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AIM: Our study's aim was to examine possible changes in Scheimpflug corneal densitometry among patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) 12 months after trabeculectomy compared with healthy controls. METHODS: A total of 35 eyes from 35 patients diagnosed with POAG and 34 eyes from 34 age-matched healthy control…

The Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division (AFHSD) uses a surveillance case definition to identify malignant brain tumors among U.S. active service members. This case definition was applied to the dependent pediatric population of the active component of the Department of the Air Force, which identified 179 malignan…

INTRODUCTION: Nutritional care has long been recognized as a vital component of nursing. However, nutrition instruction faces many challenges in nursing education, and few studies have investigated this topic. AIM: The study's aim was to investigate how nutrition education has been conducted in undergraduate nursing e…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility of a novel program facilitating patient-provider communication about appropriate use of herbal medicine at a large academic cancer center and its impact on patient wellbeing. METHODS: In the Herbal Oncology Program (HOP), integrative medicine providers counseled patients about un…

Many administrative health data-based studies define patient cohorts using procedure and diagnosis codes. The impact these criteria have on a study's final cohort is not always transparent to co-investigators or other audiences if access to the research data is restricted. We developed a SAS and R Shiny interactive res…

PURPOSE: We examined the intrapersonal, interpersonal, community, and societal correlates of a structural indicator of social connectedness (ie, social isolation) among a sample of young adult U.S. males. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. Setting: Online survey. SUBJECTS: Males (n = 495) aged 18-25 years residing in the…

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic colectomy following traumatic injury has been increasingly utilized, but open resection remains the standard of care. Therefore, identifying appropriate candidates for laparoscopy is critically important. This study's purpose was to identify predictors of clinical outcomes in patients undergoin…

BACKGROUND: Despite collaborative efforts aimed at its eradication, Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) continues in endemic areas. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the experience and preparedness of female adolescents to protect their future daughters from FGM/C. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey involving adolescent se…

PURPOSE: The rate of female committals to prison has grown rapidly in recent years. Women in prison are likely to have trauma histories and difficulties with their mental health. This paper aims to synthesise the findings of qualitative literature to gain a deeper understanding of the experiences of women in the contex…

PURPOSE: An evidence-based, theory-driven self-management programme "My Life After Stroke" (MLAS) was developed to address the longer-term unmet needs of stroke survivors.This study's aim was to test the acceptability and feasibility of MLAS as well as exploring what outcomes measures to include as part of further test…

PURPOSE: Frailty has a negative independent relationship with morbidity and mortality. A frail individual has low resilience and adaptive capacity to stressors with unfavourable consequences. The relationship between musculoskeletal tumour patients undergoing surgery and frailty is underrepresented in literature. This…

BACKGROUND: To determine the related imaging findings and risk factors to refracture of the cemented vertebrae after percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) treatment. METHODS: Patients who were treated with PVP for single vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) and met this study's inclusion criteria were retrospectively re…

BACKGROUND: Pulmonary complications of systemic sclerosis (SSc), including pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), are the leading causes of patient death. However, the precise molecular mechanisms of its etiology are unclear. This study's objective was to identify the candidate genes involved in the progression of SSc-…

Depressive symptoms during pregnancy may cause unfavorable consequences for both the mother and the infant's physiological and psychological health. Recent evidence indicates that body image plays an important role in prenatal depression. The present study's main purpose was to investigate the level of acceptance of ph…

INTRODUCTION: To examine the hepatic volume changes post-selective internal radiation therapy withY microspheres. This technique has been demonstrated to be a suitable alternative to portal vein embolisation to induce hypertrophy of the future liver remnant (FLR) in patients with malignant disease of the liver preopera…

Informed consent is critical for protecting vulnerable individuals interested in research participation, like those with psychotic disorders (e.g. schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, schizophreniform disorder, etc.). Individuals with psychotic disorders may have fluctuating capacity to consent and capacity assessm…

PURPOSE: Geographic proximity to pediatric surgical care has not been evaluated using the Decennial Census nor have racial, ethnic, gender, or urbanization variations been reported. This study's aim is to describe proximity of children living in the continental U.S. to a pediatric surgeon with respect to these variatio…

Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy is characterized by pain, numbness, and tingling in the hands and feet and by diminished quality of life. Multiple previous studies, mostly preclinical, suggest that poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors may help with these symptoms.To assess the relationship between…

Interoception, the process by which the nervous system senses, interprets, and integrates signals originating from within the body, has become major research topic for mental health and in particular for mind-body interventions. Interoceptive awareness here is defined as the conscious level of interoception with its mu…

Heat stress occupational exposure limits (OELs) were developed in the 1970s to prevent heat-related illnesses (HRIs). The OELs define the maximum safe wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) for a given physical activity level. This study's objectives were to compute the sensitivity of heat stress OELs and determine if Heat…