Psychological symptoms, quality of life and dyadic relations in family members of intensive care survivors: a multicentre, prospective longitudinal cohort study by Sumeet Rai, Dale M. Needham, Rhonda Brown, Teresa Neeman, Krishnaswamy Sundararajan, Arvind Rajamani, Rakshit Panwar, Mary Nourse, Frank M. P. van Haren, Imogen Mitchell, for the PRICE study investigators

“…Abstract Background There is scarce literature evaluating long term psychological or Quality of Life (QoL) outcomes in family members of ICU survivors, who have not experienced invasive ventilation. …”
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Social vulnerability and genetic service utilization among unaffected BRIDGE trial patients with inherited cancer susceptibility by Jemar R. Bather, Melody S. Goodman, Adrian Harris, Guilherme Del Fiol, Rachel Hess, David W. Wetter, Daniel Chavez-Yenter, Lingzi Zhong, Lauren Kaiser-Jackson, Rachelle Chambers, Richard Bradshaw, Wendy Kohlmann, Sarah Colonna, Whitney Espinel, Rachel Monahan, Saundra S. Buys, Ophira Ginsburg, Kensaku Kawamoto, Kimberly A. Kaphingst, on behalf of the BRIDGE research team

“…Abstract Background Research on social determinants of genetic testing uptake is limited, particularly among unaffected patients with inherited cancer susceptibility. Methods We conducted a secondary analysis of the Broadening the Reach, Impact, and Delivery of Genetic Services (BRIDGE) trial at University of Utah Health and NYU Langone Health, involving 2,760 unaffected patients meeting genetic testing criteria for inherited cancer susceptibility and who were initially randomized to either an automated chatbot or an enhanced standard of care (SOC) genetic services delivery model. …”
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General immunologic reactivity of patients with COVID-19 and its relation to gene polymorphism, severity of clinical course of the disease and combination with comorbidities by M.O. Sokolenko, L.P. Sydorchuk, L.S. Sokolenko, A.A. Sokolenko

“…The influence of the wild-type T-allele of the eNOS gene (rs2070744), the A-allele of the FGB gene (rs1800790) and the TT genotype of the TMPRSS2 gene (rs12329760) on the immunological reactivity of the body of a patient with coronavirus infection was revealed.…”
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Experience in the Management of Patients with Chronic Vascular Ulcers of the Lower Limbs Using Negatively Charged Polystyrene Microspheres by María Teresa Cacua Sánchez

“…Descriptive observational case series of 19 patients with diagnosis of chronic vascular ulcers of the lower limbs, treated at Medical Center Nuestra IPS and Medical Center Juan Pablo II in Bogotá between March 2018 and December 2018, who received PolyHeal® Micro as topical treatment for their lesions. …”
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to Optimize Post-Operative Recovery (COPE): a randomized controlled feasibility trial in extremity fracture patients by Kyle Gouveia, Sheila Sprague, Jodi L. Gallant, Sarah MacRae, Gina Del Fabbro, Sofia Bzovsky, Paula McKay, Herman Johal, Jason W. Busse, on behalf of the COPE Investigators

“…Participant compliance with completion of the online CBT program received a “yellow light”, with 60% of participants who were randomized to CBT completing all seven modules. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among healthcare workers in the Ekurhuleni District, South Africa by E Mahlare, E Ramutshila, A Musekiwa, L Kuonza, T Mabuto

“…Despite HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) being one of the highly effective approaches to preventing HIV, and being freely available through primary healthcare clinics (PHCs), the uptake of HIV PrEP in South Africa (SA) is low. …”
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Retinal vascular geometry and its association to silent brain infarction by Jing Wang, Tingli Chen, Jing Wang, Xiyun Bian, Xiaowei Zhang, Xiaolong Yang, Xing Qi, Yihan Li, Haixia Huang, Qian Qian, Fei Yuan

“…Abstract Objective To examine the relationship between retinal vascular geometry and silent brain infarction (SBI) in the Chinese population. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study that retrospectively analyzed the fundus photographs, MRI and other clinical data of 227 SBIs and 227 controls who visited Shanghai Health And Medical Center for physical examination. …”
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Association between air pollutants and blood cell counts in pediatric patients with asthma: a retrospective observational study by Kuo-Chen Huang, Hsiu-Yung Pan, Ting-Min Hsieh, Chih-Cheng Chen, Fu-Jen Cheng

“…The concentrations of PM2.5, PM10, sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and ozone (O3) were measured from 11 air-monitoring stations in Kaohsiung City. …”
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Efficacy of PARPi re-maintenance therapy for recurrent ovarian cancer by Yulin Wang, Yunjie Yang, Binghong Guo, Binghong Guo, Xiaoyan Li, Renakezi Tuersun, Ye Cao, Jundong Li, Jihong Liu, Su Li, Tao Liu, Yongwen Huang

“…Intervals of more than 6 months between two PARPi therapies might improve the efficacy of PARPi re-treatment (mPFS 11.2 months vs. 7.8 months, HR 3.94, P=0.005). …”
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Analysis of early efficacy and immune reconstitution after autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in multiple myeloma by Kaili Chen, Huixin Liang, Zezhong Yu, Guangyao Guo, Huijian Zheng, Yun Huang, Liping Liu, Jie Lin, Jinlan Long, Renyao Pan, Xi Chen, Changgui Wang, Wenjie Zhang, Zhenshu Xu

“…Ninety-four MM patients who underwent initial parallel sequential auto-HSCT were selected. …”
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Improvement of the management system of the pharmaceutical service of the health care institution by Ye.V. Zalyhina

“…These indicators confirm the results of research by Chinese scientists, who prove that properly organized work in an inpatient medical institution can reduce the frequency of errors when prescribing drugs from 6.94% to 1.96%. …”
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Ekspresi dan Makna Identitas Kultural Orang Aceh di Kota Padang dalam Perspektif Interaksionisme Simbolik by Gita Chintia Faramita, Azwar Azwar, Maihasni Maihasni

“…Each ethnic group certainly has different characteristics that have become embedded in their cultural identity, including the Acehnese ethnic group. Being in a different area from their area of origin certainly makes Acehnese people need to express their identity as Acehnese so that their Acehnese identity is still maintained. …”
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Clinicopathological characteristics and survival outcomes of women aged ≤45 and >45 years with endometrial adenocarcinoma in tertiary referral hospital: a 21-year cohort study by Tarinee Manchana, Pinyada Panyavaranant, Juthamas Rattanachaipipat

“…Objective This study aimed to compare clinicopathological characteristics and oncological outcomes in patients with endometrial cancer aged ≤45 and >45 years, with a focus on identifying distinct traits and prognostic factors in younger patients.Design A retrospective cohort study.Setting The study was conducted at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, with a restricted study population from 1996 to 2016.Participants A total of 1114 patients diagnosed with endometrial cancer and underwent surgery were strictly selected, excluding those who had received primary radiotherapy or had uterine sarcoma. …”
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A Comparison of Dental Students’ Self-Assessment and Instructors’ Assessment in Competency Examinations in a Preclinical Operative Dentistry Course by Alghilan MA, Munaga S, Aldakhil A

“…Maryam A Alghilan,1,2 Swapna Munaga,1,2 Ahmed Aldakhil2,3 1Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 2King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 3Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Maryam A Alghilan, Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, P.O. Box 3660, Riyadh, 11481, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Tel +966 11 4299 999 Ext. 95738, Email ghilanm@ksau-hs.edu.saObjective: Student self-assessment is a skill that is taught, assessed, and attained in education for lifelong learning. …”
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From Scrolling to Awareness: How @zerowaste.id_official’s Insta Campaign Shapes Gen Z Eco-Consciousness by Wanna Zahara, Febri Nurrahmi

“…The study adopts Kotler's model, specifically the learn, feel, do model. The research method used is explanatory quantitative, with surveys distributed through Google Forms to 133 students at Syiah Kuala University who have seen content from the Instagram account @zerowaste.id_official. …”
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Workplace and social support, treatment satisfaction, and their impact on quality of life in Swedish women with multiple sclerosis: a cross-sectional survey study by Emilie Friberg, Katharina Fink, Alejandra Machado, Elin Wredendal

“…Further, compared with women who reported no support, those experiencing lower fatigue and receiving ongoing treatment were more likely to receive support in one or more of all three dimensions (work, social and satisfaction with their treatment). …”
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Evaluation of CellerateRX Surgical Powder utility in reducing groin complications after femoral exposure by Vy C. Dang, BS, Eric K. Peden, MD, Trisha Roy, MD, PhD, Alan B. Lumsden, MD, Linda Le, MD, Charudatta S. Bavare, MD, Sohaib K. Mhaidi, MD, Maham Rahimi, MD, PhD

“…Bilateral groin incisions were counted as two separate constituents in the overall sample. …”
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Teknik Representasi Kebutuhan Pengguna Menggunakan User Persona (Studi Kasus: Relasi antara Presensi dengan Kemampuan Kompetensi) by Wahyu Andhika, Muhammad Iqbal, Munifah Nur, Rizkhi Dwi Nugroho

“…By using the persona method, this research will solve problems in the form of information from personas who do not describe the needs in full. This method will help describe a persona in depth ranging from personality, ability to persona behavior towards a problem. …”
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Prevalence of complications and comorbidities associated with obesity: a health insurance claims analysis by Jay P. Bae, David R. Nelson, Kristina S. Boye, Kieren J. Mather

“…Methods This cross-sectional study analyzed individuals from all four regions (Midwest, Northeast, South, and West) of the US who had continuous insurance coverage from 2018 to 2020, using a large health insurance claims database (Merative™ MarketScan®). …”
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Analysis of the demand and influencing factors of the family members of children with cardiovascular diseases in a certain hospital in Jinan (济南市某三甲医院心血管病患儿家属对居家医养护需求及影响因素分析)... by MOU Xiao (牟啸)

“…Efforts should be made to strengthen the home-based medical service training for family members, especially those with low education level, children with short disease duration, children with poor activities of daily living, and family members who do not know the relevant knowledge of cardiovascular diseases, so as to provide a more perfect care system for these people. …”
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