Healthcare, Volume 13, Issue 20

Background/Objective: One of the life stages that affects the consolidation of habits and health is the university stage. This transition to adulthood is associated with a decrease in physical activity, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease....

Background: The continuous expansion of the National Reimbursement Drug List has led to an increasing cost disparity among alternative drugs for the same indications. Under the current proportional reimbursement mechanism, choosing higher-cost treatm...

The global population of older adults is growing rapidly, and refugees are now a significant proportion of the older adult population in Canada. Transnational healthcare practices (THPs)—seeking health information or services from the country o...

Background: Chronic diseases have proliferated worldwide and become one of the foremost public health challenges. The provincial pooling policy of Chinese Basic Medical Insurance Program (BMIP) (hereinafter the Policy) is conducive to coordinating he...

Background/Objectives: As the aging population is growing globally, oral health has become integral to ensuring healthy aging and quality of life. This study assessed the oral health status of older adults in a Malaysian long-term care facility and e...

Background: The growth of digital patient feedback presents a new opportunity for healthcare quality monitoring. This study addresses the need to automatically classify the content of patient reviews to identify primary sources of dissatisfaction. Ob...

Background: People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) require a customised, multidisciplinary plan throughout their lifetime to support optimal health. The purpose of this scoping review was to synthesise research on the main scales used to detect s...

Background/Objectives: Problematic smartphone use is common among nursing students and has been linked to academic and psychosocial difficulties. This PROSPERO-registered systematic review (CRD42024559668) identified the instruments used to assess sm...

Background/Objectives: Dysregulated gamma oscillations are associated with cognitive dysfunction. Auditory stimulation at 40 Hz enhances neural activity in brain regions associated with learning, attention, and memory. This study assessed the safety...

Background/Objectives: Treating critically ill patients is complex and often subjective. This study investigates adherence to clinical guidelines for sepsis among different providers. Considering the strengths of the recommendations, we hypothesize t...