Development of a clinical decision support tool for Primary care Management of lower Urinary tract Symptoms in men: the PriMUS study by Adrian Edwards, Ridhi Agarwal, Janine Bates, Alison Bray, Sarah Milosevic, Emma Thomas-Jones, Michael Drinnan, Marcus Drake, Peter Michell, Bethan Pell, Haroon Ahmed, Natalie Joseph-Williams, Kerenza Hood, Yemisi Takwoingi, Chris Harding

“…Patients supported such management in primary care. Strengths/limitations This was a prospective, multicentre study in an appropriate primary care population. …”
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Digital augmentation of aftercare for patients with anorexia nervosa: the TRIANGLE RCT and economic evaluation by Janet Treasure, Katie Rowlands, Valentina Cardi, Suman Ambwani, David McDaid, Jodie Lord, Danielle Clark Bryan, Pamela Macdonald, Eva Bonin, Ulrike Schmidt, Jon Arcelus, Amy Harrison, Sabine Landau

“…Background High-risk patients with complex anorexia nervosa are managed in inpatient/day patient care, but re-admission rates are high, and new treatments are needed. …”
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GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE CLINICAL OUTCOME OF ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME INTO EFFORT ANGINA OF III FUNCTIONAL CLASS AT THE HOSPITAL LEVEL (PART II) by Marzhanat G. Alieva

“…The aim of the research is to study the prognostic value of indices of nonspecific subclinical inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, cardiospecific changes in the immunity system and markers of hypoxic myocardial damage in the clinical outcome of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) into effort angina of the III functional class (FC). Materials and methods. The present work includes the results of examination of 85 patients who entered the infarction department of the Republican Clinical Hospital of the Center for Specialized Emergency Medical Care in Makhachkala. …”
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Insights Into How mHealth Applications Could Be Introduced Into Standard Hypertension Care in Germany: Qualitative Study With German Cardiologists and General Practitioners by Susann May, Frances Seifert, Dunja Bruch, Martin Heinze, Sebastian Spethmann, Felix Muehlensiepen

“…By disseminating comprehensive knowledge about the variety, functionality, and proven efficacy of hypertension-related mHealth apps, health care providers can be better equipped to use these tools effectively. …”
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Endothelial ENaC as a repressor of oxidative stress and a guardian of lung capillary barrier function in bacterial and viral pneumonia by D. C. Eaton, M. J. Romero, M. J. Romero, M. A. Matthay, J. Hamacher, J. Hamacher, J. Hamacher, A. Advani, A. Wolf, M. Abu Mraheil, T. Chakraborty, D. W. Stepp, E. J. Belin de Chantemèle, A. Kutlar, F. Kraft, M. Zeitlinger, P. Kranke, S. Frank, Y. Su, Y. Su, Y. Su, A. D. Verin, A. D. Verin, D. J. R. Fulton, D. J. R. Fulton, M. Ushio-Fukai, M. Ushio-Fukai, T. Fukai, T. Fukai, R. Lucas, R. Lucas, R. Lucas

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503 A novel approach to developing and validating a predictive model of functional recovery for adults with stroke in post-acute rehabilitation by Alison Cogan, Dongze Ye, Dingyi Nie, Mary Lawlor, Nicolas Schweighofer

“…We will use a random forest approach to generate predictive models for self-care and mobility functional outcomes using patient baseline and demographic data from a CMS-mandated assessment for IRFs (Section GG). …”
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Linking Prioritized Occupational Performance in Patients Undergoing Spasticity-Correcting Upper Limb Surgery to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Hea... by Therese Ramström, Johanna Wangdell, Carina Reinholdt, Lina Bunketorp-Käll

“…Of those, 11 had bilateral surgery, generating 71 COPM forms and 320 POPG. The POPG were mapped to the ICF activity and participation chapter, most often to self-care (n=131; 41%), domestic life (n=68; 21%), and mobility (n=58; 18%). …”
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Monitoring Serum Bisoprolol Concentrations in Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: Results of a Pilot Study From Routine Health Care by Ivana Kacirova, Marie Lazarova, Romana Urinovska, Jozef Dodulik, Diana Drienikova, Jan Vaclavik

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‘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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Smartphone tests quantify lower extremities dysfunction in multiple sclerosis by Kimberly Jin, Peter Kosa, Bibiana Bielekova

“…IntroductionIncreasing shortage of neurologists compounded by the global aging of the population have translated into suboptimal care of patients with chronic neurological diseases. …”
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Comparative genomic analysis of ten Elizabethkingia anophelis isolated from clinical patients in China by Fei Wu, Yan Wu, Miaomiao Zhang, Lijun Tian, Xue Li, Xi Luo, Yiquan Zhang, Renfei Lu

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Implementing psychosocial guidelines into specialized spinal cord injury rehabilitation services to strengthen person-centred health care: protocol for a mixed methods study by Candice McBain, Candice McBain, Anne Marie Sarandrea, Anne Marie Sarandrea, Anne Marie Sarandrea, Ilaria Pozzato, Ilaria Pozzato, Mohit Arora, Mohit Arora, Daniel Myles, Daniel Myles, John Bourke, John Bourke, Yvonne Tran, Ian D. Cameron, Ian D. Cameron, James W. Middleton, James W. Middleton, James W. Middleton, Ashley Craig, Ashley Craig

“…BackgroundSpinal cord injury (SCI) is a severe neurological disorder resulting in loss of movement and altered sensation with lifelong impacts on health, function, and social integration. Multidisciplinary SCI rehabilitation primarily focuses on enhancing function and independence while simultaneously managing secondary health conditions and providing psychosocial support. …”
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Towards Explainable Graph Embeddings for Gait Assessment Using Per-Cluster Dimensional Weighting by Chris Lochhead, Robert B. Fisher

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The ‘process of doing’ in everyday occupations – a challenge for young adults with cerebral palsy by L. Bergqvist, A. M. Öhrvall, M. Peny-Dahlstrand

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