Health-related quality of life of individuals dealing with cancer in the Free State: A survey by Roline Y. Barnes, Karen Bodenstein, Mariëtte Nel

“…Background: Cancer is the main cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and its symptoms can affect an individual’s life holistically. …”
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Identifying non-communicable disease multimorbidity patterns and associated factors: a latent class analysis approach by Sanghamitra Pati, Parul Puri, Shri Kant Singh

“…Additionally, socioeconomic, demographic, lifestyle and anthropometric factors are significantly associated with one or more identified disease patterns.Conclusions The identified classes ‘hypertension’, ‘metabolic disorders’ and ‘complex cardiometabolic disorders’ reflect three stages of cardiometabolic morbidity with hypertension as the first and ‘complex cardiometabolic disorders’ as the last stage of disease progression. …”
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Quality of Life According to Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Gladys Coronel Burga, Yely Ranina Sánchez Burga, José Ander Asenjo Alarcón

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that has reached alarming rates of morbidity and mortality in the population. Knowing the quality of life of patients with this condition will allow the execution of plans and contextualized actions. …”
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Comparison of the Surgical Approaches for Frontal Traumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage by Eun Sung Park, Seong Keun Moon, Ki Seong Eom

“…Purpose Recent developments in minimally invasive techniques have the potential to reduce surgical morbidity, promote patient recovery, accelerate surgical procedures, and thus improve cost-effectiveness in case management. …”
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Prevalence of Malaria and Associated Factors among Malaria-Suspected Patients Attending Hamusit Health Center, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Getu Abeje Negatu, Getaneh Alemu Abebe, Woynshet Gelaye Yalew

“…Despite efforts to reduce the mortality and morbidity, the disease is still a prominent health problem in Ethiopia. …”
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Use of a Launderable Bed Barrier and Antibiotic Stewardship to Decrease Hospital Onset _Clostridioides difficile_ Infections in an Acute Care Hospital: A Retrospective Pre/Post Cas... by Edmond A. Hooker, Peter J. Mallow, Christine McKinney, Martin L. Gnoni, Francisco Fernandez Gonzales

“…**Background:** Hospital-onset _Clostridioides difficile_ infection (HO-CDI) is a major source of morbidity and mortality. The objective of this research was to evaluate the reduction in HO-CDI through the use of a launderable bed barrier (BB) and an antibiotic stewardship program (ASP). …”
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Radiation-Associated Toxicities in Obese Women with Endometrial Cancer: More Than Just BMI? by Savita V. Dandapani, Ying Zhang, Richard Jennelle, Yvonne G. Lin

“…Toxicities were graded according to RTOG Acute Radiation Morbidity Scoring Criteria. Follow-up period ranged from 1 month to 11 years (median 2 years). …”
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Detection of mental disorders with the Patient Health Questionnaire in primary care settings in Nigeria by Michael O. Olatawura, Olawale Olusegun Ogunsemi, Christopher O. Alebiosu, Olufemi E. Amoran, Adekunle J. Ariba, Francis A. Oluwole, Festus Abasiubong, Adebayo R. Erinfolami

“…Physicians in primary health care should be alert to the possibility and the impact of undetected psychiatric morbidity.…”
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Optimal Pathways to Lung Cancer Screening in Primary Care Settings: A Scoping Review by Emmanouil K. Symvoulakis, Izolde Bouloukaki, Antonios Christodoulakis, Antonia Aravantinou-Karlatou, Ioanna Tsiligianni

“…Healthcare professionals and policy makers in primary care settings can leverage this information to integrate the most effective screening strategies into their care, thus enhancing early detection rates and subsequently reducing global lung cancer morbidity and mortality.…”
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The Evaluation of Diagnostic Role of Cardiac Troponin T (cTnT) in Newborns with Heart Defects by Agata Tarkowska, Wanda Furmaga-Jablonska

“…Heart diseases are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in newborns. Diagnostic methods are often not sufficient or, in many cases, cannot be used. …”
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Justification of Body Mass Index cutoffs for hip and knee joint arthroplasty among California orthopedic surgeons by Sophie V. Orr, Gavin C. Pereira, Blaine A. Christiansen

“…Questions aimed to identify BMI cutoffs and justifications such as infection risk, co-morbidities, inadequate equipment, and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) guidelines. …”
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Perinatal Outcomes of Pregnant Women with Cardiac Disease at the “Ramón Gonzalez Coro” Gynecologic & Obstetric Teaching Hospital. by Yanara Gutiérrez Aliaga, Ileana Chio Naranjo, Elena Guerra Chang, Viviana de la Caridad Sáez Cantero

“…<strong>Introduction:</strong> pregnancy in women with heart disease is commonly associated with increased perinatal morbidity. <strong><br />Objective:</strong> to describe perinatal outcomes in pregnant women with heart disease who were treated according to a new working protocol. …”
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Risk Factors for Stroke-associated Pneumonia: A Prospective Cohort Study by Alexis Suárez Quesada, Ezequiel López Espinosa, Noelsis García Verdecia, Miguel Ángel Serra Valdés

“…<strong>Background:</strong> stroke-associated pneumonia prolongs hospital stay and is an important risk factor for morbidity and mortality. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to determine risk factors for stroke-associated pneumonia. …”
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Association between physical activity and quality of life in haemodialysed and peritoneal dialyzed patients in Hungary by Enikő Király, Gergő József Szőllősi, Zoltán Jenei, István Kárpáti

“…All participants received a questionnaire containing information on demographics, treatment, and co-morbidities. Physical activity was assessed using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) short form, and quality of life was measured using the Kidney Disease Quality of Life-Short Form 12 (KDQOL-SF-12) questionnaire comprising mental (MCS) and physical components (PCS). …”
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Contribution of paranasal sinus, chest, and abdomen/pelvis computed tomography in patients with febrile neutropenia. by Charles Tran, Éric de Kerviler, Anne Bergeron, Emmanuel Raffoux, Aliénor Xhaard, Cédric de Bazelaire, Constance de Margerie-Mellon

“…<h4>Objective</h4>Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a serious clinical event, associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Imaging has a central role in the identification of the fever cause. …”
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Interactions between and Shared Molecular Mechanisms of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Type 2 Diabetes Patients by Hong Shen, Junrong Zhao, Ying Liu, Guangdong Sun

“…Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a common diabetic complication and one of the main causes of increased morbidity and mortality of T2D patients. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) affects over 15% of the general population and is associated with a higher prevalence of T2D. …”
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The Effect of Combination Foot Massage and Active Range of Motion (ROM) on Foot Sensitivity among Patients with Type 2 Diabetic Mellitus by I Made Cahyadi Agastiya, Ni Ketut Romani, I Made Artana

“… Introduction: T2DM can increase morbidity and mortality. Almost half of T2DM patients have impaired foot sensitivity. …”
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Risk Factors for Gastrointestinal Cancer: a Study in General Surgery and Gastroenterology Patients by Iván Pimienta Concepción, Icler Naum Sisalema Aguilar, Diego Fernando Vaca Sánchez

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> gastrointestinal cancer is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. It refers to types of cancer that affect the organs of the digestive system. …”
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Toxicological Assessments of a Proprietary Blend of Punica granatum Fruit Rind and Theobroma cacao Seed Extracts: Acute, Subchronic, and Genetic Toxicity Studies by Ravi Kumar Madireddy, Krishnaraju Venkata Alluri, Venkateswarlu Somepalli, Trimurtulu Golakoti, Krishanu Sengupta

“…Wistar rats did not show any clinical signs of toxicity and morbidity in acute oral and dermal toxicity tests with the median lethal dose (LD50) values of at least 5000 mg/kg and 2000 mg/kg body weight, respectively. …”
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The Impact of Selected Regimens of Chronic HIV‐Antiretroviral Treatment on Glycemic Control Markers and Correlates: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis Protocol by Mlindeli Gamede, Mbulelo Aubrey Sosibo, Nontobeko Gumede, Mluleki Luvuno

“…ABSTRACT Background and Aim Diabetes mellitus is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among non‐communicable diseases worldwide. …”
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