Sleep quality and associated factors in adults living in the southern Brazil: A population-based study by Ernani Tiaraju de Santa Helena, Nicolas Boeira Machado, Rafael Tadao Sakae, Clovis Arlindo de Sousa, Carlos Roberto de Oliveira Nunes, Henry Völzke, Ralf Ewert, Marcello Ricardo Paulista Markus

“…Methods: A cross-sectional population-based study of 2333 individuals aged 20 to 79 years. Data was collected by interview using a structured questionnaire. …”
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A qualitative exploration of women’s expectations of birth and knowledge of birth interventions following antenatal education by Anna Davies, Michael Larkin, Lucy Willis, Narendra Mampitiya, Mary Lynch, Miriam Toolan, Abigail Fraser, Kate Rawling, Rachel Plachcinski, Sonia Barnfield, Margaret Smith, Christy Burden, Abi Merriel

“…Data were transcribed and thematic analysis was undertaken by at least two researchers. …”
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Identifying Effective Factors in Creating Home Attachment Based Using Grounded Theory (Case Study: Residential Units in Isfahan) by Sayedeh Poorandokht Saadati, Farhang Mozafar, Isa Hojat

“…The method employed here is "Grounded Theory".  Research data is gathered by semi-structured interview with 30 persons in selected areas in Isfahan. …”
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Repression and Criminalization of the Ecologist Movement in the Basque Country: the Case of the High Speed Train Project by Carlos Alonso Cidad, Iñaki Barcena Hinojal, Izaro Gorostidi Bidaurrazaga

“… This article offers an analysis of the process of criminalization, which, in the authors’ opinion, the Basque Ecologist Movement (BEM) has suffered in its fight against the High Speed Train (HST). The text is structured in five sections. The initial section highlights the main characteristics of the BEM from its origins to the present, indicating the importance in its development of the Basque national question and political violence on one side, and a combined discourse that is at once local and global on the other. …”
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Postpartum common mental disorders and its associated factors in eastern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study by Dejene Tesfaye, Tadesse Misgana, Berhe Gebremichael, Daniel Alemu, Dawit Tamiru, Adisu Birhanu Weldesenbet, Mandaras Tariku, Merga Dheresa

“…This study, therefore, aimed at assessing the prevalence of CMD and its associated factors among women in the postpartum period at Kersa and Haramaya Health and Demographic Surveillance Sites (HDSS) sites, in eastern Ethiopia, between 1 July 2021 and 28 February 2022.MethodsThis study employed a community-based cross-sectional study design using a quantitative method and was conducted in Kersa and Haramaya HDSS among 1,016 postpartum women. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data through face-to-face interviews about the variables related to sociodemographic and economic, clinical, psychosocial, substance use, and obstetric complication characteristics. …”
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Copa do Mundo da FIFA e Jogos Olímpicos e Paralímpicos no Brasil: legados no município de Campinas-SP (FIFA World Cup and the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Brazil: Legacies in t... by Dirceu Santos Silva, Olívia Cristina Ferreira Ribeiro, Bruno Modesto Silvestre, Marina Brasiliano Salerno

“…A descriptive-interpretative with a quanti-qualitative analysis was performed. Semi-structured interviews with city stakeholders and in loco observations were used for data collection, then transcription content analysis was performed by Iramuteq software. …”
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REWRITALIZE your recovery: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (RCT) examining the effectiveness of the new recovery-oriented creative writing group intervention REW... by Susanne Henningsson, Jon Toke Brestisson, Siv-Therese Bogevik Bjørkedal, Birgit Bundesen, Keld Stehr Nielsen, Bea Ebersbach, Carsten Hjorthøj, Lene Falgaard Eplov

“…We developed REWRITALIZE, a structured, recovery-oriented, fifteen-session creative writing group intervention led by a professional author alongside a mental health professional. …”
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UN GLOSSARIO DEI SOMALISMI DI SHIRIN RAMZANALI FAZEL by Paolo Miccoli

“…The glossary, which involved various work phases (collection and cleaning of data, drafting of headwords based on the listed criteria), was structured in order to conduct a comparison between the entries of standard Somali and the forms attested in the Italian corpus. …”
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Developing a Maturity Model for Business Model Openness in the Iranian Banking Industry by Fahimeh Mollaahmadi, Mohammad Ali Shahhoseini, Nima Mokhtarzadeh Garoosi, Masoud Keymasi

“…These factors were organized into four main categories: deliverable value, value creation, value capture, and value networks, each comprising specific subcategories and codes. This structured classification allows a clearer understanding of how different elements interact within business models. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of antibiotics self-medication among indigenous people of Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study by Nazmul Alam, Adnan Mannan, Kallyan Chakma, Gourab Dewan, Ayan Saha, Naim Uddin Hasan A Chy, H M Hamidullah Mehedi, Amzad Hossain, Jannatun Wnaiza, Md Tanveer Ahsan, Md Mashud Rana

“…This study aimed to generate evidence on the self-reported prevalence of antibiotic self-medication and its determinants among indigenous people residing in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) districts.Design This study used a cross-sectional design with data collected through a survey using a semi-structured questionnaire.Setting This study was conducted from late January to early July 2021; among different indigenous group populations aged 18 years or more olders residing in the three districts of CHT.Participants A total of 1336 indigenous people residing in Bangladesh’s CHT districts were included.Primary outcome and explanatory variables The primary outcome measure was SMA while explanatory variables were socio-demographic characteristics, health status of participants, and knowledge of antibiotics usage and its side effects.Results Among the study participants, more males (60.54%) than females (51.57%) reported using antibiotics. …”
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Child and adolescent sleep disturbances and psychopathology in a mental health clinic sample by Aviva Blacher, Katarina N. A. McKenzie, Shannon L. Stewart, Shannon L. Stewart, Shannon L. Stewart, Graham J. Reid, Graham J. Reid, Graham J. Reid, Graham J. Reid

“…We examined the relationship between sleep disturbance and age on internalizing and externalizing psychopathology in a sample who sought treatment at children's mental health centers.MethodsSecondary data analyses were completed on a sample of children (N = 13,472; aged 4 to 18; 55% male) from 39 children's mental health agencies in Ontario, Canada, who completed a semi-structured assessment, the interRAI Children and Youth Mental Health (ChYMH). …”
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Sub-Health Status of Employed Women in Two Arab Cities by Howaida A. H. Elsaba, Alyaa F. A. F. Ibrahim

“…Methods: A purposive sample of 400 employed women from 2 different Arab cities were included in the comparative cross-sectional research design. Data were collected using two tools, structured interview questionnaire and Sub-Health Measurement Scale Version 1.0 (SHMS V1.0). …”
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Association between oral microbiome and sleep disorders in U.S. adults: analysis of NHANES database 2009–2012 by Guihua Hao, Yiwen Wu, Xiaoqiao Mo, Xiaomei Zhao, Lili Hou, Tian Xie

“…Methods The study included 4,729 individuals in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2009 to 2012 and mortality data until 2019. Sleep disorder was assessed by structured questionnaire. …”
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Behavioral risk factors in oncology patients: A matched case control study from Yemen. by Mansour Abdu Al-Taj, Arzaq Mohammed Al-Salahi, Asad Ali Al-Salami, Aya Lutf Aldhurafi, Essa Mohammed Ghaliah, Jalila Abdulsalam Al-Yarimi, Majdi Abdullah Al-Rosi, Rashed Hussien Ahmed, Sara Abdullah Al-Jrrash, Tasneem Fuad Al-Sabri

“…All subjects volunteered to participate and were personally interviewed using a structured questionnaire that covered socio-demographic, behaviors and dietary intake data. …”
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Percepción de la relación deporte-política desde las funciones de la economía política (Perception of the sport-politics relationship from the functions of political economy) by José Ramón Sanabria Navarro, Yahilina Silveira Pérez, William Alejandro Niebles Núñez

“…The measured variables included functions of political economy, production relationships, means of production, and productive forces associated with the sports sector. The structured questionnaire applied consisted of closed-ended Likert scale questions. …”
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Microbial profile and associated factors of external ocular bacterial and fungal infections in Arba Minch General Hospital: a cross-sectional study by Melat Woldemariam, Addis Aklilu, Aseer Manilal, Masresha Mengistu, Dagimawie Tadesse, Munira Siraj, Ashraf Atef Hatamleh, Bassam Khalid Alnafisi, Akbar Idhayadhulla

“…An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 259 suspected individuals with external ocular infections from 01 January to 10 June 2020 in Arba Minch General Hospital. The demographic data were obtained using a structured questionnaire, while corneal scrapings and conjunctival swabs were collected for culture. …”
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Environmental Impact of Physical Visits and Telemedicine in Nursing Care at Home: Comparative Life Cycle Assessment by Egid M van Bree, Lynn E Snijder, Hans C Ossebaard, Evelyn A Brakema

“…Telemedicine visits were elementary in nature, such as supporting patients in taking their medication or structuring their daily agenda. We quantified average environmental impacts from cradle to grave, using the Environmental Footprint method, and verified the robustness of the comparison via uncertainty analysis. …”
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Patient experiences of waiting for orthopaedic care and priorities for ‘waiting well’: a qualitative study in a London NHS trust by Jodie Chan, Sharon Poon, Anna Lawrence-Jones, Fiona O’Driscoll, Carol Waugh, Abiola Awojobi-Johnson, Leila Shepherd, Kate Grailey

“…Data were analysed using inductive thematic analysis. …”
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Medical Insurance Reimbursement and the Effects of Tuberculosis Management in Guangxi Province, China: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study by Liu A, Liu S, Pan P, Liao Y, Huang J, Tang Y, Ye L, Liang H

“…Aimei Liu,1,2,* Sang Liu,1,2,* Peijiang Pan,3,* Yanyan Liao,3 Junli Huang,2 Yucheng Tang,2 Li Ye,3,4 Hao Liang3,4 1Department of Infectious Diseases, Chest Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Liuzhou, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Guangxi Center for Tuberculosis Control and Medical Quality, Liuzhou, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China; 3Biosafety III Laboratory, Life Science Institute, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China; 4Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Li Ye, Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, No. 22 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, TX 530000, People’s Republic of China, Email yeli@gxmu.edu.cn Hao Liang, Guangxi Key Laboratory of AIDS Prevention and Treatment, School of Public Health, Guangxi Medical University, No. 22 Shuangyong Road, Nanning, Guangxi, TX 530000, People’s Republic of China, Email lianghao@gxmu.edu.cnPurpose: This study aims to compare the differences in medical insurance reimbursement for TB treatment in Guangxi and to analyze the effects of such variations, thereby contributing to the enhancement of TB care and control.Patients and Methods: A survey was conducted across 49 randomly selected TB-designated hospitals in Guangxi using structured questionnaires and patient records. Missing data were addressed via median imputation. …”
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Las representaciones sociales de la educación ambiental en clases de educación física, de los estudiantes y profesores de establecimientos educacionales de la IX región de la Arauc... by Carlos Roberto Arriagada

“…The methodology of this research is of qualitative approach, which is carried out through open semi-structured interviews, the data are collected and analyzed through the Atlas.ti version 8 software. …”
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