Screening for endometriosis: A scoping review of screening measures that could support early diagnosis by Brittany N. Rosenbloom, Tania Di Renna, Adriano Nella, Mathew Leonardi, Maggie Tiong, Seungmin Lee, Rachael Bosma

“…While the MLA could be used in a tertiary or specialist care setting reliance on more advanced data. However, like most studies included, the scope of its application is limited due to the potential homogeneity of ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status of the sample.…”
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Disparities in time to treatment initiation of invasive lung cancer among Black and White patients in Tennessee. by Lohuwa Mamudu, Saanie Sulley, Paul H Atandoh, Joanne L Reyes, Raquibul A K M Bashar, Martin Whiteside, Archana J McEligot, Hadii M Mamudu, Faustine Williams

“…The present study investigates disparities in time to treatment initiation of invasive lung cancer within and between Black and White patients in Tennessee.<h4>Methods</h4>A population-based registry data of 42,970 individuals (Black = 4,480 and White = 38,490) diagnosed with invasive lung cancer obtained from the Tennessee Cancer Registry, 2005-2015, was analyzed. …”
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Chemokine CCL2 and its receptor CCR2 in different age groups of patients with COVID-19 by Vahid Bagheri, Hossein Khorramdelazad, Mehdi Kafi, Mitra Abbasifard

“…This study aimed to investigate the expression of CCL2 and CC chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2) in COVID-19 patients. Methods Peripheral blood samples were collected from 60 confirmed COVID-19 patients and 60 age-matched healthy subjects. …”
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The Ability of AI Therapy Bots to Set Limits With Distressed Adolescents: Simulation-Based Comparison Study by Andrew Clark

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine the willingness of therapy and companion AI chatbots to endorse harmful or ill-advised ideas proposed by fictional teenagers experiencing mental health distress. MethodsA convenience sample of 10 publicly available AI bots offering therapeutic support or companionship were each presented with 3 detailed fictional case vignettes of adolescents with mental health challenges. …”
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Risk Factors for Hip Fracture among Elderly Adults in Erbil City A Case-Control Study by Dara Abdulla Al-Banna

“…The study participants included elderly with more than and equal to 60 years old, both genders, conscious, with hip fractured (50 for case group) and without hip fracture (50 for control group). …”
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An exploration of the support received by mothers for kangaroo mother care practice along the health facility-community continuum in a sub-district of Northern Karnataka, India. by Maryann Washington, Leah Macaden, Prem K Mony, Sumithra Selvam, Annetta Smith

“…The purpose of this paper is to explore the support received by mothers along the health facility-community continuum and its association with KMC practice.<h4>Methods</h4>All live small babies aged >  4 weeks of life, who were residing in the Gangawati sub-district, were recruited on a rolling basis (Dec 2017-Sept 2018) to obtain the estimated sample size of 210. …”
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Preoperative donor urinary UDP-Glc as an independent risk factor for delayed graft function by Maolin Ma, Fei Han, Qianghua Leng, Xiaorong Chen, Zuofu Tang, Jinhua Zhang, You Luo, Yang Zhang, Zhengyu Huang, Ning Na

“…Donor urinary UDP-Glc level may be an appropriate and effective biomarker for predicting DGF.MethodsRecipients who underwent successful kidney transplantation, with corresponding collection of donor urine samples, between June 2023 and August 2024 were included. …”
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A brief report of the economic burden and epidemiological finding of suicide attempts among the older adults in Korea from 2007 to 2021 by Seoyoon Lee, Hyung Eun Shin, Rugyeom Lee, Sooyeon Jo, Seung Cheor Lee, Hyeon-Kyoung Cheong, Yong Joo Rhee, In-Hwan Oh

“…There is an urgent need to determine the economic burden of suicide attempts among older adults in Korea. Subjects and methods The economic burden of suicide attempts from 2007 to 2021 was assessed using claim data from the Health Insurance Review & Assessment and Causes of Death Statistics in Korea. …”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of evidence-based falls prevention programs: a study on participant risk levels and program congruency by Cathy S. Elrod, Rita A. Wong

“…Applying the fall risk index to the fall risk sample (31,064 older adults), 29% of participants were identified as being at high risk, 41% at moderate risk, and 30% at low risk. …”
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Maternal experiences of multiple forms of intimate partner violence and associations with undernutrition among children under 5: evidence from 36 low- and middle-income countries b... by Kun Tang, Yanan Zhou, Yifan Gao, Shuangyu Zhao, Jiale Zhou

“…This study aimed to explore such effects among children under 5.Methods We used a sample of 104 740 mother–child pairs from 36 low- and middle-income countries based on the Demographic and Health Surveys between 2005 and 2022. …”
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Using individualized structural covariance networks to analyze the heterogeneity of cerebral small vessel disease with depressive states by Shiyu Zhang, Yue Chen, Hua Zhou, Zhong Zhao

“…Additionally, the higher total CSVD imaging burden of CSVD patients may indicate more severe depression. This finding suggests that early magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) assessment in CSVD patients may facilitate the early identification of depressive states and their severity in the near future.…”
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Operationalising routinely collected patient data in research to further the pursuit of social justice and health equity: a team-based scoping review by Katie Chadd, Anna Caute, Anna Pettican, Pam Enderby

“…Given that vast volumes of relevant data are routinely collected, more needs to be done to leverage it, which would be supported by greater acknowledgement of the value of RCD studies.…”
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Circulating Immune Landscape Profiling in Psoriasis Vulgaris and Psoriatic Arthritis by Mass Cytometry by Xudong Sang, Tian Gan, Gai Ge, Dan Li, Youming Mei, Chun Pan, Siyu Long, Bibo Xie, Xiaobing Yu, Zhiming Chen, Hongsheng Wang

“…Blood samples were collected before and after therapy for a longitudinal study. …”
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Debridement, Antibiotics, and Implant Retention (DAIR) vs 1.5-Stage Revision vs 2-Stage Revision in Periprosthetic Ankle Joint Infection: A Systematic Review by Antonio Izzo MD, Claudia Carbone MD, Enrico Festa MD, Giovanni Balato MD, PhD, Massimo Mariconda MD, François Lintz MD, PhD, Alessio Bernasconi MD, PhD

“…Conclusion: Decision-making in PJI after TAR is based on small-sample retrospective studies of moderate quality. …”
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Relationship of Self-Rated Health to Stroke Incidence and Mortality in Older Individuals with and without a History of Stroke: A Longitudinal Study of the MRC Cognitive Function an... by Nahal Mavaddat, Rianne van der Linde, Richard Parker, George Savva, Ann Louise Kinmonth, Carol Brayne, Jonathan Mant

“…We studied whether SRH predicts new stroke in older people who have never had a stroke, or a recurrence in those with a prior history of stroke.<h4>Methods</h4>MRC CFAS I is a multicentre cohort study of a population representative sample of people in their 65th year and older. …”
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Factors influencing the self-management ability among older adults experiencing intrinsic capacity decline: a cross-sectional study by Qingcai Liu, Xiaoyang Li, Mingyue Hu, Yinan Zhao, Shuang Wu, Hui Feng

“…AimsThis study investigated the current status of intrinsic capacity and self-management abilities and analyzed the factors influencing the self-management abilities of older adults experiencing intrinsic capacity decline.MethodsWe included a sample of 382 older adults, with an average age of 72.92 ± 6.81 years, exhibiting intrinsic capacity decline in 38 communities in China. …”
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Physical activity interventions in adult kidney transplant recipients: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Roseanne E. Billany, Nicolette C. Bishop, Ellen M. Castle, Matthew P. M. Graham-Brown, Sharlene A. Greenwood, Courtney J. Lightfoot, Thomas J. Wilkinson

“…Despite new literature, there is still a need for long-term larger sampled RCTs and more detailed reporting of intervention details and program adherence.…”
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Personalized Predictions for Changes in Knee Pain Among Patients With Osteoarthritis Participating in Supervised Exercise and Education: Prognostic Model Study by Mahdie Rafiei, Supratim Das, Mohammad Bakhtiari, Ewa Maria Roos, Søren T Skou, Dorte T Grønne, Jan Baumbach, Linda Baumbach

“…Neither the increase in sample size nor the inclusion of additional variables improved previous models. …”
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Validation and assessment of the arabic psychological first aid scale among physicians, nurses, and counselors in Jordan by Basma Eid Alshareef, Othman A. Alfuqaha, Ibraheem B. Maali, Khaled Amer

“…Moreover, it determined the differences between HCPs based on their knowledge, skills, and attitudes of PFA. Methods A sample size of 389 HCPs (physicians = 68, nurses = 173, and counselors = 148) was conveniently selected to participate during the period of 10 December 2023 to 10 February 2024 after completing the translated PFA scale into the Arabic language. …”
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Has the pandemic exacerbated sedentary behavior in children? Factors associated with high screen time in schoolchildren during COVID- 19 by Erica Costa Rodrigues, Laudicéia Ferreira Fróis, Natália de Freitas Tavares, Priscila Pena Camargo, Raquel de Deus Mendonça, Adriana Lúcia Meireles

“…Wilcoxon test for paired samples compared screen time median before and after the pandemic's onset. …”
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