Clinical Holistic Medicine: Psychodynamic Short-Time Therapy Complemented with Bodywork. A Clinical Follow-Up Study of 109 Patients by Søren Ventegodt, Suzette Thegler, Tove Andreasen, Flemming Struve, Lars Enevoldsen, Laila Bassaine, Margrethe Torp, Joav Merrick

“…Every new patient was asked to answer a 10-question composite questionnaire containing QOL1, QOL5, and four questions on ability to function socially, ability to function sexually, ability to love, and ability to work, rated on a 5-point Likert scale, on initial contact and after 1–3 months, when the patient had received about five treatments, the patient was asked to complete the questionnaire again, and finally again after 1 year. …”
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Teaching Academic English to Russian-speaking Academic Staff: The Case of the Office of Academic Writing by M. A. Chernysheva, A. O. Kozlova, E. V. Donova

“…The obtained data indicates that representatives of social-humanitarian and technical fields show a special interest in the courses. …”
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Beliefs and perceptions towards congenital anomalies in Dilla town, Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia; a qualitative study by Addisu Getnet, Zerihun Figa, Desalegn Tarekegn, Rediet Gido, Getanew Aschalew Tesfa

“…The burden of congenital anomalies dismantles the social, economic, and psychological dimensions of the life of parents. …”
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Examining the effectiveness of psychological interventions for marginalised and disadvantaged women and individuals who have experienced gender-based violence: protocol for a scopi... by Dillon Thomas Browne, Busra Yalcinoz-Ucan, Laura Zilney, Agnes Zientarska-Kayko, Timothy Ireland

“…This review will (i) document what psychological interventions have been available and empirically established for marginalised and disadvantaged women and individuals with experiences of GBV, (ii) provide a narrative examination of the treatment outcomes of identified interventions regarding their effectiveness and (iii) examine the degree to which GBV interventions in selected sources are designed and applied with a recognition of the social determinants of mental health.Methods and analysis The search for the proposed scoping review will include five electronic databases: PsycINFO, Scopus, Web of Science, Ovid Medline, and CINAHL. …”
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Therapeutic Adherence in Hypertensive Patients of the Guanabacoa Julio Antonio Mella University Polyclinic by Addys Díaz Piñera, Armando Rodríguez Salvá, Milenia León Sánchez, Lisbeth Fernández González, Armando Humberto Seuc Jo, Nelsy Álvarez Mesa

“…<strong>Background:</strong> low adherence to pharmacological treatment is considered a Public Health problem. Social, economic and cultural determinants play an essential role in its origin. …”
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Factors Influencing Hospitalization Expenses Among Patients with Lung Cancer in China by Tingting Xu, Nan Jiang, He Chen, Jun Feng, Qiming Feng, Xianjing Qin, Jinmin Zhao, Hongda Gao

“…The direct medical expense and indirect social economic burden caused by high morbidity and poor prognosis rate of malignant tumor are higher than other diseases around the world, especially in some developing countries such as China. …”
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Adding soil sampling to household surveys: Information for sample design from pilot data by R.M. Lark, L. Mlambo, H. Pswarayi, D. Zardetto, S. Gourlay

“…However, it is not certain that household surveys, designed to examine social and economic variables, will be efficient for collecting soil information, or will provide adequate estimates of soil property means at scales of interest. …”
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Validation of the Perceived hope scale in Arabic-speaking adults living in Gaza in the midst of war, destruction and death by Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Kamel Jebreen, Tasnim Swaitti, Mohammed Jebreen, Eqbal Radwan, Wafa Kammoun-Rebai, Mahmoud A. Abu Samra, Souheil Hallit

“…It was carried-out over a one-month period (September 2024) using an anonymous self-report questionnaire that was shared through social networks and the snowball sampling technique. …”
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The Relationship between the Depression and Anxiety Stress Survey Questionnaire, Salivary Cortisol and Heart Rate Variability by Fateme Sangtarash, Haniyeh Choobsaz, Milad Zarrin, Sousan Salari, Ehsan Mokari Manshadi, Ali Akbar Esmaeili, Sayyed Hossein Mozaffari, Boshra Hatef

“…Differences in cortisol levels between baseline and post-trier social stress tests were recorded as changes in cortisol after stress (CCAS). …”
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El proceso pedagógico de posgrado en la especialización de Medicina General Integral: hacia una praxis sustentada desde el enfoque histórico cultural del desarrollo humano by Ana Teresa Fernández Vidal, José Aurelio Díaz Quiñones, Silvia Enrique Vilaplana

“…Mediante todo el aparato conceptual y metodológico del materialismo dialéctico, Vigotsky desarrolló diferentes categorías: la ley genética del desarrollo (interiorización), la zona de desarrollo próximo, la situación social de desarrollo, el carácter mediatizado de los procesos psíquicos, así como el concepto de vivencia y el de la relación entre educación y desarrollo. …”
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CRISIS OF TRUST IN GOVERNMENT: THE ROLE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS IN ITS RESTORATION by Larysa Samoilenko, Viacheslav Sharyi, Alina Zahrebelna

“…In particular, a deficiency of trust can lead to an increase in social tension, rising protest moods, and, as a consequence, the destabilization of the political situation. …”
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Validating a novel measure for assessing patient openness and concerns about using artificial intelligence in healthcare by Bryan A. Sisk, Alison L. Antes, Sunny C. Lin, Paige Nong, James M. DuBois

“…Concern subscales assessed privacy, social justice, quality, human element of care, cost, shared decision‐making, and convenience. …”
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Additional Education for Children with Special Needs and Disabilities in the Russian Federation: National Monitoring Concept by Z. V. Puzanova, M. A. Simonova, V. M. Filippov, T. I. Larina

“…In the Russian Federation inclusive education is developing primarily at the school level but one of the most crucial aspects of socialization is additional education, and in this regard the needs of children with special needs and disabilities remain an outstanding issue. …”
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Strategies for Healthcare Disaster Management in the Context of Technology Innovation: the Case of Bulgaria by R. Vazov, R. Kanazireva, T.V. Grynko, O.P. Krupskyi

“…In Bulgaria, integrating technology and innovation is crucial for advancing sustainable healthcare disaster management, enhancing disaster response and recovery, and minimizing long-term environmental and social impacts. The purpose of the study is to assess the impact of modern technological innovations on the effectiveness of disaster management in health care in Bulgaria with a focus on Health Information Systems (HIS), Telemedicine, Telehealth, e-Health, Electronic Health Records, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Public Communication Platforms, and Data Security and Privacy. …”
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Capabilities, well-being and intention to leave of financial accounting students by Elette van den Berg, Sebastiaan Rothmann

“…Main findings: The capability set of financial accounting students was negatively associated with cynicism and positively related to social well-being (SWB). High levels of cynicism and low emotional well-being (EWB) significantly impacted students’ intentions to leave. …”
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The adolescent Internet Adaptability Scale: Development and psychometric properties by Weijun Wang, Jianmei Ye, Rouchun Dong, Shihao Ma, Dawei Huang, Xin Zhao

“…The AIAS, comprising eight dimensions—Internet curiosity, Internet self-efficacy, Internet learning ability, Internet socialization ability, Internet information search ability, Internet information protection ability, Internet self-control ability, and Internet positive coping ability—demonstrates strong reliability and validity. …”
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Nurses' Sleep Quality and Its Influencing Factors During the First Explosive COVID‐19 Outbreak in Zhejiang, China, After the Relaxation of Epidemic Prevention and Control Measures:... by Lifen Lu, Di Sheng, Yaling Zhu, Xiaowei Xia, Guanghui Chen, Jiali Liang, Xiulan Shen, Gui Zheng

“…The survey included a general information form; the Self‐Rating Scale of Sleep (SRSS); the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale‐21 (DASS‐21); the Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS); and the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS). …”
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Developing a core outcome set for interventions in people with mild cognitive impairment: study protocol by Angus G K McNair, Nicholas Turner, Alan Richardson, Elizabeth Coulthard, Jemima Dooley, Julie Clayton, Sam Harding, Sarah Rudd, Victoria Grace Gabb, Winsome Barrett-Muir, Natalie Woodward, Sophie Alderman, Joseph Webb

“…The results will be disseminated via conferences, peer-reviewed publications, briefing notes to key agencies, to the public via social media and blog posts and directly to stakeholders who participate in the project.Trial registration number Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials Initiative 2117; PROSPERO registration: CRD42023452514.…”
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Increasing stress resilience in older adults through a 6-week prevention program: effects on coping strategies, anxiety symptoms, and cortisol levels by Marie-Josée Richer, Sébastien Grenier, Sébastien Grenier, Sonia Lupien, Sonia Lupien, Pierrich Plusquellec, Pierrich Plusquellec, Pierrich Plusquellec

“…Coping strategies and social support have been recognized as contributing to resilience to stress in older adults. …”
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Cidadania Digital e tecnologia em rede: entre comunicação, algoritmos e aplicativos cívicos by Caroline Kraus Luvizotto, Kárita Emanuelle Ribeiro Sena

“…Os resultados sugerem que práticas colonizadoras atuais encontram eco em práticas históricas relacionadas à comunicação e que sem mudanças profundas na ordem social, novos ambientes tecnológicos são instrumentos ineficazes para a solução dos históricos problemas comunicacionais…”
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