Identifying research priorities in cardiac surgery: a report from the James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnership in adult heart surgery by Tracy Kumar, Florence Y Lai, Riccardo G Abbasciano, Bethany Tabberer, Gavin J Murphy

“…Objective To identify research priorities that address the needs of people affected by cardiac surgery and those who support and care for them.Design James Lind Alliance (JLA) process—two surveys and a consensus workshop guided by an independent JLA adviser.Setting The UK with international participation.Participants Three stakeholder groups—heart surgery patients, carers and healthcare professionals involved in care delivery.Methods The initial survey was set to collect potential research questions in cardiac surgery as identified by stakeholders. …”
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Association between Alpha- Klotho Protein, Calcium, and Phosphate concentrations in Adult Iraqi Patients with Beta-Thalassemia Major by Ahmed J. Kadhim, Hedef D. El-Yaseen, Ali M. Jawad

“…Methods: The study was conducted at Al-Sadr General Hospital and Ibn Albaladi Center of Blood Diseases, Baghdad, and involved 90 participants who were grouped into three groups: Group A: 30 patients with Beta-thalassemia major and heart dysfunction; Group B:30 patients with Beta-thalassemia major without any signs of heart dysfunction; and Group C:30 healthy individuals as a control group. …”
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Diabetes Distress in Young Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Survey in China by Yanfen Hu, Lingxia Li, Jun Zhang

“…Using a convenient sampling method, 98 young adults with type 2 diabetes who were admitted to our hospital from June 2017 to July 2018 were selected as research subjects. …”
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Reconsidering “Critical” Bone Loss in Shoulder Instability: 17-Year Follow-Up Study following Arthroscopic Bankart Repair by Lawrence Chun-Man Lau, Wai-Wang Chau, Randy Ng, Jonathan Patrick Ng, Elvis Chun-Sing Chui, Michael Tim-Yun Ong, James Francis Griffith, Patrick Shu-Hang Yung

“…Methods. A patient cohort who had undergone computed tomography (CT) of glenoid bone loss and arthroscopic Bankart repair over 15 years ago was reviewed. …”
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Effect of Colonoscopy Volume on Quality Indicators by David Pace, Mark Borgaonkar, Muna Lougheed, Curtis Marcoux, Brad Evans, Nikita Hickey, Meghan O’Leary, Darrell Boone, Jerry McGrath

“…A retrospective cohort study was performed on 3235 patients who underwent colonoscopy in the city of St. John’s, NL, between January and June 2012. …”
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Rehabilitation nursing for motor functional recovery of acute ischaemic stroke: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Yuanyuan Chen, Mei Li, Jianmiao Wang, Yuping Zhang, Jingfen Jin

“…Thus, this study seeks to explore whether rehabilitation nursing is not inferior to usual rehabilitation for motor functional recovery in patients with acute ischaemic stroke.Methods and analysis We will conduct an assessor-blinded parallel randomised controlled trial of patients who meet the inclusion criteria after stratification by weighted corticospinal tract lesion load. …”
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Impaired mobility drives disability in psoriatic arthritis – An observational study from Karnataka Psoriatic Arthritis Cohort (KPsAC) by Vineeta Shobha, Chanakya Kodishala, S Chandrashekara, Sharath Kumar, Vikram Haridas, Vijay Rao, Ramesh Jois, Manisha Daware, Yogesh Preet Singh, Shweta Singhai, B G Dharmanad, Pramod Chebbi, R Subramanian, Ashwini Kamath, Uma Karjiigi, Vikramraj K Jain, Chethana Dharmapalaiah, Shiva Prasad, C Srinivas, J Ramya, Benzeeta Pinto, Beenish Nazir, Harshini, Mahendranath

“…I-HAQ was significantly lower in patients who had been on disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs for 6 months or more (P = 0.0001). …”
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Risk factors for loss to follow-up in patients with gout: A Korean prospective cohort study. by Hyunsue Do, Chang-Nam Son, Hyo Jin Choi, Ji Hyoun Kim, Min Jung Kim, Kichul Shin, Sang-Hyon Kim, Byoongyong Choi, You-Jung Ha, Joong Kyong Ahn, Hyun-Ok Kim, Sung Won Lee, Chang Hoon Lee, Ran Song, Kyeong Min Son, Seung-Geun Lee, Ki Won Moon

“…Patients aged 18 or older who met the 2015 ACR/EULAR classification criteria were included. …”
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The effect of counseling with a positive approach on anxiety about giving birth to an Infant with Anomalies in pregnant mothers over 35 years of age by Hadis Jalilvand, Mojghan Mokhtari Zanjani, Taraneh Emamgholi Khooshehchin

“…Since advanced maternal age is recognized as a risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes and fetal complications, there is a heightened potential for increased anxiety and worry among those who become pregnant at older age. Prenatal counseling can play an important role in reducing anxiety and psychological distress, while also promoting the physical and mental well-being of expectant mothers. …”
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A proposal to measure the resilience of the Andalusian Commnunity Social Services by Elena Ferri-Fuentevilla, Ana Vallejo-Andrada, Aleix Morilla-Luchena, Rocío Muñoz Moreno

“…Critical indicators to assess social service resilience were put forward, in line with the research conducted by Kruk et al. who propose a resilience index for healthcare. Structural indicators, such as budget allocation and personnel, play pivotal roles, though data availability challenges persist, particularly in municipalities with over 20,000 inhabitants. …”
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Teaching healthy lifestyle behaviors based on philosophical thinking to preschool children: a randomized controlled trial by Zakieh Khoramaki, Mahin Nazari, Leila Ghahremani, Mohammad Hossein Kaveh, Abdolrahim Asadollahi

“…Methods This randomized controlled trial involved 120 preschoolers, who were randomly assigned to intervention groups for children, parents, and a control group. …”
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Association of Race and Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE): The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Cohort by Ericha G Franey, Donna Kritz-Silverstein, Erin L Richard, John E Alcaraz, Caroline M Nievergelt, Richard A Shaffer, Vibha Bhatnagar

“…Included in this longitudinal study were 12,770 black or white participants from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) cohort who completed a baseline visit (1987–1989) with PON genotyping. …”
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Pyogenic Lumbar Facet Joint Infection with Foot Drop by Haruka Maehara, Toshihiro Sano, Yuki Yanagawa, Kyuichi Hashimoto, Nobuaki Tadokoro

“…The patient was a 44-year-old woman who had a previous history of orthotic therapy for idiopathic scoliosis. …”
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Advances and Pitfalls of Specialized Pain Care through Public and Private Health Care Providers in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands: A Physician’s Survey by Javier Medel, Ancor Serrano, Carme Batet, Lluis Lorente, Susana Bella, Marta Ferrandiz, María-del-Mar Monerris, Sergi Boada, Jesus Villoria, Maria-Victoria Ribera, Antonio Montes, Sebastian Videla

“…Public and private practices differ in some aspects; the latter seems to be more accessible, but it is restricted to patients who can afford it. Compared to previous reports, this update shows both advances and outstanding issues. …”
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Prevalence, Infectivity, and Associated Risk Factors of Hepatitis B Virus among Pregnant Women in Yirgalem Hospital, Ethiopia: Implication of Screening to Control Mother-to-Child T... by Anteneh Amsalu, Getachew Ferede, Setegn Eshetie, Agete Tadewos, Demissie Assegu

“…Thus, screening of all pregnant women, particularly those who had history of multiple sexual partners and HIV coinfection, and provision of health education about HBV prevention methods are inevitable.…”
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Dementia incidence among a cohort of lebanese older adults: first incidence estimates from the Middle East and North Africa region by Monique Chaaya, Sarah Assaad, Hala Darwish, Marc Haber, Rosemary Khoury, Dahlia Saab, Khalil El Asmar, Ramzi Hajjar

“…ObjectiveTo provide the first estimates of dementia incidence rates among elderly in Lebanon.MethodsThe cohort established in 2013 consisted of 470 elderly from Beirut and Mount Lebanon, who consented to be followed-up. In 2017, we reached 341 participants/informants, achieving a response rate of 72.6%. …”
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Risk factors for silicotuberculosis among miners: a scoping review by Mansour F. Saliba, Zeina Z. Karam, Moussa El Khayat, Elizabeth Koka, Dana A. Halwani, Joly Ghanawi, Layal Hneiny, Mey Jurdi, Hassan R. Dhaini, Umayya Musharrafieh, Rima R. Habib

“…Various grey literature sources such as Google Scholar, Science.gov, and WHO Global Index Medicus were also searched. The main study outcome is STB; the selection criteria also included studies assessing TB and silicosis as comorbidities leading to STB. …”
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Predicting loss of independence among geriatric patients following gastrointestinal surgery by Michaela R. Cunningham, Christopher L. Cramer, Ruyun Jin, Florence E. Turrentine, Victor M. Zaydfudim

“…Methods This retrospective cohort study included patients age ≥ 65 years enrolled in the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database and Geriatric Pilot Project who underwent pancreatic, colorectal, or hepatic surgery (January 1, 2014- December 31, 2018). …”
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Prevalence of adherence and its impact on quality of life in oral anticoagulant users in Egypt: A cross-sectional study from two Egyptian university hospitals by Mohamed Terra, Amro Badr, Mohamed Baklola, Ibrahim Hegazy, Muhammed Elmanzlawey, Islam Elrakhawy, Ahmed Muhammed

“…Participants were adults over 18 years old, on OAT for at least one month, who provided informed consent. Convenience sampling was used to recruit 212 participants. …”
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A Mechanism Exploration of Metabolic Syndrome Causing Nodular Thyroid Disease by Zexin Li, Lili Zhang, Yingshi Huang, Peixuan Yang, Wencan Xu

“…A total of 2722 subjects, who underwent health checkup in our institute from December 2014 to November 2018, were retrospectively and randomly collected. …”
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