Enhancing patient-centred chiropractic care in Canada: identifying barriers, enablers, and strategies through a qualitative needs assessment by Daphne To, Danielle Southerst, Melissa Atkinson-Graham, Hainan Yu, Gaelan Connell, Crystal Draper, Carol Cancelliere

“…Methods We conducted a qualitative needs assessment using a human-centred design approach, focused on understanding the needs and experiences of end-users to create tailored solutions. …”
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Do We Need Meropenem Treatment Beyond 7 Days in Febrile Neutropenic Patients: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis by Leyla Yumrukaya, Arnold Hagens, Ahmet Çağkan İnkaya, Gökhan Metan, Maarten Postma, Selen Yeğenoğlu, Murat Akova

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Exploring caregiver perspectives on health service delivery priorities for individuals with complex care needs: a qualitative descriptive study by Lillian MacNeill, Katherine Wayne, Alison Luke, Sarah Bridges, Julia Besner, Samantha Fowler, Shelley Doucet

“…Relative to their population size, patients with complex care needs (CCN) account for disproportionately high health services usage. …”
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Influenza Vaccination Among Patients with Noncommunicable Diseases: A Survey About Awareness, Usage, and Unmet Needs in the Czech Republic by Zdeněk Zadražil, Lenka Cesneková, Jan Kynčl, Zuzana Krištúfková, Laura Colombo, Sanjay Hadigal

“…The main drivers of influenza vaccination were general physician (GP) recommendation [50% (18)] and patient initiative [47% (17)]. The main barriers to the influenza vaccine were lack of belief regarding its need [52% (44)], experience of mild severity of influenza [30% (25)], and lack of GP recommendation [25% (21)]. …”
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“Courtesy, respect, and follow through”: a mixed methods evaluation of faculty members’ experiences, needs, and approaches to research collaborations by Daniela B. Friedman, Christina Ek, Christina Ek, Jean Neils-Strunjas, Andrea Tanner, James R. Hebert, Lorie Donelle, Sue E. Levkoff, Freda Allyson Hucek, Brooks Yelton, Dwayne E. Porter, Dwayne E. Porter

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Admission glycemic gap and other glycemic indices in assessing the need for mechanical ventilation among neurocritical patients with diabetes mellitus by Manas Kanti Mazumder, Kazi Tuba-E Mozazfia, Mostak Ahmed, Mohammad Abdul Hannan, AKM Habibullah, Montosh Kumar Mondol

“…The glycemic indices included admission blood glucose level, A1c (HbA1c) level, A1c-derived admission glucose, A1c level, and AGG. The need for initiation of MV was determined according to standard institutional guidelines. …”
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The needs of family caregivers providing palliative home care in Portugal: a multi-stage mixed methods study protocol by Carlos Laranjeira, Carlos Laranjeira, Carlos Laranjeira, Maria dos Anjos Dixe, Maria dos Anjos Dixe, Alexandra Coelho, Carla Reigada, Carla Reigada, Rui Carneiro, Ana Querido, Ana Querido, Ana Querido

“…BackgroundIn palliative care (PC), family caregivers (FCs) play an important role in managing patient symptoms and addressing patient needs. In end-of-life (EoL), FCs frequently experience distress that exacerbates emotional strain and complicates grieving. …”
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Pathway to effective treatment for common mental and substance use disorders in the World Mental Health Surveys: Perceived need for treatment by Meredith G. Harris, Alan E. Kazdin, Irving Hwang, Sophie M. Manoukian, Nancy A. Sampson, Dan J. Stein, Maria Carmen Viana, Daniel V. Vigo, Jordi Alonso, Laura Helena Andrade, Ronny Bruffaerts, Brendan Bunting, José Miguel Caldas-de-Almeida, Stephanie Chardoul, Giovanni de Girolamo, Oye Gureje, Josep Maria Haro, Elie G. Karam, Viviane Kovess-Masfety, Maria Elena Medina-Mora, Fernando Navarro-Mateu, Daisuke Nishi, José Posada-Villa, Charlene Rapsey, Juan Carlos Stagnaro, Margreet ten Have, Jacek Wciórka, Zahari Zarkov, Ronald C. Kessler, The World Mental Health Survey collaborators

“…Methods Respondents aged 18+ years with 12-month mental disorders from 25 representative household surveys in 21 countries in the World Mental Health Survey Initiative (n = 12,508). All surveys included questions about perceived need; 16 surveys (13 countries) included additional questions about respondents’ main reason for perceived need—problem recognition or perceived inability to manage without professional help (n = 9814). …”
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Teacher Training: The Link Between Academic Performance and Success in Professional Practice by José González-Campos, Juan Aspeé-Chacón, Yudi Herrera-Nuñez, Fabián Araya

“…Furthermore, it emphasizes the need to have adequate quality assurance processes for initial teacher training for the entire higher education system. …”
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CORRELATION-STRUCTURAL MODEL OF THE INDICATORS OF SPECIFIC PHYSICAL PREPARATION AND BASIC MOTOR SKILLS IN 9-10-YEAR-OLD STUDENTS AFTER INITIAL TRAINING IN MINI-VOLLEYBALL by S. Stefanov

“…The need to create a correlation-structural model of the indicators of specific physical preparation and basic motor skills in 9-10-year-old students playing mini-volleyball is dictated by the dynamics of volleyball development and the need to lower the age limit at the beginning of training. …”
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Capitalising on shared goals for family planning: a concordance assessment of two global initiatives using longitudinal statistical models by Qingfeng Li, Saifuddin Ahmed, Jose G Rimon

“…Publicly available data on contraceptive use, unmet need and met need from national surveys are used. …”
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Dialogic reflection for social justice - He Anga Huritao by Tim Gander, Philly Wintle

“…In reading this paper educators will develop a sense of the particular need for critical reflection to transform teaching practice towards social justice and be provided with a tool with which to do so. …”
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IPO Underpricing Factors: Technology and Non-Technology Sectors in Terms of Information Asymmetry and Retention of Control Theories by A. A. Galich, A. G. Mirzoyan

“…This study investigates the relationship between the underpricing of company stocks in initial public offerings (IPOs) and the key factors associated with two dominant theories: information asymmetry and retention of control. …”
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Exploring Hospital Healthcare Providers’ Approaches to Multidisciplinary Initiatives and Complex Care Collaboration: A Qualitative Study by Aagaard M, Stage AK, Boje Møller T, Pedersen SB, Pedersen CG

“…Purposive sampling was utilised, with data consisting of 22 semi-structured, face-to-face individual and two focus group interviews with nurses, junior physicians, and physicians at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.Results: Three main themes emerged: Wide Support and Need for Multidisciplinary Collaboration; Existing Collaboration Between Clinics – and Their Limitations; and Introducing a Collaborative Initiative: the Intervention. …”
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Gender perspective: perceptions by pre-school education program students of a Chilean regional university by Lilian Narváez-Prosser, Gloria Sanzana-Vallejos, Angélica Corrales-Huenul, Valentina Soto-Hernández, José Luis Garcés-Bustamante, Yasna Patricia Ferrada-Montecinos

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A collaboration to harmonize COVID-19 health messaging and fill communication gaps during initial U.S. refugee resettlement by Megan Keaveney, Cassie Le, Kate Steger, Neha J. Sood, Leticia Bligh, Curi Kim, Susan Dicker, Alexander Klosovsky, Holly Herrera, Emily Jentes

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An Application of an Initial Full Value of Vaccine Assessment Methodology to Measles-Rubella MAPs for Use in Low- and Middle-Income Countries by Melissa Ko, Collrane Frivold, Mercy Mvundura, Adam Soble, Christopher Gregory, Hans Christiansen, Mateusz Hasso-Agopsowicz, Han Fu, Mark Jit, Shan Hsu, Jessica Joyce Mistilis, Tiziana Scarna, Kristen Earle, Marion Menozzi-Arnaud, Birgitte Giersing, Courtney Jarrahian, Ahmadu Yakubu, Stefano Malvolti, Jean-Pierre Amorij

“…To direct and accelerate further research and interventions, an initial full value vaccine assessment (iFVVA) was initiated prior to MR-MAPs entering phase I trials to quantify their value and identify key data gaps and challenges. …”
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Estimation of Hydraulic Properties of Growing Media from Numerical Inversion of Mini Disk Infiltrometer Data by Hadi Hamaaziz Muhammed, Ruediger Anlauf, Diemo Daum

“…However, discrepancies were observed for substrates in their initial dry state, suggesting limitations in capturing early-stage infiltration dynamics. …”
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Environmental cleaning barriers and mitigation measures identified through two initiatives in four countries, 2018–2023: a commentary by Molly Patrick, Claire Kilpatrick, Julie Storr, Giorgia Gon, Tuan Huynh, Phung Manh Thang, Damilola Adeniyi, Folasade Ogunsola, Fatuma Manzi, Ir Por, Bernice Sarpong, Yovitha Sedekia, Ma Sokvy, Vouchnea Tang, Sreytouch Vong, Wendy Graham

“…While considerable time and effort will be needed to truly overcome these barriers, there are opportunities to build upon attention and momentum on this topic and IPC initiatives in resource-limited settings in low- and middle-income countries. …”
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Successful Initiation of Dialysis with a 20-Year-Old Buried Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter: Case Report and Literature Review by Ankur Gupta, Susan Lavoie, Brian Blew, Mohan Biyani, Brendan B. McCormick

“…Buried peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheters are typically inserted several weeks or months before the anticipated need for dialysis. Occasionally, renal function unexpectedly stabilizes after the surgery, and a patient may go years before the catheter is needed. …”
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