Methods for Involving People With Dementia in Health Policy and Guideline Development: A Scoping Review by Felix Bühler, Jennifer Geyer, Gabriele Meyer, Anja Bieber

“…While a majority of methods had some facilitation in place to elicit information from participating people with dementia, only nine methods used a structured aggregation to synthesise participants' contributions into a joint statement. …”
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Needs of the network: a qualitative study of the needs of family members, partners and close friends of people with a severe mental illness (SMI) by Gwen van Husen, Thijs J. Burger, Mariken B. de Koning, Matty A.S. de Wit, Menno W. Segeren, Aartjan T.F. Beekman

“…This study underscores the importance of mental healthcare and support services in structurally extending its attention to social network members of people with an SMI. …”
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Exploring nurse and patient perspectives on WeChat-based prenatal education in Chinese public hospitals: a qualitative inquiry by Yushi He, Guangmei Fan, Guangrui Fan, Dandan Liu

“…Seventeen obstetric nurses and eight pregnant women participated in semi-structured interviews between March and August 2024. …”
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Assessment of Medical Students\' Acceptance, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Readiness toward Artificial Intelligence by Sobhan Rahimi Esbo, Maryam Ghaemi-Amiri, Mostafa Mostafazadeh-Bora

“…The study utilized a structured questionnaire comprising four sections: demographic characteristics, readiness (22 items rated on a five-point Likert scale), acceptance (28 items rated on a five-point Likert scale), knowledge (8 items rated on a three-point Likert scale), and attitude toward artificial intelligence (13 items rated on a five-point Likert scale). …”
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Study of target INR achievement, incidence of hemorrhagic complications and affecting factors after during warfarin treatment in western area of China by Rui Shi, Wei Wei, Yanbiao Yang, Shouyuan Yang, Liping Yan, Zongjie Zhu

“…Notably, we observed universal therapeutic failure (0% achievement) in three high-risk subgroups: octogenarians (≥ 81 years), underweight patients (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2), and amiodarone users. In contrast, structured physician education demonstrated substantial benefit (72.13% achievement rate vs 27.87% without instruction). …”
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Navigating workplace uncertainty: a path analysis of perceived overqualification, covert narcissism, workplace alienation, and role ambiguity among nurses by Heba Sobhy Mohamed, Mohammed Adel Abd Elhafeez Elbakry, Ahmed Abdellah Othman, Mohamed Hussein Ramadan Atta, Abeer Moustafa Barakat, Alaa Eldin Moustafa Hamed

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted with 446 nurses from various Egyptian healthcare settings. Data was collected through structured face-to-face interviews using four validated instruments: the Scale of Perceived Overqualification (assessing subjective overqualification), Hypersensitive Narcissism Scale (measuring covert narcissism), Role Ambiguity Scale (evaluating clarity in job responsibilities), Work Alienation Scale (assessing workplace alienation), Additionally, a researcher-developed Demographic Questionnaire was used to collect participants’ background characteristics. …”
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Experiences of providing end-of-life care in adult intensive care units: a qualitative study by Dan-Dan Xu, Jin Li, Xin-Bo Ding, Jing Ma, Rui-Tong Hou, Na-Na Chen, Xiao-Lin Cheng, Fen Hu

“…Methods This study employed a descriptive phenomenological approach, conducting semi-structured interviews with 13 intensive care units’ nurses from November 2023 to February 2024. …”
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A Qualitative Study on the Role of Social Determinants of Health in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease by Davide Costa, Nicola Ielapi, Pietro Marino, Roberto Minici, Giulio Accarino, Ashour Michael, Teresa Faga, Umberto Marcello Bracale, Michele Andreucci, Raffaele Serra

“…Methods: A qualitative study has been conducted using semi-structured interviews to understand the role of SDHs in patients with PAD. …”
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Everyday Skating, Conflict, and Peacebuilding at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University by Ernest Ogbozor, Sofia Farnsworth, Jace Martin, Austin Welch, Jennifer Wojton, Katie Lopez

“…The research combines qualitative and quantitative data collection methods, including surveys, semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions (FGDs), and participant observation. …”
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Inclusionary zoning as a tool for social sustainability: A systematic review of urban housing policy outcomes by Muhammad Hariz Azlan, Ainur Zaireen Zainudin, Norhisham Rahmat, Fatin Afiqah Md Azmi, Nur Berahim, Salfarina Samsudin, Azizah Ismail, Rohaya Abdul Jalil, Yong Adilah Shamsul Harumain

“…Our methodology employs a rigorous systematic review protocol, documented through a comprehensive PRISMA flow diagram, combined with a structured data extraction framework that enables consistent analysis across diverse policy implementations. …”
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‘They didn’t look at me with good eyes' – experiences of the socioeconomic impact of tuberculosis and support needs among adults in a semi-rural area in Mozambique: A Qualitative S... by Pedroso Nhassengo, Clara Yoshino, Américo Zandamela, Verónica De Carmo, Bo Burström, Knut Lönnroth, Tom Wingfield, Celso Khosa, Salla Atkins

“…A total of 52 semi-structured one-to-one in-depth interviews were conducted and data were analysed using a reflexive thematic analysis. …”
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Experience of sexual relationship of patients after radical prostatectomy: a qualitative study by Haiyu Zhang, Zhen Liu, Zhen Liu, Yongmei Ye, Xiaolian Long, Tuan Yu, Yuxi Zhang, Ziling Dai, Juan Du, Ling Chen

“…Purposive sampling was used to select 16 patients with prostate cancer who were followed up after radical prostatectomy in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, and semi-structured interviews were conducted. Colaizzi’s seven-step process for the phenomenological approach was applied to data analysis.ResultsFour themes and 11 subcategories were identified. …”
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The Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Therapy on Pain Anxiety and Resilience in Patients with Migraine by Hamid Reza Arab Bafrani, Hasan Rezayi, Ahmad Sobhani

“…s (2008) therapeutic package. To analyze the data, the normality of the distribution was assessed using the Shapiro-Wilk test. …”
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Understanding Gender-Specific Daily Care Preferences: Topic Modeling Study by Kyungmi Woo, Se Hee Min, Aeri Kim, Subin Choi, Gregory L Alexander, Terrence O’Malley, Maria D Moen, Maxim Topaz

“…MethodsThis study used 4350 deidentified, unstructured textual data from MyDirectives (MyDirectives, Inc), an interactive online platform. …”
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Language task-based fMRI analysis using machine learning and deep learning by Elaine Kuan, Elaine Kuan, Elaine Kuan, Viktor Vegh, Viktor Vegh, Viktor Vegh, John Phamnguyen, John Phamnguyen, John Phamnguyen, Kieran O’Brien, Amanda Hammond, David Reutens, David Reutens, David Reutens, David Reutens

“…A potential application of these methods is the identification of language activation from unstructured paradigms.…”
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Syn-to post-orogenic mineralization in the Shuangkoushan Au–Ag–Pb deposit, North Qaidam: insights from H–O–S isotopes and U–Pb geochronology by Junzhen Yu, Junzhen Yu, Dexian Li, Dexian Li, Youye Zheng, Youye Zheng, Bo Ma, Bo Ma, Jian Wang, Jian Wang, Guomei Shi, Guomei Shi, Rongke Xu, Junaid Khan, Asma Tahir

“…The syn-orogenic meta-basaltic rocks, intruded by gabbros, host numerous orogenic Au deposits and are structurally controlled by a NW–SE-trending ductile shear zone. …”
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Risk Factors for Hypertension in Koumbri Municipality, Burkina Faso, December 2016-April 2017 by Pedwindé Hamadou Séogo, Salam Ouedraogo, Simon Antara, Bernard Sawadogo, Denis Yelbeogo, Brice Wilfried Bicaba, Yacouba Savadogo, Hyacinthe Euvrard Sow, Agballa Mébiny-Essoh Tchalla Abalo, Amado Traoré, Moussa Kagoné, Abdoulaye Nitiema, Harouna Sawadogo, André McKenzie, Mamadou Sawadogo, Oumarou Batoure, Patrice Zabsonré

“…We administered a semi-structured questionnaire to collect data on socio-demographic, behavioral, psychological and socio-cultural characteristics. …”
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Prevalence and correlates of multimorbidity among individuals aged 50 and above in Bangladesh by Faroque Md Mohsin, Padam Kanta Dahal, Md. Badsha Alam, Sarah Tahera Mahmud, Cotton Chakma, Md. Iqbal Hossain, Md. Atikur Rahman Akanda, Maherun Nesa, Rajib Kumar Malakar, Sokal Roy, Shahriar Hasan, Nitai Roy

“…A multi-stage cluster sampling technique was used. Data were collected through structured interviews covering individual-level, household-level, and community-level factors. …”
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Energy-efficient blockchain-IIoT with mobile edge computing: optimizing resource allocation and multi-hop offloading by Yiyi Zhang, Xueyue Xue, Xianfu Lin, Wenchang Wei, Zhicheng Su

“…Secondly, a blockchain-MEC architecture is structured to incorporate multiple system-level variables, including multi-aggregation MIITDs deployment, offloading strategies, block size, and wireless link weights. …”
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Algorithm for analyzing randomness in point patterns by Tony Sampaio, Jorge Rocha, Cláudia M. Viana, Silvana Camboin, Fábio Marcelo Breunig, Edenilson Nascimento, Elaine de Cacia de Lima Frick

“…. • Automated scripts for structuring data, calculating expected and observed values, and applying the chi-square goodness-of-fit test for statistical analysis. • Advanced spatial analysis using chi-square goodness of fit coupled with and without Bonferroni correction, providing deeper insight into the study of the effect of spatial phenomena on the distribution of point events.…”
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