Optimizing Compassion Training in Medical Trainees Using an Adjunct mHealth App: A Preliminary Single-Arm Feasibility and Acceptability Study by Jennalee S Wooldridge, Emily C Soriano, Gage Chu, Anaheed Shirazi, Desiree Shapiro, Marta Patterson, Hyun-Chung Kim, Matthew S Herbert

“… BackgroundWhile structured compassion training programs have shown promise for increasing compassion among medical trainees, a major challenge is applying the concepts and practices taught during the program into the complex, dynamic, time-pressured, and often hectic hospital workplace. …”
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“The professionals weren’t from here”: provision of mental health services in the context of the Colombian armed conflict by Diana Carolina Rubio-León, Laura Cano-Sierra, María-Juliana Reyes-Rivera, Sara Lucia Forero-García, Dennys García-Padilla, Pablo Abitbol, Wilson López-López

“…Methods A descriptive qualitative study was carried out with 49 participants from the healthcare and administrative sectors. Data were collected through 15 semi-structured interviews and 7 focus groups held in 2023 and 2024. …”
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Effect of lifestyle interventions on cardiovascular risk factors among adults without impaired glucose tolerance or diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Xuanping Zhang, Heather M Devlin, Bryce Smith, Giuseppina Imperatore, William Thomas, Felipe Lobelo, Mohammed K Ali, Keri Norris, Stephanie Gruss, Barbara Bardenheier, Pyone Cho, Isabel Garcia de Quevedo, Uma Mudaliar, Christopher D Jones, Jeffrey M Durthaler, Jinan Saaddine, Linda S Geiss, Edward W Gregg

“…Structured lifestyle interventions can reduce diabetes incidence and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among persons with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), but it is unclear whether they should be implemented among persons without IGT. …”
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Challenges for remote patient monitoring programs in rural and regional areas: a qualitative study by Joel Fossouo Tagne, Kara Burns, Teresa O’Brein, Wendy Chapman, Portia Cornell, Kit Huckvale, Ishaan Ameen, Jaclyn Bishop, Alison Buccheri, Jodie Reid, Anna Wong Shee, Marc Budge, Catherine E. Huggins, Anna Peeters, Olivia Metcalf

“…Aim This study aims to identify and understand the facilitators and barriers healthcare staff face implementing RPM in rural and regional Australia, with focus on challenges that arose after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Semi-structured focus groups were conducted with healthcare professionals from publicly funded health services in western rural and regional Victoria, Australia. …”
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Clinical Spectrum and Factors Associated to Post Covid Syndrome in Healthcare Workers by Joshua Princeman Sinaga, Bintang Yinke Magdalena Sinaga, Parluhutan Siagian, Putri Chairani Eyanoer, Yoseph Leonardo Samodra

“…Methods:This study employed a cross-sectional descriptive design. Data were collected using structured questionnaires administered to healthcare workers at Adam Malik Hospital who had contracted COVID-19 between 2020 and 2022. …”
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Relevance of patient-centered actigraphy measures in pulmonary arterial hypertension and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a qualitative interview study by Rachael Kendrew, Salma Ajraoui, Amélie Beaudet, Kimberly Kelly, David G Kiely, Alexander Rothman, Frances Varian, Stacy Davis, Nadia Pillai

“…Participants from the UK and USA were interviewed one-on-one via a web-based platform, with interviewers using a semi-structured discussion guide that included concept elicitation and cognitive debriefing sections. …”
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Evaluation of response to a cholera outbreak in January 2024 using the 7–1–7 timeliness metrics: a case study of Elegu Point of Entry, Uganda by Innocent Ssemanda, Brian Kibwika, Ritah Namusoosa, Benon Kwesiga, Lilian Bulage, Richard Migisha, Alex Riolexus Ario

“…We used semi-structured interviews to elicit insights from district health officials on the enabling factors and bottlenecks during the response. …”
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Effect of Simulation-Based Education of Adult BLS-CPR on Nursing Students’ Skills and Knowledge Acquisition by Bdiri Gabbouj S, Zedini C, Naija W

“…And the intervention group (n = 110) received the same lecture with added structured simulation-based education of adult BLS-CPR. …”
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Self-reported adverse effects as barriers to adherence to antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients in Pretoria by Ntambwe G. Malangu

“…Methods: A survey of patients, who started antiretroviral treatment between July 2004 and August 2005, was conducted by means of a semi-structured questionnaire. Those who consented to participate were interviewed for the collection of information on sociodemographic characteristics and clinical and other data. …”
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A cross-sectional study of evidence-based practice and association factors among nurses in public health facilities of Dessie city, Northeast Ethiopia by Tariku Yimam, Asnakew Molla Mekonnen, Yawkal Tsega, Endalkachew Mesfin Gebeyehu

“…A stratified random sampling technique was used to select participants. Data were collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire and analyzed using bi-variable and multivariable binary logistic regression. …”
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Sample of learners and teachers perception on the implementation of the affectivity and integral sexuality in the Costa Rican Educational Program Percepción de una muestra de educa... by Giselle León León, Grettel Bolaños Bolaños, Johanna Campos Granados, Fabiola Mejías Rodríguez

“…It was implemented using a mixed approach under a dominant mixed classification. To gather data for the different study categories (knowledge of the topic, teaching models, and methodological strategies), a questionnaire was applied to nineteen students and some semi-structured interviews were carried out for five Science teachers from a high school within the Costa Rican Metropolitan Area. …”
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Does a growth mindset curb anxiety among Chinese medical students? Validation based on propensity score matching by Xiao-Jing Yang, Yu-Tian Gan, Zi-Jiao Wang, Jian-Ye Wang, Xiao-Jian Duan, Xing Ma, Tao Sun, De-Pin Cao, Shu-E Zhang

“…Educators should foster the cultivation of growth mindset in medical students through multidimensional interventions involving cognitive scaffolding, behavioral reinforcement, and environmental structuring, which consequently enhances their psychological well-being. …”
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Evaluation of the signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders in children with headaches Avaliação dos sinais e sintomas de disfunções temporomandibulares em crianças com cef... by Fernanda Mara de Paiva Bertoli, Sérgio A. Antoniuk, Isac Bruck, Guilherme R.P. Xavier, Danielle C.B. Rodrigues, Estela Maris Losso

“…METHOD: Fifty patients between 4 and 18 years of age were examined: 31 had headaches (24 migraine, 4 tension type and 3 unspecific headache) and 19 formed the control group. The data collection was comprised of a structured questionnaire answered by the children's parents, and a subjective evaluation about the children’s emotional state. …”
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Factors influencing the risk of developing multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis in Northeast Thailand by Nion Leeka, Wongsa Laohasiriwong, Roshan Kumar Mahato, Kittiporn Amprarat, Seksan Chaisuksant

“…Methods: A case-control study was conducted by reviewing medical record and collecting primary data using a structured questionnaire. The study population comprised the case group of patients with MDR-TB and the control group consisted of other pulmonary tuberculosis patients aged 18 years and over with ratio 1 case: 3 controls. …”
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The impact of paternal support on the success of exclusive breastfeeding among lactating mothers in Ado-Odo/Ota local government area of Ogun State by Jelili A. QUADRI, Yetunde J. OSINOWO, Lyanu C. ALAGBE, Tobi I. AKINREMI, Bilikisu T. EDUN

“…A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted among 338 participants, including lactating mothers with infants aged 0–6 months and their spouses. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire, and analyzed using SPSS version 26. …”
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A qualitative study on facilitators and barriers to adoption and implementation of nutrition interventions in higher education settings in Flanders by Evelyn Fonderie, Wendy Van Lippevelde, Benedicte Deforche, Maïté Verloigne, Lotte Braeckman, Jolien Plaete, Tom Deliens

“…Afterwards, the data were analyzed using a combined inductive and deductive thematic approach led by the CFIR-framework. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Anemia among Reproductive-Aged Women in Sayint Adjibar Town, Northeast Ethiopia: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Berhanu Woldu, Bamlaku Enawgaw, Fikir Asrie, Elias Shiferaw, Zegeye Getaneh, Mulugeta Melku

“…Data were entered into Epi Info version 7 and transferred to SPSS version 20 for analysis. …”
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Oral health status of Egyptian mothers and their preschool children: association of mother’s oral health literacy and marital satisfaction- a cross-sectional study by Naglaa El-Wakeel, Naglaa Ezzeldein, Amel A. Ramadan

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on 130 preschool-aged children and their mothers utilizing a structured, questionnaire consisting of three sections; 1- demographic and oral health-related data; 2- seven questions of ENRICH Marital Satisfaction (EMS) Scale of mothers, and 3-A modified Arabic Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Dentistry (A-REALD-30) to measure the mother’s ability to read 30 commonly used dental terms. …”
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Food handlers’ knowledge, attitudes and self-reported practices regarding safe food handling in charitable food assistance programmes in the eThekwini District, South Africa: cross... by Khumbulani Hlongwana, Sizwe Earl Makhunga, Margaret Macherera

“…The principal investigator administered the validated structured standardised questionnaire, using participants’ language of choice, which was either English or isiZulu. …”
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Nurturing compassion in neonatal end-of-life care: a qualitative exploration of palliative care nurses’ roles and experiences by Osama Mohamed Elsayed Ramadan, Alaa Hussain Hafiz, Nouran Essam Katooa, Nasreen M. Alghamdi, Nadia Bassuoni Elsharkawy, Enas Mahrous Abdelaziz, Nermen Abdelftah Mohamed, Nagwa Ibrahim Mabrouk Baraka

“…Forty nurses from four neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in Egypt completed semi-structured interviews and reflective journaling. Data were analyzed using a two-phase approach, incorporating Lazarus and Folkman’s Transactional Model of Stress and Coping to contextualize findings within broader emotional regulation and resilience frameworks. …”
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