Reliability, Responsiveness, and Validity of the Visual Analog Fatigue Scale to Measure Exertion Fatigue in People with Chronic Stroke: A Preliminary Study by Benjamin Y. Tseng, Byron J. Gajewski, Patricia M. Kluding

“…Methods. Twenty-one people post-stroke (12 males, age =59.5±10.3 years; time post-stroke =4.1±3.5 years) participated. …”
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Protasi S. Loving people for who they are (even when they don’t love you back) / trans. from Engl. R. L. Kochnev by R. L. Kochnev

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Smartphone morality: A mixed-method study of how young adults judge their own and other people’s digital media reliance by Jansson André, Fast Karin, Bengtsson Stina, Lindell Johan

“…Escalating smartphone reliance is a debated issue, especially when it comes to the digital wellbeing of young people. Hence, this article addresses smartphone use as a morally contested activity among young adults. …”
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Health professionals’ perceptions, barriers and knowledge towards oral health care of dependent people in nursing homes: a systematic review by Joana Pombo-Lopes, Inês Rodrigues, Joana Costa, Ana Catarina Gomes, Jorge Fonseca, Jorge Fonseca, José Grillo-Evangelista

“…IntroductionThis review aimed to evaluate the perceived barriers, knowledge, and training, of different health care professionals in relation to the oral health of dependent people in nursing homes and access, as well, how this data was evaluated.MethodsThree electronic databases—PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, and LILACS—were searched independently by two researchers for relevant studies published up to December 2023. …”
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What are the challenges that social prescribers face when supporting people within dementia and how can these be addressed? A qualitative study. by Claudio Di Lorito, Marie Poole, Greta Rait, Kritika Samsi, Louise McComiskie, Louise Robinson, Jane Wilcock

“…This study aims to identify the challenges that social prescribers face when supporting people with dementia and their families and strategies to address these.…”
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Patients’ satisfaction and efficacy of modern conventional hearing aids: A comprehensive analysis of the self-reported user experiences in adult people by Daniele Portelli, Cosimo Galletti, Sabrina Loteta, Leonard Freni, Francesco Ciodaro, Angela Alibrandi, Giuseppe Alberti

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Differences and Correlations of Anxiety, Sleep Quality, and Pressure-Pain Threshold between Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain and Asymptomatic People by Changming Xu, Zhiwei Fu, Juan Wang, Bao Wu, Xue-Qiang Wang

“…This study aimed to explore the correlations between anxiety, sleep quality, and pressure-pain threshold (PPT) and their differences between patients with CLBP and asymptomatic people. Methods. Forty patients with CLBP and 40 asymptomatic people were recruited. …”
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Cohort profile: Noncommunicable diseases and ideal cardiovascular health among people living with and without HIV in Zambia and Zimbabwe (NCDzz cohort) by Gilles Wandeler, Samuel Bosomprah, Cleophas Chimbetete, Belinda Varaidzo Chihota, Guy Muula, Carolyn Bolton-Moore, Tinei Shamu, Ardele Mandiriri, Esau Banda

“…Purpose The NCDzz study is a prospective cohort of people living with and without HIV attending primary care clinics in Zambia and Zimbabwe and was established in 2019 to understand the intersection between noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and HIV in Southern Africa. …”
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Socioeconomic inequality in hypertension and its determinants in people over 60 years in Fasa, southern Iran: a Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition by Reza Tabrizi, Reza Pakzad, Maryam Akbari, Azizallah Dehghan, Mozhan Abdollahi, Sina Bazmi, Sina Kardeh, Yaser Sarikhani

“…This study aimed to assess the socioeconomic disparities in HTN among people aged 60 and older in Fasa County, located in southern Iran. …”
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Digital Home-Based Self-Monitoring System for People with Heart Failure: Protocol for Development of SmartHeart and Evaluation of Feasibility and Acceptability by Ralph Maddison, Rebecca Nourse, Reza Daryabeygikhotbehsara, Teketo Kassaw Tegegne, Paul Jansons, Jonathan Charles Rawstorn, John Atherton, Andrea Driscoll, Brian Oldenburg, Rajesh Vasa, Vassilis Kostakos, Tilman Dingler, Gavin Abbott, Paul Scuffham, Jo-Anne Elizabeth Manski-Nankervis, Dominika Kwasnicka, Finn Kensing, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam, Anthony Maeder, Yuxin Zhang

“…High health care costs and the burden of HF have led to the emerging application of new technologies to support people living with HF to stay well while living in the community. …”
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Death and disappearance: Measuring racial disparities in mortality and life expectancy among people in state prisons, United States 2000–2014 by Bryan L. Sykes, Ernest K. Chavez, Justin D. Strong

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The voice of people’s perspective on the future of health resilience post pandemic hits: A numerically scaled survey in 19 provinces in Indonesia by Nurlaila Ika, Amalya Dewi Meta

“…An overall total of 224 Indonesian people from 19 provinces completed a numerically scaled survey. …”
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Age-specific abnormal glucose metabolism in HIV-positive people on antiviral therapy in China: a multicenter case-control study by Lijun Xu, Mengsha Chen, Chunhui Yan, Xiaofeng Li, Xiaoli Ni, Minghang Zhou, Weiwei Xu, Junfang Xu, Shigui Yang

“…After matching, the study included 1030 people living with HIV (PLWH) and 1030 people living without HIV (PLWTH). …”
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Factors Influencing the Choice Between Multi-Target Stool DNA and Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Alaska Native Peoples by Lauren A. Jeffries, Christie A. Flanagan, Lila J. Finney Rutten, John B. Kisiel, Diana G. Redwood

“…The Alaska Tribal Health System is increasing colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among Alaska Native (AN) peoples, who experience the highest CRC rate in the world. …”
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The Soviet Foreign Policy and the People's Commissariat of Foreign Affairs in May 1939 - June 1941: New Tactics or a Strategic Miscalculation by A. V. Malgin

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Clinical outcomes of neuroendoscopic resection of brain abscess guided by electromagnetic navigation among patients presenting at Jieyang People's Hospital in China by Mindong Huang, Jiandan Zou

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THE FRENCH STANCE TOWARDS THE POLISH PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC FROM THE ELECTION OF FRANÇOIS MITTERRAND TO THE LIFTING OF MARTIAL LAW AS ASSESSED BY POLISH DIPLOMATS by Mateusz Piotr GANCEWSKI

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Contribution of integrase inhibitor use, body mass index, physical activity and caloric intake to weight gain in people living with HIV by Giovanni Guaraldi, Jovana Milic, Elena Bacchi, Federica Carli, Marianna Menozzi, Iacopo Franconi, Alessandro Raimondi, Giacomo Ciusa, Valentina Masi, Michela Belli, Stefano Guaraldi, Emanuele Aprile, Maria Mancini, Cristina Mussini, Jordan E. Lake, Kristine M. Erlandson

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Co-design of ‘Ways of Being’, a web-based experience to optimise online arts and culture for mental health in young people by Rebecca J. Syed Sheriff, Eloise Sinclair, Jen Young, Sophia Bhamra, Louise Chandler, Tharuka Arachchige, Helen Adams, Laura Bonsaver, Evgenia Riga, Laura Bergin, Negin Mirtorabi, Leenah Abuelgasim, Hadassah Beuchner, John Geddes

“…Aims and method We aimed to co-design an intervention optimising the benefits of online arts and culture for mental health in young people for subsequent testing in a trial. Co-design followed the double diamond phases of design, discover, define, develop and deliver. …”
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Comparison of mortality in people with type 2 diabetes between different ethnic groups: Systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies. by Umar Ahmed Riaz Chaudhry, Rebecca Fortescue, Liza Bowen, Stephen J Woolford, Felicity Knights, Derek G Cook, Tess Harris, Julia Critchley

“…This systematic review compares mortality risk between people with T2D from different ethnic groups and includes recent larger studies.…”
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