Efficacy of an intervention to increase therapeutic adherence in patients with secondary prevention for cardiovascular disease: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Francisco Manuel Lidón-Muñoz, José Antonio Quesada, José Antonio Quesada, José Antonio Quesada, Vicente Francisco Gil-Guillén, Vicente Francisco Gil-Guillén, Vicente Francisco Gil-Guillén, Domingo Orozco-Beltrán, Domingo Orozco-Beltrán, Domingo Orozco-Beltrán

“…Based on a therapeutic adherence rate of 50% in the control group and 80% in the intervention group, with a type I error of 5% (95% confidence interval), a type II error of 20% (80% power), and accounting for a 15% loss to follow-up, the final sample size will be of 45 patients per group. …”
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Gramática y producción textual: bases lingüísticas para la intervención didáctica | Grammar and Textual production: Linguistic Bases for Educational Intervention by Francisco Javier Perea Siller

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Exploring the Correlation Between Patient Safety Culture and Adverse Medical Events Using Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) by Cui Y, Wang Y, Liu H, Xu S, Zhang X

“…This enables the development of targeted interventions to mitigate adverse events and enhance patient safety.Keywords: failure mode and effect analysis, healthcare, medication errors, correlation…”
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The influence of jittering DHS cluster locations on geostatistical model-based estimates of malaria risk in Cameroon by Salomon G. Massoda Tonye, Romain Wounang, Celestin Kouambeng, Penelope Vounatsou

“…The various sets of selected environmental factors were able to capture the main spatial patterns of the disease risk, but the jittering increased the prediction error. The parameter estimates of the effects of socio-economic factors and intervention indicators were relatively stable in the simulated data. …”
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Effect of Immersive Virtual Reality Teamwork Training on Safety Behaviors During Surgical Cases: Nonrandomized Intervention Versus Controlled Pilot Study by Lukasz Mazur, Logan Butler, Cody Mitchell, Shaian Lashani, Shawna Buchanan, Christi Fenison, Karthik Adapa, Xianming Tan, Selina An, Jin Ra

“… Abstract BackgroundApproximately 4000 preventable surgical errors occur per year in the US operating rooms, many due to suboptimal teamwork and safety behaviors. …”
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Usability Testing of a Digitized Interventional Prehabilitation Tool for Health Care Professionals and Patients Before Major Surgeries: Formative and Summative Evaluation by Andreas A Schnitzbauer, Charlotte Detemble, Sara Fatima Faqar-Uz-Zaman, Julia Dreilich, Lisa Mohr, Svenja Sliwinski, Dora Zmuc, Mark Siller, Johannes Fleckenstein

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Evaluation of intervention systematic reviews on chronic non-communicable diseases and lifestyle risk factors in low-middle income countries: meta-research by Beatriz Hadassa Silva Cano, Giulianna Faypher Morena Vieira da Silva, Gustavo Dias Bottari, Eduarda Letícia Balbinot, Maria Laura Rodrigues Uggioni, Leonardo Roever, Maria Inês da Rosa, Antonio José Grande

“…Abstract Background Systematic Reviews (SRs) rigorously synthesize findings on a theme, but some articles with this design are redundant due to errors and conflicts. Meta-research aims to rigorously analyze research, assessing SRs’ methodological quality and result reliability. …”
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Prevalence of Ocular Disorders in Learning Disabled Children and Their Functional Visual Performance Before and After Providing Spectacle Correction by Parikshit Gogate, Jason Raj William, Amit Shinde, Shashi Bhushan

“…Method: A prospective, interventional, study was done in five special schools in Pune. …”
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Effect of cycloplegia on the refractive status of children by Ehab Tharwat, Mohamed Hassanein, Ezzeldin R. Ezzeldin, Haitham B. Soliman, Basheer Eltantawy, Akram F. Elgazzar, Walid S. Abdella, Amr M.E. Abdelkader

“…Methods: This retrospective interventional study included 388 children with refractive error attending our outpatient clinic in the ophthalmology department, at Al-Azhar University between January 2020 and April 2022. …”
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FNIP1 Deficiency: Pathophysiology and Clinical Manifestations of a Rare Syndromic Primary Immunodeficiency by Samuele Roncareggi, Brian M. Iritani, Francesco Saettini

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Referral Uptake from School Eye Screening Program Conducted at Moradabad (India) by Pradeep Agarwal, Ashi Khurana, Veenu Maan, Samir Sutar, Lokesh Chauhan

“…Interventions to improve follow-up rates should be incorporated during the planning of these programs. …”
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A study on the status of myopia and pre-myopia among primary school students in different regions of Shaanxi Province, China by Dong Wei, Dong Wei, Li Yangbing, Liu Chengfei, Liu Chengfei, Zhang Ye, Zhang Ye, Wang Zihao, Wang Zihao, Li Yanying, Li Yanying, He Xiaokang, He Xiaokang, Fu Kunlin, Du Zhaojiang

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Global, high-resolution, reduced-complexity air quality modeling for PM2.5 using InMAP (Intervention Model for Air Pollution). by Sumil K Thakrar, Christopher W Tessum, Joshua S Apte, Srinidhi Balasubramanian, Dylan B Millet, Spyros N Pandis, Julian D Marshall, Jason D Hill

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Organizational interventions and strategies for COVID-19 pandemic management in acute care setting: A qualitative interview study with nurse leaders in German hospitals by Maria Zink, Johannes Wendsche, Steffi G. Riedel-Heller, Franziska Jung, Marlen Melzer

“…Objective: This study aimed to explore the perspectives of nurse leaders on organizational interventions and strategies implemented in hospitals to address pandemic-associated challenges and derive knowledge for future crises. …”
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Investigating Challenges in Implementing a Digital Play Intervention in a Complex Organization Across Pediatric Departments: Non-Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial by Laerke Winther, Michelle Stahlhut, Derek John Curtis, Christian Have Dall, Thomas Leth Frandsen, Jette Led Sorensen

“…Various organizational, technological, and practical issues must be addressed to improve the intervention prior to effectiveness testing. Future studies should use simpler digital play interventions and invite end users’ active involvement in developing the intervention.…”
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Prediction of Myopia Among Undergraduate Students Using Ensemble Machine Learning Techniques by Isteaq Kabir Sifat, Tajin Ahmed Jisa, Jyoti Shree Roy, Nourin Sultana, Farhana Hasan, Md Parvez Mosharaf, Md. Kaderi Kibria

“…ABSTRACT Background and Aims Myopia is a prevalent refractive error, particularly among young adults, and is becoming a growing global concern. …”
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Development of RelaxQuest: A Serious EEG-Controlled Game Designed to Promote Relaxation and Self-Regulation with a Potential Focus on ADHD Intervention by Alan F. Pérez Vidal, José-Antonio Cervantes, Jesse Y. Rumbo-Morales, Felipe D. J. Sorcia-Vázquez, Gerardo Ortiz-Torres, Christian A. Castro Moncada, Ignacio de la Torre Arias

“…These include omission errors, commission errors, response times, standard deviations of response times, and other relevant variables. …”
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School-based eye health interventions for improving eye care and spectacles compliance in children in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review by Gabriel Osei Anokye, Carlos Price-Sanchez, Ai Chee Yong, Majd Ali, Christopher Tate, Ronnie Graham, Ving Fai Chan

“…Background: School vision screening is a cost-effective approach to identifying eye conditions like uncorrected refractive errors among children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), but challenges with spectacle compliance, procurement, and follow-up persist. …”
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Effects of Integrating Jaw Opening and Closing Movements with Active Neck Exercises in the Management of Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Saeed Akhter, Hamayun Zafar, Ashfaq Ahmad, Waqas Ahmed Farooqui

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Outreach eye camps: Providing comprehensive vision care in underserved areas of North India: Meeting the unmet by Asma Jabeen

“…Results: A total of 924 patients participated in the eye camps conducted in underserved communities. Refractive errors, cataracts, glaucoma, and conjunctivitis were commonly observed ocular morbidities. …”
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