Digital Inclusion Pathways and Influencing Factors Among Older Adults in Outpatient Settings: A Grounded Theory Study by Chen Y, Yin Q, Zhou T, Gu S, Xie L, Xiao M, Wang L, Zhao Q

“…This study aims to investigate the experiences, attitudes, and perceptions of older adults in outpatient regarding smart healthcare service in order to develop an explanatory digital inclusion pathway and construct a comprehensive path model for older adults.Patients and Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews with 27 older adults in outpatients in Chongqing, China to understand their experiences, attitudes, and perceptions of attending smart healthcare services through theoretical sampling. …”
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Evaluating the performance of ChatGPT in patient consultation and image-based preliminary diagnosis in thyroid eye disease by Yue Wang, Shuo Yang, Chengcheng Zeng, Yingwei Xie, Ya Shen, Jian Li, Xiao Huang, Ruili Wei, Yuqing Chen

“…The preliminary diagnosis of TED was deemed accurate, and the differences in the accuracy rates were further calculated.ResultsFor common TED consultation questions, ChatGPT-4o delivered more accurate information with logical consistency, adhering to a structured format of disease definition, detailed sections, and summarized conclusions. …”
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The impact of referral workload on cardiology registrars in a high-volume district general hospital: implications for workforce well-being and service efficiency by Md Imran Hossain, Jaymin Shantilal Shah

“…A structured survey was distributed to 12 cardiology registrars, achieving a 92% response rate, assessing workload perception, stress, exhaustion, bleep volume impact, consultant support and training limitations. …”
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Efficacy of a Digital Educational Intervention for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Multicenter, Randomized, Prospective, 6-Month Follow-Up Study by Irene Caballero Mateos, Cristóbal Morales Portillo, María Lainez López, Ángel Vilches-Arenas

“…The intervention group received education through social networks and digital tools in a structured program of healthy lifestyle changes. This was provided by a “Digital Coach” for weekly and on-demand advice and individualized support. …”
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Menopausia y estereotipos de género: importancia del abordaje desde la educación para la salud [Menopause and gender stereotypes: the importance of the health education approach] by Alicia Botello Hermosa, Rosa Casado Mejía

“…The research was held in Seville (Spain), with 43 women of both rural and urban areas, from different age groups, namely, the young ones (18-25 years, 26-35 years), the middle aged (36-45 years, 46-55 years, 56-65 years), and the elderly (> 65 years). Data collection took place from March, 2008 to December, 2011, and made use of techniques such as semi-structured interviews and 3 focus groups. …”
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Examining the relationship between oral health indicators, obesity, and Xerostomia in older adults by Raziyehsadat Rezvaninejad, Mahdie Zeinali, Amirreza Fatemi, Maryam Alsadat Hashemipour

“…Methods This cross-sectional study involved 439 adults aged 50 years or older. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire consisting of five sections: (I) demographic information, (II) oral health (issues such as loose teeth, tooth loss, use of dentures/implants, bleeding gums - self based on reported questionnaires and dental examination), (III) general health, (IV) overweight and/or obesity ( based on BMI- Height and weight measurement by a final year dental student), and (V) xerostomia (self-reported questionnaires). …”
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Business model development for installation of rubber floor mats to support productivity in dairy farming by Suteera Chanthes, Weerasak Sawangloke, Rujira Luangsakdapich, Adisak Pattiya, Yottha Srithep

“…It also used semi-structured interviews to scrutinise the subjective experiences of farmers. …”
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Unlocking winter maize potential: pioneering on-farm strategies for resilient yields in challenging climates by Raj Kumar Jat, Shubham Durgude, Vijay Singh Meena, Vijay Singh Meena, RK Sohane, RN Singh, Illathur R. Reddy, Suneel Kumar, S. Pazhanismy, Sunita Kumari Meena, Kumari Sharda, Susheel Singh, Rama Kant Singh, Rama Kant Singh, Seema Kumari, Seema Kumari, Pankaj Kumar, Govind Kumar, Amit Kumar Lenka, Asheesh Chaurasiya, Anup Das, Anil Kumar Jha, Dhananjay Pati Tripathi, Swati Sagar

“…The key factors evaluated for maize yields encompassed sowing windows, varietal performance, topography, seed treatment, earthing up, planting methods, spacing, tillage practices, irrigation, and nutrient management. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire that was validated by visiting on-farm experimentation at fields. …”
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Prognostic Role of Ultrasound Diagnostic Methods in Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure by Zhanna D. Kobalava, Tolkacheva Veronika Vladimirovna, Sarlykov Bekbolot Kanatbekovich, Rena Sh Aslanova, Lapshin Artem Alekseevich, Nazarov Ivan Sergeevich, Smirnov Ilya Pavlovich, Maria V Vatsik-Gorodetskaya, Ghazaal Alavi Tabatabaei, Ibrahim Al-Zakwani, Mohammed Al Jarallah, Georgiana Luisa Baca, Peter A Brady, Rajesh Rajan, Bhavesh Talera

“…Clinical outcomes were assessed using a structured telephone survey method at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after discharge. …”
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Conceptualizing the implementation of post-discharge malaria chemoprevention in Malawi using a co-design approach by Myness Kasanda Ndambo, Kristine Bærøe, Kamija Samuel Phiri, Isabel-Kazanga Chiumia, Inger Lise Teig, Bjarne Robberstad, Oddvar Martin Kaarbøe, Melf-Jakob Kühl, Jobiba Chinkhumba, Thandile Nkosi-Gondwe, Tinashe Alinafe Tizifa, Elisabeth Mamani-Mategula, Lumbani Munthali, Lucinda Manda-Taylor

“…First, separate information-gathering sessions were held with policymakers, healthcare providers, and prospective users. Second, a structured discussion was facilitated, allowing collaboration between policymakers, healthcare providers, and prospective users to develop strategies for delivering and integrating the intervention. …”
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Performance of GPT-4 for automated prostate biopsy decision-making based on mpMRI: a multi-center evidence study by Ming-Jun Shi, Zhi-Xiang Wang, Shuang-Kun Wang, Xuan-Hao Li, Yan-Lin Zhang, Ying Yan, Ran An, Li-Ning Dong, Lei Qiu, Tian Tian, Jia-Xin Liu, Hong-Chen Song, Ya-Fan Wang, Che Deng, Zi-Bing Cao, Hong-Yin Wang, Zheng Wang, Wei Wei, Jian Song, Jian Lu, Xuan Wei, Zhen-Chang Wang

“…GPT-4 generated structured reports with given prompts. The performance of GPT-4 was quantified using confusion matrices, and sensitivity, specificity, as well as area under the curve were calculated. …”
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A qualitative study on dietary behaviors and nutritional management needs of patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus (系统性红斑狼疮活动期患者饮食行为与营养管理需求的质性研究)... by SONG Weiting (宋炜婷), LI Yuwei (李雨蔚), QIAO Caicai (乔彩彩), WANG Sa (王飒), XUE Fei (薛菲), WANG Yuzhen (王玉珍), MIAO Huali (苗华丽)

“…Methods A descriptive study was conducted, involving semi-structured interviews with 10 patients with active SLE and 6 healthcare providers. …”
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Evidence based consensus statements for digital tools to address youth mental health literacy by Stephana Julia Moss, Sonia Siddiqui, Cristina Zuniga Chacon, Cynthia Sriskandarajah, Maia Stelfox, Ben Gaunce, Micaela Harley, Stacie Smith, Sofia B. Ahmed, Kathryn Birnie, Donna Halperin, Scott Halperin, Christine Hampson, Jia Hu, Laura Leppan, Angie Nickle, Kristine Russell, Andrea Soo, May Solis, Henry T. Stelfox, Sharon Straus, Perri R. Tutelman, Quincy Wiele, Kirsten M. Fiest, Nicole Racine, Jeanna Parsons Leigh

“…Phase II consisted of a modified Delphi consensus process to determine evidence-based consensus statements (N = 352 (13% youth) Round 1; N = 87 (33% youth) Round 2). Semi-structured focus groups in Phase III were conducted to refine the consensus statements (N = 16, 25% youth) and design the digital mental health literacy tool (N = 24, 33% youth). …”
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A qualitative analysis on the awareness of noise pollution and occupational protection among staff members of the Central Sterile Supply Department (消毒供应中心工作人员对噪声污染的认知及职业防护质性分析)... by HUANG Xuanxuan (黄玄玄), FU Li (付立), SUN Ziwen (孙子文), YU Jiang (于江), ZHANG Shenhong (张沈弘), ZHANG Tianqiang (张天强)

“…Methods Through face-to-face and semi-structured interviews, 10 staff members from the Central Sterile Supply Department were interviewed in depth. …”
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Risk factors for low knowledge and negative attitudes among caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder in Iraq: a multi-centre cross-sectional study by Hiba Qahttan Khaleel Al-Juhaishi, Hiba Qahttan Khaleel Al-Juhaishi, Osamah Abbas Jaber, Osamah Abbas Jaber, Faris Lami, Faris Lami, Shatha Mohammed Jasim, Shatha Mohammed Jasim, Nahid Dehghan Nayeri, Nahid Dehghan Nayeri, Mahdi Shafiee Sabet, Mahdi Shafiee Sabet, Ghaith Al-Gburi, Ghaith Al-Gburi

“…Before educational interventions can address these issues, local knowledge and attitudes must be assessed, including the identification of high-risk groups that require prioritisation.MethodsBetween February 17 and September 10, 2024, Al-Subtain Academy for Autism and Baghdad’s National Centre for Autism and Child Psychiatry conducted a cross-sectional study. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire developed based on the Autism Stigma and Knowledge Questionnaire (ASK-Q) and a review of previous studies. …”
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Description and Cross-Sectional Analyses of 25,880 Adults and Children in the UK National Registry of Rare Kidney Diseases Cohort by Katie Wong, David Pitcher, Fiona Braddon, Lewis Downward, Retha Steenkamp, Sherry Masoud, Nicholas Annear, Jonathan Barratt, Coralie Bingham, Richard J. Coward, Tina Chrysochou, David Game, Sian Griffin, Matt Hall, Sally Johnson, Durga Kanigicherla, Fiona Karet Frankl, David Kavanagh, Larissa Kerecuk, Eamonn R. Maher, Shabbir Moochhala, Jenny Pinney, John A. Sayer, Roslyn Simms, Smeeta Sinha, Shalabh Srivastava, Frederick W.K. Tam, Kay Thomas, A. Neil Turner, Stephen B. Walsh, Aoife Waters, Patricia Wilson, Edwin Wong, Karla Therese L. Sy, Kui Huang, Jamie Ye, Dorothea Nitsch, Moin Saleem, Detlef Bockenhauer, Kate Bramham, Daniel P. Gale, Sharirose Abat, Shazia Adalat, Joy Agbonmwandolor, Zubaidah Ahmad, Abdulfattah Alejmi, Rashid Almasarwah, Nicholas Annear, Ellie Asgari, Amanda Ayers, Jyoti Baharani, Gowrie Balasubramaniam, Felix Jo-Bamba Kpodo, Tarun Bansal, Alison Barratt, Jonathan Barratt, Megan Bates, Natalie Bayne, Janet Bendle, Sarah Benyon, Carsten Bergmann, Sunil Bhandari, Coralie Bingham, Preetham Boddana, Sally Bond, Fiona Braddon, Kate Bramham, Angela Branson, Stephen Brearey, Vicky Brocklebank, Sharanjit Budwal, Conor Byrne, Hugh Cairns, Brian Camilleri, Gary Campbell, Alys Capell, Margaret Carmody, Marion Carson, Tracy Cathcart, Christine Catley, Karine Cesar, Melanie Chan, Houda Chea, James Chess, Chee Kay Cheung, Katy-Jane Chick, Nihil Chitalia, Martin Christian, Tina Chrysochou, Katherine Clark, Christopher Clayton, Rhian Clissold, Helen Cockerill, Joshua Coelho, Elizabeth Colby, Viv Colclough, Eileen Conway, H. Terence Cook, Wendy Cook, Theresa Cooper, Richard J. Coward, Sarah Crosbie, Gabor Cserep, Anjali Date, Katherine Davidson, Amanda Davies, Neeraj Dhaun, Ajay Dhaygude, Lynn Diskin, Abhijit Dixit, Eunice Ann Doctolero, Suzannah Dorey, Lewis Downard, Mark Drayson, Gavin Dreyer, Tina Dutt, Kufreabasi Etuk, Dawn Evans, Jenny Finch, Frances Flinter, James Fotheringham, Lucy Francis, Daniel P. Gale, Hugh Gallagher, David Game, Eva Lozano Garcia, Madita Gavrila, Susie Gear, Colin Geddes, Mark Gilchrist, Matt Gittus, Paraskevi Goggolidou, Christopher Goldsmith, Patricia Gooden, Andrea Goodlife, Priyanka Goodwin, Tassos Grammatikopoulos, Barry Gray, Megan Griffith, Steph Gumus, Sanjana Gupta, Patrick Hamilton, Lorraine Harper, Tess Harris, Louise Haskell, Samantha Hayward, Shivaram Hegde, Bruce Hendry, Sue Hewins, Nicola Hewitson, Kate Hillman, Mrityunjay Hiremath, Alexandra Howson, Zay Htet, Sharon Huish, Richard Hull, Alister Humphries, David P.J. Hunt, Karl Hunter, Samantha Hunter, Marilyn Ijeomah-Orji, Nick Inston, David Jayne, Gbemisola Jenfa, Alison Jenkins, Sally Johnson, Caroline A. Jones, Colin Jones, Amanda Jones, Rachel Jones, Lavanya Kamesh, Durga Kanigicherla, Fiona Karet Frankl, Mahzuz Karim, Amrit Kaur, David Kavanagh, Kelly Kearley, Larissa Kerecuk, Arif Khwaja, Garry King, Grant King, Ewa Kislowska, Edyta Klata, Maria Kokocinska, Mark Lambie, Laura Lawless, Thomas Ledson, Rachel Lennon, Adam P. Levine, Ling Wai Maggie Lai, Graham Lipkin, Graham Lovitt, Paul Lyons, Holly Mabillard, Katherine Mackintosh, Khalid Mahdi, Eamonn Maher, Kevin J. Marchbank, Patrick B. Mark, Sherry Masoud, Bridgett Masunda, Zainab Mavani, Jake Mayfair, Stephen McAdoo, Joanna Mckinnell, Nabil Melhem, Simon Meyrick, Shabbir Moochhala, Putnam Morgan, Ann Morgan, Fawad Muhammad, Shona Murray, Kristina Novobritskaya, Albert CM. Ong, Louise Oni, Kate Osmaston, Neal Padmanabhan, Sharon Parkes, Jean Patrick, James Pattison, Riny Paul, Rachel Percival, Stephen J. Perkins, Alexandre Persu, William G. Petchey, Matthew C. Pickering, Jennifer Pinney, David Pitcher, Lucy Plumb, Zoe Plummer, Joyce Popoola, Frank Post, Albert Power, Guy Pratt, Charles Pusey, Ria Rabara, May Rabuya, Tina Raju, Chadd Javier, Ian SD. Roberts, Candice Roufosse, Adam Rumjon, Alan Salama, Moin Saleem, R.N. Sandford, Kanwaljit S. Sandu, Nadia Sarween, John A. Sayer, Neil Sebire, Haresh Selvaskandan, Sapna Shah, Asheesh Sharma, Edward J. Sharples, Neil Sheerin, Harish Shetty, Rukshana Shroff, Roslyn Simms, Manish Sinha, Smeeta Sinha, Kerry Smith, Lara Smith, Shalabh Srivastava, Retha Steenkamp, Ian Stott, Katerina Stroud, Pauline Swift, Justyna Szklarzewicz, Fred Tam, Kay Tan, Robert Taylor, Marc Tischkowitz, Kay Thomas, Yincent Tse, Alison Turnbull, A. Neil Turner, Kay Tyerman, Miranda Usher, Gopalakrishnan Venkat-Raman, Alycon Walker, Stephen B. Walsh, Aoife Waters, Angela Watt, Phil Webster, Ashutosh Wechalekar, Gavin Iain Welsh, Nicol West, David Wheeler, Kate Wiles, Lisa Willcocks, Angharad Williams, Emma Williams, Karen Williams, Deborah H. Wilson, Patricia D. Wilson, Paul Winyard, Edwin Wong, Katie Wong, Grahame Wood, Emma Woodward, Len Woodward, Adrian Woolf, David Wright

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Urban pertussis epidemiological patterns in a highly vaccinated megacity: Policy impacts and control strategies in Chongqing, China, 2005-2024 by Rui Shen, Jiawei Xu, Yugang Li, Jianxing Yu, Na Sun, Zilu Xu, Xueying Xu, Xiao Liu, Yang Liu, Bosong Li, Li Qi, Luzhao Feng

“…Methods: Using population-based surveillance data (2005-2024) from Chongqing (population 32.1 million; DTP3 coverage >97%), we conducted hierarchical Bayesian spatial modeling and age-structured Susceptible-Infected-Recovered-Vaccinated transmission analysis. …”
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‘A good decision is the one that feels right for me’: Codesign with patients to inform theoretical underpinning of a decision aid website by Kelly Kohut, Kate Morton, Karen Hurley, Lesley Turner, The CanGene‐CanVar Patient Reference Panel, Caroline Dale, Susan Eastbrook, Rochelle Gold, Kate Henwood, Sonia Patton, Reshma Punjabi, Helen White, Charlene Young, Julie Young, Elizabeth Bancroft, Lily Barnett, Sarah Cable, Gaya Connolly, Beth Coad, Andrea Forman, Helen Hanson, Grace Kavanaugh, Katherine Sahan, Katie Snape, Bethany Torr, Rosalind Way, Elizabeth Winchester, Alice Youngs, The International Lynch Decision Aid Stakeholder Panel, Diana Eccles, Claire Foster

“…Patient discussions were the primary data source. Facilitators provided a semi‐structured guide, but they did not influence the patient discussions or provide clinical advice. …”
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Understanding Care‐Seeking Behavior for Reproductive Tract Infections Among Afghan Women: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Cecilia Acuti Martellucci, Nooria Mohammady, Fawzia Negin, Sayed Hamid Mousavi, Adriana Viola Miranda, Husna Safa, Bibi Qudsia Qasimi, Khaterah Mosavi, Basira Bek, Alisina Azimi, Zahra Annabi, Saddiqa Noorzai, Aabidullah Rahimee, Taha Balaghat, Fatema Rezaie, Fardına Temory, Mirwais Ramozi, Mosè Martellucci, Rahila Bek, Shabanah Noorzai, Madina Niro, Husna Sultani, Palwasha Farooqi, Ehsan Shayan, Mohammadgul Zhwand, Qasem Rezaee, Farzana Torgani, Bibi Shakiba Hussaini, Shaqaiq Akhtiyari, Farah Qaderi, Shohra Qaderi

“…Methods From September 16, 2022 to November 26, 2022, a structured questionnaire was administered to women presenting at multi‐specialist clinics in the major cities of Afghanistan. …”
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‘It’s the perfect storm’: why are people with eating disorders at risk of suicide? A qualitative study by Una Foye, Saakshi Kakar, Niamh McNamara, Agnieszka Musial, Tom Jewell, Jessica R. Griffiths, Carol Kan, Gerome Breen, Rachel Rowan Olive, T. Suratwala, Aman Sidhu, Lizzie Mitchell, George Mycock, Katie Graden, Saskia Evans Perks, Elia Chitwa, Holly Whitehead, Ulrike Schmidt, Rina Dutta, Moritz Herle

“…Methods Using a qualitative design, we conducted semi-structured interviews with people with lived experience of an ED (n = 30), and clinicians who work with people with EDs (n = 19). …”
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