Work engagement, resilience and turnover intentions among nurses: a mediation analysis by Collins Atta Poku, Jonathan Bayuo, Veronica Adwoa Agyare, Nana Kobi Sarkodie, Victoria Bam

Subjects: “…Healthcare organizations…”
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Enrollment and Retention of Female Sex Workers in HIV Care in Health Facilities in Mbarara City. by Arinaitwe, Bridget, Ariho, Philbert, Naturinda, Christine Hilda, Byoleko, Brian, Base, Anitah, Atwijukiire, Humphrey, Matavu, Hariat, Kabami, Jane, Obua, Celestine, Wakida, Edith K., Otwine, Anne

Subjects: “…HIV Healthcare…”
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Enhancing Chronic Disease Prediction in IoMT-Enabled Healthcare 5.0 Using Deep Machine Learning: Alzheimer’s Disease as a Case Study by Rabia Javed, Tahir Abbas, Tariq Shahzad, Khadija Kanwal, Sadaqat Ali Ramay, Muhammad Adnan Khan, Khmaies Ouahada

“…These findings have significance for tailored healthcare 5.0, enabling healthcare professionals to predict chronic disease more efficiently. …”
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Evaluation of implementation effect of support for grassroots healthcare by nurse specialists of Traditional Chinese Medicine (中医护理专科团队下基层项目实施效果评价) by YAN Hong (颜红), ZHU Jinqing (朱进晴), WANG Huaxin (王华新), TANG Ling (唐玲)

“…Beijing Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine had carried out the Support Work for Grassroots Healthcare by Nurse Specialists of Traditional Chinese Medicine, in order to improve the skills of Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing team in health care and level of service in hospitals of traditional Chinese and Western medicine. …”
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Impact of healthcare-associated infections on in-hospital outcomes during the COVID-19 era: a multicenter comparative study of 20,942 isolated microorganisms from ICU patients by Armin Khavandegar, Zeinab Siami, Aziz Rasouli, Pershang Nazemi, Anoosha Gull

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Local cOinage and Hospital Equipment Index (Lo Hei): projectile distance of Singapore coinage and healthcare-related equipment in a 3T magnetic resonance imaging scanner by Shao Jin Ong, James TPD Hallinan, Deborah Khoo, Desmond Hoon, Koon Liang Chia, Joanne Hang, Lycia Teo, Peijing Su, Michael Ong, Bertrand Ang, Swee Tian Quek

“…Introduction: Modern magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners utilise superconducting magnets that are permanently active. Patients and healthcare professionals have been known to unintentionally introduce ferromagnetic objects into the scanning room. …”
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Web-Based Healthcare Delivery Integrated System to Forecast COVID-19 Hospitalizations in a Marginalized Patient Population: A Case Study in Broome County, New York by Anemone Kasasbeh, Elie Issa, Naseem Khan, Mehmet Yildirim, Amy Booth, Hiroki Sayama

“…We developed a web-based integrated healthcare delivery system with a user-friendly interface to help forecast COVID-19 hospitalizations in a marginalized patient population. …”
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Evaluating the impact of a multicountry interprofessional training programme to improve HIV knowledge and clinical confidence among healthcare workers in sub-Saharan Africa: a cohort study by Jehan Z Budak, Ian Couper, Michael Reid, Deborah von Zinkernagel, Elsie Kiguli-Malwadde, Maeve Forster, Shayanne Martin, Evelyn Chilemba, Keneilwe Motlhatlhedi, Jessica Celentano, Clara Haruzivishe, David Sears, Judy N. Khanyola, Mmoloki Molwantwa, Fred Semitala, Marietjie de Villiers, Abigail Kazembe

“…Among 188 learners (6.2%) who retook the test at >6 months, knowledge and self-reported confidence scores were greater compared with precourse scores (all p<0.05).Conclusion To our knowledge, this is the largest interprofessional, multicountry training programme established to improve HIV knowledge and clinical confidence among healthcare professional workers in SSA. The findings are notable given the size and geographical reach and demonstration of sustained confidence and knowledge retention post course completion. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 infection and antibody seroprevalence in routine surveillance patients, healthcare workers and general population in Kita region, Mali: an observational study 2020–2021 by Ulla Ashorn, Per Ashorn, Nigel Klein, Samba O Sow, Camilla Ducker, Elaine Cloutman-Green, Dagmar Alber, Fadima Cheick Haidara, Juho Luoma, Laura Adubra, Henry Badji, Fatoumata Diallo, Rikhard Ihamuotila, Owen Martell, Uma U Onwuchekwa, Oumar Samaké, Awa Traore, Kevin Wilson, Yue-Mei Fan

“…Objective To estimate the degree of SARS-CoV-2 transmission among healthcare workers (HCWs) and general population in Kita region of Mali.Design Routine surveillance in 12 health facilities, HCWs serosurvey in five health facilities and community serosurvey in 16 villages in or near Kita town, Mali.Setting Kita region, western Mali; local health centres around the central (regional) referral health centre.Participants Patients in routine surveillance, HCWs in local health centres and community members of all ages in populations associated with study health centres.Main outcome measures Seropositivity of ELISA test detecting SARS-CoV-2-specific total antibodies and real-time RT-PCR confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.Results From 2392 routine surveillance samples, 68 (2.8%, 95% CI: 2.2% to 3.6%) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR. …”
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Studio pilota di traduzione in italiano e validazione culturale di uno strumento per valutare il debriefing: il Debriefing Assessment for Simulation in Healthcare (DASH) by Sonia Lomuscio, Pierluigi Ingrassia, Andrea Mastroieni, Mauro Parozzi, Michela Bernardini, Greta Ghizzardi

“…Il Debriefing Assessment for Simulation in Healthcare (DASH) è uno strumento progettato per supportare lo sviluppo e la valutazione delle competenze di debriefing. …”
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Author Correction: Surgical Treatment Patterns, Healthcare Resource Utilization, and Economic Burden in Patients with Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor Who Underwent Joint Surgery in the United States by Feng Lin, Winghan J. Kwong, Sherry Shi, Irina Pivneva, Eric Q. Wu, John A. Abraham

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Unmasking MRSA antibiotic resistance: the impact of environment, pollution, and healthcare quality—a nationwide exploration in China: a comprehensive analysis spanning 2014 to 2021 in mainland China by Yi-Chang Zhao, Ming-Xuan Xiao, Zhi-Hua Sun, Jia-Kai Li, Huai-yuan Liu, Bi-Kui Zhang, Hua-Lin Cai, Wei Cao, Feng Yu, Miao Yan

“…Conclusions This study highlights the significant role of environmental, agricultural, and healthcare factors in influencing MRSA AMR in China. …”
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Association between purpose in life and healthcare use among women and men in Germany: cross-sectional analysis of the nationally representative German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP) study by Hans-Helmut König, André Hajek

“…This knowledge may assist in addressing individuals at risk for underuse or overuse of healthcare services.…”
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Frequency, demographics, diagnoses and consultation patterns associated with low-acuity attendances in German emergency departments: a retrospective routine healthcare data analysis from the INDEED project by Patrik Dröge, Anna Slagman, Felix Greiner, Martin Möckel, Liane Schenk, Anna Schneider, Thomas Keil, Stephanie Roll, Rainer Röhrig, Felix Walcher, Reinhard Busse, Johannes Drepper, David Legg, Ryan King, Thomas Reinhold, Thomas Ruhnke, Antje Fischer-Rosinský, Yves-Noel Wu, Natalie Baier, Maike Below, Cornelia Henschke, Björn Kreye, Christian Lüpkes, Burgi Riens, Marie-Luise Rosenbusch, Felix Stäps, Kristin Schmieder, Daniel Schreiber, Dominik von Stillfried, Grit Zimmermann

“…This study aimed to estimate the frequency of low-acuity emergency department (ED) attendances and to provide an overview of their demographic, diagnosis and consultation patterns.Design Observational analyses of routine healthcare data.Setting German EDs.Participants Adult patients with statutory health insurance who visited the ED of 16 participating hospitals in 2016.Main outcome measures Frequency, demographics, diagnoses and consultation patterns of low-acuity and high-acuity attendees.Main results Of the 454 747 ED visits, 370 756 visits (50.1% female) were included for analysis. …”
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A comparative study of machine learning algorithms for fall detection in technology-based healthcare system: Analyzing SVM, KNN, decision tree, random forest, LSTM, and CNN by Afuan Lasmedi, Isnanto R. Rizal

“…Fall detection is a major challenge in the development of technology-based healthcare systems, particularly in elderly care. This study aims to compare the performance of six classification algorithms: Support Vector Machine (SVM), K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN), Decision Tree, Random Forest, Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), and Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) in detecting fall incidents using wearable sensor data such as accelerometers and gyroscopes. …”
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What are the barriers to the diagnosis and management of chronic respiratory disease in sub-Saharan Africa? A qualitative study with healthcare workers, national and regional policy stakeholders in five countries by Angela Obasi, Rachel Tolhurst, Kingsley Rex Chikaphupha, Miriam Taegtmeyer, Kevin Mortimer, Louis Niessen, Maia Lesosky, Jahangir Khan, William Worodria, Jamie Rylance, Lindsay Zurba, Imelda Bates, Stellah G Mpagama, Elizabeth Henry Shayo, Rose Oronje, Emmanuel Addo-Yobo, Brian Allwood, Hastings Banda, Amsalu Binegdie, Adegoke Falade, Bertrand Mbatchou, Beatrice Mutayoba, Nyanda Elias Ntinginya, Heather Zar, Eliya Zulu, Helen Meme, Uzochukwu Egere, Asma Elsony, Martha Chinouya, S Bertel Squire, Stephen Mulupi, Irene Ayakaka, Nicole Kozak, Elhafiz Abdalla, Rashid Osman

“…Appropriate diagnosis and management require health systems strengthening, particularly at the primary healthcare level.…”
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Persistent Mortality Risk From Device-related Healthcare-associated Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients Despite Multifaceted Interventions Action Calls for a Zero-tolerance Policy by Maria Bethânia Peruzzo, MD, Luana Oliveira Calegari, MSc, Renato Demarchi Foresto, MD, PhD, Helio Tedesco-Silva, MD, PhD, José Medina Pestana, MD, PhD, Lúcio Requião-Moura, MD, PhD

“…Although multifaceted control intervention actions (bundles) are highly effective in reducing the risk of device-related healthcare-associated infections (d-HAIs), no studies have explored their impact on the outcomes of kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) or the extent of risk reduction achievable through the bundle implementation. …”
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Evaluation of change in emergency care knowledge and skills among front-line healthcare providers in Ukraine with the Basic Emergency Care course: a pretest/post-test study by Sean M Kivlehan, Amy Allen, Olha Viun, Dmitry A Makarov, Daniel Schnorr, Sonny Patel, Sergii A Ryzhenko, Phuong Pham, Timothy B Erickson

“…The course was open to healthcare providers of any level who assess and treat emergency conditions as part of their practice. …”
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Development and preliminary testing of Health Equity Across the AI Lifecycle (HEAAL): A framework for healthcare delivery organizations to mitigate the risk of AI solutions worsening health inequities. by Jee Young Kim, Alifia Hasan, Katherine C Kellogg, William Ratliff, Sara G Murray, Harini Suresh, Alexandra Valladares, Keo Shaw, Danny Tobey, David E Vidal, Mark A Lifson, Manesh Patel, Inioluwa Deborah Raji, Michael Gao, William Knechtle, Linda Tang, Suresh Balu, Mark P Sendak

“…The use of data-driven technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) is growing in healthcare. However, the proliferation of healthcare AI tools has outpaced regulatory frameworks, accountability measures, and governance standards to ensure safe, effective, and equitable use. …”
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Investigation Report and Analysis Knowledge, attitudes and vaccination status regarding HPV vaccines among female healthcare workers at vaccination clinics in Beijing city: a survey report by Haikun QIAN, Wenyan JI, Luodan SUO

“…MethodsIn June 2023, a self-designed online questionnaire was distributed through work groups to female healthcare workers involved in HPV vaccination services at all Beijing immunization clinics providing HPV vaccines. …”
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