Public and patient involvement (PPI) in the design, execution and dissemination of a trial: the BISTRO trial by David Coyle, Paula Ormandy, Nancy Fernandes da Silva, Simon Davies

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Factors affecting patient satisfaction during endoscopic procedures by Maryam Ghazala, E-Hinna Rashk, Sardar Saman, Khan Jahangir, Isram Javaria, Hassan Fayyaz

“…This study aimed to identify the factors influencing patient satisfaction with endoscopic procedures. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 409 participants, out of which 212 responses were included for analysis. …”
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Exploring the purpose and stages of patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) in audiology research: a case study approach by Helen Pryce, Nisha Dhanda, Jean Straus

“…Methods This study explores PPIE’s purpose and stages in two recent audiology studies, adhering to the Guidance for Reporting Involvement of Patients and the Public (GRIPP2) criteria. The authors describe their attempts to optimise participation by PPIE volunteers in two studies. …”
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Facilitating active participation in anticoagulant decisions in advanced kidney disease: co-production of a question prompt list by Kathrine Parker, Abigail Needham, Jecko Thachil, Sandip Mitra, Penny Lewis

“…Results A question prompt list, to be used by patients when initiated on anticoagulant therapy, was co-produced. …”
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Perspectives of nurses and patient representatives on the morally competent nurse: An international focus group study by Chris Gastmans, Evelyne Mertens, Alvisa Palese, Brian Keogh, Francesca Apolloni, Johanna Wiisak, Catherine Mc Cabe, Maria Dimitriadou, Alessandro Galazzi, Michael Igoumenidis, Nikos Stefanopoulos, Paraskevi Charitou, Evridiki Papastavrou, Riitta Suhonen, Stefania Chiappinotto

“…Data were analysed with a descriptive thematic method. Participants: A purposive sample of 38 nurses and 35 patient representatives was recruited. …”
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Development of an expectation management intervention for patients with Long COVID: A focus group study with affected patients. by Manuel Funk, Max Reinke, Bernd Löwe, Petra Engelmann

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Twenty-two patients affected by Long COVID participated in one of four focus groups in June and July 2023. …”
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Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells Participate in Renal Fibrosis in Diabetic Kidney Disease Partly via TGF-β1 Signal Pathway by Cuiping Liu, Ludan Qin, Jingya Ding, Luping Zhou, Chenlin Gao, Ting Zhang, Man Guo, Wei Huang, Zongzhe Jiang, Yang Long, Yong Xu

“…To explore the role of group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) in the pathogenesis of renal fibrosis in diabetic kidney disease (DKD). …”
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Patient participation in free cataract surgery: a cross-sectional study of the low-income elderly in urban China by Bo Qu, Hui Chen, Xuhua Tan, Xiaohang Wu, Haotian Lin, Zhenzhen Liu, Lixia Luo, Bo Zhang, Erping Long, Duoru Lin, Weirong Chen, Yizhi Liu, Haofeng Jiang, Jingjing Chen, Zhuoling Lin, Xiaoyan Li, Jinzhu Tang, Yingfen Lin

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Physical and social health needs of postoperative bariatric surgery patients: a focus group by Angela C. Glauser, Robin L. Marcus, Larissa A. McGarrity, Anne Thackeray, Eric T. Volckmann, Alexandra L. Terrill

“…The mean age of participants was 53.3 (SD 9.8) years. The focus group was both audio and video recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using topic and analytical coding. …”
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“There’s always somebody that you can identify with”: a qualitative study of patient perspectives on buprenorphine group medical visits by Mariya Masyukova, Benjamin T. Hayes, Teresa López-Castro, Aaron D. Fox

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Perspectives of Pharmacists Towards Patient-Centred Mental Health Pharmacy Services: A Focus Group Study by Nurul Aziera A Rahim, Norny Syafinaz Ab Rahman, Khairul Azrul Abdul Rahman, Jia Yi Cheong, Nur Fazlin Abd Ghafar, Yasmin Ibrahim, Aida Roziana Ramlan, Syahrir Zaini

“…Results: This study involved 14 focus group sessions with all 63 pharmacists participating. …”
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Clinical trial participation, clinical care, and patient outcomes by practice setting: a real-world database analysis of patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Mantle Cell L... by Debora S. Bruno, Manoj Khanal, Xiaohong Li, Maricer P. Escalon, Katherine Winfree, Lisa M. Hess

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Evaluation of Human β-defensin-3 Diagnostic Role in a Group of Iraqi Patients with Osteoporosis by Zahraa S. Hassan, Layla O. Farhan

“…Results: The serum level of HBD-3 in the OP group was significantly higher (p < 0.001) than that of the healthy controls. …”
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Group Psychological Therapy Program in Adult Patients with Congenital Heart Disease and Anxious–Depressive Symptoms by Efrén Martínez-Quintana, Karen Codana-Alcántara, Hector M. Montesdeoca-Naranjo, Marta Isabel García-Suárez, María Pino Fleitas-Álvarez, María Alcántara-Castellano, Alejandro Ruiz-Castellano, Ana González-Isasi, Fayna Rodríguez-González, Esperanza Bosch-Casañas

“…<i>Methods</i>: We used non-pharmacological psychological group intervention, of six weekly sessions of 90 min each, administered by trained personnel, in adult patients with CHD. …”
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Engaging Patients with Headache in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA): ACTIvated Veterans Engagement Group (ACTIVE) to Improve Delivery of Patient-Centered Headache Services by Olivia M. Datre BA, Sean A. Baird MA, Hayley M. Lindsey BA, Roberta E. Goldman PhD, Jason J. Sico MD, Teresa M. Damush PhD

“…This study utilized a Veteran engagement group method to elicit input from Veteran patients living with chronic headache on daily needs, social determinants of health, and preferences and suggestions for headache programs, services, and research priorities. …”
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Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C virus among a group of hemophilia patients in Kurdistan Region, Iraq by Salih A. Hama

“…This study aims to determine the prevalence of HBV and HCV infections among a group of hemophilia patients in Kurdistan Region, Iraq. …”
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Integrating general practitioners’ and patients’ perspectives in the development of a digital tool supporting primary care for older patients with multimorbidity: a focus group stu... by Ingmar Schäfer, Vivienne Jahns, Valentina Paucke, Dagmar Lühmann, Martin Scherer, Julia Nothacker

“…GPs were recruited by mail and asked to invite up to six eligible patients from their practice to participate. Focus groups were based on semi-structured interview guides and discussed assessments, functionalities, usability and reliability of gp-multitool.de. …”
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A regional program evaluation of the Stanford Chronic Pain Self-Management Program in Eastern Ontario, Canada by E. Hum, S. Karunananthan, A. Adil, I. Moroz, R. Davidson, C. Liddy

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Using Exploratory Focus Groups to Inform the Development of Targeted COPD Self-Management Education DVDs for Rural Patients by Michael Stellefson, Beth H. Chaney, J. Don Chaney

“…A purposive, homogeneous sample of COPD patients participated in focus group interviews. Data from these interviews were referenced to edit a library of Rvision COPD self-management DVDs into a single condensed DVD containing only the most pertinent self-management topics. …”
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Comparison of Childhood Traumatic Experience and Attachment Styles among Patients in Suicide Attempts with Drugs and the Healthy Control Group by Sinay Onen, Ahmet Inel, Bilgen Bicer Kanat, Ibrahim Taymur, Ersin Budak, Suna Eraybay

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