Health professionals’ experience of implementing and delivering a ‘Community Care’ programme in metropolitan Melbourne: a qualitative reflexive thematic analysis by Cylie Williams, Kelly-Ann Bowles, Brendan Shannon, Hollie Shannon, Nadine Andrew, Julia Morphet

“…Objectives To explore the experiences of health professionals involved in delivering a multidisciplinary Community Care programme that provides a transitional care coordination service for patients visiting a tertiary hospital service in Melbourne, Australia.Design Reflexive thematic analysis was used to identify themes from descriptions of delivering the programme, including its perceived strengths and challenges.Participants 12 healthcare professionals from four disciplines working in the Community Care programme were interviewed.Results Four themes were identified: (1) ‘increasingly complex’, depicts the experience of delivering care to patients with increasingly complex health needs; (2) ‘plugging unexpected gaps’, describes meeting patient’s healthcare needs; (3) ‘disconnected’, explains system-based issues which made participants feel disconnected from the wider health service; (4) ‘a misunderstood programme’, illustrates that a poor understanding of the programme within the health service is a barrier to patient enrolment which may have been exacerbated by a service name change.Conclusions The healthcare professionals involved in this study described the experience of providing care to patients as challenging, but felt they made a positive difference. …”
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Sensory alterations and immunological changes during the chronification of postsurgical pain: a study protocol for a prospective observational cohort study by Leo Koenderman, Niels Eijkelkamp, Frank J P M Huygen, Roel J H Custers, Marjelle E C van Driel, Nadine van Veenendaal, Lisette Margaretha Vernooij, L Timmerman, Diyar Delawi, M Rijsdijk

“…Cluster allocation, along with other preselected candidate predictors, will subsequently be used in a generalised mixed-effects model to predict CPSP with neuropathic features within 3 months after surgery as the primary outcome.Ethics and dissemination This study received approval from the Medical Ethics Committee NedMec (protocol NL77085.041.21), as well as from all participating centres. The study results are expected to be published in peer-reviewed journals and disseminated at international conferences.…”
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Fit for purpose? Evaluating multiple-choice question quality in E-learning for emergency primary healthcare by Kate-Torunn Aas Vold, Monika Kvernenes, Une Elisabeth Stømer, Erik Zakariassen

“…Overall, the items were too easy and lacked the ability to discriminate between high and low-performance participants.…”
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Effects of long-term adapted physical training on functional capacity and quality of life in older adults with Parkinson's disease by Oussama Gaied Chortane, Elmoetez Magtouf, Wael Maktouf, Sabri Gaied Chortane

“…Although physical activity is considered a therapeutic treatment to slow the progression of the disease, it is considered to be an effective non-pharmacological adjuvant to medication to improve the symptom management.MethodsThe training program was offered for all the participants (N = 50) in three non-consecutive sessions per week for 60 minutes and a total duration of 12 to 16 months. …”
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Study of the Abolition of the State Civil Apparatus Commission After the Revision of the State Civil Apparatus Law from the Perspective of Fiqh Siyasah by Inda Dzil Arsyi Makiin, Eti Karini, Mirah Satria Alamsyah

“…Moreover, the abolition of SCAC through the Revision of the ASN Law had very minimal participation from parties knowledgeable about strengthening SCAC. …”
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Assessment of functioning and disability of postpartum women: a study based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health by Marina da Silva Moraes, Francisco Farias Feitoza, Juliana Falcão Padilha

“…A total of 82 postpartum women participated in the study. We obtained 32 ICF categories, with structure and function being the most frequent. …”
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Protocol for a qualitative study exploring haemodialysis dependent patients’ arteriovenous fistula experience, values and concerns in Sydney, Australia by Vasi Naganathan, Sarah Joy Aitken, Bethany Miriam Stavert, Susan Monaro, Lisa Tienstra

“…Results will be made available to the participants, local health district, funders and other researchers through various hospital and academic forums. …”
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Mechanical and microstructural characteristics of recycled aluminium matrix reinforced with rice husk ash by Olatunji P Abolusoro, Moshibudi Caroline Khoathane, Washington Washington

“…The microstructures exhibited uniformity in the dispersion of the reinforcement into the aluminium matrix, although little particulate agglomeration could be noticed at higher percentages of rice husk addition. …”
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Promoting Physics Literacy through Enquiry-based Learning Online by Wan Ng, Elizabeth Angstmann

“…The volunteer research participants were 59 undergraduates, where about two thirds of the participants were science students and one-third non-science students. …”
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Evaluating Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Using Pharmacy Refill Records in a Rural Treatment Site in South Africa by George Gachara, Lufuno G. Mavhandu, Elizabeth T. Rogawski, Cecile Manhaeve, Pascal O. Bessong

“…Compared to nonadherent individuals, optimally adherent participants were more likely to achieve virologic suppression (OR 2.92; 95% CI: 1.63–5.22). …”
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Immediate and long-term effects of zero-drop running shoes on lower extremity biomechanics by Zimeng Liu, Yulin Zhou, Hui Liu, Hui Liu, Peng Cheng, Peng Cheng, Zhiyi Zheng, Quanshou Zeng

“…ObjectiveThe purpose of the study was to investigate the immediate and long-term effects of zero-drop running shoes on lower extremity joint biomechanics.MethodsSeven male runners participated in this study (height: 1.74 ± 0.03 m, weight: 62.5 ± 3.1 kg, body mass index: 20.6 ± 0.7 kg/m2). …”
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Second-Order Systems of ODEs Admitting Three-Dimensional Lie Algebras and Integrability by Muhammad Ayub, Masood Khan, F. M. Mahomed

“…We prove that if a system of two second-order ODEs has a three-dimensional solvable Lie algebra, then, its general solution can be obtained from a partially linear, partially coupled or reduced invariantly represented system of equations. …”
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Exploring the nature of stuttering through a behavioral-neuro-modulation intervention program in bilinguals with stuttering by Chanchal Chaudhary, Samir Kumar Praharaj, Gopee Krishnan

“…The language of treatment was randomized, wherein participants in one group received behavioral intervention in their dominant language and the other in their non-dominant language. …”
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Knowledge of clear aligner therapy in orthodontics among dental practitioners in Benin city, Nigeria by Otaren NJ

“…Results: Forty- nine (49) respondents constituted the study participants. The mean age of the study participants was 34.14±4.3 years. …”
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Applying Normalisation Process Theory to a peer-delivered complex health intervention for people experiencing homelessness and problem substance use by Rebecca Foster, Hannah Carver, Catriona Matheson, Bernie Pauly, Jason Wallace, Graeme MacLennan, John Budd, Tessa Parkes

“…Results The study found that, overall, the intervention is feasible, and acceptable to, the intervention participants, the Peer Navigators and staff in host settings. …”
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Prevalence and onychoscopy features of benign longitudinal melanonychia in richly pigmented skin individuals by Ehiaghe L. Anaba, Obumneme E. Okoro, Babawale Arabambi

“…The finger and toe nails of the participants were examined for BLM. Onychoscopy was conducted on individuals who had BLM. …”
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Evaluation of Anti-HIV-1 Integrase and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Compounds from Betula alnoides Buch-Ham by Prapaporn Chaniad, Teeratad Sudsai, Abdi Wira Septama, Arnon Chukaew, Supinya Tewtrakul

“…The results indicated that active compounds interacted with Asp64, a residue participating in 3′-processing, and Thr66, His67, and Lys159, residues participating in strand-transfer reactions of the integration process. …”
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Integration of physical and mental health services for children and young people with eating disorders and functional symptom disorders: discrete choice experiment by Efthalia Massou, Mike Basher, Sophie D. Bennett, Tamsin Ford, Saheli Gandhi, Isobel Heyman, Josefine Magnusson, Raj Mehta, Pei Li Ng, Sara O’Curry, Angus I. G. Ramsay, Naomi J. Fulop, Stephen Morris

“…Methods Two discrete choice experiments (DCEs) were conducted, using electronic surveys. Participants were adult parents of children and young people. …”
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How Abdominal Irrigation During Cesarean Delivery Affects Gastrointestinal Functions and Short-term Maternal Morbidities: A Randomized Controlled Study by Canan SATIR OZEL, Zelal Rojda GUNGORDU, Nisan Helin DONMEZ, Ergul DEMIRCIVI, Oguz Devrim YARDIMCI, Abdulkadir Turgut

“…Participants undergo a standard cesarean procedure, and general anesthesia was preferred. …”
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Challenges of Engaging Primary Care Providers in Specialized Telementoring Education About Sickle Cell Disease for Sickle Cell Specialists: Results from the Sickle Cell Disease Tra... by Lisa M. Shook, DHPE, MA, MCHES, Bailey House, MPH, Christina Bennett Farrell, MPH, Rosalyn Stewart, MD, Sophie Lanzkron, MD, MHS, Allison A. King, MD, MPH, PhD, Taniya Varughese, MSOT, J.J. Strouse, MD, PhD, Marsha Treadwell, PhD, Julie Kanter, MD

“…STAMP's attendee participation and the lack of engagement by PCPs were unable to significantly show an increase in interest or willingness by PCPs to learn to co-manage SCD care with specialists.…”
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