Assessing the financial burden of multimorbidity among patients aged 30 and above in India by Sudheer Kumar Shukla, Pratheeba John, Sakshi Khemani, Ankur Shaji Nair, Nishikant Singh, Rajeev Sadanandan

“…It was most prevalent among older adults, higher MPCE quintiles, urban patients, and those with NCDs. …”
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Metabolites induced by citrus tristeza virus and ‘Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus’ influence the feeding behavior of Diaphorina citri: an electrical penetration graph and LC–MS/M... by Jingtian Zhang, Fengchun Xia, Yuhe Li, Yangyang Liu, Fengnian Wu, Xiaoling Deng, Meirong Xu

“…In this study, an electrical penetration graph was used to study the feeding behavior of D. citri adults on four groups of Citrus reticulata Blanco cv. …”
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Australian children’s foot, ankle and leg problems in primary care: a secondary analysis of the Bettering the Evaluation and Care of Health (BEACH) data by Hylton B Menz, Christopher Harrison, Peter A Lazzarini, Cylie M Williams, Julie Gordon

“…Unexpectedly, conditions presenting commonly in adults, but rarely in children, were also frequently recorded. …”
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Understanding Loneliness in an Aging Population of San Vito de Coto Brus, Costa Rica by Nicholas Leahy, Melissa Rallo, Lillianna Pedersen, Christine Wan, Hima Konduru, Shania Bailey, Alexis Vetack, Wendel Mora, Shailvi Gupta, Carlos Faerron Guzmán

“…Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted that sampled 63 adults aged 65 years or above in the canton of Coto Brus. …”
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Clinical outcomes of a digital musculoskeletal women’s pelvic health program: an observational, longitudinal study with comparison group by Mindy Hong, Rachel Foster Kirk, Bijal Toprani, Cynthia Castro Sweet, Clare Pan, Jeffrey Krauss, Tamara Grisales

“…Methods This longitudinal, observational study of a digital women’s pelvic health program examined pelvic pain, anxiety, and depression at 4 and 12 weeks in female adults experiencing chronic pelvic pain. Intervention participants received a digital pelvic health program including personalized exercise therapy sessions, health education articles, and health coaching. …”
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Timely short-term specialised palliative home care for older people with frailty and their family: a mixed-methods pilot randomised controlled trial and process evaluation by Lieve Van den Block, Kim de Nooijer, Lara Pivodic, Peter Pype, Nele Van Den Noortgate, Rose Miranda, Kim Eecloo, Stefanie De Buyser, Aurelie Joos, Katlijn Van Mulders

“…Our secondary aim was to describe any preliminary effects of Frailty+.Design Pilot randomised controlled trial with process evaluation.Setting/Participants We aimed to recruit 50 adults (≥70 years) with Clinical Frailty Scale score 5–7, and complex care needs and their main family carer, if available, from two Belgian hospitals on discharge.Interventions Patients were randomised to the Frailty+ intervention alongside standard care or standard care alone.Outcome measures Implementation and trial feasibility were assessed through interviews, focus groups and quantitative data. …”
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A HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS IN PEOPLE WITH HEMOPHILIA, BLOODBORNE CO-INFECTIONS AND COMORBIDITIES: AN ITALIAN MULTICENTER OBSERVATIONAL STUDY by Mario Schiavoni, CARLO PRUNETI, SARA GUIDOTTI, ALESSANDRA MOSCATELLO, FRANCESCA GIORDANO, ANTONELLA COLUCCIA, RITA CARLOTTA SANTORO, MARIA FRANCESCA MANSUETO, EZIO ZANON, RENATO MARINO, ISABELLA CANTORI, RAIMONDO DE CRISTOFARO

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Alternative approaches for monitoring and evaluation of lymphatic filariasis following mass drug treatment with ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine and albendazole in East New Britain P... by Krufinta Bun, Benedict Mode, Melinda Susapu, Joyceline Salo, Catherine Bjerum, Michael Payne, Daniel Tisch, Makoto Sekihara, Emanuele Giorgi, Gary J Weil, Peter U Fischer, Leanne Robinson, Moses Laman, Christopher L King

“…Twenty-four villages were evaluated before and after MDA in age-matched adults ( ≥  18 years). Treatment reduced CFA prevalence by 34% and Mf prevalence by 90%. …”
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Prediction of Blood Lipid Phenotypes Using Obesity-Related Genetic Polymorphisms and Lifestyle Data in Subjects with Excessive Body Weight by Omar Ramos-Lopez, Jose I. Riezu-Boj, Fermin I. Milagro, Marta Cuervo, Leticia Goni, J. A. Martinez

“…This cross-sectional study enrolled 304 unrelated overweight/obese adults of self-reported European ancestry. A total of 95 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) related to obesity and weight loss were analyzed by a targeted next-generation sequencing system. …”
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Advancing a machine learning-based decision support tool for pre-hospital assessment of dyspnoea by emergency medical service clinicians: a retrospective observational study by Wivica Kauppi, Henrik Imberg, Johan Herlitz, Oskar Molin, Christer Axelsson, Carl Magnusson

“…Logistic regression, LASSO logistic regression and gradient boosting were compared to the Rapid Emergency Triage and Treatment System for Adults (RETTS-A) and National Early Warning Score2 (NEWS2) with respect to discrimination and calibration of predictions. …”
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Stigmatization of people with mental illness – a matter of milieu-specific worldviews? Results from a population-based survey in Germany by Jenny Spahlholz, Eva Baumann, Sven Speerforck, Sven Speerforck, Christian Sander, Christian Sander, Matthias C. Angermeyer, Georg Schomerus, Georg Schomerus

“…We used a milieu approach to investigate how shared social, cultural and political orientations and expectations are associated with manifestations of the mental-illness related stigma.MethodsWe analyzed cross-sectional data from 3,042 adults aged ≥18 years from a national vignette-based representative survey on the stigma of mental illness in Germany from 2020. …”
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Gender-specific correlations between serum lipid profiles and intra-pancreatic fat deposition: a cross-sectional study by Ting Ran, Yanni Wang, Fengxi Yuan, Ruoyi Liu, Meng Ye, Miao Zhang, Xia Du, Jing Zheng

“…This study aims to analyze the relationships among serum lipid profiles, lipoprotein ratios, and IPFD, with a focus on sex differences. Methods Data from adults at the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University between 2018 and 2019 were analyzed. …”
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Perceived wildfire risk and past experiences with wildfire smoke influence public support for prescribed burning in the western conterminous United States by Christopher J Rogers, Celeste Beck, Rima Habre, Jo Kay Ghosh

“…Methods Data were from the May 2023 Household Emergency Preparedness Survey, an online panel survey of 1,727 adults in 12 western conterminous states, applying survey weights to reflect the underlying population demographics. …”
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Imprint of ancestral and modern threats in human mind – experience of fear, disgust, and anger by Eva Landová, Eva Landová, Jakub Polák, Jakub Polák, Markéta Janovcová, Iveta Štolhoferová, Šárka Peterková, Aleksandra Chomik, Daniel Frynta

“…However, as disgust declines with age, the brain must adaptatively shift the emotional processing from disgust to fear to protect older adults from contamination risks. Finally, our study reveals that pandemic fear is better predicted by specific behaviors rather than general anxiety, suggesting a need for new assessments.…”
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Risperidone versus placebo for aggression following traumatic brain injury: a feasibility randomised controlled trial by Paul Bassett, Tim Weaver, Shoumitro Deb, Mike Crawford, David Sharp, Lina Aimola, Verity Leeson, Mayur Bodani, Lucia Li

“…Objectives To conduct a feasibility randomised controlled trial of risperidone for the treatment of aggression in adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI).Design Multicentre, parallel design, placebo controlled (1:1 ratio) double-blind feasibility trial with an embedded process evaluation. …”
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Outcomes following intradetrusor onabotulinumtoxinA in a national cohort of nursing home residents by Leo D. Dreyfuss, Farnoosh Nik‐Ahd, Lufan Wang, Abigail Shatkin‐Margolis, Kenneth Covinsky, W. John Boscardin, Anne M. Suskind

“…Conclusion Among this population of NH residents, who are by definition frail and comorbid, rates of repeat onabotulinumtoxinA injections are comparable to retrospective analyses of younger adults and independent of frailty and comorbidity. …”
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Sex-specific alterations in creatine metabolism in cellular compartments of peripheral blood leukocytes in type 1 diabetes by Nina Alchujyan, Elena Aghajanova, Nina Movsesyan, Arthur Melkonyan, Artashes Guevorkian, Armen Andreasyan, Margarita Hovhannisyan

“…A total of 270 Armenian participants were enrolled in the study and were divided into two age groups: Group I - included children and preadolescents; and Group II - included adolescents and young adults. Within each group, the participants were further categorized based on sex and disease duration: Recent-onset T1D (RO-T1D), and Long-term T1D (LT-T1D). …”
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Development and Validation of a Routine Electronic Health Record-Based Delirium Prediction Model for Surgical Patients Without Dementia: Retrospective Case-Control Study by Emma Holler, Christina Ludema, Zina Ben Miled, Molly Rosenberg, Corey Kalbaugh, Malaz Boustani, Sanjay Mohanty

“… BackgroundPostoperative delirium (POD) is a common complication after major surgery and is associated with poor outcomes in older adults. Early identification of patients at high risk of POD can enable targeted prevention efforts. …”
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Utility of Consumer-Grade Wearable Devices for Inferring Physical and Mental Health Outcomes in Severe Mental Illness: Systematic Review by Lamiece Hassan, Alyssa Milton, Chelsea Sawyer, Alexander J Casson, John Torous, Alan Davies, Bernalyn Ruiz-Yu, Joseph Firth

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to examine the utility of data from consumer-grade, digital, wearable devices (including smartphones or wrist-worn devices) for remotely monitoring or predicting changes in mental or physical health among adults with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Studies were included that passively collected physiological data (including sleep duration, heart rate, sleep and wake patterns, or physical activity) for at least 3 days. …”
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Genetic diversity and population structure of Plasmodium falciparum across areas of varied malaria transmission intensities in Uganda. by Mwesigwa, Alex, Tukwasibwe, Stephen, Cummings, Bryan, Kawalya, Hakiimu, Kiyaga, Shahiid, Okoboi, Stephen, Castelnuovo, Barbara, Bikaitwoha, Everd Maniple, Kalyango, Joan N., Nsobya, Samuel L., Karamagi, Charles, Byakika‑Kibwika, Pauline, Nankabirwa, Joaniter I.

“…Methods: A total of 288 P. falciparum-positive samples from children (6 months to 10 years) and adults (≥ 18 years) living in Jinja (low transmission), Kanungu (medium transmission), and Tororo (high transmission) were genotyped using seven neutral microsatellite markers. …”
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