Improving compliance and evaluating physician–patient concerns in glaucoma: a pilot study by Mohannad Albdour, Aaron Shi, Chuhan Wang, Ibrahim Saleh, Karanjit S Kooner

“…In addition, the disparity between patient and physician fears suggests that communication barriers must be addressed to improve patient care.…”
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A Prospective Cohort Study Evaluating the Ability of Anticipated Pain, Perceived Analgesic Needs, and Psychological Traits to Predict Pain and Analgesic Usage following Cesarean De... by Brendan Carvalho, Ming Zheng, Scott Harter, Pervez Sultan

“…Preoperative predictors included 4 validated psychological questionnaires (Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI), Fear of Pain (FPQ), Pain Catastrophizing Scale, and Eysenck Personality Questionnaire) and 3 simple ratings: expected postoperative pain (0–10), anticipated analgesic threshold (0–10), and perceived analgesic needs (0–10). …”
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Paradoxical and Retrograde Air Embolism from Pressurized Peripheral Bolus by Joshua Santucci, Naresh Mullaguri, Anusha Battineni, Raviteja R. Guddeti, Christopher R. Newey

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Correlates of internalized stigma and antiretroviral therapy adherence among people living with HIV in the Volta region of Ghana by Jerry John Ouner, Rachel G. A. Thompson, Nutifafa E. Y. Dey, Robert Kaba Alhassan, Akua O. Gyamerah

“…Although this contradicts common narratives about stigma’s destructive effect, it is possible to promote good health-seeking behavior when the fear component of stigma is considered. To encourage medication adherence towards meeting UNAIDS’ 95-95-95 agenda and better understand stigma’s role, further research is required.…”
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Survey situation of mental health of pregnant women with breast cancer: A systematic review study by Nasim Khademi, Farzaneh Rahimi, Shadi Goli

“…According to the studies that were analyzed, the most common mental health disorders in pregnant women with breast cancer were depression, anxiety, and stress, which were created as a result of the fear of the possible consequences of cancer in the pregnant mother. …”
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Evaluating Families’ Opinions of Routine Influenza Vaccination in Children Under 5 Years of Age in Spain by Sílvia Burgaya-Subirana, Anna Ruiz-Comellas, Queralt Miró Catalina, Mònica Balaguer

“…The reasons for not vaccinating in 2023/24 were unawareness of the disease (29.41%), fear of unwanted effects of vaccination (27.94%) and lack of information about vaccination (19.61%). …”
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Exploring sentiment analysis in handwritten and E-text documents using advanced machine learning techniques: a novel approach by Rayees Ahamad, Kamta Nath Mishra

“…The primary objective of this research work is to distinguish the sentiment polarity and categorize it as positive, negative, or neutral while identifying emotion types such as happiness, sadness, surprise, fear, anger, disgust, and contempt. The study employs sophisticated methodologies to analyze handwritten image documents and E-text statements to provide a comprehensive understanding of sentiment nuances in diverse forms of communication. …”
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Virtual reality technology improves the gait and balance function of the elderly: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Junyu Chen, Shuxia Yan, Haiyan Yin, Dan Lin, Ziqi Mei, Zichun Ding, Meng Wang, Yamei Bai, Guihua Xu

“…However, the effect of VR on increasing the muscle strength of lower extremities and reducing the fear of falling in the elderly is still not obvious.…”
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Factors Influencing English Language Speaking Anxiety Among Education Faculty Students of Tishk International University-Erbil, Iraq by Aivar L. Surji, Hannah K. Surji

“…The specific aspects of speaking anxiety investigated in the study included fear, embarrassment, confidence levels, and avoidance. …”
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Barriers to and facilitators of healthcare professionals in ADR reporting in a tertiary care hospital in India by Ian Osoro N, Suhaib KP, Jamuna Rani R, Rajanandh MG

“…Additionally, 25 (31%) of the HCPs stated that reporting ADRs is time consuming. 18 (22%) of them reported a fear of legal liability. 13 (16%) of them stated that the reporting from is complicated and 29 (36%) stated a lack of motivation as the reason for not reporting ADR. …”
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Understanding the misophonic experience: a mixed method study by Yesim Ozuer, Rilana Cima, Rilana Cima, Rilana Cima, Elke Kestens, Ilse Van Diest

“…Also, four emotional reaction themes were constructed: “anger/defensive rage,” “disgust,” “fear,” and “safety behaviors.” Study 2 aimed to corroborate the findings of Study 1 in a large, independent sample. …”
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Development of Innovative Activity of University Teachers: Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives by Yu. N. Gut, L. E. Tursunov, M. V. Lanskikh, Sh. B. Akhmedova

“…It was also found that the leading factors hindering the innovative activity of teachers are: insufficient awareness of possible innovative activities at the university; the belief that only the traditional education system is effective; lack of assistance in mastering innovations in the team, as well as fear of negative performance results. The systematization of the theoretical and empirical data obtained made it possible to develop a methodology for the development of innovative activity of university teachers, consisting of two main directions: environmental – features of the scientific and educational innovative environment; subjective – motivation, level of training and personal characteristics of teachers.…”
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Factors Affecting Persistent Postoperative Pain in Patients with Hip Fractures by Kyo Goto, Hideki Kataoka, Ayana Honda, Junichiro Yamashita, Kaoru Morita, Tatsuya Hirase, Junya Sakamoto, Minoru Okita

“…We evaluated pain intensity, depression symptoms, the fear of falling, pain catastrophizing, cognition and attention, the ability to perform activities of daily living, and the physical performance at 2 weeks (acute phase) and at 4 weeks (subacute phase) after surgery. …”
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Acupoint stimulation for postpartum breastfeeding insufficiency: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ya-Ching Chang, Yi-An Wang, Zi-Yu Chang, Jian-An Liao

“…Adverse effects were reported in only one trial, which included three cases of fear of acupuncture and one case of hypotension. …”
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Komunikasi Politik Partai Ummat di Media Sosial: Populisme Agama dan Dampaknya pada Demokrasi 2024 by Rizki Insani, Sundawan Salya, Pratama Dahlian Persadha

“…The findings identify that the Ummat Party consistently produces, reproduces, and distributes hatred, fear, and distortion to criticize various policies implemented by the government under President Joko Widodo's leadership to evoke public emotions. …”
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Willingness and Hesitancy to Vaccinate Against COVID-19 in People with Multiple Sclerosis by D. Bučaitė, J. Valinčiūtė, D. Mickevičienė

“…The most popular positive opinions about vaccination were: “COVID-19 vaccines have more benefits than harm” (71.6%) and “the desire to prevent severe symptoms/hospitalization caused by COVID-19 infection” (79.1%), while mostly agreed negative opinion was “fear of side effects of the vaccine” (84.6%). Intended uptake of COVID-19 vaccines was strongly associated with younger age (p=0.021), higher education level (p=0.008), and employment status (p=0.028). …”
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Moments that matter: childhood pain treatment shapes pain for life—we can do better every time in every child by Rebeccah Slater, Suellen Walker, Christopher Eccleston, Carlo Bellieni, Tanvi Hirekodi, Ricardo Carbajal, Lucinda Smart, William Laughey, Maria M. Cobo, Stefan Friedrichsdorf

“…Abstract Background Needle procedures, such as vaccinations, blood draws, and intravenous cannulation, are the most frequent source of childhood pain, causing fear and reducing the uptake of medical procedures. …”
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Level of tuberculosis-related stigma and associated factors in Ugandan communities. by Derrick Kimuli, Florence Nakaggwa, Norah Namuwenge, Vincent Kamara, Mabel Nakawooya, Geofrey Amanya, Philip Tumwesigye, Daniel Mwehire, Deus Lukoye, Miriam Murungi, Seyoum Dejene, Jaffer Byawaka, Norbert Mubiru, Stavia Turyahabwe, Barbara Amuron, Daraus Bukenya

“…To reduce TB stigma and misinformation that can make an impact on TB response, community interventions should balance increasing awareness with minimizing fear. These interventions should be well-rounded and context-specific to address disparities within communities and bolster TB control efforts in the country.…”
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Double Barrel Nasal Trumpets to Prevent Upper Airway Obstruction after Nasal and Non-Nasal Surgery by Macario Camacho, Justin M. Wei, Lauren K. Reckley, Sungjin A. Song

“…However, we have found no manuscript describing how to place nasal trumpets after nasal surgery (septoplasties or septorhinoplasties), likely because (1) the lack of space with nasal splints in place and (2) surgeons may fear that removing the trumpets could displace the splints. …”
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Study of the influence of psychological factors on women’s purchasing decisions during e-commerce livestream by L. Jiang, P. Loahavilai, P. Udomwong

“…Psychological characteristics include emotionality while watching (68.3% of respondents), fear of missing out on a good deal (58.3% of respondents) and being influenced by other viewers and streamers (74.2% trust recommendations). …”
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