Towards a better understanding of NHS secondary and social care backlogs: qualitative perspectives on waiting lists, deferrals and delays by disabled people from minoritised ethnic... by Carol Rivas

“…Objectives To explore how backlogs in health and social care were perceived by and impacted disabled people from minoritised ethnic groups, with a view to improving their experiences and social, health and well-being outcomes.Design Interview and workshop-based qualitative study as part of a larger mixed-methods study; main analysis is based specifically on the interviews.Setting Primary and secondary care in the UK.Participants 271 participants aged 18+ with a chronic condition or impairment associated with disability, white British and from several minoritised ethnic groups, resident in the UK for at least 3 months of the pandemic, using quota sampling to ensure the recruitment of different disability-ethnicity combinations. …”
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Prevalence of Internet addiction among university students and its impact on general health by Laila Hisham Abdulaziz Alheet, Mira Ali Naeem Harb, Lana H. I. Khaled, Ahmad Saif Bin Sulaiman, Mohammed Hussein Ali M. Baqer Al Attar

“…Medical students were 2.26 times more likely to report distress than nonmedical students (95% confidence interval: 1.20–4.24). …”
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Saudi Healthcare Providers’ Perspectives and Clinical Practice of Anti-Obesity Medications: A National Survey by Haifa F. AlOtaibi, Sahar Alnasrallah, Assim A. Alfadda, Samar A. Alquassayer, Amr A. Arafat, Shadan AlMuhaidib, Rawabi M. Alsayer, Saleh A. Alqahtani, Waleed Alhazzani

“…Endocrinologists preferred international guidelines and prescribed AOMs more frequently than family physicians (90.0% vs. 60.5%; P < 0.001). …”
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Assessment of blood lead and haemoglobin levels among battery technicians and local government office workers in South-western Nigeria by Ebenezer Adeiza Ozomata, Babatunde Ogunnowo

“…Objectives: To assess and compare blood lead and haemoglobin levels of battery technicians and local government office workers in South-western Nigeria Methods: A cross-sectional study with multi-stage sampling was used to compare battery technicians and office workers in Lagos State. …”
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An explanatory model of suicidal ideation based on family functionality and mental health problems: A cross-sectional study of medical students by Leslie Aguilar-Sigueñas, David Villarreal-Zegarra

“…The prevalence of suicidal ideation was 39Poisson regression analysis adjusted identified that people with anxiety symptoms were more than four times more likely to have suicidal ideation (PR=4.89; 95% CI:1.90-12.64). …”
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Longitudinally Extensive Transverse Myelitis with Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection by Sameena Majeed, Rifat Ullah, Muhammad Tahir, Majeed Ullah, Ayaz Ul Haq, Arif Hayat

“…The sample size was calculated using the WHO sample size calculator using the non-probability consecutive sampling technique. …”
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Presenting a model for the psychological competencies of managers for selection in the social security organization by khalil khomideh, hasan rangriz

“…The underlying categories of the research were identified using the foundation's qualitative data analysis method, and the final model was validated using the partial least squares method. …”
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The Efficacy of the combined couple therapy approach based on acceptance and commitment with schema formulation (ACT/SF) on psychological flexibility and marital satisfaction by zahra borjali, javad molazade, nurallah mohammadi, abdolaziz aflakseir

“…Background: Integrating the approach based on acceptance and commitment with the approach of schema therapy to be more effective and respond to a wider range of couple problems has attracted the attention of researchers. …”
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Feasibility of quick response-based quality improvement projects in an urban primary care setting: A cross-sectional survey by Zi-Yi Yeoh, Hooi Chin Beh, Megat Mohamad Amirul Amzar Megat Hashim, Haireen Abdul Hadi, Deik Roy Chuan, Sajaratulnisah Othman

“…We aimed to investigate the feasibility of implementing QR-based quality improvement projects in our clinic to improve patients’ medical knowledge, experience and access to care. Methods: We utilised systematic random sampling by recruiting every 25th patient registered in our clinic during data collection. …”
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Prevalence of dermatological, oral and neurological problems due to face mask use during COVID-19 and its associated factors among the health care workers of Bangladesh. by Sreshtha Chowdhury, Simanta Roy, Mohammad Azmain Iktidar, Shahidur Rahman, Mowshomi Mannan Liza, A M Khairul Islam, Sharmin Akhter, Madhuritu Bhadra Medha, Afia Tasnim, Antara Das Gupta, Auditia Deb, Shresta Chowdhury, Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader

“…This study will highlight the different adverse reactions caused by face mask use, one of the essential components of PPE in the HCWs, and identify the factors associated with these problems.<h4>Methods</h4>This cross-sectional survey was conducted between September and October 2021. 404 HCWs were selected by snowball sampling from four randomly selected healthcare facilities of Bangladesh. …”
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Clinical observation of Chinese herbal medicine on improving sleep disorders in patients with maintenance hemodialysis by SHI Guo-juan, LIANG Zhen, MA Jin-rong, ZHAO Li, LI Juan

“…Objective Sleep disorder is one of the serious problems in the current health of maintenance hemodialysis patients.Along with the progress of medical technology,the prolongation of the survival time of patients,the severity of sleep disorders as an independent evaluation of the role of the quality of life and high mortality in patients with maintenance hemodialysis has been paid more and more attention.To investigate the clinical effect of traditional Chinese medicine on improving sleep disorders in maintenance hemodialysis patients.Methods 60 cases of hemodialysis patients with sleep disorders were selected.A simple random sampling was used to divide it into two groups,30 cases of Chinese medicine group(experimental group) and diazepam group(control group) 30 cases,the time of 3 months.The experimental group received 1 bags of Chinese medicine 2 times a day sooner or later each,the control group was given estazolam 1 mg orally at bedtime.The Pittsburgh sleep quality index(Sleep Quality Index Pittsburg,PSQI) was used as the quantitative indicators of sleep,and the two groups were compared before and after treatment,and the two groups were compared between the two groups.Results The traditional Chinese medicine group and estazolam group before and after treatment PSQI scores were statistically significant(P<0.05).Between the two groups after treatment,the total score of PSQI was not statistically significant(P>0.05).In the traditional Chinese medicine group,11 cases were markedly improved,15 cases improved,4 cases had no improvement,and the efficiency was 86.67%.Estazolam group 10 patients were cured,17 cases improved and 3 cases without consciousness improved,the effective rate was 90.0%.Two groups have no difference in statistical efficiency.But compared with estazolam group of sleepiness,mental dependence,staggering gait,ataxia and other side effects,the TCM group without the side effects.Conclusions The traditional Chinese medicine is reliable,safe,and is worth popularizing in improving the sleep disorder of maintenance hemodialysis patients.…”
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The prevalence of certain upper body abnormalities and their association with mental health among female students at Payame Noor University by khatoon pourmaveddat, Fatemeh Alzahra Pourmavaddat

“…Statistical analysis was conducted using one-sample t-tests and Pearson’s correlation coefficient, with a significance threshold set at P< 0.05.Results: The findings indicated that lordosis was significantly more prevalent among students aged 15 to 24 (t=31.5, P= 0.001) and those aged 25 and above (t=57.3, P= 0.003), compared to societal norms. …”
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Disparities in lifestyle among community-dwelling older adults with or without mild cognitive impairment: a population-based study in north-western China by Juxia Zhang, Jiarui Liu, Yuping Feng, Hongyan Meng, Yunhua Wang, Jiancheng Wang

“…However, uncertainty remains about the association of lifestyles with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in less-developed areas.MethodsWe used multi-stage stratified sampling method to obtain study population aged ≥65 years, and subsequently a cross-sectional survey was produced including 509 individuals (109 MCI and 400 healthy controls) between March and June 2023. …”
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Determining the required data elements to develop the information management system for Iranian traditional medicine by Razieh Mirzaeian, Abdolghader Bahraini, Hadi Kazemi-Arpanahi

“…Therefore, this research aims to create a minimum data set (MDS) for unified reporting of ITM diseases and interventions. Methods This multi-phased method study was performed from December 30, 2022 to March 20, 2023. …”
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Analysis of risk factors associated with pre-myopia among primary school students in the Mianyang Science City Area by xiaoyin wang, Yi-bin    Deng, Li-ge Xiao, Hui-Min Wang , Guo-Zhong Zhao, Lian Ye, Da-Wei Men, Mei Yan

“… Objectives To find out the prevalence rate of pre-myopia among primary school students in the Mianyang Science City Area, analyze its related risk factors, and thus provide a reference for local authorities to formulate policies on the prevention and control of myopia for primary school students. Methods　 October 2022, Cluster sampling was adopted by our research group to obtain the vision levels of 2278 primary school students employing a diopter test in the Science City Area. …”
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Prevalence and ultrasonographic patterns of gynecological emergencies in southeastern Nigeria by Emmanuel Odumeru, Xavier Akimuhana, Eric Kirezi, Costelia Njoku

“…Objective: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of GEs, their relationship with anthropometric characteristics, and the sonographic description of the abnormalities. Materials and methods: An analytical cross-sectional study design was adopted using a convenience purposive sampling method on 300 patients between 20 and 49 years diagnosed clinically for GE and confirmed with an ultrasound machine. …”
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Tobacco Use Surveillance among School Personnel of Madhyamik Vidyalays of Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune, Maharashtra, India: A Serial Cross-sectional Study by Sahana Hegde Shetiya, S. L. Jadhav, Rakesh Gupta

“…Hence, this questionnaire study was undertaken with the objective of assessing tobacco usage, knowledge and attitude, school policy and curriculum among school personnel of 19 Madhyamik Vidyalaya’s in Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation, Pune District before and after implementation of the Tobacco Free School program “tobacco control program: Save our future generation.” Materials and Methods: A total of 160 teaching and nonteaching staff in 2021 at baseline and 153 in 2023 at follow-up were selected through probability proportional to size sampling. …”
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Investigating the status of the second victims of error and related factors in nurses: a description study by Fardin Shahbazzadeh, Aghil Habibi Soola, Sajjad Narimani, Mehdi Ajri-Khameslou

“…The study’s statistical population comprised all nurses working in the five teaching hospitals of Ardabil city. A random sampling method was used. The data collection tool included a demographic characteristics questionnaire, a questionnaire on previous nursing error experience characteristics, and the Second Victim Experience and Support Tool. …”
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Perception of Nurses Towards Documentation of Patients Records at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. by Katushabe, Annet

“…The study adopted a descriptive study design that utilized quantitative methods of data collection. A simple random sampling technique was used on 30 study participants. …”
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Examining the Challenges Faced by Women Employees in Tourism Industry in Kabale District. by Kamugisha, Serestine

“…Both simple random and purposive sampling techniques in identifying the study sample population. …”
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