Women’s conceptual knowledge about breast cancer screening and overdiagnosis in Norway: a cross-sectional study by Nehmat Houssami, Solveig Hofvind, Marit B Veierød, Kaitlyn M Tsuruda, Gunvor G Waade, Gunhild Mangerud

“…It was 2.23 of 6 for questions about overdiagnosis.Conclusions Most participants correctly answered questions about the breast cancer mortality benefit and false positive results associated with screening. …”
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Hospitalists’ perception of their communication with primary care providers – survey results from six hospitals in Central Switzerland by Manuela Käufeler, Patrick E. Beeler, Lena S. Müller, Armin Gemperli, Christoph Merlo, Balthasar L. Hug

“…The questionnaire contained 17 questions with single- and multiple-choice answers and the option of free-text entry. Exploratory multivariable logistic regression was used to analyse independent associations. …”
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Community services for children and youth with behavioral problems and in conflict with the law: The idea and realization of a day care center by Gajić Miona, Hrnčić Jasna, Vučinić-Jovanović Marija

“…Based on the respondents' answers, we can conclude that the daycare service has multiple positive effects on both users and their families, as well as on the local community. …”
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Lumbar Disc Herniation in Heavy Manual Workers: Conventional Microdiscectomy versus (MIS) TLIF with Unilateral Fixation by Mohamed Alqazaz

“…In our group of patients, it showed significant improvement in the fusion group in comparison to the discectomy group. …”
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Impact of knowledge of the 2017 classification for periodontal and peri-implant diseases on diagnostic accuracy among dental students by Shatha Bamashmous, Abdullaziz Farahat, Waleed Alharbi, Arwa Banjar, Amal Jamjoom, Arwa Badahdah

“…Statistical analyses assessed the relationship between classification knowledge and diagnostic accuracy and compared these measures across different groups.ResultsIn the study, 41.10% of participants achieved high knowledge scores (14–16 correct answers), while 32.88% and 26.03% were categorized into moderate and low knowledge groups, respectively. …”
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Aurel_AI: Automating an Institutional Help Desk Using an LLM Chatbot by Diego Ordóñez-Camacho, Rafael Melgarejo-Heredia, Mohsen Abbasi, Lucía González-Solis

“…These models can understand even vague and poorly structured questions and generate reasonably appropriate answers. However, they are not without flaws, as they tend to present issues like "hallucinations" when the required information is not present in their training data. …”
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The Effect of Poverty on Rural Livelihoods in Uganda: A Case Study of Katooke Sub-County Kyenjojo District. by Mukabazaire, Mary

“…The researcher used the descriptive research design as appropriate for the study because the study was concerned with finding answers to a key question regarding the impact of poverty on rural livelihoods. …”
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The Effect of Gender Inequality in Education on Rural Poverty in Kamuganguzi Sub-County Kabale District. by Niwamanya, Obed

“…The researcher used the descriptive research design as appropriate for the study because the study was concerned with finding answers to a key question about the topic under study, Both quantitative and qualitative data· were collected and this enabled the researcher to draw valid and dependable conclusions and recommendations of the study. …”
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Are Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) research ready? A regional evaluation in England: the Research ABC project (AHPs Building Research Capacity Across the Black Country) by Ali Aries, Roanna Burgess, Louise Wallace, Tina Hadley-Barrows, Amy Palmer, Rosalind Leslie

“…Descriptive analysis and thematic analysis for free text answers were undertaken. Project outputs included bespoke training, shared digital space, and Research Champions identification and support; success of the project was evaluated. …”
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Current applications and challenges in large language models for patient care: a systematic review by Felix Busch, Lena Hoffmann, Christopher Rueger, Elon HC van Dijk, Rawen Kader, Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Marcus R. Makowski, Luca Saba, Martin Hadamitzky, Jakob Nikolas Kather, Daniel Truhn, Renato Cuocolo, Lisa C. Adams, Keno K. Bressem

“…Abstract Background The introduction of large language models (LLMs) into clinical practice promises to improve patient education and empowerment, thereby personalizing medical care and broadening access to medical knowledge. …”
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Evaluation of a train-the-coach program in the context of a complex intervention for diabetes type 2 and coronary heart disease patients (P-SUP study) by Isabel Hamm, Aliza Lehmann, Angeli Gawlik, Yeliz Nacak, Julia Timmke, Christian Funke, Stefan Wilm, Lisa Giesen, Marcus Redaèlli, Chloé Chermette, Frank Vitinius, Frank Vitinius

“…IntroductionHealth coaching can address various health-related issues to improve health parameters and is used to manage chronic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) or coronary heart disease (CHD). …”
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Energy metabolism and whole-exome sequencing-based analysis of Sasang constitution: a pilot study by Hyoung Kyu Kim, Heetak Lee, Ji Ho So, Seung Hun Jeong, Dae Yun Seo, Jong-Yeol Kim, Sanguk Kim, Jin Han

“…These results are expected to greatly improve the accurate screening and utilization of SC medicine. …”
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Virtual Nephron: Evaluation of a Novel Virtual Reality Educational Tool by Georges N. Nakhoul, Jonathan J. Taliercio, Elias H. Bassil, Susana Arrigain, Jesse D. Schold, Richard Wardrop, John O’Toole, Joseph V. Nally, S. Beth Bierer, John R. Sedor, Ali Mehdi

“…Independent t-tests were used to compare the number of correct answers between the groups. A survey and focus groups composed of medicine residents evaluated the platform. …”
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Acceptability of risk-based breast cancer screening among professionals and healthcare providers from 6 countries contributing to the MyPeBS study by Alexandra Roux, Lucile Hervouet, Francesca Di Stefano, David P. French, Livia Giordano, David Ritchie, Marie-Eve Rougé Bugat, Debbie Keatley, Rachel Cholerton, Lorna McWilliams, Paolo Giorgi Rossi, Corinne Balleyguier, Michal Guindy, Fiona J. Gilbert, Jean-Benoit Burrion, Marta Roman, Cécile Vissac-Sabatier, Daniel Couch, Suzette Delaloge, Sandrine de Montgolfier, On behalf of the MyPeBS Investigators and the MyPeBS Consortium

“…They were mostly comfortable explaining the different trial steps, communicating risk estimation, and answering women’s questions. Some professionals were not comfortable explaining high (7.1%) and low-risk categories (9%) and did not feel sufficiently trained (26.5%). …”
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Genomic literacy in nursing: a systematic scoping review of the literature by Angelo Dante, Valeria Caponnetto, Cristina Petrucci, Loreto Lancia, Mari Laaksonen, Vittorio Masotta, Ilaria Paoli, Maria Caples, Tina Kamenšek

“…Mean scores ranged from 5.66 to 16.21 out of 31 (18.3%–52.3% correct answers). Educational interventions demonstrated effectiveness in improving genomic knowledge.Conclusions Genomic literacy among nurses, students and faculty remains low, with notable heterogeneity across countries. …”
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The mediating role of health anxiety on the relationship between health literacy, death anxiety and quality of life by Mahmoud Mohammadi, Azadeh Choobforoushzadeh, Yasser Rezapour Mirsaleh, Elahe Shirovi

“…The exclusion criteria were: incomplete answers in the questionnaire. Questionnaires were designed online and distributed through social networks (Telegram and WhatsApp) in student groups of Ardakan University. …”
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THE STUDY OF STUDENTS’ PREFERENCES FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS by L.F. Kaskova, N.A. Morgun, A.V. Artemiev, I.Yu. Vashchenko, L.F. Chupryna, N.V. Yanko, G.O. Akzhytova

“…Currently one of the most problems for academic teaching staff members at the higher medical education institutions is the improvement of motivation, quality of education, and professional level of higher education students, studying according to the educational program of the second (master’s) level of higher education, the field of knowledge 22 Healthcare, the specialty 221 Dentistry, educational qualification the Master of Dentistry. …”
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Perceptions and Attitudes of People With Cancer and Diabetes Towards Patient Guidelines: A Mixed Methods Study by Lijiao Yan, Ning Liang, Zeyu Yu, Loraine Cook, Sarah E. Scott, Karen Graham, Xing Liao, Haili Zhang, Jiale Hu, Nannan Shi, Jianping Liu

“…Additionally, there was a significant need to improve the dissemination of PGs, using medical staff as key channels to improve patients' use or adoption of PGs. …”
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Los objetivos y contenidos de las actividades de expresión motriz, según la opinión de los profesores de educación física en Chile (Objectives and contents of the activities of mot... by Alda Reyno Freundt

“…This study describes the answers given by the teachers in the MEA questionnaire. …”
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"An app is just available at all times"-the process and outcomes of converting the Georgia Tuberculosis Reference Guide into a mobile application. by Santiago J Arconada Alvarez, Alison T Hoover, Morgan Greenleaf, Susan M Ray, Marcos C Schechter, Henry M Blumberg, Wilbur A Lam

“…Iterations of the designs were driven by feedback from TB experts and included home page featured content, improving content readability, and improving the search feature. …”
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