Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a web-based routine assessment with integrated recommendations for action for depression and anxiety (RehaCAT+): protocol for a cluster rand... by Reinhold Kilian, Harald Baumeister, Yannik Terhorst, Johannes Knauer, Paula Philippi, Selina Kallinger, Sandro Eiler, Tamara Waldmann, Morten Moshagen, Martina Bader

“…Secondary outcomes are depression at discharge (T1) and 6 months follow-up (T2) as well as anxiety, satisfaction with participation in social roles and activities, pain impairment, fatigue, sleep, health-related quality of life, self-efficacy, physical functioning, alcohol, personality and health economic-specific general quality of life and socioeconomic cost and benefits at T1-3. …”
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Protocol for an adaptive platform trial of intended service user-derived interventions to equitably reduce non-attendance in eye screening programmes in Botswana, India, Kenya and... by Min Kim, David Macleod, Michael Gichangi, Andrew Bastawrous, Matthew J Burton, Jacqueline Ramke, Oathokwa Nkomazana, James R Carpenter, Sailesh Mishra, Shalinder Sabherwal, Luke Allen, Sarah Karanja, Ari Ho-Foster, Nigel Bolster, Malebogo Tlhajoane, Bakgaki Ratshaa

“…Results will be shared via local workshops, social media and peer-reviewed publications.Trial registration number ISRCTN53970958.…”
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Protocol on establishing a prospective enhanced surveillance of vaccine preventable diseases in residential aged care facilities in Central Queensland, Australia: an observational... by Mohammad Rashidul Hashan, Robert Booy, Michael Kirk, Gulam Khandaker, Gwenda Chapman, Jacina Walker, Sonya Jayne Davidson, Jill Auriac, Nicolas Smoll, Delwar Akbar

“…The findings from the study will be actively disseminated through publication in peer-reviewed journals, conference presentations, social and print media, federal, state, and local authorities to reflect on the results that may facilitate revision of policy and highlight the stakeholders, funding bodies both locally and internationally.…”
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Policy instrument terms in patriotic health campaign documents issued by Chinese national government agencies from 1952 to 2023: a quantitative textual analysis by Yuanyuan LA, He ZHU, Qiqi WANG, Hongyan YAO, Xiaoyun LIANG

“…In terms of policy objectives, population health (40.34%) and regional health (50.43%) accounted for a relatively high proportion, while social-ecological system health accounted for a relatively low proportion (9.23%). …”
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Prevalence of Undernutrition and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in a Public General Hospital, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study Design by Ebud Ayele, Guesh Gebreayezgi, Teklewoini Mariye, Degena Bahrey, Gebrekiros Aregawi, Gebregziabher Kidanemariam

“…Data were cleaned and entered using Epi-Data version 3.1 and then exported to statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 23.0 for analysis. Multivariate analyses were carried out, and adjusted odds ratios (AORs) with 95% CI and significance level (p value) <0.05 were considered. …”
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Predictors of Neonatal Sepsis in Hospitals at Wolaita Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia: Institution-Based Unmatched Case-Control Study, 2019 by Atkuregn Alemayehu, Mihiretu Alemayehu, Aseb Arba, Hanna Abebe, Abraham Goa, Kebreab Paulos, Mohammed Suleiman Obsa

“…The data were entered into EpiData version 3.1 and exported to Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 24.0 for analysis. The study used descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate analyses. …”
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Psychometric properties of self-reported financial toxicity measures in cancer survivors: a systematic review by Yan Hu, Zheng Zhu, Weijie Xing, Lucylynn Lizarondo, Jian Peng, Huan Wen, Yanling Sun, Winnie K W So

“…Future studies are warranted to develop various FT PROMs based on different social and cultural backgrounds and to clarify the theoretical grounds for assessing FT.…”
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Quem vai arquivar os conteúdos de redes sociais presidenciais no Brasil? by Anahi Rocha Silva, Marcia Cristina de Carvalho Pazin Vitoriano

“…E, no futuro, esse legado digital deverá fazer parte, tanto da memória pessoal do chefe da nação, quanto da memória social e coletiva. No entanto, há indicativos do estágio caótico em que o Brasil se encontra, e dos riscos de serem apagadas ou perdidas as postagens, frente à ausência de cronogramas, políticas e padrões específicos voltados à captura, arquivamento e preservação das comunicações presidenciais em redes sociais…”
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Benefits of the Global Integration Method (Método de Integração Global - MIG) in functional priorities of parents of Brazilian children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorde... by Amanda Aparecida Alves Cunha Nascimento, Deisiane Oliveira Souto, Thalita Karla Flores Cruz, Arthur Felipe Barroso de Lima, Gabriela Silva Oliveira, Vitor Geraldi Haase

“…Activities of daily living, behavioral difficulties, communication, play, and social interactions were the main functional priorities in the perception of parents/caregivers. …”
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Self-Harm in Eating Disorders (SHINE): a mixed-methods exploratory study by Maria Michail, Helen Bould, Anna Lavis, Sheryllin McNeil, Anthony Winston, Kalen Reid, Christina L Easter, Rosina Pendrous

“…Phase 2: 20–30 participants from phase 1 will be reapproached to take part in an in-depth qualitative interview on the psychological, emotional and social factors that underlie their self-harm and eating disorder as well as their support needs. …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine (Mindful,Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Complemented with Bodywork) in the Treatment of Experienced Mental Illness by Søren Ventegodt, Suzette Thegler, Tove Andreasen, Flemming Struve, Lars Enevoldsen, Laila Bassaine, Margrethe Torp, Joav Merrick

“…For the treatment responders, all measured aspects of life (on a five point Likert Scale) improved significantly, simultaneously, and radically: somatic health (from 2.9 to 2.3), self-esteem/relationship to self (from 3.5 to 2.3), relationship to partner (from 4.7 to 2.9 [no partner was rated as “6”]), relationship to friends (from 2.5 to 2.0), ability to love (from 3.8 to 2.4), self-assessed sexual ability (from 3.5 to 2.4), self-assessed social ability (from 3.2 to 2.1), self-assessed working ability (from 3.3 to 2.4), and self-assessed quality of life (from 4.0 to 2.3. …”
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A multi-model feature fusion based transfer learning with heuristic search for copy-move video forgery detection by Hessa Alfraihi, Muhammad Swaileh A. Alzaidi, Hamed Alqahtani, Abdulbasit A. Darem, Ali M. Al-Sharafi, Ahmad A. Alzahrani, Menwa Alshammeri, Abdulwhab Alkharashi

“…Images might be employed in many areas like social media, the military, evidence in courts, intelligence fields, security purposes, and newspapers. …”
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Effects of a novel non-pharmacological intervention based on respiratory biofeedback, neurofeedback and median nerve stimulation to treat children with ADHD by Eduardo Santamaría-Vázquez, Eduardo Santamaría-Vázquez, Eduardo Santamaría-Vázquez, Anayali Estudillo-Guerra, Lna Ali, Diana Martinez, Roberto Hornero, Roberto Hornero, Leon Morales-Quezada

“…IntroductionAttention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects cognitive, academic, behavioral, emotional, and social functioning, primarily in children. Despite its high prevalence, current pharmacological treatments are not effective in 30% of cases and show poor long-term adherence. …”
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Mental health service satisfaction among adults with mental illness attending a psychiatric outpatient clinic: a cross-sectional study by Wondale Getinet Alemu, Wondale Getinet Alemu, Lillian Mwanri, Clemence Due, Telake Azale, Anna Ziersch

“…To examine the association of sociodemographic, clinical, social support, and substance use factors, bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were applied. …”
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Evaluación del impacto del COVID-19 en la frecuencia de trastornos psicológicos en estudiantes de medicina de la Universidad Antofagasta. by Marcia Pereyra, Margarita Fuentes, Maria Jose Navarro, Francisco Montenegro, Karina Diaz, Camila Bradanovic, Carolina Madero, Elainne Doll, Valentina Delgado

“…En cuanto a bienestar psicológico, funcionamiento social y afrontamiento, los estudiantes de nuestro estudio obtuvieron resultados con mejor estado de salud mental comparado con otras poblaciones, posiblemente tomar una actitud proactiva ayudó a enfrentar los problemas asociados a la pandemia. …”
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Developing a set of key principles for care planning within older adult care homes: study protocol for a modified Delphi survey by Madalina Toma, Jonathan Taylor, Nick Smith, Sarah Jasim, Jacqueline Damant, Yuri Hamashima, Thais Caprioli

“…Consensus will be considered if ≥75% of participants rate an item as 4–5.Ethics and dissemination This study to which this protocol relates has been granted ethical approval by the University of Kent’s Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice Research Committee Ethics Panel (reference: 1006) on 9 April 2024. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on the Air Quality over China and India Using Long-term (2009–2020) Multi-satellite Data by Manish Soni, Sunita Verma, Hiren Jethava, Swagata Payra, Lok Lamsal, Priyanshu Gupta, Janhavi Singh

“…Over the SE and NE China, both NO2 and SO2 levels decreased dramatically in 2020 from that of 2009–19, by more than 40% and 65%, respectively, because of both stricter regulations of emissions and less traffic activity due to reduced social and industrial activities during COVID-19 restrictions. …”
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Assessment of computer vision syndrome and associated factors among employees of Ethio-telecom in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Natnael Gizachew, Teferi Abegaz, Tenaw Demis, Melese Gashaw, Lidetu Demoze

“…The data were transferred to Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 26 for analysis. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to assess the association and control for potential confounders.ResultsThe prevalence of CVS among Ethio telecom workers was 68.8% (95% CI: 64.5–72.9). …”
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Feasibility pilot of a novel coaching intervention to optimize cannabis use for chronic pain management among Veterans by Kevin F. Boehnke, Gabrielle Bowyer, Jenna McAfee, Tristin Smith, Catherine Klida, Vivian Kurtz, Evangelos Litinas, Poonam Purohit, Anne Arewasikporn, Dana Horowitz, Laura Thomas, Jennifer Eckersley, Mia Railing, David A. Williams, Daniel J. Clauw, Kelley M. Kidwell, Amy S. B. Bohnert, Rachel S. Bergmans

“…Participants reported statistically significant decreased pain intensity (7.1/10 vs. 5.7/10) and pain interference (T-score 66.3 vs. 61.8), and increased social satisfaction (T-score 41.4 vs. 44.3). Participants noted helpful intervention factors, including co-developing a personalized plan, discussing questions/concerns, and trying different approaches to cannabis-based treatment. …”
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The status of serum 25(OH)D levels is related to breast cancer by Mohammad Momivand, Mahta Razaghi, Farshid Mohammadi, Edris Hoseinzadeh, Roya Najafi-Vosough

“…D levels were significantly associated with lower educational (P < 0.001), economic (P < 0.001), and social status (P < 0.001). A weak positive correlation was observed between serum Vit. …”
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