Improving the Detection, Assessment, Management and Prevention of Delirium in Hospices (the DAMPen-D study): protocol for a co-design and feasibility study of a flexible and scalab... by Najma Siddiqi, Chao Huang, Maureen Twiddy, Miriam Johnson, Margaret Ogden, Kathryn Sartain, Imogen Featherstone, Jason Boland, Mark Pearson, Catriona Jackson, Gillian Jackson

“…The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility of an implementation strategy (designed to help deliver good practice delirium guidelines), participant recruitment and data collection.Methods and analysis Three work packages in three hospices in the UK with public involvement in codesign, study management and stakeholder groups: (1) experience-based codesign to adapt an existing theoretically-informed implementation strategy (Creating Learning Environments for Compassionate Care (CLECC)) to implement delirium guidelines in hospices; (2) feasibility study to explore ability to collect demographic, diagnostic and delirium management data from clinical records (n=300), explanatory process data (number of staff engaged in CLECC activities and reasons for non-engagement) and cost data (staff and volunteer hours and pay-grades engaged in implementation activities) and (3) realist process evaluation to assess the acceptability and flexibility of the implementation strategy (preimplementation and postimplementation surveys with hospice staff and management, n=30 at each time point; interviews with hospice staff and management, n=15). …”
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Self-reported knowledge and difficulties towards palliative care among healthcare professionals in rural China: a cross-sectional study by Junwei Niu, Min Feng, Changhui Song, Hui Xie

“…Data were collected on participants’ demographic characteristics, information on recently deceased cancer patients they had cared for, and PC-related information. …”
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Sleep duration, chronotype, health and lifestyle factors affect cognition: a UK Biobank cross-sectional study by Daqing Ma, Raha West, Zhigang Liu, Ji-Eun Park, Ryan Tak Chun Wong, Si Woo Lee, Dinayinie Ekanayake Mudiyanselage

“…The analysis was adjusted for demographic and comorbidity covariates.Main outcomes and measures Cognitive performance scores were evaluated against sleep parameters and health and lifestyle factors including sex, age, vascular and cardiac conditions, diabetes, alcohol intake, smoking habits and body mass index.Results The regression highlighted a positive association between normal sleep duration (7–9 hours) and cognitive scores in Cohort 1 (β=0.0567, 95% CI 0.0284 to 0.0851), while extended sleep duration negatively impacted scores across both cohorts (Cohort 1: β=−0.188, 95% CI −0.2938 to −0.0822; Cohort 2: β=−0.2619, 95% CI −0.3755 to −0.1482). …”
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Is acupuncture effective for knee osteoarthritis? A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jing-Wen Yang, Jian-Feng Tu, Myeong Soo Lee, Chuan-Yang Liu, Ling-Yu Qi, Fang-Ting Yu, Shi-Yan Yan, Jin-Ling Li, Lu-Lu Lin, Xiao-Wan Hao, Xin-Tong Su, Li-Qiong Wang

“…Extracted data will include publication details, basic information, demographic data, intervention details and patient outcomes. …”
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Mitral Valve Repair in Pediatric Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy and Mitral Insufficiency: Single-Center Experience and Results by Mustafa Yılmaz, Başak Soran Türkcan, Ata Niyazi Ecevit, İbrahim Ece, Hazım Alper Gürsu, Atakan Atalay

“…Methods: Pediatric patients with DCM and mitral insufficiency who underwent mitral repair procedures between 2019 and 2023 were retrospectively investigated. The patients’ demographic characteristics, preoperative and postoperative clinical conditions, and echocardiographic findings were compared. …”
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PASS: A scoring system to evaluate persistent kidney injury in critically ill ICU adult patients [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 not approved] by Chakrapani Mahabala, Sonali Dattatray Prabhu, Mayoor V Prabhu, Dattatray Prabhu

“…Methods A total of 63 patients admitted for sepsis-induced AKI in our Mangalore ICU were evaluated and baseline demographic and clinical/laboratory parameters, including serum creatinine (SCr), base excess (BE), Plethysmographic Variability Index (PVI), Caval Index, R wave variability index (RVI), mean arterial pressure (MAP) and renal resistivity index (RI) using renal doppler and need for inotropes were assessed on admission. …”
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The simplified GLIM criteria for assessment of malnutrition and its correlation with clinical outcomes in Crohn’s disease patients by Xiaomei Song, Xiaomei Song, Xiaomei Song, Xiaoxin Zhou, Xiaoxin Zhou, Hao Wang, Hong Guo, Jian Yang, Jian Yang

“…Data were extracted from the medical records, including demographic and clinical characteristics. All patients were evaluated using the simplified GLIM criteria. …”
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Ethnobotanical Survey and Conservation Strategies of Medicinal Plants Used in Masulita Sub-County in Wakiso District. by Musoke, Ronald

“…Furthermore, the shift in demographic composition towards a younger population has accelerated the erosion of Traditional Medicinal Knowledge (TMK), compounded by inadequate documentation efforts. …”
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IGJR issue 1/2018 by IF and FRFG

“…The backdrop of these new calculations is demographic ageing that has led in many Western and Asian countries to a higher percentage of voters that are pensioners or close to the retirement age. …”
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Inferior vena cava diameter in patients with chronic heart failure and chronic kidney disease: a retrospective study by Jianan Li, Chi Wang, Hui wu Dong, Jing Qi, Chongyou Rao, Qiuyang Li, Kunlun He

“…All patients underwent standardized echocardiography examination and data on demographic characteristics, medical history, and laboratory tests were recorded. …”
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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

“…The collecting data tools were demographic characteristics questionnaire (age, education, occupation, monthly income of the family, gestational age (in the week), and rank of pregnancy, a knowledge assessment questionnaire, a questionnaire based on the health belief model (perceived sensitivity, perceived severity, perceived advantages, and disadvantages, self-efficiency), and the self-care behaviors questionnaire. …”
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The association of individual cognition and social environment of smoking with autonomy over tobacco: A survey from rural China by Jiaoyan Li, Yimei Zhu, Zhihong Zhang, Deyu Cai, Huinan Han, Jing Liang, Fang Wang, Beizhu Ye, Yuan Liang

“…We assessed autonomy over tobacco using the Autonomy Over Smoking Scale (AUTOS), including Withdrawal Symptoms (WS), Psychological Dependence (PD) and Cueinduced Cravings (CC), and examined factors of individual cognition and social environment, as well as covariates, including demographic characteristics, health status, and smoking behavior. …”
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Adolescent Youth Survey on HIV Prevention and Sexual Health Education in Alabama: Protocol for a Web-Based Survey With Fraud Protection Study by Henna Budhwani, Ibrahim Yigit, Josh Bruce, Christyenne Lily Bond, Andrea Johnson

“… BackgroundIn Alabama, the undiagnosed HIV rate is over 20%; youth and young adults, particularly those who identify as sexual and gender minority individuals, are at elevated risk for HIV acquisition and are the only demographic group in the United States with rising rates of new infections. …”
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Association of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances with gout risk: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2007–2018 data emphasizing mixture effects by Haixin Feng, Siran Li, Shiqing Huang, Linxi He, Ruihao Huang, Renhuizi Wei, Xin Peng, Haiyi Yan, Chongxiang Xiong, Bingsong Zhang

“…While associations with individual PFASs are largely explained by demographic and lifestyle factors, the persistent association of mixtures with gout risk highlights the importance of considering combined exposures in environmental health research. …”
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Combined effect of the smartphone addiction and physical activity on the depressive symptoms in secondary school students: a cross sectional study in Shanghai, China by Rui Yang, Shuoyuan Tan, Gulqihra Abdukerima, Ting Lu, Chen Chen, Lixin Song, Bing Ji, Yipeng Lv, Jianwei Shi, Jianwei Shi

“…Univariate analysis was used to compare the prevalence of depressive symptoms across different demographic characteristics. Logistic regression was utilized to examine the associations between smartphone addiction, physical activity, and their combined effect on depressive symptoms.ResultsA total of 1,316 respondents participated in the study, with reported prevalence rates of depressive symptoms (36.2%), smartphone addiction (19.2%), and insufficient physical activity (23.3%). …”
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Cardiovascular Reactivity to Mental Stress and Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease by Kasra Moazzami, Samaah Sullivan, Maggie Wang, Alexis K. Okoh, Zakaria Almuwaqqat, Brad Pearce, Amit J. Shah, Yan V. Sun, Yi‐An Ko, Paolo Raggi, J. Douglas Bremner, Viola Vaccarino, Arshed A. Quyyumi

“…After adjustment for demographic and traditional risk factors, a blunted hemodynamic response, a greater decrease in flow‐mediated vasodilation, and a greater degree of peripheral vasoconstriction to mental stress were all independently associated with a higher risk of adverse outcomes in both cohorts. …”
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Effect of postpartum clinical guideline on maternal outcomes in iranian women: a randomized controlled clinical trial by Leila Abdoli Najmi, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, Shayesteh Jahanfar, Fatemeh Abbasalizadeh, Haniyeh Salehi Poormehr, Mojgan Mirghafourvand

“…Results There was no significant difference between the two groups regarding of socio-demographic characteristics (P < 0.05). Additionally, there were no significant differences in the mean score of maternal functioning, anxiety, depression, infant care behavior or experiences of violence after the intervention between the intervention and control groups based on ANCOVA or Mann-Whitney U tests (P < 0.05). …”
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Role of laparoscopic surgery in blunt abdominal trauma; retrospective analysis in a tertiary trauma center by Rifan Alyami, Ahad E. Alotaibi, Leen Almohayya, Ajyad Al Jawad, Raghad Almukhayzim, Abeer Alhoumedan, Rakan S. Aldusari

“…The relationship between laparoscopic procedures according to the patient’s demographic and characteristics was conducted using the Fischer Exact test and independent sample t-test. …”
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Age-specific reference ranges and variation of anti-mülerian hormone in healthy Chinese women of reproductive and perimenopausal age: a nationwide population-based prospective mult... by Linli Hu, Hongyi Yang, Haining Luo, Yuexiang Zhang, Xiaohong Wang, Sanhua Wei, Qiongfang Wu, Ying Jiang, Xiaoyan Liang, Jianhui Chen, Yingpu Sun†

“…Multivariable linear regressions were undertaken to analyze the association of serum AMH with different demographic and clinical variables, including antral follicle count (AFC).Results 1113 healthy Chinese women were enrolled, including 614 of premenopausal age and others of reproductive age. …”
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The potential impact of exercise on affect and neuroinflammation in older adults living with fibromyalgia: a scoping review by Taylor L. Taylor, Fitzgerald Dodds, McKenna Tharpe, Emily L. Zumbro, Michael Hankes, Raymond Jones, Deanna Rumble, Lisa Antoine, Kristen Allen-Watts, Andrew Sims, Reshu Chandra, Burel R. Goodin, Jarred Younger, Thomas W. Buford, Thomas W. Buford

“…The extracted study characteristics include publication type, study design, affect outcomes, neuroinflammation outcomes, exercise type, exercise adherence, and sample demographic information.ResultsWe have provided an overview of the relationship between affect and neuroinflammation in studies including older adults living with FM and highlight the impact of exercise on affect and neuroinflammation in older adults living with FM. …”
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