Effect of baseline values on inpatient rehabilitation outcomes after total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective observational study by Martin Missmann, Michael J. Fischer

“…Methods: Patients participated in 3-week inpatient rehabilitation following TKA and were assessed for patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), which included the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), the European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions 5 Level Version (EQ-5D-5L), and the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). …”
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Ultrasonographic measurement of the peroneal and tibial nerves in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with symptoms or signs of polyneuropathy: A cross-sectional study by Serdar Kaymaz, Hakan Alkan, Uǧur Karasu, Veli Çobankara

“…Disease duration, disease activity score 28, duration of neuropathic symptoms, and Health Assessment Questionnaire of patients with RA were also determined. …”
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Appraisal of Periodontal Condition amongst Leather Manufacturing Plant Workers in Central India: A Prevalence Survey by Ashwini Dayma, P. Amith, Venkat Raman Singh, Nilotpol Kashyap

“…The data were collected by means modified World Health Organization (WHO) Oral Health Assessment 1997 Performa and clinical examination with the use of the Community Periodontal Index (CPI). …”
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NoFumo+: Mobile Health App to Quit Smoking Using Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy by Patricia García-Pazo, Joana Fornés-Vives, Albert Sesé Abad

“…The tool includes recommendations from US Clinical Practice Guidelines (USCPG), drawing on the potential of smartphones and complying with the health App (mHealth) assessment standards. The mHealth created, called NoFumo+, is structured by 4 weeks treatment, implements the USCPG 5A recommendations (ask, advise, assess, assist, and arrange) and incorporates a CBT. …”
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Overcoming challenges to integration of oral health into geriatric primary care by Alberto Enrique Varela, Donna Baluchi, Timothy W. Farrell, José E. Rodríguez

“…Leaders at University of Utah Health developed five interventions to address these challenges (participation in the development of EPIC Wisdom©, a fully integrated oral health record in the electronic health record (EHR), co-location in new centers and oral health consultation in existing centers, implementing a geriatric health assessment that included oral health, widespread adoption of the 4 Ms framework). …”
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Progress of research on personalized health management and education for patients with tinnitus and hearing loss (耳鸣伴听力下降患者个性化健康管理教育研究现状)... by ZHAO Tangying (赵堂英), ZHAO Ruiqian (赵瑞倩), YU Weixiu (于维秀)

“…This paper reviewed the studies on personalized health management and education for patients with tinnitus and hearing loss in perspectives of health assessment, health guidance and health education methods, and provided reference for perfecting the strategy of clinical health education. …”
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The influence of uterine leiomyomatosis on the onset of psoriasis: a nationwide population-based study of 2.5 million Korean females by Yeong Ho Kim, Hyun Jee Kim, Jee Yun Doh, Kyung Do Han, Ji Hyun Lee

“…Monitoring began at the initial national health assessment within the time frame and continued until either the diagnosis of emerging psoriasis or until December 2018. …”
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Depression and Associated Factors Among Patients with Spinocerebellar Ataxia by Sirivipa Jekpoo, Nahathai Wongpakaran, Tinakon Wongpakaran, Chayasak Wantaneeyawong, Punjaree Wiriyacosol, Pised Methapatara

“…<i>Conclusions:</i> These findings highlight the need for comprehensive mental health assessment and intervention in SCA patients. Strengthening inner strengths, promoting social support, and managing negative mental health factors may improve quality of life for patients with SCA.…”
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A qualitative study exploring the feasibility and acceptability of computerised adaptive testing to assess and monitor children and young people’s mental health in primary care set... by Peter B Jones, Tamsin Ford, Anne-Marie Burn, Jan Stochl, Joanna Anderson, William Lan

“…Data were analysed using the Framework approach.Findings HCPs reported that Artemis-A has the potential to enhance mental health assessment and aid overburdened services by providing a quick, patient-centred assessment and monitoring mechanism. …”
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Optimizing chickpea yield prediction under wilt disease through synergistic integration of biophysical and image parameters using machine learning models by RN Singh, P. Krishnan, C. Bharadwaj, Sonam Sah, B. Das

“…Abstract Crop health assessment and early yield predictions are highly crucial under biotic stress conditions for crop management and market planning by farmers and policy planners. …”
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To Evaluate the Relationship between Overweight/Obesity Status, Sugar Consumption, and Dental Caries among 12–15-year-old School Children of Moradabad City by Supurna Pandit, Pradeep Tangade, Jeevan Josh, Sanchit Pradhan, Mohnish Muchhal, Aditya Veer Singh

“…Questionnaire was given to the school-going children to record their sugar consumption and their oral hygiene practice to record dentition status World Health Organization Oral health Assessment form for Children, 2013 was used. Intra-examiner variability was controlled by calibration of investigator before conducting the examination. …”
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Role of Toll-like receptor 2 during infection of Leptospira spp: A systematic review. by Chamila Kappagoda, Indika Senavirathna, Thilini Agampodi, Suneth Buddhika Agampodi

“…The National Institute of Health Quality Assessment tool, Systematic Review Centre for Laboratory Animal Experimentation risk of bias tool, and Office of Health Assessment and Translation extended tool were used to assess the risk of bias of the studies. …”
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Sleep quality in rheumatoid arthritis by Anil Kumar, Rohini Handa, Sundeep Kumar Upadhyaya, Sirinder Jit Gupta, Deepak Ramchandra Malgutte

“…Disease activity was assessed by simplified disease activity index, functional disability was assessed by the health assessment questionnaire disability index-Centre for Rheumatic Diseases version, and quality of life was evaluated by World Health Organization quality of life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF). …”
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US7 score in the subacute phase does not correlate with outcomes in Chikungunya arthritis by Benzeeta Pinto, Anu Mohan Desai, Farha Furruqh, K N Sangeeta, B Sheba Charles, John Michael Raj, Ramya Janardana, Vineeta Shobha

“…Disease activity assessments and US-7 score were performed at baseline. Indian Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and pain on numerical rating scale were done at baseline and 1 year of follow-up. …”
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The feasibility of using liver function indices and FibroScan in combination to predict the occurrence of anti-tuberculosis drug-induced liver injury in Patients with liver disease by Shaoqiang Wu, Qiaohua Yang, Huai Li, Yongzhong Li

“…The results highlight the importance of baseline liver health assessment and offer promising implications for clinical practice, aiding in individualized risk estimation and therapeutic decision-making for patients with liver disease initiating anti-tuberculosis therapy. …”
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A prospective, randomized, single-center, two-arm, open-label study to evaluate the efficacy of biotherapi®, a two-strain bacillus probiotic blend, as an adjunctive therapy in the... by Arindam Nandy Roy, Yarram Ashok Kumar, Syeda Sana Fatima

“…A similar pattern of improvement in the scores including Health Assessment Questionnaire was observed. No clinically significant changes in the laboratory parameters were reported during the study. …”
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Biosensors and their widespread impact on human health by Dinesh Bhatia, Sohini Paul, Tania Acharjee, Shrimanata Sundar Ramachairy

“…The integration of biosensors into these fields holds immense promise, empowering researchers and medical practitioners to unlock intricate mysteries in food and water safety, human biology, and health assessment. These state-of-the-art technologies are a breath of fresh air, revolutionizing disease detection and tracking to unprecedented levels, elevating the ability to monitor the body's response. …”
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Assessment of the Effect of Oral Health on Quality of Life and Oral-Health Indicators among ESRD Patients in Southwest Florida: A Pilot Study by Payal Kahar, Carol Chapman, Jayanta Gupta

“…To determine and compare OHRQoL (oral-health-related quality of life) using the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI-12) and Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) among patients receiving hemodialysis (HD). …”
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A longitudinal study to COVID-19 infection among university students: Physical fitness changes and psychological responses by Yuning Hao, Jay Lee, Water Soi Po Wong, Frankie U. Kei Wong, Walter Heung Chin Hui, Gasper Chi Hong Leong, Zhaowei Kong

“…Participants underwent a fitness test initially, followed by another physical fitness test and a mental health assessment three months after the infection of COVID-19. …”
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Persistently different patterns of patient’s global assessment of health in rheumatoid arthritis are associated with pain and impaired function more than with inflammation: an ince... by Sofia Ajeganova, Ingiäld Hafström, Valentina Bala, Björn Svensson

“…The patients in the low PGA group were less often women, had lower body mass index, lower levels of inflammatory variables, visual analogue scale (VAS) pain and Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) scores at baseline than patients in the higher PGA groups. …”
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