Symptom patterns in patients newly sick listed for common mental disorders and associations with work-related and socioeconomic factors: a cross-sectional study in Swedish primary... by Cecilia Björkelund, Dominique Hange, Eva-Lisa Petersson, Irene Svenningsson, Nashmil Ariai, Lilian Wiegner

“…Objective The aim was to determine symptom patterns of depression, anxiety and stress-related mental disorders in newly sick listed due to common mental disorders in Swedish primary care patients and to examine associations with sick leave diagnosis, also in relation to socioeconomic, work-related and demographic factors.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Primary care in western Sweden.Participants From a randomised controlled trial, patients aged 18–67, seeking primary care and on sick leave due to depression, anxiety and/or mental stress, in total 341 individuals, during 2018–2020.Primary outcome measures Patterns of depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms measured via self-assessment questionnaires (Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale-Self (MADRS-S), General Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD-7), Karolinska Exhaustion Disorder Scale (KEDS)), sick leave diagnosis, perception of Work Ability Index and job strain via the job strain model.Results A combination of high levels of depressive and stress-related symptoms was more frequent than single symptom clusters among persons with common mental disorders (CMD) on sick leave: 7% of the patients had scores above cut-off for one of the instruments MADRS-S, GAD-7 and KEDS, 12% above cut-off for two and 80% had above cut-off for all three instruments. …”
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Assessment of Biosecurity Status in Commercial Chicken Farms Found in Bishoftu Town, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia by Abdulbari Ismael, Adem Abdella, Shihun Shimelis, Asamenew Tesfaye, Yimer Muktar

“…Forty-one (93.18%) participants disclosed that their employees did not receive training on biosecurity. …”
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Unfolding insights about resilience and its coping strategies by medical academics and healthcare professionals at their workplaces: a thematic qualitative analysis by Salman Yousuf Guraya, Jacqueline Maria Dias, Mohamed Ahmed Eladl, Ayah Mohammad Rajai Rustom, Fatima Audi Saleem Alalawi, Majid Hassan Saleh Alhammadi, Yusra Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed, Amna Ali Omran Taryam Al Shamsi, Sarah Juman Bilalaga, Alfred Nicholson, Hani Malik, Shaista Salman Guraya

“…Results Our study recorded insights of 170 participants; 69 MHAs and 101 HCPs. Through an inductive thematic analysis, three overarching themes with sub-themes emerged; cognitive mastery (cognitive appraisal and problem-solving abilities), affective well-being (gratification from professional efficacy and social support), and conative efficiency (proactive approaches and introspection and reflection). …”
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The Validity Of 75gms OGTT For Detection Of GDM Keeping 100gms OGTT As Gold Standard by Shazia Mehreen, Muhammad Usman, Kashif Rauf, Saima Naz, Muhammad Abdul Rab Faisal Sultan, Muhammad Akram Randhawa

“…Informed consent for participating in the study was taken from all 205 patients. …”
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MOSQUITO-BORNE PARASITES IN PATIENTS NEWLY INFECTED WITH HIV IN RELATIONSHIP WITH CD4 COUNT AND TNF ΑLPHA by Mathew Folaranmi Olaniyan

“…Venous blood including Night blood samples and sputum samples were obtained from the participants for CD4 count by cyflowmetry, TNFα, HIVP24Ag-Ab, anti-HCV, HBsAg by ELISA and microscopic identification by Giemsa staining while Sputum sample was used for Ziehl Neelsen staining to demonstrate Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB). …”
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Associations of social isolation with sociodemographic aspects and health indicators in Brazilian middle-aged and older adults: ELSI-Brazil by Paulo Afonso Sandy Júnior, Flávia Silva Arbex Borim, Daniela de Assumpção, Anita Liberalesso Neri

“…Social isolation was the dependent variable, as defined by living arrangement, frequency of contact with children, relatives, and friends, and degree of participation in social activities within the community. …”
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Associations of the triglyceride-glucose index and remnant cholesterol levels with the prevalence of Carotid Plaque in patients with type 2 diabetes: a retrospective study by Xin Xu, Tianrong Pan, Xing Zhong, Yijun Du, Deyuan Zhang

“…Thus, this study aimed to explore their associations with carotid plaque presence. Methods Participants were chosen from patients with T2DM admitted to The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University from October 2023 to April 2024, and they were separated into two groups (patients without carotid plaque and patients with carotid plaque) based on their carotid ultrasound results. …”
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A scoping review to examine health care professionals' experiences as family caregivers. by Kristina M Kokorelias, Nira Rittenberg, Orianna Scali, Suzanne Smith-Bayley, Monique A M Gignac, Gary Naglie, Jessica Sheirs, Jill I Cameron

“…Searches were conducted in Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and AgeLine. We sought articles published from each journals' inception to October 19, 2023. …”
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Intestinal Parasitic Infections, Treatment and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Sao Tome and Principe: A Cross-Sectional Study by Alexandra Vasconcelos, Swasilanne Sousa, Nelson Bandeira, Marta Alves, Ana Luísa Papoila, Filomena Pereira, Maria Céu Machado

“…Results. A total of 361 participants (210 IPI and 151 no-IPI) with a mean age of 26.96 (SD: 7.00) were included. …”
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Variation in Clinical Presentation, Metabolic Profile, Hormonal Parameters and Inflammatory Markers in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Women with and without Polycystic Ovary Morphology... by Sweekruti Jena, Ipsita Mishra, Anoj Kumar Baliarsinha, Debarchan Jena, Madhumita Debata

“…Materials and Methods: A total of 37 patients had PCOM as per the diagnostic criteria for PCOS (Group 1), while 33 patients did not have PCOM on USG and were designated as Group 2. All participants underwent a detailed clinical evaluation and biochemical investigations, including high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, serum adiponectin, luteinising hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, total testosterone and serum anti-Mullerian hormone. …”
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Psychosocial factors influencing dietary management in patients with type 2 diabetes and healthy adults: an ecological momentary assessment approach by Junichi Saito, Hiroaki Kumano, Hiroaki Kumano

“…Relying on event-contingent recordings, this study evaluated the participants’ mood (e.g., anxiety, anger, vigor), appetite (hunger, craving), meal types (e.g., breakfast), location (e.g., eating out), companions (e.g., family), and dietary lapses (e.g., I ate a larger portion of a meal or snack than I intended) before and after meals. …”
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Classification and diagnosis of cervical lesions based on colposcopy images using deep fully convolutional networks: A man-machine comparison cohort study by Binhua Dong, Huifeng Xue, Ye Li, Ping Li, Jiancui Chen, Tao Zhang, Lihua Chen, Diling Pan, Peizhong Liu, Pengming Sun

“…Moreover, image-based and population-based diagnostic performances of the AI algorithm and physicians with different levels of specialist experience were compared. In total, 2,475 participants were recruited, and 13,084 colposcopy images were included in this study. …”
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An investigation and analysis of nursing undergraduates’ demands for clinical teaching (本科护理实习生临床教学需求调查分析) by GAN Lu (甘露), XIE Wei (谢薇), CHEN Maosun (陈茂松), LIAO Jialu (廖家露), MO Mei (莫梅), SHUAI Xuemei (帅雪梅), XU Ting (徐婷), NI Dangcheng (倪当承)

“…Objective To investigate the demands for clinical teaching and clinical teachers among nursing undergraduates who participated in their clinical internship, and provide reference for quality improvement of clinical teaching and practice. …”
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Multimodal Deep Learning for Differentiating Bacterial and Fungal Keratitis Using Prospective Representative Data by N.V. Prajna, MD, Jad Assaf, MD, Nisha R. Acharya, MD, MS, Jennifer Rose-Nussbaumer, MD, Thomas M. Lietman, MD, J. Peter Campbell, MD, MPH, Jeremy D. Keenan, MD, MPH, Xubo Song, PhD, Travis K. Redd, MD, MPH

“…Design: Machine learning classifier training and validation study. Participants: Five hundred ninety-nine subjects diagnosed with acute infectious keratitis at Aravind Eye Hospital in Madurai, India. …”
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The causes and impacts of flood risks in South Africa by Tlou D. Raphela, Mollin Matsididi

“…There was a statistically significant difference between whether floods affected your physical structure as an outcome variable and how the flooding affected participants (Wald χ62 = 30.364; p = 0.001). Also, a significant difference was found regarding how floods affect the water quality in your community (Wald χ2 = 1.496; p = 0.030). …”
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The impact of an integrated intervention program combining drug therapy with water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) education on reinfection with intestinal parasitic infections amo... by Woottichai Nachaiwieng, Sangob Sanit, Nattharinee Kongta, Jassada Saingamsook, Suwit Duangmano, Sakorn Pornprasert, Pradya Somboon, Jintana Yanola

“…Baseline information was collected regarding the infections and participants’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) related to prevention and control of IPIs. …”
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The role of clinical pharmacists in improving diabetic care of hospitalized heart patients by Sanaa Mekdad, Leenah Alsayed, Susan Alkhulaif

“…Method: A prospective randomized study was conducted at the Cardiac Center of King Fahad Medical City, involving patients admitted between 2019 and 2023. Participants were assigned to one of two groups: one managed by clinical pharmacists (n = 500) and the other receiving standard care without clinical pharmacists (n = 500). …”
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Fatigue and recovery among Malaysian doctors: the role of work-related activities during non-work time by Mohd Fadhli Mohd Fauzi, Hanizah Mohd Yusoff, Nur Adibah Mat Saruan, Rosnawati Muhamad Robat, Mohd Rizal Abdul Manaf, Maisarah Ghazali

“…Objectives This paper aims to estimate the level of acute fatigue, chronic fatigue and intershift recovery among doctors working at public hospitals in Malaysia and determine their inter-relationship and their association with work-related activities during non-work time.Design Cross-sectional.Setting Seven core clinical disciplines from seven tertiary public hospitals in Malaysia.Participants Study was conducted among 330 randomly-sampled doctors. …”
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Analysis of Postural Control in Patients Diagnosed with Unilateral Knee Osteoarthrosis and Its Relationship with the Risk of Falls by Robson Emiliano José de Freitas, Jaqueline Gleice Aparecida de Freitas, Carolina Pereira Vieira, Daniela Cristina Endres, Fábio Martins Inacio, Fernanda Grazielle da Silva Azevedo Nora

“…Materials and Methods. 40 elderly people of both sexes participated in this study, divided into two groups containing 20 elderly each. …”
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Tinnitus Suppression with Electrical Stimulation at the Most Basal Contact of the Cochlear Implant Electrode as a Model for Round Window Stimulation by Kiana Kheirkhah, Valerie Van Kelecom, Marc Leblans, Joost van Dinther, Glynnis De Greve, Erwin Offeciers, Andrzej Zarowsk

“…Patients reported Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores for tinnitus loudness and intrusiveness during normal CI use and for each single contact stimulation type. Results: Eight participants perceived complete suppression with one or more stimulation patterns. …”
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