Using stated-preferences methods to develop a summary metric to determine successful treatment of children with a surgical condition: a study protocol by Nigel Hall, Marian Knight, Nick Lansdale, Lisa Hinton, Charles Opondo, Simon Kenny, Stefano Giuliani, John Buckell, Oliver Rivero-Arias, Kokila Lakhoo, Alexander Macdonald, Crispin Jenkinson, Benjamin Allin, Rema Ramakrishnan, Gregor Walker, Timothy Bradnock, Karolina Kuberska, Benjamin M Craig, Goher Ayman, Anna May Long, Joanne Shepherd

“…A descriptive framework consisting of seven attributes representing types of operations, infections treated in hospital, quality of life and survival was identified. An experimental design has been completed using a D-efficient design with overlap in three attributes and excluding implausible combinations. …”
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Developing and testing the feasibility of a theory-based brief counseling intervention to promote physical activity in breast cancer survivors enrolled in the PAC-WOMAN trial by Sofia Franco, Eliana V. Carraça, Inês Nobre, Bruno Rodrigues, Vítor Ilharco, Lea Kahlert, Marlene N. Silva

“…The PAC-WOMAN trial is a three-arm randomized controlled trial aimed at promoting short- and long-term PA and improving the quality of life of breast cancer survivors. This study describes the development of a brief counseling theory-based motivational intervention from the PAC-WOMAN trial, assessing its feasibility and acceptability. …”
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Presentation of knowledge sharing model in Bank Maskan Iran by Maryam Firoozi, ahmad vedadi, alireza Amirkabiri

“…The results in the qualitative part showed that 6 structures include: causal conditions (with 3 dimensions of universality and inevitability, the need to change the attitude towards branding, urban brand identity), contextual conditions (with 3 dimensions of brand structural coherence, urban branding, strategic location of city), intervening conditions (with 3 dimensions of tourist behavior pattern, investment/financing, environmental factors), dimensions of the phenomenon (with 3 dimensions of creating a platform for smart tourism, attention to stakeholders, integrated urban brand management), strategies (with 3 dimensions of urban advertising system improvement, smart urban branding design, urban brand culture), and consequences (with 3 dimensions of social capital development, development of quality of life, competitive power of urban brand). Based on the results of quantitative analysis, the relationships between significant research variables and the model have a good fit. …”
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Methodology for the Positive Voices 2022 Survey of People With HIV Accessing Care in England, Wales, and Scotland: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study by Janey Sewell, Carole Kelly, Adamma Aghaizu, Hannah Kitt, Annegret Pelchen-Matthews, Veronique Martin, Amal Farah, Colette Smith, Alison Brown, Clare Humphreys, Alex Sparrowhawk, Valerie Delpech, Alison Rodger, Fiona Lampe, Meaghan Kall

“…The information collected in PV2022 included demographic and socioeconomic factors, HIV diagnoses and treatment, mental and physical health, health service use and satisfaction, social care and support, met and unmet needs, stigma and discrimination, quality of life, lifestyle factors, and additional challenges experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Exploring Mortality and Prognostic Factors of Heart Failure with In-Hospital and Emergency Patients by Electronic Medical Records: A Machine Learning Approach by Yu CS, Wu JL, Shih CM, Chiu KL, Chen YD, Chang TH

“…., Taipei, 11049, Taiwan; 5Graduate Institute of Biomedical Informatics, College of Medical Science and Technology, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, 235603, Taiwan; 6Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan; 7Cardiovascular Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan; 8Taipei Heart Institute, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan; 9Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan; 10School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan; 11Clinical Big Data Research Center, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, 11031, Taiwan*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Tzu-Hao Chang; Yu-Da Chen, Email kevinchang@tmu.edu.tw; 153072@h.tmu.edu.twPurpose: As HF progresses into advanced HF, patients experience a poor quality of life, distressing symptoms, intensive care use, social distress, and eventual hospital death. …”
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Long-Term Effects of Ozone Treatment in Patients with Persistent Numbness and Tingling Secondary to Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy. A Retrospective Study by Bernardino Clavo MD, PhD, Delvys Rodríguez-Abreu MD, PhD, Saray Galván-Ruiz MD, Mario Federico MD, PhD, Angeles Cánovas-Molina RN, Yolanda Ramallo-Fariña MSc, Carla Antonilli MD, Gretel Benítez MD, Himar Fabelo BEng MSc, PhD, Carla García-Lourve RN, MRes, Damián González-Beltrán CNS, MSc, Ignacio J. Jorge MD, PhD, Francisco Rodríguez-Esparragón BSc, PhD, Gustavo M. Callico MEng, PhD

“…Background: Numbness and tingling secondary to chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) are frequent side effects that limit chemotherapy treatment and quality of life. Successful treatments for CIPN are limited. …”
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Preliminary effectiveness of social prescription and virtual patient information in increasing tertiary prevention among cancer patients (ESPRIT): protocol for a single-centre, ran... by Karen Steindorf, Michael Koller, Michael Leitzmann, Wolfgang Herr, Daniel Heudobler, Lisa Boyer, Anne Herrmann, Tobias Pukrop, Christine Bernardi, Sabine Einhell

“…Introduction Tertiary prevention through physical activity and psychosocial support can positively impact patient outcomes, such as physical function and quality of life (QoL). However, more research is required on the effectiveness of strategies designed to increase the uptake of tertiary prevention programmes among cancer patients. …”
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Association Between Surgeon Sex and Days Alive at Home Following Surgery: A Population-Based Cohort Study by Kiyan Heybati, BHSc, Raj Satkunasivam, MD, MS, Khatereh Aminoltejari, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Hannah S. Thomas, MBChB, MS, Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD, Natalie Coburn, MD, MPH, Frances C. Wright, MD, Med, FRCSC, Lesley Gotlib Conn, PhD, Amy N. Luckenbaugh, MD, Sanjana Ranganathan, MD, Carlos Riveros, MD, Colin McCartney, MBChB, PhD, FRCA, FFARCSI, FRCPC, Kathleen Armstrong, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Barbara Bass, MD, Allan S. Detsky, MD, PhD, CM, Angela Jerath, MD, MSc, Christopher J. D. Wallis, MD, PhD

“…More time spent at home after surgery may in turn lower costs of care, resource utilization, and potentially improve quality of life. Further studies are needed to examine these findings across other care contexts.…”
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Thulium laser enucleation of the prostate plus thulium fiber laser therapy for benign prostatic hyperplasia combined with bladder stones by Chen Wang, Yuanwei Li, Yongjun Yang, Junjie Chen, Zhuo Li, Guangqing Song, Jia Chen, Liu Zhe, Yili Teng, Qiang Lu

“…Data collection involved assessing differences in the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), hemoglobin (Hb) levels, maximum urinary flow rate (Qmax), and quality of life (QoL) before and after surgery, along with follow-up results. …”
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In Vivo Chemoprotective Activity of Bovine Dialyzable Leukocyte Extract in Mouse Bone Marrow Cells against Damage Induced by 5-Fluorouracil by Erika Evangelina Coronado-Cerda, Moisés Armides Franco-Molina, Edgar Mendoza-Gamboa, Heriberto Prado-García, Lydia Guadalupe Rivera-Morales, Pablo Zapata-Benavides, María del Carmen Rodríguez-Salazar, Diana Caballero-Hernandez, Reyes Silvestre Tamez-Guerra, Cristina Rodríguez-Padilla

“…Chemotherapy treatments induce a number of side effects, such as leukopenia neutropenia, peripheral erythropenia, and thrombocytopenia, affecting the quality of life for cancer patients. 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is wieldy used as myeloablative model in mice. …”
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Does semaglutide reduce alcohol intake in Danish patients with alcohol use disorder and comorbid obesity? Trial protocol of a randomised, double-blinded, placebo-controlled clinica... by Jens Juul Holst, Tina Vilsbøll, Claus Thorn Ekstrøm, Helene Benveniste, Nora D Volkow, Anders Fink-Jensen, Gitte M Knudsen, Mette Kruse Klausen, Tugba Kuzey, Julie Niemann Pedersen, Signe Keller Justesen, Line Rasmussen, Ulla B Knorr, Graeme Mason, George Koob

“…Secondary endpoints include changes from baseline to week 26 in alcohol consumption, smoking status, quality of life, fibrosis-4 score, plasma concentration of phosphatidylethanol, brain gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) levels, alcohol cue reactivity, functional connectivity and white matter tract integrity.Status Recruitment started in June 2023.Ethics and dissemination The study is approved by the Ethics Committee of the Capital Region of Denmark, the Danish Board of Health and the Danish Data Protection Agency. …”
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The additional impact of metabolic syndrome on left ventricular deformation and myocardial energetic efficiency impairment in ischemia with nonobstructive coronary arteries patient... by Chen-Yan Min, Yue Gao, Yuan Li, Yi-Ning Jiang, Ying-Kun Guo, Hua-Yan Xu, Rong Xu, Xi Liu, Li-Ting Shen, Zhi-Gang Yang

“…Background Ischemia with nonobstructive coronary arteries (INOCA) has high morbidity, mortality, and poor quality of life. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a complex of multiple cardiac metabolic risk factors, significantly increasing the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events in INOCA patients. …”
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Prediction of outpatient rehabilitation patient preferences and optimization of graded diagnosis and treatment based on XGBoost machine learning algorithm by Xuehui Fan, Ruixue Ye, Yan Gao, Kaiwen Xue, Zeyu Zhang, Jing Xu, Jingpu Zhao, Jun Feng, Yulong Wang

“…BackgroundThe Department of Rehabilitation Medicine is key to improving patients’ quality of life. Driven by chronic diseases and an aging population, there is a need to enhance the efficiency and resource allocation of outpatient facilities. …”
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Good-Quality mHealth Apps for Endometriosis Care: Systematic Search by Diksha Sirohi, Cecilia HM Ng, Niranjan Bidargaddi, Helen Slater, Melissa Parker, M Louise Hull, Rebecca O'Hara

“…ConclusionsAlthough time and geographical location can influence the search results, we identified 6 “good-quality” endometriosis mHealth apps that can be recommended to the endometriosis community. mHealth apps designed for community use should evaluate their effectiveness on user’s endometriosis knowledge, self-recommended management strategies, pain self-efficacy, user satisfaction, and user quality of life. Digital technology should be leveraged to develop mHealth apps for clinicians that contribute to continued medical education and assist clinical decision-making in endometriosis management. …”
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Indication of frailty transitions on 2-year adverse health outcomes among older Chinese inpatients: Insight from a multicenter prospective cohort study. by Miao Yu, Jiaqi Ding, Xinjuan Wu, Xianxiu Wen, Jingfen Jin, Hui Wang, Dongmei Lv, Shengxiu Zhao, Jing Jiao, Tao Xu

“…The outcome variables included mortality, falls, hospital readmissions, and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL). Cox proportional hazard regression, generalized linear models and linear regression was used to examine the association between frailty transitions and adverse health outcomes.…”
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A Clinical Study of Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells for Cerebral Palsy Patients: A New Frontier by Alok Sharma, Hemangi Sane, Nandini Gokulchandran, Pooja Kulkarni, Sushant Gandhi, Jyothi Sundaram, Amruta Paranjape, Akshata Shetty, Khushboo Bhagwanani, Hema Biju, Prerna Badhe

“…The results of this study demonstrate that cellular therapy may accelerate the development, reduce disability, and improve the quality of life of patients with cerebral palsy.…”
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Restoring coronal pre-arthritic alignment in mobile-bearing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: mid- to long-term outcomes by Yankun Jiang, Changquan Liu, Qidong Zhang, Guoyuan Sun, Ran Ding, Nianfei Zhang, Cheng Huang, Weiguo Wang, Wanshou Guo

“…Although no significant differences in postoperative VAS scores were observed between groups (p = 0.147), the pre-arthritically aligned group demonstrated significantly higher HSS scores and better KOOS subscale scores for daily living activities, sports, and quality of life than the non-pre-arthritically aligned group (all p < 0.01). …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Risankizumab in Patients with Psoriasis Showing Suboptimal Response to Secukinumab or Ixekizumab: Results from a Phase 3b, Open-Label, Single-Arm (aIMM) Stud... by Richard B. Warren, Lev Pavlovsky, Antonio Costanzo, Michael Bukhalo, Neil J. Korman, Yu-Huei Huang, Georgios Kokolakis, Andreas Pinter, Nadia Ibrahim, Yanbing Zheng, Leonidas Drogaris, Vassilis Stakias, Ahmed M. Soliman, Simone Rubant, Diamant Thaçi

“…Abstract Introduction Risankizumab has demonstrated superior efficacy compared to other psoriasis treatments, including secukinumab, adalimumab, and ustekinumab; switching to risankizumab from other psoriasis treatments has shown superior clinical and quality of life (QoL) outcomes. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of directly switching patients with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis and a suboptimal response to interleukin (IL)-17 inhibitors (secukinumab or ixekizumab) to risankizumab. …”
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Functional effect of adiponectin and body composition assessment in lung cancer subjects after video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) lobectomy by Gaetana Messina, Giovanni Natale, Alfonso Fiorelli, Maria Antonietta Puca, Fiorenzo Moscatelli, Vincenzo Monda, Marcellino Monda, Marina Di Domenico, Carminia Maria Della Corte, Gabriella Marsala, Giuseppe Vicario, Carmine Dalia, Paola Bassi, Beatrice Leonardi, Antonella De Maria, Antonietta Monda, Giovanni Messina, Antonietta Messina, Rita Polito

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Modulation of brain activity in brain-injured patients with a disorder of consciousness in intensive care with repeated 10-Hz transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS): a... by David Williamson, Francis Bernard, Stefanie Blain-Moraes, Caroline Arbour, Virginie Williams, Louis de Beaumont, Catherine Duclos, Béatrice P De Koninck, Daphnee Brazeau, Amelie A Deshaies, Marie-Michele Briand, Charlotte Maschke

“…Phone assessments at 3, 6 and 12 months post-tACS, will measure long-term functional recovery, quality of life and caregivers’ burden.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval for this study has been granted by the Research Ethics Board of the CIUSSS du Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal (Project ID 2021–2279). …”
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