Enhancing laboratory education through collaborative online international learning: A case study between USA and UK students by Matthew Allan Jones, Pika Miklavc, MaryAnne Stewart

“…Further analysis based on participants international institution revealed significant differences in responses between the two participating cohorts, namely questions relating to cultural intelligence and their confidence of working with cultures unfamiliar to themselves.We are the first to report that implementation of laboratory-based COIL opportunities have significant potential in enhancing students' international, cultural and transferable competencies within laboratory and health education. …”
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Health checks for autistic adults: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial by Jeremy R. Parr, Helen Taylor, Colin Wilson, Clare Scarlett, Sarah Al-Asmori, Carole Buckley, Sally-Ann Cooper, Cristina Fernandez-Garcia, Tracy Finch, Rhianna Lees, Nicholas Lennox, Hannah Merrick, Sebastian Moss, Christina Nicolaidis, Malcolm Osbourne, Dora M. Raymaker, Tomos Robinson, Anna Urbanowicz, James M. S. Wason, Barry Ingham

“…Two hundred autistic adults (aged 18 years and over) who provide baseline data will be recruited via participating practices. Data will be collected through quantitative and qualitative methods. …”
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Perspectives on which health settings geriatricians should staff: a qualitative study of patients, care providers and health administrators by Eric Kai-Chung Wong, Andrea C. Tricco, Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai, David M. J. Naimark, Sharon E. Straus, Joanna E. M. Sale

“…Results Of the 27 participants (8 patients/caregivers, 9 physicians, 10 administrators), the mean age was 53 years and 14 participants (52%) identified as a woman (13 [48%] identified as a man). …”
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Associations of arthritis with functional disability and depressive symptoms in general US adults: NHANES 1988–1994 and 1999–2018 by Xiaoting Liu, Yunzhen Huang, Jinjing Fu, Mayila Mohedaner, Danzengzhuoga, Gan Yang, Zhenqing Yang, Xueqin Li, Xinye Ma, Qiqi Zhang, Zuyun Liu, Xifeng Wu, Zhimin Ying

“…Odds ratios (OR) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) were documented in a crude model and three adjusted models. Participants were from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1988–1994 and 1999–2018. …”
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Exploring the perceptions of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental well-being and medical education of medical students in Northern Ireland, in addition to the perceive... by Claire Whiteside, Gonnie Klabbers

“…This had a secondary negative impact on participants' medical education progress through reducing motivation, causing burnout and impostor syndrome. …”
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Exploring perceptions of diabetes distress and its care in Japan: a qualitative study of patients and physicians by Kyoko Akano, Taro Sugihara

“…The interviews followed a guide with open-ended questions to gather detailed, reflective responses about participant experiences, perceptions and attitudes towards the research topic.Setting This study targeted stakeholders in type 2 diabetes care in Japan.Participants Nine PWD and nine physicians participated in the interviews. …”
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Objective performance of emergency medical technicians in the use of mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation compared with subjective self-evaluation: a cross-sectional, simulatio... by Wen-Chu Chiang, Matthew Huei-Ming Ma, Yu-Chun Chien, Yao-Cheng Wang, Wen-Shuo Yang, Ping Yen, Wei-Chu Chie

“…Objective To evaluate the subjective and objective resuscitation performance of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) using mechanical cardiopulmonary resuscitation (MCPR) devices.Design and setting This was a cross-sectional simulation-based study where participants installed the MCPR device on a training manikin.Participants We assessed EMT-Intermediates (EMT-Is) and EMT-Paramedics (EMT-Ps) of the Emergency Medical Services (Ambulance) Division of the Taipei City Fire Department.Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary outcome was the gap between self-perceived (subjective) and actual (objective) no-flow time during resuscitation, which we hypothesised as statistically insignificant. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of healthy aging among community-dwelling older adults in Lishui city, China: a cross-sectional study by Jian-Hua Chen, Norhasmah Mohd Zain, Azlina Yusuf, Bi-He Ying

“…The majority of the participants have a high level of healthy aging (65.5%). …”
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Cognitive impairment at older ages among 8000 men and women living in Mexico City: a cross-sectional analyses of a prospective study by Carlos González-Carballo, Pablo Kuri-Morales, Erwin Chiquete, Mario Rojas-Russell, Rogelio Santacruz-Benitez, Raúl Ramirez-Reyes, Adrián Garcilazo-Ávila, Jaime Berumen, Eirini Trichia, Louisa Gnatiuc Friedrichs, Paulina Orellana, Carolina Ochoa-Rosales, Gary O’Donovan, Jonathan R Emberson, Roberto Tapia-Conyer, Diego Aguilar-Ramirez, Jesus Alegre-Díaz

“…Methods This cross-sectional population-based study included participants from the Mexico City Prospective Study which recruited 150,000 adults aged ≥ 35 years in 1998–2004. …”
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Protocol paper: randomized controlled trial of the smart online-to-offline model development for chronic diseases management through digital health in real world setting by Jae Eun Shin, Juho Choi, Heejung Lee, Suk-Won Lee, Juhwan Oh

“…Participants are randomized into treatment and control arms for each group. …”
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Correlation between low testosterone levels and the risk of osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES data (2011–2016) by Ning Ma, Fang Gao

“…Results Among the 4,548 participants, 812 (17.9%) were diagnosed with OA. Participants with OA were older, more likely to be female, and exhibited higher rates of obesity and hyperlipidemia. …”
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Evaluating causes and gestures: source-related and crossmodal features in the perception of environmental sounds by Sven-Amin Lembke

“…Based on features describing the macro contour of gestures, participants correctly identified 81-83% of all gestures. …”
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Effects of a 16-week dance intervention on loneliness and self-esteem in left behind children: a randomised controlled trial by Xiaolin Li, Qian Yang, Jiayi Long, Linghui Zhou, Chunxia Lu, Zhenqian Zhou, Ming Zeng, Weixin Dong

“…Independent researchers used SPSS 29.0 to randomly assign the eligible 1270 participants to the Experimental group (n = 635) and Control group (n = 635) in a 1:1 ratio. …”
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Retinal optical coherence tomography intensity spatial correlation features as new biomarkers for confirmed Alzheimer’s disease by Zi Jin, Xinmin Wang, Ying Lang, Yufeng Song, Huangxiong Zhan, Wuge Shama, Yingying Shen, Guihua Zeng, Faying Zhou, Hongjian Gao, Shuling Ye, Yanjiang Wang, Fan Lu, Meixiao Shen

“…Results This study enrolled 82 participants, subdivided into 20 CN, 22 MCI, and 40 ADD. …”
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Blood Pressure Control among Hypertensive Diabetic Patients on Follow-Up at Chronic Clinic of Nekemte Referral Hospital in West Ethiopia by Mohammed Gebre Dedefo, Dureti Bayisa Gemechu, Ginenus Fekadu, Tesfa Tekle Dibessa

“…A total of 186 study participants were included in this study. The mean age of the participants was 51.2 ± 12.2 years. …”
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Benzodiazepine agonist treatment for patients with benzodiazepine dependence undergoing opioid agonist treatment: a study protocol for the randomized controlled trial BMX-BAR by Fatemeh Chalabianloo, Lars Thore Fadnes, Jörg Assmus, Jon Mordal, Kristin K. Solli, Kjetil S. Dale, Christina D. Andersen, Silvia Zavenova, Beathe H. Rønning, Andreas W. Blomkvist, Martin Ryssdal, Wasifa S. J. Butt, Anne Marciuch, Anne G. Ørmen, Christian Ohldieck, Else-Marie Løberg, Kjell Arne Johansson, for the BMX-BAR and NORCATS study group

“…All participants will be given access to consultations from OAT therapists with psychosocial follow-up in accordance with current clinical practice. …”
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Enhancing ethical self-efficacy among dementia caregiver staff: A mixed-methods feasibility study of the care programme by Sigurd Lauridsen, Sofie Smedegaard Skov, Lucca-Mathilde Thorup, Marie-Eva Berg, Anna Paldam Folker, Peter Simonsen, Frederik Schou-Juul

“…Appreciation for external facilitation, participation from multiple nursing homes, and cross-institutional group work emphasised the value of the programme. …”
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Feasibility and acceptability of a virtual learning module for navigating angry conversations in clinical encounters by Valerie Shilling, Rachel Starkings, Lesley Fallowfield

“…Nineteen categories for free text responses were developed via content analysis. Participants spoke frequently about the challenges of navigating anger. …”
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Factors affecting attitudes towards caring for terminally ill patients among nursing students in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study by Jérôme Pasquier, Pauline Laporte, Typhaine Juvet, Jean-François Desbiens, Diane Tapp, Marc-Antoine Bornet

“…This study aimed to determine nursing students’ attitudes towards caring for terminally ill patients, as well as the associations between these attitudes and year of study, exposure to terminally ill people, self-perceived nursing skills and subjective impact of instruction.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting A health sciences school in Switzerland.Participants All preparatory students, first-year nursing students and third-year nursing students were invited to participate; 178 agreed to participate.Primary outcome measure Attitudes towards terminally ill patients were assessed using the Frommelt Attitudes Toward Care of the Dying Scale, Form B (FATCOD, Form B), as the primary outcome. …”
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Dyslipidemia among Patients with End Stage Renal Disease on Maintenance Hemodialysis by Mohammed Ghazi Abdulhadi, Mohammed Omer Mohammed, Fenk Bakir Maarouf

“…Results: Age of the participants ranged between 18 - 70 years and the mean age was (44.45 ± 13.6) years. …”
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