Clinical Study of MOTOmed Intelligent Training System Combined with Weight Support Gait Training on Improving Hemiplegic Gait of Stroke Patients with Hemiplegia by LI Na, LIANG Xueqin, PAN Fangfang, DUAN Yanan, ZHANG Xiangyu

“…The rehabilitation outcomes of the two groups were compared by using Barthel index, Holden walking function assessment, hemiplegic gait analysis rating scale, Fugl-Meyer assessment lower extremity (FMA-LE) and Berg balance scale (BBS).ResultsAfter 4 weeks of treatment, both groups showed improvements in Barthel Index score, Holden walking function classification, and hemiplegic gait analysis results (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Healthcare performance of leprosy management in peripheral health facilities of Dhanusa and Mahottari, Nepal by Ram Kumar Mahato, Uttam Ghimire, Bijay Bajracharya, Binod K. C., Deepak Bam, Deepak Ghimire, Uttam Raj Pyakurel, David T. S. Hayman, Basu Dev Pandey, Chuman Lal Das, Krishna Prasad Paudel

“…An average of 6 patients (paucibacillary, PB, or multibacillary, MB) per health facility registered within the 2018/2019 fiscal year were also enrolled in the study. …”
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Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) as treatment of childhood-trauma related post-traumatic stress disorder (Ch-PTSD) in adults: eff... by Martine Daniëls, Marie-Louise Meewisse, Annet Nugter, Sophie A. Rameckers, Eva Fassbinder, Arnoud Arntz

“…Schema Modes are an operationalization of personality pathology according to schema therapy and can be measured with the Schema Mode Inventory (SMI). Therefore, we evaluated the effects of two treatments for adult patients with Ch-PTSD on Schema Modes.Method: Participants (n = 114) of the Imagery Rescripting and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (IREM) Randomized Clinical Trial (Boterhoven de Haan, K. …”
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Almajiri health; a scoping review on disease, health literacy and space for participatory research. by Muzzammil Imran Muhammad, Amna Hassana Abdulsalam, Fadhina Petit-Clair, Amber Acquaye, Autumn Nobles, Brian Fleischer, Chigoziri Konkwo, Yusuf Ransome, Elijah Paintsil

“…We included articles in English and French published between 2000 and 2022. …”
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Comparison of vaginal versus intramuscular progesterone in programmed cycles for frozen-thawed blastocyst transfer in patients with endometriosis by Ziqi Jin, Guoxia Yang, Tianrui Wen, Benyu Miao, Chen Wang, Qingyan Zhang, Fang Gu, Yanwen Xu

“…Similarly, there was no statistically significant difference in miscarriage rates between the two groups (16.85% versus 24.51%; aOR 1.57, 95% CI 0.90–2.75). …”
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Corticosteroid use beyond 1-year post heart transplantation is associated with worse outcomes: A contemporary analysis of the ISHLT registry by Abhishek Jaiswal, MD, William L. Baker, Pharm.D, Ashwin Pillai, MD, Michelle Kittleson, MD, PhD, Balaphanidhar Mogga, MD, Zeina Jedeon, MD, Caroline Chen, David A. Baran, MD

“…Methods: We included adults who underwent their first heart-only transplant between January 2010 and June 2018. …”
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The effect of a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy program on the spiritual health of mothers of infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit by Naeime Arasteh, Reihane Moghimian Shahrbabaki, Monirsadat Nematollahi, Atefe Ahmadi, Behnaz Bagherian

“…The participants in both groups completed a demographic information questionnaire and the Spiritual WellBeing Scale (SWBS) before and after the intervention. …”
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Interpretable machine learning model for predicting clinically significant prostate cancer: integrating intratumoral and peritumoral radiomics with clinical and metabolic features by Wenjun Zhao, Mengyan Hou, Juan Wang, Dan Song, Yongchao Niu

“…Intratumoral and peritumoral volumes of interest (VOIintra, VOIperi)) were manually segmented by experienced radiologists on T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps. …”
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La villégiature anglaise et l’invention de la Côte d’Azur by Alain Bottaro

“…Between 1760 and 1860, the coast of eastern Provence and of the region of Nice (like other areas outside Europe) was “discovered” by foreign travelers on the Grand Tour who gazed at the unsullied nature of the Mediterranean and perceived it as another Garden of Eden. …”
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Development of a Prognostic Nomogram Incorporating the Naples Prognostic Score for Postoperative Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients by Xu XL, Cheng H

“…Additionally, the study sought to develop a new nomogram for predicting disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS).Methods: The study included 576 OSCC patients who underwent surgical treatment at two hospitals between August 2008 and June 2018. …”
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Efficacy analysis of prophylactic hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced gastric cancer: a retrospective study by Zhijie Gong, Zhijie Gong, Liping Zhou, Yinghao He, Yinghao He, Jun Zhou, Yanjie Deng, Zudong Huang, WeiWei Wang, Qiangbang Yang, Jian Pan, Yingze Li, Xiaolu Yuan, Minghui Ma

“…Additionally, variations in the frequency and timing of P-HIPEC initiation do not significantly affect survival outcomes, postoperative complications, or recurrence patterns.…”
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Correlation between nursing dependence and discharge readiness in middle-aged and elderly patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (中老年冠状动脉旁路移植术后患者护理依赖与出院准备度的相关性研究)... by JI Yanxia (纪延霞), ZHENG Donglian (金亚楠), MA Xiaoying (郑栋莲), MA Fuzhen (马晓莹), JIN Yanan (马富珍), GUO Shuping (郭淑萍)

“…Methods A questionnaire survey by using Readiness for Hospital Discharge Scale(RHDS) and Care Dependency Scale (CDS) was conducted between February 2021 and August 2022 among 130 coronary artery bypass grafting patients who were scheduled to be discharged from hospital. …”
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Outcomes of adults hospitalized with COVID-19 at the University Teaching Hospital of Butare in Rwanda and validation of the Universal Vital Assessment (UVA) mortality risk score. by Dona Fabiola Gashame, Kwame A Akuamoah Boateng, Jean Damascene Twagirumukiza, Jean de Dieu Mahoro, Christopher C Moore, Theogene Twagirumugabe

“…We used logistic regression to determine predictors of mortality. …”
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Triglyceride glucose index–body mass index as a predictor of coronary artery disease severity in patients with H-type hypertension across different glucose metabolic states by Lian Wang, Zijin Li, Rui Qiu, Li Luo, Xisheng Yan

“…Methods This retrospective cohort study included 1537 hypertensive patients who underwent coronary angiography. The TyG-BMI was categorized into tertiles and analyzed using logistic regression models and restricted cubic spline (RCS) models to assess its association with multi-vessel CAD. …”
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Assessment of Geriatric Problems and Risk Factors for Delirium in Surgical Medicine: Protocol for Multidisciplinary Prospective Clinical Study by Henriette Louise Möllmann, Eman Alhammadi, Soufian Boulghoudan, Julian Kuhlmann, Anica Mevissen, Philipp Olbrich, Louisa Rahm, Helmut Frohnhofen

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine the frequency and severity of geriatric medical problems in elective patients of the Clinics of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vascular Surgery, and Orthopedics, General Surgery, and Trauma Surgery, revealing associations with the incidence of perioperative delirium regarding potential risk factors, and recording the long-term effects of geriatric problems and any perioperative delirium that might have developed later the patient’s life. MethodsWe performed both pre- and postoperative assessments in patients of 4 different surgical departments who are older than 70 years. …”
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Using Community Engagement to Create a Telecoaching Intervention to Improve Self-Management in Adolescents and Young Adults With Cystic Fibrosis: Qualitative Study by Christina L Duncan, Emily F Muther, Jennifer J Lindwall, Kristine Durkin, Elizabeth Ruvalcaba, Eliza Williamson, Corrine Ahrabi-Nejad, Evelyn Bord, Angela Green, Megan L Harrison, Deepika Polineni

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to devise and refine a patient-centered telecoaching intervention to foster self-management in AYA with CF using a combination of intervention development approaches, including an evidence- and theory-based approach (ie, applying existing theories and research evidence for behavior change) and a target population–centered approach (ie, intervention refinement based on the perspectives and actions of those individuals who will use it). MethodsAYA with CF, their caregivers, and health professionals from their CF care teams were recruited to take part in focus groups (or individual qualitative interviews) through a video call interface to (1) obtain perspectives on the overall structure and logistics of the intervention (ie, Step 1) and (2) refine the overall framework of the intervention and obtain feedback on feasibility, content, materials, and coach training (ie, Step 2). …”
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Mobile-based in-home telerehabilitation compared with in-hospital face-to-face rehabilitation for elderly patients after total hip arthroplasty in China's level 1 trauma center: a... by Yang Zhou, Yiming Lyu, Qiaojie Wang, Yanhong Ma, Lihua Huang, Xin Zhang, Xin Zhang

“…There was no significant difference in primary and secondary outcome measures between the two groups.ConclusionOur results showed the noninferiority of in-home telerehabilitation and advocated its application as a reliable alternative to in-hospital face-to-face rehabilitation for patients who underwent THA.Clinical Trial Registrationhttps://www.chictr.org.cn/, Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (Number: ChiCTR1900025825).…”
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Food-related behaviors of rural (Asaase Kooko) and peri-urban (Kaadjanor) households in Ghana by Prince Kwabena Osei, Megan A. McCrory, Matilda Steiner-Asiedu, Edward Sazonov, Mingui Sun, Wenyan Jia, Tom Baranowski, Gary Frost, Benny Lo, Alex Kojo Anderson

“…Some in rural and peri-urban households reported that husbands received preferential treatment by being served first with larger meal portions after food preparation in the home. …”
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Magnetic resonance imaging quantification of left ventricular mechanical dispersion and scar heterogeneity optimize risk stratification after myocardial infarction by Xiaoying Zhao, Li Zhang, Lujing Wang, Wanqiu Zhang, Yujiao Song, Xinxiang Zhao, Yanli Li

“…This study aims to evaluate the predictive value of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR)-derived LVMD for adverse clinical outcomes and to explore its correlation with myocardial scar heterogeneity. Methods We enrolled 181 post-MI patients (median age: 55.7 years; 76.8% male) who underwent CMR examinations. …”
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Sacubitril/valsartan on right ventricular-pulmonary artery coupling and albumin-bilirubin score in heart failure in Chinese patients with reduced ejection fraction by Yanan Shi, Chuanyu Gao, Yu Xu, Fang Yuan

“…Methods A retrospective observational study was conducted on 305 patients with HFrEF and RVD who were hospitalized between June 2020 and December 2021. …”
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