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Healthcare, Volume 14, Issue 21

2026 November-1 - 5 articles

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Systematic Review

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Effects of Squat Exercise Variations on Lower Limb Biomechanics and Functional Outcomes: Implications for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review

Bijad S. Alqahtani and
Husam A. Almalki

Healthcare2026, 14(21), 3561;https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14213561
(registering DOI)

22 October 2026

Objectives: To consolidate the evidence regarding the effects of squat exercise variations on lower limb muscle activation, joint kinematics, joint kinetics, force-related outcomes, and functional performance, and to examine their implications for ph...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy in Modern Rehabilitation)

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Perspective

12 Pages

Relational Wellness in Brief Medical and Dental Feedback: The Proposed SEED Dialogue Heuristic

Roopwant Kaur,
Rosa Chaviano-Moran,
Salwa Mekled and
Salma Elwazeer

Healthcare2026, 14(21), 3559;https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14213559
(registering DOI)

22 October 2026

Background: Clinical feedback occurs in hierarchical, time-pressured settings. Objective: This Perspective proposes relational wellness as a dyadic condition of a feedback episode and describes a brief feedback heuristic. Approach: The framework was...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Promoting Wellness and Excellence in Health Education for Medical Students and Healthcare Professionals)

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23 Pages

Assessing the Use, Impact, and Perspectives of Generative Artificial Intelligence Among Health Consumers: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Saudi Arabia

Mohammed A. Alateeq,
Mohammad A. Alruhaimi,
Abdulmalik K. Alismail,
Mohammed S. Alanazi,
Amer A. Alameer,
Rayan Alharbi,
Nawaf O. Almutairi and
Bader M. Alshoumr

Healthcare2026, 14(21), 3558;https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14213558

22 October 2026

Background/Objectives: Saudi Health consumers increasingly rely on generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) to access health information from a growing number of health-related resources. Little is known about the frequency and patterns of generative...

(This article belongs to the Topic Artificial Intelligence in Public Health: Current Trends and Future Possibilities, 3rd Edition)

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Sexual Norms, Religiosity, and Stigma in the Epidemiology of HIV and STI: A Cross-National Ecological Study of 68 Countries

Salim Yılmaz,
Ahmet Can Küçükkurt,
Birol Yetim and
Yusuf Çelik

Healthcare2026, 14(21), 3557;https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14213557

22 October 2026

Background/Objectives: Whether country-level sexual norms, religious salience and belief, and HIV-related social distancing are independently associated with HIV and non-HIV STI burden beyond economic conditions remains uncertain. Methods: We analyze...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Global Health and Health Care Services: Social Psychological Determinants of Health and Well-Being)

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