Development and pilot testing of a nurse-led common-sense model of self-regulation-based heart failure self-care program by Zehao Huang, Sek Ying Chair

“…Most participants (83.3%) recognized the benefits of the intervention. …”
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Leveraging Mobile Augmented Reality Devices for Enabling Specific Human Behaviors in Design and Constructability Review by Suleiman Alsafouri, Steven K. Ayer

“…Conversely, for other behaviors, including explanative, decision making, and discussions with team members, participants did not engage in these behaviors when they could self-select devices, but these behaviors were observed when participants were forced to use a particular device. …”
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Grounded theory assessment of health needs in rural Mississippi Delta region, USA: Implications for health policy and management by Yalanda M. BARNER, Austine U. ONYIA, Russell L. BENNETT, Manoj SHARMA

“…A purposive sample of twenty residents participated in either face-to-face semi-structured in-depth interviews (n=5) or focus group discussions with key stakeholders (n=2). …”
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Child-Centred Care in HIV Service Provision for Children in Resource Constrained Settings: A Narrative Review of Literature by Chipo Mutambo, Kemist Shumba, Khumbulani W. Hlongwana

“…(vii) Primary caregiver (PCG) participation and preparation (equipping the PCGs with information on how to support their children). …”
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Exploring the adoption of diaphragm and lung ultrasound (DLUS) by physiotherapists, physical therapists, and respiratory therapists: an updated scoping review by Simon Hayward, Camella Cardinael, Chloe Tait, Michael Reid, Andrew McCarthy

“…Grey literature sources were searched alongside communication with leading authors in the field. The Participants, Concept and Context (PCC) approach was employed to formulate the research question. …”
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Factors influencing choice of residency program among medical intern doctors and medical students: a cross-sectional survey by Ali Al Ajmi, Masoud Kashoub, Ibrahim S. Al-Busaidi, Mohammed Al Rashdi, Moza AlHussaini, Arwa Alsaidi, Mohammed Al Rawahi, Abdullah M. Al Alawi

“…The study comprised 459 participants, with 26.1% males and 73.9% females, and an average age of 23.85 years (SD = 1.70). …”
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Continuous Glucose Monitoring Among Patients With Type 1 Diabetes in Rwanda (CAPT1D) Phase I: Prospective Observational Feasibility Study by Jason Baker, Giacomo Cappon, Jean Claude Habineza, Corey H Basch, Steven Mey, Diana L Malkin-Washeim, Christian Schuetz, Niyonsenga Simon Pierre, Etienne Uwingabire, Alvera Mukamazimpaka, Paul Mbonyi, Sandhya Narayanan

“…Here, we report the quantitative results of the Phase I study. ResultsParticipants used the sensor for >80% of the time throughout the study period. …”
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Effects of an Avatar Control on VR Embodiment by DoHyung Kim, Halim Yeo, Kyoungju Park

“…This suggests for virtual bodies that the participants capacity to control and see are the same or different, which may affect embodiment. …”
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Additive Effects of Exercise and Vitamin D Supplementation (with and without Calcium) on Bone Mineral Density in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Cecilie Fischer, Franz Jakob, Matthias Kohl, Stephanie Kast, Simon Von Stengel, Katharina Kerschan-Schindl, Uwe Lange, Friederike Thomasius, Stefan Peters, Michael Uder, Wolfgang Kemmler

“…Five studies with 281 participants in the EX and 279 participants in the EX + Vit-D were included. …”
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Prevalence of piriformis syndrome and its associated risk factors among university students in Pakistan: a cross-sectional study by Hassan N Moafa, Nusrat Batool, Naila Azam, Azka Hafeez, Humaira Mehmood, Nimbal Imtiaz, Waqas A Shehzad, Asaad Saleem Malik, Ajiad Alhazmi, Manal Almalki, Almutasim B Moafa, Jobran M Moshi

“…Objective To determine the prevalence of piriformis syndrome (PS) among undergraduate university health sciences students aged 18 to 25 and assess the significant predictors of PS regardless of its type and severe PS in particular.Design A cross-sectional study.Setting The study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital of a public university in Pakistan from December 2023 to May 2024.Participants A total of 190 subjects enrolled in the study who met the eligibility criteria, which included being an undergraduate health sciences student (medical and allied health specialities), aged 18 up to 25 years, and willing to participate in the study. …”
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Open-label randomised clinical trial investigating whether robot-assisted kidney transplantation can reduce surgical complications compared to open kidney transplantation (ORAKTx):... by Milla Ortved, Julia Dagnæs-Hansen, Hein V. Stroomberg, Thomas Kistorp, Malene Rohrsted, Søren Schwartz Sørensen, Andreas Røder

“…The study plans to include 106 participants who will be randomised in a 1:1 manner between OKT and RAKT. …”
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Protocol for the impact of CBT for insomnia on pain symptoms and central sensitisation in fibromyalgia: a randomised controlled trial by Michael Robinson, Chokkalingam Siva, Christina S McCrae, Ashley F Curtis, Jason Craggs, Chelsea Deroche, Pradeep Sahota, Roland Staud

“…Participants will be assessed at baseline, post-treatment, 6 and 12 months follow-ups. …”
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Is avoidable diabetes-related hospitalization in older patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus associated with increased health expenditure?: A nationwide retrospective cohort study... by Woo-Ri Lee, Gyeong-Min Lee, Noorhee Son, Kyu-Tae Han, Sungyoun Chun, Yehrhee Son, Ki-Bong Yoo

“…A total of 27,081 participants aged 60 years and older who were diagnosed with T2DM were included in the study. …”
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Is radio an effective method for delivering actionable information for responding to emerging pest threats? A case study of fall armyworm campaign in Zambia by Harrison Rware, Monica K. Kansiime, Idah Mugambi, David Onyango, Justice A. Tambo, Catherine Mloza Banda, Noah A. Phiri, Gilson Chipabika, Mathews Matimelo, Dorcus Chaaba, Tamsin Davis, Julien Godwin

“…We also assessed the factors determining farmers’ participation in radio campaign, to inform future and similar campaigns. …”
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Nursing-Related Barriers to Children’s Pain Management at Selected Hospitals in Ghana: A Descriptive Qualitative Study by Abigail Kusi Amponsah, Evans Frimpong Kyei, John Bright Agyemang, Hanson Boakye, Joana Kyei-Dompim, Collins Kwadwo Ahoto, Evans Oduro

“…Over the course of three months, participants were interviewed on the barriers which prevented them from optimally managing children’s pain in practice. …”
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Assessing the diagnostic accuracy of radiological and histological findings in the diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease stages among patients in a tertiary hospital by Ekpe Edemekong L, Emanghe U, Ekpe EL, Obiora IC, Yemiode Itam, Akinmola OO

“…Results: One hundred and nine participants were recruited and participated in this study, of which 62 (56.9%) were females and 47(43.1%) were males, with the highest age bracket presenting at 56-65 years. …”
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Mapping sedentary behaviour (MAPS-B) in winter and spring using wearable sensors, indoor positioning systems, and diaries in older adults who are pre-frail and frail: A feasibility... by Isabel B Rodrigues, Suleman Tariq, Alexa Kouroukis, Rachel Swance, Jonathan Adachi, Steven Bray, Qiyin Fang, George Ioannidis, Dylan Kobsar, Alexander Rabinovich, Alexandra Papaioannou, Rong Zheng

“…We defined "feasibility process" using recruitment (20 participants within two-months), retention (85%), and refusal (20%) rates and "feasibility resource" if the measures capture context and can be linked (e.g., sitting-kitchen-eating-alone) and are all participants willing to use the measures. …”
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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 virus antibodies and sociodemographic features of pregnant women in Mogadishu, Somalia: a cross-sectional survey study by Maryan Abdullahi Sh. Nur, Hassan Abdullahi Dahie, Nima Abdi Hassan, Bashiru Garba, Jamal Hassan Mohamoud, Najib Isse Dirie, Mohamed Hussein Adam

“…Also, out of the 141 pregnant women who had two children or less, 19.4% were positive for IgG/IgM antibodies. Participants who had close contact with patients with COVID-19 were significantly associated for testing positive with a p value 0.0001. …”
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Reliability and Validity of the Y-balance Test in Young Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain by Yousef Alshehre, Khalid Alkhathami, Kelli Brizzolara, Mark Weber, Sharon Wang-Price

“…The scores for each participant were independently determined and recorded to the nearest centimeter by two raters. …”
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Public satisfaction with Healthy China Action Plan implementation: a web-based cross-sectional survey in southwest China by Li Pan, Yi Chen, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, Dongyang Liu, Wuzhao Chen, Xinyu Bai

“…All of the effects were statistically significant.Conclusions Understanding the impact of background variables on public satisfaction with Healthy China (Guangxi) Action Plan implementation was crucial, along with considering the sociodemographic traits of participants. This knowledge helped policymakers to develop tailored interventions and strategies.…”
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