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

“…Line charts with descriptive statistics were used to detail trends in IMRs, and multiple logistic regression models were used to identify risk factors for infant mortality in the 2007 and 2016 CS datasets. …”
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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

“…Lastly, using logistic regression and Cox proportional hazards models, we demonstrated that AS was significantly associated with the length of hospital stay (-0.21, p < 0.05) and 30-day readmission risk (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 0.91, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.91–0.99) to some extent. …”
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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

“…Improving virtual methodologies and exploring innovative strategies, such as hybrid learning models, are essential for improving outcomes in nursing education. …”
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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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Investigating amygdala nuclei volumes in military personnel with post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, and adjustment disorder: A retrospective cross-sectional... by Thiemo Knaust, Dagmar Tarnogorski, Matthias B D Siebler, Philipp Skiberowski, Christian Moritz, Helge Höllmer, Holger Schulz

“…Amygdala subfields were automatically segmented and volumetrized using FreeSurfer software. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) models compared amygdala nuclei volumes across diagnostic groups, controlling for estimated total intracranial volume (eTIV), age, and gender. …”
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Real world data on characteristics and management of community patients receiving anticoagulation therapy who presented with acute bleeding to the emergency department at a regiona... by Fayez Hanna, Annemarie Hyppa, Ajay Prakash, Usira Vithanarachchi, Hizb U Dawar, Zar Sanga, George Olabode, Hamish Crisp, Alhossain A. Khalafallah

“…Data included: demographics, investigations (kidney and liver function tests, coagulation profile, FBC), LoS, bleeding site, type of and reason for anticoagulation therapy, and management provided. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, ?2 association, and regression models. …”
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Association of early acetaminophen administration with mortality in surgical intensive care patients: a retrospective cohort study by Jiajing Li, Yihao Li, Min Zhong, Hanli Chen, Ziyang Wang, Jianwei Wu, Yongyong Shi

“…This study aims to explore the relationship between early acetaminophen use and mortality in this patient population.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of adult SICU patients using the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC-IV) database, which contains data on patients admitted between 2008 and 2019. …”
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Prognostic value of HLA-I homozygosity in patients with non-small cell lung cancer treated with single agent immunotherapy by Mark Watson, Michael Millward, Samantha Bowyer, Afaf Abed, Leslie Calapre, Johnny Lo, Suzana Correia, Abha Chopra, Muhammad Adnan Khattak, Elin Solomonovna Gray

“…Univariable and multivariable Cox regression models were constructed to determine whether HLA homozygosity was an independent prognostic factor affecting Overall Survival (OS) and Progression Free Survival (PFS). …”
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At-Home Stroke Neurorehabilitation: Early Findings with the NeuroExo BCI System by Juan José González-España, Lianne Sánchez-Rodríguez, Maxine Annel Pacheco-Ramírez, Jeff Feng, Kathryn Nedley, Shuo-Hsiu Chang, Gerard E. Francisco, Jose L. Contreras-Vidal

“…Furthermore, linear mixed-effects statistical models showed a significant reduction in trial duration (<i>p</i>-value < 0.02) and concomitant changes in brain patterns (<i>p</i>-value < 0.02). …”
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Longitudinal associations between self-regulation and physical activity behavior following metabolic bariatric surgery; an exploratory study by C. Sundgot-Borgen, S. Baardstu, D. S. Bond, F. F. Sniehotta, I. Bergh, T. Mala, Ø. Rø, I. L. Kvalem

“…Second-order latent growth curve modeling examined changes in the three self-regulation constructs, followed by path analysis to explore direct, indirect, and bidirectional associations between baseline levels and changes in self-regulation, and MVPA at 1- and 5-years post-surgery. …”
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ICD-10 code-based definition of heart failure in Saint Petersburg electronic health records: prevalence, health care utilization and outcomes by A. E. Soloveva, G. V. Endubaeva, N. G. Avdonina, E. I. Kogan, T. V. Gorbacheva, A. V. Lubkovsky, A. N. Yazenok, A. N. Yakovlev, N. E. Zvartau, S. V. Villevalde, E. V. Shlyakhto

“…To analyze prevalence of heart failure (HF), clinical and demographic characteristics, health care utilization, and outcomes according to the used International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD-10) codes in regional integrated electronic health record database in Saint Petersburg.Material and methods. The retrospective analysis of the Saint Petersburg regional integrated electronic health record database for 2019 was performed. …”
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A comparison of pediatric and adult ocular diseases in the context of social determinants of health by Deniz Oncel, Ria Ravi, Xhulio Arolli, Sandra Hoyek, Celine Chaaya, Audina M. Berrocal, Nimesh A. Patel

“…The prevalence of SoDH components were compared between pediatric and adult patients. Multivariable models were used for analysis. Results: The study population included 834,237 participants with 22,729 adult participants with ocular diseases and 6340 pediatric patients with ocular diseases. …”
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Machine Learning-Based Alfalfa Height Estimation Using Sentinel-2 Multispectral Imagery by Hazhir Bahrami, Karem Chokmani, Saeid Homayouni, Viacheslav I. Adamchuk, Rami Albasha, Md Saifuzzaman, Maxime Leduc

“…This study aimed to estimate alfalfa crop height through satellite images and machine learning methods within the Google Earth Engine (GEE) Python API. …”
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