Association between diabetes mellitus and total hip arthroplasty outcomes: an observational study using the US National Inpatient Sample by Jasvinder A Singh, Sumanth Chandrupatla, Kranti Rumalla

“…Objectives To investigate the association of diabetes with postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty (THA).Design Retrospective cohort study using data from the US National Inpatient Sample (NIS).Setting Study cohort was hospitalisations for primary THA in the USA, identified from the 2016–2020 NIS.Participants We identified 2 467 215 adults in the 2016–2020 NIS who underwent primary THA using International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision codes. …”
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Impact of dietary magnesium intake on depression risk in American adults: a cross-sectional study of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2005–2020 by Yanping Huang, Su Ruan, Yang Yang, Hui Liang, Su Chen, Qing Chang

“…Depression was measured with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and dietary magnesium consumption was calculated from two 24-h meal recalls. …”
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Virtual reality and speech analysis for the assessment of impulsivity and decision-making: protocol for a comparison with neuropsychological tasks and self-administered questionnai... by Marta Ruiz, Maria Luisa Barrigon, Antonio Artes, Philippe Courtet, Enrique Baca-Garcia, Jorge Lopez-Castroman, Santiago de Leon-Martinez, Elena Parra-Vargas, Irene Chicchi-Giglioli, Alejandro Albán Porras-Segovia

“…The target sample size was established at 300 participants (100 per group). Participants will complete the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale 11; the Urgency, Premeditation, Perseverance, Sensation Seeking, Positive Urgency, Impulsive Behaviour Scale; Iowa Gambling Task; Continuous Performance Test; Stop signal Task, and Go/no-go task, three questions of emotional affect, the Spheres & Shield Maze Task and two satisfaction surveys. …”
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The pro-inflammatory cytokine Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha (TNF-α) in Diabetic Nephropathy by Alia KH Mahmoud, Muhammed Ahmed Abd El Moety, Amal Khalifa Ahmed, Samer A. El-Sawy

“…Objectives: is to detect the role of TNF-α as a pathogenic factor in diabetic nephropathy. Patients and methods:: Between January 2022 and June 2022, 50 diabetic study participants sought medical care at the Sohag University Hospital's outpatient diabetes clinic. …”
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A comprehensive review and meta-analysis of the relationships between interleukin-7 levels and COVID-19 severity by Michal MATUSZEWSKI, Michal PRUC, Lukasz SZARPAK, Alla NAVOLOKINA, Katarzyna KIEZUN, Francesco CHIRICO, Gabriella NUCERA, Yuriy STEPANOVSKYY, Murat YILDIRIM, Anna HILFANOVA, Anastasia BONDARENKO

“…All six trials reported interleukin-7 levels among severe and non-severe COVID-19 patients. Pooled analysis showed that IL-7 levels in the severe group were 62.79Б}81.03 pg/mL, compared to 33.39Б}56.54 pg/mL for the nonsevere group (SMD = -0.17; 95%CI: -0.93 to 0.60; p=0.67). …”
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Efficacy of virtual reality techniques in cardiopulmonary resuscitation training: protocol for a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials and trial sequential analysis by Jia Wang, Lu Zhang, Guo Chen, Li Du, Jianqiao Zheng, Xiaoqian Deng

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The Associations of Serum Uric Acid with Obesity-Related Acanthosis nigricans and Related Metabolic Indices by Cuiling Zhu, Ran Cui, Mingming Gao, Sharvan Rampersad, Hui You, Chunjun Sheng, Peng Yang, Hui Sheng, Xiaoyun Cheng, Le Bu, Shen Qu

“…We aimed to examine the relationship of serum UA with Acanthosis nigricans (AN) and related metabolic indices in obese patients. Methods. A cross-sectional study with 411 obese patients recruited from our department was analyzed in this study. …”
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Global, regional and national burden of asthma attributable to NO2 from 1990 to 2021: an analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Chunyi Zhang, Jian Sun, Jingli Li, E Qin, Lingjing Liu, Guimei Pu

“…Objectives This study aims to systematically assess the global, regional, and national burden of asthma attributable to nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) pollution.Design and setting Analysis of population-level data from 1990 to 2021 obtained from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021, covering 204 countries and territories.Participants Participants included patients with asthma attributable to NO₂ pollution.Main outcomes and measures Asthma-related disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) and age-standardised DALY rates (ASDR) attributable to NO₂ pollution across 204 countries and territories. …”
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Association between nutritional inflammation index and diabetic foot ulcers: a population-based study by Zhou Lin, Wanli Zhuang, Lei Wang, Weifeng Lan

“…Employing the ANLR low group as a reference, the high group demonstrated a 54% reduction in DFU risk. …”
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MENTAL BARRIERS TO REDUCE VULNERABILITY TO INJURY DURING A FALL: AN ELEMENTARY ISSUE OF PERSONAL SAFETY IN A GLOBAL CIVILIZATION by Bartłomiej Gąsienica-Walczak, Artur Kalina, Artur Litwiniuk, Joanna Baj-Korpak

“…Aa a method, a narrative review was used of publications documenting the achievements of the experts of the “Polish School of Safe Falling” regarding the mental aspects of the widespread implementation of methods to reduce the phenomenon of vulnerability to injuries during falls throughout the entire ontogeny. Participants in the main pedagogical experiments declared that: teaching safe fall techniques made sense for both healthy and high-risk individuals (95% of physiotherapy students’ responses); all amputees and 83% of patients with visual impairment were convinced that teaching safe fall techniques in high-risk fall groups made sense; one response from a patient with visual impairment (16%) was “I don’t know”, and none of the respondents denied the advisability of teaching safe fall techniques. …”
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Modelling sensory attenuation as Bayesian causal inference across two datasets. by Anna-Lena Eckert, Elena Fuehrer, Christina Schmitter, Benjamin Straube, Katja Fiehler, Dominik Endres

“…Computational models of sensory attenuation may help to bridge the gap across different sensory modalities and experimental paradigms and may contribute towards an improved description and understanding of deficits in specific patient groups (e.g. schizophrenia).…”
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Acceptance commitment therapy (ACT) for psychological distress associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): protocol for a feasibility trial of the ACTforIBD programme by Richard Gearry, Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Andrew McCombie, Peter Gibson, Simon Knowles, Lisa Olive, Antonina Mikocka-Walus, Subhadra Evans, Leanne Raven, Daniel Romano, Eric O, Madeleine Dober, Leesa van Niekerk, Susan Chesterman

“…This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of ACTforIBD to reduce psychological distress in patients with IBD. Using a randomised controlled trial, 25 participants will be randomised to ACTforIBD, and 25 patients to an active control condition.Ethics and dissemination This protocol has been approved by Deakin University Research Ethics Committee in September 2021 (Ref. 2021-263) and the New Zealand Central Health and Disability Ethics Committee in December 2021 (Ref. 2021 EXP 11384). …”
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Improving the Detection, Assessment, Management and Prevention of Delirium in Hospices (the DAMPen-D study): protocol for a co-design and feasibility study of a flexible and scalab... by Najma Siddiqi, Chao Huang, Maureen Twiddy, Miriam Johnson, Margaret Ogden, Kathryn Sartain, Imogen Featherstone, Jason Boland, Mark Pearson, Catriona Jackson, Gillian Jackson

“…Descriptive statistics, rapid thematic analysis and a realist logic of analysis will be used be used to analyse quantitative and qualitative data, as appropriate.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval obtained: Hull York Medical School Ethics Committee (Ref 21/23), Health Research Authority Research Ethics Committee Wales REC7 (Ref 21/WA/0180) and Health Research Authority Confidentiality Advisory Group (Ref 21/CAG/0071). Written informed consent will be obtained from interview participants. …”
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UK multiple sclerosis risk-sharing scheme: a new natural history dataset and an improved Markov model by Jacqueline Palace, Martin Duddy, Thomas Bregenzer, Mike Boggild, Joel Oger, Helen Tremlett, Charles Dobson, Fheng Zhu

“…Transition probabilities were derived and different Markov models (discrete and continuous) with and without baseline covariates were applied.Setting MS clinics in Canada and the UK.Participants From the BCMS database, 898 ‘untreated’ patients with MS considered eligible for drug treatment based on the UK's Association of British Neurologists criteria.Outcome measure The predicted Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score was collected and assessed for goodness of fit when compared with actual outcome.Results The BCMS untreated cohort contributed 7335 EDSS scores over a median 6.4 years (6357 EDSS ‘transitions’ recorded at consecutive visits) during the period 1980–1995. …”
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The triglyceride-glucose index trajectories are associated with cardiovascular diseases in people living with HIV: evidence from a prospective cohort study in China, 2005–2022 by Yinsong Luo, Liqin Sun, Yun He, Fang Zhao, Duo Shan, Fan Bu, Lingyun Ge, Xiaorui Li, Yiyao Hu, Xi Xiao, Hongzhou Lu, Jiaye Liu

“…Each 1-standard deviation (SD) increase in the baseline TyG index was associated with a 39% higher risk of CVD (HR 1.39, 95% CI 1.22, 1.59) after adjusting for covariates. Participants were categorized into four distinct TyG trajectory groups: low-stable, low-moderate-stable, high-moderate-stable, and high-increasing. …”
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Development and Validation of a Cost-Effective Machine Learning Model for Screening Potential Rheumatoid Arthritis in Primary Healthcare Clinics by Wu W, Hu X, Yan L, Li Z, Li B, Chen X, Lin Z, Zeng H, Li C, Mo Y, Wu Y, Wang Q

“…This study focuses on a screening model for primary healthcare, aiming to improve early RA screening accuracy and efficiency at a relatively lower cost, reducing delays in GPs’ recognition of RA.Methods: We randomly selected 2106 participants from the RA group or combined control group (comprising healthy individuals and patients with non-RA rheumatic diseases) at Peking University Shenzhen Hospital as the developing cohort. …”
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Integrating socio-economic support into drug-resistant TB care to optimise treatment outcomes by J. Limo, C. Pahe, I. Kathure, L. Ndungu, A. Mahihu, C. Mwashumbe, E. Mueni, H. Momanyi

“…Only 49% of persons with DR-TB joined psychosocial support groups, and of these, 90% demonstrated improved treatment adherence. …”
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Epistaxis first-aid management: a needs assessment among healthcare providers by Leigh Sowerby, Chandheeb Rajakumar, Matthew Davis, Brian Rotenberg

“…Regarding positioning, all groups responded similarly with 54–62% responding correctly. …”
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Adjuvant treatments for locally advanced differentiated thyroid cancer: a nationwide survey in Japan by Terufumi Kawamoto, Koichi Yasuda, Yoshinori Ito, Sadamoto Zenda, Katsuyuki Sakanaka, Naoto Shikama, Naoki Nakamura, Takashi Mizowaki

“…A survey on treatment selection criteria for hypothetical locally advanced DTC was administered to representative thyroid surgeons of facilities participating in the Japan Clinical Oncology Group Radiation Therapy Study Group. …”
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The effect of yoga on insomnia and quality of life among nursing professionals during COVID-19: A pre–post-test interventional study by Madhu Basavegowda, Sujan M. Umeshchandra, Patteswari Duraisamy, Rajesh K. Thimmulappa, Mounika S. Manivasagan, Chaithra Mallaiah, Jahnavi V. Madhu, Vijaya V. Yogeeshwaran, Nagashree Vishwanath, Vinitha K. Rudramuniyappa, Srinath C. Galag, VSK Manasa Priya Dwadasi

“…Results: Among 173 participants, 57 had insomnia. Participants without significant insomnia had higher QoL scores (P < 0.001). …”
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