Checkmate to Bioethics? by Fabio Alberto Garzón Díaz

“…In the name of the editorial board of Revista Latinoamericana de Bioética and my own, we dedicate this issue to the heroes of this pandemic, the health professionals (doctors, nurses, para- medics, to name just a few) who have risked their lives for the most vulnerable and feeble, those who have suffered the agony of this utterly heartless coronavirus disease. …”
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Effectiveness of Tailored Multisensory Stimulation Intervention in People with Major Neurocognitive Disorder: A Quasiexperimental Pilot Study by Jèssica Garrido-Pedrosa, Elisabet Capdevila, Núria Berga-Quintana, Loreto González-Román, Maria Eulalia Guijosa-Mira, Irene Astilleros Castro, Jennifer Grau-Sánchez

“…This study is aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of multisensory stimulation intervention (MSS) on mood, behaviour, quality of life, and physiological parameters in people with major neurocognitive disorder who live in a nursing home. Methods. We conducted a pilot study with a quasiexperimental design. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices to hepatitis B among South African primary healthcare staff by Atlegang Mashilo, Itumeleng Mompati, Refilwe Ramakatane, Didintle Sebitloane, Naledi Sibi, Philippa C. Matthews, Cornel Van Rooyen, Dominique Goedhals, Sabeehah Vawda

“…Participants were mostly female (83%), professional nurses (65%) with more than 8 years of experience (60%). …”
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Online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: Medical students’ perspective of challenges and barriers by Loma Al-Mansouri, Firas R. Al-Obaidi, Noor Ahmed Abdullah

“…The survey was introduced to undergraduate students in the medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, and nursing colleges from all stages at the University of Basrah, south of Iraq. …”
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COVID-19 Outbreak among Healthcare Workers in a Specialty Unit in a Low-Middle Income Setting by Regina E. Oladokun, Babatunde O. Ogunbosi, Oreoluwa E. Morakinyo

“…Results: Among the HCWs, a 49% COVID-19 positivity rate was found, with cases peaking in the third week. Nurses demonstrated the highest infection rate (36.5%). …”
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Increasing Contraception Documentation in an Academic Rheumatology Clinic: A Quality Improvement Approach by Caroline H. Siegel, Deanna Jannat‐Khah, Avi L. Mikhaylov, Patrick Fritz, Erika L. Abramson, Lisa R. Sammaritano, Nancy Pan

“…Interventions included an introductory educational session with documentation instruction and scripts to guide screening, email reminders from nursing leadership, and interim educational sessions. …”
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Results of a modified Delphi consensus on the optimal testing pathway for oesophago-gastric cancer care in the UK by Philippe Taniere, Manuel Rodriguez-Justo, Naureen Starling, Wasat Mansoor, Thomas Bird, Martin Eatock

“…The results were then reviewed by the steering group to agree on any recommendations and conclusions.Results A total of 50 responses were received from consultant oncologists (n=25), pathologists (n=15), specialist oncology pharmacists (n=5) and specialist oncology nurses (n=5). Consensus was achieved in 35/36 statements (97%). …”
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Penerapan terapi rendam air hangat dengan garam dapur terhadap skala nyeri gout arthritis pada lansia by Nurul Jannah, Warsono Warsono

“…Studi kasus dengan mengaplikasikan Evidence Based Nursing Practice pada 3 subyek studi kasus dengan kriteria inklusi lansia yang memiliki riwayat gout arthritis, lansia dengan keluhan nyeri, melakukan kontrol serta minum obat rutin, dan subyek studi kasus yang bersedia mengikuti terapi sesuai aturan dan waktu yang telah ditentukan. …”
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Examination of Self-Care Behavior Profile and Self-Care Management in Hypertension Patients by Esra Türker

“…Therefore, strengthening patients' self-care behaviors in the management of hypertension is an important issue that nurses should focus on.…”
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Development trend of primary healthcare after health reform in China: a longitudinal observational study by Hui Li, Jie Feng, Zuxun Lu, Yanhong Gong, Xuan Zhou, Guopeng Zhang, Xiaoxv Yin, Jianxiong Wu

“…However, compared with the indicators in 2009, excepting that the proportion of grants from the government in the whole health system has an upward trend, the proportions of other indicators had an escalating trend in 2018 by 3.66% for practicing (assistant) physicians, by 2.69% for nurses, by 3.99% for total revenues, by 5.87% for beds, by 8.39% for outpatient visits.Conclusion The primary healthcare system has developed rapidly, but its development speed lagged behind the entire health system, resulting in the weakening of its actual functions, which is not in line with the goal of health reform. …”
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Exploring challenges and coping strategies in providing care for older adults with dementia: a qualitative study conducted in China by Yanan Cheng, Meijiazi Yang, Sha Ma

“…Subsequently, the interviews were meticulously recorded and transcribed in their entirety, followed by a rigorous analysis of the resulting data and information.ResultsA total of 17 participants who provided care for older adults with dementia were interviewed across various settings including rural areas, communities, hospitals, and nursing homes in Shandong Province. These caregivers encountered challenges such as limited social interaction, significant mental strain, deteriorating physical health, financial insufficiency, and a lack of professional expertise. …”
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Promotion of healthy eating patterns among employees of a primary health care unit by Paula Martins Horta, Luana Caroline dos Santos, Roseli Gomes de Andrade

“…Most participants were adults (90.3%), women (74.2%) and nursing auxiliaries (29.0%). Overweight was seen in 38.8% of workers in addition to a high frequency of fried food and sweets consumption. …”
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A study on the current status of home-based pulmonary rehabilitation in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients and its impact on quality of life (稳定期慢性阻塞性肺疾病患者居家肺康复现... by WANG Tao (王涛), YAN Qiaoyuan (颜巧元), WU Hongyan (吴红艳), YANG Hualu (杨华露), ZHOU Juan (周娟), MO Beirong (莫蓓蓉), LIU Xianliang (刘贤亮)

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Imagery Ability and Imagery Perspective Preference: A Study of Their Relationship and Age- and Gender-Related Changes by Karen P. Y. Liu, Monica Lai, Shirley S. M. Fong, Michelle Bissett

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A Novel HPLC Method for the Concurrent Analysis and Quantitation of Seven Water-Soluble Vitamins in Biological Fluids (Plasma and Urine): A Validation Study and Application by Margherita Grotzkyj Giorgi, Kevin Howland, Colin Martin, Adrian B. Bonner

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Mental health literacy of reproductive age women: a qualitative study by Atefe Safaralinezhad, Minoor Lamyian, Fazlollah Ahmadi, Ali Montazeri

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Potential Properties of Plant Sprout Extracts on Amyloid β by Mizue Okada, Yoshinori Okada

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Methods, Diagnostic Criteria, Cutoff Points, and Prevalence of Sarcopenia among Older People by Valéria Pagotto, Erika Aparecida Silveira

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Examinations of effects of socio-demographic features and disease-related data of patients with hemodialysis on the quality of life by Elif Togay, Hatice Öntürk Akyüz

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The Urban Development in Relation to the Occurrence of Diseases in the Casa-Settat Region of Morocco during the Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 by Sanaa Deblij, Bouchaib Bahlaouan, Nadia Boutaleb, FatimaZahra Boutaleb, Mohamed Bennani, Said El Antri

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