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BACKGROUND: Life's Simple 7 (LS7), developed by the American Heart Association, addresses seven key health behaviors and relationship factors. Although LS7 has been studied in relation to various chronic diseases, its association with arthritis remains unclear. This study seeks to investigate the association between LS…

INTRODUCTION: A central instrument of multidisciplinary care is the multidisciplinary tumour conference (MTC). In MTCs, diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients are discussed, and therapy recommendations are worked out. As we found previously, patients participate in MTCs in some breast cancer centres in the state of…

BACKGROUND: Infection prevention and control (IPC) is crucial for ensuring patient safety and healthcare quality. In Kazakhstan, thorough assessments of IPC capacity remain limited due to the scarce use of standardized international tools. This study examined the readiness of IPC systems in selected healthcare faciliti…

Continuity of care prioritizes patient-centered approaches. Effective continuity of care is essential for ensuring high-quality service delivery and benefits for patients in the end-of-life phase. Although continuity of care has been well-established, few studies have focused on promoting continuity of care in big citi…

Aim To determine the frequency of iron deficiency anemia IDA, its causes, feeding behaviors, and preventive measures among children under the age of two. Methods This cross-sectional study included 110 children  presenting with IDA and compared them with 100 children  with normochromic normocytic anemia as th…

BACKGROUND: Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a key component naturally present in the skin and is commonly used in skincare formulations and dermal fillers. Recently, there has been growing interest in oral HA supplementation for maintaining skin health and preventing aging due to its potential systemic benefits. OBJECTIVE: Th…

This Letter to the Editor addresses key methodological and interpretative issues in a recent study by Covarrubias-Escudero et al.(https://doi.org/10.1002/pri.70080), which examined the effects of functional electrical stimulation (FES) on step-to-step transitions (STS) in individuals with chronic stroke. While the…

Building on Seddio et al.'s study of ADHD symptoms, anxiety, and internalizing behaviors among college students during COVID-19, we identify key methodological limitations and propose refinements. The study's cross-sectional design, small sample size (n=200) from a single northeastern institution, high ADHD prevalence…

(1) Background: Coping with a cancer diagnosis can be a challenging process, in which patients and caregivers often require family support. For an adequate support network, there must be clear communication among patients, caregivers, and family members. However, the literature has not adequately discussed communicatio…

Sarcasm detection has emerged due to its applicability in natural language processing (NLP) but lacks substantial exploration in low-resource languages like Urdu, Arabic, Pashto, and Roman-Urdu. While fewer studies identifying sarcasm have focused on low-resource languages, most of the work is in English. This research…

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients experience low utility, especially those having undergone amputation. Utility is one of the quality weights of health status, converted from quality of life (QOL). This study aimed to systematically review published literature and analyze a pooled estimate of utility in PAD pati…

Optimal ligament balance is crucial for successful total knee arthroplasty (TKA), which is a standard procedure for managing end-stage knee osteoarthritis. However, the reported values of ligament balance vary due to different methodologies and population differences, which requires further studies. This study aimed to…

OBJECTIVES: To assess effects of the oral frailty index-8 (OFI-8) on the incidence of postoperative infection. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: This retrospective study included patients aged ≥ 65 years who underwent elective abdominal visceral surgery under general anaesthesia. Oral frailty was assessed usi…

OBJECTIVE: Individuals with Down Syndrome (DS) exhibit a higher susceptibility to infections, suggesting potential immunological alterations within this population. Consequently, this study aims to assess the immune response profile in children with DS to identify potential immune dysfunctions associated with recurrent…

BACKGROUND: Machine learning (ML) has been successfully implemented for classification tasks (e.g., cancer diagnosis). ML performance for more challenging predictions is largely unexplored. This study's objective was to compare machine learning vs. expert-informed predictions for surgical outcome in patients undergoing…

BACKGROUND: Runaway youth without an adequate and safe place are vulnerable to sexual violence. Sexual violence is strongly associated with suicide risk, but peers and family are important factors in attenuating the negative outcomes of sexual violence; however, research on this relationship is insufficient because pre…

OBJECTIVE: According to the literature, depression and tobacco use are closely linked. This study's main objectives were to provide the first population-based epidemiological profile of smokers with depression (SWD) who were 18 years and older and living in Puerto Rico (PR) from 2018 to 2020 and identify any statistica…

Conceptual replications are part and parcel of education science. Methodologically rigorous conceptual replication studies permit researchers to test and strengthen the generalizability of a study's initial findings. The current conceptual replication sought to replicate the efficacy of a small-group, first-grade mathe…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the influence of systemic sclerosis (SSc) on the survival rate of dental implants in SSc patients receiving implant-supported treatments. METHODS: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) Statement and the Cochrane Collaboration's guiding principles were foll…

BACKGROUND: Numerous studies have demonstrated that the use of tranexamic acid (TXA) intravenously minimizes bleeding, lowers transfusion rates, and does not raise the risk of complications during major orthopedic surgery. Concerning the effectiveness of the topical application, there are, nevertheless, inconsistent fi…