Exploring healthcare workers’ perceptions and experiences regarding post-traumatic stress disorder after 2 years of the last global pandemic by Maryam Khazaee-Pool, Tahereh Pashaei, Fereshteh Yazdani, Koen Ponnet

“…Eligible candidates were selected through both purposive sampling (with maximum variation) and snowball sampling to ensure diversity in demographic characteristics and lived experience of phenomena. …”
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Former access to medicine higher education diploma students’ experiences of their diploma course and subsequent professional degree: a qualitative study by Samuel Moffatt, Ibrahim Inzarul Haq, Andrea Laczik

“…Method Fifteen participants who had graduated from medicine or pharmacy after using an ATMC as their entry qualification were recruited using convenience and snowball sampling. …”
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Usefulness of Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine in the Prevention of Malaria in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Experience from the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu, Ni... by Celestine C. Okwara, Nkeiru Mbadiwe, Ugochi Onu, Chinwe Onyia, Michael O. Iroezindu, Ijeoma Ndionuka, Michael Abonyi, Nneka Udora, Esther Ekwe, Fintan Ekochin, Obumneme Anyim, Ijeoma Onwuchekwa, Henry Nwankwo, Ngozi L. Ekeigwe, Thomas Nnaji

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“It’s a tool, it’s got hardships”: a qualitative study of patient experience of colonoscopy and implications for trauma-informed care by Katrina S. Hacker, Michael A. Curley, Corey A. Siegel, Jessica K. Salwen-Deremer

“…Design: Qualitative interview study. Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews with patients after colonoscopy. …”
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‘Male cystitis does not exist’: A qualitative study of general practitioners’ experiences and management of male urinary tract infections in France by Benjamin Soudais, Alexandre Gallais, Matthieu Schuers

“…The therapeutic management of mUTIs in France is based on a 14-day course of fluoroquinolones despite a high risk of antimicrobial resistance.Objectives The objective of this qualitative study was to explore general practitioners’ (GPs) experiences and behaviours regarding the diagnostic and therapeutic management of mUTIs.Methods GPs were recruited by convenience sampling in Haute Normandie (France) and interviewed individually with semi-structured guides. …”
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Exploring the Beliefs and Experiences of Residents of Endemic Areas of Isfahan Regarding the Nature of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and Its Control: A Qualitative Study by Fereshteh Zamani-Alavijeh, Elahe Tavassoli, Masoumeh Alidosti, Javad Ramzanpour

“…Materials and methods: This qualitative study was conducted in endemic areas of Isfahan province in 2020. …”
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Study of Exploring the Social Networks and Stigmatizing Experiences among Youths Recovering from Substance Use Disorders: A Qualitative Approach by Yogender Kumar Malik, Adwitiya Ray, Sujata Sethi, Rajiv Gupta

“…Methods: This descriptive qualitative study employed purposive sampling to recruit 60 participants aged 19–25 years who were abstinent or under supervised treatment. …”
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Social Experiences and Health Needs of Patients with Severe Mental Illness and their Caregivers during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain by Juan Andrés Ramos-Ruiz, Alejandro Pérez-Milena, Carmen Noguera-Cuenca, Beatriz Ruiz-Díaz

“…Both this new social situation and the decrease in accessibility to health care have generated new needs in people with severe mental illness (SMI) and their caregivers.Objectives This study provides insight into life experiences and health needs of a population with SMI during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.Methods Qualitative design using semi-structured dyadic interviews, conducted from January through December 2022. …”
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Predicting the probability distribution of Martian rocks mechanical property based on microscale rock mechanical experiments and accurate grain-based modeling by Shuohui Yin, Yingjie Wang, Jingang Liu

“…In this paper, a fast and accurate probability distribution method for predicting the macroscale elastic modulus of Martian rocks was proposed by integrating the microscale rock mechanical experiments (micro-RME), accurate grain-based modeling (AGBM) and upscaling methods based on reliability principles. …”
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Experiences, challenges, and training reflections of nurses in isolation wards during different pandemic prevention policy periods: a qualitative study by Dandan Zhang, Yitong Jia, Yongjun Chen, Qingqing Liao, Meimei Wang, Yin-Ping Zhang

“…Methods This study employed a qualitative descriptive design to explore the experiences and insights of nurses during the pandemic, as well as their attitudes toward training. …”
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Lessons from the Frontline: A Phenomenological Study into Faculty Members’ Experiences with Challenges of Remote Online Exams in Medical Sciences Universities by Mostafa Hadavinejad, Mahdieh Azin, Asieh Fatemidokht, Jalal Hassanshahi, Afsaneh Amiri Khorasani, Foad Iranmanesh

“…This study aimed to explore faculty experiences with the challenges of remote online examinations at Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran.Methods: This qualitative inquiry utilized a phenomenological framework to conduct an in-depth exploration of faculty perspectives. …”
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Experiences and perceptions of respectful maternity care among mothers during childbirth in health facilities of Eastern province of Rwanda: An appreciative inquiry. by Alice Muhayimana, Irene Josephine Kearns, Darius Gishoma, Olive Tengera, Thierry Claudien Uhawenimana

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a qualitative, exploratory, descriptive study. …”
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Experience, access and utilisation of fertility care for infertile men within the biomedical sector in urban Bangladesh: protocol for a qualitative study by Papreen Nahar, Gitau Mburu, Sohana Shafique, Priya Satalkar-Götz, Foyjunnaher Sultana

“…This study aims to provide insights into the lived experience of male infertility, the availability and access of infertility services for men within the biomedical sector in Bangladesh and the potential willingness of men to use home-based semen testing.Methods and analysis This qualitative study will be conducted in Dhaka and Khulna districts in Bangladesh over 18 months (late 2023–2025). …”
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Effect of hospital attributes on patient preference among outpatient attendants in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia: discrete choice experiment study by Tigabu Addisu Lendado, Shimelash Bitew, Fikadu Elias, Serawit Samuel, Desalegn Dawit Assele, Merid Assefa Awato

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Experiences of Dietary Management and Social Adaptation in Young End-Stage Renal Disease Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Qualitative Study by Zhou L, Kang L, Wang D, Li Q, Wei J, Li M, Li M, Li H

“…Linghan Zhou,1 Liping Kang,2 Dongyang Wang,1 Qingmiao Li,3 Junfan Wei,4 Mengtian Li,5 Meng Li,1 Huawei Li1 1Nursing Department, The Third People’s Hospital of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Zhuhai Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Zhuhai, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Social Undertakings, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, People’s Republic of China; 4The Seventh Clinical Medicine College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 5School of Nursing, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Huawei Li, Nursing Department, The Third People’s Hospital of Henan Province, 198 Funiu Road, Zhongyuan District, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, 450000, People’s Republic of China, Email 13700841908@qq.comPurpose: To explore the experiences of young hemodialysis patients regarding diet therapy and social adjustment.Methods: This study used purposive sampling to select 19 young hemodialysis patients for semi-structured interviews at a tertiary hospital in Henan Province, China. …”
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Parents’ experience in pediatric Tuina treatment program for congenital muscular torticollis in infants and children: qualitative findings from individual interviews by Shu Cheng Chen, Xuan Zhang, Juan Yu, Shuang Lan Lin, Fei Fei Ding, Jia Wen Shou, Ge Ren, Lok Yi Pang, Wing Fai Yeung

“…This study was conducted to understand facilitators, barriers, and influencing factors in the implementation of pediatric tuina treatment program based on parents’ experiences. Methods Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with parents’ experience in Shandong province, China. …”
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Impact of second victim experience and support and psychological empowerment on depressive symptoms among nurses in China -a latent class analysis by HongZhe Liu, Yi Xiao, Hong Qu

“…Methods This study was a cross-sectional study, using cluster sampling to select nurses from tertiary hospitals in Liaoning Province from January to May 2024. …”
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Effect of bending load on electrical conductivity of carbon/epoxy composites filled with nanoparticles using design of experiment and artificial neural networks by Ali Sadollah, Seyed Morteza Razavi, Abobakr Khalil Al-Shamiri

“…We analyze the input factors and employ prediction methods such as the design of experiments (DOE), artificial neural networks (ANNs), and extreme learning machines (ELM) to forecast the response factors. …”
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Disclosure of the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: caregivers' opinions in a Brazilian sample A revelação do diagnóstico de doença de Alzheimer: opiniões de cuidadores em uma amos... by Marta Maria Shimizu, I. Raicher, Daniel Yasumasa Takahashi, Paulo Caramelli, Ricardo Nitrini

“…METHOD: Caregivers of 50 AD patients together with 50 control participants that did not have the experience of being a caregiver of AD patient were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. …”
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“It beats the hell out of going to a hospital”: service user experiences of telemedicine-based symptom-triggered alcohol withdrawal management by Nikki Bozinoff, Divya Prasad, Ke Bin Xiao, Anthony Ngoy, Bernard Le Foll, Anna Gordezky, Christian S. Hendershot, Sandra LaFleur, Lena C. Quilty, Victor M. Tang, Tara Marie Watson, Matthew E. Sloan

“…Limited research has investigated service user experience of these services. We undertook a qualitative sub-study, embedded within a pilot feasibility study of remote symptom-triggered alcohol withdrawal management, to better understand the experiences of participants. …”
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