Exploring effects of a booster workshop on progression and retention of resuscitation skills of residents when added to regular low-dose simulation by Hui-Wen Chen, Hung-Wei Tsai, Yi-Chun Chen, Yu-Jui Chiu, Enoch Yi-No Kang, Yi-Ting Hsu, S. Barry Issenberg, Jen-Chieh Wu

“…Residents were divided into two groups: the control group received regular low-dose simulation with faculty-led debriefing at the 1st, 6th, and 11th months, while the intervention group participated in an additional 3-hour simulation workshop one week before the 6th-month scenario. …”
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Evaluating the implementation of a multicomponent intervention to improve faecal immunochemical test-based (FIT) colorectal cancer screening in primary care by Kamala Adhikari, James Whitworth, Gary F Teare, Muhammad Kashif Mughal, Danica Hignell, Barbara Moysey, Jawad Chishtie

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Medical student experiences of Case-Based Learning (CBL) at a multicultural medical school by Catherine Bruen, Jan Illing, Ronan Daly, Frances Meagher, Caroline Delany, Gozie Offiah, Sally Doherty, Ellen Stuart, Martina Crehan, Helen Kelly

“…We identified six learning points to highlight features of CBL that support active learning: CBL increased contact with peers and facilitated student bonding; students need to feel psychologically safe to participate; prior learning can enhance confidence to participate; facilitators need to be aware of their role, know about psychological safety, and manage student participation including the dominant voice; some students have a lower tolerance of uncertainty and need additional clarity at the end either via the facilitator or additional notes that provide the key learning points to take away; students became more engaged when a case is aligned to a real patient case giving it authenticity. …”
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Improving the Quality of Colonoscopy Bowel Preparation Using an Educational Video by Sateesh R Prakash, Siddharth Verma, John McGowan, Betsy E Smith, Anjali Shroff, Gregory H Gibson, Michael Cheng, Douglas Lowe, Kavitha Gopal, Smruti R Mohanty

“…In addition to written bowel preparation instructions, patients in the video group viewed a brief instructional video. …”
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Peri-implant soft tissue conditioning of immediate posterior implants by CAD-CAM socket sealing abutments: a randomized clinical trial by Mai Mohamed Elgendi, Iman Salah Eldin Hamdy, Hanaa Ibraheem Sallam

“…Methods Twenty participants received twenty-two single maxillary immediate implants after flapless minimally invasive tooth extraction and 3D guided implant placement in the posterior area (premolar and molar) and allocated randomly into two groups (n = 11), the intervention group: patients received PEEK SSA and the control group: the patients received Ti SHA. …”
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Developing a new clinical governance framework for chronic diseases in primary care: an umbrella review by Walter Ricciardi, Gianfranco Damiani, Alessandra Buja, Vincenzo Baldo, Mark H Ebell, Roberto Toffanin, Mirko Claus

“…We then conceptualised a new framework, merging the relevant aspects of both.Interventions We conducted an umbrella review of all systematic reviews published by the Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care Group to identify organisational interventions in primary care with demonstrated evidence of efficacy.Results All primary healthcare systems should be patient-centred. …”
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Effect of Vaginal Cream with the Combination of Honey, Olive, and Propolis on the Symptoms of Uterine Cervicitis Symptoms in Women: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Clinical Tr... by Hamideh Parsapour, Arezoo Shayan, Mehrnoosh Hosseinpoor, Seyedeh Zahra Masoumi, Farideh Kazemi, Shirin Moradkhani, Seyed Mohammad Hossein Oliaei, Zeinab Assareh, Mohammad Kazem Rashidi

“…Materials and Methods: This double-blind, randomized, controlled clinical study was conducted on 66 women who where reffered to Hamadan health centers in 2021(33 people in each group). The participants in the intervention group were instructed to use Nika vaginal cream every night for 14 nights, along with a single dose of one gram of azithromycin, 400 mg of cefixime, and 500 mg of metronidazole twice a day for both the patient and her husband. …”
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NGAL as an Early Predictive Marker of Diabetic Nephropathy in Children and Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Nektaria Papadopoulou-Marketou, Alexandra Margeli, Ioannis Papassotiriou, George P. Chrousos, Christina Kanaka-Gantenbein, Jeanette Wahlberg

“…Group A consisted of 57 participants aged 13.9 years (SD: 3.1) and group B consisted of 59 patients aged 28.0 years (SD: 4.4). …”
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Mathematics Anxiety and Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Mixed Methods Study by Jen Austerberry, Thomas Mathew, Jacqueline Johnston, Maria Murphy, Kolsoom Safari, Christine Murray, Lisa McKenna

“…Results A total of 202 nursing students commenced the survey, of which 135 were fully completed, while 17 students participated in focus groups. Less than half were school leavers. …”
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Does digital, multimedia information increase recruitment and retention in a children’s wrist fracture treatment trial, and what do people think of it? A randomised controlled Stud... by Jacqueline M Martin-Kerry, Peter Knapp, Steven Higgins, Rebecca Sheridan, Juul Achten, Duncan Appelbe, Louise Spoors, Thirimon Moe-Byrne, Daniel Perry, Jenny Roche

“…Objectives To evaluate digital, multimedia information (MMI) for its effects on trial recruitment, retention, decisions about participation and acceptability by patients, compared with printed information.Design Study Within A Trial using random cluster allocation within the Forearm Fracture Recovery in Children Evaluation (FORCE) study.Setting Emergency departments in 23 UK hospitals.Participants 1409 children aged 4–16 years attending with a torus (buckle) fracture, and their parents/guardian. …”
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Effectiveness of Leg Elevation to Prevent Spinal Anesthesia-Induced Hypotension during Cesarean Delivery in the Resource-Limited Area: Open Randomized Controlled Trial by Sofia Assen, Bedru Jemal, Adane Tesfaye

“…The participant was randomly assigned to the leg elevation group (n = 26) or to the control group (n = 26) of usual perioperative care. …”
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Oxytocin as a physiological correlate of dyadic music therapy relationships — a randomized crossover pilot study by Paula Kristin Busse, Lutz Neugebauer, Götz Kaschubowski, Dennis Anheyer, Dennis Anheyer, Dennis Anheyer, Thomas Ostermann

“…During the implementation of the study, difficulties were encountered with protocol adherence both in terms of the duration of the music therapy and the implementation of the silent work in the control group. There were no dropouts, however, only 28 children were included in the final data analysis as two participants in each group were excluded due to large fluctuations in oxytocin levels. …”
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Impact of topical cetylated fatty acid cream on hand osteoarthritis: a randomized, double-blind clinical trial by Sitthiphong Suwannaphisit, Nitiphoom Sinnathakorn, Pormes Suwanno, Warangkana Fongsri, Boonsin Tangtrakulwanich

“…However, no significant disparity was detected in terms of FIHOA between the two groups. Additionally, adverse reactions were reported by two patients in the placebo group, whereas no such reports were documented in the CFA group. …”
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Analysis of variation in charges and prices paid for vaginal and caesarean section births: a cross-sectional study by Renee Y Hsia, Yaa Akosa Antwi, Ellerie Weber

“…Objective To examine the between-hospital variation of charges and discounted prices for uncomplicated vaginal and caesarean section deliveries, and to determine the institutional and market-level characteristics that influence adjusted charges.Design, setting and participants Using data from the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), we conducted a cross-sectional study of all privately insured patients admitted to California hospitals in 2011 for uncomplicated vaginal delivery (diagnosis-related group (DRG) 775) or uncomplicated caesarean section (DRG 766).Outcome measures Hospital charges and discounted prices adjusted for each patient's clinical and demographic characteristics.Results We analysed 76 766 vaginal deliveries and 32 660 caesarean sections in California in 2011. …”
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Prognostic impact of psychoeducation program completion on inpatients with schizophrenia: a pilot cohort study by Hiroki Noguchi, Seiichiro Tarutani, Yoshiki Takei, Koichi Matsumoto, Takehiko Okamura, Hiroshi Yoneda

“…The primary outcome was the duration of outpatient treatment (DOT) during the 5-year follow-up period, and the secondary outcomes were comparisons of the risk of all-cause discontinuation for outpatient treatment and correlations between the program participation rates and DOT. Results DOT was significantly longer in the program completion group than in the noncompletion group (918.2 (174.3) days vs. 225.5 (35.7) days, p = 0.001), and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis revealed that program noncompliance was associated with a 4.450-fold (p = 0.002) greater risk of discontinuation of outpatient treatment according to multivariate analysis. …”
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A Randomized Treatment Study to Compare the Efficacy of Repeated Nerve Blocks with Cognitive Therapy for Control of Chronic Head and Neck Pain by George Gale, David Nussbaum, Peter Rothbart, Beverley Hann, Van Leung, Gillian Kanetz

“…Sixty-eight of 102 patients approached by telephone agreed to participate. …”
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A deep learning model for assistive decision-making during robot-aided rehabilitation therapies based on therapists’ demonstrations by David Martínez-Pascual, José M. Catalán, Luís D. Lledó, Andrea Blanco-Ivorra, Nicolás García-Aracil

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Effect of Instituting Upper Limits for Chest Compression Depth for Laypersons at Six-months After Chest Compression-Only Training: A Randomized Controlled Simulation Study

“…The primary outcome was the median compression depth during the 2-min test period 6 months after the training.Results: Seventy-two participants were enrolled; 33 participants in each group completed the study. …”
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Effect of Multicomponent Exercise Program on Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction in Oral Cancer Survivors by Sandeep Shinde, Ishana Kadam, Shivanee Dalvi, Pooja Jain, Sanjaykumar Patil, Anand Gudur

“…Then, the subjects were randomly allocated into Group A and Group B by a simple random sampling method. …”
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The relationship between the living lab approach and successful implementation of healthcare innovations: an integrative review by Sylvia J van der Burg-Vermeulen, Nina Zipfel, Carel T J Hulshof, Angela G E M de Boer, Bedra Horreh

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