Clinical outcomes after immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated acute kidney injury: a cohort study by Vin-Cent Wu, Ting-Ya Yang, Min-Hsiang Chuang, Hong-Min Lin, Heng-Chih Pan, Yun Chou, Jui-Yi Chen

“…The control group consisted of 48 147 patients treated with ICPi but did not develop AKI (mean age, 65.3±13.1 years; 53.7% men). …”
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The PREPARE Study: Acceptability and Feasibility of a Telehealth Trimodal Prehabilitation Program for Women with Endometrial Neoplasia by Elise P. Legault, Paula A. B. Ribeiro, Danielle Moreau-Amaru, Emmanuelle Robert, Sara Forte, Alain S. Comtois, Vanessa Samouëlian, François Tournoux

“…We conducted a pragmatic pilot study to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of a trimodal telehealth PP (exercise, nutrition, and psychological support) for EN patients. The participants could select their exercise group: (1) a supervised PP (SPP), group sessions 3×/week; (2) a semi-supervised PP (SSPP), group session 1×/week, training alone 2×/week; or (3) a physical activity counseling session (PACS). …”
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Collaboration between general practitioners and social workers: a scoping review by Birgitta Weltermann, Patrick Mark, Samira Sommer, Cornelia Löwe

“…Articles selected were analysed regarding structures, processes, outcomes, effectiveness and patient target groups.Results A total of 72 articles from 17 countries were identified. …”
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Comparative Analysis of the Influence of Selected Physical Factors on the Level of Pain in the Course of Temporomandibular Joint Disorders by Łukasz Kopacz, Żaneta Ciosek, Helena Gronwald, Piotr Skomro, Roman Ardan, Danuta Lietz-Kijak

“…The participants were randomly divided into two groups. Each group consisted of 30 people and was subjected to separate therapies in which LED light therapy with electromagnetic field (MLT) and cryotherapy (CT) were applied. …”
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Protocol of the Nurses’ Mental Health Study (NMHS): a nationwide hospital multicentre prospective cohort study by Jiaxin Yang, Chongmei Huang, Shuiyuan Xiao, Xuting Li, Meng Ning, Zengyu Chen, Yusheng Tian, Qiang Yu, Yamin Chen, Ya-Min Li

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Association of Hematological and Biochemical Parameters with Serological Markers of Acute Dengue Infection during the 2022 Dengue Outbreak in Nepal by Bibek Raj Bhattarai, Abhishek Mishra, Suraj Aryal, Mandira Chhusyabaga, Rajshree Bhujel

“…Furthermore, hematological and biochemical investigations were carried out and compared between NS1 and/or IgM-positive participants. A logistic regression analysis was used to identify the validity of the hematological and biochemical characteristics for dengue diagnosis as well as patient management. …”
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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of Knee Arthroplasty versus Joint Distraction for Osteoarthritis (KARDS): protocol for a multicentre, phase III, randomised control trial by Deborah D Stocken, Dennis G McGonagle, David Murray, Catherine Reynolds, Catherine Fernandez, David R Ellard, Andrew Metcalfe, Hemant Sharma, Paul Harwood, Hamish Simpson, Hemant Pandit, Susanne Arnold, Cerys Joyce Tassinari, Ruchi Higham, Isabelle Louise Smith, Ruben Mujica-Mota, Thomas William Hamilton, Julie Croft

“…Trial results will be disseminated at clinical conferences, through relevant patient groups and published in peer-reviewed journals.Trial registration number ISRCTN14879004; recruitment opened April 2021.…”
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Familial Mediterranean Gene (MEFV) Mutation in Parents of Children with Familial Mediterranean Fever: What Are the Exceptions? by Leila Shahbaznejad, Sayed-Reza Raeeskarami, Raheleh Assari, Abbas Shakoori, Hamidreza Azhideh, Yahya Aghighi, Fatemeh Tahghighi, Vahid Ziaee

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Midwives’ knowledge and perspectives on neonatal resuscitation and survival before and after Helping Babies Breathe training: a qualitative study in Uganda by Anna Bergstrom, Josaphat Byamugisha, Susanna Myrnerts Höök, Marielle Abrahamsson, Sarah Namusoko

“…This study aims to explores the understanding, perspectives, and first-hand experiences related to the factors impacting neonatal resuscitation practices and survival, both pre-HBB and post-HBB training.Design Qualitative individual interviews and focus group discussions study. A data-driven inductive content analysis approach was used for the analysis.Setting The high-risk labour ward and theatre at a National Referral Hospital, Uganda.Participants 45 clinically active midwives were enrolled; all had recently completed the HBB training programme.Intervention Semistructured individual interviews (n=2) and focus group discussions (n=43, distributed across seven groups) were held from 26 April to 4 May 2018. …”
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Investigating processes to support and improve informed financial consent in Australian cancer services: an implementation process mapping study and analysis by Natalie Taylor, Elizabeth Kennedy, Carolyn Mazariego, Raylene Cox, Kate Whittaker, Megan Varlow

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Describing team development within a novel GP-led urgent care centre model: a qualitative study by Azeem Majeed, Geva Greenfield, Sarah Morton, Shamini Gnani, Agnieszka Igantowicz

“…Traditionally these two groups do not work alongside each other within an emergency setting. …”
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OUTCOME OF DEVELOPMENTAL THERAPY IN CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY CHILDREN: A PROSPECTIVE COHORT by Erum Afzal, Tanveer Ahmad, Muhammad Khalid Iqbal, Kausar Aftab, Rubeena Muein

“…Male subjects were prominent 42(72.41%) and 67(68.37%) respectively. Most of the participants belonged to 3-6 years of age in both groups28(48.29%) and 51(52.04%) respectively. …”
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Insights into simulation-based learning: student and faculty experiences in a PharmD program in Saudi Arabia by Reem Binsuwaidan, Najla A. Altwaijry, Alnada A. Ibrahim, Rawan A. Alghamdi, Razan Bin Humaid, Alaa A. AlSharif, Alaa A. AlHubaishi, Elshaymaa I. Elmongy, Lina I. Alnajjar, Ghadah H. Alshehri

“…Methods A mixed-method approach was employed, which used a cross-sectional survey and focus group discussion that solicited feedback from pharmacy students and academic faculty staff, respectively, about their experiences using simulation-based learning. …”
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Time-dynamic associations between symptom-related expectations, self-management experiences and somatic symptom severity in everyday life: an ecological momentary assessment study... by Bernd Löwe, Yvonne Nestoriuc, Anne Toussaint, Stefanie Hahn, Franz Pauls, Simon Kirchhof

“…We hypothesised that symptom-related expectations are significantly associated with concurrent and subsequent levels of somatic symptom depending on expectation framing.Design A smartphone-based micro-longitudinal ecological momentary assessment study with randomisation to one of two expectation framing groups (positive vs negative) was carried out. Multilevel mixed-effects linear regression analyses were conducted for data analysis.Setting Data was collected in real-time from university students via smartphones, with three predetermined assessments per day over seven consecutive days.Participants A total of 104 students (63.5% male, 0% diverse) who were 18 years or older, possessing sufficient German language skills and had access to an Android-powered smartphone were included.Interventions Participants were randomised to one of two different expectation framing groups, either receiving questionnaires for the expected impairment due to somatic symptoms (negative framing) or for the expected freedom from impairment due to somatic symptoms (positive framing).Primary outcome measures Somatic symptom severity was assessed using an adapted version of the Patient Health Questionnaire, with 11-point instead of 3-point Likert-scales. …”
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Projeto de extensão universitária ‘SaúHDe renal’: Efeitos na qualidade de vida e na aptidão física by Jordana Letícia Buratti, Thaís Severo Dutra, Moane Marchesan Krug, Clara Suemi da Costa Rosa, Paulo Ricardo Moreira, Robelius De-Bortoli, Rodrigo de Rosso Krug

“…Palavras-chave: Exercício Físico; Forma Física; Reabilitação; Força Muscular; Insuficiência Renal Crônica University extension project renal health: Effects on quality of life and physical fitness    Abstract: This study aimed to analyze the effects of a university extension program based on physical training (PT) on the physical fitness and quality of life (QoL) of patients on hemodialysis (HD). For that, patients at the Renal Unit Therapy from the south of Brazil were divided into a control group (CG), composed of patients with a frequency lower or equal to 75% in TF, and an experimental group (EG), composed of patients with a frequency greater than 75% in TF. …”
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Impaired Corneal Biomechanical Properties and the Prevalence of Keratoconus in Mitral Valve Prolapse by Emine Kalkan Akcay, Murat Akcay, Betul Seher Uysal, Pinar Kosekahya, Abdullah Nabi Aslan, Mehtap Caglayan, Cemal Koseoglu, Fatma Yulek, Nurullah Cagil

“…KC was found in six eyes of four patients (5.7%) and suspect KC in eight eyes of five patients (7.7%) in the MVP group. …”
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Which variables are associated with recruitment failure? A nationwide review on obstetrical and gynaecological multicentre RCTs (2003–2023) by Ben W Mol, Madelon van Wely, L Ramos, J J Duvekot, J B Derks, Fulco van der Veen, Ruben Duijnhoven, H J van Beekhuizen, M J E Mourits, J A M van der Post, E Pajkrt, M A Oudijk, H C J Scheepers, Mariette Goddijn, J Huirne, Marijke C van der Weide, A Kwee, C Willekes, M Y Bongers, Judith Rikken, Romee Casteleijn, S Middeldorp, I M Custers, M P Lambregtse – van den Berg, V Mijatovic, F J M Broekmans, A Hoek, J P de Bruin, M H Mochtar, S Mastenbroek, J P W R Roovers, F Mol, A Vollebregt, C H van der Vaart, K B Kluivers, M E Vierhout, R C Painter, P M A J Geomini

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Improving general practitioners’ approaches to functional somatic syndromes: a pilot training program with a focus on compassion and communication by Gonthier Ariane, Linder Audrey, Sommer Johanna, Despland Jean-Nicolas, Ambresin Gilles

“…The opportunity to share their negative feelings about therapeutic relationship within a peer group, with compassionate supervision of the trainers, seemed to play an important role in the improvement of their self-compassion Conclusion A multimodal teaching session seems to help the physicians to feel more comfortable and competent when treating patients with functional somatic syndromes. …”
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Influence of Artificial Sweetener on Human Blood Glucose Concentration by Ilse Skokan, P. Christian Endler, Beatrix Wulkersdorfer, Dieter Magometschnigg, Heinz Spranger

“…Within one test trial each patient consumed 150 ml test solution (water) that contained either 6 g of table sugar (“Kandisin”) with sweetener free serving as control group. …”
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LoVE4MUM Mobile App to Prevent Postpartum Depression: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Siti Sabrina Kamarudin, Idayu Badilla Idris, Shalisah Sharip, Norfazilah Ahmad

“…Secondary outcomes are changes in the mental health literacy score and negative automatic thoughts, which are collected using a self-reported questionnaire. ResultsPatient recruitment began on September 1, 2024. As of January 1, 2025, recruitment was successfully completed, with a total of 72 participants enrolled: 36 in the intervention group and 36 in the control group . …”
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