Communication in Neglected Tropical Diseases' elimination: A scoping review and call for action. by Claudia Nieto-Sanchez, David M Hatley, Mario J Grijalva, Koen Peeters Grietens, Benjamin R Bates

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We examined studies published between 2012 and 2020 in five electronic databases. Selected articles were required to (i) have explicit references to communication in either the abstract, title, or key words; (ii) further elaborate on the search terms (communication, message, media, participation and health education) in the body of the article; and (iii) sufficiently describe communication actions associated to those terms. …”
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Associations Between Frailty and Risk of All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Patients with Prediabetes: A Population-Based Study by Zhao C, Wang K

“…However, the association of frailty with all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in patients with prediabetes has not been thoroughly explored.Methods: Participants with prediabetes were derived from the 1999– 2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and followed up for all-cause and CVD mortality until December 31, 2019. …”
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Non-pharmacological Methods Used in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by a Selected Group of People with T2DM in Colombo District, Sri Lanka: A Mixed-Method Study by Lakshani Herath, Manisha Kamalsiri, Perananthan Inthuja, Gayani P Gamage, Dinithi Vidanage

“…Results: The mean age of the participants was 61 (± 10.2) years, and the mean duration of T2DM was 10.1 (±7.9) years. …”
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Patient Perspectives on Home Tonometer Usage for Glaucoma by Thaprawat P, Dugan SP, Zhang AD

“…Patients received training on home tonometer usage and were loaned the device for one week to measure intraocular pressure at home multiple times daily. Participants completed a journal and survey at the end of the study period.Results: On average, participants measured intraocular pressure ≥ 4 times per eye each day (4.19± 1.54 OD and 4.06± 1.41 OS). …”
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Association between asymptomatic submicroscopic and microscopic malaria infections and anemia: A study in southern Benin. by Alejandro Rojas Chaves, Yannelle Dossou, Armel Djènontin, Elisée Adimi, Romuald Akoho, Justine Bailly, Aziz Bouraïma, Déborah Matondo, Yolande Sissinto, Dismand Houinato, Achille Massougbodji, Célia Dechavanne, Gilles Cottrell

“…<h4>Results</h4>Among 393 participants, 58.2% were diagnosed at enrolment with malaria via PCR, and 30.5% through microscopy. …”
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Intervention for Social Frailty Focusing on Physical Activity and Reducing Loneliness: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Gen A, Higuchi Y, Ueda T, Hashimoto T, Kozuki W, Murakami T, Ishigami M

“…Promoting PA may foster social participation, increase outings, and reduce loneliness. …”
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Clinical Outcomes and Predictors of Patients with Fracture in Debre Markos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, North West Ethiopia: A Prospective Cohort Study by Beminet Yimenu, Belayneh Mengist

“…The mean age of the participants was 37.5 ± 13.6 years and two-thirds of the participants were males. …”
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The Convergent Validity of the SWAY Balance Application to Assess Postural Stability in Military Cadets Recovering from Concussion by Max K Dummar, Michael S Crowell, Will Pitt, Ai Mei Yu, Paige McHenry, Timothy Benedict, Jamie Morris, Erin M Miller

“… # Methods Twenty participants with acute concussion and twenty controls were recruited. …”
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Antibiotic Use among Patients Visiting Primary Hospitals in Northwest Ethiopia: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Survey by Adeladlew Kassie Netere, Ashenafi Kibret Sendekie

“…More than half of the participants (57.2%) were males, and the mean age was 34.8 ± 13.4 years. …”
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Collaborative design of a care pathway for pharmacy-based PrEP delivery in Nigeria: insights from stakeholder consultation by Obinna I. Ekwunife, Theodora C. Omenoba, Ugochi Eyong, Valentine Okelu, Michael Alagbile, Ifeanyi Ume, Ambrose Eze, Aderinola Fisayo, Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong, Farah Shroff, Chimezie Anyakora

“…Results The one-day stakeholder meeting on 9 October 2024 was attended by 20 participants from various sectors involved in HIV prevention services. …”
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Factors Affecting Performance in Clinical Practice among Preservice Diploma Nursing Students in Northern Tanzania by Helena Marco Gemuhay, Albino Kalolo, Robert Mirisho, Beatrice Chipwaza, Elijah Nyangena

“…In addition, age of participants did not have significant association with effective clinical practice (p=0.606). …”
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Development of Chatbot-Based Oral Health Care for Young Children and Evaluation of its Effectiveness, Usability, and Acceptability: Mixed Methods Study by Kittiwara Pupong, Jaranya Hunsrisakhun, Samerchit Pithpornchaiyakul, Supawadee Naorungroj

“…Acceptability was evaluated through three methods: (1) open-ended chatbot interactions on day 30, (2) a web-based structured questionnaire at 2 months post baseline, and (3) semistructured telephone interviews with 15 participants 2 weeks post intervention. Participants for interviews were stratified by adherence levels and randomly selected from Hatyai and Maelan districts. …”
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Assessing Pedagogical Innovations: Empowering Excellence with OSVE in Undergraduate MBBS Students at Rai Medical College,Sargodha by Mudaser hussain Abbasi, Kamran Arzoo, Muhammad Hammad Jatalla, Sundas Ahmad, Tanveer ZIa Qureshi, Zahid Masood

“…Methodology: This cross-sectional study was performed at Rai Medical College (RMC), Sargodha The total number of participants were 120 third-year MBBS students.Routine objectively structured viva examinations (OSVE) of forensic medicine was conducted. …”
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Effect of environmental enrichment on relapse rates in patients with severe alcohol use disorder: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Lila Barillot, Claudia Chauvet, Marc Besnier, Nematollah Jaafari, Marcello Solinas, Armand Chatard

“…During the first 20 min of these sessions, patients will practise mindfulness in multisensory VR, in virtual environments designed to practise mindfulness and use it to regulate craving induced by virtual cues or stress. Then, participants will practise indoor cycling combined with cognitive training exercises. …”
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Experiences and perceptions of respectful maternity care among mothers during childbirth in health facilities of Eastern province of Rwanda: An appreciative inquiry. by Alice Muhayimana, Irene Josephine Kearns, Darius Gishoma, Olive Tengera, Thierry Claudien Uhawenimana

“…Participants described receiving compassionate, empathetic, and dignified care, with timely attention to their needs. …”
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‘That’s kind of under my work blanket’—redeployment experiences of children’s hospital staff during the covid-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study by Paula Kelly, Susie Aldiss, Jo Wray, Cecilia Vindrola-Padros, Faith Gibson

“…Twenty-four staff participated: 17 nurses, five doctors and two other healthcare professionals. …”
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Influencing basic behavioral mechanisms of action while targeting daily walking in sedentary adults at risk for cardiovascular disease: randomised factorial design protocol by Karina W Davidson, Ying Kuen Cheung, Joan Duer-Hefele, Jerry Suls, Ashley M Goodwin, Samantha Gordon, Ravneet Sahni, Frank Vicari, Kaitlyn Accardi, Salvatore Crusco, Ciaran Friel, Elizabeth A Vrany

“…During the intervention, participants will receive their randomised daily BCT(s) via text message. …”
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The Association between Atopic Dermatitis Severity and Mood Disturbance among Adults: A Cross-sectional Study by Farah F. Albakr, Maee M. Barakeh, Layan F. Alsanad, Sultan B. Obaid, Feras Alhawas, Seham Alsalamah, Shahad B. Obaid, Alya Alsuwayhib, Abdullah O. Alangari, Sulaiman O. Obaid, Eman Almukhadeb

“…About 42.8% of participants with very severe AD had moderate mood disturbance. …”
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COVID-safe behaviour before, during and after a youth mass gathering event: a longitudinal cohort study by Tegan Cruwys, Joanne A Rathbone, Mark Stevens, Laura J Ferris

“…This study examined anticipated COVID-safe behaviour before, during, and after a youth mass gathering event.Design Longitudinal cohort study.Setting Self-report data were collected online at five timepoints from secondary-school graduates participating in celebrations linked to an annual week-long youth mass gathering event in Australia.Participants Australian secondary-school graduates completed surveys before the event (N=397), on days 1 (N=183), 3 (N=158) and 5 (N=163) of the event, and 3 weeks after the event (N=140). …”
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Simulator training in focus assessed transthoracic echocardiography (FATE) for undergraduate medical students: results from the FateSim randomized controlled trial by Johannes Matthias Weimer, Franziska Marietta Sprengart, Thomas Vieth, Sebastian Göbel, Anna Dionysopoulou, Rebecca Krüger, Jan Beer, Andreas Michael Weimer, Holger Buggenhagen, Roman Kloeckner, Lukas Pillong, Johanna Helfrich, Elias Waezsada, Philipp Wand, Julia Weinmann-Menke

“…Results Data from 128 participants were analysed (n = 63 study group; n = 65 control group). …”
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