Dysfunctional large-scale brain networks in drug-naïve depersonalization-derealization disorder patients by Sisi Zheng, Mingkang Song, Nan Song, Hong Zhu, Xue Li, Dongqing Yin, Shanshan Liu, Yan Zhao, Meng Fang, Yanzhe Ning, Hongxiao Jia

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Analysis of Prognostis Factors and Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Yiming XU, Honghua SHEN, Jingbo DU, Lei REN

“…All patients were given the treatments: ①Routine medical treatment of COPD, included bronchodilator, hormones and β₂receptor agonist (the patients whose FEV1 accounted for less than 50%of the predicted value and having clinical symptoms were treated with inhaled hormones and β₂receptor agonist), and other expectorant and cough-relieving drugs.②Pulmonary rehabilitation education, included knowledge of COPD, pulmonary rehabilitation idea, smoking cessation, oxygen therapy, rational use of drugs and balanced nutrition, once a month.③Aerobic respiratory exercises, included lip contraction breathing and abdominal breathing training, 5 times a week, 20 minutes each time.④Aerobic exercise training, limited aerobic exercise with different intensity from low to high using randomized block design. …”
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Awareness of Contraindications Among Cancer Patients in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Mansour Almuqbil, Rama Abdulhamid Mohammed Alobaid, Amouna Abdulrahim Mazal Alhamad, Noor Hussam Eddin, Nora Al Yahya, Walaa F. Alsanie, Abdulhakeem S. Alamri, Majid Alhomrani, Amal F. Alshammary, Rafiulla Gilkaramenthi, Syed Mohammed Basheeruddin Asdaq

“…This study aimed to evaluate cancer patients’ awareness of these contraindications and to explore the influence of sociodemographic factors, support systems, comorbidities, and medication use on their knowledge. …”
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Clinical and Biochemical Manifestations of Severe Sickle Cell Anemia in Adult Patients in Steady State in Ile-Ife, Nigeria by Oguntoye Oluwatosin Oluwagbenga, Ndububa Dennis A., Yusuf Musah., Bolarinwa Rahman A., Ayoola Oluwagbemiga O.

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Positive Psychological Interventions for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Rationale, Theoretical Model, and Intervention Development by Jeff C. Huffman, Christina M. DuBois, Rachel A. Millstein, Christopher M. Celano, Deborah Wexler

“…Most patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have suboptimal adherence to recommended diet, physical activity, and/or medication. …”
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Clinical and radiological characteristics and 1-year self-reported outcomes from patients with encephalitis and coronavirus disease 2019 by Nathane Braga da Silva Rezende, Fernanda Gomes de Queiroz Barros-Aragão, Talita Pinto, Viviane Tavares Carvalho Crelier, Marcos Ravi Figueiredo, Carlos Otávio Brandão, Andrea Silveira de Souza, Fernanda Tovar-Moll, Gabriel R. de Freitas

“…Methods This is a retrospective observational study in which patients with cerebrospinal fluid collection and a recent diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection were screened for encephalitis through analysis of medical records. …”
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Translocation (6;15)(q12;q15): A Novel Mutation in a Patient with Therapy-Related Myelodysplastic Syndrome by Saba F. Ali, Rebecca J. Sonu, Denis M. Dwyre, Brian A. Jonas, Hooman H. Rashidi

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How current law and policy supports providers of NHS healthcare in England to respond to patient harm: A scoping review protocol. by Naomi Assame, Susan Greenhalgh, John Tingle, Julie Wright, Gillian Yeowell

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Harm arising from National Health Service (NHS) healthcare results in significant human cost for the patient, those who care for them, and the medical staff involved. …”
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Complete genome sequence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa YK01, a sequence type 16 isolated from a patient with keratitis by Shuo Jiang, Mengmin Ye, Ke Liu, Huiluo Cao, Xiaoshan Lin

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Molecularly redefining small bowel adenocarcinoma to accelerate precision patient care – protocol of a multicenter observational cohort biomarker study by Rasmus Haunstrup Døssing, Julia Johanna Almer Broman, Colm J. O’Rourke, Elizaveta Mitkina Tabaksblat, Jesper Bøje Andersen, Carsten Palnæs Hansen, Tim Svenstrup Poulsen, Estrid V. S. Høgdall, Jakob Hagen Vasehus Schou, Dan Høgdall

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Influence of religion and spirituality on head and neck cancer patients and their caregivers: a protocol for a scoping review by Maheeka Seneviwickrama, Ruwan Jayasinghe, Kehinde Kazeem Kanmodi, Simon N. Rogers, Su Keill, Sakuntha Ratnapreya, Sriyani Ranasinghe, Sashini Shehana Denagamagei, Irosha Perera

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Patients' attitudes toward artificial intelligence (AI) in cancer care: A scoping review protocol. by Daniel Hilbers, Navid Nekain, Alan T Bates, John-Jose Nunez

“…<h4>Discussion</h4>To our knowledge, this will be the first scoping review to map the existing literature on the attitudes of patients with cancer regarding artificial intelligence in their medical care.…”
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Clinical Validation of the Defining Characteristics of the Nursing Diagnosis ‘Activity Intolerance’ in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome by Diana Isabel Cáceres Rivera, Luz Mileyde Jaimes Rojas, Luisa Yaneth Cristancho Zambrano, Jennifer Vanesa Acosta Barón, Diana Ivonne Cañon Gómez, Lyda Z. Rojas

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Nutrition Awareness and Oral Health among Dental Patients in Palestine: A Cross-Sectional Study by Manal M. H. Badrasawi, Nour H. Hijjeh, Rana S. Amer, Reema M. Allan, Mohammad Altamimi

“…A pretested questionnaire was used to collect the required data which included patients’ sociodemographics, medical history, oral care practices, dietary practices, and oral health-related nutritional awareness. …”
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Awareness of Being at Risk of Stroke and Its Determinant Factors among Hypertensive Patients in Banyumas, Indonesia by Ismail Setyopranoto, Arif Setyo Upoyo, Atyanti Isworo, Yunita Sari, Amelia Nur Vidyanti

“…Majority of hypertensive patients were unaware of being at risk of stroke. Knowledge of hypertension, income, and history of previous stroke are factors that may influence the awareness of being at risk of stroke among them. …”
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Epistaxis first-aid management: a needs assessment among healthcare providers by Leigh Sowerby, Chandheeb Rajakumar, Matthew Davis, Brian Rotenberg

“…This study identifies an area where knowledge is lacking and the potential for improvement in patient management and education. …”
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Air Pollution Exposure as a Relevant Risk Factor for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations in Male and Female Patients by Miguel Enrique Silva Rodriguez, Patricia Silveyra

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Dental Implant Failure Risk in Patients with Bruxism—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Literature by Josephine A. Ionfrida, Hanna L. Stiller, Peer W. Kämmerer, Christian Walter

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Effect of precise health management combined with physical rehabilitation on bone biomarkers in senile osteoporosis patients by Litao Chen, Xiaojing Yan, Yongjian Liu, Yongbin Pei, Jin Zhou, Lei Zhang, Zhixing Du

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Challenges Faced by Prehospital Emergency Physicians Providing Emergency Care to Patients with Advanced Incurable Diseases by Anne Kamphausen, Hanna Roese, Karin Oechsle, Malte Issleib, Christian Zöllner, Carsten Bokemeyer, Anneke Ullrich

“…We identified nine categories of challenges: structural conditions of prehospital emergency care, medical documentation and orders, finding optimal patient-centered therapy, uncertainty about legal consequences, challenges at the individual (EP) level, challenges at the emergency team level, family caregiver’s emotions, coping and understanding of patient’s illness, patient’s wishes, coping and understanding of patient’s illness, and social, cultural, and religious background of patients and families. …”
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