‘It was like being hit with a brick’: a qualitative study on the effect of clinicians’ delivery of a diagnosis of eye disease for patients in primary and secondary care by Lucy Moore, Jasleen Kaur Jolly, Anne Ferrey

“…Objectives To explore patients’ experiences of getting a diagnosis of eye disease, the psychological impact of this and how this could be improved.Design An exploratory qualitative interview study using a narrative approach and inductive methods.Setting This study was conducted with patients who had attended ophthalmic appointments in primary and secondary care and in opticians located in the South of England.Participants 18 people diagnosed with eye disease in England.Results Four themes were identified: the convoluted process of being diagnosed, the impact of clinicians’ words, the search for information and reflections on what could be improved. …”
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Sodium-Glucose Co-transporter-2 Inhibitors in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Breakthrough in Improvement of Clinical Outcomes? by Alexander E. Berezin, Alexander A. Berezin

“…It remains unclear whether other sub-populations of patients with HF, having either HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) or HF with mildly reduced ejection fraction, are relevant candidates for the effective therapeutic intervention that includes SGLT2 inhibitors. The purpose of the narrative review is to elucidate plausible perspectives for the clinical implementation of SGLT2 inhibitors into optimal medical therapy in patients with HFpEF. …”
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Inclusive Storytelling: Immigrant Experiences and Community Reaction in Georgia by Darlene Xiomara Rodriguez, Paul N. McDaniel, Lina Tuschling, Lara Smith-Sitton

“…To inform and shape the narrative regarding contemporary U.S. immigration, we embarked on a storytelling project through a university-community partnership. …”
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Becoming a leader in psychiatry and mental health: now is the time to step forward by Juan Oms, Roberto Martinez Caballero, Jorge Betancourt, Marcos A. Sanchez-Gonzalez

“…However, leadership training is often overlooked in medical schools and residency programs, resulting in a significant educational gap. This narrative review examines the importance of leadership competencies in psychiatry and advocates for structured leadership training.Leadership in psychiatry extends beyond managing teams and patient care; it encompasses shaping healthcare delivery, advocating for mental health policies, and driving systemic change. …”
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Creating a Caring Education Institution: From a Sinking to a Moving Secondary School by Ngwako Solomon Modiba

“…The question guiding this paper is: how long does it take a sinking secondary school to be turned around into a caring and moving secondary school? Narrative enquiry and interviewing techniques were employed to generate data. …”
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The use of virtual reality in screening for preclinical Alzheimer's disease: A scoping review protocol. by Yuan Tian, Maneesh V Kuruvilla, Mira Park

“…Obtained studies will be screened for eligibility based on predefined exclusion criteria. A narrative synthesis of eligible studies will be performed, after tabulating the extracted data from existing literature, to answer the research questions.…”
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‘Bottom-up securitization’: A visual turn in security studies by M. A. Kucherov, M. V. Kharkevich

“…Thus, it questions the traditional monopoly of political elites on the molding of a security narrative. At the same time, the ‘visual turn’ extends the list of possible reference objects of securitization, which comes to include not only domestic audiences, but also other communities. …”
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COVID-19 and its impact in the dental setting: A scoping review. by Bashier Ahmed Kathree, Saadika B Khan, Rukshana Ahmed, Ronel Maart, Nazreen Layloo, Winifred Asia-Michaels

“…Most of the included articles were reviews, recommendations and guidelines for dentists. A narrative explanation of the pre-specified outcomes is reported for the 3 areas covered for this review. …”
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Supporting clinical decision making in the emergency department for paediatric patients using machine learning: A scoping review protocol. by Fiona Leonard, Dympna O'Sullivan, John Gilligan, Nicola O'Shea, Michael J Barrett

“…Articles such as grey literature, letters, pre-prints, editorials, scoping/literature/narrative reviews, non-English full text papers, protocols, surveys, abstract or full text not available and models based on synthesised data will be excluded. …”
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La bande chantée : tradition orale et croyances pédagogiques dans le Corriere dei Piccoli by Lorenzo Di Paola, Eva Van de Wiele

“…This process entails a collision between ancient narrative traditions and a novel media landscape characterized by the intersection of liberty, futurism, theatrical performances, and literary tradition. …”
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Identifying the burdens for informal caregivers of tracheostomy-dependent people: a scoping review protocol by Yuan Chu, Haiyan Luo, Xiao Miao, Song Liming

“…Data charting will be conducted in a narrative format, encompassing the study’s objectives and questions. …”
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Current approaches addressing oral health practitioners' responsiveness to child abuse and neglect: A scoping review protocol. by Heuiwon Han, Jane Koziol-McLain, Zac Morse, Amanda B Lees

“…The extracted data will be presented in a tabulated chart with a narrative summary.…”
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Scoping review of hearing loss attributed to congenital syphilis. by Aleena Amjad Hafeeez, Karina Cavalcanti Bezerra, Zaharadeen Jimoh, Francesca B Seal, Joan L Robinson, Nahla A Gomaa

“…<h4>Background</h4>There are no narrative or systematic reviews of hearing loss in patients with congenital syphilis.…”
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An analysis of women’s activism in Goli Taraqi’s The Return within the framework of Halliday's functional linguistics by Safoora Entezari, Ebrahim Kanani, Fatemeh Zamani

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Patterns in the influence of funding and reimbursement on the development and implementation of healthcare innovation: A systematic review by Sanne Allers, Frank Eijkenaar, Erik M. van Raaij, Frederik T. Schut

“…To fill this knowledge gap, we conducted an extensive literature review, combining a systematic data search with textual narrative synthesis. We contextualize the literature on the role of funding and reimbursement in the process of healthcare innovation in relation to stage-gate models of innovation processes. …”
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Sleep as a Mediator in the Pathway Linking Environmental Factors to Hypertension: A Review of the Literature by Oluwaseun A. Akinseye, Stephen K. Williams, Azizi Seixas, Seithikurippu R. Pandi-Perumal, Julian Vallon, Ferdinand Zizi, Girardin Jean-Louis

“…Given the growing evidence linking sleep quality with hypertension, the purpose of this review is to investigate the role of sleep as a key mediator in the association between hypertension and environmental factors. Through this narrative review of the extant literature, we highlight that poor sleep quality mediates the relationship between environmental factors and hypertension. …”
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Identification of unmet palliative care needs of nursing home residents: A scoping review protocol. by Patrice Crowley, Mohamad M Saab, Nicola Cornally, Isabel Ronan, Sabin Tabirca, David Murphy

“…Results will be synthesised, and a narrative synthesis will be used to illustrate the findings of this review. …”
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Evidence-based dust exposure prediction and/or control tools in occupational settings: A scoping review protocol. by Gebisa Guyasa Kabito, Yonatal Tefera, Chandnee Ramkissoon, Sharyn Gaskin

“…Descriptions of the identified tools will include numerical data and narrative summaries to ensure a comprehensive overview.…”
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Perspectives of medical students on the implementation of sub-internship rotation in year 5 surgical clerkship: A brief report from a private medical college in Pakistan by Amber Sultan, Nadeem A. Siddiqui, Muhammad Anees, Sadaf Khan, Raziuddin Biyabani, Mohammad Nazim

“…Written feedback as narrative comments were also received. The commonly identified areas of improvement included effective communication of rotation objectives, a conducive learning environment, patient volume, standardized teaching, operating room exposure, student assignment to interns, resident involvement in teaching, and awareness of the stakeholders. …”
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Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Early Diagnosis and Monitoring of Movement Disorders by Emmanuel Ortega-Robles, Benito de Celis Alonso, Jessica Cantillo-Negrete, Ruben I. Carino-Escobar, Oscar Arias-Carrión

“…Advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques are transforming the study of movement disorders by providing valuable insights into disease mechanisms. This narrative review presents a comprehensive overview of their applications in this field, offering an updated perspective on their potential for early diagnosis, disease monitoring, and therapeutic evaluation. …”
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