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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…

OBJECTIVE: This work analysed senior citizens' perception of needs and social values involved in taking physical activity for their own benefit. This study's main aim was to investigate social representations of 3rd age physical activity. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional, interdisciplinary qualitative study, underp…

A feasibility study was carried out in a Sure Start area to examine ways of implementing the 'improving health' Sure Start target to reduce the numbers of children aged up to five years being admitted to hospital with gastroenteritis, respiratory infection and severe injury. As a result of the study's recommendations a…

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…

OBJECTIVE: The study's objective was to examine the relationship of polygraph findings to other indices of likelihood of sexual abuse and to case decisions by prosecutors, child protection workers, and professional evaluators. METHOD: This is an exploratory study of 42 cases with sexual abuse allegations and polygraph…

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…

OBJECTIVES: Posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms (PTSS) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) are possible reactions to exposure to potentially traumatic events (PTEs) during military service. However, knowledge about patterns of both PTSS and PTG among female combat veterans is sparse. This study examines constellations of…

BACKGROUND: Continuous malaria surveillance data analysis plays a significant role in monitoring trends over time and evaluating the effectiveness of malaria prevention and control programs. Hence, this study was part of an effort to achieve this goal. This study's main aim was to analyse five years (2016-2020) of mala…

Few studies have explored meaning in life as a mediator between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and mental health. This study examined the protective and risk factors associated with meaning in life, as they mediate the effect of ACEs on mental health. The sample was 293 university students in Hong Kong (mean age&…

OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that a bioarchaeological focus on health-related care provision can contribute to the currently limited understanding of social practice in Early Anglo-Saxon England (mid5th-early7th centuries AD). MATERIALS: Published descriptions of pathology in 69 adult remains from the Early Anglo…

BACKGROUND: The 2001 Feasibility Evaluation Checklist (FEC) is an assessment of work readiness for individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI). It establishes the integrity of basic safety, productivity, and interpersonal factors in neurorehabilitation and vocational settings. This study represents an effort to furthe…

The nose is an important facial feature that affects facial reconstruction quality and its recognition. We reviewed a selection of papers that researched the nose with regression analysis and applied their regression formulae to our sample to compare the estimated value and measurements. One-hundred computed tomography…

OBJECTIVES: Tuberculosis (TB) and mental illness share underlying factors such as poverty, malnutrition, and stress. This study's objective was to determine the prevalence of TB among mentally ill patients in Afghanistan. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in five public and one private health facility. Al…

BACKGROUND: The ability to precisely predict which intubations will be difficult during administration of anesthesia is an important part of preoperative preparation. This study's goal is to accurately identify patients who will be difficult to intubate using the number of tracheal rings observed preoperatively by fibe…

BACKGROUND: The Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) manual skills examination is a simulation-based assessment of five foundational skills in endoscopic surgery. With the FES skills exam becoming part of the board certification process in general surgery, continual investigation is needed to determine the validity…

The purpose of this explorative study was to examine satisfaction among 70 users of 12 Norwegian Assertive Community Treatment teams. The study was carried out among a group of 70 service users, and reveals generally high levels of satisfaction with the service, with satisfaction also being high in comparison to other…

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to compare the safety and efficacy of laparoscopy and laparotomy in the surgical treatment of early endometrial cancer, especially in obese women. METHODS: The results obtained after laparoscopic surgical treatment of early endometrial cancer (International Federation of Gynecology and Obs…

STUDY DESIGN: Prospective case series. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this case series was to describe the criteria used to determine if patients were to receive slump stretch treatment within a treatment-based classification system and to describe selected symptom characteristics associated with these patients. BACKGROU…