoconference-based interventions to alleviate social isolation and loneliness in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Meta-analysis · Geriatr Nurs · 2025. Source record refreshed; an explanation has not been reviewed.

Meta-analysis2025
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Prevalence of loneliness and social isolation amongst individuals with severe mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Meta-analysis · Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci · 2025. Source record refreshed; an explanation has not been reviewed.

Meta-analysis2025
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Psychotropic medication non-adherence and its determinants among people living with mental illnesses in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis study.

Meta-analysis · BMC Public Health · 2025. Source record refreshed; an explanation has not been reviewed.

Meta-analysis2025
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Social isolation and risk of mortality in middle-aged and older adults with arthritis: a prospective cohort study of four cohorts.

Cohort study (title) · Sci Rep · 2025. Source record refreshed; an explanation has not been reviewed.

Cohort study (title)2025
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Social networks and their association with depression in community-dwelling older adults: a meta-analysis.

Meta-analysis · Aging Ment Health · 2025. Source record refreshed; an explanation has not been reviewed.

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Maladaptive Daydreaming and Psychopathology: A Meta-Analysis.

Meta-analysis · Int J Psychol · 2025. Source record refreshed; an explanation has not been reviewed.

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Investigating factors affecting the quality of life of women with gestational diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Meta-analysis · BMC Pregnancy Childbirth · 2025. Source record refreshed; an explanation has not been reviewed.

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Dog companionship and cortisol levels in youth. A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Meta-analysis · Soc Sci Med · 2025. Source record refreshed; an explanation has not been reviewed.

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Experiences of social prescribing in the UK: a qualitative systematic review.

Systematic review · Br J Gen Pract · 2025. Source record refreshed; an explanation has not been reviewed.

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Effects of Cancer Rehabilitation Interventions for Women Treated for Gynaecological Cancers: A Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.

Meta-analysis · J Clin Nurs · 2025. Source record refreshed; an explanation has not been reviewed.

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Prediction of facial nerve outcomes after surgery for vestibular schwannoma using machine learning-based models: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Meta-analysis · Neurosurg Rev · 2025. Source record refreshed; an explanation has not been reviewed.

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Functioning, disability, and health of individuals with Hikikomori (prolonged social withdrawal) and their families: A systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies.

Meta-analysis · Int J Soc Psychiatry · 2025. Source record refreshed; an explanation has not been reviewed.

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