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Cohort studies collect, generate and distribute data over long periods of time - often over the lifecourse of their participants. It is common for these studies to host a list of publications (which can number many thousands) on their website to demonstrate the impact of the study and facilitate the search of existing…

INTRODUCTION: This study explored physician assistant (PA) student perceptions of benefits of and barriers to the Doctor of Medical Science (DMS) degree. METHODS: Program leaders from 30 purposively selected PA programs were asked to forward an email invitation to their students to complete a cross-sectional survey of…

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relationship between structural empowerment and sociodemographic and professional factors of nurses at a reference hospital providing emergency care. METHOD: Analytical, cross-sectional study, with 124 nurses from an emergency hospital, applying the questionnaires: sociodemographic and profes…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In recent years, there has been accelerating scientific and public interest in the use of psychedelics to treat mental health disorders. Our study's objective was to assess the attitudes of addiction specialists regarding therapeutic psychedelics. METHODS: Our study utilized an anonymous onl…

During the COVID-19 pandemic, significant cases of violence, intimidation, or stigmatization were targeted at healthcare workers (HCWs), patients, and medical infrastructure. These occurrences were most likely just the "tip of the iceberg," with much more remaining unnoticed. The present study's purpose was to assess t…

Little is known about Canadian dietitians' perceptions and experiences of interprofessional collaboration. To address this knowledge gap, a cross-sectional online survey was administered to registered dietitians in Canada. Quantitative data was analyzed in SPSS using descriptive and inferential statistics, while themat…

INTRODUCTION: Supervisor emotional support is a strong determinant of job satisfaction. There is no study examining the effect of supervisor emotional support at the group level on job satisfaction. Multilevel statistical techniques can help disentangle the effects of subjective assessments from those of group factors.…

The aim of this study is to evaluate the long-term effects of a manualised program which intervenes on children with early-onset conduct problems, their families and teachers. The program evaluation involved 14 primary schools which were randomly assigned to the intervention (45 participating families) and control (30…

This study's objective was to estimate the prevalence of abnormal casual capillary blood glucose, suggestive of diabetes mellitus, and the associations with socioeconomic, demographic, anthropometric, and clinical factors in indigenous women in Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil. This was a cross-sectional stud…

Treatment of clinically localized prostate cancer has been termed a model of "preference-sensitive" health care. Because there is no documented consensus supporting any one of the primary treatment modalities-surgery, external beam radiation, and brachytherapy-over the others, patient and physician preferences can sign…

PURPOSE: Over the past 3 decades, methylphenidate hydrochloride (MH; brand names are Concerta, Metadate, Ritalin) has been increasingly prescribed for children and adolescents diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Previous studies have demonstrated growth suppression with chronic MH administra…

The aim of this study was to gain insight into patients' perspectives on key information needs regarding their asthma. Focused conversation-style interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 32 patients (aged 18-84 years; males=17, females=15) from five sites (four primary care, one secondary care) in North Wes…

Fourteen children and adolescents aged between four and 17 years with genuine sudden hearing loss were analyzed in a retrospective study. The symptoms of hearing loss, tinnitus and vertigo were similar to those found in adults. The study's findings suggest that younger children particularly below the age of 14, will no…

PURPOSE: The identification of novel pathways in the etiopathogenesis of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) holds promise for the development of innovative therapeutic strategies. This study investigates the immunohistochemical expression of carbonic anhydrase IX (CA-IX) in periocular BCC, as well as the levels of CA-IX and ke…

The present study employed a network analysis approach to explore interrelationships among love addiction, attachment anxiety, attachment avoidance, and interpersonal dependence. The sample included 80 couples (N = 160) in romantic relationships, assessed longitudinally through online self-reports at the…

INTRODUCTION: This single-center, prospective cohort study assessed the feasibility and safety of a structured management protocol (Ileus Management Algorithm Protocol: I-MAP) for patients with adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO). METHOD: Among 63 patients initially admitted for ASBO, 40 met the inclusion criteria…

OBJECTIVE: This study's objective was to estimate hearing loss prevalence for noise-exposed US Utilities workers. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study of a retrospective cohort, audiograms were examined for 1.3 million workers (13,595 within utilities) from 2010-2019. Hearing loss prevalence and adjusted risk as com…

BACKGROUND: Nipple discharge is a common finding which may be a symptom of breast cancer, but it is mostly caused by benign causes. A surgical biopsy followed by a histopathological examination is considered to be the gold standard for the diagnosis of pathological nipple discharge. Non-surgical diagnostic methods shou…

BACKGROUND: Acupuncture treatment on back-shu points (BSPs) has received attention owing its ability to control the function of visceral organs. We aimed to conduct a systematic review to provide detailed information on the effectiveness and safety of BL18, BL20, and BL22 on the digestive system in terms of soft tissue…

Introduction Healthcare workers' work performance and mental health are associated with positive mental health outcomes and directly related to increased productivity and decreased disability costs. Methods We conducted a systematic review to identify factors associated with work performance of healthcare workers durin…