Investigating The Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on The Severity of Restless Legs Syndrome in Hemodialysis Patients by Abolfazl Kalmishi, Ali Abedi, Katayoun Samadi, HamidReza Shoraka, Mostafa Rad

“…The participants were randomly selected in two intervention (30 people) and control groups (30 people). …”
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18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake by Positron Emission Tomography in Extraocular Muscles of Patients with and without Graves' Ophthalmology by Leonardo García-Rojas, Gloria Adame-Ocampo, Erick Alexánderson, José Luis Tovilla-Canales

“…Thirty-two eyes of sixteen patients of the GO group were included, with a mean age of 44.31 (20–71) years. …”
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Comparison of Spatiotemporal Gait Variables Between Healthy Individuals and Patients with Heel Spur During Walking by Mohamad amin Shahbazi, Ali Jalalvand

“…Methods The study population comprised two groups: patients diagnosed with plantar fasciitis and healthy controls. …”
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Analysis in Choroidal Thickness in Patients with Graves’ Ophthalmopathy Using Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography by Nan Yu, Yadi Zhang, Lei Kang, Ying Gao, Junqing Zhang, Yuan Wu

“…The CT in GO patients was significantly increased at all the points compared with the control group (P<0.05). …”
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Assessment of Risk Factors of Chronic Kidney Disease among Patients Attending Medical City Complex by Nabaa Wisam Sabri, Buthaina Ateyah Rashid, Raheem Saber Shwiehk, Azad H. Mahdy

“…The findings show that the highest percentage (20%) was within the age group 50–59 years old in the case study group, with a mean age of patients and controls of 47.71 ± 17.42 and 48.54 ± 17.43 years, respectively, and there were significant sociodemographic risk factors for CKD with gender and residency (p. value < 0.05). …”
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Impact of functional re-education and environmental adaptation in cancer patients with respiratory pathology: Study protocol. by Eduardo Jose Fernandez-Rodriguez, Maria Isabel Rihuete-Galve, Alberto Garcia-Martin, Celia Sanchez-Gomez, Fausto Jose Barbero-Iglesias, Roberto Mendez-Sanchez, Ana Silvia Puente-Gonzalez, Susana Saez-Gutierrez, Emilio Fonseca-Sanchez, Juan Jesus Cruz-Hernandez

“…Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: the control group, which will receive a health education program, and the experimental group, which will receive both the health education program and a functional re-education and environmental adaptation program. …”
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Effectiveness of nurse-led care in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Dan Liu, Li Liu, Lin Yang, Ting Wen, Peng Xiang, Guifang Pi

“…It may be feasible to allow nurses to participate in the disease management of some RA patients instead of doctors.PROSPERO registration number CRD42022362071.…”
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Exploring DNA methylation, telomere length, mitochondrial DNA, and immune function in patients with Long-COVID by Andrea Polli, Lode Godderis, Dries S. Martens, Madhura Shekhar Patil, Jolien Hendrix, Arne Wyns, Jente Van Campenhout, Emma Richter, Lara Fanning, Olivia Vandekerckhove, Eveline Claeys, Wim Janssens, Natalie Lorent

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Burden of micronutrient deficiency among patients with type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis by Sanjay Kalra, Shiv Dutt Gupta, Daya Krishan Mangal, Diksha Gautam, Anuj Kumar Pandey, Nida Shaikh, Himanshu Tolani, Yeshwanth Sonnathi, Kamlesh Chand Sharma, Jagdish Prasad, Rajeev Tewari, Fahmina Anwar

“…B12 deficiency (28.72%, 95% CI 21.08% to 36.37%) was higher in the metformin consuming group. The prevalence of micronutrient deficiency varied across WHO regions.Conclusions Micronutrient deficiencies were common in T2D patients, the most common being vitamin D deficiency. …”
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Transferrin levels are associated with malnutrition markers in hemodialysis patients in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Sherilene Benjamin, Alain Assounga

“…Furthermore, the study found that decreased transferrin levels (< 2.15 g/dL to 3.80 g/dL) were closely related to malnutrition in the malnutrition distribution groups within the study, with 97.7% of HD participants being classified in one of the malnutrition groups.Conclusion Thus, transferrin levels are a valuable marker for malnutrition within the HD patient population and can be included along with clinical assessment parameters such as MUAC and skinfold thickness as primary indicators for malnutrition.…”
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Research studies on patients' illness experience using the Narrative Medicine approach: a systematic review by Chiara Fioretti, Gabriella Pravettoni, Silvia Riva, Ketti Mazzocco, Serena Oliveri, Marianna Masiero

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Overexpression of Tear Inflammatory Cytokines as Additional Finding in Keratoconus Patients and Their First Degree Family Members by Ioana Catalina Ionescu, Catalina Gabriela Corbu, Cristiana Tanase, Gabriela Ionita, Cristina Nicula, Valeria Coviltir, Vasile Potop, Mihaela Constantin, Elena Codrici, Simona Mihai, Ionela Daniela Popescu, Ana-Maria Enciu, Dana Dascalescu, Miruna Burcel, Radu Ciuluvica, Liliana-Mary Voinea

“…The diagnosis of keratoconus had to be confirmed in addition to a minimum of 47 D corneal refractive power by corneal topography readings provided by a Placido-based topography system and analysis of the pattern: irregular astigmatism with an asymmetric “bow-tie.” As for the other groups, the most important diagnosis criteria were a normal topographic pattern with a regular astigmatism. 17 keratoconus patients, 16 relatives, and 15 controls were recruited after clinical assessment as part of the research. …”
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Cohort profile: prevalence of valvular heart disease in community patients with suspected heart failure in UK by Rajan Sharma, Anna Marciniak, Keli Glover

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Are there also negative effects of social support? A qualitative study of patients with inflammatory bowel disease by Alexander Palant, Wolfgang Himmel

“…Grounded theory and the ‘OSOP’ (one sheet of paper) method were applied to categorise those parts of the interviews that touched on the negative effects of social support.Setting The open-end interview collection took place throughout Germany from September 2011 to June 2012. Most of the participants were interviewed in their homes, some in the Department of General Practice in Göttingen.Participants 42 patients with IBD.Results Two interrelated categories emerged: (1) unwanted confrontation and (2) undesirable reactions. …”
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The effect of guanfacine treatment on ocular parameters in pediatric and adolescents patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder by Işıl Merve Torun, Zeynep Vatansever Pinar, Şeyma İlhan

“…The results require support through further studies with extended follow-up and a larger patient group.…”
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Endothelial injury is one of the risk factors for the progression of vascular calcification in patients receiving maintenance dialysis by Dan-Dan Yao, Xiao-Wei Yan, Yan Zhou, Zuo-Lin Li, Fang-Xin Qiu

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Exploratory study of patients’ and carers’ preferences for postdischarge surgical wound monitoring using survey and interviews by Keith Wilson, Nigel Westwood, Catherine Wloch, Pauline Harrington, Luke J Rogers, Judith Tanner, Gavin Murphy, Colin S Brown, Jeremy Dearling, Ricky Vaja, Melissa Rochon, Lyn Brierley Jones

“…Participants were invited to share the survey link with other patients and carers. …”
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The White Matter Functional Abnormalities in Patients with Transient Ischemic Attack: A Reinforcement Learning Approach by Huibin Ma, Zhou Xie, Lina Huang, Yanyan Gao, Linlin Zhan, Su Hu, Jiaxi Zhang, Qingguo Ding

“…Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) and clinical/physiological/biochemical data were collected from each participant. We compared the group differences between patients with TIA and HCs in the low-frequency range of WM using two resting-state metrics: amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation (ALFF) and fractional ALFF (fALFF). …”
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Leucocytosis and Asymptomatic Urinary Tract Infections in Sickle Cell Patients at a Tertiary Hospital in Zambia by Taonga Musonda, Mildred Zulu, Mulemba Samutela, Annie Kalonda, Hamakwa Mantina, Pauline Okuku, Musalula Sinkala, Panji Nkhoma

“…We found no significant association between bacterial isolates and white blood cell count, age groups, sex, and anaemia severity p=0.41. None of the participants were diagnosed with kidney disease. …”
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Prehabilitation during neoadjuvant therapy in patients with cancer of the upper gastrointestinal tract and rectum—the study protocol by Irina Chmelova, Irina Chmelova, Dalibor Pastucha, Dalibor Pastucha, Tomas Hudecek, Zdenek Guran, Zdenek Guran, Sona Ciecotkova, Lubomír Martínek, Jana Zubikova, Alena Matlova, Jakub Dolezel, Dana Salounova, Jakub Chmelo

“…The study's goal is to verify or refute the feasibility of a prehabilitation programme for two diagnostic patient groups during neoadjuvant chemo(radio)therapy, which is prescribed before the scheduled surgical procedure. …”
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