Building and Strengthening Communities Through Culturally Responsive Inter-Agency Collaboration in Southern New Jersey by Carla Villacis, Samuel Ross

“…Through interviews with 15 agency staff members and 21 Hispanic immigrant families these agencies served, researchers gathered insights into service providers’ reflections on their work and families’ perspectives on the assistance they received. Family caregivers spoke candidly about their struggles to find employment, childcare, and other services in Spanish, learn English, and balance family obligations in the U.S. and in their home countries. …”
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Leadership Challenges and Management of Community development Projects. A case of Sustainable Outcomes for Children and Youths -Kabale District by Andrew Kishokye, Muyambi

“…The study targeted beneficiaries, who were children, youths and caregivers. A sample size of 136 participants was selected from a study population of 167 respondents using purposive, convenient and simple random sampling techniques. …”
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The association between cognitive frailty and the risk of fall occurrence in older adults: a meta-analysis of cohort studies by Jian Liu, Jian Liu, Jian Liu, Yu Wu, Yu Wu, Yu Wu, Zongke Long, Simeng Zhang, Shicai Wu, Shicai Wu, Shicai Wu

“…Subgroup analyses showed that cognitive frailty in older adults increased the risk of fall occurrence using different cognitive frailty assessment tools, study participants from the community, different regions, and different sample sizes.ConclusionThe results of this study suggest that cognitive frailty in older adults is an independent risk factor for the occurrence of falls, and it is recommended that caregivers strengthen the assessment of cognitive aspects of older adults admitted to the hospital.…”
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Development of Gus Dur's perspective religious moderation education module at Ma'had Al-Jami'ah UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang by Shuhadak Shuhadak, Nurul Hikmah, Makhi Ulil Kirom, M Rofik Fitrotulloh

“…The purpose of this study is to increase the availability of learning media for insight into moderate values in religion while at the same time helping educators in ma'had, namely the board of caregivers, murrobi/ah and musyrif/ah in providing students with an understanding of moderate Islamic values in the context of religion and Indonesia. …”
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Malignant Bowel Obstruction in Advanced Gynecologic Cancers: An Updated Review from a Multidisciplinary Perspective by Yeh Chen Lee, Nazlin Jivraj, Catherine O’Brien, Tanya Chawla, Eran Shlomovitz, Sarah Buchanan, Jenny Lau, Jennifer Croke, Johane P. Allard, Preeti Dhar, Stephane Laframboise, Sarah E. Ferguson, Neesha Dhani, Marcus Butler, Pamela Ng, Terri Stuart-McEwan, Pamela Savage, Lisa Tinker, Amit M. Oza, Stephanie Lheureux

“…Malignant bowel obstruction (MBO) is a major complication in women with advanced gynecologic cancers which imposes a significant burden on patients, caregivers, and healthcare systems. Symptoms of MBO are challenging to palliate and result in progressive decompensation of already vulnerable patients with limited therapeutic options and a short prognosis. …”
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Research studies on patients' illness experience using the Narrative Medicine approach: a systematic review by Chiara Fioretti, Gabriella Pravettoni, Silvia Riva, Ketti Mazzocco, Serena Oliveri, Marianna Masiero

“…This paper aims to review Narrative Medicine research studies on patients' and their caregivers' illness experience.Setting and participants MEDLINE, Psycinfo, EBSCO Psychological and Behavioural Science, The Cochrane Library and CINAHL databases were searched to identify all the research studies which focused on the Narrative Medicine approach reported in the title, in the abstract and in the keywords the words ‘Narrative Medicine’ or ‘Narrative-based Medicine’. …”
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Development of a Brief Client Satisfaction and Quality Improvement Tool for Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs: Opportunities for Enhancing Client Perspectives by Rachel K. Myers PhD, MS, Hillary M. Kapa MPH, Stephanie M. Garcia MPH, Laura Vega DSW, LCSW, Joel A. Fein MD, MPH

“…Four former adolescent clients and 5 caregivers who received services participated in cognitive interviews to share interpretation of questionnaire items, improvements to response options, comfort responding, and missing topics. …”
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An unplugged remix of culturally responsive computing for early childhood education by Frances K. Harper, James A. Larsen, Margaret Quinn, Lori Caudle, Bethany Parker, Amir Sadovnik, The CRRAFT Partnership

“…Overwhelmingly, we found the curriculum, co‐developed with educators and caregivers, emphasized unplugged tools and coding activities to support computational thinking. …”
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Reclaiming Indigenous systems of healing: experiences of disabled Māori of Māori-centric health service responses in Aotearoa New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic by Michael Roguski, Tara N. Officer, Gretchen Good, Karen McBride-Henry

“…Methods Underpinned by an empowerment theory and Kaupapa Māori methodology, this research explores the lived realities of tāngata whaikaha Māori or their primary caregivers. Twenty in-depth interviews gathered participants’ lived experiences, and a discursive lens was brought to the narratives of tāngata whaikaha Māori who have accessed, and received, culturally responsive healthcare services during the pandemic. …”
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Detection of non‐suicidal self‐injury based on spatiotemporal features of indoor activities by Guanci Yang, Siyuan Yang, Kexin Luo, Shangen Lan, Ling He, Yang Li

“…Abstract Non‐suicide self‐injury (NSSI) can be dangerous and difficult for guardians or caregivers to detect in time. NSSI refers to when people hurt themselves even though they have no wish to cause critical or long‐lasting hurt. …”
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The Challenges of Living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Summary of a Summit on Patient and Healthcare Provider Perspectives by Judith Bray, Aida Fernandes, Geoffrey C. Nguyen, Anthony R. Otley, Joan Heatherington, Jennifer Stretton, Natasha Bollegala, Eric I. Benchimol

“…On April 30, 2015, Crohn’s and Colitis Canada hosted the “Patient and Healthcare Professional Summit on the Burden of Disease in IBD” to obtain a deeper understanding of the unmet needs of IBD patients and their caregivers. Through personal vignettes, patients articulated a pressing need to increase understanding of the challenges faced by people suffering from IBD among both health care professionals and the general public, develop best practices for navigating life transitions and addressing the unique challenges faced by children with IBD, and provide equitable access to appropriate, effective, and affordable treatments. …”
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Gendered time-budgeting, affective wellbeing, and its implication for cognitive health among older adults in India by Dipti Govil, Harihar Sahoo, Srei Chanda, K. S. James

“…Self-care and household chores/caregiving were next in order. Cognition was positively associated with leisure activity-specific net affect among males and leisure and self-care activity-specific net affect among females. …”
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Randomized clinical trial of ICECaP (Individualized Coordination and Empowerment for Care Partners of Persons with Dementia): Primary mental health and burden outcomes. by Virginia T Gallagher, Anna Arp, Ryan Thompson, M Agustina Rossetti, James Patrie, Shannon E Reilly, Carol Manning

“…Linear mixed-effects model with covariate adjustment revealed no significant group differences in longitudinal changes on measures of caregiving burden, care partner depression, anxiety, quality of life, or reactions to the behavioral symptoms of the person with dementia. …”
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Determination of Learning Needs of Patients Undergoing Total Knee Replacement Surgery at Discharge by Emel Ceyhan, Hande Cengiz Açıl

“…While the average length of hospital stay (days) was 5.30±1.69, 78.3% were women and 88.3% underwent spinal anesthesia. All patients and caregivers received discharge training on home care. …”
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Knowledge and attitude on epilepsy among neurology patients and their attendants: Mixed methods research at a tertiary hospital by S. Ramesh Kannan, R. Rajalakshmi, Varun Babu, Kandasamy Ravichandran

“…Hence, the current study evaluated knowledge, attitude, and perception of neurology outpatient department and inpatients and their caregivers, at the tertiary care hospital in South India. …”
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Epidemiologic trends of cleft lip and/or palate in Switzerland by Joël Beyeler, Anic Lauener, Christos Katsaros, Giorgio C. La Scala, Martin Degen

“…Conclusions This study presents the first descriptive epidemiologic profiles for OFCs in Switzerland and emphasizes the importance of nationwide OFC registries with an accurate and reliable reporting system for the benefit of current and future patients with clefts, their parents or caregivers, and society as a whole.…”
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Rising prevalence and drug resistance of Corynebacterium striatum in lower respiratory tract infections by Wei Li, Mingyue Gao, Jinyan Yu

“…Additionally, C striatum has been implicated in the community-acquired pneumonia among immunocompetent individuals and nosocomial lung infections, with evidence of person-to-person transmission through caregivers. C. striatum may exhibit multidrug resistance. …”
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Virtual consulting in the times of COVID-19 by Latika Gupta, Supriya Sharma, Rajat Kharbanda, Shelley Aggarwal, Durga Prasanna Misra, Vikas Agarwal

“…With propositions for a deliberate transition into the realm of virtual consulting, chronic caregivers can hope to reach an optimal balance between e-consults and in-person visits.…”
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Health information analysis of cryptorchidism-related short videos: Analyzing quality and reliability by Yuqiang Sun, Xingjian Liu, Xintao Zhang, Qiongqian Xu, Aiwu Li

“…This survey assesses the quality and credibility of cryptorchidism-related videos on Chinese short video platforms to ensure accurate information for caregivers and healthcare professionals. Methods We analyzed 228 videos from TikTok, Bilibili, and Kwai on 16 May 2024. …”
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Neonatal presentations to the paediatric emergency department in Singapore by Jia Mei Vanessa Lim, Vigil James, Yong Jie Edwin Yeo, Yi Mei Low, Yi Rong Chew, Sashikumar Ganapathy

“…Conclusion: Outpatient management of NNJ can be considered. Caregivers should be provided better education regarding normal physiological characteristics of newborns through standardised educational materials. …”
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