Factors influencing healthcare workers’ perceived compliance with infection prevention and control standards, North Bank East region, The Gambia, a cross-sectional study by Sheriffo M.K. Darboe, Sandra A. Darfour-Oduro, Godsway Edem Kpene, Abou Kebbeh, Nuha Fofana, Manjally Ndow, Kawsu Sanyang, Dwomoh Duah, Alfred Edwin Yawson, Ernest Kenu, Harriet Affran Bonful

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A scoping review on the obstacles faced by beta thalassemia major patients in Pakistan- Matter of policy investment by Ali Hussain Ansari, Saqib Hussain Ansari, Mubarak Jabeen Salman, Muhammad Usman Hussain Ansari, Rawshan Jabeen

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Crowned dens syndrome: A case series of 72 patients at eight teaching hospitals in Japan by Hiroki Isono, Haruka Kuno, Takunori Hozumi, Ken Emoto, Sho Nishiguchi, Masahiro Sakai, Madoka Ito, Koichi Kitamura, Kazuhito Hirose, Eiji Hiraoka, Naoto Ishimaru, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Yasuharu Tokuda

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Concordance of Australian state and territory government guidelines for classifying the healthiness of foods in public settings by Bettina Backman, Meg Adam, Jasmine Chan, Josephine Marshall, Emalie Rosewarne, Gary Sacks, Adrian J Cameron, Miranda R Blake

“…National coordination to create evidence-based consistency between guidelines would help provide clarity for food businesses, which are often national, on how to better support community health through product development and reformulation. …”
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Impact of Thrombocytopenia on In-Hospital Outcome in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Zhongxiu Chen, Zheng Liu, Nan Li, Ran Liu, Miye Wang, Duolao Wang, Chen Li, Kai Li, Fangbo Luo, Yong He

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Assessment of occupational hazards in midwifery setting and impact of occupational stress and job satisfaction on midwives’ quality of work-life: multicenter study in IRAN by Nasibeh Sharifi, Azita Fathnezhad-Kazemi, Nazanin Rezaei, Masoumeh Yaralizadeh, Zahra PourMohammad

“…Abstract Background Midwifery is one of the key professions in maintaining community health and is important in providing maternal and child healthcare. …”
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Paediatric nephroblastoma at a South African tertiary hospital: A 21-year retrospective analysis by E Brits, E Gerber, I Iroka, L Mgidlana, J Willoughby, S Dhlamini, P Nxumalo, S Sefadi, A Mthembu, J B Sempa

“…This study highlights the need for collaboration between SA and Lesotho healthcare providers to improve outcomes by addressing diagnostic delays, treatment defaults and response variations in resource-limited settings through community health education, improving access to primary care, offering care-provider training, improving diagnostic resources and addressing socioeconomic barriers. …”
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Validating a digital depression prevention program for adolescents in Jordan: cultural adaptation and user testing in a randomized controlled trial by Latefa Ali Dardas, Obada Al-leimon, Tracy Gladstone, Abd Arrahman Dabbas, Insaf Alammouri, Benjamin Van Voorhees

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Bridging incremental to transformative hazard management strategies on the Tule River Indian Reservation by Natalie Herbert, Caroline Beckman, Kerri Vera, Eric Coles, Thomas Kim, Seung-Hyun Cho, Gabrielle Wong-Parodi

“…We ask: how do emergency managers and health practitioners on the Reservation characterize hazards and the vulnerabilities of the people they serve, and how do these understandings determine viable pathways for adaptation to support community health? We interviewed 16 practitioners with expertise in emergency management and health care services on the Tule River Indian Reservation. …”
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Impact of moral distress on burn-out: a cross-sectional survey of front-line family physicians during the initial wave of the COVID-19 pandemic by John Billimek, Johanna Shapiro, Cynthia Haq, Tan Nguyen, Avital Sabrina Fischer, Reece Fenning, John Michael Robb, Allison Slater, Uyen Mai, Tien Lam, Jan Paolo De La Cruz

“…The primary objective of this study was to investigate factors contributing to burn-out and moral distress and their relationship among practising family physicians (FPs) in California early in the COVID-19 pandemic.Design Cross-sectional study, online survey evaluating burn-out, moral distress and associated factors.Setting California FPs between July and August 2020 practising in community health centres, hospital systems, private clinics and university systems were surveyed with a 22-item online questionnaire.Participants FPs practising in California were eligible. …”
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Nurses' Sleep Quality and Its Influencing Factors During the First Explosive COVID‐19 Outbreak in Zhejiang, China, After the Relaxation of Epidemic Prevention and Control Measures:... by Lifen Lu, Di Sheng, Yaling Zhu, Xiaowei Xia, Guanghui Chen, Jiali Liang, Xiulan Shen, Gui Zheng

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Models of Integrated Acute Care for Older Adult Inpatients That Incorporate Integrative Health: An Integrative Review by Bonvin E, Perruchoud E, Tacchini-Jacquier N, Perrenoud J, Melly P, Celik S, Jean M, Verloo H

“…A single, hybrid, Integrated, People-Centred Health Services model for acute and community health care was identified. We found the Scaling Integrated Care in Context model for measuring integrated care development within health-care systems.Conclusion: Few studies have investigated integrated acute-care models incorporating integrative health services for older adult inpatients. …”
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Antipsychotic prescribing practices and patient, family member and healthcare professional perceptions of antipsychotic prescribing in acute care settings: a scoping review protoco... by Zahinoor Ismail, Daniel Niven, Kirsten Fiest, Lisa Burry, Karla D Krewulak, Natalia Jaworska, Stephana Julia Moss, Zara Stelfox

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The effect of training intervention based on health belief model on self-care behaviors of women with gestational diabetes mellitus by Fatemeh Mohammadkhah, Amirhossein Kamyab, Babak Pezeshki, Samira Norouzrajabi, Ali Khani Jeihooni

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Incidence and risk factors for clinical omphalitis among neonates in Eastern Uganda using chlorhexidine gel for cord care: a community-cohort study by John Wogabaga, Kathy Burgoine, Abel Kakuru, Brendah Nambozo, Martin Chebet, Josephine Tumuhamye, Benon Wanume, Faith Oguttu, Milton W. Musaba, Agnes Napyo, Solomon Wani, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Andrew D. Weeks, Thorkild Tylleskär, David Mukunya

“…Use of chlorhexidine coupled with close follow-up of neonates in the community by health workers and community health workers might have reduced the risk of omphalitis.…”
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Healthcare utilisation and expenditure patterns for cardio-metabolic diseases in South Asian cities: the CARRS Study by Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Kavita Singh, Roopa Shivashankar, Nikhil Tandon, Mohammed K Ali, Kalpana Singh, V Mohan, Priti Gupta, Ajay Vamadevan, Muhammad Masood Kadir, K M Narayan

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Incident prescriptions for common cardiovascular medications: comparison of recent versus pre-2020 medication adherence and discontinuation in three universal health care systems by Candace D. McNaughton, Peter C. Austin, Cynthia A. Jackevicius, Anna Chu, Jessalyn K. Holodinsky, Michael D. Hill, Colleen M. Norris, Mukesh Kumar, Noreen Kamal, Douglas S. Lee, Nadia Khan, Manav V. Vyas, Raed A. Joundi, Moira K. Kapral, Amy Y. X. Yu

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Bringing lab to the field: Exploring innovations in point-of-care diagnostics for the rapid detection and management of tropical diseases in resource-limited settings by Abdullahi Tunde Aborode, Ridwan Olamilekan Adesola, Godfred Yawson Scott, Emele Arthur-Hayford, Oche Joseph Otorkpa, Somuah Daniel Kwaku, Emmanuel Ebuka Elebesunu, Eghaghe Osadebamwen Nibokun, Ibude Jane Aruorivwooghene, Adetolase A. Bakre, Oluwaseun Adeolu Ogundijo, Olamilekan Gabriel Banwo, Oluwatobiloba Ige, Ibrahim O. Adelakun, Isreal Ayobami Onifade, Segun E. Ogungbemi, Boluwatife T. Dosunmu, Oluwaseunayo Deborah Ayando, Nike Idowu, Grace A. Adegoye, Olusegun Oluwaseun Jimoh

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Outcomes of COVID-19 in the Omicron-predominant wave: large-scale real-world data analysis with a comparison to influenza by Koichi Miyashita, Hironao Hozumi, Kazuki Furuhashi, Eiji Nakatani, Yusuke Inoue, Hideki Yasui, Yuzo Suzuki, Masato Karayama, Noriyuki Enomoto, Tomoyuki Fujisawa, Naoki Inui, Toshiyuki Ojima, Takafumi Suda

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Prognostic factors for outcomes of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss: protocol for the SeaSHeL national prospective cohort study by Helen Blackshaw, Anne GM Schilder, Rishi Mandavia, Gerjon Hannink, Muhammad Nayeem Ahmed, Yaami Premakumar, Timothy Shun Man Chu, Tanjinah Ferdous, Nishchay Mehta, Joseph Manjaly, Maha Khan

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