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INTRODUCTION: This randomised controlled trial (RCT) aims to examine the effects of an internet-delivered acceptance and commitment therapy (iACT) programme ('Happiness Mom') on the psychological well-being of working mothers. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The target population of the RCT will be employed mothers with at leas…

Interest has increased in the topic of de-implementation, ie, reducing so-called low-value care (LVC). The article "Key Factors That Promote Low-Value Care: Views From Experts From the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands" by Verkerk and colleagues identifies national-level factors affecting LVC use in those thre…

OBJECTIVES: This study describes the efforts to implement electronic charting in a large public psychiatric outpatient clinic with the objective to improve clinical documentation. METHODS: Data made available through the quality review process are utilized to evaluate the effectiveness of the electronic intervention.…

The strategy of "manufacturing uncertainty" has been used with great success by polluters and manufacturers of dangerous products to oppose public health and environmental regulation. This strategy entails questioning the validity of scientific evidence on which the regulation is based. While this approach is most iden…

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of the teaching method used with cognitive learning and learning retention outcomes of nurses when instructed in Imogene King's Theory of Goal Attainment. This study's quantitative, quasi-experimental design examined relationships and/or differences between vari…

AIM: The main aim of this work is to demonstrate the possibility of establishing stable contacts between the PC study and citizens' groups, in order to promote Health Education. The experience of Adult Education in a Health Centre, initiated by its Consejo de Salud (Health Council), was analysed. DESIGN: The study's m…

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Dermatomyositis (DM) and juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) are inflammatory myopathies affecting multiple organs, including muscle and skin. Calcinosis is a complication of DM/JDM that causes significant morbidity; however, few tools exist to assess calcinosis in DM/JDM patients This study aimed to e…

Black sexual minority women (SMW), the largest racial group among the sexual minority community, often report high psychological distress and decreased psychological health and social well-being. Strong, positive, social relationships positive within group identities, and support networks are a key component in coping…

PURPOSE: Players in team sports like soccer often make acceleration and deceleration movements, which are more energetically demanding than running at constant speed. The first aim of the present study was to estimate this difference in associated energy cost. To this end, we compared the actual energy cost of shuttle…

PURPOSE: This study was conducted to determine the hopelessness and family burden levels of parents who have children with intellectual disabilities. DESIGN: This was a descriptive correlational study. METHODS: The study was conducted at a specialized education and rehabilitation center in Fethiye, Turkey, using the…

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of inter-nurse lateral violence (LV) reported in current studies is inconsistent, ranging from 7% to 83%. The purpose of this study is to quantify the prevalence of LV in nurses' workplaces. METHODS: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Cochrane, PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, CNKI and Wanfang data…

This study's purpose was to evaluate the fasting human plasma lipid and lipoprotein responses to dietary beef fat (BF) by comparison with coconut oil (CO) and safflower oil (SO), fats customarily classified as saturated and polyunsaturated. Nineteen free-living normolipidemic men aged 25.6 +/- 3.5 yr consumed centrally…

OBJECTIVE: To compare human ultralente (UL) insulin with human NPH insulin as basal insulin replacement in patients who use insulin lispro before meals. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: There were 178 patients with type 1 diabetes who were randomized to receive either human NPH or UL insulin once daily at bedtime in a 1-y…

We commend Narjus-Sterba et al. for their significant contribution in reporting the prevalence and consequences of retrobulbar hematoma (RBH) in a large cohort of patients with orbital fractures. Their work draws attention to a vision-risking but under-emphasized complication and underscores the utility of CT scan and…

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relationship between the prevalence of chronic diseases and socioeconomic, demographic and occupational determinants in the Colombian population in 2010, 2013 and 2016. We sought to identify patterns of association between these variables and evaluate how they have evolved over time, with a pa…

The simultaneous growth in the availability of large publicly available datasets and the accessibility of powerful computation software to analyze those data have accelerated the use of mixture modeling techniques, including latent class analysis (LCA). Though secondary data analysis using LCA is increasingly common in…

OBJECTIVE: Today's healthcare system requires interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP) to improve health outcomes. IPCP often begins with interprofessional education (IPE), which should stimulate meaningful idea exchange. This study's purpose was to assess the impact of a photovoice-based IPE experience on the a…

BACKGROUND: Informativeness, in the context of clinical trials, defines whether a study's results definitively answer its research questions with meaningful next steps. Many clinical trials end uninformatively. Clinical trial protocols are required to go through reviews in regulatory and ethical domains: areas that foc…

OBJECTIVE: This study's aim was to determine the prevalence of chromosomal anomalies in fetuses with isolated and non-isolated aberrant right subclavian artery (ARSA) and to evaluate its association with other congenital anomalies. METHODS: From September 2018 to October 2021, 668 ARSA cases were diagnosed by prenatal…

PURPOSE: This retrospective single institution study's goal was to analyze and report the complications from stand-alone lateral lumbar interbody fusions (LLIF). METHODS: This research was approved by the institutional review board (STUDY2021000113). We retrospectively reviewed the database of patients with adult dege…