Validating the self-competence in death work scale for end-of-life care volunteers by Zhuyun Lin, Vivian Weiqun Lou, Wallace Chi Ho Chan

“…This is essential to optimize their services, and ensure their psychological well-being. This study aimed to validate the existing Self-Competence in Death Work Scale (SC-DWS) for EoLC volunteers. …”
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Health-Related Quality of Life and Associated Factors among Women on Antiretroviral Therapy in Health Facilities of Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia by Yetnayet Abebe Weldsilase, Melaku Haile Likka, Tolossa Wakayo, Mulusew Gerbaba

“…Specific to each domain, the mean ± standard deviation of level of independence domain was the highest (14.08 ± 3.07) followed by physical (13.46 ± 2.95), social relationships (13.27 ± 3.91), psychological (12.97 ± 2.47), environmental (12.94 ± 3.25), and spiritual (12.39 ± 2.84) domains. …”
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Social participation challenges and facilitators among Chinese stroke survivors: a qualitative descriptive study by Xiaojuan Wan, Dorothy Ngo Sheung Chan, Janita Pak Chun Chau, Yu Zhang, Zhi’e Gu, Limei Xu

“…Potential interventions to empower survivors could aim to improve their stroke-related knowledge, provide psychological encouragement, incorporate skills training to improve communication with family members, and organise peer support groups to augment social support networks.…”
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ادمان شبکة الانترنت وأضرارها الصحیة والنفسیة والاجتماعیة على طلاب المدارس الثانویة بمدینة شبین الکوم بمحافظة المنوفیة... by د. میرفت مفید عبد الستار

“…The study aimed to identify the health, psychological and social damagesof internet addiction among secondary school students, through the identificationof the damages of Internet addiction on adolescence and its social, psychologicaland health effects on them. …”
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Media image of the Russian Orthodox Church and the challenge of the pandemic by N. S. Zimova, E. V. Fomin

“…In the state media, the Russian Orthodox Church is presented as a state institution, a patriotic organisation uniting all Orthodox Christians. It performs a psychological function and helps believers to survive the period of a pandemic through prayers. …”
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Women's Quality of Life After Surgical Treatment for Breast Cancer by Daniel Alejandro Arroyo Zumarraga, Ximena Elizabeth Trujillo Romero, Miguel Ramos Argilagos

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> women who underwent mastectomy with breast reconstruction had a better quality of life in terms of physical and psychological functioning compared to those without reconstruction. …”
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Comparative analysis of machine learning approaches for predicting the risk of vaginal laxity by Hongguo Zhao, Peng Liu, Fei Chen, Mengjuan Wang, Jiaxi Liu, Xiling Fu, Hang Yu, Manman Nai, Lei Li, Xinbin Li

“…The XGBoost model has the more comprehensive and reasonable performance among the four prediction models, which can accurately distinguish between healthy, mild VL, as well as moderate VL and severe VL, which can assist doctors in diagnosing persons’ conditions more accurately, devising personalized treatment plans, avoiding unnecessary surgeries, reducing persons’ psychological stress, improving patient compliance and treatment outcomes, thus enhancing overall treatment results.…”
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Unveiling the psychosocial and academic implications of living with sickle cell disease among undergraduates in a private university in Nigeria by Olumide T. Adeleke, Olufemi Folaranmi, Yetunde Olasinde, Larry Ayuba, Oludamola V. Adeleke, Modupe M. Ojo-Rufai, Efeturi Agelebe, Oyelola E. Adeoye, Aderemi T. Olabode, Dolapo E. Ajala, Titilola S. Akingbola

“…Furthermore, the recurrent battles with pain due to vascular occlusion took a toll on their emotional and psychological health. They also experienced stigmatization and strained interpersonal relationships which negatively influenced their mental well-being. …”
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Effect of Health Education on Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity among Female Teachers Aged 40–60 Years in Asmara, Eritrea: A Quasiexperimental Study by Helen Gebretatyos, Soliana Amanuel, Lidia Ghirmai, Ghidey Gebreyohannes, Eyasu H. Tesfamariam

“…As a result, they face various vasomotor, psychological, and somatic symptoms. Moreover, chronic illness such as diabetes, hypertension, heart diseases, and osteoporosis are prevalent at this time. …”
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Parenting with nutrition education and unconditional cash reduce maternal depressive symptoms and improve quality of life: findings from a cluster randomised controlled trial in ur... by Sheikh Jamal Hossain, Fahmida Tofail, Anisur Rahman, Jane Fisher, Jena Derakhshani Hamadani, Syed Moshfiqur Rahman

“…The mothers in the intervention group had lower MDS [Regression coefficient (β)=-1.53, Confidence interval (95% CI)=-2.28, −0.80] and higher QoL scores in physical health [β = 4.21 (95% CI = 1.71, 6.73)], psychological health [β = 3.14 (95% CI = 1.10, 5.19)], social relationships [β = 3.21 (95% CI = 0.76, 5.66)] and environment [β = 3.40 (95% CI = 1.37, 5.44)] compared with the comparison group. …”
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Evaluation of Quality of Life among Dental Professionals by Using the WHOQOL-BREF Instrument in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia by Nabras Alrayes, Hend Alshammary, Marwah Alamoudi, Banin Alfardan, Muhanad Alhareky, Muhammad Nazir

“…The questionnaire addresses four domains of QOL which are physical, psychological, social relationships, and environment. …”
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How interventions to maintain services during the COVID-19 pandemic strengthened systems for delivery of maternal and child health services: a case-study of Wakiso District, Uganda by Steven Ndugwa Kabwama, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, Neda Razaz, John M. Ssenkusu, Tobias Alfvén, Helena Lindgren

“…Future responses should also address the psychological and physical impacts suffered by health workers to maintain service delivery.…”
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Symptom network analysis of insomnia-depression-anxiety-stigma in tuberculosis patients by Xiangmin Liu, Xue Qiu, Huizhen Lan, LiuYue Diao, Wei Huang, Yan Wen, Mei Feng, Mei Feng, Xiangdong Tang

“…TRSS1 (family’s negative perception) of the stigma community exhibited the highest betweenness and second highest bridge betweenness in the network, highlighting the mediating role of family support across insomnia and psychological symptoms. Additionally, the global strength invariance test indicates that gender, age and education level do not significantly impact the network structure.ConclusionDepression (anhedonia and sleep problems) and anxiety (nervousness and restlessness) are the primary concerns requiring intervention in TB patients. …”
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Analysis of Illumination Generated by LED Matrices Distribution by P. S. Bogdan, E. G. Zaytseva, P. O. Baranov, A. I. Stepanenko

“…The aim of this work was to create a methodology for calculating the illumination created by LED matrices which does not require the use of specialized software products and is adapted to the possibility of varying the parameters of LEDs and illuminated rooms.The urgency of creating a room lighting system that simulates the conditions of natural lighting taking into account the need to change its spectral composition in time, in space taking into account the physical and psychological state of a person is substantiated. The possibility of using well-known computer programs to calculate the distribution of illumination in the room is analyzed.A method has been developed for calculating the distribution of illumination on a plane using both a flat LED matrix and a matrix with an inclined arrangement of the planes of individual LEDs. …”
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“There’s always somebody that you can identify with”: a qualitative study of patient perspectives on buprenorphine group medical visits by Mariya Masyukova, Benjamin T. Hayes, Teresa López-Castro, Aaron D. Fox

“…Four main themes were: (1) Groups can address the psychological aspects of addiction; (2) Groups introduce positive peer support; (3) Balancing OUD treatment and management of other chronic conditions; (4) Groups must be voluntary. …”
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The defense function of the state: Traditional and modern understanding by Vračar Milinko S., Barišić Igor I.

“…Since the defense function of the state is a complex phenomenon encompassing biological, anthropological, philosophical, sociological, psychological, political, security, military, strategic, and other aspects, understanding its essence is no easy task. …”
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Specific features of professional moral qualities of cadets of the institutions of higher education of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine by K. I. Maravska

“…It has been emphasized that the problem of development of moral qualities of cadets is stipulated by the high level of requirements to general, professional and moral qualities of police officers, the need to take into account them within professional and psychological selection of candidates for the positions of police officers and to form them in the educational process in the institutions of higher education of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. …”
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‘Another brick in the wall’. On the origins of nationalism in the ‘new’ federal states of Germany by A. V. Belinskii, M. V. Khorol’skaya

“…To this end, the authors address a wide range of social-political and psychological factors, focusing on the historical roots and causes of the recent rise of nationalism in East Germany. …”
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Opening a career door!: The role of ChatGPT adoption in digital entrepreneurial opportunity recognition and exploitation by Cong Doanh Duong, Thi Thanh Hoa Phan, Bich Ngoc Nguyen, Thanh Van Pham, Ngoc Diep Do, Anh Trong Vu

“…The inclusion of technology anxiety as a stressor adds a novel dimension, addressing the often-overlooked psychological barriers associated with AI adoption in entrepreneurial contexts. …”
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Interactive Influence Analysis of Tunnel Lateral Clearance on Driving Behavior Using Expressway Field Data by Li Wan, Mo Zhou, Ge Liu, Chang-An Zhang, Ying Yan

“…Changes in lateral clearance are prone to drastic changes in the driving environment at the entrance and exit of the tunnel, which can cause a driver to become psychologically stressed and deviate from the center of a lane, thus creating a greater security risk. …”
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