Social robots in adult psychiatry: a summary of utilisation and impact by Maja Kling, Alfred Haeussl, Nina Dalkner, Frederike T. Fellendorf, Melanie Lenger, Alexander Finner, Julia Ilic, Irina S. Smolak, Lena Stojec, Ina Zwigl, Eva Z. Reininghaus

“…Social robots are increasingly becoming more prevalent in healthcare, including nursing, geriatric care, and treatment for children on the autism spectrum. …”
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Ethnographic Study of Perspective and Attitude of Breastfeeding Mothers Towards the use of Elaeis Guineensis Sap As Galactagogue Among Igbo Women of Southeastern Nigeria by Okamkpa Jude Chikezie, Anibeze Ikechukwu Chike, Ozor Ikemefuna Ignatius, Ikenna Kingsely Ndu, Uchenna Anthony Umeh

“… OBJECTIVE: As an age-old traditional practice, nursing mothers from southeastern Nigeria use the Elaeis guineensis sap (from the oil palm tree also referred to as palm wine) to induce and sustain lactation a few hours after delivery. …”
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Management of Malignant Pleural Effusion with ASEPT® Pleural Catheter: Quality of Life, Feasibility, and Patient Satisfaction by Inderdeep Dhaliwal, Masoud Mahdavian, Shabnam Asghari, Benson Chun To Wong, Rosalie Labelle, Kayvan Amjadi

“…Ease of catheter use and complications were reported by physician and community nurses. Results. 50 patients with MPE with a mean age of 64.5±1.9, BDI of 2.8±0.9, and ECOG score of 3.0±0.7 were recruited. …”
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Challenges faced by human resources for health in Morocco: A scoping review. by Wafaa Al Hassani, Youness El Achhab, Chakib Nejjari

“…<h4>Results</h4>Among the nineteen studies meeting our inclusion criteria, the majority were cross-sectional and predominantly focused on challenges faced by nurses. While some papers delineated multiple HRH challenges (5/19), the rest addressed specific challenges. …”
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Exploring Students’ Perceptions of Learning Medical Terminology With Teacher-Made Flashcards Used Electronically by Iman Alizadeh, Farideh Ebrahimi, Afsane Dehnad

“…To do so, the students in the fields of laboratory sciences, radiology, anesthesia, operating room, nursing, medicine, and midwifery used the teacher-made flashcards in medical terminology and specialized English courses, and their perceptions of the quality of the flashcards were elicited in terms of appearance, content of information, and potential contribution to learning. …”
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The state of the science of interprofessional collaborative practice: A scoping review of the patient health-related outcomes based literature published between 2010 and 2018. by May Nawal Lutfiyya, Linda Feng Chang, Cynthia McGrath, Clark Dana, Martin S Lipsky

“…The most common professions represented in the studies reviewed were physicians, pharmacists and nurses. Primary care was the most common care delivery setting and measures related to chronic disease the most commonly measured outcomes. …”
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Hubungan Kesepian dengan Gangguan Pola Tidur pada Lansia Hipertensi dan Tekanan Darah Normal di UPT PSTW Banyuwangi by Insyaf Prawita Sari, Latifa Aini Susumaningrum, Penulis Hanny Rasni, Tantut Susanto, Diana Kholida

“…Therefore, the elderly should more take part in activities in home nursing to express their feeling and reduce their loneliness. …”
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Improvement in Quality Metrics Outcomes and Patient and Family Satisfaction in a Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit after Creation of a Dedicated Neurocritical Care Team by Yaw Sarpong, Premkumar Nattanmai, Ginger Schelp, Robert Bell, Keerthivaas Premkumar, Erin Stapleton, Ashley McCormick, Christopher R. Newey

“…During the same time, patient satisfaction increased by 28.3% on physicians/nurses consistency (p=0.025), by 69.5% in confidence/trust in physicians (p<0.0001), by 78.3% on physicians treated me with courtesy/respect (p<0.0001), and by 46.4% on physicians’ attentiveness (p<0.0001). …”
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Barriers to Implementing Intermittent Catheterisation in Spinal Cord Injury Patients in Northwest Regional Spinal Injuries Centre, Southport, U.K. by Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Bakul M. Soni, Gurpreet Singh, Tun Oo, Peter L. Hughes

“…Barriers to intermittent catheterisation are (1) caregivers or nurses are not available to carry out five or six catheterisations a day; (2) lack of time to perform intermittent catheterisations; (3) unavailability of suitable toilet facilities in public places, including restaurants and offices; (4) redundant prepuce in a male patient, which prevents ready access to urethral meatus; (5) urethral false passage; (6) urethral sphincter spasm requiring the use of flexible-tip catheters and α-drenoceptor–blocking drugs; (7) reluctance to perform intermittent catheterisation in patients >60 years by some health professionals; and (8) difficulty in accessing the urethral meatus for catheterisation while the patient is sitting up, especially in female patients. …”
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Implementing the TOPSIS Method for Book Update and Procurement Priority by Nurlindasari Tamsir, Magfirah Magfirah, Vivi Rosida, St. Amina H. Umar, Widyawati Widyawati

“…The goal of this research is to use the TOPSIS algorithm to determine the procurement and updating of books in the UNHAS library, particularly at the Faculty of Nursing. Based on the regular year data criteria (2008–2023), it is known that books borrowed (5–25≤ ) and book stocks (5–45 copies) are based on the publication every five years. …”
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Influence of Female Teachers’ Reproductive Health Experiences on Their Work Performance in Schools. by Tuhiriirwe, Hellen, Sekiwu, Denis

“…By natural course, females undergo reproductive health changes such as menstruation periods, pregnancy, childcare and nursing which tend to weaken them physically, psychologically and mentally because of the challenges they encounter. …”
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Evidence-based exercise recommendations to improve functional mobility in older adults - A study protocol for living systematic review and meta-analysis [version 2; peer review: 2... by Claudia Volecker-Rehage, Uros Marusic, Bettina Wollesen, Antoine Langeard, Tamar Yellon, Anna Wunderlich, Vera Belkin, Guoping Qian, Eleftheria Giannouli, Zbigniew Ossowski, Rafael A. Bernades, Yael Netz, Rajesh Sighdel

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Exercise-induced anxiety impairs local and systemic inflammatory response and glucose metabolism in C57BL/6J mice by I. Gálvez, M.C. Navarro, S. Torres-Piles, L. Martín-Cordero, M.D. Hinchado, E. Ortega

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Occupational exposures and coronary heart disease in the Hamburg City Health Study (HCHS) – a cross-sectional study by Franziska Labe, Raphael Twerenbold, Betül Toprak, Peter Koch, Birgit-Christiane Zyriax, Sarah Affolderbach, Lukas Damerau, Hanno Hoven, Hajo Zeeb, Robert Herold, Volker Harth

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Time to first antenatal care visit and its predictors among women in Kenya: Weibull gamma shared frailty model (based on the recent 2022 KDHS data) by Bizunesh Fantahun Kase, Beminate Lemma Seifu, Kusse Urmale Mare, Abdu Hailu Shibeshi, Hiwot Altaye Asebe, Kebede Gemeda, Zufan Alamrie Asmare, Yordanos Sisay Asgedom, Bezawit Melak Fente, Afework Alemu Lombebo, Tsion Mulat Tebeje

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Early Detection and Intervention of Preschool-Aged Children Using Android-Based Monitoring during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Central Java by Triwiji Lestari, Elisa

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Assessment of post-partum physical exercise practice and its associated factors among women in postpartum period, in West Wollega zone, Oromia, Ethiopia by Tegegne Yadeta, Daniel Belema, Seifedin Ahmad, Nurye Sirage, Abubeker Seid Ali, Kedir Ali, Ali Yimer

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Wound irrigation and peritoneal lavage with antiseptic/antibiotic solution before wound closure during gastrointestinal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Motoi Uchino, Koji Tamura, Shinsuke Nomura, Seiichi Shinji, Keita Kouzu, Hiroji Shinkawa, Tomohiro Ishinuki, Toru Mizuguchi, Hiroki Ohge, Seiji Haji, Junzo Shimizu, Yasuhiko Mohri, Chizuru Yamashita, Yuichi Kitagawa, Katsunori Suzuki, Motomu Kobayash, Masahiro Kobayashi, Yuki Hanai, Hiroshi Nobuhara, Hiroki Imaoka, Masahiro Yoshida, Toshihiko Mayumi, Hiroki Ikeuchi, on behalf of SSI Prevention Guideline Committee in Japan Society for Surgical Infection

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Alpha-2-adrenergic receptor agonists for the prevention of delirium and cognitive decline after open heart surgery (ALPHA2PREVENT): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled... by Eva Skovlund, Rune Haaverstad, Henrik Zetterberg, Jorunn L Helbostad, Rolf Busund, Johan Raeder, Theis Tønnessen, Torgeir Bruun Wyller, Melanie R Simpson, Nils Kristian Skjærvold, Bjørn Erik Neerland, Svein Aslak Landsverk, Ieva Martinaityte, Hilde Margrethe Norum, Geir Selbaek, Elisabeth Skaar, Arjen JC Slooter, Øyvind Sverre Svendsen, Alexander Wahba

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Identification of novel serum lipid metabolism potential markers and metabolic pathways for oral cancer: a population-based study by Na Wang, Yujia Chen, Jianli Lin, Yulan Lin, Haoyuan Song, Weihai Huang, Liling Shen, Fa Chen, Fengqiong Liu, Jing Wang, Yu Qiu, Bin Shi, Ling Li, Lisong Lin, Lizhen Pan, Baochang He

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