Prevalence and correlates of burn-out among Nigerian medical doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study by Ruth Eshikotse Pius, Janet Ngozi Ajuluchukwu, Alero Ann Roberts

“…The univariate analysis revealed a correlation between burn-out scores and cadre, age, sex, years of experience, marital status, weekly work hours and number of calls. …”
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Relation to Reproductive Health Among Young Albanian Women by Alketa Zazo, Eliona Kulluri, Enxhi Vrapi

“…Quantitative data were collected through face-to-face interviews with 632 women of reproductive age in Tirana who were randomly selected to participate in the survey. …”
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Smartphone postural sway and pronator drift tests as measures of neurological disability by Michael Calcagni, Peter Kosa, Bibi Bielekova

“…In conclusion, a simple 1-min postural sway test accurately measures body oscillations that increase with natural aging and differentiates them from abnormally increased body oscillations in people with neurological disabilities.…”
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Time Course of Acute Hip Adduction Range of Motion Changes Following Foam Rolling by Anthony D’Amico, Kevin Silva, Joseph Gallo

“… # Method In a within-subject design, 34 subjects (21 female, 13 male) (female mean age 24.67 ± 8.6 yrs, height 161.4 ± 9.8 cm, mass 67.3 ± 12.3 kg; male mean age 22 ± 2.5 yrs, height 170.2 ± 8.2 cm, mass 76.3 ± 21.9 kg) underwent a baseline Ober’s test to measure hip adduction ROM prior to the FR and control conditions. …”
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Efficacy of osmotic laxative polyethylene glycol 4000 in treatment of constipation in pediatrics by S. I. Erdes, B. O. Matsukatova, S. A. Revyakina, Ye. V. Casanave

“…The drug was prescribed under following mode: to children under 8 years of age - 1 sachet (4 g) bid (8 g/day), over 8 years – 1 sachet (10 g) 2 times day (20 g/day) for 14 days. …”
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Patient’s Information Toward Some Modifiable Risk Factors of Ischemic Heart Disease by Bayan Omar Sharif, Aras Hamad Rasul, Osman Ibrahim Mahmud, Farman Nuri Abdulla

“…The outcome showed that most of the sample rang from the age (25-40) years and most of them were male from urban, more than half of them were unemployed but nearly half of them were graduated from primary school. 32.2% of them diagnosed by cardiovascular disease. …”
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Is There a Relationship between Serum Anti-Mullerian Hormone Levels and Abortion Rates in Patients Who Received In vitro Fertilisation-Embryo Transfer Cycles? by Pinar Karacin, Serdar Dilbaz, Oya Aldemir, Berna Dilbaz, Yaprak Engin Ustun

“…The same analyses were repeated in two subgroups under 34 years of age and above, and no difference was found in terms of miscarriage rates. …”
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Impact of Preoperative Daytime Sleepiness and Insomnia on Therapy Adherence and Neurostimulation Amplitude in Unilateral Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation by Pordzik J, Ludwig K, Ruckes C, Gouveris H

“…A positive association between preoperative age and therapeutic amplitude levels could be shown.Discussion: In this cohort, average adherence was much higher than previously reported. …”
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Prevalence and Mortality Rates of Acute Kidney Injury among Critically Ill Patients: A Retrospective Study by Randa I. Farah, Othman A. Alfuqaha, Ali R. Younes, Hasan A. Mahmoud, Alhareth M. Al-Jboor, Mohammad M. Karajeh, Mohammad Z. Al-Masadeh, Omar I. Murad, Nathir Obeidat

“…Furthermore, we found that older age (adjusted OR (AOR): 1.04; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.04–1.06; p=0.003), preadmission use of diuretics (AOR: 2.12; 95% CI: 1.06–4.25; p=0.03), use of ventilators (2.19; 95% CI: 1.12–2.29; p=0.02), and vasopressor use during MICU stay (AOR: 4.25; 95% CI: 2.1308.47; p=0.001) were observed to have higher mortality rates. …”
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Mortality and readmission following hip fracture surgery: a retrospective study comparing conventional and fast-track care by Kristin Haugan, Lars G Johnsen, Trude Basso, Olav A Foss

“…There was no statistically significant difference in sex, type of fracture, age or Charlson Comorbidity Index score at baseline between patients in the two pathways.Conclusions There was insufficient evidence to show an impact of fast-track care on mortality and readmission. …”
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Global trends in importance of 24-hour movement behaviors to pediatric health: implications for South Korea by Eun-Young Lee, Reyana Jayawardena, Seiyeong Park, Justin Y Jeon, Yeon-Soo Kim, Mark S. Tremblay

“…For those aged 12–18 years, the weighted averages for guideline adherence were 20.4% for physical activity, 55.9% for sedentary behavior, and 26.2% for sleep. …”
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Impact of Funding Source on Long-Term Outcomes in Prostate Cancer: Analysis of a Large Public Database From Sao Paulo, Brazil by Fernando C. Maluf, Cintia S.K.S. de Oliveira, Patrícia K. Ziegelmann

“…PURPOSEWe investigated the impact of the funding source (public v private) on the overall survival (OS) of men with prostate cancer in Brazil.METHODSWe retrospectively analyzed patients with prostate cancer from a large hospital registry from the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Patients age 50-99 years diagnosed with prostate acinar adenocarcinoma or adenocarcinoma not otherwise specified (NOS) between January 2014 and December 2017 were eligible. …”
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The Role of Using Motorized Diamond Burr Polisher Instrument in Minimizing the Recurrent Rate of Pterygium Excision by Sakar Abdulkarim Nidhamalddin

“…Each individual factors like age, gender, visual acuity, BCVA pre and postoperatively, IOP measurement, dryness of the eye and risk factors like smoking and UV exposure affecting the recurrence were assessed. …”
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Sixth-Month Perinatal Outcomes of Anemic Pregnancies by Emel Kıyak Çağlayan, Öznur Küçük, Ayşe Yeşim Göçmen, Levent Seçkin, Ayla Aktulay, Yaprak Engin Üstün

“…No significant difference among the groups in terms of age and parity was detected. Anemia was found to be higher in housewife mothers (p=0.0001). …”
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Insights into the Regional Transport and Local Formation of Secondary Organic Aerosol in Delhi, India by Himadri Sekhar Bhowmik, Sachchida Nand Tripathi, Ravi Sahu, Ashutosh Kumar Shukla, Vipul Lalchandani, Shamitaksha Talukdar, Nidhi Tripathi, Lokesh Sahu

“…These occurrences were investigated for aged SOA formation through multi-day regional transport and locally generated SOA using ozone (O3), carbon monoxide (CO), nitric oxide (NO), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as supplementary data. …”
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Short-term results of hip prosthesis with shortening osteotomy in patients with crowe type iv dysplastic coxarthrosis by Omer Polat, Selim Sanel, Mehmet Nurullah Ermis, Can Solakoglu

“…The study evaluated 14 hips from 9 female patients, aged between 42 and 52 years (mean age: 46.57±3.15 years). …”
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Self-Care Practices and the Associated Socio-Demographic Variables of Persons with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2dm) in Southeast, Nigeria. by Okafor, Christiana Nkiru, Okonkwo, Uchenna Prosper, Ani, Kenneth Umezulike, Onuora, Ethel Ogoemeka, Nwokike, Mathew, Byabagambi, Jane Turyasingura, Tamu, JohnBosco Munezero, Mfitumukiza, Valence, Nwankwo, Mercy Chinenye, Tumusiime, Alex

“…Result: The majority of the participants were within the age groups of 40 to 59 (46.9%) and 60 and above (46.9%); the majority (74.6%) were married while a good proportion were traders (59.7%). …”
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Self-Care Practices and the Associated Socio-Demographic Variables of Persons With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2dm) in Southeast, Nigeria. by Okafor, Christiana Nkiru, Okonkwo, Uchenna Prosper, Ani, Kenneth Umezulike, Onuora, Ethel Ogoemeka, Nwokike, Mathew, Turyasingura, Jane Byabagambi, Munezero, Tamu JohnBosco, Mfitumukiza1, Valence, Nwankwo, Mercy Chinenye, Tumusiime, Alex

“…Result: The majority of the participants were within the age groups of 40 to 59 (46.9%) and 60 and above (46.9%); the majority (74.6%) were married while a good proportion were traders (59.7%). …”
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An Assessment of The Contribution of Community Social Support System in Promoting to the Wellbeing of the Elderly in Hamurwa Sub-County. by Atuheire, Enid

“…The target population consisted of elderly individuals aged 60 and above, selected from the seven parishes, and included both men and women. …”
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Correlates of Family Size and Household Farm Units in Kisoro District, Uganda by Ainembabazi, Ealyne

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