Beneficial Effects of Ursodeoxycholic Acid on Metabolic Parameters and Oxidative Stress in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Cli... by Biljana Lakić, Ranko Škrbić, Snežana Uletilović, Nebojša Mandić-Kovačević, Milkica Grabež, Mirna Popović Šarić, Miloš P. Stojiljković, Ivan Soldatović, Zorica Janjetović, Anastasija Stokanović, Nataša Stojaković, Momir Mikov

Get full text

Adherence to Hemodialysis and Associated Factors among End Stage Renal Disease Patients at Selected Nephrology Units in Rwanda: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study by Marie Claire Mukakarangwa, Geldine Chironda, Busisiwe Bhengu, Godfrey Katende

“…Adherence to hemodialysis is still a public health concern in Rwanda. Health care providers and particularly nurses should continue to advocate for adherence to HD for better health outcomes. …”
Get full text

Improvement of Presbyopia, Dry Eye, Intraocular Pressure, and Near Vision Through Cassiae Tea Consumption by Mei Fan, Jen-Lin Hung, Shao-Huan Hung, Li-Chai Chen, Chi-Ting Horng

Get full text

Measuring Digital Health Literacy in Older Adults: Development and Validation Study by SungMin Kim, Choonghee Park, Sunghyeon Park, Dai-Jin Kim, Ye-Seul Bae, Jae-Heon Kang, Ji-Won Chun

“… BackgroundNew health care services such as smart health care and digital therapeutics have greatly expanded. …”
Get full text

Implications for cost and access of site-of-service referrals for ancillary medical services in a US Medicaid population: analysis of claims data from Maryland, USA by Maqbool Dada, Simrita Singh, Kelsey J Rydland, Chester Chambers, Vishal Mundlye, Edward Kumian, Kayode Ayodele Williams

Get full text

Knowledge of Essential Newborn Care and Associated Factors among Nurses and Midwives: A Cross-Sectional Study at Public Health Facilities in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2019 by Aseb Arba, Zerihun Zana

“…In spite of its essentiality, most health-care professionals do not know and follow the World Health Organization recommendation. …”
Get full text

Patient satisfaction with dental services provided by Taif University Dental Hospital, Saudi Arabia by Mohammed A. Alzubaidi, Muaath H. Alzahrani, Sattam T. Alammari, Ali A. Alqarni, Bandar S. Shukr, Fahad M. Alrabaie, Rami F. Alhaddad, Abdulaziz A. Alharbi

“…Background: Patient satisfaction levels serve as a crucial performance indicator of the quality of health care in any health institute. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the satisfaction level of patients with the dental care services provided by Taif University Dental Hospital (TUDH) in an effort to highlight areas that need further improvements. …”
Get full text

Prevalence of root caries in relation to various risk factors in a sample of subjects aged (25-64) years in Erbil city: A cross sectional study by Tara Kamal Talib, Vian Omer Majeed

“… Backgrounds: Root surface caries is a significant oral public health problem among humans' due to improvements in health care, long life expectancy, and increasing demand to maintain oral health. …”
Get full text

Process evaluation of a cross-sectoral, coordinated follow-up care of stroke patients: a qualitative study by Theresa Schrage, Claudia Glissmann, Götz Thomalla, David Leander Rimmele, Holger Schmidt, Michael Rosenkranz, Stefan Boskamp, Martin Härter, Levente Kriston

“…Abstract Background Implementation of interventions to improve follow-up stroke care is complex due to the involvement of various stakeholders and challenges of health care coordination. The aim of this study was to evaluate the process of implementing a cross-sectoral, coordinated follow-up care for stroke patients (the StroCare intervention). …”
Get full text

Evaluation of Cancer Patient Satisfaction: A Transversal Study in Radiotherapy Department, Hassan II University Hospital, Fez, Morocco by Boujemaa EL Marnissi, Fouad Abbass, Hafida Charaka, Nawal Mouhoute, Abdelaziz Tritha, Touria Bouhafa, Khalid Hassouni

“…Patient satisfaction is an important quality outcome indicator of health care in the hospital setting. Patients are nowadays care-partners with caregivers. …”
Get full text

Comparing the Fiscal Consequences of Controlled and Uncontrolled Osteoarthritis Pain Applying a UK Public Economic Perspective by Rui Martins, Nikos Kotsopoulos, Melodi Kosaner Kließ, Craig Beck, Lucy Abraham, Samuel Large, Patricia Schepman, Mark P. Connolly

“…Social benefit rules were applied to calculate government financial support to individuals. Health-care costs were calculated based on estimates from an UK observational study. …”
Get full text

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Relation to Reproductive Health Among Young Albanian Women by Alketa Zazo, Eliona Kulluri, Enxhi Vrapi

“…Major factors influencing decision-making on the contraception method were the male partner preferences and lack of knowledge about the role of the primary health care center as information and prescription provider for contraceptives. …”
Get full text

Perceptions and experiences of healthcare professionals of implementing the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act in England during the Covid-19 pandemic by Mustafa Al-Haboubi, Leah McLaughlin, Lorraine Williams, Jane Noyes, Stephen O’Neill, Paul Boadu, Jennifer Bostock, Nicholas Mays

“…As part of a wider evaluation, this analysis focused on the perceptions of health care professionals, specifically their experiences of implementation. …”
Get full text

Do Human Papilloma Virus and Cytological Testing Results Before Colposcopy Alter the Pathological Grading of Colposcopy Acetic Acid Visual Examination?: A Retrospective Study by Gao S, Qian B, Wang T, Wang J

“…Songkun Gao,1 Boyang Qian,2 Tong Wang,1 Jiandong Wang1 1Gynecologic Oncology Department,Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Beijing, 100026, People’s Republic of China; 2Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, 226019, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Tong Wang; Jiandong Wang, Gynecologic Oncology Department,Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Beijing, 100026, People’s Republic of China, Email fcyywt@ccmu.edu.cn; wangjiandongxy@ccmu.edu.cnObjective: To understand whether human papillomavirus (HPV) and cytological testing (TCT [ie, “thinprep” cytological testing]) results can provide more information beyond visual information for vaginal colposcopy examinations to upgrade or downgrade the visual diagnosis of vaginal colposcopy.Patients and Methods: Data from 519 patients, who underwent vaginal colposcopy at the Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital (Beijing, China) between January and June 2020, were included. …”
Get full text

Retrospective database analysis on the demographics and resource utilization of patients with Parkinson’s disease in Quebec, Canada by Véronique Baribeau, Shawn Mohammed, Amnah Awan, Diana Parison, Jean Lachaine

“…This study aimed to analyze real-world treatment patterns and health care resource utilization (HCRU) of patients with PD in Quebec, Canada. …”
Get full text

Antenatal care visits and its determinants among women in Afar regional state: North Eastern Ethiopia by Aragaw Asfaw Hasen

“…Moreover, the necessary assessment and follow-up of ANC health care services should be encouraged in Afar region to decrease maternal mortality.…”
Get full text

Measuring the Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patient in Hospital Jitra: A Population-Based Cohort Study by Norazila Abdul Ghani, Sharifah Nor Faiza Syed Hassan, Rusyidah Zainol Abidin, Zarmisha Zakaria, Fatin Farhana Ahmad Nasir, Ahmad Zulfitri Azmi

“…It is important to obtain accurate local data on CKD among patient with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) patients to facilitate health-care planning including the review of health-care priorities, program activities, and allocation of resources. …”
Get full text

An Overview of the Impact of Statin Therapy on Cardiac Incident Risk by Urszula Świrk, Aleksandra Paprocka, Karolina Kalinowska, Paulina Fijałek, Jan Karczmarz, Marika Gutowska, Agnieszka Kosińska, Wiktoria Belcarz, Joanna Orzechowska, Michał Orzechowski

Get full text

Concordance between dual indirect methods for assessing fat percentage by B. Hurtado, E. Colina, C. H. Gonzalez-Correa

“…Its use has been extended to different disciplines associated with health care (medicine, nutrition, physiotherapy), and to sports and population fields. …”
Get full text