Tertiary prevention interventions for patients with stroke in African countries: a systematic review by Eva Johanna Kantelhardt, Thomas Frese, Eric Sven Kroeber, Lucas Adam, Susanne Unverzagt, Etienne Ngeh, Betselot Yirsaw Wubete

“…The interventions covered physiotherapeutic, electrophysiologic, psychotherapeutic and transitional care domains with mostly beneficial outcomes. All included studies were RCTs with some concerns about methodologic quality.Conclusion This systematic review comprises heterogeneous effective interventions for tertiary stroke prevention mostly conducted in small productive research clusters. …”
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A research agenda for helminth diseases of humans: towards control and elimination. by Boakye A Boatin, María-Gloria Basáñez, Roger K Prichard, Kwablah Awadzi, Rashida M Barakat, Héctor H García, Andrea Gazzinelli, Warwick N Grant, James S McCarthy, Eliézer K N'Goran, Mike Y Osei-Atweneboana, Banchob Sripa, Guo-Jing Yang, Sara Lustigman

“…The acknowledgement of the disease burden due to helminth infections, the availability of donated or affordable drugs that are mostly safe and moderately efficacious, and the implementation of viable mass drug administration (MDA) interventions have prompted the establishment of various large-scale control and elimination programmes. …”
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Bereavement support guidelines for caregivers in palliative care: a scoping review by Alexandra Coelho, Alexandra Coelho, Sara Albuquerque, David Dias Neto

“…Quality appraisal revealed gaps in evidence selection, resource implications, updates and monitoring criteria. …”
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Experiences and perceptions of Chinese patients enrolled in a clinical trial assessing tuina and manual therapies for knee osteoarthritis: a nested qualitative study by Luping Liu, Lingyun Zhang, Sina Li, Meiling Cai, Siyu Han, Zhiwen Weng, Qianji Chen, Yixuan Gao, Xiaoming Yang, Yang Zhang, Duoduo Li, Changxin Liu, Ya’nan Sun, Xiyou Wang, Changhe Yu

“…Current qualitative studies mostly focus on symptom management and basic disease perceptions, overlooking patient-centered treatment expectations, therapeutic process perceptions, and doctor-patient interaction impacts during manual therapy. …”
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Determinants of Parental Attitudes towards Children’s Vaccination in Lithuania: An Online Survey by Kamilė Čeponytė, Eglė Narkevičiūtė, Aušra Beržanskytė, Sigita Burokienė

“…The formation of parents‘ attitudes towards children‘s vaccination is a complex process that is determined by parents‘ attitudes towards the health care system, lack of trust in doctors, and gaps in communication about the benefits and risks of vaccination. …”
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Voices from the frontline: findings from a thematic analysis of a rapid online global survey of maternal and newborn health professionals facing the COVID-19 pandemic by Lenka Benova, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Emma Radovich, Francesca L Cavallaro, Andrea Pembe, Oona Maeve Renee Campbell, Thomas van den Akker, Bouchra Assarag, Thérèse Delvaux, Mitsuaki Matsui, Alexandre Delamou, Wendy Jane Graham, Bosede Afolabi, Annettee Nakimuli, Louise Tina Day, Aline Semaan, Constance Audet, Elise Huysmans, Hannah Blencowe, Séverine Caluwaerts, Leonardo Chavane, Giorgia Gon, Peter Kascak, Sarah Moxon

“…There was a widespread perception of reduced use of routine maternity care services, and of modification in care processes, some of which were not evidence-based practices.Conclusions Substantial knowledge gaps exist in guidance on management of maternity cases with or without COVID-19. …”
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Electronic Monitoring of Medication Adherence to Direct Oral Anticoagulants: A Systematic Review by Maskova E, Slivarichova S, Maly J, Mala-Ladova K

“…Furthermore, due to the identified gaps in current literature, it highlights the pressing need for standardized methodologies and improved adherence reporting. …”
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Experiences, challenges, and training reflections of nurses in isolation wards during different pandemic prevention policy periods: a qualitative study by Dandan Zhang, Yitong Jia, Yongjun Chen, Qingqing Liao, Meimei Wang, Yin-Ping Zhang

“…Existing qualitative studies mostly focused on the experiences of frontline nurses in the early stages of the pandemic, but they overlooked the dynamic nature of the role changes and adaptation processes as the pandemic evolved. …”
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Routine outcomes to investigate differences between ethnic minorities and White British people presenting to emergency services for injury: the stakeholder consultation by Fadi Baghdadi, Bridie Angela Evans, Ann John, Adam Lloyd, Ronan A Lyons, Gargi Naha, Alison Porter, Aloysius Niroshan Siriwardena, Helen Snooks, Alan Watkins, Julia Williams, Ashrafunnesa Khanom

“…Introduction Research has found differences in processes and outcomes of care between people in ethnic minorities and White British populations in some clinical conditions, although findings have been mixed. …”
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Supporting antiretroviral therapy uptake and adherence: the SUPA research programme and RCT by Rob Horne, Caroline Sabin, Trudie Chalder, Vanessa Cooper, Lucy Campbell, Elizabeth Glendinning, Iris Mosweu, Paul McCrone

“…Interventions to increase adherence across long-term conditions have had limited success, and it is not yet clear which strategies are most effective. To optimise engagement with ART, there is a need to understand why people with HIV may not want to, or be unable to, initiate and take ART. …”
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