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BACKGROUND: Skin cancer is a significant complication amongst renal transplant recipients, associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. AIM: This retrospective observational study aimed to assess the incidence and identify associated risk factors for skin cancers amongst renal transplant recipients in Canterbu…

AIM: A positive pregnancy experience can be a good start for healthy motherhood. This study aimed to investigate Iranian women's pregnancy experience and how self-reported hassles and uplifts influence birth experience, postpartum depression and anxiety, and the association between childbirth experience and postpartum…

AIM: The study aimed to analyse selected clinical data affecting the quality of life of women with endometriosis. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study. METHOD: The study was conducted in 2020-2022 among 425 women with endometriosis receiving health care. A diagnostic survey method with a questionnaire technique was used.…

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to compare the perceived masticatory ability (PrMA) in completely edentulous patients (EDPs) with thermoplastic conventional complete dentures (CDs) versus single implant-retained mandibular overdentures. METHODS: The current study was conducted in the outpatient Prosthodontic Clinic, Facu…

BACKGROUND The correlation between serum creatinine levels and the long-term prognosis of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has not yet been systematically investigated. This study aimed to evaluate the association between long-term prognosis and serum creatinine levels in patients after PCI.…

AIM: The study's aim was to examine how workplace incivility and workload influence nurses' work attitudes (turnover intention, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment) using the stress-strain-outcome framework. BACKGROUND: There is a lack of comprehensive research on the combined effects of workplace incivili…

The aim of this study was to compare septic shock directly associated-mortality between severe trauma patients and nontrauma patients to assess the role of comorbidities and age. We conducted a retrospective study in an intensive care unit (ICU) (15 beds) of a university hospital (928 beds). From January 2009 to May 20…

BACKGROUND: Shared decision making is a promising model for patient-centred medicine, resulting in better clinical outcomes overall. In the mental health field, interventions that consider the patient-centred perspective--such as patient quality of life, involvement in the treatment, treatment satisfaction, and working…

OBJECTIVE: To use data from a published validation study concerning retention interval and school food-service production records to examine intrusions (uneaten items reported eaten) in the school-meal parts of 24 h recalls. DESIGN: For that study, children were observed eating two school meals (breakfast, lunch) and…

BACKGROUND: Atherosclerosis develops from early childhood; physical activity could positively affect this process. This study's aim was to assess the associations of objectively measured physical activity with clustering of cardiovascular disease risk factors in children and derive guidelines on the basis of this analy…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the clinical outcome of an intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide as treatment of diffuse diabetic macular edema. PARTICIPANTS: This prospective, interventional, clinical case series study included 20 patients (26 eyes) who received an intravitreal injection of 25 mg of triamcinolone…

Pharmacists are considered among the most accessible healthcare workers in fundamental positions to implement new clinical initiatives, such as pharmacogenomics services. The scope of pharmacogenomics in improving health outcomes and the quality of health care is well-known. Implementation of such initiatives requires…

This paper reviews the role of the HBSC study in Scotland and suggests that the HBSC study has growing status and relevance in Scotland for a number of reasons as it continues to provide insights for politicians, policy makers, education professionals and health promotion practitioners. The paper will set out the histo…

This study evaluated the transition rates from schizotypal disorder to non-affective psychosis and schizophrenia in particular aiming to identify clinical and demographic factors associated with these transitions. We conducted a nationwide cohort study using data from the Swedish Patient Register and the Cause of Death…

CONTEXT: Standard care in the United States for parents with life-limiting fetal conditions (LLFC) focuses on medical decision-making through fetal care centers and perinatal palliative care (PPC) teams when accessible. There are no PPC interventions to optimize parents' daily lived experiences during a LLFC pregnancy.…

The study aimed to retrospectively analyze the reduction pattern of odontogenic keratocysts (OKCs) after decompression, followed by enucleation (EN), peripheral ostectomy (PO), and Carnoy's solution (CS) to establish the appropriate time for inserting implants, along with assessing the long-term success of conservative…

BACKGROUND: The complex ways in which experiences of discrimination are patterned in society, including the exposure of communities to multiple overlapping forms of discrimination within social systems of oppression, is increasingly recognised in the health sciences. However, research examining the impacts on health an…

This study aims to develop a robotic hand as a substitute for a surgeon's hand in hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery (HALS). We determined the requirements for the proposed hand from a surgeon's motions in HALS. We identified four basic behaviors: "power grasp," "precision grasp," "open hand for exclusion," and "peace…

AIM: To explore medical nurses' perceptions of patient-centred care (PCC) and their experiences of patient-centredness in adult medical wards of three hospitals. DESIGN: We employed a descriptive qualitative design with focus group discussions (FGDs). This design suited the study's objectives of exploring medical nurs…

This study begins by considering the resource-sharing characteristics of scientific research projects to address the issues of resource misalignment and conflict in scientific research project management. It comprehensively evaluates the tangible and intangible resources required during project execution and establishe…