2025 September-2 - 131 articles
Background: The BMI–albumin–neutrophil-to-lymphocyte (BAN) score integrates adiposity, nutritional status, and systemic inflammation, but its role in detecting early cardiometabolic changes remains unclear. This study examined association...
Background: Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) affects approximately 10% of pregnancies worldwide, representing a leading cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. The relationship between plasma selenium levels and PIH remains contr...
Background/Objectives: Historically, humankind has consistently regarded death as an uncomfortable topic. Although death and dying are unescapable, they are frequently overlooked in formal education, as discussing or acknowledging them is believed to...
Background: Menstrual myths include practices that negatively impact women’s health. Knowing attitudes toward menstrual myths is essential for protecting and improving women’s health. However, there are limited measurement tools available...
Introduction: Oral health problems are prevalent among people receiving palliative care, affecting their quality of life. However, little is known about dental practitioners’ perspectives in this setting. Thus, this study aimed to explore the p...
Background/Objectives: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) during hospitalization is essential for infant health but remains suboptimal in many Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. Maternal factors and the COVID-19 pandemic may have influenced breastf...
Background: Glioblastoma is an incurable form of brain cancer with a median overall survival of 1.5 years. Despite its progressive nature and high symptom burden, palliative care is not consistently integrated in routine glioblastoma care. Early inte...
Background: Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated into healthcare, offering transformative potential across diagnostics, treatment, and clinical decision-making. As its adoption grows, understanding how medical doctors perceive and...
Background/Objectives: Virtual reality (VR) has been shown to reduce pain and anxiety in several specialties, but has not been investigated in the setting of steroid injections in rheumatology. We aimed to assess the impact of using a VR headset on p...
Background: Seafarers are highly susceptible to work-related injuries, which can result in serious consequences or permanent disabilities. Understanding the frequency and characteristics of occupational injuries is crucial for developing effective pr...
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in nonsmokers is increasingly recognized, yet its clinical profile and outcomes remain less well defined compared to smoking-related COPD. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical char...
Background/Objectives: Sleep is integral to cognitive functioning, yet many college students experience poor sleep, often influenced by dysfunctional beliefs about sleep. Dysfunctional beliefs can exacerbate sleep issues and negatively impact executi...
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted routine healthcare delivery, raising concerns about chronic disease management, particularly for individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This study evaluated the pandemic’s impact on glycemi...
Background/Objectives: Alcohol use is a significant public health concern for adolescents, not only for its direct health impacts but also for its association with other health risk behaviors. In particular, alcohol use has been linked to sexual beha...
Background: Post-procedural infection worsens outcomes in acute coronary syndrome (ACS). High-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) reflects myocardial injury, but its utility for infection risk prediction after percutaneous coronary intervention (PC...
Background/Objectives: Measles is a highly contagious viral disease that continues to have a profound effect on morbidity in Romania. Identifying temporal and spatial trends in how the disease spreads among the country’s counties and regions, b...
Background: This article presents an international comparative review of involuntary psychiatric care, Community Treatment Orders (CTOs), and forensic mental health services, with operational implications for Italy. Italy has a community-based model...
Background: In response to the high prevalence of burnout in nursing, a hospital research team developed, studied, and implemented RISE (Resilience, Insight, Self-Compassion, Empowerment), a novel psychoeducational group program designed to reduce di...
Background/Objectives: Return to work is an important goal of cardiac rehabilitation, yet individuals recovering from cardiovascular disease often face significant challenges in achieving it. As a result, a significant proportion of individuals with...
Diagnosis of adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has risen precipitously in recent years in the United States. This has been accompanied by a corresponding increase in rates of stimulant medication prescriptions, resulting in prescr...
Background/Objectives: Children’s social–emotional difficulties and unhealthy lifestyle behaviors co-occur but are rarely addressed concurrently in parent-based interventions. These problems are exacerbated by family stressors (e.g., pare...
Background/Objectives: With the acceleration of population ageing the need for integrated support in healthcare and caregiving is increasing, and the societal demand for improved service quality is also increasing. This study aims to explore how mult...
Promoting active lifestyles among adolescents is essential due to their short-, medium-, and long-term contributions to young people’s holistic development and overall health. Beyond physical well-being, Physical Education foster physical activ...
Background/Objectives: As healthcare increasingly utilizes digital delivery systems, equitable access and engagement are critical, particularly for caregivers of older adults in rural regions. This study examines how education levels and geographic r...
Background/Objectives: Understanding the medication prescribing patterns in pediatric primary care is essential for informing policy and clinical practice. In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), and following the 2018 antibiotic restriction policy, li...
Background: Spinal deformity correction surgery, particularly in scoliosis, often necessitates long fusion constructs and complex osteotomies that create significant structural bone defects. These defects threaten the integrity of spinal fusion, pote...
Background: Entrusted budgets were introduced as part of the primary healthcare (PHC) system in Poland in July 2022. This initiative aimed to increase the role of PHC and enhance the accessibility of diagnostic services and specialist consultations/a...
Background: Arm swing exercise (ASE) is a simple and accessible form of physical activity that has been reported to reduce disease risk and enhance overall health across various populations. In alignment with the World Health Organization’s rec...
Early childhood care (ECC) represents a vital service for the families two supports; however, research on the experiences of young professionals working in this field is lacking. The nature of the work is inherently difficult due to lengthy bureaucra...
Background/Objectives: Suicide is the leading cause of death among South Korean military soldiers, accounting for more than 70% of all deaths. This issue is particularly relevant in the military context due to the nature of living in groups in a cont...
Background/Objectives: The rising prevalence of dementia presents significant emotional, psychological, and economic challenges for families. Dementia-friendly communities (DFCs) aim to alleviate these burdens by fostering social inclusion and mutual...
Background: Effective volume management can significantly improve patients’ health outcomes, but the current situation of volume management in older patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and multimorbidity is not optimistic. This study aime...
Background/Objectives: Patient characteristics—especially comorbidities—influence the risk of severe maternal morbidity (SMM). Recent efforts have sought to derive an obstetric comorbidity score to be used for case-mix adjustment. We asse...
Background/Objectives: Table tennis is commonly perceived as a recreational or competitive sport; however, growing evidence highlights its potential as a multidimensional tool for health promotion. This study investigates the perceived physical, cogn...
Background: Physical activity, metacognitive awareness, and empathy are interconnected factors that play a significant role in the overall well-being of university students. Together, these elements contribute to the development of more self-aware, e...
Women with schizophrenia have specific reproductive and fertility care needs that differ from those of men. This narrative review aims to explore the reproductive and fertility care needs of women with schizophrenia related to fertility, menstrual cy...
Background and Objective: Health services management faces increasing complexity, particularly in developing countries such as Brazil. Digital tools play a central role in optimizing health service operations, yet synthesized evidence on manager-focu...
Background: Occupational or work-related stress remains a persistent challenge in nursing, often intensified by sociodemographic factors. In Brazil’s Northeast, particularly in Aracaju, Sergipe, public hospital nurses face unique stressors shap...
Monitoring heart rate (HR) and peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) in underwater environments has gained increasing importance due to the expanding popularity of diving activities such as SCUBA diving, freediving, and professional underwater operatio...
Background/Objectives: This study investigates the impact of Disease-Specific Care Certification (DSCC) on total medical costs associated with joint replacement surgeries in Taiwan. Methods: Using retrospective inpatient data from a regional hospital...
Background: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a prevalent, progressive condition often associated with psychiatric comorbidities such as depression and anxiety, which negatively affect disease progression, treatment adherence, and quali...
Background: The transition from student to professional nurse is often overwhelming for newly qualified registered nurses, especially in rural and resource-limited settings. Systemic barriers such as staff shortages, limited resources, and lack of me...
Background/Objectives: Health literacy has an impact on students’ reproductive health. Therefore, the objective of our study is to systematically examine, identify, and summarize all research on the role of health literacy in fertility awarenes...
Background/Objectives: Toxic leadership has arisen as a matter of serious concern within the nursing profession, with growing evidence linking it to diminished job satisfaction, ineffective conflict management, and weakened organizational commitment....
Background: Emerging pandemics can rapidly overwhelm hospital capacity, leading to increased mortality and healthcare costs. Objective: We develop an optimization-based framework that dynamically schedules hospital beds across multiple facilities to...
Background: Generic drugs account for approximately 40% of the Korean prescription drug market, despite limited generic substitution at the point of dispensing. This suggests that switching between originator and generic drugs often occurs at the poi...
Background: This paper aims to outline an ethical overview of the potential challenges related to AI technologies in the doctor–patient relationship. Methods: This study is structured as a narrative review of the literature (2015–2025), b...
Background/Objectives: Preventive care in Greece remains underdeveloped, especially in workplace settings. To address this, a mixed service model was piloted to integrate preventive and occupational health for public sector employees in Region of Cre...
Background/Objectives: The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with an increase in burnout vulnerability in healthcare workers, which often translated into higher potential risks for their personal safety and that of their patients. This study was based...
Background and Objectives: Fatigue, despite being one of the most common and disabling symptoms in multiple sclerosis (MS), is far from being fully understood. The aim of the present study was to explore the association between fatigue and resilience...
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