Adherence to Follow-Up Colonoscopy After a Positive Stool-Based Test in Patients Aged 45–49 Years: Real-World Differences Between Multitarget Stool DNA Testing and Fecal Immunochem... by Mallik Greene, Brad Stieber, A. Burak Ozbay, Derek Ebner, A. Mark Fendrick, Jordan J. Karlitz

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Identification and Experimental Verification of Potential Immune Cell-Associated Gene Biomarkers in Human Intervertebral Disc Degeneration by Shi WH, Zou HS, Wang XY, Lu J, Yu HQ, Zhang PP, Huang LL, Chu PC, Liang DC, Zhang YN, Li B

“…In addition, a long non-coding RNA (lncRNA)-signature gene co-expression network was constructed. …”
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Assessing disparities in cancer resources distribution in Mexico by Elysse Bautista-Gonzalez, Andrés Quintero Leyra, Teresa Verenice Munoz Rocha, Heber Tomás Reyes-García, Enrique Soto-Perez-de-Celis, Alejandra Palafox Parrilla, Alejandro Mohar Betancourt, Richard Sullivan

“…Methods Through a realist evaluation of publicly available databases from the High Specialty Medical Equipment National Inventory and the General Direction of Health Information, a comprehensive identification and classification of cancer resources was conducted with the intended outcome to map cancer care infrastructure in Mexico. …”
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Secular trend of gout incidence in the UK: an age-period-cohort analysis by Michael Doherty, Xiang Ding, Guanghua Lei, Chao Zeng, Jie Wei, Yuqing Zhang, Weiya Zhang, Jing Ye, Na Lu

“…We excluded individuals who had gout history when entering the database and individuals with less than 1 year of continuous follow-up between 1 January 1999 and 31 December 2019.Primary and secondary outcome measures Gout was identified using READ codes assigned by general practitioners. The incidence of gout between 1999–2013 and 2011–2019 was analysed with APC model.Results The incidence of gout between 1999 and 2013 increased with birth cohorts. …”
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Experiences with a guided trauma-focused internet- and mobile-based intervention: a qualitative study of youth’s perspectives by Christina Schulte, Cedric Sachser, Rita Rosner, David Daniel Ebert, Anna-Carlotta Zarski

“…The IMI’s efficacy was most often perceived in its effects on improved coping with trauma and symptoms.Discussion: The study identified key themes for the feasibility of a trauma-focused IMI for youth, showing general acceptance of its design, structure, and technology. …”
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Assessing neurocognitive outcomes in PTSD: a multilevel meta-analytical approach by Snaefridur Gudmundsdottir Aspelund, Hjordis Lilja Lorange, Thorhildur Halldorsdottir, Birna Baldursdottir, Heiddis Valdimarsdottir, Unnur Valdimarsdottir, Harpa Lind Hjördísar Jónsdóttir

“…However, less is known about which factors influence this association.Objective: The aims of this meta-analysis were to (1) elucidate the association between PTSD and a broad spectrum of cognitive impairment, including the risk of developing neurocognitive disorder (NCD) later in life, using a multilevel meta-analytic approach, and (2) identify potential moderating factors of this association by examining the effects of age (20–39, 40–59, 60+), study design (cross-sectional or longitudinal), study population (war-exposed populations/veterans or the general population), neurocognitive outcome assessed (i.e. a diagnosis of NCD or type of cognitive domain as classified according to A Compendium of Neuropsychological tests), gender (≥50% women or <50% women), study quality (high vs low), type of PTSD measure (self-report or clinical diagnosis), as well as the presence of comorbidities such as traumatic brain injury (TBI), depression, and substance use (all coded as either present or absent).Method: Peer-reviewed studies on this topic were extracted from PubMed and Web of Science with predetermined keywords and criteria. …”
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Prevalence of Anemia and Associated Factors among Newly Diagnosed Patients with Solid Malignancy at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Radiotherapy Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Edosa Kifle, Mintewab Hussein, Jemal Alemu, Wondemagegnhu Tigeneh

“…Anemia prevalence was 23% in general, in which gynecologic and colorectal cancers were more prevalent. …”
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Toward Interoperable Digital Medication Records on Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources: Development and Technical Validation of a Minimal Core Dataset by Eduardo Salgado-Baez, Raphael Heidepriem, Renate Delucchi Danhier, Eugenia Rinaldi, Vishnu Ravi, Akira-Sebastian Poncette, Iris Dahlhaus, Daniel Fürstenau, Felix Balzer, Sylvia Thun, Julian Sass

“…We propose a minimum set of data elements aligned with German and international coding systems to be used in combination with the FHIR standard for processes such as the digital transfer of discharge medication prescriptions from intensive care units to general wards, which can help to reduce medication errors and enhance patient safety.…”
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Health-Related Messages About Herbs, Spices, and Other Botanicals Appearing in Print Issues and Websites of Legacy Media: Content Analysis and Evaluation by Ann Gaba, Richard Bennett

“…Relevant content was extracted and coded over 1 year. Associations between specific botanical products and health factors were identified. …”
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AMY1 gene copy number associated with xerostomia and Sjögren’s syndrome: a cross-sectional study by Indre Stankeviciene, Alina Puriene, Vilma Brukiene, Diana Mieliauskaite, Synnøve Bække, Berit Tommeras, Rania Al-Mahdi, Arunas Rimkevicius, Lina Stangvaltaite-Mouhat

“…Abstract Background Dry mouth-related conditions adversely affect patients’ well-being, as well as their oral and general health. There are indications that the quantitative and qualitative protein composition of saliva is disrupted in patients with xerostomia and Sjögren’s syndrome. …”
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Approach to analysis of inter-regional similarity of investment activity support measures in legislation of regions (on the example of Krasnoyarsk region) by Valentina F. Lapo

“…Therefore, it is obvious that the general trend to reduction of similarity in the legislation takes place between Krasnoyarsk territory and the other regions of the Russian Federation. …”
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Uptake of combined immunoprophylaxis for newborns exposed to hepatitis B virus in a high hepatitis B endemic rural setting in Northern Ghana by Okasha Mohammed, Senoo-Dogbey Vivian Efua, Charles Ampong Adjei, Irene Owusu Darkwa, Adiza Atoko Mumuni

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Firefighting, other protective service occupations and prostate cancer risk: a pooled analysis of three case-control studies by Wendy Bijoux, Marie-Élise Parent, Hugues Richard, Gemma Castaño-Vinyals, Marina Pollán, Manolis Kogevinas, Kurt Straif, Florence Menegaux

“…Participants were interviewed face-to-face using general and occupational questionnaires covering all jobs held in career, coded according to the 1988 International Standard Classification of Occupations. …”
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Prevalence and factors influencing low social support from family, friends, and significant others among people with mental illness attending psychiatric outpatient clinics in Gond... by Wondale Getinet Alemu, Lillian Mwanri, Clemence Due, Telake Azale, Anna Ziersch

“…Other questions assessed self-esteem, drug adherence, substance use and severity of illness, alongside sociodemographic factors. Variables were coded and entered into SPSS-28 software for further analysis. …”
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Development and Validation of a Routine Electronic Health Record-Based Delirium Prediction Model for Surgical Patients Without Dementia: Retrospective Case-Control Study by Emma Holler, Christina Ludema, Zina Ben Miled, Molly Rosenberg, Corey Kalbaugh, Malaz Boustani, Sanjay Mohanty

“…MethodsWe identified all surgical encounters from 2014 to 2021 for patients aged 50 years and older who underwent an operation requiring general anesthesia, with a length of stay of at least 1 day at 3 Indiana hospitals. …”
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Renal hyperfiltration is associated with a reduced incidence of hypertension in individuals younger than 70 by Hee-Jung Ha, Min Kyoung Kang, Jeong Hwa Kim, Youn-Hee Choi, Tae-Jin Song

“…Therefore, through a nationwide longitudinal study, our research aimed to explore the relationship between the eGFR and the incidence risk of hypertension in the general population. This research used the cohort records for the National Health Insurance Service in Korea, analyzing records from 1,873,550 individuals between the ages of 20 and 79 who underwent health check-ups between 2010 and 2011. …”
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Presenting the model of social entrepreneurship in the development of rural tourism in the target villages of Gilan province by Fatemeh Doozandeh Ziabari, hamed fallah tafti, Mir Mohammad Asadi, Mahdi Basouli

“…Since entrepreneurship is a broad field in general, there are many opportunities for researchers in this field to focus on areas of interest which have been neglected (Fu et al, 2019). …”
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Conceptual Model of Factors Affecting Mathematics Literacy Based on the Perspective of 9th Grade Students: A Qualitative Research by Narges Yaftian, Maryam Shayan

“…Based on the viewpoint of ninth grade students, the identified categories and subcategories were classified into two general categories of external and internal factors. …”
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Incidence of shoulder dislocations in the UK, 1995–2015: a population-based cohort study by Gary S Collins, Sarah E Lamb, Sally Hopewell, Daniel Prieto-Alhambra, Andrew Judge, Amar Rangan, Andrew J Carr, Jonathan L Rees, Nigel K Arden, Katherine Edwards, Tim A Holt, Anjali Shah, Antonella Delmestri, Rafael A Pinedo-Villanueva

“…Objective This cohort study evaluates the unknown age-specific and gender-specific incidence of primary shoulder dislocations in the UK.Setting UK primary care data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) were used to identify patients aged 16–70 years with a shoulder dislocation during 1995–2015. Coding of primary shoulder dislocations was validated using the CPRD general practitioner questionnaire service.Participants A cohort of 16 763 patients with shoulder dislocation aged 16–70 years during 1995–2015 were identified.Primary outcome measure Incidence rates per 100 000 person-years and 95% CIs were calculated.Results Correct coding of shoulder dislocation within CPRD was 89% (95% CI 83% to 95%), and confirmation that the dislocation was a ‘primary’ was 76% (95% CI 67% to 85%). …”
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Comparative Assessment of Reactogenicity and Immunogenicity of Commercial Influenza Inactivated Vaccines: Polymer-Subunit Grippol plus, Subunit Influvac, Split Vaccine Waxigrip by S. M. Kharit, D. A. Lioznov, A. A. Ruleva, I. V. Fridman, N. V. Chirun, V. A. Aprjatina

“…Results. Reactogenicity: in general the number and intensity of systemic and local reactions in all the groups was insignificant, the reactions were mild and required no treatment with medications. …”
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