Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of HIV-Positive Adolescents Related to HIV/AIDS Prevention in Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire) by Azagoh-Kouadio Richard, Yeboua Kossonou Roland, Yao Kouassi Christian, Kouassi-Kouadio Amenan Cécile, Aholi Jean Michel, Cissé Lacina, Asse Kouadio Vincent

“…All of the adolescents surveyed said that they did not talk to friends and family about HIV. Conclusion. The level of knowledge, attitude, and practice of HIV-positive adolescents regarding HIV/AIDS transmission is insufficient. …”
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Developing a core outcome set for interventions in people with mild cognitive impairment: study protocol by Angus G K McNair, Nicholas Turner, Alan Richardson, Elizabeth Coulthard, Jemima Dooley, Julie Clayton, Sam Harding, Sarah Rudd, Victoria Grace Gabb, Winsome Barrett-Muir, Natalie Woodward, Sophie Alderman, Joseph Webb

“…Qualitative interviews will be held with key stakeholders including individuals living with MCI, friends and family, and relevant professionals to identify further outcomes considered important. …”
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Positive resonance: Successful interpersonal emotion regulation facilitated relationship closeness by enhanced inter-brain synchronization by Tongtong Zhu, Xiaoxuan Zhang, Luyao Jin, Linzi Wang, Yanmei Wang

“…Seventy-four female dyads (friends) were randomly assigned to one of two strategy groups (CR vs. …”
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The Use of Electronic Consent (eConsent) Within the Ketamine for Long-Lasting Pain Relief After Surgery (KALPAS) Multicenter Trial by Doan LV, Burr J, Perez R, Martinez H, Cuevas R, Watt K, Wang J

“…When signing the eConsent, however, all potential participants are provided with a concise summary of the informed consent document, an approach not widely used by multicenter studies. eConsent has been noted to be beneficial to research staff when trying to gather informed consent from participants who live far away from the hospital, want to include their family and friends, and for researchers who can approach patients outside of their clinical appointments.Conclusion: The ability to consent patients remotely has allowed for a flexible workflow within sites and a more patient-centric process that focuses on including loved ones in the discussion and scheduling time to speak to a principal investigator. …”
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A qualitative study of community perceptions and practices relating to blood donation in Cameroon by Solange Dabou, Wilfred Ngwa, Ngo Valery Ngo, Constantine T Asahngwa, Ghyslaine Bruna Djeunang Dongho, Regina Sinsai, Evrard Kepgang, Odette D Kibu, Ronald Mbua Gobina, Denis Alemka Foretia

“…The practice of free and voluntary donation, as well as donations specifically to family and friends, was common. Occasionally, requests for financial remuneration prior to blood donation also emerged.Conclusions Community members displayed both favourable and unfavourable perceptions as well as both safe and risky practices related to blood donation. …”
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Adults with Longstanding Strabismus: Psychosocial and Functional Impacts and Reasons behind Surgery Delay by Rami Al-Omari, Hisham M Jammal, Yousef Khader, Dema Atoum, Wedad Al-dolat, Moawiah Khatatbeh

“…The reasons for seeking surgical treatment after this delay were as follows: for cosmetic issues (27.8%), a better understanding of strabismus surgery and its potential complications (20.3%), pressure from family and friends (16.5%), improved economic status (13.9%), relationship/marriage prospects (13.9%), and to improve chances of getting a job (7.6%). …”
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Latinx and White Adolescents’ Preferences for Latinx-Targeted Celebrity and Noncelebrity Food Advertisements: Experimental Survey Study by Marie A Bragg, Samina Lutfeali, Daniela Godoy Gabler, Diego A Quintana Licona, Jennifer L Harris

“…Additionally, the interaction between celebrity and participant ethnicity was significant for 4 behavioral intentions; Latinx, but not White, participants reported higher willingness to consume the product (P<.001), follow brands (P<.001), and tag friends (P<.001). While White and Latinx adolescents both reported higher likelihoods of “liking” advertisements on social media endorsed by Latinx celebrities versus noncelebrities, the effect was significantly larger among Latinx adolescents (P<.01). …”
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‘Striving to achieve control’. Registered nurses’ experiences of palliative care quality during the COVID-19 pandemic – a qualitative study by Tuva Sandsdalen, Ann Karin Helgesen, Vigdis Abrahamsen Grøndahl, Carina Bååth, Maria Larsson, Christina Melin Johansson, Cecilia Olsson, Maria Tillfors, Jane Österlind, Reidun Hov, Marie Dahlen Granrud

“…This theme comprised six categories: (1) when the toolbox does not fit; (2) protective equipment—social distance and opportunities for closeness; (3) unpredictable workday; (4) the right person to the right assignment at the right time; (5) presence and absence of relatives and friends; and (6) situations that required creativity. …”
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Digital Gaming and Subsequent Health and Well-Being Among Older Adults: Longitudinal Outcome-Wide Analysis by Atsushi Nakagomi, Kazushige Ide, Katsunori Kondo, Koichiro Shiba

“…Although initial analyses indicated associations between digital gaming and participation in hobby groups (mean difference=0.12, P=.005) as well as meeting with friends (mean difference=0.076, P=.02), these associations did not remain significant after applying the Bonferroni correction for multiple testing. …”
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Clinico-Epidemiological Profile of Children Orphaned due to AIDS Residing in Care Giving Institutions in Coastal South India by Rekha Thapar, Meher Singha, Nithin Kumar, Prasanna Mithra, Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan, Ramesh Holla, Vaman Kulkarni, B. B. Darshan, Avinash Kumar

“…Only two of the participants felt discriminated by their friends because of their HIV status. Conclusion. From our study we draw conclusion that even though the children orphaned due to AIDS are rehabilitated in terms of having shelter and provision of education and health care, much needs to be done in terms of improving the nutritional status of these children and alleviating the discriminatory attitude of the society towards them.…”
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Determinants maintaining healthcare personnel’s motivation during COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda by Makiko Komasawa, Myo Nyein Aung, Christopher Nsereko, Kiyoko Saito, Robert Ssekitoleko, Mitsuo Isono, Motoyuki Yuasa

“…In contrast, psychological impact was negatively affected by isolation from family and friends (AOR: 0.61, 95% CI: 0.41–0.92). Conclusions Despite challenges, most HCWs at the Hospital remained motivated. …”
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Informal Caregivers Connecting on the Web: Content Analysis of Posts on Discussion Forums by Michelle L Foster, Chinenye Egwuonwu, Erin Vernon, Mohammad Alarifi, M Courtney Hughes

“… Abstract BackgroundAbout 53 million adults in the United States offer informal care to family and friends with disease or disability. Such care has an estimated economic value of US $600 million. …”
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Medical Assistance in Dying for Persons Suffering Solely from Mental Illness in Canada by Chloe Eunice Panganiban, Srushhti Trivedi

“… [16] Trouton et al., “Attitudes and Expectations Regarding Bereavement Support for Patients, Family Members, and Friends: Findings from a Survey of MAID Providers,” 2020…”
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Compulsive Buying Disorder among Medicine, Dentistry, and Nursing Undergraduate Students from Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu, India: A Cross-sectional Study by A Hari Narayanan, Vedapriya Dande Rajasekar, Raja Danasekaran, BN Surya, P Manoj, S Madhush Kumar, Rehana Syed, R Harishma

“…Significant associations with CBD included female gender, medical education, family history of shopaholics, online shopping, shopping-induced euphoria, anxiety or distress when unable to shop, and lying to family or friends about shopping expenses (p-value <0.05). …”
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Family-focused intervention programme to foster adolescent mental health and well-being: protocol for a multicountry cluster randomised factorial trial (FLOURISH Phase 2) by Heather M Foran, Marija Raleva, Nina Heinrichs, Graham Moore, Yulia Shenderovich, Xiang Zhao, Judith Simon, Antonio Piolanti, Viorel Babii, Janina Mueller, Franziska Waller, Dennis Wienand, Swetha Sampathkumar, Ivo Kunovski

“…Effective and scalable interventions are urgently needed to address these challenges.Methods and analysis This protocol outlines a multicountry cluster randomised factorial trial, implemented according to the multiphase optimisation strategy (Phase 2), which evaluates the effectiveness and costs of three add-on components for the Parenting for Lifelong Health for Parents and Teens programme: adolescent mental health tools based on UNICEFs Helping Adolescents Thrive comics, adolescent peer support based on UNICEFs ‘I Support My Friends’ intervention and engagement booster designed to enhance attendance and programme completion through incentives. …”
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Model Sistem Berbasis Pengetahuan untuk Rekomendasi Aktivitas Pensiun by Dono Catur Prasetyo, Sri Kusumadewi, Isnatin Miladiyah

“…When a person enters retirement, there will be an important change in the development of an individual's life, which is marked by changes in circumstances such as financial loss, loss of status, loss of friends/acquaintances, and loss of routine work activities. …”
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Healthcare practitioners as accomplices: a qualitative study of gender affirmation in a context of ambiguous regulation in Indonesia by Benjamin Hegarty, Alegra Wolter, Amalia Puri Handayani, Kevin Marian, Jamee Newland, Dede Oetomo, Ignatius Praptoraharjo, Angela Kelly-Hanku

“…For trans participants, ethical arguments for the validity of legal and medical gender affirmation was premised on evidence that their gender identity and expression was already recognized within society, even if limited to immediate friends and family. Given that all participants expressed a desire for gender affirmation, but such services were widely unavailable, accomplices played a crucial role in supporting trans people to access healthcare. …”
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Use of Go-Beyond as a Self-Directed Internet-Based Program Supporting Veterans’ Transition to Civilian Life: Preliminary Usability Study by Karolina Katarzyna Alichniewicz, Sarah Hampton, Madeline Romaniuk, Darcy Bennett, Camila Guindalini

“…Feedback survey revealed high overall user satisfaction with Go-Beyond, emphasizing its engaging content and user-friendly modules. Notably, 94% (88/94) of survey respondents indicated they would recommend the program to other veterans, family, or friends. …”
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Assessment of the general population knowledge about the emergence of Nipah virus outbreak in Bangladesh: A nationwide cross-sectional study by Mobin Ibne Mokbul, Shuvajit Saha, Samiha Nahar Tuli, Fatema Binte Nur, A.M. Khairul Islam, Tariful Islam, Shirsho Shreyan, Alok Bijoy Bhadra, Golam Dastageer Prince, Irfath Sharmin Eva, Mustari Nailah Tabassum, Ferdous Wahid, Md Irfan Bin Kayes, Nazim Hassan Ziad, Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader

“…The main sources of information were social media (29.9 %), television (25.41 %), educational institutions (18.95 %), newspapers (13.65 %), friends (6.39 %), and workplaces (5.91 %). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that participants aged 31–40 years had lower odds of poor knowledge (OR = 0.57, 95 % CI: 0.39–0.82, p < 0.01) compared to those aged 21–30. …”
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Frequency of consumption and factors associated with hookah use in Curitiba, Brazil: a cross-sectional study by Heloisa Franco de Meira, Paulo Henrique Couto Souza, Juliana Schaia Rocha Orsi, Fernanda Tiboni, Sérgio Aparecido Ignácio, Constanza Andrea Hernandez Meza, Flávia Sukekava, Arieli Carini Michels, Amanda Dallegrave Vicentin, Patricia Lupion Torres, Emanuela Carla dos Santos, Mariana Hornung Marins, Aldini Beuting Pereira, Paula Cristina Trevilatto, Aline Cristina Batista Rodrigues Johann

“…They started using hookah at up to 17 years old, discovered it through friends, purchased hookah essence from a tobacconist, and used it in groups, with 3 sessions or more per day, and the session duration was 50 min or more. …”
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