Developing Client Self-Advocacy in Occupational Therapy: Are We Practicing What We Preach? by Laura VanPuymbrouck, Emily M. Chun, Elizabeth D. Hesse, Kelsey Ranneklev, Camila Sanchez

“…Of significance, 21.7% of participants had never been exposed to concepts of client self-advocacy in academic or clinical education. …”
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An (un)answered cry for help: a qualitative study exploring the subjective meaning of eating disorders in the context of transgenerational trauma by Jennifer Barry, John O’Connor, Harriet Parsons

“…The aim of the current qualitative study was to explore the meaning that participants ascribed to their eating disorders in the context of transgenerational trauma across three generations. …”
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Development and evaluation of a low-cost database solution for the Community Paramedicine at Clinic (CP@clinic) database. by Ricardo Angeles, Krzysztof Adamczyk, Francine Marzanek, Melissa Pirrie, Mikayla Plishka, Gina Agarwal

“…During pilot testing, the older adult participants and the paramedics indicated that the database was easy to use. …”
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A qualitative descriptive study examining the impact of child‐raising experience on Japanese family doctors by Manabu Fujihara, Satoko Watanabe, Kuniko Kodama, Koki Nakamura, Maham Stanyon, Satoshi Kanke, Ryuki Kassai

“…Results The eight participants were recruited, and the following themes were extracted; these were “Developing patience and new perspectives through raising children,” “Empathizing with the experiences of others,” “Building awareness of social factors and home context,” “Reflecting on one's own words and behavior,” “Forming partnerships with patients through shared parenting experiences,” and “Facilitating interpersonal growth.” …”
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Preparatory Switches of Auditory Spatial and Non-Spatial Attention Among Simultaneous Voices by Aureliu Lavric, Elisa Schmied

“…Can one shift attention among voices at a cocktail party during a silent pause? Researchers have required participants to attend to one of two simultaneous voices – cued by its gender or location. …”
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Health Literacy Influences Heart Failure Knowledge Attainment but Not Self-Efficacy for Self-Care or Adherence to Self-Care over Time by Aleda M. H. Chen, Karen S. Yehle, Nancy M. Albert, Kenneth F. Ferraro, Holly L. Mason, Matthew M. Murawski, Kimberly S. Plake

“…In posthoc analyses, participants with inadequate health literacy had less HF knowledge than participants with adequate (P<0.001) but not marginal (P=0.073) health literacy. …”
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Unannounced phone-based pill counts for monitoring antiretroviral medication adherence in South Africa by Seth Kalichman, Ellen Banas, Bruno Shkembi, Moira Kalichman, Catherine Mathews

“…Results Findings showed that two UPC calls were successfully completed with 91% of participants in a one-month period. The average number of call attempts needed to reach participants was 2.4. …”
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Association between dietary intake of live microbes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study of NHANES 2007–2012 by Yifeng Xu, Zhaoqi Yan, Liangji Liu

“…This study aims to assess the relationship between the two. Methods Participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2007 to 2012 were selected. …”
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Long Coronavirus Disease Symptoms and their Association with Different Risk Factors by Rasha A. F. Jasim

“…My questionary has different questions for the participants such as the type of symptoms they had post COVID-19 infection, to determine the most prevalence long symptoms. …”
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Hamstring Shortness among Undergraduate Students, Using Knee Extension Angle Test by Farhan Ishaque, Saira Bano, Hamna Khan, Suneel Kumar, Saeed Qaiser, Muhammad Asif Khan

“…Out of (216) females participants (136) have hamstring shortness. On the other hand out of (32) male participants (20) had hamstring shortness/tightness out of total (248) students. …”
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A comparative psychological evaluation of a robotic avatar in Dubai and Japan by Hiroko Kamide, Yukiko Horikawa, Moe Sato, Moe Sato, Atsushi Toyoda, Atsushi Toyoda, Kurima Sakai, Takashi Minato, Takashi Minato, Takahiro Miyashita, Hiroshi Ishiguro, Hiroshi Ishiguro

“…In contrast, during live interactions, Japanese participants showed a notably positive evaluation towards a Japanese human operator. …”
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Workplace violence against physicians in Turkey’s emergency departments: a cross-sectional survey by Başak Bayram, Murat Çetin, Neşe Çolak Oray, İsmail Özgür Can

“…Objective We aimed to determine the prevalence of violence directed at emergency department (ED) physicians in Turkey and confirm the factors influencing such violence.Design Cross-sectional survey study.Setting Country of Turkey.Participants Physicians currently practising in EDs in Turkey.Main outcome measures The prevalence of violence directed at physicians and factors that may influence it, such as physicians’ personal characteristics, ED characteristics and physicians’ opinions regarding the causes of and suggested methods of preventing violence.Results A total of 713 physicians participated. …”
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Assessment of Two School-Based Programs to Prevent Universal Eating Disorders: Media Literacy and Theatre-Based Methodology in Spanish Adolescent Boys and Girls by Marisol Mora, Eva Penelo, Teresa Gutiérrez, Paola Espinoza, Marcela L. González, Rosa M. Raich

“…Analyses were conducted with two-way mixed 3×3 ANCOVA (group × phase) adjusted by baseline levels, body mass index, and sex. Results. Participants in both experimental groups showed significantly higher self-esteem scores than the control group over time. …”
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A STUDY ON ACEHNESE EFL LEARNERS’ PHONETICS: PRONUNCIATION ERRORS IN PRODUCING ENGLISH CONSONANT SOUNDS by Fera Busfina Zalha, Fachrizal Lefiandi

“…Five EFL learners of English language department of Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry Banda Aceh were selected as the participants of this study. The participants all represent Aceh Besar region only, to limit the findings, considering the possible effects of their mother tongue on their English pronunciation. …”
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Perceptions of Physical Therapy and The Role of Physical Therapists  In Injury Prevention Among Professional Basketball Players: A Qualitative Study by Alison Marks, Carol A. Courtney, William E. Healey

“… # Study Design Qualitative, semi-structured interview # Methods Thirty-five professional basketball players (mean age 23.1 years ± 3.9; 42% female; 72% African American; 90% college graduates) from over 20 teams participated. Athletes participated in semi-structured interviews that focused on injury prevention and utilization of PT services. …”
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Quality of Life before and after Sleeve Gastrectomy in Lebanese Population by Marwan Alkassis, Fady Gh Haddad, Joseph Gharios, Roger Noun, Ghassan Chakhtoura

“…Results. 75 patients participated in the study. The majority were women (75%), and the mean age was 36.3 years. …”
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Effectiveness of a 1-day workshop on scientific writing conducted by the Indian journal of rheumatology by Mohit Goyal, Durga Prasanna Misra, Samir Rajadhyaksha, Yogesh Preet Singh, Neha Goyal, Vinod Ravindran

“…A significant baseline knowledge deficit regarding the principles and processes of scientific writing (ranging from 20.9% to 77.3% participants for the different questions asked) could be identified before the workshop. …”
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Unlocking the Power of Online Assessments in EFL Education: Teachers’ and Students’ Perceptions by Ali Abbas Falah Alzubi, Mohd Nazim

“…The analysis revealed no significant differences in perceptions based on participants’ roles, suggesting a common understanding of the challenges and benefits of online assessments among educators and learners alike. …”
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Effectiveness of Badminton Physical Program on Mental Capacities in Healthy Older Adults by Wael Maktouf, Elmoetez Bellah Magtouf, Henrique P Neiva, Oussama Gaied Chortane

“…The activities proposed were not systematized and were aimed at promoting social interaction among participants. Our findings show no significant difference in the initial components between the intervention and control groups. …”
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The Impact of Cognitive Anxiety and the Rating of Pain on Care Processes in a Vigilance Task: The Important Part Played by Age by Luis Pinel, Miguel A. Perez-Nieto, Marta Redondo, Luis Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Leticia L. Mateos

“…Furthermore, all the participants were evaluated using the following self-report measures: Beck’s Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), the McGill Pain Questionnaire, and the Pain Anxiety Symptoms Scale-20 (PASS-20). …”
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