Health related quality of life and associated factors after cesarean delivery among postpartum mothers in Gondar, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Daniel Getaneh Damtie, Misganaw Mengie Workie, Mulualem Endeshaw Zeleke, Wubie Birlie Chekol

“…Data were collected from 424 postpartum women following cesarean delivery between April and June 2024 through face-to-face interviews, semi-structured questionnaires, and medical chart reviews. …”
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Genetically determined serum urate levels and cardiovascular and other diseases in UK Biobank cohort: A phenome-wide mendelian randomization study. by Xue Li, Xiangrui Meng, Yazhou He, Athina Spiliopoulou, Maria Timofeeva, Wei-Qi Wei, Aliya Gifford, Tian Yang, Tim Varley, Ioanna Tzoulaki, Peter Joshi, Joshua C Denny, Paul Mckeigue, Harry Campbell, Evropi Theodoratou

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>A phenome-wide association study (PheWAS) together with a Bayesian analysis of tree-structured phenotypic model (TreeWAS) was performed to examine disease outcomes related to genetically determined serum urate levels in 339,256 unrelated White British individuals (54% female) in the UK Biobank who were aged 40-69 years (mean age, 56.87; SD, 7.99) when recruited from 2006 to 2010. …”
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Implementation outcomes from a randomized, controlled trial of a strategy to improve integration of behavioral health and primary care services by Constance van Eeghen, Jeni Soucie, Jessica Clifton, Juvena Hitt, Brenda Mollis, Gail L. Rose, Sarah Hudson Scholle, Kari A. Stephens, Xiaofei Zhou, Laura-Mae Baldwin

“…For appropriateness, 95% (19) of practices had high scores for the structured process being a good match and 63% (12) for the Toolkit being a good match. …”
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Scabies prevalence and its associated factors among prisoners in southern Ethiopia: An institution-based analytical cross-sectional study. by Efa Ambaw Bogino, Beshada Zerfu Woldegeorgis, Lantesil Wondewosen, Blen Kassahun Dessu, Mohammed Suleiman Obsa, Lolemo Kelbiso Hanfore, Teketel Ermias Galtore, Woldu Kidane, Abraham Getachew Kelbore

“…We used, a simple random sampling technique to select 422 prisoners. A pretested-structured questionnaire was used to collect the necessary information. …”
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Translation and Validation of Family Stigma Stress Scale (FSSS) Among Caregivers of Patients With Mental Illness in Pakistan by Rabia Khawar, Imtiaz Ahmad Dogar, Mehwish Shakil, Samavia Hussain, Ammara Butt, Rizwana Amin, Hafiz Shafique Ahmad, Bushra Akram, Ayesha Sheraz, Hira Ahmad, Memoona Aslam

“…All the participants completed FSSS and self-structured demographic sheet. For translating the scale, WHO guidelines were followed. …”
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Co-design of a multifaceted intervention to improve quality handover of medicine information at discharge from hospital by H. Laetitia Hattingh, Matt Percival, Kate Johnston, Georgia Tobiano, Hayley Hirsch, Carl de Wet, Salim Memon, Mark A. Morgan, Rachael Raleigh, Noela Baglot, Brigid M. Gillespie

“…Methods Following an initial consensus-building workshop, a structured five-step co-design process was implemented. …”
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Distribution and Related Influencing Factors of AMH Level in Family-Planning Women of Childbearing Age: A Cross-Sectional Study from Beijing, China by Song J, Gao S, Zhao L, Tong X

“…The collected blood test results included AMH, fasting blood glucose (FBG), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), creatinine (Cr), and alanine aminotransferase, and hemoglobin levels and platelet count. A structured questionnaire was used to document the subjects’ dietary and lifestyle habits, environmental factors, and emotional and mental stress statuses. …”
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Reliability and validity of a national intelligent infectious disease surveillance and early warning maturity questionnaire by Qingliang LIU, Qing GUO, Gang LI, Zixiong ZHAO, Xuejie DU, Jiaqi MA

“…The validity analysis showed that the overall content validity index of the questionnaire was 0.985, and the content validity index of each item ranged from 0.820 to 1.000. The structural equation model constructed by confirmatory factor analysis fitted well after modification. …”
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The Eagle Eyes: an Intervention Utilizing Visual Thinking Strategies to Enhance the Observation Skills of Medical Students by Najmeh Ghorbani, Maryam Alizadeh, Azadeh Sayarifard, Abdoljavad Khajavi, Philip Yenawine

“…Abstract Background Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) is an evidence-based pedagogical approach that uses art analysis and structured inquiry to enhance observation, critical thinking, and teamwork, especially in medical training for clinical skills development. …”
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Perspectives on which health settings geriatricians should staff: a qualitative study of patients, care providers and health administrators by Eric Kai-Chung Wong, Andrea C. Tricco, Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai, David M. J. Naimark, Sharon E. Straus, Joanna E. M. Sale

“…Methods A qualitative description approach was used to explore the experience of those implementing (administrative staff), providing (healthcare providers), and receiving (patients/family caregivers) a geriatrician-led CGA in acute care, rehabilitation and community settings. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in Toronto, Canada. …”
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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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Development of a Patient-Centered Symptom-Reporting Application in Pharmacy Settings Using a Hierarchical Patient-Friendly Symptom List: Developmental and Usability Study by Seiya Watanabe, Hayato Kizaki, Satoko Hori

“…ConclusionsThe user-friendly app with a hierarchically structured symptom list and complementary free-text entry has potential benefits for improving the accuracy and efficiency of symptom reporting in pharmacy settings. …”
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Non-prescribed drug use and its associated factors among pregnant women in Southwest Ethiopia by Fentahun Yene, Berihun Bantie, Tarekegn Yilma, Idalamin Zinab, Simachew Animen

“…Data were collected using an interviewer-administered structured questionnaire, entered into EpiData version 7.2.2 software, and exported to SPSS version 25 for further analysis. …”
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Investigating biological sex as a moderator of the association of nature exposure with brain health: a cross-sectional UK biobank analysis by Matt Noseworthy, Ryan S. Falck, Liisa A. M. Galea, Todd C. Handy, Teresa Liu-Ambrose

“…Residential nature exposure was estimated as the percentage of land classified as natural environment within 1000 m and 300 m buffers around each participant’s home. Structural brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) outcomes included total grey matter volume, total white matter volume, and average hippocampal volume, all normalized for head size. …”
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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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Strengthening primary health care in Ethiopia: A scoping review of successes, challenges, and pathways towards universal health coverage using the WHO monitoring framework. by Tesfaye S Mengistu, Aklilu Endalamaw, Anteneh Zewdie, Eskinder Wolka, Yibeltal Assefa

“…<h4>Method</h4>This scoping review was conducted and structured based on Arksey and O'Malley's methodological framework. …”
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Cannabidiol-Loaded Lipid Nanoparticles Incorporated in Polyvinyl Alcohol and Sodium Alginate Hydrogel Scaffold for Enhancing Cell Migration and Accelerating Wound Healing by Sarawut Lapmanee, Sakkarin Bhubhanil, Natthawut Charoenphon, Anjaree Inchan, Phichaporn Bunwatcharaphansakun, Mattaka Khongkow, Katawut Namdee

“…These findings suggest that CBD/LNP-PVA/SA hydrogel scaffolds facilitate inflammation resolution and structural wound healing through localized, sustained CBD delivery. …”
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Correlates of physical activity and sedentary behavior in children and adolescents during school recess: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Kang Zhu, Xinyi Yin, Yucheng Liu, Guoyang Qin, Jingjing Jia, Zhenwen Xie, Yang Liu

“…Identified factors were categorized using the social ecological model. Results 72 studies were included in this systematic review. …”
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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

“…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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