Prevalence, correlates of postpartum depression during the COVID-19 pandemic; and validation of the arabic edinburgh postnatal depression scale among Lebanese women by Christian El Kahwaji, Elie Barakat, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Camille Akkari, Savio Barakat, Souheil Hallit

“…Along with the EPDS, the following measures were administered to participants: The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale, and the Lebanese Anxiety Scale-10. …”
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Obesity in pregnancy: infant health service utilisation and costs on the NHS by Ronan A Lyons, Ashrafunnesa Khanom, Sinead T Brophy, Kelly L Morgan, Muhammad A Rahman, Rebecca A Hill

“…Infants were categorised according to maternal early-pregnancy body mass index (BMI): healthy weight mother (18.5≤BMI<25 kg/m2; n=342), overweight mother (25≤BMI≤29.9 kg/m2; n=157) and obese mother (BMI≥30; n=110).Participants 609 singleton pregnancies with available health service records and an antenatal maternal BMI.Primary outcome measure Total health service utilisation and direct healthcare costs for providing these services in the year 2012–2013. …”
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Using Health Information Resources for People With Cognitive Impairment (digiDEM Bayern): Registry-Based Cohort Study by Florian Weidinger, Nikolas Dietzel, Elmar Graessel, Hans-Ulrich Prokosch, Peter Kolominsky-Rabas

“…“Internet” was 1 of the 2 lowest-rated information sources by people with cognitive impairment (mean 1.6, SD 1.1), with nearly three-quarters (684/924, 74%) of the participants rating the source as unimportant. The age-specific analyses showed significant differences for the sources “Internet” (F2,921PF2,921PF2,921Pt640Pt685P ConclusionsTo enhance health and dementia literacy, the best way to communicate health information to people with cognitive impairment is through interpersonal contact with medical professionals and their friends and family. …”
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Reference values for the 1-minute sit-to-stand test to assess functional capacity and short-term mortality in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and fibrotic connective tiss... by Meng-Yun Tsai, Kuo-Tung Huang, Chiann-Yi Hsu, Yi-Hsuan Yu, Pin-Kuei Fu

“…Methods This prospective study enrolled participants diagnosed with F-ILD based on multidisciplinary team discussions. …”
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As “pegadas avaliativas” de projetos de educação em ciências envolvendo cooperação: revisão da literatura (2000-2022) by Helena Isabel Caçador, Betina Silva Lopes, Rafael Galupa, Olga † Santos, Mariana R. P. Alves

“…Apesar da educação científica ser parte integrante de uma educação de qualidade, o impacte de projetos nestas áreas permanece pouco estudado; é, pois, indispensável considerar a avaliação enquanto área científica capaz de promover práticas metodológicas com vista à contribuição para a melhoria dos processos e alcance efetivo dos objetivos. …”
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Effects of a whole body compression garment on recovery after a heavy resistance by Ahmad Arbabı

“…Fourteen men (mean ± SD: age, 23.0 ± 2.9 years) and fourteen women (mean ± SD: age 23.1 ± 2.2 years) who were highly resistance trained gave informed consent to participate in the study. A within-group (each subject acted as their own control), balanced, and randomized treatment design was used. …”
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Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of an ACT and compassion-based intervention for women with breast cancer: study protocol of two randomised controlled trials {1} by Inês A. Trindade, Andreia Soares, David Skvarc, Diogo Carreiras, Joana Pereira, Óscar Lourenço, Filipa Sampaio, Bruno de Sousa, Teresa C. Martins, Paula Boaventura, Joana Marta-Simões, Mind Project Team, Helena Moreira

“…This paper presents the study protocol of two randomised controlled trials that aim to test the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of an optimised version of the Mind programme in women with breast cancer. Methods Participants will be women diagnosed with breast cancer randomly assigned to the Mind programme or a support group intervention (active control) in a 1:1 ratio for study 1, while study 2 includes one more arm (treatment as usual; inactive control) and a 2:2:1 ratio. …”
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O PAPEL DO GESTOR NA EFICÁCIA DAS INTERVENÇÕES ERGONÔMICAS: MENTORIA E APRIMORAMENTO DA ATUAÇÃO DE CONSULTORES by Claudio Noronha Vaz de Melo

“…Neste contexto, a pesquisa busca identificar boas práticas a serem seguidas por consultores de ergonomia, com ou sem experiência, que trabalham em uma empresa sem fins lucrativos de grande porte que presta serviços de Segurança e Saúde do Trabalho para indústrias do estado do Rio de Janeiro e outras localidades, visando uma gestão do conhecimento mais sólida e a entrega de serviços eficazes na área. …”
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Factors Associated with Anemia among Children Aged 6–23 Months Attending Growth Monitoring at Tsitsika Health Center, Wag-Himra Zone, Northeast Ethiopia by Haile Woldie, Yigzaw Kebede, Amare Tariku

“…Total of 347 children participated in this study. The overall prevalence of anemia was 66.6%. …”
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How Organizational Citizenship Behavior Stimulant: Transformational Leadership Identification Model Approaches by Mochamad Soelton, Agus Arijanto, Yanto Ramli, Suprapto, Irmayunita, Subur Karyatun, Anees Janee Ali

“…While organizational commitment cannot mediate the influence of job satisfaction on OCB, it can partially mediate the influence of transformational leadership on OCB. …”
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Multinational comparison of new antidepressant use in older adults: a cohort study by Robyn Tamblyn, David Westfall Bates, David L Buckeridge, Will Dixon, Alan J Forster, Nadyne Girard, Jennifer Haas, Bettina Habib, Siyana Kurteva, Jack Li, Therese Sheppard

“…Objectives We used an international pharmacosurveillance network to estimate the rate and characteristics of antidepressant use in older adults in countries with more conservative (UK) and liberal depression guidelines (Canada, USA).Setting Electronic health records and population-based administrative data from six jurisdictions in four countries (UK, Taiwan, USA and Canada).Participants A historical cohort of older adults (≥65 years) who had a new episode of antidepressant use between 2009 and 2014.Outcome measures The age and sex-standardised cumulative incidence of new episodes of antidepressant use in older adults was measured. …”
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Evaluation of Knowledge and Practice of Pharmacy Professionals regarding the Risk of Medication Use during Pregnancy in Dessie Town, Northeast Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Abdu Tuha, Yilak Gurbie, Haftom Gebregergs Hailu

“…Most of the respondents (64.5%) believed that amoxicillin is safe in all trimesters. 26 (34.2%) of participants knew that isotretinoin is unsafe for use by pregnant women. …”
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Establishing a baseline for surgical care in Mongolia: a situational analysis using the six indicators from the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery by Raymond R Price, Ali Jalali, Anudari Zorigtbaatar, Sarnai Erdene, Sergelen Orgoi, Andrea Davis, Jonathan Nellermoe, Jade M Nunez, Simon Ruhnke, Battsetseg Gonchigjav, Nomindari Bat-Erdene, Kevin Bagley, Micah Katz, Hannah Pioli, Batsaikhan Bat-Erdene, Ganbold Lundeg

“…Protection against impoverishing and catastrophic expenditures was assessed against standard out-of-pocket expenditure at government hospitals for individual operations.Setting Mongolia’s 81 public hospitals with surgical capability, including tertiary, secondary and primary/secondary facilities.Participants All operative patients in Mongolia’s public hospitals, 2006–2016.Primary and secondary outcome measures Primary outcomes were national-level results of the indicators. …”
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The clinical efficacy of scalp acupuncture for tinnitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Jiadi Chen, Ruizhi Jing

“…Results: A total of 20 research studies,with 1430 participants,were included.The systematic review and meta-analysis revealed that the scalp acupuncture groups had a significantly higher clinical effective rate compared to the control groups (RR=1.25, 95 % CI 1.16–1.35, p < 0.00001),with low heterogeneity(p = 0.27,I2=20 %).The scalp acupuncture groups and scalp acupuncture plus auxiliary acupoints groups had greater reduction in tinnitus severity compared to the control groups(SMD=-0.76,95 %CI:-1.02,-0.51,p < 0.00001;SMD:-0.93,95 %CI:-1.52,-0.33,p = 0.002, respectively),with a moderate heterogeneity(p = 0.005,I2=62 %) and a significant heterogeneity (p < 0.00001,I2=86 %) observed due to differences in study design, sample characteristics, and intervention protocols.Sensitivity analysis confirmed the stability of the results.The summary table generated through GRADEpro indicated that the certainty of evidence ranged from moderate to low. …”
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Use of lay vaccinators in animal vaccination programmes: A scoping review. by Christian Tetteh Duamor, Katie Hampson, Felix Lankester, Maganga Sambo, Katharina Kreppel, Sally Wyke, Sarah Cleaveland

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>Following the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines, we searched seven bibliographic databases for articles published between 1980 and 2021, with the search terms lay OR community-based OR volunteer AND "animal health worker" OR vaccinator*, and applied an a priori exclusion criteria to select studies. …”
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Influence of gestational weight gain on baby’s birth weight in Addis Ababa, Central Ethiopia: a follow-up study by Andrew Hayen, Yadeta Dessie, Maralyn Foureur, Fekede Asefa, Allison Cummins

“…We conducted a multivariable linear regression analysis to determine the independent effect of gestational weight on birth weight.Results Of the 395 women enrolled in the study, the participants’ pregnancy outcome was available for 329 (83.3%). …”
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Psychosocial determinants of adherence to public health and social measures (PHSMs) in 18 African Union Member States during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: results of a... by Andrew Johnson, Amanda McClelland, Nandita Murukutla, Akhona Tshangela, Ashish K Gupta, Meena Maharjan, Cecilia Fabrizio, Emily W Myers, Virginia Nkwanzi, Colby A Wilkason, Natalie Lacey, Benjamin Djoudalbaye

“…Objective The objective of this study was to gain a better understanding of the psychosocial and sociodemographic factors that affected adherence to COVID-19 public health and social measures (PHSMs), and to identify the factors that most strongly related to whether citizens followed public health guidance.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting and participants Nationally representative telephone surveys were conducted from 4–17 August 2020 in 18 African Union Member States. …”
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Safety outcome trials in four mainline medical journals 30 years apart: a narrative review and the need for the transparency of informed consents by Sinem Nihal Esatoglu, Ayse Ozdede, Yesim Ozguler, Koray Tascilar, Hasan Yazici

“…These raise the issue of autonomy related to how clearly the sought-after safety through designing empirical studies primarily to quantitate harm had been worded to the trial participants in plain language. We maintain this issue cannot be adequately addressed unless the informed consent forms, especially for safety outcome trials, are in the public domain.…”
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Australian children’s foot, ankle and leg problems in primary care: a secondary analysis of the Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health (BEACH) data by Hylton B Menz, Christopher Harrison, Peter A Lazzarini, Cylie M Williams, Julie Gordon

“…Objectives To explore children’s foot, ankle and leg consultation patterns and management practices in Australian primary care.Design Cross-sectional, retrospective study.Setting Australia Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health program dataset.Participants Data were extracted for general practitioners (GPs) and patients &lt;18 years from April 2000 to March 2016 inclusive.Main outcome measures Demographic characteristics: sex, GP age groups (ie, &lt;45, 45–54, 55+ years), GP country of training, patient age grouping (0–4, 5–9, 10–14, 15–18 years), postcode, concession card status, indigenous status, up to three patient encounter reasons, up to four encounter problems/diagnoses and the clinical management actioned by the GP.Results Children’s foot, ankle or leg problems were managed at a rate of 2.05 (95% CI 1.99 to 2.11) per 100 encounters during 229 137 GP encounters with children. …”
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Image-based analysis of quantitative morphological characteristics of wild potato tubers using the desktop application SeedСounter by K. A. Ivanova, E. G. Komyshev, M. A. Genaev, A. A. Egorova, K. A. Koloshina, N. A. Chalaya, D. A. Afonnikov, A. V. Kochetov, E. V. Rogozina, S. V. Gerasimova

“…The evaluated tuberization ability is partially in accordance with previously obtained VIR data. …”
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