Adoption and acceptability of a perioperative nutrition program among total joint arthroplasty patients by Derek S. Yocum, Leila Hammond, Emma Housholder, Néma McGlynn, Sara Y. Oikawa, Claudia Kabele, Adam Cien, Jeffrey D. Yergler

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Clonal Hematopoiesis of Intermediate Potential in Atrial Fibrillation: A Critical View of Current Knowledge as a Springboard for Future Research by Elena Chatzikalil, Dimitris Asvestas, Stylianos Tzeis, Elena E. Solomou

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Knowledge, attitudes, and representations of caregivers of individuals with major neurocognitive disorders regarding palliative and end-of-life care: a narrative literature review by Roxane Pellerin, Diane Tapp, Catherine Filion, Sophie Castonguay-Paradis, Gina Bravo, Guillaume Robert

“…Further research is needed to enable healthcare professionals to provide targeted support and education to caregivers as patient conditions evolve, thereby improving overall care quality.…”
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Assessment of dentists’ knowledge and awareness of oral manifestations of COVID-19 and the impact of pandemic waves on dental practice in India - an embedded study by Swati Bhatnagar, Shushma Rao B., Rahul Srivastava, Niharicka Gopalakrishnan, Ramya Shenoy, Roma Mascarenhas

“…Conclusion This study highlights the knowledge assessment among dental clinicians on the requirement of educational training programs about infection control practices to be followed in dentistry. …”
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The level of awareness and predictors about rheumatic diseases in Kurdistan region-Iraq: an online community-based survey by Gasheen Hawezy, Kochr Ali Mahmood, Shwan Kader Media, Sirwan Khalid Ahmed

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Assessing Dentists’ knowledge and training needs in smoking cessation and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems: a cross-sectional study in Kosovo by Zana Sllamniku Dalipi, Mirlinda Sopi Krasniqi, Donika Bajrami Shabani, Linda Dula

“…Dental professionals play a key role in educating patients and supporting smoking cessation. …”
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Criteria-calibration approaches to deep learning-based cervical cancer radiation treatment auto-planning by Yongguang Liang, Jingru Yang, Shuoyang Wei, Yanfei Liu, Shumeng He, Kang Zhang, Jie Qiu, Bo Yang

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When inequity impacts clinical care: an analysis of length of stay and reimbursement rates for medical stabilization for anorexia nervosa based on insurance coverage by Lance R. Nelson, Kelly N. Horn, Amanda N. Burnside, Katrina T. Obleada, Ariela J.E. Kaiser, Lauren E. Swift, Rebecca Arteaga, Courtney L. Franceschi, Sarah Cohen, Francesca Y. Montalto, Gregg J. Montalto

“…Results Multiple regression models demonstrated that patients with public insurance tended to have a longer length of stay, despite similar degrees of medical instability. …”
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Research on strategies for enhancing drug knowledge dissemination on Chinese social media WeChat public accounts based on text mining technology by Xihui Yu, Xiaotong Chen, Xia Yan, Xuejun Wu, Yizhi Zhang, Xiajiong Luo, Weihao Ma, Hongbo Fu, Yaofeng Zhang

“…ObjectiveHealth science popularization is an important means to improve public health literacy, promote healthy lifestyles, prevent diseases and respond to health crises, which is of great significance for improving the overall health of the people. Strengthening the medication education of patients is also one of the key factors to improve patients’ medication adherence. …”
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Assessing the Role of Large Language Models Between ChatGPT and DeepSeek in Asthma Education for Bilingual Individuals: Comparative Study by Yaxin Liu, Fangfei Yu, Xiaofei Zhang, Xiaohan Tong, Kui Li, Weikuan Gu, Baiquan Yu

“…Artificial intelligence (AI)–driven tools such as large language models (LLMs) hold potential for enhancing patient education, especially for multilingual populations. …”
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Gaps in access to pulmonary hypertension care and opportunities for improvement: a multi-site qualitative study by Kari R. Gillmeyer, Sara Shusterman, Seppo T. Rinne, A. Rani Elwy, Renda Soylemez Wiener

“…Geographic barriers to care, limited non-expert PH knowledge, dismissal of patient’s symptoms by providers, limited PH expert availability, and inadequate insurance coverage of PH medications emerged as the most prominent barriers to PH care access. …”
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Improving diagnosis of primary aldosteronism through education: a modified Delphi study to identify key learning points by Jocelyn Widjaja, Jun Yang, Julia Harrison

“…Conclusion: Experts reached a consensus, for the first time, on nine critical knowledge areas about PA that should be covered in medical education. …”
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A Retrospective Patient Chart Review and Survey in Patients with Cryopyrin-associated Periodic Syndromes Treated with Anakinra by Helen J. Lachmann, Renée J.G. Arnold, Marco Gattorno, Isabelle Koné-Paut, Alberto Ferreira, Jasmin Kümmerle-Deschner

“… # Conclusions To our knowledge, this is the most comprehensive survey of patient experience with CAPS. …”
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A Questionnaire-based Study to Assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Perception of Resident Doctors about Antimicrobial Stewardship at a Tertiary Care Centre by Pranav Sadashiv Jadhav, Sabiha Saleem Tamboli, Pradnya Sadashiv Jadhav

“…A scoring system was used to rate the KAP of the respondent as poor, average and good. 58.3% of the respondents prescribed antimicrobials for viral infection. 83.3% did not agree that antimicrobial resistance is associated with an increase in mortality, morbidity and prolonged hospitalization of the patient. The attitude of the resident doctors towards antimicrobial education is good but the deficiencies in the knowledge and perception need to be improved further. …”
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Management of microbial keratitis by private pharmacies in Uganda: a study of knowledge, attitude, and practice. [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Sandip Das Sanyam, Reena Yadav, Abeer H. A. Mohamed Ahmed, Jeremy J. Hoffman, Mathew J. Burton, David Macleod, Simon Arunga, Francis Orishaba, Astrid Leck, John Onyango, Teddy Kwaga, Abel Ebong, Angela Meric Birungi, Tara B. Mtuy, Rita Kageni, Gilbert Arinda

“…In the IDIs and FGDs, the pharmacy attendants reported that they receive and manage patients with MK. Some immediately refer any patients they receive with eye complaints without prescribing any medication while others only refer those who are not responding to medication. …”
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Older adults' needs and preferences for a nutrition education digital health solution: A participatory design study by Ashlee Turner, Victoria M. Flood, Haley M. LaMonica

“…Abstract Background The global population is ageing rapidly and there is a need for strategies to promote health and wellbeing among older adults. Nutrition knowledge is a key predictor of dietary intake; therefore, effective educational programmes are urgently required to rectify poor dietary patterns. …”
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Air Transportation of Critically Ill Patients by E. P. Rodionov, I. V. Bratishchev

“…In each region, continuing specialized teams of qualified medical workers who have a good knowledge of altitude pathophysiology and handle the obligatorily certified equipment should be created on the basis of large-scale medical centers.…”
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The nursing psychiatric teaching new forms meaning: nursing students perception in the stage field by Maria Salete Bessa Jorge, Norma Faustino Rocha

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Evaluation of an evidence-based practice education workshop focused on critical appraisal for advanced practice nurses: A before-after intervention study by Ai Tomotaki, Ikuko Sakai, Hiroki Fukahori, Yasunobu Tsuda

“…Though critical appraisal in EBP has been a frequent topic in medical education, implementing and disseminating existing EBP education for nurses are challenging in countries with limited EBP educational resources. …”
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Effectiveness of an online educational intervention for pressure injury prevention in caregivers: a pre-test post-test study by Nurizzqah Bungsu, Shyh Poh Teo, Noridah Halim, Misli Kula, Asmah Husaini

“…CONCLUSIONS: The online educational intervention for pressure injury prevention was associated with a low response rate and a likely non-clinically significant difference in knowledge scores among caregivers for dependent older patients.…”
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