Evaluation of parenting interventions for those with additional health and social care needs during pregnancy: THRIVE a multi-arm RCT with embedded economic and process components by Marion Henderson, Anja Wittkowski, Katie Buston, Karen Crawford, Alice MacLachlan, Alex McConnachie, Emma McIntosh, Claudia-Martina Messow, Catherine Nixon, Rosaleen O’Brien, Shona Shinwell, Daniel Wight, Yiqiao Xin, Rachel Calam, Ruth Dundas, James Law, Helen Minnis, Lucy Thompson, Philip Wilson

“…The same pattern of results was found in the per-protocol (PP) analysis and in analyses conducted to assess the sensitivity of HADS + I to missing values and clustering within intervention groups. …”
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The impact of COVID-19 non-pharmaceutical interventions on the lived experiences of people living in Thailand, Malaysia, Italy and the United Kingdom: A cross-country qualitative s... by Mira L Schneiders, Bhensri Naemiratch, Phaik Kin Cheah, Giulia Cuman, Tassawan Poomchaichote, Supanat Ruangkajorn, Silvia Stoppa, Anne Osterrieder, Phee-Kheng Cheah, Darlene Ongkili, Wirichada Pan-Ngum, Constance R S Mackworth-Young, Phaik Yeong Cheah

“…This qualitative study explores the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), including social distancing, travel restrictions and quarantine, on lived experiences during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand (TH), Malaysia (MY), Italy (IT) and the United Kingdom (UK). …”
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The Effect of the Virtual Reality–Based Biofeedback Intervention DEEP on Stress, Emotional Tension, and Anger in Forensic Psychiatric Inpatients: Mixed Methods Single-Case Experime... by Lisa Klein Haneveld, Tessa Dekkers, Yvonne H A Bouman, Hanneke Scholten, Joanneke Weerdmeester, Saskia M Kelders, Hanneke Kip

“…DEEP is an experience-based virtual reality intervention that uses biofeedback to train diaphragmatic breathing and increase relaxation. …”
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mHealth intervention delivered in general practice to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour of patients with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes (ENERGISED): statis... by Tomas Vetrovsky, Norbert Kral, Marketa Pfeiferova, Bohumil Seifert, Vaclav Capek, Katerina Jurkova, Michal Steffl, Richard Cimler, Jitka Kuhnova, Tess Harris, Michael Ussher, Charlotte Wahlich, Katerina Malisova, Jana Pelclova, Jan Dygryn, Steriani Elavsky, Iris Maes, Delfien Van Dyck, Alex Rowlands, Tom Yates

“…General practitioners (GP) provide an accessible platform for delivering interventions; however, integrating PA interventions into routine care is hindered by resource constraints. …”
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Randomized trial of ultraviolet irradiation units installed in homes of children and adolescents with asthma by Jonathan A. Bernstein, MD, Anand Seth, PhD, Marepalli Rao, PhD, Janyce C. Katz, JD, Umesh Singh, MD, PhD, William Greisner, MD, Michelle Lierl, MD, Benjamin Prince, MD, Kunjana Mavunda, MD, MPH, Cheryl K. Bernstein, RN, BS, CRCC, Tianyuan Guan, PhD, Amy J. Nation, DO, Amanda K. Rudman Spergel, MD, Alkis Togias, MD, Mark Glazman, PhD

“…A benefit was also observed for asthma daytime symptom score, average asthma exacerbations score, missed school days, rhinitis symptoms, and average number of respiratory infections (nominal P < .05 in all cases). …”
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Effect of continuous nursing intervention on medication safety in elderly patients with chronic diseases (延续性护理对老年慢性病患者用药安全的影响) by WANG Huaxin (王华新), DAI Hui (戴晖), TANG Ling (唐玲), ZHAO Jialu (赵佳璐)

“…Objective To investigate the effect of continuous nursing intervention on medication safety in elderly patients with chronic diseases. …”
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Regulation of the promoter for capsular polysaccharide synthesis in Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B by HTH_XRE family transcription factor by Iyinoluwa Sofowora, Pumtiwitt McCarthy, James Wachira

“…Trans-complementation with either misR/misS or nusG decreased reporter gene expression. …”
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Consumer-oriented review of digital diabetes prevention programs: insights from the CDC’s diabetes prevention recognition program by Benjamin Lalani, Jalene Shim, Vidhu Vadini, Yllka Valdez, Daniel Zade, Nestoras Mathioudakis

“…While access to proven interventions like the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) has historically been limited, digital DPPs (dDPPs) present a promising and scalable option. …”
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iSupport for rare dementias: a mixed-methods non-randomised feasibility study of an online self-help programme for carers by Bethan Naunton Morgan, Gill Windle, Carolien Lamers, in collaboration with the Rare Dementia Support (RDS) Impact project research team

“…There were no missing responses. N = 20 completed 3 of the 5 iSupport RDC modules; n = 13 completed five. …”
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Effectiveness of the WeChat-based mini-program (“Sober Time ACT”) on individuals with hazardous drinking in China: a randomized controlled trial by Chengcong Wu, Peiqiong Yang, Yuzhen Tang, Tianzhen Chen, Shuo Li, Shucai Huang, Jiang Du

“…Abstract Background Hazardous drinking is a big problem in China, but there are no effective intervention measures to solve this issue. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the WeChat-based mini-program “Sober Time ACT” in the hazardous drinking population. …”
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HPV vaccination uptake among Somali American patients at an urban primary care clinic in Minnesota, USA: identifying and testing interventions to improve uptake using video reflexi... by Rebekah Pratt, Channelle Ndagire, Abayomi Oyenuga, Serena Xiong, Katherine Carroll, Patricia Adam

“…HPV vaccination rates were collected and analysed pre-VRE and for a period of 6 months post the implementation of the interventions identified by VRE.Participants 14 MAs participated in the VRE which designed the study intervention, which was tested on 324 Somali patients eligible for HPV vaccination.Primary outcome measure HPV vaccination uptake among Somali patients.Results MAs identified three practice challenges related to HPV vaccination: provider fatigue related to ongoing patient vaccine hesitancy or refusal, MAs misinterpretation of patient’s vaccination dissent language, and missed opportunities to respond to unique patient concerns as a result of following standard work procedures. …”
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Acute esophageal necrosis with esophagus perforation treated by thoracoscopic subtotal esophagectomy and reconstructive surgery on a secondary esophageal stricture: a case report by Ryujiro Akaishi, Yusuke Taniyama, Tadashi Sakurai, Hiroshi Okamoto, Chiaki Sato, Michiaki Unno, Takashi Kamei

“…Conclusion It is important to detect the esophagus perforation and mediastinitis early and thereby not to miss the chance of surgical intervention to save the patient’s life. …”
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Association between sarcopenia index, intraoperative events and post-discharge mortality in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a retrospective cohort study in... by Xiaoyan Chen, Sha Huang, Shaochun Lu, Jianqun Li, Lizhi Zhao

“…Patients who died during hospitalisation, as well as those with unknown death dates, those lost to follow-up and those with missing information for the SI calculation, were excluded.Primary and secondary outcome measures The SI was calculated as serum creatinine/cystatin C (Cr/CysC) × 100. …”
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Examining the Effects of Interventional Pain Management Staff Controlled Substance Agreement Education for Patients with Chronic Non-Cancer Intrathecal Drug Delivery Device Opioid... by Hoffmann C, McDonald T, Gladis B, Schatman ME, Pittelkow TP

“…Post-education intervention, rates of CSA documentation improved from 4.5% to 74.5%. …”
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Non‐invasive telemedical care in heart failure patients and stroke: post hoc analysis of TIM‐HF and TIM‐HF2 trials by Serdar Tütüncü, Marcus Honold, Kerstin Koehler, Oliver Deckwart, Friedrich Koehler, Karl Georg Haeusler

“…Rate of stroke/TIA within 12 months was in the intervention group similar compared with the control group (50.0% vs. 49.8%; P = 0.98) despite that the rate of newly detected atrial fibrillation (AF) was higher in the intervention group (14.1% vs. 1.6%; P < 0.001). …”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of a multiple health behaviour change intervention in people aged between 45 and 75 years: a cluster randomized controlled trial in primary care (EIRA s... by Ignacio Aznar-Lou, Edurne Zabaleta-Del-Olmo, Marc Casajuana-Closas, Alba Sánchez-Viñas, Elizabeth Parody-Rúa, Bonaventura Bolíbar, Montserrat Iracheta-Todó, Oana Bulilete, Tomàs López-Jiménez, Haizea Pombo-Ramos, María Victoria Martín Miguel, Rosa Magallón-Botaya, Jose Ángel Maderuelo-Fernández, Emma Motrico, Juan Bellón, Ruth Martí-Lluch, Maria Rubio-Valera, Antoni Serrano-Blanco

“…Abstract Background Multiple health behaviour change (MHBC) interventions that promote healthy lifestyles may be an efficient approach in the prevention or treatment of chronic diseases in primary care. …”
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Understanding the potential factors affecting carers’ mental health during end-of-life home care: a meta synthesis of the research literature by Gunn Grande, Tracey Shield, Kerin Bayliss, Christine Rowland, Jackie Flynn, Penny Bee, Alexander Hodkinson, Maria Panagioti, Morag Farquhar, Danielle Harris, and Alison Wearden

“…Understanding what factors may affect carers’ mental health is important in developing strategies to maintain mental health, through identifying carers at risk who may need added monitoring and support or developing interventions to change modifiable factors. Reviews of the qualitative, observational and intervention literature were conducted to address this. …”
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Science, Technology, Engineering and… Masculinity? How psychological theory can help understand and improve the gender gap within STEM subjects by Misha Vickers

“…In evaluating interventions to encourage female participation in STEM education, it is recommended that future intervention targets both male and female students and focuses on mixed-gender environments to reflect the reality of studying STEM subjects.…”
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Mobile Phone Network Data in the COVID-19 era: A systematic review of applications, socioeconomic factors affecting compliance to non-pharmaceutical interventions, privacy implicat... by Mohammed Okmi, Tan Fong Ang, Muhammad Faiz Mohd Zaki, Chin Soon Ku, Koo Yuen Phan, Irfan Wahyudi, Lip Yee Por

“…However, because these datasets represent only discrete instances of measurement, they miss continuous temporal shifts in human activities, failing to record the majority of human mobility patterns in real-time. …”
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Engagement With Digital Adherence Technologies as Measures of Intervention Fidelity Among Adults With Drug-Susceptible Tuberculosis and Health Care Providers: Descriptive Analysis... by Jason Alacapa, Amare Worku Tadesse, Natasha Deyanova, Tanyaradzwa Dube, Andrew Mganga, Rachel Powers, Job van Rest, Norma Madden, Egwuma Efo, Salome Charalambous, Kristian van Kalmthout, Degu Jerene, Katherine Fielding

“…ConclusionsThere was considerable variation in DAT engagement across countries and DAT types, reflecting differences in how the intervention was implemented. Further refinement of the intervention and improvements in its delivery may be necessary to enhance outcomes.…”
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