A Mobile App–Based Gratitude Intervention’s Effect on Mental Well-Being in University Students: Randomized Controlled Trial by Chloë Fuller, Silvia Marin-Dragu, Ravishankar Subramani Iyer, Sandra Melanie Meier

“…Based on clinical cutoffs from the baseline assessment, 56 out of 120 participants were identified as being in a subsample with at least moderate baseline symptomatology. Participants in the subsample with at least moderate baseline symptomatology reported significantly lower symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress postintervention (Cohen dPdPrPrP ConclusionsUniversity students experiencing moderate to severe distress can benefit from a gratitude intervention smartphone app to improve symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress. …”
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Harmonizing measurement tools: examining the concurrent validity of the Daily Activity Behaviors Questionnaire compared to the ActiGraph to assess 24-hour movement behaviors among... by Iris Willems, Vera Verbestel, Dorothea Dumuid, Patrick Calders, Bruno Lapauw, Marieke De Craemer

“…Conclusion Compared to the ActiGraph, the DABQ showed accurate time-use estimates for sleep but presented poor to moderate evidence of validity regarding SB, LPA and MVPA. …”
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Long-Term Effects of Balance Training on Habitual Physical Activity in Older Adults with Parkinson’s Disease by Håkan Nero, Erika Franzén, Agneta Ståhle, Martin Benka Wallén, Maria Hagströmer

“…In conclusion, the HiBalance program increases the physical activity on moderate intensity after intervention and at 6 months but not at 12 months, independently of improved balance. …”
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Assessment of the Impact of Different Types and Intensities of Physical Exercise on the Quality of Life of Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease: A Literature Review by Katarzyna Barabasz, Paulina Więcławek, Piotr Juda, Patrycja Kłaptocz, Katarzyna Łukoś-Karcz, Dominik Bańkowski, Gabriela Pabian, Karol Musiał, Kamil Bielak

“…Conclusions Moderate aerobic and combined exercises are effective in preventing and supporting AD therapy. …”
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Basal metabolic rate correlates with excess postexercise oxygen consumption across different intensities by Shu-Chun Huang, Kuan-Hung Chen, Watson Hua-Sheng Tseng, Lan-Yan Yang, Ching-Chung Hsiao, Yi-Chung Fang, Chen-Hung Lee

“…The CWR tests were conducted at low, moderate, and high intensities in random order. After each CWR test, the EPOC and the ratio of EPOC to oxygen consumption during exercise (OC) were calculated. …”
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Septoplasty: defining a desirable clinical outcome according to baseline symptom scores by Rolf Haye, Rolf Haye, Liv Kari Døsen, Magnus TarAngen, Caryl Gay, Are Hugo Pripp, Olga Shiryaeva

“…The cohort was divided into three subgroups (moderate, severe, very severe) according to preoperative severity of nasal obstruction (VAS score) for assessing the relation between DCID and baseline obstruction severity.ResultsThe DCID increased with increasing severity of baseline nasal obstruction: 27.5 (moderate), 44.5 (severe), and 56.0 (very severe), as did the relative DCID: 49.6% (moderate), 56.8% (severe), and 61.3% (very severe).ConclusionThe relative DCID can be a guide for assessing improvement following septoplasty according to baseline scores of nasal obstruction and for planning surgery. …”
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NURSES AND PAIN MANAGEMENT IN TERRITORIAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY by Federico Pecetta, Gian Domenico Giusti, Sara Staffaroni, Matteo Ricci

“…Results: Pain was assessed at least once in 98.3% of the cases. Moderate to severe pain (NRS ≥ 4) was recorded in 14.2% of the patients. …”
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Comparison of Newly Diagnosed Ocular Hypertension and Open-Angle Glaucoma: Ocular Variables, Risk Factors, and Disease Severity by Yvonne M. Buys, Paul Harasymowycz, Rania Gaspo, Kenneth Kwok, Cindy M. L. Hutnik, Pierre Blondeau, Catherine M. Birt, Robert L. G. Piemontesi, Lisa F. Gould, Mark R. Lesk, Iqbal K. Ahmed

“…Almost half of the OAG subjects had moderate/advanced disease at diagnosis.…”
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Evaluation of the long-term effects of COVID-19 on pulmonary functions in recovered patients by K Naja, Durga Shankar Meena, Deepak Kumar, Naveen Dutt, Gopal K. Bohra, Ravisekhar Gadepalli, Mithu Banerjee, Mahendra K. Garg, Sanjeev Misra

“…FEV1: mild-3.21 ± 0.71, moderate-2.62 ± 0.61 and severe- 2.51 ± 0.72, P = 0.02; FVC: mild-3.69 ± 0.81, moderate-3.04 ± 0.71 and severe- 2.93 ± 0.87, P = 0.02. …”
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The relationship between the functional status of the extremities and “core” stabilization in women with fibromyalgia by Sinem Kuru, Bilge Basakci Calik, Elif Gur Kabul, Murat YIGIT

“…The trunk extensors endurance test showed a weak correlation with grip strength-right ( r = 0.285), DASH ( r = –0.301) and LEFS ( r = 0.321) and a moderate correlation with grip strength-left ( r = 0.407), chair-stand test ( r = 0.470) and 6MWT ( r = 0.524). …”
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Substance use and disordered eating risk among college students with obsessive-compulsive conditions. by Wura Jacobs, Angela DeLeon, Alane Bristow, Patrick Quinn, Alyssa Lederer

“…Among TGNC students, OCD conditions were associated with increased risk for moderate/high tobacco risk (aOR = 1.24, 95% CI 1.05, 1.48) and disordered eating (aOR = 2.14, 95% CI 1.85, 2.47). …”
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Disability and depression among stroke survivors attending rehabilitation facilities at three designated tertiary care hospitals in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study. by Mohammad Jahirul Islam, Sohel Ahmed, Khandaker Md Kamrul Islam, Progya Laboni Tina, Ayon Deb Nath, Nipa Biswas, Md Shafiqul Islam, Bikash Juty Dey Shikder, Muhammed Abdullah Al Mamun, Nasima Yasmin, Shishir Ranjan Chakraborty

“…<h4>Results</h4>According to the study, 80.8% of individuals had moderate to severe disability, and 58.1% of them experienced a moderate to severe level of depression. …”
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Empowering Nursing Practices: Enhancing Patient Care Through Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards Urinary Catheterisation in Taicang City by Lihong Zhang, Hong Zhang, Yaxuan Wang, Hui Li, Ting Liu, Jingjing Qian, Chi Wang

“…Conclusion This study found moderate knowledge, positive attitude and proactive practice among the participants. …”
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Reliability and Measurement Error of the Qualitative Analysis of Single Leg Loading (QASLS) Tool For Unilateral Tasks by Gemma N Parry, Lee C Herrington, Allan G Munro

“… # Results Within session reliability of QASLS scores was good (ICC = 0.82-0.86) for SLS and moderate (ICC = 0.67-0.87) for SLL. Between session reliability was moderate (ICC = 0.69-0.87) for SLS and excellent (ICC = 0.92-0.93) for SLL. …”
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Comparing predictive risk to actual presence of coronary atherosclerosis on coronary computed tomography angiography by Emma Playford, Simon Stewart, Gerard Hoyne, Geoff Strange, Girish Dwivedi, Christian Hamilton-Craig, Gemma Figtree, David Playford

“…CVRS was categorized as high (>15 %), moderate (10–15 %), low (1–9 %) and “zero” (<1 %) risk. …”
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Impact of Financial Toxicity on the Health‐Related Quality of Life and Financial Well‐Being of Cancer Patients and Survivors: A Comparative Study of the United Kingdom and United S... by Tran Thu Ngan, Emily Tonorezos, Michael Donnelly, Ciaran O'Neill

“…Among those with moderate/severe FT, US participants had significantly higher health utilities compared to their peers in the UK (Mann Whitney test, p = 0.0369). …”
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Comparison of Toric and Spherical Orthokeratology Lenses in Patients with Astigmatism by Jun Jiang, Lili Lian, Feifu Wang, Ling Zhou, Xuhong Zhang, E. Song

“…This retrospective study aimed at comparing the efficacy and safety of toric and spherical orthokeratology lenses in the treatment of patients with moderate to high astigmatism. Methods. Fifty adolescents with myopia and moderate to high astigmatism (≥1.50 D) who underwent consecutive orthokeratology treatment for at least 1 year were included in this study. …”
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Plasma matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases explored in relation to the severity and progression of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 1 di... by Sven Hector, Hans Olav Thulesius, Mona Landin-Olsson, Magnus Hillman, Eva Olga Melin, Maria Thunander

“…DR was dichotomised as ‘at least moderate DR’ or ‘no/mild DR’.Results The study included 267 participants, 57% of whom were men. …”
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A new classification for dislocated and displaced proximal humeral fractures by Sadaki Mitsuzawa, Hisataka Takeuchi, Kenta Ijiri, Yuya Furusho, Shinnosuke Yamashita, Yoshihiro Tsukamoto, Satoshi Ota, Eijiro Onishi, Tadashi Yasuda

“…The average interobserver agreements for the Neer, AO/OTA, and Mitsuzawa classifications were 0.49 (moderate), 0.56 (moderate), and 0.73 (substantial), respectively. …”
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Colonic cytokines for severe ulcerative colitis by Ye. A. Konovich, K. Ye. Shirokikh, I. L. Khalif, M. V. Shapina

“…At severe inflammation as compared to moderate inflammation the most significant increase was found for IL-8, IL-6 and TNF-α. …”
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