The Risk Factors of Self-Management Behavior among Chinese Stroke Patients by Huang Shuqi, Li Siqin, Wu Xiaoyan, Yang Rong, Zhao Lihong

“…Ischemic stroke patients (n = 354) were enrolled from the outpatient department of Neurology in West China Hospital from September 2018 to December 2019. The general demographic and disease-related data of stroke patients were collected. …”
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Prevalence, consequences, and contributing factors beyond verbal and physical workplace violence against nurses in peripheral hospitals by Mohammad M. Alnaeem, Khaled Hasan Suleiman, Majdi M. Alzoubi, Yasmeen Abu Sumaqa, Khalid Al-Mugheed, Amany Anwar Saeed Alabdullah, Sally Mohammed Farghaly Abdelaliem

“…Data were collected using a self-report instrument between December 2022 and June 2023. A modified version of the ILO/ICN/WHO/PSI Workplace Violence in the Health Sector Country Case Study Questionnaire developed and validated in 2003 was used.ResultsThe ages of the participants ranged from 20 to 49 years. …”
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Structural equation modeling for social capital empowerment in supporting mangrove rehabilitation by I. Listiana, D. Ariyanto

“…Data collection took place from July to December 2023. Data analysis involved tabulation techniques and Structural Equation Model analysis using Linear Structural Relations.FINDINGS: The findings suggest that social institutions, such as customary practices, sanctions, and conflict, have a negative impact on mangrove rehabilitation and welfare. …”
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Hematological Parameters and Hemozoin-Containing Leukocytes and Their Association with Disease Severity among Malaria Infected Children: A Cross-Sectional Study at Pawe General Hos... by Muluken Birhanu, Yaregal Asres, Wondimagegn Adissu, Tilahun Yemane, Endalew Zemene, Lealem Gedefaw

“…A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted at Pawe General Hospital from July 31 to December 30, 2014. Demographic and clinical data were collected using structured questionnaire. …”
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COVID-19 health information needs of older adults from ethnic minority groups in the UK: a qualitative study by Jackie A Cassell, Laura J Hughes, Elizabeth Ford, Priyamvada Paudyal, Kavian Kulasabanathan, Jo Armes, Rebecca Sharp, Saliha Majeed-Hajaj, Emily Skinner, Naresh Khapangi Magar, Debbie Isobel Keeling

“…Participants were recruited between July and December 2020 from Kent, Surrey and Sussex through community organisations.Results 24 participants took part in the study; 13 older adults, 7 family members and 4 HCPs. …”
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Measuring anti-transgender stigma in low-income and middle-income countries: a scoping review protocol by Clare Barrington, Jennifer Toller Erausquin, Amanda E Tanner, Tamar Goldenberg, Sulianie Mertus, Mohammed Sheikh Eldin Jibriel

“…We will search (from January 2001 to December 2021) PubMed, WHO Global Medicus and EBSCO. …”
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The neutrophil percentage-to-albumin ratio is an independent risk factor for poor prognosis in peritoneal dialysis patients by Mingfan Xu, Jingjia Huan, Lujie Zhu, Jiachun Xu, Kai Song

“…Aim This study aimed to investigate the predictive ability of the neutrophil percentage-to-albumin Ratio (NPAR) concerning all-cause mortality and cardio-cerebrovascular mortality in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD).Methods We included a total of 807 PD patients from the Peritoneal Dialysis Center of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University between January 2009 and December 2019 in this study. Patients were categorized into three groups based on their baseline NPAR. …”
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COVID-19 Infection Clinical Profile, Management, Outcome, and Antibody Response in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Single Centre Experience by Sanjiv Jasuja, Gaurav Sagar, Anupam Bahl, Shalini Verma

“…The 67 KTRs with polymerase chain reaction (PCR) confirmed COVID-19 infection reported between 1 May 2020 and 31 December 2020; 61.2% of patients were hospitalized; and 20.9% needed ventilation. …”
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Conspiracy theories and COVID-19: Coping mechanism or cognitive dissonance? A longitudinal study by Livio TARCHI, Francesco CHIRICO, Eleonora ROSSI, Emanuele CASSIOLI, Kavita BATRA, Pietro CRESCENZO, Amelia RIZZO, Giovanni CASTELLINI, Valdo RICCA

“…At T0, 336 individuals were recruited (from April to June 2020) and pseudo-anonymized, 270 retained at T1 (from October to December 2020). Subjects were evaluated by psychometric valid tools, such as Brief Symptoms Inventory (BSI), and Impact of Event Scale (IES). …”
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Spatial analysis of milk and cottage cheese reveals poor microbial quality and contamination with foodborne pathogens in the central highlands of Ethiopia by Abdi Keba, Gebrerufael Girmay, Henok Nahusenay, Ashagrie Zewdu

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate microbial quality and safety of milk and cottage cheese and spatial distribution of microbial quality indicators and foodborne pathogens along the dairy value chain in the three regions of the country.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2020 to May 2021. A total of 912 samples were collected and tested for aerobic plate count, total coliform count, Escherichia coli count, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella enterica, and Campylobacter spp., according to standard methods of microbial enumerations and isolation procedures.ResultsMicrobial quality of milk and cottage cheese in the dairy value chain was found poor quality, as the total bacteria count, total coliform count, and Escherichia coli count were estimated to be 98% (95% CI 97.2–98.9%), 61.2% (95% CI 58–64.3%), and 28.6% (95% CI 25.8–31.6%), respectively. …”
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Minimally Invasive Technique for PMMA Augmentation of Fenestrated Screws by Jan-Helge Klingler, Christoph Scholz, Evangelos Kogias, Ronen Sircar, Marie T. Krüger, Florian Volz, Christian Scheiwe, Ulrich Hubbe

“…A total of 157 cannulated and fenestrated pedicle screws had been cement-augmented during minimally invasive posterior screw-rod spondylodesis in 35 patients from January to December 2012. Retrospective evaluation of cement extravasation and screw loosening was carried out in postoperative plain radiographs and thin-sliced triplanar computed tomography scans. …”
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The Frequency of Clinic Visits Was Not Associated with Medication Adherence or Outcome in Children with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by Cheryl Kluthe, Jenkin Tsui, Donald Spady, Matthew Carroll, Eytan Wine, Hien Quoc Huynh

“…A retrospective chart review of patients attending the Edmonton Pediatric IBD Clinic (EPIC) at the Stollery Children’s Hospital from January 2012 to December 2013 was completed. Correlations were made between frequency of clinic visit, percentage of prescriptions filled, percentage of requisitioned blood work completed, rural or urban residence, and steroid-free remission status of patients for the 6 months after the chart review. …”
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Enteral Nutrition Practices and Complications in ICU Settings: A Cross-Sectional Study of Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives in Saudi Arabia by Zaher S, Alhindi R, Alturki L, Alsobhi E, Alahmadi L, Aldhowayan HA

“…We also investigated the factors influenced the HCPs’ perception in reporting these EN complications.Methods: In this cross-sectional pilot study, data was collected through an online survey from 25 December 2022 to the end of February 2023. All dietitians, physicians and nurses working in adult and PICUs in Saudi-Arabia were eligible to participate. …”
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Association between obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome and arteriosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: mediating effect of blood pressure by Xinshui Wang, Xiaolin Huang, Yuexian Xing, Xiaohong Jiang, Fei Hua

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to explore the relationship between Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome (OSAHS) and arteriosclerosis in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients and to evaluate the mediating effect of blood pressure in this process.MethodsA total of 411 T2DM patients admitted to the Third Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University from January 2021 to December 2023 were selected and divided into the arteriosclerosis group (n = 299) and the non-arteriosclerosis group (n = 112) based on brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (ba-PWV). …”
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Evaluation of 30-day mortality in patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy in a tertiary hospital: a 3-year retrospective survey by Philippe Bichard, Jean-Louis Frossard, Laurent Spahr, Nicolas Goossens, Olivier Chatelanat, Laurent Bochatay, Caroline Bastid

“…Our objective was to report death causes and rate following GI endoscopies in a tertiary university hospital.Design We retrospectively reviewed all GI procedures made between January 2017 and December 2019 in our tertiary hospital in Switzerland. …”
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Effect Observation of Optimized Individualized Nursing Care Applied to ICU Patients with Severe Pneumonia by Xianpeng Wang, Yimei Qiu, Ting Xu, Yufeng Chen, Chunxiao Ying

“…Methods. 440 patients with SP admitted to the ICU of our hospital from January 2019 to June 2020 were provided with routine nursing care (group A), and 550 patients with SP admitted from July 2020 to December 2021 were provided with optimized individualized nursing care (group B). …”
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Comparison of clinical outcomes between double arterial cannulation and single arterial cannulation in type A aortic dissection by Zhiwei Tang, Chunze Yuan, Hong Liu, Yi Ding, Jiaxi Gu, Minghui Li, Buqing Ni, Yongfeng Shao

“…From January 2018 to December 2022, 403 individuals with TAAD were recruited for the study and were divided into two groups based on the cannulation approach. …”
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Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of posttraumatic hospitalized patients with symptoms related to venous thromboembolism: a single-center retrospective study by Hyung Su Park, Sung Youl Hyun, Woo Sung Choi, Jin-Seong Cho, Jae Ho Jang, Jea Yeon Choi

“…Methods In total, 7,634 patients admitted to the emergency department of Gachon University Gil Medical Center, a tertiary hospital, and hospitalized between July 1, 2018 and December 31, 2020 were registered for this study. Of these patients, 278 patients who underwent CTA were enrolled in our study. …”
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Development and validation of a prognostic nomogram for predicting of patients with acute sedative-hypnotic overdose admitted to the intensive care unit by Guo Tang, Tianshan Zhang, Ping Zhang, Sha Yang, Tao Cheng, Rong Yao

“…We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients admitted to the emergency department of West China Hospital, Sichuan University, between October 11, 2009, and December 31, 2023. Patients were divided into ICU and non-ICU groups based on admission criteria including the need for blood purification therapy, organ support therapy (ventilatory support, vasoactive drugs, renal replacement therapy, artificial liver), or post-cardiopulmonary resuscitation. …”
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CARDIAC-STAR: prevalence of cardiovascular comorbidities in patients with HR + /HER2 − metastatic breast cancer by Susan Dent, Avirup Guha, Heather Moore, Doris Makari, Rachael McCaleb, Irene Arias, Stella Stergiopoulos, Benjamin Li, Michael Fradley

“…Claims-based algorithms identified patients with newly diagnosed HR + /HER2– mBC between January 2016 and December 2022. The index date was defined as the first date of an mBC claim during this period. …”
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