Performance of a Two-Week Rehabilitation Improves Motor Function in Inpatients with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: A Pre–Post Study by Naomi Matsuda, Yasuyuki Takamatsu, Makoto Sawada, Ikuko Aiba

“…Analysis was performed on 25 patients with PSP-RS and eight with PSP-PGF. <b>Results</b>: Short-term rehabilitation improved the Berg Balance Scale score in both the PSP-RS and PSP-PGF groups, step length on the symptom-dominant side in PSP-RS, the coefficient of variation of step length on the symptom-dominant side, and the stance phase of the Symmetry Index in PSP-PGF. …”
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Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Adjustment among Doctors and Nurses in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Rawalpindi-Pakistan: A Cross Sectional Study by Naushaba Malik, Minaal Ahmed Malik, Shahbakht Aftab, Rida Noor, Usman Khalid, Tayyaba Shahzad

“…Study groups were provided with a self-administered questionnaire that was filled out after getting consent from the study participants. …”
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Hematological Factors and MRI in Covid-19 Infected may Predict the Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis in the Post-Covid era by Bakhtiar Ebrahimirad, Mahnaz Taherianfard, Arash Mosarezaii

“…Then, an MRI scan was done on all participants to diagnose MS. Results: In age groups 31-40 and 41-50, ANA was significantly higher in MS+ than MS- participants. …”
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Effectiveness of a Knowledge Level of Hypertension on Blood Pressure Control, Treatment Adherence, and Physical Activity of Hypertensive Individuals by Mehtap Gömleksiz, Muhammet Rıdvan Gömleksiz, Şeyma Gelen, Emine Sena Uzala, Burkay Yakar

“…The study included 218 patients with essential hypertension. The BP of all patients was measured with a calibrated mercury sphygmomanometer, and the patients were divided into two groups: uncontrolled BP and controlled BP. …”
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Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for hypertension complicated by anxiety or sleep disorders: A pilot randomized controlled trial by Xue-Ying Bao, Cun-Zhi Liu, Zi-Tong Qian, Lu Wang, Jian-Feng Tu, Bin-Yan Li, Xiao Wang, Fang Wan, Zhi-Han Li, Zhao-Yi Liu, Liang-Xiao Ma, Li-Qiong Wang

“…Methods: Eligible participants were randomly assigned to the 10 Hz TEAS, 2 Hz TEAS, or routine treatment groups in a 1:1:1 ratio. …”
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User and Developer Views on Using AI Technologies to Facilitate the Early Detection of Skin Cancers in Primary Care Settings: Qualitative Semistructured Interview Study by Owain Tudor Jones, Natalia Calanzani, Suzanne E Scott, Rubeta N Matin, Jon Emery, Fiona M Walter

“…There was no clear consensus on where AI should be placed along the skin cancer diagnostic pathway, but most participants saw the technology in the hands of either patients or primary care practitioners. …”
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Does Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Provide Better Treatment Outcomes in HIV-Infected Individuals in Northern Ethiopia? A Retrospective Cohort Study by Tesfay Mehari Atey, Helen Bitew, Solomon Weldegebreal Asgedom, Asrat Endrias, Derbew Fikadu Berhe

“…The study aimed to determine the effect of IPT on the TB incidence, follow-up CD4+ T cells, and all-cause mortality rate. Participants. Eligible patients on ART (n = 1, 863) were categorized into one-to-two ratios of exposed groups to IPT (n = 621) and nonexposed groups to IPT (n = 1, 242). …”
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PERIODONTAL DISEASE STATUS AMONG ADULT POPULATIONATTENDING PRIVATE DENTAL HOSPITALAT GADAP TOWN KARACHI by Raza Abbas et al

“…A total of 104 study participants. The mean age was 2.09 and standard deviations showed 0.837, along with the three age groups were 20-25 (30.8%), 26-35 (29.8%), and 36-45 (39.4%). …”
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Pain Reconceptualisation after Pain Neurophysiology Education in Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Qualitative Study by Richard King, Victoria Robinson, Helene L. Elliott-Button, James A. Watson, Cormac G. Ryan, Denis J. Martin

“…Pain neurophysiology education (PNE) is an educational intervention for patients with chronic pain. PNE purports to assist patients to reconceptualise their pain away from the biomedical model towards a more biopsychosocial understanding by explaining pain biology. …”
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Sociodemographic and visual characteristics of individuals with oculocutaneous albinism in Botswana by Thanuja Panicker, Gopinath Madheswaran

“…Most participants belonged to low (35, 53.8%) to middle-income (23, 35.4%) socio-economic groups. …”
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The Effect of Nutritional Mobile Apps on Populations With Cancer: Systematic Review by Krystal Lu Shin Ng, Murallitharan Munisamy, Joanne Bee Yin Lim, Mustafa Alshagga

“…Data on anthropometry and body composition (7/13, 54%; 387 participants), nutritional status (3/13, 23%; 249 participants), dietary intake (7/13, 54%; 352 participants), and quality of life (6/13, 46%; 384 participants) were gathered. …”
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Quantifying the Impact of Dysmenorrhea Symptoms on Quality-of-Life and Access to Oral Contraceptives by Income by Rhea Choksey, Rohan K. Mangal, Thor S. Stead, Terrika Jones, Rosa Flores, Latha Ganti

“…Most reports of uterine contractions range between moderate to severe pain, and patients often elect to cope with their discomfort without assistance from a physician. …”
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Retrospective Review of Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) Outcomes at a Tertiary Hospital in Zambia by Nancy Kasongo, Chiza Kasungu, Nixon Miyoba, Herbert T. Nyirenda, Muleta Kumoyo

“…Squamous cell cancer was present in 8% (age groups 35–49) and was three times higher (13%) in HIV-positive compared to HIV-negative participants (3.8%). …”
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Psychological wellness of health-care professionals during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic by Lakshmi Ranganathan, Nagarajan Ramakrishnan

“…There were no differences in the depression, anxiety scores, or sleep quotients between the COVID treating and nontreating groups. Conclusion: Health-care professionals report high rates of symptoms of depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbances during the COVID-19 pandemic, irrespective of their involvement in caring for infected patients.…”
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Adjusting on-scene CPR duration based on transport time interval in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a nationwide multicenter study by Daseul Kim, Jae Yong Yu, Minha Kim, Gun Tak Lee, Sang Do Shin, Sung Yeon Hwang, Daun Jeong

“…We categorized the patients into Short-TTI (TTI < 10 min) and Long-TTI (TTI ≥ 10 min) groups. …”
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Effects on Kidney and Liver and their Correlations with CDAI by Tamara Salman Mohammed, Raya Ezat Maroof, Ali Hussein Al-Hafidh

“…The female participants were more than the male counterparts. The blood samples were taken from patients and control groups to screen liver and kidney functions by an automated biochemical system using the SELECTRA PRO X2 device, in addition to the ESR test. …”
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Progress in mentalizing ability among people with psychosis through dialogic literary gatherings by Aitana Fernández-Villardón, Alfonso Sáez de Ibarra, Ana Domínguez-Panchón, Rocío García-Carrión

“…Over five months, participants engaged in 18 DLG sessions. Mentalizing ability was assessed using the Mentalization Scale (MentS), and qualitative data included interviews (n = 2) and focus groups (n = 3), to explore changes in mentalization. …”
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Clinical Consultation in the Workplace: Are There Implications for Response Attitudes? by Bárbara Gonzalez, Rosa F. Novo, Maria João Afonso, Matilde Fernandes, Ana Vieira

“…Five hundred and ten adult participants grouped in two samples of ambulatory patients – Clinical-Organizational Sample (COS n = 238) and Clinical Sample (CS n = 272) – were assessed with the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-RF validity and substantive scales. …”
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Gait Speed Is Not Associated with Vasogenic Shock or Cardiogenic Shock following Cardiac Surgery, but Is Associated with Increased Hospital Length of Stay by Kimmie Clark, Taylor Leathers, Duncan Rotich, Jianghua He, Katy Wirtz, Emmanuel Daon, Brigid C. Flynn

“…A retrospective analysis. Participants. Patients undergoing cardiac surgery who had a 5-meter walk test performed preoperatively (n=333 of 1735 total surgical patients) from January 2013 to March 2017. …”
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Association between exposure to particulate matter and heart rate variability in vulnerable and susceptible individuals by Yong Whi Jeong, Hayon Michelle Choi, Youhyun Park, Yongjin Lee, Ji Ye Jung, Dae Ryong Kang

“…This study examines PM1.0 (aerodynamic diameters <1 μm), PM2.5 (≥1 μm and <2.5 μm), and PM10 (≥2.5 μm and <10 μm) effects on HRV in patients with environmental diseases as chronic disease groups and vulnerable populations as control groups. …”
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