Improving frailty documentation from admission to discharge: a quality improvement project in an elderly care ward by Thomas Kirwin, Carmel Halevy, Yass Hatahet, Jan Chiu, Iris Soteriou, Marcus Geyer, Ruth Mizoguchi, Iraida Safiulova

“…Key interventions, including staff education, use of visual aids, implementation of an electronic proforma and structured documentation shortcuts, have been effective in improving documentation and can be replicated in other settings to enhance frailty recognition and management. …”
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Sistema georreferenciado de indicadores de calidad de suelos para los Llanos Orientales de Colombia Estudio de caso: Municipio de Puerto López, Meta by Beaulieau Nathalie, Amézquita C.***, Edgar, Rubiano S.**, Yolanda

“…It operates from a relational database elaborated in ACCES 2000, composed by a series of structured main tables with information at different hierarchic levels that they allow the characterization of the properties of the soil. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of multidimensional poverty among rural households in East Gojjam zone, Northern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study by Amare Wubishet Ayele, Yeshiwas Ewinetu, Asefa Delesho, Yirsie Alemayehu, Hayimro Edemealem

“…Multistage cluster sampling was used, and data were collected through structured, interviewer-administered questionnaires covering eleven MP indicators. …”
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Percepções do enfermeiro: manuseio do copo pelas mães na alimentação do recém-nascido em unidade neonatal [Perceptions of nurses: the use of cup by mothers in feeding their newborn... by Sandra Teixeira de Araújo Pacheco, Raissa Rodrigues Organista, Benedita Maria Rêgo Deusdará Rodrigues, Mirian Carla Rosse Dionisio, Michele de Oliveira Guimarães Carvalho, Simone Muniz de Souza

“…Qualitative study in a neonatal unit of a university hospital in the city of Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Semi-structured interviews with 11 nurses occurred from January to February, 2013. …”
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Pathways for Identifying Problems in Nursing Quality on-Site Supervision: A Descriptive Qualitative Study by Zhang X, Zhang Y, Bian M, Li X, Yue Z, Zhang C

“…Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data and extract themes.Results: Three views and six ways of problem identification were crystallized: three views were direct access, comparison discovery, and deep excavation; and six ways were listening, looking, asking, checking, visiting, and tracking. …”
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KNOW FOR CARE: CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PEOPLE WITH SPINAL CORD INJURY TREATED AT AREHABILITATION CENTER by Soraia Dornelles Schoeller, Ana Maria Fernandes Borges, Paula Brigno, Adriana Eich Kuhnen

“…Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results:. …”
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Práticas de vida de portadores de hipertensão arterial [Life holders hypertension practices] [Prácticas de vida de pacientes con hipertensión arterial] by Fernanda Machado da Silva, Maria de Lourdes Denardin Budó, Raquel Pötter Garcia, Graciela Dutra Sehnem, Maria Denise Schimith

“…Were interviewed nine individuals with hypertension, followed up with a team of family health. Was used a semi-structured interviews, observation and document analysis to collect data from the period of february to agust 2009. …”
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S’approprier, c’est résister. Appropriations spatiales et mobilisation infra-politique des femmes en immobilité résidentielle et sociale dans les bidonvilles de Salé (Maroc)... by Myriame Ali-Oualla

“…In this article, based on empirical work carried out between 2017 and 2019 in the city of Salé (Morocco), I return to the multiple dimensions of immobility that mark the daily lives of the women who inhabit the shantytown, by transcribing these narratives in the form of cartographies of referential and everyday places. Through the use of data collected during semi-structured interviews and on-site observations and surveys, I highlight the appropriation strategies mobilised to overcome this condition of inertia and to exert pressure for a suitable housing solution. …”
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The Impact of Social, Cultural, and Identity-Related Factors on Delayed Childbearing: A Multi-Center Study by Lei Y, Wang X, Zhou Y, Li Y, Wang L, Jia X, Ma Q, Lin C, Liao J, Li X, Liu T

“…Sociodemographic, psychological, and health-related data were collected through structured interviews and self-administered questionnaires. …”
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Interações protetoras em famílias de alcoolistas: bases para o trabalho de enfermagem [Protective family interactions to cope with alcoholic condition: bases for nursing work] by Priscila Arruda da Silva, Mara Regina Santos da Silva, Geisa dos Santos Luz

“…It is a qualitative study, developed with five families selected through key informants out of broader population. Data was collected from November, 2010 to January, 2011 on the basis of semi-structured interviews. …”
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Beneficios de la hipoterapia para personas con Trastorno por Déficit de Atención e Hiperactividad en edad escolar. Revisión sistemática exploratoria (Benefits of hypotherapy for p... by Luisa Gámez-Calvo, José M. Gamonales, Víctor Hernández-Beltrán, Jesús Muñoz-Jiménez

“…This research document aimed to carry out a structured exploratory systematic review based on the results found around the term Hippotherapy and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. …”
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Study on the Impact of Exclosures on the Physicochemical Properties of Rangeland Soil (Case Study: Northern Golestan Province, Sufikam Rangelands) by Rasool Khatibi, Mohsen Farahi

“…Among the remedial methods for degraded soils, increasing rangeland fertility and striving to improve soil structure stability, reducing livestock trampling through grazing restrictions, are highlighted. …”
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Respectful maternity care during childbirth: postnatal women's perspectives. Cross-sectional study from central India: February - December 2023 by Naseema Shafqat, K Jyotika, K. Pushpalatha, Radha K., Malini Mondal

“…Participants were approached directly and interviewed in person using a structured questionnaire and the validated RMC Scale by Sheferaw et al. …”
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Improvement and Validation of System Code for Thermal-hydraulic Analysis of In-pool Passive Residual Heat Removal System by LIAN Qiang1, 2, 3, ZHU Longxiang1, 2, 3, TANG Simiao1, 2, 3, HUANG Tao4, ZHANG Yong4, PAN Liangming1, 2

“…This study can provide the basic technology support for the structure design of PRHRS and safety analysis of the reactor system. …”
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Interrelations of physical state parameters and biological age of students in the process of physical education by Oleksandr Pryimakov, Marek Sawczuk, Stanislav Prysiazhniuk, Nataliya Mazurok, Oleksandr Petrachkov

“…It was found that the key indicators of students' physical state (PS) structure, which exerted the most significant influence on BMI, differ between young men and women. …”
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Psychological adaptation and quality of life of patients who underwent lower limb amputation due to cancer by O Yu Shchelkova, M V Iakovleva, E B Usmanova, E A Sushentsov, D I Sofronov

“…It was found that functional capability (p<0.01), objective (p<0.001) and subjective (p<0.001) severity of pain syndrome, as well as employment (p=0.05) have the lowest indicators in group 1 compared with group 2; at the same time, the levels of QoL in both groups of patients do not differ and do not correspond the expert assessment, exceeding it; patients rate their cognitive and emotional activity most highly; the lowest, physical and role activity, and financial impact. In the structure of coping of group 1, the strategy “Seeking for social support” predominates; the values of the scales “Distancing” (p=0.05), “Escape–avoidance” (0.1<p<0.05), “Positive reappraisal” (p<0.05) are higher than in group 2, but lower than average normative values. …”
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Mendelian randomization reveals probucol’s preventive role in Behçet’s disease via circulating metabolites by Zhang Hongchen, Zhang Yijia, Xu Yubo, Zhong Jianguang, Sun Mouyuan, Li Jian, Li Jin

“…For this MR study, we selected single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with probucol as instrumental variables and conducted a positive control analysis with SNPs linked to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) to validate our instrument selection. The study was structured in two steps: first, using probucol’s eQTLs to estimate its causal effect on circulating metabolites; second, using SNPs linked to these metabolites to assess their causal impact on Behcet’s disease risk. …”
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Wearable Devices for Supporting Chronic Disease Self-Management: Scoping Review by Marie-Pierre Gagnon, Steven Ouellet, Eugène Attisso, Wilfried Supper, Samira Amil, Caroline Rhéaume, Jean-Sébastien Paquette, Christian Chabot, Marie-Claude Laferrière, Maxime Sasseville

“…We included interventions using wearables that automatically collected and transmitted data to adult populations with at least one chronic disease. …”
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Exploring Early Mobilization Practices in Adult Intensive Care Units in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Survey by Wshah A, Obaidat S, Shallan AI, Muhsen A, Bin Sheeha B, Alkasassbeh A, Wshah S, Al Hadidi ARB, Altaim TA, Sawafta B, Alqallab S

“…This study aimed to explore early mobilization practices in adult ICUs in Jordan and identify common strategies employed by healthcare professionals.Methods: An observational, cross-sectional survey was conducted among healthcare professionals working in various ICUs across Jordan. A structured online questionnaire collected data on participants’ demographics, patient selection criteria for early mobilization, and early mobilization practices. …”
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Inpatient compliance with levothyroxine timing: a clinical audit of administration practices and patient knowledge by Nadia Ibrahim, Bilal Kahara, Nehmiea Melese, Hafiz Nasir, Kamal Naser

“…Inpatients who were taking levothyroxine were identified, and data were collected by reviewing EPMA and structured questionnaires administered to patients, assessing compliance, concurrent interacting medications and patient knowledge. …”
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