Passing the litmus test : are we preparing youth to manage basic health care needs? A preliminary investigation by Alexandra L. Trout, Matthew C. Lambert, Michael H Epstein, Marybell Avery

“…Results revealed that nearly one out of three youth demonstrated some level of risk on applied measures of health literacy, and approximately half were unaware of how to access health insurance, regularly thought about what they eat and how it influences their health, knew how to make medical and dental appointments, and were aware of their family medical history. Implications, study limitations, and recommendations for practice and future research are discussed. …”
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Determination of Factors Affecting International Students’ Satisfaction Levels Using CHAID Analysis by İbrahim Hakan Göver, Asim Mustafa Ayten

“…The findings of the analysis indicated that the international students’ implications, study degree and gender played a major role in their satisfaction levels. …”
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Self-Reported Sexual Aggression among Youths: Exploring the Possible Subtypes by Nicholas Hasan Buker, Achraf Cohen

“…The study concludes by presenting the reasons for the identified differences, policy implications, study limitations, and future research directions.…”
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Bridging abstraction and action: Phenomenology and public health research and practice by Qin Xiang Ng

“…Objectives: To explore the role of phenomenological research in public health, highlighting its contributions, challenges, and practical implications. Study design: A narrative review informed by studies employing phenomenological methodologies published in the journals Public Health and Public Health in Practice. …”
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Plasma extracellular vesicle-associated miR-512-3p modulates angiogenesis in pediatric Moyamoya disease by targeting ARHGEF3. by Eun Jung Koh, Seung Ah Choi, Youn Joo Moon, Heeyoung Lee, Ji Hoon Phi, Seung-Ki Kim

“…This study aimed to identify specific miRNAs within plasma-derived EVs from MMD patients and investigate their functional implications. Study subjects included healthy controls (N = 13) and MMD patients (N = 23). …”
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The spiritual needs and care of children and young people with life-threatening or life-shortening conditions, and parents (SPARK): a mixed-method investigation by Bryony Beresford, Natalie Richardson, Suzanne Mukherjee, Rebecca Nye, Jan Aldridge, Karl Atkin, Mark Clayton, Faith Gibson, Julia Hackett, Richard Hain, Mohammed Arshad, Paul Nash, Bob Phillips

“…Conclusions and implications Study findings are relevant to a number of different bodies and organisations as well as clinical teams and chaplaincy services. …”
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Does admission order form design really matter? A reduction in urea blood test ordering by Pamela Mathura, Narmin Kassam, Reidar Hagtvedt, Cole Boettger, Yvonne Suranyi

“…Introduction Laboratory blood testing is one of the most high-volume medical procedures and continues to increase steadily with instances of inappropriate testing resulting in significant financial implications. Studies have suggested that the design of a standard hospital admission order form and laboratory request forms influence physician test ordering behaviour, reducing inappropriate ordering and promoting resource stewardship.Aim/method To redesign the standard medicine admission order form-laboratory request section to reduce inappropriate blood urea nitrogen (BUN) testing.Results A redesign of the standard admission order form used by general internal medicine physicians and residents in two large teaching hospitals in one health zone in Alberta, Canada led to a significant step reduction in the ordering of the BUN test on hospital admission.Conclusions Redesigning the standard medicine admission order form-laboratory request section can have a beneficial effect on the reduction in BUN ordering altering physician ordering patterns and behaviour.…”
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DIGITAL REALITY AS A NEW MANIFESTATION PHENOMENA OF BORDER CULTURE by Maria E. Kulyan-Kozionova, Maria V. Shimolina, Elena G. Shchekina

“…In the context of globalization and digitalization, issues of self-identity become particularly relevant, and the liminal cultural spaces of the internet help people rethink their identities. Practical implications. Studying the liminality of culture at the intersection of digital and real spaces will deepen our understanding of contemporary cultural transformations necessary for effective communication in society.…”
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Theoretical perspectives of trait anxiety: A systematic review by P. Bijulakshmi, V. Veera Balaji Kumar

“…The exclusion criteria included studies unrelated to theoretical models or lacking implications. Studies with no impact on the theoretical models were excluded. …”
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