Intracurricular Factors Influencing Medical Students’ Specialty Choice: A Systematic Review by Schoon B, Kötter T

“…The studies were highly heterogeneous regarding research methods and the quality of reporting.Conclusion: Involving students in the planning and structuring of clinical phases, active feedback, voluntary offerings, seminars/simulations, and involvement in the clinical team can increase a specialty preference. …”
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Prevalence of in-hospital mortality among adult patients with diabetic ketoacidosis in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies by Zenaw Debasu Addisu, Desalegn Getnet Demsie, Dessale Abate Beyene, Chernet Tafere

“…Data were extracted in a structured format prepared using Microsoft Excel. The extracted data were exported to R software Version 4.3.0 for analysis. …”
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Towards building a sustainable future with the tech revolution by E. Allaf Jafari, F. Asayesh, M. Rostamian

“…In this study, we conducted semi-structured in-depth interviews using the 5w1h technique on a sample of 13 individuals, including managers, academic staff, specialists, and experts of the 5th district from Tehran Municipality, to gather data.  …”
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Hookworm-related anaemia among pregnant women: a systematic review. by Simon Brooker, Peter J Hotez, Donald A P Bundy

“…We also estimate the number of hookworm infections in pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).<h4>Methods</h4>Structured searches using MEDLINE and EMBASE as well as manual searches of reference lists were conducted, and unpublished data were obtained by contacting authors. …”
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Sustainability assessment in higher education institutions: exploring indicators, stakeholder perceptions, and implementation challenges by Najihath Basheer, Vian Ahmed, Zied Bahroun, Chiraz Anane

“…Derived from an extensive literature review, the indicators were validated through semi-structured interviews with key policymakers, revealing gaps in familiarity with sustainability indicators, financial constraints, technological resistance, and decentralized reporting systems. …”
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Intersection between individual, household, environmental and system level factors in defining risk and resilience for children in Kenya's ASAL: A qualitative study. by Esther Jebor Chongwo, Barack Aoko, Martha Kaniala, Moses Esala, Phillis Magoma, Eunice Njoroge, Susan Nyamanya, Joyce Marangu, Anil Khamis, John Ng'asike, Anja C Huizink, Amina Abubakar

“…Purposive and snowballing techniques were used to recruit 11 key informants per site with varied levels of involvement in early childhood development and primary caregivers. Using a semi-structured interview guide, 103 telephonic interviews were conducted between June and August 2022, involving 68 key informants and 35 caregivers. …”
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A National Quality Initiative to Improve Palliative Care Outcomes: Identifying Enabling Factors that Drive Quality Improvement by Sabina Clapham, Katherine Clark, Kylie Draper, Fiorina Mastroianni, Jesse Rand, Lisa Redwood, David Currow

“…Conclusion: Quality improvement involving outcome measurement and benchmarking in palliative care requires education and structured implementation with ongoing feedback. The PCOC initiative demonstrates that improving patient outcomes involves more than collecting and analyzing outcome measures and benchmarking—it requires integrated assessment models, education, and resources to support information-driven quality improvement.…”
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Awareness on Cervical Cancer, Its Screening and HPV Vaccination Among Women of Reproductive Age Group (15-49 Years) in Manipur by Bishwalata Rajkumari, Wangkhem Jibol Singh, Usha Devi Thounaojam, Milachon Kasar, Rajkumar Ranalcis

“…Face to face interview method was done using pretested, validated, semi-structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis were used to test for association taking all variables with p <0.1 for model building of the adjusted analysis. …”
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The cost of implementing and sustaining an evidence-based, behavioral-health electronic screening system in probation departments by Techna Cadet, Katherine S. Elkington, Margaret Ryan, Ali Jalali, Gail A. Wasserman, Faye S. Taxman, Michael L. Dennis, Sean M. Murphy

“…Data were collected for 622 youths ages 10–18 via administrative records, study instruments, and semi-structured interviews. Resources/costs were categorized as “fixed”, “time-dependent”, or “variable”. …”
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From shadowing to active learning: exploring the impact of supervised teaching clinics on gynecology education by Sangsang Ren, Hong Zhan, Asanga Fernando, Asanga Fernando, Xiangrong Xu, Weiguo Lu

“…Tutors and patients provided positive feedback, noting the STC’s role in fostering effective student-patient interactions and comprehensive learning.ConclusionThe structured design of the STC, with a focus on goal direction, relationships, and supporting services, significantly improved educational outcomes in gynecology. …”
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Implementation of a hospice community service redesign: Qualitative research identifying lessons learned by Kate Sugar, Candy McCabe, Alison Llewellyn, Wayne de Leeuw, Maggie Crowe, Claire Prendergast, Charlotte Spence, Natasha Bradley

“…Design: Qualitative research using individual semi-structured interviews ( n  = 38) and follow-up focus groups ( n  = 8). …”
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Factors influencing uptake of protective behaviours by healthcare workers in England during the COVID-19 pandemic: A theory-based mixed-methods study. by Carly Meyer, Elise Crayton, Abigail Wright, Moira Spyer, Nina Vora, Catherine Houlihan, Naomi F Walker, Eleni Nastouli, Susan Michie, Fabiana Lorencatto, SAFER investigators

“…<h4>Methods</h4>An online, cross-sectional survey (n = 86) and semi-structured interviews (n = 22) with HCWs in two English hospitals during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (May-December 2020). …”
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Clinical, immunologic and virologic outcomes of children and adolescents receiving second line anti-retroviral therapy in two referral hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. by Endashaw Tekliye, Tinsae Alemayehu, Tigist Bacha

“…Data was collected using structured questionnaires. Means and percentages were used for nominal variables. …”
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Imigração e epidemias no estado de São Paulo Immigration and epidemics in the state of São Paulo by Rodolpho Telarolli Junior

“…The text also shows the relationships between this wave of immigration and the structuring of state sanitation services and the devising of the techno assistance model adopted by these services as of the 1890' s. …”
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Incidence of Calf Morbidity and Its Predictors in North Shewa, Amhara, Ethiopia by Rahma Mohammed, Hailemariam Kefyalew, Dawit Kassaye

“…A total of 135 apparently healthy calves were enrolled from randomly selected fifty-fifty households in three Kebeles of the district, namely, Gash-amba, Siyadeber, and Wale-deneba. A pretested structured questionnaire was used to collect data about the potential risk factors upon the face-to-face interview made with the owners. …”
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A Methodological Research for Development and Psychometric Properties of a New Instrument for Religious Attitudes Test on Organ Donation among Muslim Population by Sakineh Rakhshanderou, Samira Daneshvar, Morteza Abdoljabbari, Marzieh latifi, Mohtasham Ghaffari

“…Materials and Methods: In this methodological study, the initial version of the instrument to measure religious attitudes toward organ donation was developed through semi-structured interviews and literature review. In the second phase, psychometric evaluation followed four steps: (1) face validity (n = 20), (2) content validity (n = 10 experts), (3) construct validity by exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) (n = 220), and (4) reliabilities of test–retest stability and internal consistency (n = 20). …”
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Use of medical services and medicines attributable to diabetes in Sub-Saharan Africa. by Jonathan Betz Brown, Kaushik Ramaiya, Stéphane Besançon, Paul Rheeder, Clarisse Mapa Tassou, Jean-Claude Mbanya, Katarzyna Kissimova-Skarbek, Eva Wangechi Njenga, Eva Wangui Muchemi, Harrison Kiambuthi Wanjiru, Erin Schneider

“…<h4>Methods</h4>To ascertain recent use of medical services and medicines and other information about the impact of ill-health, we in 2008-2009 conducted structured, personal interviews with 1,780 persons with diagnosed diabetes (DMs) and 1,770 matched comparison subjects (MCs) without diabetes in Cameroon, Mali, Tanzania and South Africa. …”
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The Managers' Perceptions of Telework Implementation Requirements in the Algerian Companies: A Post Covid-19 Assessment by Riad BENGHEBRID

“…Design/Method/Approach: We opted for an essentially qualitative approach field by conducting semi-structured interviews individually with 11 company managers from different sectors of activity in order for the interviewee to feel sufficiently free and to have as much transparency and credibility as possible, and to obtain in-depth information that is difficult to express quantitatively or statistically, with diversity of the sample in terms of (age, professional experience, sector of activity, legal form etc.). …”
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Optimizing demulsifier selection for crude oil dehydration: a fuzzy TOPSIS-based multi-criteria decision-making approach by Jianyong Yu, Merwa Alhadrawi, Farag M. A. Altalbawy, Ahmed Rasol Hasson, M. Mehdi Shafieezadeh

“…Compared to conventional selection approaches that often rely on trial-and-error or single-criterion assessments, this study demonstrates that Fuzzy TOPSIS provides a structured, quantitative, and transparent approach to demulsifier selection. …”
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Practicum and Professional Role Identity (Re)construction: A Longitudinal Mixed Methods Study on Iranian EFL Student Teachers by Mohammad Zeinali, Manoochehr Jafarigohar, Mahmood Reza Atai, Hassan Soleimani

“…The quantitative data were gathered through the repetitive administration of a standard Likert-scale questionnaire developed based on Farrell’s (2011) tripartite model of professional role identity. Coincident with the surveying process, the qualitative data were gathered through a semi-structured interview held at the beginning of the practicum and four integrative reports developed by the participants at the end of every practicum semester. …”
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