The health effect of relaxing entry regulation for private hospitals and its nonlinear characteristics: evidence from China by Wanwen Jia, Wanwen Jia

“…Furthermore, the health effect of relaxing entry regulation for private hospitals exhibits nonlinear characteristics: it weakens as economic development level reaches a certain threshold and becomes more pronounced as educational attainment reaches a specific threshold.DiscussionBased on these empirical results, Chinese provinces can be classified into three distinct types to guide the development of differentiated policies tailored to local conditions. …”
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Leadership and management skills for student nurses: a scoping review by Hadi Zulhiqman Abdul-Rahim, Shahrimawati H. Sharbini, Mursidi Ali, Sarena Haji Hashim, Khadizah H. Abdul-Mumin

“…Results Thematic analysis highlighted that communication skills are crucial for student nurses to become effective clinical leaders, leveraging their educational experiences. Mentorship plays a pivotal role in developing leadership and management skills. …”
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Birds of a feather? Mis- and dis-information on the social media platform X related to avian influenza by Lauren N. Cooper, Marlon I. Diaz, John J. Hanna, Zachary M. Most, Christoph U. Lehmann, Richard J. Medford

“…Influenced by the recent announcement of a possible human death from H5N2 avian influenza, we analyzed tweets collected from X (formerly Twitter) to describe the messaging regarding the HPAI outbreak, including mis- and dis-information, concerns, and health education. Methods: We collected tweets involving keywords relating to HPAI for 5 days (June 04 to June 08, 2024). …”
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Language as a Source of Liberation, and Language as a Source of Control by Jonathan Luxmoore

“…It also explains why, over the course of history, the wielders of power have sought to restrict or alter the use of language - by controlling education, culture, social customs, awareness of history and perceptions of identity. …”
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Posttraumatic stress disorder and associated factors in the aftermath of the 2015 earthquake in Nepal: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Prayash Paudel, Asutosh Sah, Anil Khanal

“…The subgroup analyses revealed that the incidence of posttraumatic stress disorder after an earthquake varied significantly across studies in terms of the time of assessment, sex, age, marital status, ethnicity, educational level, disease history, bereavement, injury to the body, witnessing death, social support, loss of property and damage to one's house. …”
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Public attitudes and knowledge about self‐injury: A cross‐sectional web‐based survey of Japanese adults by Masaru Takahashi, Kasumi Imahara, Yukiko Miyamoto, Kayoko Myojo, Michiko Yasuda, Izumi Kadomodo

“…Conclusion These findings highlight the need for targeted educational interventions to dispel misconceptions about self‐injury and improve public understanding of this complex behavior.…”
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Consumer perspectives on the national electronic health record and barriers to its adoption in Germany: does health policy require a change in communication? by Saskia Kröner, Björn Schreiweis, Veronika Strotbaum, Lea Christine Brandl, Monika Pobiruchin, Martin Wiesner

“…Participants that felt informed about the ePA, reported they received information primarily from health insurances, the media, and educational or professional sources, mainly through printed brochures, social media, or via emails. …”
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Parent-implemented early intervention design for improving speech and language skills among Mandarin-speaking infants and toddlers with cleft lip and/or palate by Sha Lai, Li Lu, Zhongliang Zhou, Chi Shen, Binting Yang, Binting Yang, Zhanping Ren, Zhanping Ren, Siwei Ma, Siwei Ma, Siwei Ma

“…A parent-implemented early intervention was developed, including the following specific steps: health education within the hospital, 9 days of an online reading program in WeChat groups, face-to-face standardized training workshops, and individualized video feedback therapy.ConclusionWe have devised a parent-implemented early intervention to enhance speech and language abilities in Mandarin-speaking infants and toddlers with CL/P, overcoming the shortage of speech therapy services in China.…”
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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LEVEL OF HIV/AIDS AWARENESS AND VULNERABILITY IN STATE-OWNED TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS OF BAUCHI NIGERIA by Sani Babaji

“…The first set of datum were made up of surveys(questionnaires)administered on students, while the second set is the qualitative datum obtained from the students using Focus Group Discussions( FGDs).The third set of the datum was obtained from the medical offices and students' affairs of the various institutions using in[1]depth- interviews(IDIs).The study populations are the entire students of Tertiary institutions in Bauchi State including both male and females students at different level of Educational program. In order to acquire objective and reliable data, the researcher adopted multistage method of sampling where the samples of the tertiary institution were selected, Stratified sampling was used to divide the Tertiary institutions in Bauchi State were divided into three strata namely; while simple random samplings were used to selects the samples of the faculties as well as the samples of the departments and the entire samples of the students for the research. …”
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Preoperative risk assessment and optimization integrating surgical and anesthetic principles and practices: a national survey for internists by Marc-Antoine Lepage, Annie Lecavalier, Gabriele Baldini, Ning-Zi Sun, Amal Bessissow

“…Conclusions Overall, our findings identify significant knowledge gaps among Canadian internists in preoperative assessment of procedure-specific risk factors and can be used to inform both the development of educational initiatives and future research to improve the quality of preoperative patient care.…”
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Prevalence and determinants of pregnancy termination for childbearing women using the modified Poisson regression model: a cross-sectional study of the Tanzania Demographic and Hea... by Sizwe Vincent Mbona, Retius Chifurira, Bonginkosi Duncan Ndlovu, Anisha Ananth

“…In particular, women’s age, level of education, marital status, history of pregnancy losses, wealth status, attempt to delay or avoid getting pregnant outside the ideal birth spacing, and recent internet use, total children ever born, desire for more children, were significantly associated with pregnancy termination. …”
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Perception of individual and group discrimination among LGB individuals in Puerto Rico: A descriptive study by Caleb Esteban, Juan Aníbal González-Rivera

“…The area with the highest perceptions of group discrimination reported by the sample was the education/health category (M = .882), followed by culture/society (M=.827), politics (M=.803), maternity/paternity (M=.802) and locality (M=.791) respectively. …”
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Care intertwined with anxiety and helplessness: the experiences of ICU nurses from COVID-19 disease’s end of life—a qualitative study by Neda Asadi, Zahra Royani, Sirous Pourkhajoei

“…Sampling was based on maximum variation (age, gender, professional experience and educational level) to obtain rich information. Guba and Lincoln’s criteria were applied to increase the trustworthiness and rigour of the study, and the data were analysed using Graneheim and Lundman’s method and MAXQDA 2020.Results ICU nurses’ experiences of caring for patients with COVID-19 at the end of life are comprehensive, and four main themes emerged from the responses: fear of death due to COVID-19 infection; physical and psychological consequences of caring for patients dying from COVID-19; confusion in caring for patients with COVID-19 at the end of life and unbelievable deaths.Conclusion The present study looked at the experiences of Iranian nurses providing end-of-life care during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Burden of scabies in a Ghanaian penitentiary. by Yaw Ampem Amoako, Michael Ntiamoah Oppong, Dennis Odai Laryea, Gloria Kyem, Solomon Gyabaah, Abigail Agbanyo, Bernadette Agbavor, Nana Konama Kotey, Irene Dzathor, Felicia Owusu-Antwi, Kingsley Asiedu, Richard Odame Phillips, Ymkje Stienstra

“…MDA with ivermectin and health education are needed to reduce the burden of scabies in the prison. …”
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C-POS: A Context-Aware Adaptive Part-of-Speech Language Learning Framework by Shazia Maqsood, Abdul Shahid, Fakhra Nazar, Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Ahmad, Manuel Mazzara

“…Therefore, English is being taught as an additional language at various levels of education. In traditional classrooms of non-English speaking countries, students only learn English in their language classes whereas they have few opportunities to practice English outside the classroom. …”
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Mother’s Characteristics and Socioeconomic Status as Possible Risk Factors for Children’s Caries in Jordan by Omar Al-Rashdan, Zaid AlZoubi, Mahmoud Ibrahimi, Amal Al-khraisha, Nabeel Almajali

“…Socioeconomic status of the family, mother’s habits, dental hygiene, and education level are important factors that influence the child’s oral health. …”
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Age and gender differences in the recognition, use and perception of a selection of Anglicisms by Carlos Ponce Folgado

“…The first part of the survey included questions about personal traits: age within a suggested range, gender, highest level of education, and English proficiency level. On the other hand, the second part focused on answering questions about a selection of eight Anglicisms with the aim of gathering relevant information. …”
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World Café approach: exploring the future vision of oral anticoagulants for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) in Ireland by Colin Bradley, Stephen McCarthy, Aileen Murphy, Stephen Brosnan, Paidi O’Raghallaigh, Ann Kirby

“…The challenges in providing these include cost and access issues, the doctor–patient relationship and the provision of education. While consensus for developing evidence-based pathways to maximise efficiency and effectiveness of AF treatment was evident, it would require a shared vision between stakeholders of integrated care. …”
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Family support and dementia screening participation among older adults: Evidence from a South Korea fact‐finding survey on the status of older adults by Jieun Kim, Hooyeon Lee

“…Age, annual household income, education, reason for working, drinking status, exercise, emotional support, and physical support were significantly associated with dementia screening in older adults. …”
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Determinants of Dropping Out of Remote Patient-Reported Outcome–Based Follow-Up Among Patients With Epilepsy: Prospective Cohort Study by Sofie Bech Vestergaard, Mette Roost, David Høyrup Christiansen, Liv Marit Valen Schougaard

“…The associations were examined using multiple logistic regression analyses with adjustment for sex, age, education, and cohabitation. ResultsA total of 770 patients (33.7%) dropped out of remote PRO-based follow-up over 5 years. …”
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