Gender Preferences in Healthcare: A Study of Saudi Patients’ Physician Preferences by Alhomayani KM, Bukhary HA, Aljuaid FI, Alotaibi TA, Alqurashi FS, Althobaiti KN, Althobaiti NS, Althomali OY, Althobaiti AA, Aljuaid MM, Muhyei AM

“…The study was conducted across various regions of Saudi Arabia, with participants recruited via social media platforms using convenience sampling aged 18 years and older who were actively pursuing medical care. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Associated Factors towards Nonpharmacological Pain Management among Nurses Working at Amhara Region Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals, Ethiopia by Esayas Alemshet Tekletsadik, Abebaw Alemayehu Desta, Belayneh Shetie Workneh

“…It is better to give attention to reviewing the nursing curriculum, achieving a standardized nurse-to-patient ratio, recruiting additional nurses, training, and upgrading nurses with continuing education.…”
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Blood Cell Ratio Combinations for Diagnosing Periprosthetic Joint Infections: A Preliminary Study by Yu Y, Wen Y, Xia J, Dong G, Niu Y

“…Many biomarkers have been used for PJI diagnosis; however, the identification of the most effective inflammatory biomarker combination for optimal diagnostic accuracy may be poorly reported.Methods: In this prospective, multi-center study, a total of 269 individuals undergoing knee or hip revision arthroplasty were recruited and subsequently categorized based on 2018 ICM PJI criteria into two groups: 93 with periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) and 176 with aseptic failure (AF). …”
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Unexplored avenues: a narrative review of cognition and mood in postmenopausal African women with female genital circumcision/mutilation/cutting by Rohina Kumar, Noelia Calvo, Gillian Einstein, Gillian Einstein, Gillian Einstein, Gillian Einstein, Gillian Einstein, Gillian Einstein

“…Only studies published in English, those that recruited African women with FGC aged 50 years and older, and those that investigated cognitive and/or mood-related experiences were included. …”
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Comparing responses to public health and industry-funded alcohol harm reduction advertisements: an experimental study by Sarah J Durkin, Melanie A Wakefield, Emily Brennan, Michael D Slater, Simone Pettigrew, Danielle A J M Schoenaker, Kimberley Dunstone, Helen G Dixon

“…We hypothesised that, on average, SAPRO advertisements would be less effective at generating motivation (H1) and intentions to reduce alcohol consumption (H2) but more effective at generating positive perceptions of people who drink (H3).Design Online experiment with random assignment to condition.Participants 2923 Australian adult weekly drinkers (49% high-risk drinkers) recruited from an opt-in online panel.Interventions Participants viewed 3 of 83 advertisements developed by PH agencies (n=2174) or 3 of 28 advertisements developed by SAPROs (n=749).Primary outcome measures Participants reported their motivation to reduce the amount of alcohol consumed; behave responsibly and/or not get drunk; and limit their drinking around/never supply to minors, as well as intentions to avoid drinking alcohol completely; reduce the number of drinking occasions; and reduce the amount of alcohol consumed per occasion. …”
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Structural Alteration of Medial Temporal Lobe Subfield in the Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment Stage of Alzheimer’s Disease by Pan He, Hang Qu, Ming Cai, Weijie Liu, Xinyi Gu, Qiang Ma

“…Methods. 30 patients with aMCI, 16 patients with AD, and 30 NC are recruited; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans are conducted. …”
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Development and validation of the Information Literacy Measurement Scale (ILMS-34) in Chinese public health practitioners by Hui Li, Ke-Ying Li, Xia-Rong Hu, Xuan Hong, Yan-Ting He, Hua-Wei Xiong, Yi-Li Zhang

“…The ILMS-34 was further validated among 526 PHPs recruited from four cities in Guangdong Province, China, using convenience sampling. …”
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Contrastive Study of Brain Activation Regions during Verb Production in Uyghur and Chinese Broca Aphasia Patients after Stroke by ZUHERE Rouzi, MENG Shikai, MA Xiaoting, XI Yanling

“…Thirty-six healthy volunteers were recruited and matched with the patients in the ethnicity, sex, age and years of education, with 18 in each group. …”
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Explorating the Involvement of Plasma Sestrin2 in Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Rong Jiang, Qiru Wang, Huifen Zhai, Xiaohua Du, Shibo Sun, Haoyan Wang

“…OSA and healthy control subjects were recruited and matched with age, gender, and body mass index (BMI). …”
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Advancing a machine learning-based decision support tool for pre-hospital assessment of dyspnoea by emergency medical service clinicians: a retrospective observational study by Wivica Kauppi, Henrik Imberg, Johan Herlitz, Oskar Molin, Christer Axelsson, Carl Magnusson

“…Patients presenting with the main symptom of dyspnoea were included which were recruited from two EMS organisations in Göteborg and Södra Älvsborg. …”
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Role and sensitivity of Positron Emission Tomography with [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose in diagnosis and follow-up of patients affected by chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) by Gianfranco Schiraldi, Cristina Elena Popescu, Michele Chiericozzi, Salvatore Lo Cicero, Flavio Allegri, Franco Mosca, Claudio Rossetti

“…Methods: Thirty-seven adult patients (21 males and 16 females) affected by CPA were recruited during the study period (2010 - 2017). At the time of first diagnosis, we compared sensitivity of 18F-FDG PET/CT and serologic tests (i.e., identification of Aspergillus-specific IgE and IgG antibodies using IFA and ELISA). 12 months after the treatment, we repeated tests only in patients with possible active disease to make a comparison between serological tests and 18F-FDG PET/CT. …”
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Prescription pattern, glycemic control status, and predictors of poor glycemic control among diabetic patients with comorbid chronic kidney disease in Ethiopia: a facility-based cr... by Oumer Sada Muhammed, Minimize Hassen, Samuel Mamusha

“…The sample size was calculated by using a single population proportion formula and accordingly, a total of 384 patients were recruited randomly and enrolled in this study. Descriptive statistics was employed for analyzing quantitative variables. …”
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Preferences and Attitudes Towards Digital Communication and Symptom Reporting Methods in Clinical Trials by McDowell B, Dumais KM, Gary ST, de Gooijer I, Ward T

“…The purpose of this study was to understand participants’ communication preferences, their comfort with and use of messaging methods and their attitudes towards different communication and technology-driven symptom reporting methods in clinical trials.Participants and Methods: Fifty-five participants, with any form of chronic health condition or recent intervention causing daily pain or discomfort were recruited by way of convenience sample for a single-centre, non-interventional, single-visit study, conducted in Ireland. …”
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The Effectiveness of Advanced Platelet-Rich Fibrin in comparison with Leukocyte-Platelet-Rich Fibrin on Outcome after Dentoalveolar Surgery by Alaa Z. Makki, Anoud M. Alsulami, Arwa S. Almatrafi, Moroj Z. Sindi, Shahinaz N. Sembawa

“…The study included 60 patients according to sample size calculation, recruited from patients seeking tooth extraction at oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic at Umm Al-Qura University, Faculty of Dentistry. …”
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Identifying specific subgroups of older patients at risk of repeated hospital readmissions and death after discharge in a prospective multicentre cohort in France by Jean-Baptiste Beuscart, Fabien Visade, Genia Babykina, Jesus Carretero-Bravo, Guillaume Deschasse, Vincent Vandewalle

“…Objective To identify specific subgroups of older patients at risk of repeated hospital readmissions and death.Design Prospective, multicentre, DAMAGE (Patient Outcomes After Hospitalization in Acute Geriatric Unit) cohort of adults aged 75 and over, discharged from an acute geriatric unit (AGU) and followed up for 12 months.Setting Six recruiting hospital centres in the Hauts-de-France and Normandie regions of France.Main outcome measures We performed a latent class analysis to identify subgroups at risk of repeated hospital readmissions and death, followed by a logistic regression analysis to determine the characteristics associated with the identified subgroups.Results 3081 patients were included (mean (SD) age: 86.4 (5.5)) and two subgroups were identified. …”
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PTEN suppresses renal cell carcinoma proliferation and migration via inhibition of the PI3K/AKT pathway by Xu Xu, Yuan-Yue Tang, Xiaohong Liang, Wen Luo, Dong-Mei Jiang, Jie Chen

“…Objective This article was recruited to examine the PTEN’s role in managing the PI3K/AKT pathway and its impact on the RCC cell proliferation and migration. …”
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The newborn behavioural observations (NBO) system embedded in routine postpartum care in at-risk families in Iceland: a randomised controlled trial by Lisbeth Valla, Kari Slinning, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, Gun-Mette Røsand, Stefanía Birna Arnardóttir

“…Method Pregnant women with current emotional distress and/or a history of anxiety and depression were recruited from a healthcare centre in Reykjavik, between August 2016 and April 2018. …”
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Epidemiology, Tear Film, and Meibomian Gland Dysfunction in Facial Palsy: A Comparative Analysis by Guerrero-de Ferran C, Bastán-Fabián D, del Castillo-Morales A, Rivera-Alvarado IJ, Valdez García JE

“…Ignacio Morones Prieto 3000, Colonia Los Doctores, Monterrey, NL, CP 64710, México, Tel +52 81 88 88 05 51, Email Jorge.valdez@tec.mxPurpose: To compare the meibographies and dry eye parameters of paretic vs non-paretic sides of patients with a facial palsy diagnosis.Patients and Methods: Twenty patients with unilateral facial palsy were recruited and the severity of the disease was staged using the House-Brackmann scale. …”
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Efficacy of Esophageal Protector in Treating Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease with Extraesophageal Symptoms: a Multicenter, Open-Label, Observational Study by Yu. A. Kucheryavy, D. N. Andreyev, E. Yu. Eryomina, A. A. Gilmanov, O. V. Nazarova, Ye. A. Sidneva, Yu. G. Topalova

“…The study included 546 patients aged 6 to 85 years (the average age of patients is 42.4 ± 16.9 years) with a verified diagnosis of GERD (endoscopically and/or pH-metrically), the presence of extraesophageal symptoms of the disease (according to the results of an objective examination and consultations of specialists), to whom the attending physician prescribed a course of treatment with a medical device Alfasoxx in accordance with the instructions for medical use. The patients were recruited by 51 researchers in 26 cities of Russia. …”
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Association Between Artificial Liver Support System and Prognosis in Hepatitis B Virus-Related Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure by Cui K, Liu CH, Teng X, Chen F, Xu Y, Zhou S, Yang Q, Du L, Ma Y, Bai L

“…Kunping Cui, Chang-Hai Liu, Xiangnan Teng, Fang Chen, Yan Xu, Shaoqun Zhou, Qi Yang, Lingyao Du, YuanJi Ma, Lang Bai Center of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: YuanJi Ma; Lang Bai, Center of Infectious Diseases, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-02885422650 ; +86-18980602254, Email maxe.doc@163.com; pangbailang@163.comObjective: The artificial liver support system (ALSS) has been recruited as an available method for patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF), but its impact on the outcome of ACLF remains controversial. …”
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