‘People ring because they’re frightened’: findings from a realist evaluation on the impact of timely responsive care at home at the end of life by Kathryn McEwan, Joanne Atkinson, Amanda Clarke, Angela Bate, Caroline Jeffery, Sonia Dalkin

“…Design A realist evaluation approach was used to examine how, why, and in what contexts RRS provide end-of-life care. Through iterative theory development and refinement, we identified key generative mechanisms and the contexts in which they trigger outcomes. …”
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Oral State and Salivary Cortisol in Multiple Sclerosis Patients by Aleksandra Kapel-Reguła, Justyna Chojdak-Łukasiewicz, Anna Rybińska, Irena Duś-Ilnicka, Małgorzata Radwan-Oczko

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> MS patients require ongoing dental care and preventive measures to manage both general and oral health symptoms effectively.…”
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Enhancing healthcare access for an older population: The age‐friendly emergency department by Sangil Lee, Rachel M. Skains, Phillip D. Magidson, Nadine Qadoura, Shan W. Liu, Lauren T. Southerland

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Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the quality of nursing care scale among hospital nurses: a bifactor exploratory structural equation modeling analysis by Chiu-Shu Fang, Cheng-Hsien Li, Shu-Ching Ma, Fang-Ming Hwang, Maria Manuela Martins, Fan-Hao Chou

“…Results The bifactor ESEM provided the best fit for the QNC scale, consisting of a general QNC factor and seven specific factors: patient satisfaction, health promotion, complication prevention, well-being and self-care, functional readaptation, nursing care organization, and responsibility and rigor. …”
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Cognitive impairment among older persons with chronic illness attending primary care and its association with cardiovascular risk using the Framingham risk score by Nimelesh Balanthiren, Mohd Fairuz Ali, Aznida Firzah Abdul Aziz

“…Methods A total of 289 participants aged 60 years and above with chronic illness were recruited from Klinik Primer Hospital Tuanku Chanselor Muhriz via simple random sampling via computer generator. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment Bahasa Malaysia version (MoCA-BM) was used to assess cognitive function and the FRS was calculated on the basis of CVD risk factors. …”
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Knowledge and Awareness about Anesthesia and Perception about Anesthesiologists and their Role during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Patients at a Zonal Hospital: A Cross-sectional Su... by Mayank Rajput, Dewendra J. Gajbhiye, Nagesh Venkata Ivaturi, Shambhavi Rajiva, Vivek Yadav

“…However, even today, in the 21st century, anesthesia functions in relative obscurity, succinctly labelled as a ‘behind the screen’ specialty by the medical fraternity itself. …”
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Review of zeolitic-based sorbents for CO2 capture: Insights into functional modifications, economic feasibility and machine learning-enhanced strategies by Saheed A. Ganiyu

“…Unfortunately, alternative energy sources to fossil fuels are limited, and those that exist often require extensive validation for practicality and careful consideration of associated cost penalties. …”
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Development and Implementation of MyPainHub, a Web-Based Resource for People With Musculoskeletal Conditions and Their Health Care Professionals: Mixed Methods Study by Kerrie Evans, Jonathan Ko, Dragana Ceprnja, Katherine Maka, Darren Beales, Michele Sterling, Kim L Bennell, Gwendolen Jull, Paul W Hodges, Marnee J McKay, Trudy J Rebbeck

“…Resources aiming to aid both patients and health care professionals (HCPs) exist but are poorly implemented and adopted. …”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Versus Standard of Care Recovery for Emergency Cesarean Deliveries at Mbarara Hospital, Uganda by Moris, Baluku, Francis, Bajunirwe, Joseph, Ngonzi, Joseph, Kiwanuka, Stephen, Ttendo

“…BACKGROUND: Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) expedites return to patient baseline and functional status by reducing surgical trauma, stress, and organ dysfunction. …”
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'Hypo box' audit to assess its presence, contents compliance and location on the medical wards in accordance to the Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care guidelines by Ayley Loh, Elizabeth Humberstone, Jeyasurya Subbarayan, Doom Joy Chen-Unongo, Jeyanthy Rajkanna

“…Materials and Methods: Primary objectives (based on the JBDS-IP guidelines): • Assess the presence of ‘hypo boxes’ on all general medicine wards; • Assess the presence of all the contents in the box as outlined by the JBDS-IP guidelines and whether these are in date; • Assess whether the ‘hypo box’ is located on the resuscitation trolley; • Assess whether the ‘hypo box’ is checked daily by a staff member.Secondary objectives: • Assess whether ward staff can correctly identify the function of the ‘hypo box’, list at least three contents items correctly and report its correct location; • Assess the colour of the ‘hypo box’ – preferably a bright colour.Review selection: • All general medicine wards in Peterborough City Hospital were included: n=13; • Prospective data were collected between 10 December 2024 and 31 January 2025; • Four data collectors visited the wards to collect data; • Five ward staff were randomly sampled to be interviewed, one of which had to include the deputy nurse. …”
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Risk Factors for Declined Functional Status within 30 days After Elective Surgeries in Elderly Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study by Yudo Murti Mupangati, Henry Setyawan, Czeresna Heriawan Soejono, Muhammad Hussein Gasem, Ignatius Riwanto

“…We included patients aged 60 or older who underwent elective surgery under general anesthesia. We excluded those who underwent emergency surgery, day care surgery, or were unwillingness to participate. …”
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Comparing a Guideline-Based Mobile Health Intervention Versus Usual Care for High-Risk Adolescents With Asthma: Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial by Tamara T Perry, Jessica H Turner, Ariel Berlinski, Larry A Simmons, Rita H Brown, Kaymon Neal, Sarah A Marshall, Xing He, Simon Chung, Andrew Brown, Horace J Spencer 3rd, Jiang Bian

“…ObjectiveThis full-scale RCT will examine the effectiveness of the Pulmonary Education and Asthma Knowledge Mobile Asthma Action Plan (PEAKmAAP), an interactive mHealth asthma action plan (mAAP) smartphone app, among adolescents compared to enhanced usual care (eUC). The study has 3 aims: (1) examine the effectiveness of PEAKmAAP in reducing asthma morbidity, as measured by the Asthma Control Test (ACT) score, health care use, medication use, and lung function; (2) examine the effectiveness of PEAKmAAP in asthma self-efficacy and medication adherence; and (3) examine the impact of sharing PEAKmAAP-generated data with the primary care provider (PCP) for a subset of enrolled subjects. …”
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The effects of maternal health literacy, family functioning and self-efficacy on antepartum depression in pregnant women in China: a moderated mediation model by Ling Zhang, Li Ren, Hongyu Li, Haiyan Qiu, Hong Yang, Xiaolan Shi, Honghui Rong, Chuanfen Zheng, Fengju Li, Ting Luo, Lu Lu, Enyu Lei, Dali Yi, Ji-an Chen

“…Data were collected via structured scales, including the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale, the APGAR Family Care Index Scale, the Maternal Health Literacy Scale and the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES). …”
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Exploring the macro-level, meso-level and micro-level barriers and facilitators to the provision of good quality early inflammatory arthritis (EIA) care in England and Wales by Sam Norton, Cath Taylor, James Galloway, Magdalena Zasada, Mark Yates, Nicola Ayers, Zoë Ide

“…These organisational factors directly influenced team structure and function, and thereby EIA care quality.Conclusions Variability in quality of EIA care is associated with an interplay between macro, meso and micro service features. …”
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Exposure-response functions of the correlated environmental exposures green space, noise, and air pollution for quantifying mortality burden in health impact assessment by Xuan Chen, Ulrike Gehring, Georgia M.C. Dyer, Kees de Hoogh, Sasha Khomenko, Haneen Khreis, Natalie Mueller, Roel Vermeulen, Harry Williams, Belen Zapata-Diomedi, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Gerard Hoek

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Early Phase I Cardiac Rehabilitation Integrated with Multidisciplinary Post-Acute Care in Decompensated Heart Failure: Insights from Serial Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing by Ruei-Sian Ding, Ko-Long Lin, Wen-Hwa Wang, Ming-Hsuan Huang, I-Hsiu Liou

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Familial patellar dislocation and concomitant short stature due to a loss of function in ACAN gene detected by nanopore long-read sequencing by Lisa L. P. Siu, Henry C. M. Leung, Stephanie K. L. Ho, Shirley S. W. Cheng, Tak-wah Lam, Ivan F. M. Lo, Ho-ming Luk

“…The ACAN gene is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner as demonstrated in six affected members involving three generations in a Chinese family. In this study, we have demonstrated the use of advanced genomic technology to establish the molecular mechanism that benefits surgical management and improves patient care in individuals presenting with patellar dislocation and concomitant short stature.…”
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Home-based exercise for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: a feasibility study by Chieko Miyata, Hirokazu Furuta, Kohei Mizuno, Yoshiyuki Nagayama, Yosuke Hosaka

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Influence in everyday life is limited by institutional cultures: A photo elicitation interview study with frail older persons in Swedish residential aged care facilities. by Roar Hermansen Østby, Synneve Dahlin-Ivanoff, Sara Hultqvist, David Edvardsson, Qarin Lood

“…The interviews were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. The analysis generated one overarching theme: Influence in everyday life is limited by institutional cultures, illustrating how the facilities functioned as institutions that ruled the older persons' everyday lives. …”
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Delayed repair for complex genital trauma following sexual assault in a 3-year-old female with late presentation for care: a case report by Raha Maroyi, Denis Mukwege, Lisa Doble, Robert Andrianne

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