Adequacy of pain management among advanced cancer patients with solid tumors attending palliative care centers in Dar es Salaam by Judith Mwijage, Willbroad Kyejo, Davis Rubagumya, Thabit Kombo, Blessing Mathew, Faisal Hooda, Mandela Makakala, Eunice Pallangyo, Harrison Chuwa

“…Methodology This analytical cross-sectional study, conducted from October to December 2021 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, involved 332 advanced cancer patients with solid tumors from the Aga Khan Hospital and Ocean Road Cancer Institute. A structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire comprising demographic data and factors influencing cancer-related pain (CRP) management was utilized. …”
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A cross-sectional needs assessment for a trauma-informed care curriculum for multidisciplinary healthcare providers by Dana C. Ross, Kaniz Fatema Farhat, Negar Sayrafizadeh, Annie K. Truuvert, Louloua Ashikhusein Waliji, Mahum Musheer, Julie Blair, Lesley Hughes, Sue MacRae, Simone N. Vigod, Sophie Soklaridis, Nancy McCallum

“…The questionnaire assessed knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding TIC. Semi-structured interviews explored perspectives on TIC, including curriculum priorities and potential implementation barriers. …”
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Cancer awareness amongst nurses in a tertiary care hospital in North Delhi, India by Ranga Raju Ranga Rao, Rudra Prasad Acharya, Peush Bajpai, Waseem Abbas, Ruchika Khetrapal

“…Of 458 employed nurses, 53.3% nurses working in the hospital participated in the study on a voluntary basis. A structured pretested questionnaire was administered to the study subjects. …”
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Robótica educacional nos anos iniciais: o processo de implementação e avaliação em uma escola pública / Educational robotics in elementary school: the process of implementation and... by Márcia Regina Kaminski, Clodis Boscarioli

“…This paper presents how a Brazilian municipal public school, which serves students from the first stage of Elementary Education, a pioneer in their municipality to implement Educational Robotics, followed the paths for consolidating this work that has been happening since 2015 in a perspective of continuity and progression of the contents, and as an integrated practice into his Political Pedagogical Project, in addition to investigating, through data obtained in a non-directive interview with the instructor responsible for the classes and semi-structured questionnaires applied to teachers and those responsible for students, how the school community has perceived its impacts. …”

Development of a questionnaire to evaluate the management of gestational diabetes mellitus patients among obstetric nurses by Yongyan Zhu, Yongyan Zhu, Yumin Ren, Jing Ma, Feifei Wan, Feifan Liu, Fangfang Du, Weili Li, Tian Tian, Xiaoqian Liu, Lili Li, Zhumin Jia

“…However, there is a lack of tools to measure the competencies of GDM management among obstetric nurses.MethodsThe questionnaire was developed in two stages: (a) creation of an initial questionnaire based on the definition of competency, literature review, and semi-structured interviews, followed by two rounds of Delphi expert inquiry; (b) evaluation of the questionnaire via piloting study on 30 obstetric nurses and testing of validity and reliability on 239 obstetric nurses.ResultsA questionnaire containing dimensions of professional knowledge, professional skills, professional competence and personal attitude was developed. …”
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Sistema de saúde no controle da sífilis na perspectiva das enfermeiras [Health system in syphilis control, from the nurses’ perspective] [Sistema de salud en el control de la sífil... by Caroline Soares Nobre, Conceição de Maria de Albuquerque, Mirna Albuquerque Frota, Maria de Fátima Antero Sousa Machado, Camila Santos do Couto

“…Method: this qualitative study involved semi-structured interviews of thirteen nurses from a secondary, syphilis-referral hospital in Fortaleza, Ceará, in 2012. …”
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Comparative effects of square-stepping and strengthening exercises on cognitive and balance functions in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized clinical trial by Alp Özel, Eylem Tütün Yümin, Suat Konuk

“…Square-stepping exercise (SSE), a structured multitasking intervention involving progressive, multi-directional step patterns, combines cognitive and motor challenges. …”
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Gonadal and Cortisol Hormone Profile among Male Chronic Khat, Marijuana, and Heroin Abuses by Meseret Yibrah, Abebe Edao Negesso, Atsbeha Gebregziabher, Feyissa Challa, Kissi Mudi, Feven Tesfay, Mehari Gebretsadkan, Samuel Kinde, Daniel Asmelash

“…Socio-demographic variables were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire by the interview method. Nonparametric statistical tools (Mann–Whitney test and median) were used to compare the groups. …”
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Knowledge and Testing of Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Vaccination Awareness among University Students in Kumasi, Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study by Elizabeth Abban, Emmanuel Owusu, Benedicta Kwakye-Abebrese, Bright Koduah, Hannah Boateng, Emmanuel Ekow Korsah, Alfred Effah, Solomon Akpobi, Emmanuel Avoh-Ackah, Ebenezer Senu

“…This cross-sectional study included 386 students from the Garden City University College, Kumasi, Ghana, from February to June 2022. A well-structured questionnaire was used to obtain data on knowledge, testing, HBV vaccination status, and sociodemographic characteristics of participants. …”
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Navigating life after gastric cancer surgery: a qualitative exploration of the dyadic patient-caregiver perspective on quality of life outcomes by Yingying Gu, Xiuxiu Ma, Hanjia Xin, Ziying Xiang, Yanmei Chen, Chaozhu He

“…., interviewing some informants individually and others jointly. We used semi-structured interviews for data collection for the qualitative study, where participants were informed about the study, their roles, the risks and benefits of the study, and signed an informed consent form before the interviews began. …”
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Unlocking the Keys to Swift HIV Treatment: A Qualitative Exploration of Rapid Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation Among People Living with HIV in China by Chen T, Jiang L, Tian M, Cao B, Ai Z, Wang Y, He Y, Chen Y, Tang J

“…However, the implementation of rapid ART varies across the world.Objective: This study aims to understand the influencing factors of rapid start of ART in PLWH in Liangshan Prefecture, where the HIV epidemic is severe and is a key area for HIV prevention and control in China, to provide information for making effective interventions in China and elsewhere.Methods: A phenomenological study with semi-structured in-depth interviews was conducted in Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China, from April 2024 to May 2024. …”
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Prioritizing orthopaedic evidence uncertainties: expert consensus based on a modified DELPHI study and a focus group by Annabelle R. Iken, Maaike G. J. Gademan, Barbara A. M. Snoeker, Thea P. M. Vliet Vlieland, Rudolf W. Poolman, Advisory Board members of the Dutch Orthopedic Association’s third Health Research Agenda working group

“…Methods: We employed a novel, structured framework to develop a HRA. We started by systematically collecting all evidence uncertainties from stakeholders with an interest in orthopaedic care, categorizing them into 13 sub-themes defined by the Dutch Orthopaedic Association (NOV). …”
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Klasifikasi Berita Olahraga Menggunakan Metode Naïve Bayes dengan Enhanced Confix Stripping Stemmer by Yoga Dwitya Pramudita, Sigit Susanto Putro, Nurul Makhmud

“…The goal is that sports news is structured according to the specified category. News can be grouped manually by humans, but it takes a long time to categorize if it involves large documents. …”
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Assessing Paramedics’ Competence and Training in End-of-Life Care: A Cross-Sectional Study in Saudi Arabia by Ahmed Alanazy, Fatimah Khalifah Alsahli, Zahra Essam Alhassan, Zahra Hassan Alabdrabulridha, Moneerah Khalifah Aljomaan, Abdullah Alruwaili

“…Data were collected via an online survey distributed through emails and social networks, encompassing demographic information and attitudes toward EOL care. The survey was structured into two parts, with the second part developed from the relevant literature. …”
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Scoping Review of Adult Emergency Department Discharge Interventions by Mary-Kate Gorlick, Shriman Balasubramanian, Gregory Han, Andy Hickner, Pranita Talukder, Peter AD Steel, Lynn Jiang

“…Effective strategies included enhanced discharge discussions and education by dedicated personnel, structured discharge checklists, and delivery of instructions at an appropriate reading level. …”
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Knowledge acquisition and student perceptions of three teaching methods: a randomized trial of live, flipped, and interactive flipped classrooms by Omar Al-Karadsheh, Huda Abutayyem, Ayeh Saidi, Abdelrahman Shqaidef

“…Pre- and post-intervention assessments evaluated knowledge improvement, while objective structured assessments measured academic performance. …”
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Breastfeeding problems and associated factors: a cross-sectional study after the 2023 Türkiye earthquake by Meryem Erat Nergiz, Adnan Barutçu, Bülent Güneş, Habip Almış, Zeynep Yılmaz Öztorun, Özlem Tezol, Nalan Karabayır, Emel Kabakoğlu Ünsur, Emel Örün, Siddika Songül Yalçın

“…Breastfeeding mothers and their 0–23 month infants were included in the study. A structured questionnaire was applied to mothers face-to-face. …”
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Self-medication for malaria and associated factors in Kakumiro District, Uganda, August 2023: implications for malaria management and mortality prevention by Marie Gorreti Zalwango, Richard Migisha, Bosco B. Agaba, Lilian Bulage, Benon Kwesiga, Daniel Kadobera, Alex Riolexus Ario

“…Using multistage sampling, 592 households were selected. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to interview one participant per household about self-medication for malaria in a family member of any age who suffered from malaria 6 months prior to the interview. …”
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Perceptions about hepatitis C and barriers and enablers to screening and treatment among Egyptian immigrants to Canada: a theory-informed qualitative study by Sameh Mortazhejri, Isabella M. Thomas, Andrea M. Patey, Amjad Alghamyan, Curtis Cooper, Sarah Mansour, Smita Pakhale, Justin Presseau, Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Christina Greenaway

“…We used a qualitative-descriptive design guided by the Common-Sense Self-Regulation Model and Theoretical Domains Framework to perform semi-structured interviews with adult immigrants from Egypt (with or without HCV) in Ottawa, Canada. …”
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The experience of a multidisciplinary team in welcoming vulnerable migrants in a rural Italian reception centre: a study using multidimensional textual analysis by Mariachiara Figura, Gianluca Pucciarelli, Silvio Simeone, Paola Arcadi, Bartosz Uchmanowicz, Ercole Vellone, Rosaria Alvaro

“…Methods A qualitative study with semi-structured interviews was conducted in April 2022 with professionals working in an Italian reception center. …”
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