Analysis of the trajectory of cognitive function changes and influencing factors in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a prospective longitudinal study by Wenbin Xu, Xiaolian Long, Yuhe Xiang, Aiyin Yu, Ting Luo, Yuhang Chen, Yan Chen, Qian Yang

“…The general information questionnaire, Chinese version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Appetite Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and Family Care Index (APGAR) were used for the investigation. …”
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Impaired Nongas Exchange Functions of the Lung and Their Role in the Development of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Severe Brain Injury by Yu. A. Churlyaev

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Functional recovery following hospitalisation of patients diagnosed with COVID-19: a protocol for a longitudinal cohort study by Julie C Reid, Maureen Markle-Reid, Ameen Patel, Andrew P Costa, Maura Marcucci, MyLinh Duong, Connie Schumacher, Aaron Jones, Mats Junek, Marla K Beauchamp, Parminder Raina, Lauren E Griffith, Sophie Corriveau, Shariq Haider, Terence Ho, Rebecca Kruisselbrink, Hope Morrison, Natya Raghavan, Leslie Martin, Carla Girolametto

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Depot Versus Oral Antipsychotics in Patients with Schizophrenia: Which is Better on Side Effects, Functional Improvement, and Life Satisfaction by İlknur Kiraz Avcı, Mehmet Avcı, Buket Koparal

“…Objective: Schizophrenia is a chronic mental disorder that reduces quality of life, causes deterioration in social and occupational functioning, and requires continuous care for psychosocial rehabilitation. …”
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Quasi-Experimental Study of Quality of Life and Functional Capacity after Breast Surgery: Short-Term Rehabilitation Program by Tânia Rodrigues, Maria Teresa Moreira, Andreia Lima, Rita Fernandes, Ariana Pereira, Maria Salomé Ferreira, Bárbara Gomes

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Acute effects of empagliflozin on open-loop baroreflex function and urine glucose excretion in Goto-Kakizaki diabetic rats by Toru Kawada, Hiromi Yamamoto, Aimi Yokoi, Akitsugu Nishiura, Midori Kakuuchi, Shohei Yokota, Hiroki Matsushita, Joe Alexander, Keita Saku

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Impaired pulmonary function increases the risk of gout: evidence from a large cohort study in the UK Biobank by Zijian Kang, Jianzheng Zhang, Chen Zhu, Ying Zhu, Hanlei Jiang, Qiang Tong, Sheng-Ming Dai

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Association of body composition and physical activity with pain and function in knee osteoarthritis patients: a cross-sectional study by Hongbo Chen, Dan li, Shaomei Shang, Wen Zeng, Mengqi Wang, Beibei Tong, Peiyuan Liu, Cui Wang

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Enlarged choroid plexus is linked with poorer physical function in rural older adults: a population-based study by Qianqian Xie, Ziwei Chen, Jiafeng Wang, Huisi Zhang, Yan Wang, Xiaoyu Wang, Chunyan Li, Yongxiang Wang, Lin Cong, Daniel Ferreira, Anna-Karin Welmer, Lin Song, Yifeng Du, Chengxuan Qiu

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Abnormal visual cortex activity using functional magnetic resonance imaging in treatment resistant photophobia in Friedreich Ataxia by Araliya N. Gunawardene, Nicholas Reyes, David Valdes-Arias, Alpen Ortug, Jaime Martinez, Anat Galor, Eric A. Moulton

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Investigating diverse loss functions for myocardium ring segmentation in Cardiac Magnetic Resonance images using fuzzy pooling by Riandini, Eko Mulyanto Yuniarno, I. Ketut Eddy Purnama, Masayoshi Aritsugi, Mauridhi Hery Purnomo

“…These findings highlight the role of loss function selection used together with fuzzy pooling for enhancing the robustness and precision of MYO segmentation, thereby contributing to improved diagnostic accuracy in cardiovascular care.…”
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Results of Cross-Sectional Study of the Opinion from Parents of Children with Clubfoot on Medical Care via Ponseti Method in Outpatient Center of Surgery, Traumatology and Orthoped... by Ilya V. Krestyashin, Aleksandr Yu. Razumovsky, Vladimir M. Krestyashin, Arina M. Chmykhova, Lyubov S. Zolotareva

“…Patients with clubfoot can have pain and functional disorders that lead to disability. Familiarity of obstetrician-gynecologists, general practitioners, surgeons with its early diagnosis and timely management may prevent disablement.Objective. …”
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Hip disarticulation for non-salvageable primary malignant sarcoma of femur: What were the oncological & functional outcomes? by Vikas Warikoo, Jebin Aron, Abhijeet Ashok Salunke, Nandlal Bharwani, Dhruv Patel, Anish Chowdhury, Arunsrinivas Muralidharan, Ajinkya Pawar, Vivek Bande, Shashank Pandya

“…Quality of Life assessment of live patients shows reasonable ECOG and general health to maintain personal care. Conclusion: Hip disarticulation is a surgical option reserved for individuals with non-salvageable tumours around the knee and hip joint. …”
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Effectiveness of a training program for caregivers of institutionalized older people on sedentary behavior, physical activity, and functionality of residents by Isabela Vinharski Scheidt, Paulo Cesar Barauce Bento

“… Training caregivers of institutionalized older adults about an expanded care approach seems to be a way to maintain the resident's capabilities from the long-term care perspective. …”
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Renal function affects the plasma concentration and hematological toxicity of linezolid in elderly patients: a propensity-matched cohort analysis by Bing Liu, Guangrui Geng, Tingting Liu, Lingli Zhou, Fang Wang, Ping Yang, Jiaxin Liu, Junshuai Zhao, Cheng Zhao, Yue Wang, Minna Yang, Jing Fu, Jingyue Chen, Xiaomin Chen, Xiangqun Fang, Lixin Xie, Hongxia Li

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A phase 1 safety and feasibility trial of a ketogenic diet plus standard of care for patients with recently diagnosed glioblastoma by L. J. Amaral, Gillian Gresham, Sungjin Kim, Mourad Tighiouart, Thomas A. Nelson, Amelia Welborn, Laura Lockshon, Brandon Noorvash, Jeremy D. Rudnick, Scott A. Irwin, Stephen J. Freedland, Jethro Hu

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Long-term outcomes of the international EXPAND trial of Organ Care System (OCS) Lung preservation for lung transplantationResearch in context by Gabriel Loor, Gregor Warnecke, Mauricio A. Villavicencio, Michael A. Smith, Xiang Zhou, Jasleen Kukreja, Abbas Ardehali, Matthew G. Hartwig, Mani Ali Daneshmand, Marshall I. Hertz, Stephen J. Huddleston, Axel Haverich, Joren C. Madsen, Arne Neyrinck, Dirk Van Raemdonck

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Functional Monitoring of Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis Based on Multidimensional Wearable Plantar Pressure Features: Cross-Sectional Study by Junan Xie, Shilin Li, Zhen Song, Lin Shu, Qing Zeng, Guozhi Huang, Yihuan Lin

“…ObjectiveThrough wearable gait analysis technology, we aim to obtain abundant gait information based on machine learning techniques to develop a simple, rapid, effective, and patient-friendly functional assessment model for the KOA rehabilitation process to provide long-term remote monitoring, which is conducive to reducing the burden of social health care system. …”
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Translation, adaptation, and validation of Person-Centered Primary Care Measures for patients in family doctor contract services within mainland China by Yang Wang, Dehua Yu, Hua Jin

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Association between primary care physicians' practice models and referral rates to specialists: A sex-based cross-sectional study. by Bahram Rahman, David Kirkwood, Glenda Babe, Lauren E Griffith, David Price, Rebecca H Correia, Darly Dash, Lauren Lapointe-Shaw, Andrew P Costa

“…Referrals from primary care physicians (PCPs) to specialists are a key function of the primary care system, enabling access to secondary and tertiary health care services. …”
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