Exploring primary care doctors’ perceptions and experiences in adopting mHealth with patients: A qualitative study by Indra Gayatri Valliyappan, Yew Kong Lee, Chirk Jenn Ng, Hooi Min Lim

“…PCDs were purposively sampled based on gender, ethnicity, age groups, professional position and years of experience. …”
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Testing Positive and Disclosing in Pregnancy: A Phenomenological Study of the Experiences of Adolescents and Young Women in Maseru, Lesotho by Sphiwe Madiba, Mamorapeli Putsoane

“…Methods. Descriptive phenomenology using semistructured in-depth interview was used to collect data from AGYM sampled purposively from PMTCT sites located in urban areas of Maseru, Lesotho. …”
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The Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Protective Factors in the Co-Occurrence of Somatization and Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms by Rubing Ma, Sizhe Chen, Jinjing Xiang

“…Additionally, it explores the roles of both internal (psychological resilience) and external (social support) protective factors in this relationship. Methods: A sample of 701 students were analyzed using the Adverse Childhood Experiences International Questionnaire, the Somatization subscale from the Symptom Checklist-90, the PTSD Checklist from the DSM-5, the Connor–Davidson Resilience Scale, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. …”
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Interpersonal discrimination experiences in outpatient care are associated with non-adherence – results of a population survey in Germany by Jens Klein, Anna Christin Makowski, Demet Dingoyan, Olaf von dem Knesebeck

“…The objective was to examine the association between perceived interpersonal discrimination experiences in outpatient care and different issues of non-adherence in a population sample in Germany. …”
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Coping with job loss: A cluster analysis of grief experiences and coping strategies among unemployed individuals by José Antonio CLIMENT-RODRÍGUEZ, Francesco CHIRICO, Juan GÓMEZ- SALGADO, Yolanda NAVARRO-ABAL

“…Introduction: The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between certain sociodemographic variables and the coping strategies used by people according to the intensity of grief they manifest after a job loss. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted. …”
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Efficacy of Endovascular Glue Embolization in Treating Ruptured Intracranial Mycotic Aneurysms: A Single Center Experience by Sukalyan Purkayastha, Rajinder Kumar, Dinesh Verma, Deepak Dhurvey, Nitin Kumar, Surajit Jana

“…This study investigates the efficacy of endovascular glue embolization in managing ruptured IMAs, based on our center’s experience. Materials and Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted for ruptured IMAs treated with glue embolization between January 2016 and December 2023. …”
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Transgenerational impact of maternal adverse childhood experiences on children's mental health among families experiencing homelessness by AnnaMaria Boullion, Holly Brott, Taylor Oren, Maciel van Eckhardt, Melissa Holland, Stephen E. Brock, Gary A. Incaudo

“…Background: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) threaten the livelihood of individuals and their families. …”
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Critical care nurses’ knowledge and experience of sepsis assessment and management: A cross-sectional correlational study by Omar Abdalhafith, Mohammad Rababa, Audai Hayajneh

“…This study aimed to examine critical care nurses’ knowledge and experience of caring for patients with sepsis. Methods & Materials: A cross-sectional correlational study was conducted on a convenience sample of 320 ICU nurses from various hospitals in Jordan. …”
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“The patient as teacher” - thematic analysis of undergraduate medical students’ experiences with an experiential learning project in palliative care by Stephanie Stocklassa, Susan Block, Piret Paal, Frank Elsner

“…This study aimed to assess the course’s value as a palliative care teaching tool by investigating students’ motivation and experiences over the years 2005–2020. Methods A stratified sample of 24 essays was taken from all submitted essays (n = 78), eight essays from the years 2005–2009, 2010–2014, and 2015–2020. …”
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Living-Donor Liver Transplant in Oman: A Quantitative Cross-Sectional Study of Donors’ Experiences and Challenges by Mudhar Al Adawi, Hasina Al Harthi, Raja Al Hinai, Suad Al Haddabi, Iqbal Al Busaidi, Omar Al Siyabi, Salah Thabit Al Awaidy

“…Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted at one tertiary hospital in 2019. …”
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Psychotic-Like Experiences and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury in England: Results from a National Survey [corrected]. by Ai Koyanagi, Andrew Stickley, Josep Maria Haro

“…The sample consisted of 7403 adults aged ≥ 16 years. Five forms of PLEs (mania/hypomania, thought control, paranoia, strange experience, auditory hallucination) were assessed with the Psychosis Screening Questionnaire. …”
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The Structure of Stress Experiences in Patients in the Lumbar Spine Pain Syndrome during the COVID-19 Epidemic in Poland by Anna Mazur, Karolina Adamek, Elżbieta Przychodzka, Danuta Zarzycka, Elżbieta Bartoń

“…Material and Methods. The study sample consists of 102 patients hospitalized in the Department of Neurosurgery and Pediatric Neurosurgery of the Independent Public Clinical Hospital No. 4 in Lublin. …”
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Motor skill experience modulates attentional processing regardless of open- or closed-skill types: an ERP study by Mohamed Aly, Turki Alzahrani, Mohammed Fakehy, Mohamed Abass, Sheref Mohamed

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Patient experience of opioid use disorder treatment medications: a systematic review of contemporary qualitative research by Luke Mitcheson, John Marsden, Natalie Lowry, Mike Kelleher, Carina Najia

“…This was the first omnibus narrative systematic review of the contemporary qualitative literature on patient experiences of receiving these medications.Design Narrative systematic review using the sample, phenomenon of interest, design, evaluation and research framework.Data sources PubMed, Embase and APA PsycINFO were searched between 1 January 2000 and 14 June 2023, with the addition of hand searches.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Qualitative and mixed methods studies among adults with experience of receiving OUD treatment medication in community and criminal justice settings.Data extraction and synthesis One reviewer conducted searches using the pre-registered strategy. …”
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Patient preferences for key organizational features of primary cardiovascular care in Quebec: a discrete choice experiment by Claudio Del Grande, Janusz Kaczorowski, Marie-Pascale Pomey

“…This study aimed to investigate the effect of key organizational features identified by patients and providers on patients’ choice of a preferred primary care practice to receive cardiovascular care. Methods A discrete choice experiment survey was completed by a weighted online sample of 501 Quebec residents having or being at risk of cardiovascular disease. …”
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Clinicians’ experience with quinine-based treatment of malaria in the first trimester of pregnancy in Ghana: a phenomenological study by Prosper Gyebuni, Yula Salifu, Joseph Lasong

“…Methods An exploratory qualitative approach, using a phenomenological design, was employed to allow for an in-depth exploration of the experiences of clinicians with QBT during first trimester pregnancy. …”
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Adverse childhood experiences and hypertension: examining the roles of depressive symptoms and cardiometabolic dysregulations based on CHARLS data by Xuemei Huang, Huiqiong Song, Shuyang Liu, Limeihui Gong, Rui Miao

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to explore the relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), depressive symptoms, and cardiometabolic dysregulations in the context of hypertension risk, while examining both psychological and physiological factors contributing to the development of hypertension.MethodsProspective data were sourced from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). …”
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Safety and Efficacy of Ureteroscopic Treatment for Ureteral and Renal Stones in Patients of Cirrhosis with Coagulopathy: A Multicenter Experience by Jiaxing Li, Xin Zhang, Meng-Hua Wu, Hui Liu, Xin Zheng

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Acceptability of an open-label wait-listed trial design: Experiences from the PROUD PrEP study. by Mitzy Gafos, Elizabeth Brodnicki, Monica Desai, Sheena McCormack, Will Nutland, Sonali Wayal, Ellen White, Gemma Wood, Tristan Barber, Gill Bell, Amanda Clarke, David Dolling, David Dunn, Julie Fox, Lewis Haddow, Charles Lacey, Anthony Nardone, Killian Quinn, Caroline Rae, Iain Reeves, Michael Rayment, David White, Vanessa Apea, Wilbert Ayap, Claire Dewsnap, Yolanda Collaco-Moraes, Gabriel Schembri, Yinka Sowunmi, Rob Horne, PROUD Study Team

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Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacterales in human health: Experience from the tricycle project, Ghana. by Noah Obeng-Nkrumah, Appiah Korang-Labi, Paul Kwao, Beverly Egyir, Benjamin D Nuertey, George Hedidor, Gifty Boateng, Kwaku Asah-Opoku, Thomas Dankwah, Esther Okine, Japheth A Opintan

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