Health-related quality of life and productivity burden for non-professional caregivers of adults with rare diseases: a real-world study by Ben Johnson, Gregor Gibson, Daniel Baskerville, Giorgio Castellano, Jonathan de Courcy, Halima Iqbal, James Piercy, Angela Williams, Rafael Pinedo-Villanueva, Angela Rylands

“…Multivariate regression analysis modelled the relationship of care recipient/caregiver characteristics with caregiver HRQoL and productivity. …”
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SUMediPose: A 2D-3D pose estimation datasetDataverse by Chris-Mari Schreuder, Oloff Bergh, Lizé Steyn, Rensu P. Theart

“…Biomechanical movement analysis is crucial in medical and sports contexts, yet the technology remains expensive and inaccessible to many. …”
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Risk factors for pneumonia among patients with Parkinson's disease: a Taiwan nationwide population-based study by Chang Y, Yang C, Hu K, Chao A, Chang Y, Hsieh K, Tsai J, Ho P, Lim S

“…However, few studies have been performed to explore the risk factors for pneumonia development in patients with PD.Methods: We conducted a nationwide population-based cohort study of patients with PD to identify the risk factors for these patients developing pneumonia. …”
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Factors influencing digital literacy and difficulties in using digital devices among older adults in Qiqihar city: a cross-sectional survey by Zeyu YAN, Yifei ZHU, Tianyi PAN, Ziyu WANG, Yanhua HAO, Xuejing BI

“…Multiple linear regression models were used to analyze the main factors influencing older adults' digital literacy. …”
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Sport innovation structure landscape in Switzerland and abroad by Christelle Ganné-Chedeville, Solange Emmenegger, Hippolyt Kempf, Cornel Gübeli

“…In order to reinforce sport actors, push innovation and better transfer knowledge into practice, an analysis has been conducted to understand the structures and models existing which support sport in research and innovation. …”
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Immunotropic effects of Curcuma longa extract as a component of original rectal suppositories in the dynamics of experimental Сrohn’s disease by М. V. Osikov, Е. V. Simonyan, A. E. Bakeeva, O. I. Ogneva

“…The study was performed on 70 Wistar male rats. Crohn’s disease was modeled by introduction of a 50% alcohol solution of trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS) per rectum, and verified by clinical and morphological methods. …”
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Understanding the Impact of Salvage Radiation on the Long‐Term Natural History of Biochemically Recurrent Prostate Cancer After Radical Prostatectomy by Spyridon P. Basourakos, Stephen A. Boorjian, Phillip J. Schulte, Grant Henning, Jamie T. O'Byrne, Matthew K. Tollefson, Igor Frank, Abhinav Khanna, Ryan M. Phillips, Bradley J. Stish, R. Jeffrey Karnes, Vidit Sharma

“…Herein, we sought to evaluate the outcomes of patients with BCR and the impact of SRT on disease progression. Materials and Methods Patients undergoing RP who developed BCR (PSA ≥ 0.20 ng/mL) were included. …”
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Non-linear relationship between the hepatic steatosis index and glycemic progression: evidence from a large-scale retrospective cohort study in a Chinese population by Changchun Cao, Yongyang Huo, Yong Han, Haofei Hu, Fubing Zha, Yulong Wang

“…This research seeks to clarify the association between HSI and glycemic progression risk among a Chinese demographic. Methods The research encompassed a group of 76,314 Chinese adults from the Rich Healthcare Group who were free of prediabetes at the outset. …”
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Clinical, Humanistic, and Economic Value of ‘Good ON-Time’ in Advanced Parkinson’s Disease: A Multinational Real-World Study by Joohi Jimenez-Shahed, Irene A. Malaty, Jean-Philippe Azulay, Ashwini Parab, Connie H. Yan, Prasanna L. Kandukuri, Pavnit Kukreja, Jorge Zamudio, Alexander Gillespie, Angelo Antonini

“…This study aims to evaluate the clinical, humanistic, and economic value of incremental hourly increases in ‘GOT’ for people with aPD. Methods The study analyzed data from people with aPD across seven countries, using the Adelphi Parkinson's Disease Specific Program survey (2017–2020). …”
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Improving patient outcomes: The impact of a liaison nurse on transfer anxiety and satisfaction in post-angiography ward transitions by Azam gazerani, Tayebe Pourghaznein, Arash Gholoobi, Mohammad Namazinia, Seyed Reza Mazloum

“…Incorporating this role into nursing education programs and hospital care models is recommended to improve patient outcomes.…”
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Trends and distribution patterns of infant mortality and maternal HIV positivity in South Africa: A decade review (2007 - 2016) by M Makhele, N Ledibane, H Ramatsoma, A Musekiwa

“…To investigate the trends and distribution patterns of IMR between 2007 and 2016 and its association with HIV-positive pregnant mothers in SA. Methods. This study used a cross-sectional study design by analysing secondary data on infant mortality from the 2007 and 2016 Statistics South Africa Community Surveys (CSs), as well as data from the 2007 National Antenatal Sentinel HIV and Syphilis Prevalence Survey. …”
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Quality of life and professional wellbeing of Portuguese nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study by Ricardo Salgado, Francisco Sampaio, Jonathan Jubin, Philippe Delmas, Annie Oulevey Bachmann, Ingrid Gilles, Claudia Ortoleva Bucher

“…The data collection spanned three distinct time points, from November 2021 to June 2023. Data Analysis was conducted by utilizing random-intercept linear regression models. …”
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The interaction network and potential clinical effectiveness of dimensional psychopathology phenotyping based on EMR: a Bayesian network approach by Jianqing Qiu, Ting Zhu, Ke Qin, Wei Zhang

“…The Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) framework serves as a recognized approach to addressing this heterogeneity, and several assessment and translation techniques have been proposed. Among these methods, transforming RDoC scores from electronic medical records (EMR) using Natural Language Processing (NLP) has emerged as a suitable technique, demonstrating clinical effectiveness. …”
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Sleep Duration Irregularity and Risk for Incident Cardiovascular Disease in the UK Biobank by Tianyi Huang, Sina Kianersi, Heming Wang, Kaitlin S. Potts, Raymond Noordam, Tamar Sofer, Martin K. Rutter, Susan Redline

“…It remains unclear whether this association varies by CVD types or may be modified by average sleep duration and genetic risk for CVD. Methods Our prospective analysis included 86 219 UK Biobank participants who were free from CVD when completing 7 days of accelerometer measurement from 2013 to 2015. …”
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Correlation Between Serum Creatinine-to-Cystatin C Ratio and Prognosis of Patients with Hip Fracture by Lu W, Rao M, Jia F, Chen W, Li B, Bian J, Wang J

“…The associations between preoperative CCR and prognosis of patients were assessed using Kaplan-Meier curves, Cox regression models, interactions, and stratified analyses.Results: A total of 1914 patients who underwent surgery for hip fracture were included. …”
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Assessing double product derived from stress echocardiography as a prognostic indicator of major adverse cardiac events in patients with breast cancer treated with radiotherapy by Juan Manuel Garzon-Dangond, Maria F. Gomez Ardila, Eduardo Tellez Garcia, Andres E. Daryanani, Prema P. Peethambaram, Lori A. Thicke, Daniela L. Stan, Hector R. Villarraga

“…Univariate and multivariate Cox regression models were used to evaluate the association between MACE/ACM and risk factors in each group. …”
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Association between lower geriatric nutritional risk index and low cognitive functions in United States older adults: a cross-sectional study by Jiuling Liu, Melysze Deanne Oorloff, Adithya Nadella, Ning Zhou, Min Ye, Yifeng Tang, Yuanwei Wang

“…BackgroundWe aimed to explore the association between the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) and the risk of low cognitive functions among older adults in the United States (US).MethodsUtilizing data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study (NHANES) database, a cross-sectional analysis was conducted. …”
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Exploring online learning: Virtual teaching quality, student satisfaction, and academic performance among nursing students in Peru – a cross-sectional study by Loujain S. Sharif, Jhan CM. Fernandez-Delgado, Erick E. Aguilar-Altamirano, Wildoro Ramírez-Ramírez, Alaa Mahsoon, Maram Banakhar, Higinio Fernández-Sanchez

“…Objective: This study aims to explore how nursing students’ satisfaction and academic performance in practical courses relate to the quality of virtual teaching in a Peruvian university in 2023. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional correlational study was conducted by surveying 125 nursing students in northern Peru from March to May 2023. …”
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Combination of Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy with Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Provides Better Survival in Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients by Liu CW, Lin PT, Teng W, Chen WT, Su CW, Hsieh YC, Lin CC, Lin CY, Lin SM

“…The patients were categorized into two groups: HAIC combined with TKI therapy and HAIC alone. Kaplan–Meier analysis, Cox proportional hazards models, and propensity score matching were applied.Results: Among 130 patients, the combination therapy group showed significantly improved overall survival (OS) (20.2 versus 11.8 months, p = 0.000) and progression-free survival (PFS) (8.2 versus 3.6 months, p = 0.011) compared to the HAIC-only group. …”
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Development of autonomic innervation at the venous pole of the heart: bridging the gap from mice to human by Fleur Zwanenburg, Thomas A. Bos, Arend D. J. Ten Harkel, Monique C. Haak, Nathan D. Hahurij, Robert E. Poelmann, Conny J. van Munsteren, Lambertus J. Wisse, Nico A. Blom, Marco C. DeRuiter, Monique R. M. Jongbloed

“…Most of the pioneering studies providing embryological background are conducted in animal models. To date, a detailed comparison with the human cardiac autonomic nervous system (cANS) is lacking. …”
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