Integrative Korean Medicine for Pain and Functional Recovery in Lumbar Transverse Process Fractures: A Case Report and Literature Review by Ji-Sun Kim, Gyu-Bin Lee, Hong-Wook Choi, Do-Young Kim, Dong-Jin Kim, Dong-Ju Yoon, Ye-Rim Yun, Ji-Sung Yeum, Ik-Jun Cho

“…After two weeks of iKM hospitalization, the numerical rating scale scores decreased from 5 to 3, the Oswestry Disability Index scores decreased from 53.33 to 35.56, and the EuroQoL-5 dimension scores increased from 0.675 to 0.771. …”

Health State Utility Values in Children and Adolescents with Disabilities: A Systematic Review by Lucy Kanya, PhD, Nana Anokye, PhD, Ahmad Hecham Alani, PharmD, Nandini Jayakumar, MSc, Jennifer M. Ryan, PhD

“…Only 2 studies used direct methods, such as time trade-off, visual analog scale, and standard gamble, whereas 29 employed generic measures (eg, EuroQol 5 Dimensions, Health Utilities Index 3) with diverse preference elicitation methods. …”
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Assessing groundwater quality and suitability in Qatar: Strategic insights for sustainable water management and environmental protection by Sarra Aloui, Adel Zghibi, Annamaria Mazzoni, Ahmad S. Abushaikha, Adel Elomri

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THE STRUCTURE OF THE SIBERIAN GEOGRAPHICAL FLORAL ELEMENT IN THE MIDDLE SIBERIAN FOREST STEPPES by E. M. Antipova

“…The Siberian geographical element rates third in all three forest steppes after the Euro-Siberian and Circumboreal geographical elements. …”
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Coping strategies of COVID-19 recovered patients at the Ghana Infectious Disease Centre. by Esinam Aku Amedewonu, Genevieve Cecilia Aryeetey, Anthony Godi, Josephine Sackeyfio, Alfred Dickson Dai-Kosi, Thomas Akuetteh Ndanu

“…Quality of life was assessed with the EuroQol Group Association five-domain, five-level questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L) and the EQ-VAS scale. …”
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Poor Nurses’ Work Environment Increases Quiet Quitting and Reduces Work Engagement: A Cross-Sectional Study in Greece by Ioannis Moisoglou, Aglaia Katsiroumpa, Aggeliki Katsapi, Olympia Konstantakopoulou, Petros Galanis

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Risk factors for loss to follow-up in patients with gout: A Korean prospective cohort study. by Hyunsue Do, Chang-Nam Son, Hyo Jin Choi, Ji Hyoun Kim, Min Jung Kim, Kichul Shin, Sang-Hyon Kim, Byoongyong Choi, You-Jung Ha, Joong Kyong Ahn, Hyun-Ok Kim, Sung Won Lee, Chang Hoon Lee, Ran Song, Kyeong Min Son, Seung-Geun Lee, Ki Won Moon

“…Demographic data, clinical characteristics, lifestyle habits, comorbidities, and quality of life assessments using the Korean Gout Impact Scale (K-GIS) and EuroQol 5-Dimension (EQ-5D) were collected at baseline, six months, and annually. …”
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Association between self-reported and proxy informant Health Quality of life of older adults with the use of antipsychotic drugs in nursing homes. A cross-sectional study. by Denis Boucaud-Maitre, Fares Jaballah, Luc Letenneur, Leila Rinaldo, Jean-François Dartigues, Moustapha Dramé, Hélène Amieva, Maturin Tabué-Teguo

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This is a cross-sectional study of the KASEHPAD (Karukera Study of Ageing in Nursing Homes) study conducted in six nursing homes in Guadeloupe and Martinique (French West Indies). The EuroQol 5-dimensional questionnaire (EQ-5D) was used to measure HRQoL. …”
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Comparison of the CHU-9D and the EQ-5D-Y instruments in children and young people with cerebral palsy: a cross-sectional study by Jennifer M Ryan, Nana Anokye, Grace Lavelle, Ellen McKay, Marika Noorkoiv, Nicola Theis

“…Objective To compare the performance of the EuroQol 5D youth (EQ-5D-Y) and child health utility 9D (CHU-9D) for assessing health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children and young people (CYP) with cerebral palsy (CP).Design Cross-sectional study.Setting England.Participants Sixty-four CYP with CP aged 10–19 years in Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels I–III.Main outcome measures Missing data were examined to assess feasibility. …”
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Supervised pulmonary tele-rehabilitation and individualized home-based pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with COPD, unable to participate in center-based programs. The protocol... by Christina Nielsen, Nina Godtfredsen, Stig Molsted, Charlotte Ulrik, Thomas Kallemose, Henrik Hansen

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) costs EURO 1.4 billion annually in healthcare costs. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a vital aspect of care for patients with COPD, but despite the compelling evidence, it is delivered to less than 30%. …”
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Patient-reported outcomes for diabetes and hypertension care in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. by Sarah Masyuko, Carrie J Ngongo, Carole Smith, Rachel Nugent

“…Most common were the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (7) and EuroQoL-5D-3L (7).<h4>Conclusion</h4>PROMs are deployed in LMICs around the world, with greatest reported use in LMICs with an upper-middle-income classification. …”
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Elegie o straconych córkach – trauma indywidualna i kulturowa w powieściach The Painted Drum Louise Erdrich i Prudence Davida Treuera by Agnieszka Gondor-Wiercioch

“…The Painted Drum Louise Erdrich i Prudence Davida Treuera to elegijne opowieści o sposobach konfrontowania się z żałobą w kontekście indywidualnym i zbiorowym, w ujęciu kultury Zachodu (euro-amerykańskiej) i kultury Odżibuejów. W obydwu narracjach pojawiają się wątki historyczne mające przybliżyć losy rdzennych Amerykanów na tle dziejów Ameryki. …”
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混合静脉血氧饱和度评估心脏外科围术期的风险

“…Ａ组（ＳｖＯ２ ≤ ５３．５％）２２例； Ｂ组（ＳｖＯ２ ＞ ５３．５％）１４８例。 Ａ组ＥｕｒｏＳＣＯＲＥ （Ｔｈｅ Ｅｕｒｏｐｅａｎ Ｓｙｓｔｅｍ ｆｏｒ Ｃａｒｄｉａｃ Ｏｐｅｒａｔｉｖｅ Ｒｉｓｋ Ｅｖａｌｕａｔｉｏｎ）评分（４．６ ± ３．４）明显高于Ｂ组（２．８ ± ２．３； Ｐ ＝ ０．０１５）。…”
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Studying attention to IPCC climate change maps with mobile eye-tracking. by Doga Gulhan, Bahador Bahrami, Ophelia Deroy

“…Results revealed that the upper parts of the maps, particularly the continental Europe, received significant attention, suggesting a Euro-centric bias in viewing patterns. Spatial gaze patterns were similar between single and paired conditions, indicating that the visual attributes of the maps predominantly shaped attention locations. …”
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Development and validation of the Multimorbidity Treatment Burden Questionnaire (MTBQ) by Daisy Gaunt, Chris Salisbury, Mei-See Man, Katherine Chaplin, Polly Duncan, Mairead Murphy

“…Changes in MTBQ score over 9-month follow-up were associated, as expected, with changes in measures of quality of life (EuroQol five dimensions, five level questionnaire) and patient-centred care (Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care).Conclusion The MTBQ is a 10-item measure of treatment burden for patients with multimorbidity that has demonstrated good content validity, construct validity, reliability and responsiveness. …”
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Students’ attitudes toward euthanasia and abortion: a cross-cultural study in three Mediterranean countries by Ivana Tutić Grokša, Ana Depope, Tijana Trako Poljak, Igor Eterović, Toni Buterin, Robert Doričić, Mariana Gensabella, Maria Laura Giacobello, Josip Guć, Eleni Kalokairinou, Željko Kaluđerović, Iva Rinčić, Ivana Zagorac, Miltiadis Vantsos, Amir Muzur

“…As part of the scientific research project EuroBioMed, we compared the attitudes of students from three Mediterranean countries towards abortion and euthanasia and examined them from the perspective of Mediterranean bioethics. …”
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Populacioni status, zaštita i upravljanje mrkim medvjedom (Ursus arctos) u Republici Srpskoj ̶ stavovi javnosti by Igor Trbojević, Jasmin Pašić, Mareike Brix, Oliver Stevanović, Tijana Trbojević

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Health-Related Quality-of-Life Utility Values in Adults With Late-Onset Pompe Disease: Analyses of EQ-5D Data From the PROPEL Clinical Trial by Alison Griffiths, Simon Shohet, Neil Johnson, Alasdair MacCulloch

“…EQ-5D-5L utility values were mapped to EQ-5D-3L values using the van Hout algorithm as recommended by the EuroQoL and the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence position statement at time of analysis. …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine (Mindful,Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Complemented with Bodywork) in the Treatment of Experienced Mental Illness by Søren Ventegodt, Suzette Thegler, Tove Andreasen, Flemming Struve, Lars Enevoldsen, Laila Bassaine, Margrethe Torp, Joav Merrick

“…The patients received in average 20 sessions over 14 months at a cost of 1600 EURO. For the treatment responders, all measured aspects of life (on a five point Likert Scale) improved significantly, simultaneously, and radically: somatic health (from 2.9 to 2.3), self-esteem/relationship to self (from 3.5 to 2.3), relationship to partner (from 4.7 to 2.9 [no partner was rated as “6”]), relationship to friends (from 2.5 to 2.0), ability to love (from 3.8 to 2.4), self-assessed sexual ability (from 3.5 to 2.4), self-assessed social ability (from 3.2 to 2.1), self-assessed working ability (from 3.3 to 2.4), and self-assessed quality of life (from 4.0 to 2.3. …”
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Valorization of Date Pits as an Effective Biosorbent for Remazol Brilliant Blue Adsorption from Aqueous Solution by A. Thiam, K. Tanji, O. Assila, M. Zouheir, Redouane Haounati, A. Arrahli, A. Abeid, S. Lairini, R. Bouslamti, F. Zerouq, A. Kherbeche

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