Special Issues

Healthcare publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Advances and Challenges on Obesity and Its Related Metabolic Disease
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submission deadline 6 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 20026 | Submission Open
Keywords: metabolism; diet; body weight; lifestyle; inflammation; nutrition; metabolic disease; physical activity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Public Health)
Epidemiological Aspects and Physical Therapy Interventions for Sports Injury
edited by and Rodolfo André Dellagrana
submission deadline 6 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open
Keywords: sports injuries; epidemiology; biomechanics; athletic performance; injury prevention; periodization; physical fitness; sport physiology; training monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Preventive Medicine)
Policy Interventions to Promote Health and Prevent Disease
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submission deadline 7 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14079 | Submission Open
Keywords: health policy; policy making; health promotion; prevention; guideline; legislation; delivery of health care; health services research; public health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Policy)
Innovations in Chronic Patient Management: Monitoring, Evaluation and Rehabilitation
edited by , Alejandro Heredia-Ciuro and Andrés Calvache-Mateo
submission deadline 10 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 319 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic disease; chronic patient management; rehabilitation; monitoring; evaluation; healthcare
Integrated Care in Chronic Diseases submission deadline 13 Sep 2024 | 14 articles | Viewed by 25891 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic disease management; integrated care; health related quality of life; patient-centred care; caregivers; healthcare professionals; complementary and alternative therapies; psychosocial health
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chronic Care)
Menopause Transition and Postmenopausal Health
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submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open
Keywords: menopause transition; postmenopause; midlife; older women; health issues
New Insights into Understudied Phenomena in Healthcare submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 18165 | Submission Open
Keywords: emerging diseases; new technologies; innovative healthcare approaches; rare diseases; innovative research methods; social dimension of health; patient rights; demographic challenges; understudied populations; vulnerable populations; gender issues
Sport Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation in Adolescents
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14889 | Submission Open
Keywords: leisure activities; recreation; sports; rehabilitation; physical therapy modalities; exercise; brain concussion; wounds and injuries
Advances and Innovations in the Management of Spinal Conditions and Disorders
edited by Josette Bettany-Saltikov and Łukasz Stoliński
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11426 | Submission Open
Keywords: scoliosis; spinal deformities; scoliosis physiotherapy assessment and treatment options; bracing treatment; effects of heavy loads and different ergonomics on the spine; 3D assessment of scoliosis; 3D assessment of postural changes in physiotherapy; adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; kyphosis; hyperkyphosis; lordosis– kypholordosis; conservative treatment; scoliosis physiotherapy— scoliosis-specific physiotherapy exercises; providing spinal/spinal deformity physiotherapy or bracing in times of  COVID-19; surface topography and posture; 3D back shape 
Oral and Maxillofacial Health Care: Volume III submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9904 | Submission Open
Keywords: oral and maxillofacial surgery; oral health care; dental health care; oral disease
Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7745 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; computational methodology; big data; neural networks; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section TeleHealth and Digital Healthcare)
Improving Digital Interventions for Health: The Role of Health Literacy submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5932 | Submission Open
Keywords: health literacy; digital literacy; health behaviour; measurement tools; eHealth; digital technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Informatics and Big Data)
Information Behavior in Online Healthcare submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5360 | Submission Open
Keywords: online health platforms; health information; patient behavior; physician behavior; value creation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Informatics and Big Data)
Sports Injury Prevention
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4816 | Submission Open
Advances in Telerehabilitation for Optimising Recovery submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4131 | Submission Open
Keywords: telerehabilitation; telehealth; remote intervention; telemedicine; eHealth; rehabilitation
(This special issue belongs to the Section TeleHealth and Digital Healthcare)
Innovative Approaches for Safety Culture Improvement in Healthcare Systems
edited by , Eva Doherty and Siobhán Corrigan
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4058 | Submission Open
Keywords: safety culture; just culture; restorative culture; systems thinking; socio-technical systems; human factors ergonomics; right relationship
The State of Healthcare Policy, Law, and Medical Frameworks in the Era of Digital Health
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3562 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioethics; public health; law; medical and health profession education
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Policy)
Psychological Health and Social Wellbeing among Older Adults
edited by Doreen Wing Han Au
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3126 | Submission Open
Keywords: ageing  ; psychological health; social wellbeing; gerontechnology; environmental health; health economics
Pregnancy, Childbirth, Puerperium, Breastfeeding and Sexuality in the World of Rare Diseases submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3106 | Submission Open
Keywords: pregnancy; childbirth; puerperium; breastfeeding; sexuality; rare diseases
(This special issue belongs to the Section Women's Health Care)
Oral Health Care and Services for Patients
edited by Somy Azimi
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2579 | Submission Open
Keywords: patient-centric care; preventive dentistry; technology and telehealth in dentistry; patient education; public health dentistry; interdisciplinary approaches
Rehabilitation Program for Orthopedic and Neurological Patients submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2427 | Submission Open
Keywords: orthopedic rehabilitation; neurological rehabilitation; physical therapy; occupational therapy; rehabilitation exercises; speech and language therapy; cognitive rehabilitation; spinal cord injury; stroke
Preventive Potential of Modifiable Risk Factors
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2380 | Submission Open
Keywords: modifiable risk factors; cardiovascular and malignant disease; clinical and basic science; physiology vs. pathophysiology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Preventive Medicine)
Reducing the Cost of Healthcare submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2323 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthcare; cost; efficiency; payment; prices; savings; value; models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Assessments)
Adult Critical Care Ultrasound
edited by and Marco Ventin
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2309 | Submission Open
Keywords: critical care ultrasound; whole body ultrasound; lung ultrasound; cardiac ultrasound; diaphragm ultrasound
(This special issue belongs to the Section Critical Care)
Sports and Special Populations: Improving Physical Activity, Health and Quality of Life
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2182 | Submission Open
Keywords: health promotion; quality of life; fatigue monitoring; training load monitoring; sports; biological maturation; psychobiological changes; immune and endocrine responses; neuromuscular performance; adaptation to training; stress; recovery; fatigue; sleep; delayed onset muscle soreness; psychobiological changes; immunological responses; neuromuscular performance
Human Health before, during, and after COVID-19
edited by Alessia Verduri
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1861 | Submission Open
Keywords: COVID-19; telemedicine; pandemic-related anxiety; pandemic-related depression; long COVID; unvaccinated people; new SARS-CoV-2 variants
Promotion of Women's Health through Exercise-Based and Educational Programs: A Multidisciplinary Approach submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1705 | Submission Open
Keywords: women’ s health; exercise; educational programs; selfcare; physiological; psychological; social; functional; menstrual cycle; pregnancy; menopause; chronic disease
(This special issue belongs to the Section Women's Health Care)
The Association between Dietary Intake, Food Consumption and Chronic Disease
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1688 | Submission Open
Keywords: diet; dietary pattern; food consumption; chronic disease; obesity; diabetes; liver disease; cardiovascular disease; nutrition; nutrient
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nutrition and Public Health)
Mobile Technology-Based Interventions in Healthcare
edited by Ponrathi Athilingam
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1466 | Submission Open
Keywords: chronic diseases; self-care; clinical outcomes; technology-based interventions; mobile apps
(This special issue belongs to the Section TeleHealth and Digital Healthcare)
Health Promotion Effectiveness in Prisons: Proposal of New Organizational Models, Clinical Practice and Forensic Considerations submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1460 | Submission Open
Keywords: prison health systems across the world; risk factors for health; prison environment; prison healthcare systems and governance; inmate and mental illness; rehabilitation in mental illness; rehabilitation of prisoners; inmates and infectious diseases; drugs and/in prison; disabled prisoners; prison workers and their protection; prison medicine; COVID-19 and prison; feeding in prison; medical responsibility in penitentiary medicine; clinical risk management in penitentiary medicine; compatibility of the prisoner's health conditions with imprisonment; suicidal risk assessment in prison; CSI in prison; inmate autopsy; innovative methods of expert investigation in prison and of prisoners; torture in prison: medico-legal investigation; medical liability in prison medicine; precision medicine in prison; clinical pathways in prison; artificial intelligence in prison healthcare; telemedicine in prison healthcare
The Implementation of GIS and Big Data Analytics in Healthcare
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1338 | Submission Open
Keywords: GIS; big data analytics; global health; environmental risk and sustainability; emergency management and safety; methodological and technological innovations; COVID-19
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Informatics and Big Data)
Mental Health Promotion and Illness Prevention in Vulnerable Populations—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1274 | Submission Open
Keywords: intersectionality issues; wellbeing; mental health; trauma; grief and loss; behaviours and risks; social determinants; climate anxiety; communities; health behaviour and health-seeking; quality of life; resilience; empowerment; social justice; self-efficacy; lived experience; holistic approaches; health knowledge; attitudes and practice; health literacy; human and civil rights; health improvement; hope; social inclusion and sense of community; social participation; community participation; compassionate comunities; mediators and moderators of mental health and wellbeing; education of health and social care professionals; stigma and ostracism; workplace
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Assessments)
Application of Electronic Health Records in Pharmacovigilance
edited by Kim An Nguyen
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 928 | Submission Open
Keywords: pharmacovigilance; drug-related side effects; adverse drug reactions; reporting systems; medical records systems; electronic health records; deep learning; machine learning; data mining; artificial intelligence.
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medication Management)
Nursing Care for Cancer Patients: Second Edition
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 456 | Submission Open
Keywords: cancer survivor; family caregiver; dyadic coping; survivorship care; nurse-led care; intervention; eHealth
Shared Decision-Making in Healthcare
edited by and Valentina Mitgutsch
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open
Keywords: COVID-19; participation; decision making; self-determination
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)
Ultrasound Imaging in Gastroenterology
edited by Andrea Boccatonda
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 301 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultrasound; bowel; gastrointestinal; liver; cirrhosis; CEUS; elastography
The Influence of Mental Health Services on Health Outcomes and Well-Being
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open
Keywords: mental health; well-being; mental health services; health outcomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety)
Emergency Medicine and Public Health: Intersecting Strategies for Population Well-Being submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open
Keywords: emergency medicine; emergency medical services; cardiac arrest; injury; public health; medical didactics; telehealth; chronic disease; health promotion; healthcare systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Critical Care)
Advancing Healthcare Excellence: On-the-Job Training, Professional Competence, and Skills Development submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 204 | Submission Open
Keywords: healthcare training; continuous professional development; professional competence; evidence-based competence; research skills; occupational therapy; allied healthcare disciplines
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medics)
Emergency Psychology and Crisis Intervention: Psychological Support for Victims submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open
Keywords: trauma; psychological support; preventive intervention; post-traumatic stress disorder; emergency; psychological first aid; crisis intervention; disaster; victims; victimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Assessments)
Advances in Physical Therapy for the Lumbar–Pelvic–Femoral Complex submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open
Keywords: hip joint; hip injuries; hip osteoarthritis; femoroacetabular impingement; tendinopathy; pelvic pain; low back pain; radiculopathy  
Improving the Health and Well-Being of Groups of Workers Experiencing Work Disparities
edited by Lynn Shaw
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 162 | Submission Open
Keywords: occupational health outcomes; services and education; work rehabilitation outcomes; services and education; access to health services; social determinants of health; worker health and wellbeing; health system policies; decent work in healthcare; equitable access to health care work; health and wellbeing at work; workplace organizational health; occupational science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Community Care)
Advances in Pharmacy Practice and Medication Use among Patients submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open
Keywords: pharmacy; medicines; safety and effectiveness of therapy; pharmaceutical care; dietary supplements
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medication Management)
Perspectives on Family Health Care Nursing
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open
Keywords: family healthcare nursing/family nursing; family support; family nursing theory; family function; family relations; family assessment; family intervention; transcultural family healthcare nursing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Family Medicine)
Looking Backwards: How Has COVID-19 Affected Oncological Patients?
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open
Keywords: oncology; cancer; tumours; haematology; COVID-19; SARS-CoV2; coronavirus
The Impact of Digital Technology Use on the Mental and Physical Health
edited by Cara Booker
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital technologies; mental health; psychological wellbeing; physical health; socio-demographic differences; social determinants of health; social inequalities; comparative studies; life course
Pharmacy Practice and Administration—3rd Edition
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open
Keywords: COVID-19; pharmacy administration; pharmacy management; pharmacoeconomics; cost effectiveness; cost analysis; cost benefit; social and behavioral pharmacy; health outcomes; pharmacist-based medication management; pharmacy practice; pharmacy technician support; pharmacy law and regulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Medication Management)
Research, Education, Workforce, and Regulation to Transforming Nursing Practice and Leadership: The Future of Nursing
edited by , , Irene Baroni and
submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 21255 | Submission Open
Keywords: nursing-led research; nursing workforce; nursing leadership; nursing education; nursing regulation; nursing ethics; digital health and ehealth; non-communicable disease; cutting edge methodologies; nursing policy; healthcare models
(This special issue belongs to the Section Nursing)
Advances in the Use of Single-Case Designs in Healthcare submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 796 | Submission Open
Keywords: N-of-1 trials; N=1 trials; N1 trials; single case experimental designs; patient experience; patients as collaborators; mobile health data analysis; pharmacogenomics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Health Assessments)
Women’s Health Care: State of the Art and New Challenges
edited by Yashuhiko Ebina
submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 336 | Submission Open
Keywords: women’ s health; mental health; high-risk pregnancy; postpartum depression; perimenstrual syndrome; menopausal disorders; cancer prevention; HPV vaccine; puberty; sex education
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