Healthcare, Volume 13, Issue 20

Background/Objectives: Military identity serves as a foundational lens through which service members navigate the events of everyday military and civilian life. However, the very process that cultivates a sense of unity and purpose can be a double-ed...

Background: Telomere attrition has been implicated in immune function and vulnerability to infectious diseases. However, the relation between telomere length and COVID-19 severity remains unclear. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, patients aged...

Background: Maternal obesity affects 20–25% of pregnancies globally and has been associated with adverse offspring neurodevelopmental outcomes. This umbrella review synthesized evidence on neurodevelopmental pathways linking maternal obesity to...

Background: Balance problems are one of the major risk factors for falls. Despite the availability of effective fall prevention interventions, falls and related injuries are rising. This study explored the factors associated with healthcare utilizati...

Background: Infection prevention and control (IPC) in hospitals relies heavily on infection control nurses (ICNs) who manage complex consultations to prevent and control infections. This study evaluated large language models (LLMs) as artificial inte...

Background/Objectives: Families of ICU patients endure intense psychological strain. While anxiety and depression are well documented, less attention has been given to hostility—expressed both outwardly as anger and inwardly as guilt or self-cr...

Background: In healthcare institutions, radiologists play an essential role in patients’ care, enabling them to begin treatment and start their recoveries. However, data on the characteristics and distribution of the radiology workforce in Saud...

Background/Objectives: Chemotherapy often leads to persistent physical and cognitive impairments, and while the dual-task paradigm is a sensitive tool for detecting such deficits, its application to functional strength in oncology remains largely une...

Background: Pulse oximetry is a non-invasive method for continuous monitoring of peripheral blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) to estimate arterial oxygen saturation. Previous studies suggested that SpO2 measurements show variability depending on the par...

Background/Objectives: Ventricular fibrillation (VF) is the most common shockable rhythm in cardiac arrest, yet refractory VF (RVF), defined as persistent VF after ≥three failed defibrillation attempts, poses a significant challenge. Two alternati...