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We conducted a prospective crossover study to assess the safety and efficacy of 70% isopropyl alcohol delivered from a squeezable bottle with a specially designed tip as a weekly irrigant to reduce cerumen accumulation. Twenty patients were divided into 2 groups of 10 (20 ears in each group). The patients in group 1 in…

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to evaluate the sonographic findings of metastatic cervical lymph nodes and of differentiating them from benign ones in patients with head and neck malignancy. METHODS: In this study, the cervical lymph nodes of 14 patients (12 female and 2 male patients; mean age, 52.8 years (with…

STUDY OBJECTIVES: Nonrestorative sleep (NRS) complaints are common but associations with insomnia, daytime function or depressive symptoms are not well-established. This study aims to (1) describe insomnia related symptoms and sleep quality in those with NRS compared to those with no NRS; (2) identify the independent a…

PURPOSE: Hydroview intraocular lenses (IOLs) have been associated with symptomatic opacification of the optic necessitating IOL exchange. Glare and misty vision have been noted as common presenting symptoms. This study's purpose was to investigate the impact of IOL opacification on objective measurements of visual func…

As pertains to life orientation, the study's conceptual framework demonstrates the importance of close relationships, meaning in life, and the strength of individuals to look forward and make plans for future. The aim of this study is to discover, in relation to background factors such as language, living situation, an…

UNLABELLED: the study's rationale: Patients' active participation in their own care is expected to contribute to increased motivation to improve their own condition, better treatment results and greater satisfaction with received care. Knowledge of patients' understanding of participation is of great importance for nur…

Frequently, we perceive emotional information through multiple channels (e.g., face, voice, posture). These cues interact, facilitating emotional perception when congruent (similar across channels) compared to incongruent (different). Most previous studies on this congruency effect used stimuli from different sets, com…

The aim of this work is to identify the most influential initial clinical studies that fomented important developments in anesthesiology over the past 50 years. Studies fomenting new development can be selected using vastly different approaches and, therefore, might provide diverse outcomes. In the present work, two ba…

Rapid reperfusion is crucial to reduce mortality in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction. Prehospital patient delay, defined as time from symptoms onset to the decision to seek medical attention, accounts for a large proportion of cases with delayed reperfusion. However, whether pain modulation processes ar…

Understanding filial responsibility toward older parents enhances the quality of communication between adult children and their older parents, improves the psychological well-being of the children, elevates the level of care provided to the older adults, and helps prevent their institutionalization. Various tools have…

BACKGROUND: Concussion is a growing public health concern and generating concussion prevention programs depends on identifying high-risk sports and characteristics. Identifying the roles of sport, sex, and participation level (e.g., high school versus collegiate athletics) in concussion risk would facilitate more infor…

BACKGROUND: Sense of coherence (SOC) is an important protective factor for carer well-being but research to date remains cross-sectional, focusing primarily on the direct effects of SOC on carers' mental health. The study's aim was to investigate the mediating role of SOC in the longitudinal relationship between caregi…

INTRODUCTION: Transient ischaemic attack (TIA) is defined by short-lasting, stroke-like symptoms, and is recognised as a medical emergency. Symptoms are assumed to completely resolve, and treatment is focused on secondary stroke/TIA prevention. However, evidence suggests that patients with TIA may experience ongoing re…

OBJECTIVE: Based on Weissman and Hackett's comprehensive definition of denial, a semi-structured interview was developed to measure denial in cancer patients. The denial in cancer interview (DCI) covers both the patients' recount of their illness experience and the expert's impression of the level of denial in the pati…

IMPORTANCE: Decades of inequitable policies in the US have yielded disparities in neighborhood quality, and some studies show that living in a socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhood is associated with worse health outcomes, including reproductive health outcomes. However, no US studies to date have directly exami…

This retrospective cohort study aims to evaluate the long-term outcomes of superselective transcatheter arterial embolization in patients with high-flow priapism. All patients treated with arterial embolization at our center between 2002 and 2017 for high-flow priapism were included. Demographic and clinical data were…

BACKGROUND: Medical students' career intentions often change between matriculation and graduation, yet little is known about the precise timing and dynamics of individual students' career decisions. This study expands on previous research by exploring the stability of individual students' career intentions over four ye…

Colours can induce several psychological effects, conditioning perceptions, cognitive/emotional states and human performances. In this exploratory study we investigated the effect of a yellow light exposure, obtained filtering the ambient light with coloured glasses, on the human's psychological functioning. In particu…

BACKGROUND: Older adults are particularly vulnerable to the adverse health impacts following natural disasters due to their physiological and social vulnerabilities. This study was conducted to identify the early healthcare needs of older adults following the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes in Türkiye. METHOD: Th…

The study's aim was to obtain an overview of all relevant variables involved in ineffective coping behavior and improvement in coping behavior as it pertains to cyberbullying among adolescents, in order to systematically develop a theory- and evidence-based intervention. This was done by means of a three round online D…