Optimising fatigue, abdominal pain and faecal incontinence in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD-BOOST Optimise): feasibility study of a checklist and algorithm for initia... by Thomas Hamborg, John McLaughlin, Ailsa Hart, Christine Norton, Sonia Bouri, Laura Miller, Jean-Frédéric LeBlanc, Asma Fikree, Imogen Stagg, Fionn Cléirigh Büttner

“…Three nurses interviewed found the Optimise algorithm easy to administer.Conclusion Implementing the Optimise checklist and algorithm appears feasible in UK clinical practice, with adjustments needed to minimise missing items. Not all patients accepted algorithm-indicated interventions, but a yield of 43% with symptoms having potentially reversible causes detected is clinically useful. …”
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Did the Medicaid expansion improve immunization among U.S. pregnant women? by Junying Zhao, Rashmi Jaggad, Ahmed El Fatmaoui, Pallab K. Ghosh

“…We aim to address mixed and missing evidence in literature. Methods: We merged 44,320 pregnant women from 2011 to 15 Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System with National Welfare Data by residency. …”
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The impact of COVID-19 on routine child immunisation in South Africa by Sangiwe Moyo, Anushka Ashok, Laura Myers, Rebecca Nyankieya, Saransh Sharma, Ram Prasad

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, many caregivers faced the dilemma of balancing COVID-19 exposure risk with the risk of their child developing a deadly VPD, leading to missed RI visits. This shift to active decision-making highlights a future pandemic risk. …”
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Alcohol and electric scooter injuries in an emergency department: a prospective observational study by Jenny Liu, Alexandra Rajevic, Philip von Arbin, Kristian Ängeby

“…Future studies should evaluate interventions targeting intoxicated nighttime riding and helmet use.…”
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‘They went for the test together but came back separately’: a constructivist grounded theory perspective on male engagement in antenatal HIV testing in Bamenda, Cameroon by Lily Haritu Foglabenchi, Nancy Manigha Nyahkeh, Heidi Stöckl, Tanya Marchant

“…Despite this, men especially the male partners of pregnant women have been consistently missing in the HIV prevention cascade. The factors accounting for sub-optimal levels in male engagement intersect but reasons for this are poorly understood. …”
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Xiao’er Fengreqing oral liquid versus Xiao’er Yanbian granules for pediatric acute pharyngitis/tonsillitis (external wind heat syndrome): protocol and statistical analysis plan for... by Kai Liu, Lei Shi, Yi-Ke Song, Yu Du, Yi Yuan, Ze-Yang Shi, Jian-Ping Liu, Hui-Lan Liu, Zhao-Lan Liu

“…Adherence to a predefined statistical analysis plan ensures transparency and minimizes bias, ultimately guiding evidence-based clinical practice for TCM interventions.…”
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What are the factors associated with alcohol, cigarette and marijuana use among adolescents in Africa? Evidence from the Global School-based Health Survey by Noreen Dadirai Mdege, Retselisitsoe Pokothoane, Terefe Gelibo Argefa, Josiane Djiofack Tsague

“…Interventions that tackle bullying, reduce school absenteeism, build resilience against difficult situations and increase self-efficacy to resist the use of these substances have the potential to curb substance use among adolescents in Africa.…”
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Association between antepartum depressive symptoms and prenatal care utilization and milestones: a retrospective cohort study by Minyoung Jang, Malini Ramaiyer, Sarah Olson, Kristin Voegtline, Cybill Esguerra

“…Mental health screening and integrated interventions across the perinatal continuum may help mitigate the current treatment gap for patients in need of mental health services during pregnancy.…”
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The Red Blood Cell Distribution Width to Albumin Ratio Is Associated with in Hospital Mortality and Adverse Outcome in Elderly Chinese Patients with Gastrointestinal Bleeding by Zhang F, Chen J, Xiong YJ, Wang H, Luo QF

“…After excluding those lost to follow-up, with missing vital information during the screening period (n = 50,423), 1401 hospitalized patients with GIB in Beijing Hospital (2013– 2019) were included. …”
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Analyzing Trends in Suicidal Thoughts Among Patients With Psychosis in India: Exploratory Secondary Analysis of Smartphone Ecological Momentary Assessment Data by Ameya P Bondre, Aashish Ranjan, Ritu Shrivastava, Deepak Tugnawat, Nirmal Kumar Chaturvedi, Anant Bhan, Snehil Gupta, Abhijit R Rozatkar, Srilakshmi Nagendra, Siddharth Dutt, Soumya Choudhary, Preethi V Reddy, Urvakhsh Meherwan Mehta, John A Naslund, John Torous

“…Results after imputation of missing data showed an average of 12.1 episodes and 228 days (average lag) between the first drop in PANSS scores and last reported SI. …”
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A pilot pragmatic randomized controlled trial of a 12-month Healthy Lifestyles Program: A collaborative care model for chronic conditions addressing behavioural change. by Japteg Singh, David Feeny, Rebecca Ganann, John N Lavis, Cynthia Lokker, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Majdi Qutob, Zainab Samaan, Arielle Sutton, Marjan Walli-Attaei, Sarah Smith, Elizabeth Alvarez

“…The intervention group attended weekly group education sessions and met with the program intervention team monthly to create and review personalized health goals and action plans. …”
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Identification of distinct risk subsets for under five mortality in India using CART model: an evidence from NFHS-4 by Vineet K Kamal, Sharad Srivastav, Dolly Kumari, Mukesh Ranjan

“… # Methods Using population-based cross-sectional data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS, 2015-2016) on 1, 40, 427 live births of five years preceding the survey occurred to 99,205 women of high focused Indian states with U5M rate above the national level, a recursive partitioning approach based two classification tree models, one without considering missing values and other with missing together approach, were fitted using binary outcome of U5M and independent factors comprising of socioeconomic, demographic, maternal and biological, nutritional and environmental factors…”
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Determining the risk factors of malaria and anemia in children between 6 and 59 months using the joint generalized linear mixed model on the 2021 Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey d... by Talani Mhelembe, Shaun Ramroop, Faustin Habyarimana

“…The study’s novelty lies in its handling of missing data through imputation techniques, enhancing the reliability of findings.…”
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Prediction of poor outcome in patients with acute liver failure-systematic review of prediction models. by Kama A Wlodzimirow, Saeid Eslami, Robert A F M Chamuleau, Martin Nieuwoudt, Ameen Abu-Hanna

“…There was a general lack of reporting on missing values. In addition, none of the studies used performance measures for calibration and accuracy (e.g. …”
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Evaluation of preoperative apical periodontitis, treatment indications, and methods in endodontically treated teeth: a retrospective study by Hüseyin Gündüz, Züleyha Baş, Aslı Zeynep Kapoğlu Kılıç, Beyda Sevgül Aparı, Pelinsu Şahin

“…As age increased, the number of endodontically treated and missing teeth also rose (p = 0.019; p < 0.001). Teeth with crowns had a lower AP rate, while retreatments due to periodontal disease or previous root canal failures showed higher AP rates (p < 0.001). …”
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Comparative effects of methamphetamine, cannabis, and polysubstance use on oral health by Osman Hasan Tahsin Kılıç, Duygu Kürklü Arpaçay, Onur Çağdaş Gezen, Zehra Nur Bayram, Aysel Başer

“…Oral health status was assessed through clinical oral examinations using the Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth (DMFT) index. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS 26.0, applying t-tests, ANOVA, Chi-square tests, and Pearson correlation to evaluate group differences and relationships between variables. …”
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Anxiety-related gut microbiota alterations in Parkinson’s disease: distinct associations compared to healthy individuals by Sheng-Hsuan Lin, Sheng-Hsuan Lin, Sheng-Hsuan Lin, Sheng-Hsuan Lin, Ru-Jen Lin, Kai-Yu Chan, Kai-Yu Chan, Chia-Ling Chu, Yan-Lin Chen, Shih-Chen Fu

“…After excluding nine participants with missing anxiety data, 322 individuals were included (193 PD, 129 non-PD). …”
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Integrating remote high-intensity interval training into multi-component obesity treatment for adolescents: Impacts on body composition, fitness, and lifestyle by Fábio de Freitas, Mariana R. Zago, Maria Ângela Antônio, Maria Ângela Bellomo Brandão, António Videira-Silva

“…Results: Six participants were excluded from the analysis due to missing post-intervention assessments. Among the 44 (88 %) adolescents who completed the 3-month assessments, 28 were included in the adherents’ group (AG) and 16 in non-adherents (non-AG). …”
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Surgical subspecialization is associated with higher rate of rib fracture stabilization: a retrospective database analysis by Avanti Badrinathan, Anuja L Sarode, Christine E Alvarado, Jillian Sinopoli, Jonathan D Rice, Philip A Linden, Matthew L Moorman, Christopher W Towe

“…‘Subspecialty’ providers in orthopedics and thoracic surgery are performing fewer total SSRF interventions, but are more likely to perform SSRF, especially at non-trauma centers. …”
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Risk of Postpartum Dental Caries: Survival Analysis of Black/African American and White Women in Appalachia by Morgan Byrd, Elyse Davis, Freida Blostein, Deesha Bhaumik, John R. Shaffer, Daniel W. McNeil, Mary L. Marazita, Betsy Foxman

“…Results: Between the prenatal visit and 2-month visit, the incidence of decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) increase was 6.92/100 person-months, compared to 3.6/100 person-months between the 2-month and 1-year visit. …”
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