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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…

BACKGROUND: India has achieved impressive gains in child survival over the last two decades; however, it was not successful in attaining MDG 2015 goals. The study's objective is to inquire how the survival status of the preceding child affects the survival of the next born child. METHODS: This is a retrospective analy…

Many frontline communities experience adverse health impacts from living in proximity to high-polluting industrial sources. Securing environmental justice requires, in part, a comprehensive set of quantitative indicators. We incorporate environmental justice and life-cycle thinking into air quality planning to assess f…

Our study's premise was that normative care beliefs can inform the current care policy debate. We conducted latent class regression analyses on two waves of Netherlands Kinship Panel Study data (n = 4,163) to distinguish care ideals that captured multiple dimensions of normative care beliefs simultaneously. We also ass…

Lack of medication compliance is harmful to health care systems from both a clinical and economic perspective. This study examines the methods that disease management organizations employ to identify nonadherent patients and to measure effectiveness of compliance programs for patients with diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and…

BACKGROUND: Documentation can be written or computerised and is used to communicate healthcare and treatment among healthcare professionals. Documentation is the tool that records and measures the healthcare provided to patients, and it must be accurate, complete and timely. AIM: This study aims to explore and describ…

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to examine the relationship between participation in volunteer work and loneliness among older adults, and to explore the mediating role of perceived control and perceived social self-efficacy in this association. METHOD: This study was developed as a secondary data analysis using the data…

The 1011-page book, Hearing in Adults, published in 1995, contains the fullest report of the United Kingdom’s Medical Research Council National Study of Hearing. It was designed to determine the prevalence and distribution in Great Britain of audiometrically measured hearing loss as a function of age, gender, oc…

Recent scholarship has explored the dynamics between families and colonial lunatic asylums in the late nineteenth century, where families actively participated in the processes of custodial care, committal, treatment and release of their relatives. This paper works in this historical field, but with some methodological…

Although transience has been the focus of an enormous amount of public attention, there has been limited empirical research on transience in the homeless population. The purpose of the study discussed in this article was to develop a construct of transience for the homeless services-using population. Transience was def…

On September 28, 1994, the investigators of the Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis Study (ACAS) reported the interim results of a randomized controlled clinical trial of carotid endarterectomy in patients who have asymptomatic carotid stenosis of greater than 60% reduction in diameter. In addition to aspirin and aggr…

Background: SARC-F is a simple sarcopenia screening tool. This study aimed to examine the validity of the Italian version of SARC-F. Methods: A total of 97 elderly individuals (37/60 males/females, 65 years and older) who met the study’s selection criteria were included. SARC-F was translated into the Italian la…

The concept of AI literacy, its promotion, and measurement are important topics as they prepare society for the steadily advancing spread of AI technology. The first purpose of the current study is to advance the measurement of AI literacy by collecting evidence regarding the validity of the Meta AI Literacy Scale (MAI…

This cross-sectional study evaluates the association between physical exercise and social adaptability in adolescents, focusing on the mediating roles of self-efficacy and psychological resilience in this relationship. A comprehensive methodology was employed, including a literature review, questionnaire surveys, and s…

The purpose of this paper was to investigate the psychosocial consequences of transitioning into informal caregiving, and to investigate this association in male and female caregivers with a longitudinal design. Longitudinal panel data from the population-based German Ageing Survey (wave 2014, 2017) were used. The comp…

BACKGROUND: This manuscript assesses the use of the Child Attachment Interview (CAI) in a sample of Israeli Jewish children in middle childhood in order to add to empirical data on this measure. METHOD: Forty-one children between the ages of 7 and 13 were consecutively recruited to the study. The clinical sample inclu…

OBJECTIVES: Congenital nephrotic syndrome (CNS) is a rare, severe disease presenting within the first three months of life, with limited prevalence data from Oman and the Gulf region. This study aimed to report 20 years' experience of congenital nephrotic syndrome (CNS) in a single centre in Oman. METHODS: This retros…

An electrophysiological test is routinely done to confirm Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and rule out differentials. Distal Motor Latency (DML) is a simple electrophysiological measure that is always done in a primary setting. It can be used as an excellent prognostic marker for ALS so that we can know ALS better…

In nursing education, simulation-based learning (SBL) is often used to bridge theoretical knowledge and practical application, supporting nursing students in developing their critical thinking (CT) skills. Despite the benefits of using SBL in nursing education, research gaps remain in understanding student learning out…

INTRODUCTION: Globally, there is a commitment to evidence informed midwifery practice. In Canada, the midwifery profession has grown significantly over the past three decades, yet Canadian midwifery research lacks coordination and infrastructure. Developing a unified research agenda to address emerging clinical, popula…