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INTRODUCTION: The aim was to examine the engagement and acceptability of Telehealth in MND (TiM) as part of usual care within two specialist centers. METHODS: Fifty people with MND (pwMND) completed questionnaires. Eight pwMND and carers participated in interviews. RESULTS: In Shefield, 163 pwMND were invited to TiM…

INTRODUCTION: Pyeloplasty is a common reconstructive procedure in urology, traditionally involving internal stenting to enhance drainage and healing. However, conventional Double-J (DJ) stents are associated with complications such as discomfort, infection, and migration. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This prospective pilot…

Activity-based workplaces have become increasingly prevalent in many organizations. However, research on their implementation regarding perceived productivity within the public sector remains limited. The study's purpose was to examine differences in perceived productivity, and perceived physical and psychosocial work…

Student engagement assessment in online learning faces critical limitations: traditional methods fail to capture engagement's dynamic, multidimensional nature, particularly in second language (L2) contexts where emotional factors are paramount. This study introduces a novel multi-method framework that combines real-tim…

The goal of the present study was to examine the role expectations of mentors for care leavers and the factors associated with these expectations-namely, hope, coping strategies, and anticipated closeness with the mentee. The sample included 133 mentors at the beginning of the mentoring relationship. The findings showe…

HIGHLIGHTS: Percent agreement score showed moderate acceptability in preparing participants to complete the SFS application. Using self-directed learning to guide the training provided evidence for successful SFS application completion. Researchers plan to modify the self-directed learning approach to increase future S…

Reasonable distribution of income from the circulation of homestead is the foundation for revitalizing idle rural homesteads. This study constructs a game relationship among villagers, village collectives, and intended parties, with the help of game theory, and discusses the issues about generation logic of circulation…

Organ procurement organizations (OPOs) play a crucial role in the field of organ transplantation, serving as key intermediaries in the process of organ donation. However, despite their vital function, there exists a pressing issue of transparency within the organ allocation process. This opacity not only impedes the ov…

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between cheese consumption and the risk of joint pain, as well as to assess the mediating role of biomarkers. Utilizing Mendelian randomization methods, we analyzed data from the UK Biobank and the FinnGen Biobank to evaluate the link between cheese intake and joint pain…

This study aimed to determine the reliability and concurrent validity of a low-cost pressure mapping system (Smart mat) and reference standard pressure mapping (MatScan). Thirty healthy volunteers aged 29.57 ± 4.50 years who could sit still for at least one minute and had a hip width of less tha…

BACKGROUND: This study's purpose is to investigate emergent blood (EB) usage, massive transfusion protocols (MTP), and the use of pharmacologic adjuncts to resuscitation across trauma centers in the Southwestern Surgical Congress (SWSC). METHODS: Anonymous, voluntary 26-question survey conducted by the SWSC multicente…

The prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the Haitian American population remains an important question. A recent study revealed an alarming prevalence of 39.9%. To corroborate these data, between November 2021 and September 2023 a representative sample was collected among 401 Haitian Americans in Florida, Maryland, New J…

BACKGROUND: Older adult patients with COVID-19 and delirium experience higher rates of adverse outcomes. Early recognition of at-risk patients and implementation of management strategies improve outcomes, though understanding barriers to acute care nurses implementing these strategies is limited. PURPOSE: This study's…

Polyamory is a relationship style in which partners consensually agree to engage in sexual and/or emotional relationships with concurrent partners. Compared with other forms of consensual non-monogamy (CNM), polyamory practitioners tend to report greater relationship satisfaction and less jealousy. However, the unique…

Self-medication is a widespread public health issue that has continued to grow without ever reaching a level, both in wealthy and underdeveloped countries. Residents of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, have faced danger to their health from malaria, and because they have limited access to healthcare, the majority of them turn t…

OBJECTIVE: Fidelity assessment of peer-administered interventions (PAIs) by expert therapists can be costly and limit scalability. This study's objective was to determine whether peer facilitators could assess the fidelity of peer-delivered group cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for postpartum depression as effective…

In China, betel nut users were initially concentrated in specific regions and ethnic groups. However, in recent years, public health concerns have been raised because betel nuts, addictive substances, have become largely used by Chinese migrant workers.This study adopts an anthropological fieldwork research methodology…

The article describes the history of the response to the theoretical and methodological challenges in research on companies and corporate groups in the Brazilian health sector that reorganized their shareholding structures, diversified their activities, and expanded their financial operations. Such movements in corpora…

BACKGROUND: Emergency response driving (ERD) is considered one of the most significant occupational risk factors affecting both patient and traffic safety in emergency medical services (EMS). The majority of the risk factors in ERD are crew related and could be affected positively with crew resource management (CRM). T…

A wide variety of effect size indices have been proposed for quantifying the magnitude of treatment effects in single-case designs. Commonly used measures include parametric indices such as the standardized mean difference as well as nonoverlap measures such as the percentage of nonoverlapping data, improvement rate di…