2025 November-2 - 173 articles
Background: Budget Impact Analysis is an integral part of the Health Technology Assessment in Bulgaria, informing reimbursement decisions of the National Health Insurance Fund. Inaccurate projections risk both fiscal unsustainability and restricted p...
Background: Despite the importance of body image in the puerperium, tools specifically assessing postpartum body image are lacking. To address this gap, we developed the Postpartum Body Image Scale (PPBI-S), a measure encompassing both negative and p...
Background/Objectives: Cervical dystonia (CD) is the most common focal dystonia, but nationwide evidence on healthcare use is limited. This study assessed trends in utilization and expenditures in Korea. Methods: Using National Health Insurance Servi...
Background: Forced displacement is a significant public health challenge associated with deteriorated mental and physical health outcomes. Following the outbreak of Israel’s ‘Iron Swords’ war on 7 October 2023, more than 250,000 cit...
Background: Physical activity (PA) provides significant health benefits, yet inactivity remains high in Spain, especially among adolescents and increasingly in children. Identifying barriers to PA is essential, but available tools are mainly designed...
Background: This randomised, single-centre study and original research manuscript aimed to evaluate whether perioperative hypnosis and acupuncture can reduce postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), opioid use, and other complications in spinal surg...
Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) enables digital access for individuals with severe motor impairment. Conventional contact-based switches rely on residual voluntary movement, limiting efficiency. We report the clinical application of...
Background/Objectives: Social networks have brought exciting possibilities for interacting with others in real time, anywhere in the world. However, problematic social network use (PSNU) causes distress and dysfunction in daily life. Young people may...
Background/Objectives: The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare has been progressively expanding, with growing interest in its potential application in palliative care, particularly in exercise prescription. However, there is lim...
Background/Objectives: The study explored differences in gait characteristics and biomechanics according to rehabilitation aid use (normal gait (NG) vs. assisted gait (AG) groups) and obstacle height (0, 5, and 15 cm conditions) in patients with stro...
Background/Objectives: Implicit theories of thoughts, emotions, and behavior (TEB) describe beliefs that these attributes are either changeable (growth mindset) or unchangeable (fixed mindset). While the impact of mindsets on negative mental health i...
Background/Objective: Kidney transplantation is the most successful treatment for patients with end-stage kidney disease. However, there are positive and negative impacts on physical and mental health. This study aimed to explore the life experiences...
Background: Prior research has established a positive relationship between emotional self-efficacy and life satisfaction in elementary school-age children. However, less is known about the direct impact of positive leisure experience on subjective we...
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Background: Drinking alcohol of adolescents is an important issue in Taiwan. The purpose of the research is to determine how drinking expectancy and drinking refusal self-efficacy influence drinking behavior among Taiwanese adolescents based on a cog...
Background: Meniscus injuries are among the most common traumatic and degenerative conditions of the knee joint. Patient education plays a critical role in treatment adherence, surgical preparation, and postoperative rehabilitation. The use of artifi...
Background and Objectives: This systematic review synthesized somatic and psychosocial determinants of postpartum sexual dysfunction (PSD) during the first 12 months after childbirth. Methods: Following PRISMA 2020 guidelines, we searched PubMed, Web...
Background: Asset management has become crucial to organizational performance over the past three decades. Implementing an Asset Management System (AMS) can be pivotal in managing the operation, sustainability, and efficiency of both tangible and int...
Background: Regular physical activity benefits people of all ages by enhancing both mental and physical health, whereas inactivity raises the risk of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) like cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and diabetes, which can result...
Aim: This workshop aimed to facilitate in-depth discussions, promote knowledge sharing, and generate evidence-informed strategies to improve the recruitment and retention of the neonatal nursing workforce in Australia. Research Design: A qualitative...
Background/Objectives: Safety information in hospital laboratories is often fragmented or difficult to retrieve under time pressure. We developed an Essential Safety Sheet (ESS) to present critical, task-level safety information immediately and evalu...
Introduction: Refusal to undergo treatment, including one of its manifestations, discharge against medical advice, must be informed, just as consent is, which is considered a core ethical principle in contemporary medical ethics. The aim of this stud...
Background: Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common and disabling adverse effect of cancer treatment, affecting up to 65% of patients. It reduces quality of life, increases fall risk, and often leads to chemotherapy dose reducti...
Background: Chronic non-communicable diseases—chiefly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs)—remain the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despit...
Background/Objectives: Inpatient psychiatric rehabilitation plays a critical role in the recovery of adults with serious mental illness (SMI), offering structured, supportive care to improve functioning and community integration. Despite its clinical...
Background/Objectives: Young adults increasingly prefer natural dentifrices; however, the short-term clinical effects and behavioural correlates of these products remain insufficiently documented. This study aimed to evaluate the associations between...
Purpose: This systematic review aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) technology in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) patients, focusing on cardiopulmonary function, quality of life, adherence, and satisfaction. Methods: Conducted fol...
Background: As part of Vision 2030, the Saudi Health Sector Transformation Program (SHSTP) introduced hospital clustering and digital health to strengthen patient-centered care. However, limited empirical evidence exists on its real-world impact. SHS...
Introduction: Building a life in an asylum country poses specific challenges for women, who often face compounded barriers in healthcare, language acquisition, economic independence, childcare, education, cultural adaptation, and legal processes. Thi...
Background/Objectives: This study provides the first national-level assessment of burnout among family physicians (FPs) and emergency physicians (EPs) in Romania. Burnout syndrome is a growing concern in medical settings, particularly among primary c...
Background: Hair loss is a common complaint, especially in the primary care setting. Despite conflicting results in previous studies regarding the role of zinc in hair loss, zinc levels are being widely tested as part of an initial laboratory investi...
Background: As life expectancy is increasing, the quality of life of older adults has become critical. Health status of older adults is a significant predictor of quality of life, making it essential to consider the diseases and conditions prevalent...
Background and Objectives: Sexual violence constitutes a major public health concern that undermines safety, bodily integrity, and autonomy. This study aimed to assess the prevalence, risk factors, and preventive strategies related to sexual miscondu...
Background/Objectives: Social media has become a key activity in adolescents’ lives, with potential implications for their health and well-being. Because of this, the objective was to examine the influence of social media on the eating behavior...
Background: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects social interaction, communication, and behavior. Traditional interventions such as Applied Behavior Analysis and sensory integration therapy often lack a person...
Background: Healthcare-associated infections surveillance is a cornerstone of infection prevention and control, essential for guiding effective program implementation. Timely and clear dissemination of surveillance data is critical to inform decision...
Background: Psychosocial factors such as anxiety, depression, and lack of social support are increasingly recognized as critical determinants of outcomes in cardiac surgery. Up to 32% of patients experience preoperative anxiety, and nearly 20% experi...
Objectives: Evidence regarding the impacts of systemic inflammation on nocturnal sleep in advanced cancer patients is limited. We determined the association of serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels with sleep in patients with non-imminent and those w...
Objective: This is the first umbrella review to integrate the available research syntheses on the associations between glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) and suicidality. Methods: A systematic search within the main databases (MedLi...
Objective: The objective of this research is to explore the healthcare access experiences of trans and gender-diverse adolescents in the Region of Murcia (Spain). Methodology: An exploratory qualitative study was conducted using an interpretative phe...
Background: Antidepressant medications are the cornerstone of depression treatment worldwide, playing a central role in reducing the burden of depressive disorders. Their appropriate use is particularly important in low- and middle-income countries (...
Background: Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a prevalent and debilitating urological condition affecting approximately 2–10% of men globally, with a substantial impact on quality of life, productivity, and healthcar...
Background: The acute care surgery (ACS) model employs a 24/7 multidisciplinary team—surgeons, nurses, and residents—supported by an electronic consultation system to optimize emergency The acute care surgery (ACS) model provides 24/7 mul...
Background and Objective: Physicians experience 10–30% of patient interactions as being interpersonally difficult, but the sources of difficulty are not well understood, despite the frequency of anecdotal studies of the “difficult patient...
Background: Preoperative education is important in enhancing patients’ preparation and improving outcomes during recovery after surgery. However, there are limited studies in Saudi Arabia concerning levels of satisfaction and the recall of preo...
Introduction: Osteoporosis is a major public health concern among postmenopausal women, characterized by decreased bone mineral density and microarchitectural deterioration, which lead to fragility fractures, pain, functional impairment, sleep distur...
Intersex people continue to face barriers in healthcare. Despite notable ethical and legal advances, the role of socio-cognitive factors influencing clinical decision-making remains insufficiently understood. Critical perspectives call for revising t...
Background and Purpose: The Swallowing Quality of Life Questionnaire (SWAL-QoL) is recognized as the gold-standard instrument for assessing the impact of dysphagia on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, a validated Spanish version is cur...
Objectives: Chronic dermatoses are extremely prevalent and can manifest in various forms across genders and ages. Faced with the symptoms experienced by these conditions and the patient’s perception of the disease and its manifestation, it ofte...
Background: Obesity is a major public health concern that predisposes individuals to metabolic and cardiovascular complications through chronic inflammation. This study aimed to evaluate the associations between non-standard inflammatory and metaboli...
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