Help‐seeking behavior of male victims of intimate partner violence in Japan by Junko Morishita, Manabu Yasuda, Shiro Suda

“…Methods Male IPV victims living in Japan were recruited to participate in a web‐based questionnaire survey conducted on February 25 and 26, 2021. …”
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Erythrocyte levels in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients with a history of positive and negative COVID-19 by Siti Nur Chasanah, Aslani Thereestiana Sari, Djamila Zakaria, Ayutia Safira Rusidana Thalib

“…Methods: An analytic study design was employed. Participants were recruited using consecutive sampling. All COPD patients admitted between March 2019 and December 2023 were included. …”
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Perception of the Importance of Inherited Genetics and Lifestyle on the Development of Chronic Diseases: A UK Cross‐Sectional Survey by Aamir Hussain, Lourdes Santos‐Merx, Mariasole Da Boit

“…Methods Individuals aged 18 years and over were recruited in 2019 among the UK population and 363 participants completed an anonymous questionnaire. …”
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Examining psychological correlates of vaccine hesitancy: a comparative study between the US and Israel by Nicolle Simonovic, Anat Gesser-Edelsburg, Jennifer M. Taber

“…College students were recruited between March–June 2023 in the US (n = 330, Mage = 20.21, 79.5% female) and in Israel (n = 204, Mage = 23.45, 92.6% female) to complete a cross-sectional survey on vaccine attitudes, emotions, and behavior. …”
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Bioethics knowledge, attitudes, and practices among healthcare professionals in Cameroon: a cross sectional analytical observational study of doctors and nurses in Cameroon’s South... by Kevin T. J. Dzi, Oscaline N. Ndong, Elisabeth Z. Menkem, Nicholas Tendongfor

“…We conducted a study to assess physicians' and nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours regarding healthcare ethics in Cameroon's southwest region. 469 healthcare professionals were recruited, with 89.8% being nurses and 10.2% being doctors. …”
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Calculated parameters for the diagnosis of Wilson disease by Nada Syazana Zulkufli, Pavai Sthaneshwar, Wah-Kheong Chan

“…Methods: A total of 213 subjects across all ages who were investigated for WD were recruited. WD was confirmed in 55 patients, and the rest were WD free. …”
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Variability and accuracy of multiple saliva pepsin measurements in laryngopharyngeal reflux patients by Jerome R. Lechien, Francois Bobin

“…Methods Patients with LPR symptoms were consecutively recruited from December 2019 to Augustus 2022. Twenty-one asymptomatic individuals completed the study. …”
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Disability among attendees with schizophrenia in a Nigerian hospital: further evidence for integrated rehabilitative treatment designs by Andrew Toyin Olagunju, Dapo Adebowale Adegbaju, Richard Uwakwe

“…One hundred consecutively recruited consenting participants were subjected to designed questionnaire to inquire about their demographic and illness-related variables. …”
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Impact of polygeNic risk score for glaucoma on psycHosocial ouTcomes (INSiGHT) study protocol. by Giorgina Maxwell, Robert Allen, Simone Kelley, Lucinda Hodge, Georgina L Hollitt, Mathias Seviiri, Daniel Thomson, Joshua Schmidt, Jamie E Craig, Sarah Cohen-Woods, Emmanuelle Souzeau

“…In this prospective study, 300 individuals from the GRADE (Genetic Risk Assessment of Degenerative Eye disease) study will be recruited to investigate the psychosocial impact of disclosing polygenic risk results for glaucoma. …”
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Investigating Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms of Chronic Kidney Diseases in China with Type 2 Diabetes by Xu Wang, Biyu Shen, Xun Zhuang, Xueqin Wang, Weiqun Weng

“…In this cross-sectional analytic study, 210 type 2 diabetic patients were recruited from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University. …”
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Testing the psychometric properties of the risk-rescue rating scale: a lethality measure for suicide attempts by Tormod Stangeland, Ketil Hanssen-Bauer, Johan Siqveland

“…We developed a training program for clinicians, a user manual, and a series of five video-based role-played interview cases for reliability testing. In this study, we recruited 28 clinicians with professional backgrounds typical of Norwegian mental health personnel. …”
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''Mitigating cancer pain: What else matters?"-A qualitative study into the needs and concerns of cancer patients in Sri Lanka. by N P Edirisinghe, P T R Makuloluwa, A A T D Amarasekara, C S E Goonewardena

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This study employed a descriptive qualitative approach among purposively selected patients with cancer and registered at the pain management unit. Participants recruited were 18 years or older with cancer-related pain. …”
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The Impact of Abdominal Obesity Status on Cardiovascular Response to the Mediterranean Diet by Alexandra Bédard, Sylvie Dodin, Louise Corneau, Simone Lemieux

“…Thirty-eight abdominally obese individuals (waist circumference >102 cm in men and >88 cm in women) and thirty-one nonabdominally obese individuals were recruited and studied before and after the MedDiet. …”
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Diagnostic and predictive values of serum metabolic profiles in sudden sensorineural hearing loss patients by Xiangsheng Wang, Yan Gao, Ruirui Jiang

“…Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) is an otologic emergency, and metabolic disturbance is involved in its pathogenesis. This study recruited 20 SSNHL patients and 20 healthy controls (HCs) and collected their serum samples. …”
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Users’ views on the use of a smartwatch app to collect daily symptom data in individuals with multiple long-term conditions (Multimorbidity): A qualitative study by Cassandra Kenning, Peter Bower, Nicola Small, Syed Mustafa Ali, Benjamin Brown, Katherine Dempsey, Elaine Mackey, Brian McMillan, Caroline Sanders, Ilina Serafimova, Sabine N Van der Veer, William G Dixon, John McBeth

“…Methods Watch Your Steps was a longitudinal study which recruited 53 patients to track over 20 symptoms per day for a 90-day period using a study app on smartwatches. …”
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Who do you think they are? An exploratory analysis of face-based impressions formed by cisgender, transgender and gender nonbinary individuals [version 2; peer review: 2 approved,... by Ivvy Divine, Fabio Fasoli, Aífe Hopkins-Doyle

“…However, it remains unclear to what extent such impressions are influenced by the perceivers’ gender identity and gender beliefs. Methods We recruited cisgender and transgender and nonbinary (TGNB) participants (N = 195). …”
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Service users’ perception and attitude toward telemedicine-based treatment for substance use disorders: A qualitative study from India by Abhishek Ghosh, Tathagata Mahintamani, P. V. Aswathy, Debasish Basu, Surendra K. Mattoo, B. N. Subodh, Renjith R. Pillai, Manpreet Kaur

“…Materials and Methods: We recruited 15 adult patients with SUD who accessed both telemedicine and in-person care. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Concerns of Saudi Parents Regarding Human Papillomavirus Vaccine by Ahmed A. Alsaati, Roudin H. Alhasawi, Amjad S. Alzahrani, Omnia A. Sulimani, Reem A. Alshahrani, Raghad O. Almasoudi, Mazin M. Aljabri

“…Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited Saudi parents who visited Maternity and Children Hospitals, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. …”
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Does remote COVID infection in pregnancy affect the placenta and pregnancy outcomes? – Results from a prospective cohort study (PLACENTA IN COVID/ PIC study) by N D Varunashree, Sherin Daniel, Swati Rathore, Mahesh Moorthy, Bijesh Yadav, Manisha M. Beck

“…Methods: A prospective cohort study was carried out, recruiting pregnant women with singleton gestation, who had COVID 19 infection during their pregnancy, remote from delivery between August 2021 to July 2022. …”
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The impact of physical exercise on primary school teachers’ professional ethics: the mediating role of self-control by Chu Kequn, Yang Xiuqing, Zhang Tinghui

“…Understanding the mechanisms underlying this relationship is essential for developing interventions to promote ethical behavior in educational contexts.ObjectivesThis study aims to investigate the relationship between physical exercise and professional ethics among elementary school teachers, with a specific focus on the mediating role of self-control.MethodsA sample of 380 elementary school teachers was recruited from Guangxi and Shandong provinces in China. …”
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