Factors Associated with Adherence to Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Among Patients Attending a Nurse-Led Community Clinic in Australia: A Qualitative Study by Fouziah Almouqati, Judith Daire, Catherine Catanach, Jean-Louis deSousa, Sam Quill, Mohamed Estai

“…<b>Methods:</b> This qualitative study included purposively patients with diabetes recruited from a nurse-led community screening clinic in Australia. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to explore barriers and enablers impacting patient adherence to DR screening recommendations. …”
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Patient lumbar discectomy journey (DiscJourn) in the UK: a qualitative study by Alison B Rushton, Nicola R Heneghan, Louise White, Navin Furtado, Annabel Masson, Karl Baraks, Zeeshan Parvez

“…Purposive criteria included age, sex, ethnicity, symptom duration, work/sick leave, education level and co-existing psychological issues. Semi-structured interviews were conducted using a patient co-constructed topic guide. …”
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Context specific effects of substrate composition on the taxonomic and functional diversity of macroinvertebrate communities in temperate lowland streams by Kate L. Mathers, Patrick D. Armitage, Matthew Hill, Melanie Bickerton, Morwenna Mckenzie, Isabel Pardo, David Tickner, Paul J. Wood

“…., gravel, sand and silt) are structured across differing rivers is lacking. Moreover, research largely focusses on gravel beds and fine sediment in general (<2 mm) and as a result detailed field observations specifically of the sand and silt fractions are lacking. …”
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Awareness of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections among the Montenegrin seafarers by Jovićević Ljiljana, Parlić Milan, Stevanović Jasmina, Novaković Tatjana, Barjaktarović-Labović Snežana, Milić Marija

“…For data analysis, we used the SPSS for Windows 20.0. …”
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Status of Agricultural Mechanization in Ghana: Insight from Farmers’ Perception, Population, and Nonagricultural Sector Growth by Gilbert Ayine Akolgo, Duke Nii Darko Quaye, Abdul-Rauf Malimanga Alhassan, Killian Asampana Asosega, Ebenezer Nunoo, Osman A. Akimsah Jedaiah, Michael Elorm Deho, Thomas Atta-Darkwa

“…The methods employed included a structured questionnaire administered to farmers and other agricultural stakeholders to determine the level of mechanization, readiness to adopt/accept mechanization technology, level of usage of mechanization technologies, and ownership of machinery. …”
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Redesigning Death Rounds: Alleviating distress for residents in end-of-life care [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Lauren Baumgardner, Shannon Fang, Vidya Krishnan, Benjamin Schwan

“…Our goal was to implement and evaluate a newly structured DR curriculum to help residents further reflect on experiences of caring for dying patients, reduce emotional burnout, and improve physician well-being. …”
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A Comparative Analysis of Effects of Rehabilitation Services on Symptomatology of Parkinson’s Disease-An Umbrella Review of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses by Zobia Farooq, Rayan Aboakel, Rabeaa Sahar, Zareen Akhtar, Tahira Irshad, Jennifer Geller

“…Various interventions were assessed, including structured physical exercise, technology-based interventions, Tai Chi, cueing techniques, aquatic physiotherapy, and inspiratory and expiratory breathing training. …”
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Food Safety Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices among Bulgarian Young People by Vanya Boycheva (Birdanova), Ivelina Ruseva, Tsvetelina Vitkova, Irena Stoilova

“…Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 60 young people from the Pleven region, Bulgaria, aged 20–29. A pre-tested structured questionnaire was used to collect data on the purchase, storage, preparation, culinary processing and serving of food in a home environment, and also on the demographic profile of the respondents. …”
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A KeyBERT-Enhanced Pipeline for Electronic Information Curriculum Knowledge Graphs: Design, Evaluation, and Ontology Alignment by Guanghe Zhuang, Xiang Lu

“…This paper proposes a KeyBERT-based method for constructing a knowledge graph of the electronic information curriculum system, aiming to enhance the structured representation and relational analysis of educational content. …”
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Insights from the European Nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease PAtient Disease Experience (ENPADE) survey– exploring disease burden and impact by Michal Shteinberg, Marko Obradovic, Roald van der Laan, Christian Hoenig, Roger J. Legtenberg, Andreas L. G. Reimann, Natalie Lorent

“…First, an online questionnaire was carried out from July 2021 to February 2022 across eight European countries for quantitative data collection. Additionally, semi-structured qualitative patient interviews were conducted with a subset of patients, eliciting their insights on the aspects surveyed. …”
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Epidemiology and economic impact of bovine trypanosomosis in Jawi District, Northwest Ethiopia by Mamo Adane, Yechale Teshome, Wudu T. Jemberu, Nigatu Kebede

“…For the economic impact assessment, economic data were collected through interviews using comprehensive and pretested structured questionnaires administered to 100 households. …”
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Factors associated with patient and health care system delay among migrant and local tuberculosis patients in Istanbul: a cross-sectional study by Mustafa Ersözlü, Mahmut Lahmuni, Yasser Mdalalh, Moamen Shammoot, Hatice Şen, Ahmet Ferit Hoşnuter, Derya Giakoup, Emine Şeyma Karaketir, Zeki Kılıçaslan

“…A total of 211 TB patients, including 140 local residents and 71 migrants, participated. Data were collected through interviews via a structured questionnaire and patient files, following the patients’ consent. …”
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Factors Influencing Sport Persistence Along the Socio-Ecological Model—A Presentation of Sport Persistence Models Based on the Findings of a Representative Hungarian Sample by Karolina Eszter Kovács

“…A structured questionnaire assessed socio-demographic factors, sport-specific variables, psychological characteristics, and environmental influences. …”
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Hematological and CD4+ T- cell count reference interval for pregnant women attending antenatal care at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Hawassa Southern Ethio... by Yidnekachew Fiseha Gebere, Lealem Gedefaw Bimerew, Wondimagegn Adissu Malko, Demissie Assegu Fenta

“…Sociodemographic and obstetric data were collected using a structured questionnaire. …”
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ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SOCIAL MEDIA USAGE AND EATING BEHAVIORS OF YOUNG ADULTS IN PAKISTAN by Aqsa Nadeem, Saba Nadeem, Shanza Yousaf, Hadia Shafait, Dr.Umar Bacha, Rida Khan

“…Methodology: This study utilized a structured online questionnaire that inquired about demographic information in the initial step and then questions related to social media usage and eating habits were asked. …”
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Metabolic Syndrome and Combination Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV Patients in Periurban Hospital in Ghana: A Case-Control Study by Bartholomew Dzudzor, Samuel Essel, Latif Musah, Jennifer Adjepong Agyekum, Kwame Yeboah

“…In a case-control design, 158 cART-treated HIV patients, 150 cART-naïve HIV patients, and 156 non-HIV controls were recruited from a periurban hospital in Ghana. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on demography, lifestyle, and medication. …”
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Nursing students’ knowledge, attitudes and awareness regarding shelter nursing in disaster preparedness by Beytullah Eren, Seher Çevik Aktura, Mehmet Emin Çolak

“…A total of 1,450 students were invited, and a sample size of 304 was determined using OpenEpi Version-3 software (power = 80%, confidence level = 95%). Data were collected through an online structured questionnaire, and statistical analyses included descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, means, and standard deviations. …”
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Video-based telemedicine utilization patterns and associated factors among racial and ethnic minorities in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-methods scoping r... by John M Meddar, Ratnalekha V N Viswanadham, Defne L Levine, Tiffany R Martinez, Kendra Willis, Noah Choi, Jackson Douglas, Katharine S Lawrence

“…Despite increased attention and efforts to address access barriers, our findings highlight the need for more targeted, culturally and structurally tailored interventions to improve digital inclusion.…”
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The impact of emotional intelligence on work performance among ICU nurses in Palestine: a cross-sectional study by Imad H. Fashafsheh, Faeda A. Eqtait, Bahaaeddin M. Hammad, Ahmad J. Ayed, Basma S. Salameh

“…These findings highlight the need for EI training in nursing education, professional development, and workplace policies. Structured programs can enhance nurses’ decision-making, communication, and stress management, ultimately improving performance, patient care quality, and safety. …”
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The assessment of personality dimensions, tobacco smoking and depression among tretment-seeking male alcoholics by Mandić-Gajić Gordana, Eror Aleksandar, Pješčić Nataša, Dolić Mirko, Joković Danilo, Nikolić Gordana

“…The eighty-six of them completed study and were compared with 30 age-matched, healthy male subjects. A semi-structured clinical interview related to sociodemographics, the pattern of cigarette and alcohol use and family history data was applied. …”
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