Energy management education for persons living with long COVID-related fatigue (EMERGE): protocol of a two-parallel arms target trial emulation study in a multicentre outpatient in... by Emilia Riggi, Marco Barbero, Gian Luca Di Tanna, Ruth Hersche, Andrea Weise

“…Introduction Energy management education (EME) is a manualised, evidence-based self-management education programme developed and delivered by occupational therapists for persons living with chronic disease-related fatigue. Studies have shown that EME can positively affect self-efficacy, fatigue impact and quality of life in persons with chronic conditions, while data on persons with long COVID are lacking.The primary aim is to evaluate if adding EME to the standard care improves outcomes in persons with long COVID-related fatigue. …”
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Sociodemographic factors associated with prenatal care utilization in Arkansas, United States by Pearl A. McElfish, Aaron Caldwell, Donya Watson, Jonathan Langner, Jennifer Callaghan-Koru, Austin Porter, Don E. Willis, Jennifer A. Andersen, Nicola L. Hawley, James P. Selig, Amir Forati, Maria R. Alcala, Lanita White, Enrique Gomez-Pomar, Clare C. Brown

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Status and influencing factors of health literacy among college students of traditional Chinese medicine: a cross-sectional study by Jie Zhu, Cuixia Lin, Yanhui Yang, Rui Yao, Ran Yang, Mingqian Jiang

“…Among the six categories of health literacy, the level of scientific health literacy (79.68%) was the highest, followed by safety and first aid literacy (72.86%), health information literacy (61.62%), basic medical literacy (61.30%), chronic disease prevention literacy (60.11%) and infectious disease prevention literacy (40.86%). …”
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Multi-metal mixture exposure and cognitive function in urban older adults: The mediation effects of thyroid hormones by Zhuoqi Zhu, Juanhua Li, Yang Peng, Ning Qin, Jiemei Li, Ying Wei, Biwen Wang, Yunfei Liao, Huaicai Zeng, Lu Cheng, Han Li

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Gestational weight gain and increased risk of cesarean delivery across body mass index categoriesAJOG Global Reports at a Glance by Pearl A. McElfish, PhD, Britni L. Ayers, PhD, Nicola L. Hawley, PhD, Aaron Caldwell, PhD, Austin Porter, DrPh, Michael D. Macechko, MD, Donya Watson, MD, Jennifer A. Callaghan-Koru, PhD, James P. Selig, PhD, Jennifer A. Andersen, PhD, Nirvana Manning, MD, Lanita White, PharmD, Enrique Gomez-Pomar, MD, Clare C. Brown, PhD

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