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OBJECTIVE: To examine the impact of fear of recurrence (FOR) on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and tobacco use among head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors. METHODS: A cross-sectional subset of patients (N = 138) from a large, prospective study of oncologic outcomes in HNC was assessed for FOR, in addition to th…

With only 50% of patients in developed countries following the therapies prescribed for them by health professionals, "non-compliance" is commonly described as causing increases in morbidity, hospital visits, and overall healthcare costs. A plethora of non-compliance studies have failed to identify consistent predictor…

BACKGROUND: Few intervention studies of postnatal depression (PND) have evaluated accompanying changes in parenting, in spite of mounting evidence that exposure to chronic depression is detrimental to infant development. This study examined maternal attitudes and adjustment over the first postnatal year within a treatm…

BACKGROUND: The use of propofol to sedate patients for colonoscopy, generally administered by an anesthesiologist in North America, is increasingly popular. In the United States, regional use of anesthesiologist-assisted endoscopy appears to correlate with local payor policy. This study's objective was to identify nonp…

INTRODUCTION: Renal cell carcinoma with sarcomatoid differentiation is a tumor with aggressive behavior that is poorly responsive to immunotherapy. The objective of this study is to report our experience in the treatment of 15 patients with this tumor. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed 15 consecutive…

OBJECTIVE: The study's aims were to compare neonatal outcomes and to describe maternal complications in patients who underwent delayed delivery of twins or triplets in a preterm gestation. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective review was performed on 5 sets of twins and 2 sets of triplets. Maternal morbidity was described. Ne…

The planet is experiencing an unprecedented growth in its human population aged 65 years and older, underscoring the urgent need for comprehensive aging-centered biobehavioral data to guide public health interventions. The Arlington Study of Healthy Aging (ASHA) is a multidisciplinary community cohort study design…

Timely management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exacerbations can improve recovery and reduce the risk of hospitalization. Digital therapeutics are digital interventions, based on best evidence, designed to provide home-based, patient-centered and pervasive self-management support to patients. Digital…

This is an exciting time for research in sleep and psychopathology during the period of adolescence. The study by Cooper et al. (Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2023) is a much-welcome addition to a rapidly accumulating body of work, examining change in eveningness preference throughout adolescence and…

Vocal music teaching resource databases can support teachers' instruction and students' learning while also enhancing the school's ability to run a school because they are the main components of digital construction for vocal music teaching. Currently, system application is the main area of research for DM (data mining…

The present study aims to trans-adapt the Eating Assessment Tool-10 (EAT-10) to the Hindi language and assess its psychometric properties. The original EAT-10 was translated into Hindi language using the forward-backward translation method. A total of 201 participants were included in the study. Among 201 participants,…

Despite emerging evidence of increased death education in nursing curricula, research suggests the graduate nurse is unprepared to effectively communicate and manage the array of symptoms experienced by the dying patient. This qualitative phenomenological research study's intent was to explore the impact of clinical ex…

BACKGROUND: There is a need to better understand the experiences and support needs of paid and family carers of people with an intellectual disability and dementia, and the role of Intellectual Disability Dementia Care Pathways (IDDCPs). This study explored the experiences of carers, and IDDCPs and other support struct…

This pilot study investigated the perception of the quality of health care received by 55 HIV-positive African Americans. A survey instrument, "The Quality of Care Through the Patient's Eyes"-HIV questionnaire (QUOTE-HIV), developed in the Netherlands, was used to collect quantitative data from the modified QUOTE-HIV.…

It is not uncommon for people after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to develop anxieties about possible negative outcomes (i.e., threat appraisals) in relation to participating in valued activities. Some respond to this anxiety by avoiding the activities, but others maintain their participation. The present study invest…

Children with arthritis face challenges when they try to increase their physical activity. The study's objective was to identify elements of a successful community-based exercise program for children with arthritis by investigating the perspectives of fitness instructors who led the program. This qualitative study used…

This study examines factors affecting the productive efficiency of primary care clinics. The empirical analysis uses a single-stage stochastic frontier regression model, in which factors affecting productive efficiency are specified as part of the inefficiency error component and estimated simultaneously with the produ…

The present study focused on changes in volunteering over time among Italian adults and examined a model in which motives from self-determination theory (SDT) were hypothesized to influence a series of social-cognitive processes including self-efficacy judgments and constructs from the theory of planned behavior (TPB).…

The aim of this study is to describe the attitudes and practices of doctors and families regarding the use of the individual child health journal, especially by exploring the contradictions between the validity and confidentiality of its content, in particular with respect to HIV infection. In order to accomplish this,…

The study aimed to identify the elements that constitute rural urgent care systems. Participation in the study was sought from health professionals, welfare and emergency services sectors, and community members. Primary data were collected from informants through interviews and focus groups in five rural communities of…