Self-care as the Basis of the Mobile Application for Patients with Chronic Coronary Syndromes by A. I. Laskova, M. Yu. Frolov, Yu. A. Orlova, Yu. M. Lopatin

“…The study will assess quality of life: general (SF-36) and angina-related (Seattle Angina Questionnaire), self-care skills using the Self-Care of Coronary Heart Disease Inventory questionnaire. …”
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Correlation of Immune Parameters in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing General Anesthesia: post-hoc Analysis of the TeMP Study by Kristina K. Kadantseva, Valery V. Subbotin, Mikhail Y. Yadgarov, Elizaveta M. Korolenok, Levan B. Berikashvili, Roman A. Akchulpanov, Nikolay S. Karnaukhov, Ksenia S. Korchagina, Polina I. Kukina, Oksana A. Svitich, Artem N. Kuzovlev, Anna S. Barmina, Valery V. Likhvantsev

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Multidisciplinary, multicenter consensus for the care of patients affected with Sturge–Weber syndrome by May El Hachem, Andrea Diociaiuti, Angela Galeotti, Francesca Grussu, Elena Gusson, Alessandro Ferretti, Carlo Efisio Marras, Davide Vecchio, Simona Cappelletti, Mariasavina Severino, Carlo Gandolfo, Simone Reali, Rosa Longo, Carmen D’Amore, Lodovica Gariazzo, Federica Marraffa, Marta Luisa Ciofi Degli Atti, Maria Margherita Mancardi, and the Sturge-Weber Syndrome Multidisciplinary Group

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Skin Microbiome Composition and Key Factors of its Barrier Function by Nikolay N. Murashkin, Ekaterina S. Pavlova, Roman V. Epishev, Alexander I. Materikin, Roman A. Ivanov, Alena A. Savelova, Dmitriy V. Fedorov, Maria A. Leonova

“…There are various mechanisms for restoring skin barrier function. They are associated with the microorganisms’ activity. …”
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Surgery impairs glymphatic activity and cognitive function in aged mice by Kai Chen, Xingyu Du, Melissa A. Chao, Zhongcong Xie, Guang Yang

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General anesthesia is an independent predictor for worse maternal outcome in pregnant pulmonary arterial hypertension patients without cardiac shunt but not for those with shunt by Weida Lu, Min Li, Fuqing Ji, Hua Feng, Liangyi Qie, Guo Li, Qiushang Ji, Mingying Ling, Fan Jiang, Xiaopei Cui

“…All PAH gravidae with WHO-FC III/IV are at high risk and should receive intensive care. General anesthesia should be avoided during C-section for PAH gravidae without a cardiac shunt.…”
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Psychological factors associated with pain and function in adults with hallux valgus by Abdel Kak, Mehak Batra, Bircan Erbas, Sean Sadler, Vivienne Chuter, Jeffery Jenkins, Haydar Ozcan, Damien Lafferty, Ozan Amir, Matthew Cotchett

“…Health‐related quality of life declines with increasing severity of hallux valgus, affecting not only foot pain and physical function, but also general health, vitality and mental health. …”
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The impact of health care financing on the economic growth: EU countries analysis by Anastasiia Samoilikova, Rosen Kunev

“…Methodological tools of the research methods were structural and comparative analysis, logical generalization, and scientific abstraction. The methods of cross-country statistical and analytical analysis using the Excel 2010 software package for the sample from 14 EU countries for 2009-2018 (limited number of countries and limited data in 2018 relate to the data availability on open website of the EU statistical office) were applied to analyse the structure of health care financing, in particular financing schemes, main providers, and health care functions. …”
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Integrated palliative care improves the quality of life of advanced cancer patients by Mei Wang, Xuan Ding

“…The quality of life of both groups was assessed pre- and post-intervention using the EORTC QLQ-C30 scale, which evaluates physical, emotional, and social functioning among other indicators. Mental health was assessed through the GAD-7 (Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale) and PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire-9) to measure anxiety and depression levels. …”
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General practitioners’ attitudes and practices regarding sick leave certification for patients with depression in Norway – a cross-sectional study by Øystein Hetlevik, Sabine Ruths, Ina Grung, Stein Nilsen, Berit Bringedal

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COMPARISON OF GENERAL CLINICAL DATA FROM TWO INDEPENDENT REGISTERS AMONG MALE SUBJECTS IN ONE AREA TASHKENT CITY by G. A. Nagaeva, R. S. Mamutov

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Cognitive functions in the acute period of polytrauma and correction of their disorders with thiocetam. by A. A. Krishtafor

“…The level of cognitive functions before the injury was assessed by the CFQ questionnaire for 2-3 days after the injury; The MoCA and MMSE scales were used on the 2nd day, when patients weretransferred from the intensive care unit and before the discharge. …”
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APOE gene polymorphism as a potential predictor of postoperative cognitive dysfunction in colon cancer surgery under general anesthesia by Bošković Dalibor, Marić Sanja, Lalović Nenad, Mašić Srđan, Elez-Burnjaković Nikolina, Miletić Rade, Spaić Dragan, Krunić Jelena

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Pilot study to test the feasibility of a trial design and complex intervention on PRIoritising MUltimedication in Multimorbidity in general practices (PRIMUMpilot) by Rafael Perera, Marjan Van Den Akker, Ferdinand M Gerlach, Jose M Valderas, Martin Beyer, Christiane Muth, Lorenz Uhlmann, Corina Güthlin, Antje Erler, Sebastian Harder, Justine Rochon, Birgit Fullerton, André Knottnerus, Walter E Haefeli

“…Objective To improve medication appropriateness and adherence in elderly patients with multimorbidity, we developed a complex intervention involving general practitioners (GPs) and their healthcare assistants (HCA). …”
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Evaluation of Bayesian network scoring functions in polychotomous data analysis by Xuejia Ke, Katherine Keenan, V. Anne Smith

“…To construct BNs, scoring functions guide selection of the most appropriate model. …”
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Anesthesia Management for Epilepsy Surgery with Total Intravenous Anesthesia: A Case Report by Riyadh Firdaus, Clarissa Emiko Talitaputri

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Correlation of Serum Ferritin and Cardiac Iron Toxicity with Cardiac Function in Transfusion Dependent Beta-Thalassemia Major Patients by Tubagus Djumhana Atmakusuma, Rajesh Kalwani, Sally Aman Nasution, Cleopas Martin Rumende

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The Effect of Anesthesia on Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction by Miro Bilić, Martina Lukšić, Martina Miklić Bublić, Zrinka Orešković, Davor Mijatović, Vilena Vrbanović Mijatović

“…Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a newly developed cognitive function deficit after surgery. The aim of the study was to determine the incidence of POCD after anesthesia and possible risk factors. …”
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Quality of care in one Italian nursing home measured by ACOVE process indicators. by Claudia Pileggi, Benedetto Manuti, Rosa Costantino, Aida Bianco, Carmelo G A Nobile, Maria Pavia

“…<h4>Results</h4>With the exception of diabetes management, quality of processes of care for general medical conditions approached adequate adherence. …”
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Assessing the quality of care for knee osteoarthritis in Singapore: a cross-sectional study by Ren Hao Linus Tan, Anthony J. Goff, Chien Joo Lim, Yijia Bryan Tan

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