Exploring prevalence and factors associated with depression and anxiety symptoms among Bangladeshi graduates: a GIS-based cross-sectional study by Abdullah Al Habib, Imtiaz Uddin, Mehedee Hasan, Firoj Al-Mamun, Moneerah Mohammad Almerab, David Gozal, Mohammed A. Mamun

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted among graduates from two public universities in Bangladesh, using face-to-face interviews and a semi-structured questionnaire. Data were collected between March and April 2024 through convenience sampling. …”
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Dishwashing practice and its determinants among food handlers in food and drinking service establishments in Dessie City and Kombolcha Town, Northeastern Ethiopia by Mekonnen Moges, Metadel Adane, Balew Adane, Genanew Mulugeta Kassaw, Abraham Teym, Getasew Yirdaw, Lake Kumlachew, Agernesh Ayele, Yenewa Bewket, Mesfin Gebrehiwot

“…To bridge this gap, this study proposes to evaluate the dishwashing practice employed by food handlers in food and drinking establishments and its determinants in Dessie City and Kombolcha Town, Northeastern Ethiopia.Methods and MaterialsAn institution-based cross-sectional study was done on 405 food handlers from 405 food and drinking establishments from 25 June 2022 to 25 August 2022 in Dessie City and Kombolcha Town. Data were collected by pre-tested semi-structured questionnaires and observational checklists. …”
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Patient navigation in German emergency care (NODE). Study protocol of a multi-center mixed-methods trial by Daniela Krüger, Maria Altendorf, Felix Holzinger, Cornelia Wäscher, Hanna Winkler, Martin Möckel, Christoph Heintze, Judith Stumm, Konrad Schmidt, Konrad Schmidt, Anna Slagman

“…This study includes four working modules: (1) a systematic literature review; (2) qualitative semi-structured interviews with patients (n∼15–20), as well as four focus group interviews with health care providers (n∼5); (3) a prospective multi-centre cohort study in adult, self-referred emergency patients at two time points (t0: n = 1,031; t1: n = 344), primary endpoint: proportion of patients treated other than standard emergency care, secondary endpoints: secondary efficiency, patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), patient safety, quality of care, clinical outcomes, and cost-effectiveness; participant observation of patients' treatment trajectories and organizational processes at three different patient navigation models (n∼10–15), an online provider survey; and (4) data triangulation and recommendations for practice and policy.DiscussionThis is the first study to compare different patient navigation and cooperation models to standard ED care in Germany and evaluate their effectiveness. …”
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Knowledge, perception, and attitude toward COVID-19 vaccines in the Ho township, Volta region by Vivian Tackie, Christiana Asiedu, Ewoenam Darkey, Beatrice Hammond, Linda Jailer, Janet Osei Konadu, Samuel Otieku Cyril, Williams Marie Noel, Isaac Aidoo Erzuah

“…The response rate was 99.5% (441). A structured questionnaire was used to collect the data. …”
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Community-Dwelling Filipino Older Adults’ Experiences with Virtual Coach for Health-Enhancing Physical Activity (HEPA): A Phenomenology by Michael Joseph S. Dino, Kenneth W. Dion, Peter M. Abadir, Chakra Budhathoki, Patrick Tracy Balbin, Ma. Kristina G. Malacas, Rommel P. Hernandez, Jacquelyn Joyce G. Nicolas, Jhal Barcial-Espinosa, Cheryl R. Dennison Himmelfarb, Patricia M. Davidson, Ladda Thiamwong

“…<b>Design:</b> This study applied a phenomenological design using the qualitative approach to determine the lived experiences of community-dwelling older adults about the mother project, the “Move and Groove for Older Adults Program” (Hataw at Sigla para kay Lolo at Lola), a virtual-coach-driven physical exercise program using MR. A semi-structured interview guide was crafted consisting of three domains (acceptability, barriers, and facilitators), each with two open-ended questions. …”
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Identity in turmoil: Investigating the morally injurious dimensions of minority stress by Andrew A. Nicholson, Sandhya Narikuzhy, Jakub Wolf, Mina Pichtikova, Magdalena Siegel, James Mirabelli, Taylor Hatchard, Niki Hosseini-Kamkar, Ella Bawagan, Sophia L. Roth, Christina Mutschler, Ruth A. Lanius, Fardous Hosseiny, Kristen Eckstrand, Brigitte Lueger-Schuster

“…Using a convergent parallel mixed-methods design, we conducted semi-structured qualitative interviews, performed clinical assessments, and administered a comprehensive battery of quantitative measures. …”
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Family-based substance use screening and intervention for adolescents with chronic medical conditions: a study protocol to implement SBIRT-family within school-based health centers by Faith Summersett Williams, Natalie A. Larez, Lauren Mondesir, Kennedy Curtis, Sara Valdivia, Sara Becker, Kenneth Papineau, Aaron Hogue

“…Focus groups will be audio recorded and conducted in English. The semi-structured focus group guides were designed based on the Health Equity Implementation Framework (HEIF) and the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). …”
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What activities do patients hope to perform following anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty but are unable to? Looking beyond patient-reported outcome measures by Alexander E. White, MD, Nicolas Pascual-Leone, MD, Anthony Finocchiaro, BS, Christopher M. Brusalis, MD, David M. Dines, MD, Joshua S. Dines, MD, Andreas Kontaxis, PhD, Samuel A. Taylor, MD, Lawrence V. Gulotta, MD, Michael C. Fu, MD, MHS

“…Background: Patients undergoing anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty (aTSA) routinely achieve significant improvements in common patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs). While these structured PROMs produce reliable and standardized data for surgeons, individual patient desires and expectations related to postoperative activities may not be completely captured in standard PROMs. …”
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Comparative child mental health and academic outcomes after primary school teachers deliver task-shifted mental health care in India by Priscilla Giri, Molly M. Lamb, Venessa C. Fuentes, Arpana Thapa, Surekha Bhattarai, Choden Dukpa, Catherine C. Shrestha, Setareh Ekhteraei, Juliana L. Vanderburg, Breanna Windsor, Abhishek K. Rauniyar, Karen Hampanda, Bradley N. Gaynes, Rinzi Lama, Michael Matergia, Christina M. Cruz

“…We compared postintervention child mental health symptom scores and academic achievement. Semi-structured interviews and focus groups were analyzed using inductive content analyses. …”
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National Health Policy and factors predicting its implementation at the local level in Nepal: an exploratory cross-sectional study by Dipendra Khadka, Dipendra Khadka, Dipendra Khadka, Zhang Xinyi, Zhang Xinyi, Zhang Mengjie, Zhang Mengjie, Rajan Bhusal, Chichen Zhang, Chichen Zhang

“…This study evaluated the implementation status, challenges, and opportunities of the NHP at the local level in Nepal.Materials and methodsA descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in the Lumbini province among 166 health workers selected through simple random sampling. Data were collected from October 10 to November 15, 2024, using a structured questionnaire developed in Nepali through literature review and expert consultations. …”
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Diarrhea Prevalence and Sociodemographic Factors among Under-Five Children in Rural Areas of North Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia by Atalay Getachew, Tadesse Guadu, Alebachew Tadie, Zemichael Gizaw, Mulat Gebrehiwot, Daniel Haile Cherkos, Martha Alemayehu Menberu, Teklay Gebrecherkos

“…A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from April to June 2016 among 736 randomly selected households with one child under five years old. A structured questionnaire was used for collecting information on sociodemographic characteristics and diarrheal occurrence. …”
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Co-producing a transition model of care for eating disorders: lessons learned from a multi-perspective qualitative study with young people, carers and mental health professionals by Maria Livanou, Anya Heneghan, Grace Hill, Alanta McKenzie, Marta Marlais, Francesca Marshall, Zara Smalley, Eleni Xanthopoulou, Nora Kornai, Jessica Wilks, Ailsa McKay, Jun Teh, Isabel Taylor, Charlotte Burton, Julian Baudinet

“…Methods Fifteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with young people (n = 6) and carers (n = 9), alongside two focus groups involving 12 mental health professionals. …”
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Diagnosis, evaluation and management of osteoporosis in chronic kidney disease: navigating treatment approaches – Indian consensus statement by Vijay Kher, Rajkumar Sharma, Georgi Abraham, Bharat Shah, Sishir Gang, Sanjeev Gulati, Manisha Sahay, Jatin Kothari, Anil Kumar BT, Raja Ramachandran, Sanjay Kalra, Rakesh Kumar Sahay, Om Lakhani, Jay Kumar Sharma, Deepak Bunger, Thomas L. Nickolas

“…Given the lack of robust clinical trial data and a notable knowledge gap exists among nephrologists regarding an optimal management in this population, an expert consensus is crucial for developing tailored management strategies. …”
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High prevalence of fecal carriage of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacterales among patients with urinary tract infections in rural Tanzania by Magreth Erick Macha, Magreth Erick Macha, Magreth Erick Macha, Weihong Qi, Salome N. Seiffert, Anja Bösch, Philipp Kohler, Honorathy Msami Urassa, Sabine Haller, Erin West, Maja Weisser Rohacek, Maja Weisser Rohacek, Maja Weisser Rohacek, Baharak Babouee Flury, Baharak Babouee Flury, Baharak Babouee Flury, Baharak Babouee Flury

“…Francis Regional Referral Hospital, Ifakara, Tanzania, from October 2021 to August 2023, involving 326 UTI patients. Demographic data and resistance risk factors were collected via structured questionnaires. …”
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Serological evaluation of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic fever in humans with High-Risk professional exposure and in residual sera collected in 2022-2023 across Corsica (France) by Paloma Kiwan, Morena Gasparine, Dorine Decarreaux, Lisandru Capai, Shirley Masse, Miša Korva, Tatjana Avšič-Županc, Jean Canarelli, Marie-Helene Simeoni, Xavier de Lamballerie, Remi Charrel, Alessandra Falchi

“…Sociodemographic and epidemiological data were collected using a structured questionnaire in the high-risk group. …”
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Perceived effectiveness and recommendations from a childbirth quality assurance and improvement programme in India’s private sector: a qualitative evaluation using the RE-AIM frame... by Katherine Semrau, Meghna Desai, Lauren Spigel, Somesh Kumar, Megan Marx Delaney, Lauren Bobanski, Suranjeen Pallipamula, Natalie Henrich, Tapas Sadasivan Nair, Hema Divakar, Rajat Chabba, Shweta Jindal, Gulnoza Usmanova, Sukanya Dutta, Aarushi Gupta, Sucheta Kinjawadekar, Priti Kumar, Priyanka Kumari, Prerna Mukharya, Hrishikesh Pai, Ameya Purandare, Pompy Sridhar

“…We aimed to understand participants’ motivations for joining or not joining, the perceived value of Manyata and recommendations for sustainment and scale.Methods We aimed to sample 238 Manyata participants for semi-structured, in-depth interviews between February and July 2021. …”
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COVID-19 vaccine uptake, barriers and associated factors among healthcare workers in Malawi by Clara Sambani, Tonny Muwonge, Liness Chinyamunyamu, Amon Dembo, Mosoka P. Fallah, Victor Chikwapulo, Mavuto Thomas, Charity Gondwe, Regina Mankhamba, Leah Mbabazi, Suzan Nakasendwa, Rodgers R. Ayebare, Collins Mitambo, Matthew Kagoli, Dzinkambani Kambalame, Clement Seven, Tadala Mwale, Edna Mandala, Abigail Kazembe, McWilliam Kalua, Senga Sembuche, Elizabeth Gonese, Tamrat Shaweno, Nebiyu Dereje, Evelyn C. Banda, Tajudeen Raji, Mitch Matoga

“…Data were managed in REDCap and analysed using STATA version 14. …”
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Clinical effectiveness of mindfulness-based music therapy on improving emotional regulation in blind older women: A randomized controlled trial by Sunny H.W. Chan, Meryl Y.C. Cheung, Armstrong T.S. Chiu, Mimi H.T. Leung, Michael C.C. Kuo, Donald Y.C. Yip, Carole C.Y. Hui, Sally W.I. Kam, King Yeung, Doreen S.P. Mui, Shu-Mei Wang, Calvin C.K. Yip

“…Background: This study aimed to investigate clinical effectiveness of a structured eight-week mindfulness-based music therapy (MBMT) program on improving mood regulation in older women with blindness. …”
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Unlocking the therapeutic potential of Pelargonium sidoides natural extract: A scoping review by Bárbara Donadon Reina, Samuel Santana Malheiros, Sâmmea Martins Vieira, Paula Ferreira de Andrade, Lívia Nordi Dovigo

“…Out of 4367 publications identified, 134 studies were included in this review. A structured form was applied for data extraction. PRISMA-ScR was used to guide reporting of this review. …”
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Creation and validation of a roadside rescue skills scale for training pre-hospital medical teams: the RoadRes-Q scale by Killien Lavabre, Nicolas Marjanovic, Denis Oriot, Mathilde Chenu, Adrien Gransagne, Michel Gentilleau, Anthony Moreau, Paul Contal, Olivier Mimoz, Bertrand Drugeon, Road Rescue Study Group

“…While internal consistency was strong, improvements are needed in inter-observer reliability. Structured training for assessors and video-based assessments could enhance reproducibility. …”
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