First-time use of electronic patient-reported outcome measures in a cluster randomized trial: a qualitative study by Terese Solvoll Skåre, Tonje Lundeby, Jo Åsmund Lund, Marianne Jensen Hjermstad, May Helen Midtbust

“…Additionally, we sought to examine the influence of Eir on the working routines of the participants. Methods Individual semi-structured interviews and a focus group were conducted with nine oncologists and study nurses involved in the implementation of the ePROM tool Eir. …”
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Effects of Apolipoprotein E Isoforms in Diabetic Nephropathy of Chinese Type 2 Diabetic Patients by YongWei Jiang, Liang Ma, ChengWu Han, Qian Liu, Xiao Cong, YaPing Xu, TingTing Zhao, Ping Li, YongTong Cao

“…We studied 845 diabetic patients who were divided into DN group (n=429) and control group (n=416). …”
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Femoral Cartilage Thickness in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients and Healthy Adults: An Ultrasound Measurement Comparison by Rita Vivera Pane, Rahayu Setiyaningsih, Gunawan Widodo, Aufar Zimamuz Zaman Al Hajiri, Juwita Raudlatul Salsabil

“…Conclusion. OA patients exhibited a thinner FC than healthy adults in the control group. …”
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Relation between pulmonary function changes and diaphragmatic ultrasound in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Alaa Ahmed Ibrahim, Aya Mohamed Mohamed Abd-Eldayem, Hossam Eldin Mohamed Abdel Hamid

“…Group B: 15 IPF patients without hypoxia or respiratory failure. …”
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Alterations in Parafoveal and Optic Disc Vessel Densities in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome by Turgay Ucak, Ethem Unver

“…Both the superficial and deep vascular densities were significantly decreased in OSAS patients, being the lowest in the severe OSAS group. …”
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The effectiveness of Dragon Boat racing on body image and traumatic symptoms of breast cancer patients by Chiara Fioretti, Silvia Coppola, Sara Boscaino, Giovanna Celia, Rodolfo Vastola, Mauro Cozzolino

“… # Methods 29 breast cancer patients (M(SD) age= 51 (7.41)) voluntarily participated in a physical activity program. …”
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Psychological Distress in Out-Patients Assessed for Chronic Pain Compared to Those with Rheumatoid Arthritis by D. Rice, S. Mehta, A. Shapiro, J. Pope, M. Harth, P. Morley-Forster, K. Sequeira, R. Teasell

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted at an academic specialist chronic pain and rheumatology clinic. Participants. 330 participants included a CP group (n=167) and a RA group (n=163) completed a booklet of questionnaires regarding demographic characteristics, duration, and severity of their pain. …”
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Effect of a Balance Adjustment System on Postural Control in Patients with Chronic Ankle Instability by Kazushi Yoshida, Rieko Kuramochi, Junji Shinohara

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Patient preferences for anti-hyperglycaemic medication for type 2 diabetes mellitus in China: findings from a national survey by Jing Liu, Lei Si, Yingyao Chen, Yanfeng Ren, Liu Liu, Shimeng Liu, Qi Pan, Xiong Ke, Shiyi Bao, Fuming Li, Yijiang Yu, Yan Wei

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Effect of Chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection on Lipid Profile in Iraqi Patients by Amnah Raad Ibrahim, Athraa Zaidan Hassan, Raghad Hassan Hussein, Redhwan Abdul Kareem Alameer

“…The current study analyzed 90 participants; 50 of whom were patients with chronic HBV infection, and the remaining 40 were healthy individuals serving as the control group. …”
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The proportion of clinically relevant alarms decreases as patient clinical severity decreases in intensive care units: a pilot study by Ryota Inokuchi, Kent Doi, Kazuaki Shinohara, Kensuke Nakamura, Takehiro Matsubara, Susumu Nakajima, Hajime Sato, Masataka Gunshin, Takahiro Hiruma, Takeshi Ishii, Yoichi Kitsuta, Naoki Yahagi, Yuko Nanjo, Masahiro Echigo, Aoi Tanaka, Mitsuo Umezu

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The safety and effectiveness of tDCS for epileptic patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiao-Tong Ding, Ming-Yu Hu, Chi Wang, Wei-Ye Kang, Jin-Zhao Huang, Rui-Yu Wang, Qiu-Song Shen, Hou-Ming Kan

“…Results: 12 trials were included, 356 participants (219 in the tDCS group and 137 in the sham group). …”
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Relation Between Glycated Hemoglobin Level and Hearing Loss in Type 2 Diabetic Patients by Mayada ElSherif, Aya Fathey El Sayed Mahfouz, Noha Mohamed Gaber Amin, Hesham Saad Kozou

“…The subjects were divided into 2 groups: the first group consisted of 42 diabetic patients and the second group consisted of 40 healthy subjects. …”
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The Effects of Yoga on Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Mengke Ban, Xuejing Yue, Pengyu Dou, Ping Zhang

“…Ten studies including 359 participants were included in this meta-analysis. The pooled results showed significant difference between the yoga training group and the control group. …”
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Increased Interleukin-11 Levels Are Correlated with Cardiac Events in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure by Jing Ye, Zhen Wang, Di Ye, Yuan Wang, Menglong Wang, Qingwei Ji, Ying Huang, Ling Liu, Ying Shi, Lei Shi, Tao Zeng, Yao Xu, Jianfang Liu, Huimin Jiang, Yingzhong Lin, Jun Wan

“…In addition, we prospectively followed these CHF patients to endpoints of cardiac events. Results. Compared with the control group, the plasma IL-11 concentrations were significantly increased in the CHF patients and gradually increased in the New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class II group, the NYHA functional class III group, and the NYHA functional class IV group. …”
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Total and High Molecular Weight Adiponectin Levels and Prediction of Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetic Patients by Dagmar Horáková, Kateřina Azeem, Radka Benešová, Dalibor Pastucha, Vladimír Horák, Lenka Dumbrovská, Arnošt Martínek, Dalibor Novotný, Zdeněk Švagera, Milada Hobzová, Dana Galuszková, Vladimír Janout, Sandra Doněvská, Jana Vrbková, Helena Kollárová

“…A total of 551 individuals were assessed. The first group comprised metabolically healthy participants (143 females, and 126 males) and the second group were T2DM patients (164 females, and 118 males). …”
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Biological rhythm, sleep quality and functionality in the euthymic period in patients diagnosed with bipolar disorder by Mehmet Baltaci̇oglu, Meltem Pusuroglu

“…The patient group's FAST total score (p [Med-Science 2024; 13(4.000): 942-8]…”
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Risk of pneumonia in patients with isolated minor rib fractures: a nationwide cohort study by Yu-Hsun Wang, Ming-Chih Chou, Sai-Wai Ho, Ying-Hock Teng, Shun-Fa Yang, Han-Wei Yeh, Chao-Bin Yeh

“…This nationwide cohort study investigated the association between IMRFs and the risk of pneumonia in patients with blunt chest traumas.Design Nationwide population-based cohort study.Setting Patients with IMRFs were identified between 2010 and 2011 from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database.Participants Non-traumatic patients were matched through 1:8 propensity-score matching according to age, sex, and comorbidities (namely diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)) with the comparison cohort. …”
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Ursodeoxycholic acid relieves clinical severity of COVID-19 in patients with chronic liver diseases by Tiantian Hu, Tiantian Hu, Jie Tong, Yunhui Yang, Changrong Yuan, Jiming Zhang, Jiming Zhang, Jiming Zhang, Jinyu Wang, Jinyu Wang

“…Participants were divided into two groups based on the use of UDCA: the UDCA cohort (n = 329) and the non-UDCA cohort (n = 597). …”
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Value Propositions for Digital Shared Medication Plans to Boost Patient–Health Care Professional Partnerships: Co-Design Study by Benjamin Bugnon, Francesca Bosisio, Alain Kaufmann, Pascal Bonnabry, Antoine Geissbuhler, Christian von Plessen

“…ResultsIn total, 31 persons participated in 9 interviews, 5 focus groups, and 2 co-design workshops. …”
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