Positive Psychological Interventions for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Rationale, Theoretical Model, and Intervention Development by Jeff C. Huffman, Christina M. DuBois, Rachel A. Millstein, Christopher M. Celano, Deborah Wexler

“…Most patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have suboptimal adherence to recommended diet, physical activity, and/or medication. …”
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Translocation (6;15)(q12;q15): A Novel Mutation in a Patient with Therapy-Related Myelodysplastic Syndrome by Saba F. Ali, Rebecca J. Sonu, Denis M. Dwyre, Brian A. Jonas, Hooman H. Rashidi

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Clinical and radiological characteristics and 1-year self-reported outcomes from patients with encephalitis and coronavirus disease 2019 by Nathane Braga da Silva Rezende, Fernanda Gomes de Queiroz Barros-Aragão, Talita Pinto, Viviane Tavares Carvalho Crelier, Marcos Ravi Figueiredo, Carlos Otávio Brandão, Andrea Silveira de Souza, Fernanda Tovar-Moll, Gabriel R. de Freitas

“…Methods This is a retrospective observational study in which patients with cerebrospinal fluid collection and a recent diagnosis of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection were screened for encephalitis through analysis of medical records. …”
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How current law and policy supports providers of NHS healthcare in England to respond to patient harm: A scoping review protocol. by Naomi Assame, Susan Greenhalgh, John Tingle, Julie Wright, Gillian Yeowell

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Harm arising from National Health Service (NHS) healthcare results in significant human cost for the patient, those who care for them, and the medical staff involved. …”
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Complete genome sequence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa YK01, a sequence type 16 isolated from a patient with keratitis by Shuo Jiang, Mengmin Ye, Ke Liu, Huiluo Cao, Xiaoshan Lin

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Epistaxis first-aid management: a needs assessment among healthcare providers by Leigh Sowerby, Chandheeb Rajakumar, Matthew Davis, Brian Rotenberg

“…This study identifies an area where knowledge is lacking and the potential for improvement in patient management and education. …”
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Patients' attitudes toward artificial intelligence (AI) in cancer care: A scoping review protocol. by Daniel Hilbers, Navid Nekain, Alan T Bates, John-Jose Nunez

“…<h4>Discussion</h4>To our knowledge, this will be the first scoping review to map the existing literature on the attitudes of patients with cancer regarding artificial intelligence in their medical care.…”
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Clinical Validation of the Defining Characteristics of the Nursing Diagnosis ‘Activity Intolerance’ in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome by Diana Isabel Cáceres Rivera, Luz Mileyde Jaimes Rojas, Luisa Yaneth Cristancho Zambrano, Jennifer Vanesa Acosta Barón, Diana Ivonne Cañon Gómez, Lyda Z. Rojas

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Nutrition Awareness and Oral Health among Dental Patients in Palestine: A Cross-Sectional Study by Manal M. H. Badrasawi, Nour H. Hijjeh, Rana S. Amer, Reema M. Allan, Mohammad Altamimi

“…A pretested questionnaire was used to collect the required data which included patients’ sociodemographics, medical history, oral care practices, dietary practices, and oral health-related nutritional awareness. …”
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Awareness of Being at Risk of Stroke and Its Determinant Factors among Hypertensive Patients in Banyumas, Indonesia by Ismail Setyopranoto, Arif Setyo Upoyo, Atyanti Isworo, Yunita Sari, Amelia Nur Vidyanti

“…Majority of hypertensive patients were unaware of being at risk of stroke. Knowledge of hypertension, income, and history of previous stroke are factors that may influence the awareness of being at risk of stroke among them. …”
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&#039;I cut toenails with scissors and trim it with sand paper&#039;. Patients&rsquo; perspectives on diabetic foot complications by Suliana Saverio, Masoud Mohammadnezhad, Filimone Raikanikoda

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Dental Implant Failure Risk in Patients with Bruxism—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Literature by Josephine A. Ionfrida, Hanna L. Stiller, Peer W. Kämmerer, Christian Walter

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Effect of precise health management combined with physical rehabilitation on bone biomarkers in senile osteoporosis patients by Litao Chen, Xiaojing Yan, Yongjian Liu, Yongbin Pei, Jin Zhou, Lei Zhang, Zhixing Du

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Challenges Faced by Prehospital Emergency Physicians Providing Emergency Care to Patients with Advanced Incurable Diseases by Anne Kamphausen, Hanna Roese, Karin Oechsle, Malte Issleib, Christian Zöllner, Carsten Bokemeyer, Anneke Ullrich

“…We identified nine categories of challenges: structural conditions of prehospital emergency care, medical documentation and orders, finding optimal patient-centered therapy, uncertainty about legal consequences, challenges at the individual (EP) level, challenges at the emergency team level, family caregiver’s emotions, coping and understanding of patient’s illness, patient’s wishes, coping and understanding of patient’s illness, and social, cultural, and religious background of patients and families. …”
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Effects of proprioceptive training in the recovery of patients submitted to meniscus surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis by Song Jin, Xiaoxiao Liu, Di Zhang, Ju Wang, Tianyu Zhao, Jiang Ma, Huaimin Lu

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Laboratory diagnosis of H. pylori among dyspeptic patients using Culture and Rapid urease test by Hogir Mohammed Shukri Saadi, Ali Yahya Saeed

“…Invasive techniques frequently disapproved by patients because it is inconvenient but still remain reliable methods. …”
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The efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions for patients with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Li Li, Ying Wu, Ying Zhang, Lingyun Tian, Yinglan Li

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Pulmonary Densitovolumetry Using Computed Tomography in Patients with Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: Correlation with Pulmonary Function Tests by Patricia Gomes Cytrangulo De Marca, Telma Goldenberg, Fernanda Carvalho Queiroz Mello, Alysson Roncally Silva Carvalho, Alan Ranieri Medeiros Guimarães, Roberto Mogami, Agnaldo José Lopes

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Ophthalmologists’ and patients’ perspectives on treatments for diabetic retinopathy and maculopathy in Vietnam: a descriptive qualitative study by Tunde Peto, Nathan Congdon, Lynne Lohfeld, Hoang Tran, Katie Curran, Van Thu Nguyen, Tung Thanh Hoang, Hue Thi Nguyen, Quan Nhu Nguyen, Catherine Dardis, Hoang Huy Tran, Anh Tuan Vu, Mai Quoc Tung

“…Briefly, factors that influence DR treatment decisions for ophthalmologists are medical considerations (ie, severity of disease, benefits and risks), availability (ie, treatment and resources) and patient-related factors (ie, costs and adherence). …”
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Correlated factors of posttraumatic growth in patients with colorectal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Dingyuan Wei, Xue Wang, Mengxing Wang, Jiayan Wang, Fangping Chen, Luyang Jin, Xuemei Xian

“…Objectives: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to identify and synthesize the factors correlated with posttraumatic growth (PTG) in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). Methods: PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang database, China Science and Technology Journal Database (VIP) and SinoMed were searched for studies that reported data on the correlated factors associated with PTG in patients with CRC from inception to September 3, 2024. …”
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