There is a large and growing body of evidence on the health benefits of engagement in
leisure activities (voluntary, enjoyable non-work activities, such as hobbies, arts …

Healthcare services are the main topic because of the high complexity challenges in the
health sector. The purpose of this study is to determine the implementation of Hospital …

From two experts in the field comes an accessible, how-to guide that will help researchers
think more productively about the relation between theory and data at every stage of their …

Rationale Preterm birth and other poor birth outcomes disproportionately affect women of
color. Emerging evidence suggests that socially-driven issues such as disrespect, abuse …

Background Chronic stress is a known risk factor for preterm birth, yet little is known about
how healthcare experiences add to or mitigate perceived stress. In this study, we described …

The patient–doctor interaction has changed profoundly in the past decades. In reaction to
paternalistic communication patterns, health policy makers have advocated for patient …

Situational Analysis creates analytic maps of social processes and relationships identified
using grounded theory. Creator of the method, award-winning sociologist Adele E. Clarke …

While we know a lot more about Long Covid today, patients who were infected with Covid-
19 early on in the pandemic and developed Long Covid had to contend with medical …

Intersectionality: A Foundations and Frontiers Reader is an accessible, primary-source
driven exploration of intersectionality in sociology and related fields. The book maps the …

In this article we adopt a Bourdieu‐based approach to study social inequalities in
perceptions of mental and physical health. Most research takes into account the impact of …