Association Between Body Mass Index, Abdominal Obesity and Menopause-Related Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women by Brianna A Rice, Patricia Heavey

“…It was found that participants who were obese (10.67±3.80) had significantly higher psychological MRS scores compared to participants who had a healthy BMI (6.57±0.90) (p=0.02). …”
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Antiamoebic Chemoprophylaxis Using Quinfamide in Children: A Comparative Study by Nicolas Padilla, Rosalinda Diaz, Alfonso Alarcon, Roberto Barreda

“…All participants received the dose of quinfamide after providing stool samples and after a clinical gastrointestinal history was obtained. …”
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Evaluation of The Effect of Pre-Operative Informed Consent Form on Pre-Operative Anxiety by Sultan Zortul

“…Results: The mean age of participants was 45.5±14.66 years, with 31 (47%) female and 35 (53%) male participants. …”
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Generalised anxiety disorder and its determinants amongst patients with diabetes in primary healthcare clinics: a cross-sectional study in Kuwait City, 2024 by Sana Mubarak Alali, Doaa Khalifa Hussein Abdalla, Aisha Alsaqabi, Hessa Al-Kandari, Ozayr Mahomed

“…Among participants with moderate-to-severe anxiety (n = 21), 52% were aged 50–59 years, 90% were non-native Kuwaiti citizens, and 62% had an HbA1C measurement > 7 mmol/L. …”
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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices toward Knee Pain and Its Various Treatment Modalities among Patients by Akhil Bhalla, Sidharth Verma, Sanjog Ramrao Mekewar, Sasmit Dipak Lotliker, Aanchal Sharma, Oshin Agrawal, Maitri Shah, Hritik Madan, Dhriti Sood

“…Results: The study encompassed 731 participants, predominantly aged 30–70 years. Knee pain was reported by 80.8% of participants, with the most common diagnosis being knee osteoarthritis. …”
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Disproportionate, differential and targeted treatment: people who use drugs’ experiences of policing during the COVID-19 pandemic by Shelley Walker, Kasun Rathnayake, Paul Dietze, Peter Higgs, Bernadette Ward, Margaret Hellard, Joseph Doyle, Mark Stoove, Lisa Maher

“…Between 2020 and 2022 pandemic-related questions were added to survey instruments; during this period, 1,130 participants completed surveys. We descriptively analyzed the data of participants who reported police interactions related to pandemic restrictions (n = 125) and conducted qualitative interviews with 89 participants. …”
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Diversity-Focused Undergraduate Premedical Enrichment Programs: The Impact of Research Experiences by Acevedo A, Babore YB, Greisz J, King S, Clark GS, DeLisser HM

“…Data, however, are lacking on how participation in mentored biomedical research in these program impacts participants’ subsequent medical student experience. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with severe fatigue 2 years into the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional population-based study in Geneva, Switzerland by Silvia Stringhini, Idris Guessous, C Martinez, A Flahault, S Hurst, N Vuilleumier, L Kaiser, K M Posfay-Barbe, O Zimmermann, S Stringhini, A Uppal, P Schaller, J Berthelot, D Pittet, H Baysson, Hélène Baysson, S Yerly, E Lorthe, Mayssam Nehme, Nick Pullen, María-Eugenia Zaballa, A Bal, Clément Romain Hugo Graindorge, Stephanie Schrempft, I Arm-Vernez, A S Azman, D Bachmann, J-F Balavoine, R P Barbe, A R Bouhet, G Bryand-Rumley, F Chappuis, P Collombet, S Coudurier-Boeuf, D S Courvoisier, C de Mestral, P D’ippolito, R Dubos, R Dumont, N El Merjani, N Francioli, C Graindorge, I Guessous, S Harnal, G Kathari, O Kherad, J Lamour, P Lescuyer, A G L’Huillier, A J Loizeau, S Mechoullam, L Metral-Boffod, M Nehme, N Noël, F Pennacchio, J Perez-Saez, G Poulain, C Pugin, N Pullen, V Richard, D Rochat, S Rouzinov, K Samir, H S Ramirez, E Satin, S Schrempft, C Semaani, S Testini, D Urrutia-Rivas, C Verolet, P Vetter, J Villers, G Violot, A Wisniak, M-E Zaballa

“…Objectives This study aims (1) to assess the prevalence of severe fatigue among the general population of Geneva, 2 years into the COVID-19 pandemic and (2) to identify pandemic and non-pandemic factors associated with severe fatigue.Design Cross-sectional population-based survey conducted in Spring 2022.Setting General adult population of Geneva, Switzerland.Participants 6870 adult participants, randomly selected from the general population, included in the Specchio-COVID-19 cohort study, were invited to answer an online health survey.Outcome and cofactor measure Prevalence of severe fatigue was measured by the Chalder Fatigue Questionnaire with a cut-off score≥4 out of 11. …”
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Perceptions of ethical decision-making climate among clinicians working in European and US ICUs: differences between religious and non-religious healthcare professionals by Hanne Irene Jensen, Hans-Henrik Bülow, Lucas Dierickx, Stijn Vansteelandt, Rosanna Vaschetto, Gábor Élö, Ruth Piers, Dominique D. Benoit

“…A total of 2,275 nurses and 717 physicians from 68 ICUs representing 12 countries in Europe and the US participated. All participants were asked which religion (if any) they belonged to and how important their religion (if any) was for their professional attitude towards end-of-life care. …”
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Health-related adverse work outcomes associated with post COVID-19 condition: a cross-sectional study by Peter M Smith, Hind Sbihi, Wei Zhang, Adeera Levin, Naveed Z Janjua, Hiten Naik, Bingyue Zhu, Lee Er, Karen Tran

“…Of these participants, 47.8% were female, the median age was 37 and 46.9% had a PCC history. …”
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Food choice motivations and perceptions of healthy eating: a cross-sectional study among consumers in the UAE by Leila Cheikh Ismail, Tareq M. Osaili, Reyad Shaker Obaid, Mona Hashim, Marya Ahmed, Fatma Al-Fayadh, Aisha Farah, Hanin Sad, Humood Alghanem, Maysm N. Mohamad, Sheima T. Saleh, Rameez Al Daour, Emad Masuadi, Lily Stojanovska, Habiba I. Ali, Ayesha S. Al Dhaheri

“…Health-related motivations mainly influenced food choices among participants in both identified clusters but were notably more emphasised in Cluster 1. …”
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Translation of a Diabetes Remission Service into Australian Primary Care: Findings from the Evaluation of DiRECT-Australia by Ritesh Chimoriya, Kimberly Mitlehner, Chee L. Khoo, Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu, Russell Thomson, Lei Si, Michael Lean, David Simmons, Milan K. Piya

“…Results. Of 39 recruited participants, 32 (82.1%) and 27 (69.2%) completed 12 weeks and 52 weeks of the structured program, respectively. …”
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Examining cancer patient preferences during three stages of decision making and family involvement: a multicenter survey study in China by Siyu Yan, Danqi Wang, Qiao Huang, Yongbo Wang, Manru Fan, Hongyang Xue, Linxin Yu, Yinghui Jin

“…Chinese cancer patients’ preference for participation in decision-making stages, family involvement and influencing factors remain unclear. …”
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Analysis of physical activity levels and influencing factors in cancer survivors after pancreaticoduodenectomy by Qiuju Tian, Meiqin Xue, Leying Chen, Min Zhang, Weiyi Zhu, Beiwen Wu

“…The main form of physical exercise is walking, 69.5% of participants’ physical activity belongs to the active category, but only 16.6% of participants met the aerobic guideline. …”
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Comparıng The Influence of Force Traınıngs Applıed Wıth Dıfferent Methods by Sinan Akın, Oğuzhan Yuksel, Ali Turker

“…Volunteer participants partaking in experiment group have been incorporated into different force trainings of 3 days in a week during eight weeks. …”
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HIV self-testing positivity rate and linkage to confirmatory testing and care: a telephone survey in Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, and Senegal by Kra, Arsène Kouassi, Fotso, Arlette Simo, Rouveau, Nicolas, Maheu-Giroux, Mathieu, Boily, Marie-Claude, Silhol, Romain, d’Elbée, Marc, Vautier, Anthony, Larmarange, Joseph

“…In the second phase (September-October), participants who had reported two lines or who reported a reactive result were recontacted to complete another questionnaire. …”
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Microwave ablation vs. single-needle radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of HCC up to 4 cm: A randomized-controlled trial by Katsutoshi Sugimoto, Kento Imajo, Hidekatsu Kuroda, Go Murohisa, Kazue Shiozawa, Kentaro Sakamaki, Takuya Wada, Hirohito Takeuchi, Kei Endo, Tamami Abe, Takashi Matsui, Takahiro Murakami, Masato Yoneda, Atsushi Nakajima, Shigehiro Kokubu, Takao Itoi

“…Results: In total, 240 participants were screened from July 12, 2018, to December 7, 2021. …”
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The effect of a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy program on the spiritual health of mothers of infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit by Naeime Arasteh, Reihane Moghimian Shahrbabaki, Monirsadat Nematollahi, Atefe Ahmadi, Behnaz Bagherian

“…The intervention involved providing counseling using a short-term mindfulness-based cognitive therapy program carried out in four 2-h sessions for the participants in the intervention group. The participants in the control group received routine NICU care. …”
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Feasibility of a Mobile App–Based Cognitive-Behavioral Perinatal Skills Program: Protocol for Nonrandomized Pilot Trial by Andrea B Temkin-Yu, Aliza Ayaz, Ella Blicker, Michael X Liu, Ace Oh, Isabelle E Siegel, Meredith J Seewald, Alison D Hermann, Soudebah Givrad, Lara M Baez, Lauren M Osborne, Cori M Green, Maddy M Schier, Alexandra M Davis, Shasha Zhu, Avital Falk, Shannon M Bennett

“…Participants will complete all sessions of M-PSP and provide feedback. …”
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Development and evaluation of patient-centred polygenic risk score reports for glaucoma screening by Georgina L Hollitt, Mark M Hassall, Owen M Siggs, Jamie E Craig, Emmanuelle Souzeau

“…Here we developed patient-centred PRS reports for glaucoma screening based on the literature, and evaluated them with participants using a qualitative research approach. Methods We first reviewed existing PRS reports and literature on probabilistic risk communication. …”
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