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PURPOSE: Nonheterosexual youth are at greater risk for mental and physical health problems than heterosexual youth. Definitions of nonheterosexual youth, however, are not consistent between studies, variably including sexual identity, attraction, and/or behavior. This study's objective was to describe the concordance a…

UNLABELLED: THE STUDY'S RATIONALE: Patient participation is an essential factor in nursing care and medical treatment and a legal right in many countries. Despite this, patients have experienced insufficient participation, inattention and neglect regarding their problems and may respond with dependence, passivity or ta…

The 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) is used in a wide variety of clinical and research settings. The study's purpose was to further establish the validity of the 15-item GDS by exploring the underlying factor structure in a healthy, nondemented sample of older adults and then analyzing whether this factor stru…

HYPOTHESIS: This study's aim was to find out how well various microdissection approaches reveal the basic anatomy of the epitympanum, especially the pathways of aeration to Prussak's space, without the help of serial sections, which many find difficult to interpret. BACKGROUND: The basic studies where made during the…

As part of the formative research for developing interventions to increase colorectal cancer screening in men and women aged 50 and older, 14 focus groups were conducted to identify (1) knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about colorectal cancer and colorectal cancer screening, (2) barriers to screening, and (3) strategi…

This study's purpose was to compare the treatment efficacy and the effects on the patients' quality of life of the pelvic floor muscle (PFM) exercise and the functional electrical stimulation (FES)-biofeedback method. Ninety female incontinence patients were randomly selected and evenly divided into three groups: contr…

Sodium valproate enteric-coated tablets were administered as monotherapy to 118 patients (median age, 19 years) with primary generalized epilepsies. More than half (56%) of these patients were transferred from prior drug therapy, most of them because of inadequate seizure control, and some because of adverse effects. S…

Studies on the effect of hyperbaric oxygenation on serum complement activity were carried out in 133 young men aged 20--22 years, quartered and given the same board. For this purpose the 50% hemolysis method was used, the determinations being made prior to the hyperbaric exposure and 72 hours, 5 days and 10 days therea…

It is known that a mix of marketing, lack of regulation, broad accessibility, perceived minimal risk, and flavors appealing to young people may have played a role in the widespread adoption of vaping and, consequently, its harms. Because of that, this review aims to map the spectrum of clinical pulmonary manifestations…

BACKGROUND: Owing to the shortage of nursing personnel, there has been a rapid increase in the number of students entering nursing programs. Combined with the demanding curriculum that integrates theoretical education with clinical practice, as well as the psychological pressure of passing the national exam, this situa…

Dementia is a comprehensive term that refers to illnesses characterized by a decline in cognitive memory and other cognitive functions, affecting a person's overall ability to operate. The exact causes of dementia are unknown to this day. The heterogeneity of Alzheimer's indicates the contribution of genetic polymorphi…

BACKGROUND: Anxiety disorders are common during adolescence; therefore, detecting anxiety disorders among adolescents and providing appropriate treatment are crucial. Studies have suggested that watching online audiovisual broadcasts like mukbang and cookbang (hereafter mukbang), where hosts eat or cook food, may influ…

This review aimed to comprehensively summarize the role of long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) in gliomas, the most common malignant tumors in the central nervous system, and explore their potential clinical applications. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, a s…

Qualitative observer-based and quantitative radiomics-based analyses of T1w contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (T1w-CE MRI) have both been shown to predict the outcomes of brain metastasis (BM) stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS). Comparison of these methods and interpretation of radiomics-based machine learning…

OBJECTIVE: The Comprehensive Health Care Policy (CHCP) aims to improve the health conditions of the Colombian population to guarantee the right to health. The study's objective was to characterize the implementation of CHCP in the department of Cundinamarca in 2021. METHODS: Qualitative and cross-sectional design base…

This study's objectives are as follows: (1) to identify the temporal trends in the prevalence and the odds of activities of daily living (ADL) limitations and functional limitations (FLs) among Americans aged 65 and older; (2) to explore if these trends vary by gender and age cohort; (3) to determine if generational di…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Appropriate use of palliative systemic treatments near end-of-life is crucial to reduce aggressiveness of cancer care. The study's objective is to evaluate cancer quality-of-care near end-of-life in our cancer institute. METHODS: From a retrospective cohort, we included all adults with metas…

INTRODUCTION: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection that cause coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have afflicted millions worldwide. Understanding the underlying spatial and temporal dynamics can help orient timely public health policies and optimize the targeting of non-pharmaceutical…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the relationship between asthma control, family income and family costs of asthma in a population of children-adolescents; to detail the family costs of asthma in this age range; and to compare asthma costs for the families of children-adolescents and adults. METHODS: The authors invited asthmat…

INTRODUCTION: Competent pharmacy practice requires the ability to critically evaluate the medical literature and communicate pharmacotherapy information and recommendations to healthcare practitioners. Given the limited research on how these skills are taught, a seminar course in the third year of the pharmacy curricul…