A Qualitative Exploration of Motivation to Self-Manage and Styles of Self-Management amongst People Living with Type 2 Diabetes by Paul Newton, Koula Asimakopoulou, Sasha Scambler

“…Using semistructured interviews (N=25), focus groups (3 ×  N=12 participants), and open-ended questionnaires (N=6), people living with and self-managing T2D were recruited from a community-based T2D participation group. …”
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Evaluating a system-wide, safety investigation in healthcare course in Norway: a qualitative study by Carl Macrae, Siri Wiig, Veslemøy Guise, Cecilie Haraldseid-Driftland, Lene Schibevaag, Janne Gro Alsvik, Adriana Rosenberg

“…The aim of this study was to qualitatively evaluate the course, and the objectives were to explore the students’ needs and expectations prior to the course conduct, and their experiences and suggestions for improvements after course completion.Design The study design was a qualitative explorative study with individual and focus group interviews. Data collection included five individual interviews prior to course participation and two focus group interviews, after course participation, with a total sample size of 13 participants. …”
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Health literacy in medication communication during hospital discharge: a qualitative study at an internal medicines ward in Norway by Liv Mathiesen, Morten Mowé, Yvonne Andersson, Stine Eidhammer Rognan, Kajsa Rebecka Bengtsson, Helene Berg Lie, Sofia Kälvemark Sporrong

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Mental health and working constraints of first-year PhD students in health and science in a French university: a cross-sectional study in the context of occupational health monitor... by Barbara Charbotel, Emmanuel Fort, Saloua Ahalli, Yamina Bridai, Nicole Baborier

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How to increase value and reduce waste in research: initial experiences of applying Lean thinking and visual management in research leadership by Annmarie Touborg Lassen, Jesper Ryg, Torben Knudsen, Vibeke Andersen, Torkell Ellingsen, Mohammad Naghavi-Behzad, Anna-Marie Bloch Münster, Aleksander Krag, Tahir Masud, Oke Gerke, Kim Brixen, Kirsten Kyvik, Kristian Kidholm, Malene Grubbe Hildebrandt, Jørgen Ejler Pedersen, Henrik J Ditzel, Annette Langhoff, Gert Nielsen

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The Importance of Surveillance in the Control of Influenza by Claude Hannoun

“…Surveillance of influenza has important practical uses for controlling the spread and the severity of epidemic episodes. The participation of sentinel practitioners directly involved in primary patient care is essential and can be promoted by active surveillance networks working in real time with a strong coordinating structure. …”
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Understanding recruitment to a perioperative randomised controlled trial: protocol for a mixed-methods substudy nested within a feasibility trial of octreotide infusion during live... by Duncan Wagstaff, S Ramani Moonesinghe, Jez Fabes, Michael Spiro, Edgar Brodkin, Ee-Neng Loh, Vivienne Hannon

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An Outdoor Walking Program for Immigrant Muslim Older Adults: A Community‐Based Participatory Intervention by Jordana Salma, Shelby Yamamoto, Nancy M Salbach, Ruth Barclay, Allyson Jones

“…This study provides some insights into ways to engage this population in similar programs. Patient or Public Contribution Community‐dwelling older adults who participated in this study completed focus groups and interviews and engaged in the 10‐week pilot intervention. …”
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Enhancing Physical Activity and Brain Reorganization after Stroke by Janet H. Carr, Roberta B. Shepherd

“…It is evident that many patients are discharged from inpatient rehabilitation severely deconditioned, meaning that their energy levels are too low for active participation in daily life. …”
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An interprofessional model to improve LGBTQ+ specific cultural competence in dental and pharmacy students. by Anubhuti Shukla, Sriha Yalamanchi, Guillermo Tamayo-Cabeza, Amanda Albright, Zachary A Weber, April D Newton

“…Significant differences were found among interprofessional teams of students in the domains of roles and responsibilities (p = 0.039) and patient centered approach (p = 0.039). No significant differences were found in individual scores participation in the teams (p = 0.018). …”
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Translation, cultural adaptation and validation of the Achilles Tendon Total Rupture Score (ATRS) into Spanish: a study protocol by Armando Calleja-Rodríguez, Beatriz Ruiz-Ruiz, Ángel González-de-la-Flor, María García Arrabé

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Combination of mentor-based and resident-based learning may benefit to improving the ability of clinical practice in resident training by Min Li, Tao Liu, Yiqiong Wen, Min Zhang, Wenye Zhu, Xuming Wang, Yunjiao Hou, Lin Li, Anju Zu, Shibo Sun

“…Moreover, scores of the trainee's communication skills and patient care in CMRL group were higher than those in MBL group after teaching. …”
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The Effect of Oral Gabapentin and Pregabalin as a Prodrug in Pain Control after Orthopedic Surgery on the Upper Limb: A Double-Blind Parallel Randomized Clinical Trial Study by Lida Nouri, Rana Roshanfekr, Azam Biderafsh, Reza Pakzad, Hamed Azadi

“…In this double-blind randomized clinical trial study, 80 patients who were the candidates for elective orthopedic surgery on one of the parts of the upper limb were divided into two groups using balance-block randomization. …”
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Effects of empathy mapping and mini-simulation on second-year nursing students’ empathy and communication self-confidence: a quasi-experimental study by Hsiang-Ping Huang, Yun Tien, Yung-Chang Lin, I-Chen Yu, Nai-Hui Chien

“…Pre-test and post-test data were collected from both groups. Results A total of 98 students participated in the study, with 46 students in the control group and 52 students in the experimental group. …”
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender clinical competence of health professionals in Poland and Spain: results of the health exclusion research in Europe (HERE) study by Piotr Karniej, Anthony Dissen, Łukasz Pietrzykowski, Raúl Juárez-Vela, Antonio Martinez Sabater, Janina Kulińska, Jakub Zieliński, Michał Czapla

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Prohibiting Babel-A call for professional remote interpreting services in pre-operation anaesthesia information. by Gernot Gerger, Nikolaus Graf, Elisabeth Klager, Klara Doppler, Armin Langauer, Verena Albrecht, Aylin Bilir, Harald Willschke, David M Baron, Maria Kletecka-Pulker

“…Proficient German speaking patients served as the control group. Statistical analyses (χ2 tests and binomial) were calculated to show differences between and within the groups.…”
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Pilot Study on AI Image Analysis for Lower-Limb Reconstruction—Assessing ChatGPT-4’s Recommendations in Comparison to Board-Certified Plastic Surgeons and Resident Physicians by Silke Graul, Michael A. Pais, Rafael Loucas, Tobias Rohrbach, Elias Volkmer, Sebastian Leitsch, Thomas Holzbach

“…We conducted a cross-sectional survey in Switzerland, Germany, and Austria, where 52 participants reviewed images depicting lower leg defects within fictitious patient profiles and selected the optimal reconstruction techniques. …”
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Creating accountable hospital service areas in China: a case analysis of health expenditure in the metropolis of Chengdu by Jay Pan, Peiya Cao, Xiaoshuang Zhao, Yili Yang

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Comparison of the Journey II bicruciate stabilised (JII-BCS) and GENESIS II total knee arthroplasty for functional ability and motor impairment: the CAPAbility, blinded, randomised... by Allan B Clark, Toby O Smith, J Wells, Iain McNamara, Juliet High, Ann Marie Swart, Valerie Pomeroy, Graham Creelman, Celia Whitehouse, B Harry, Celia Clarke

“…Biomechanical and functional capacity measurements were at a University Movement and Exercise Laboratory.Participants 80 participants undergoing single-stage TKR.Interventions Patients were randomised to receive either the Journey II BCS (JII-BCS) or Genesis II TKR.Primary and secondary outcome measures Primary outcome was the Oxford Knee Score (OKS), at 6 months. …”
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Comparison of analgesic efficacy of continuous transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block with continuous epidural analgesia in renal transplant recipients by Hemant Ojha, Ishwar Bhukal, Aveek Jayant, Sarbpreet Singh, Reshma Mulla, Pulak Priyadarshi Padhi

“…In the epidural group, infusion of 0.25% ropivacaine at a rate of 4–10 mL per hour depending on patient characteristics and block level as assessed clinically. …”
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