Impact of Job Stress, Psychological Well-Being, and Employee Training on Job Performance by Thida Cho Lwin, Harif Amali Rivai, Harif Amali Rivai

“…Limitations – The study's reliance on self-reported data introduces potential biases, such as social desirability bias. …”
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Circular business models for whey valorization in the Kenyan dairy sector through product life extension and resource recovery by Celestine Mutio, Dickson Okello, Stanley Karanja, Bockline Bebe, Simon Bolwig

“…Key limitations include a small sample size (n = 10), reliance on self-reported data, and a focus on cheese-producing processors. …”
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Retention Strategies for Technical Talents in the Technological Sector by Abdulmaleek Olawale ABDULAZEEZ, Uthman Opeyemi ADIGUN, Lateef Damilare OLUSESI

“…Additionally, the study's reliance on self-reported data from employees may introduce bias into the findings. …”
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Dose-response relationship between accelerometer-measured physical activity and depression: evidence from the UK Biobank by Shuangfa Qu, Zhenhua Xing

“…Abstract Studies on the relationship between physical activity (PA) and depression often rely on self-reported data, with a predominant focus on moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). …”
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Green Health by Marcel Cardinali

“…Despite its limitations of self-reported data, cross-sectional study design and constraints in model complexity, the synthesis of the results of the individual studies in this doctoral research indicates distinct thresholds for distances in which every pathway operates and which green space characteristics are the driving features of those mechanisms. …”
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Methodology of the international cross-sectional prevalence and severity study of pediatric and adult IgE-mediated food allergies (ASSESS FA) by Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH, Tarek Mnif, PharmD, Suzanne Reed, PhD, Mira Hleyhel, PhD, Stefani Dritsa, PhD, Perrine LeCalvé, MSc, Alissar Moussallem, PharmD, MPH, Paolo Tassinari, MD, Jessica Marvel, MPH, Alessandro Fiocchi, MD

“…Methods: This was a cross-sectional, international study that collected self-reported data through an online quantitative survey. …”
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Personality, motivations, and gaming disorder symptoms: A large-scale comparative study of esports players, highly engaged gamers, and recreational players. by Harshdeep S. Mangat, Róbert Urbán, Patrik Koncz, Zsolt Demetrovics, Andrea Czakó, Mark D. Griffiths, Orsolya Király

“…The aim of the present study was to investigate the extent to which esports is associated with different indicators of problematic consumption and how motivations for playing videogames reflect differences between esports players, recreational players, and highly engaged gamers. Methods: Self-report data were collected regarding personality, psychopathological symptoms, and gaming behavior among 14,727 gamers (mean age = 24.1 years [SD = 7.0]; 89.3 % male) comprising 557 esports players (mean age = 21.5 years [SD = 6.5]; 95.9 % male), 5101 recreational players (mean age = 26.1 years [SD = 7.5]; 87.8 % male), and 9069 highly engaged gamers (mean age = 23.2 years [SD = 6.4]; 89.7 % male). …”
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Do Older Adults Engaged in a Community-Based Exercise Program Have Better Mental Health Indicators? A Static Group Comparison Study in a Brazilian Regional Area by Matheus Vitor Beserra Cavalcanti, Paula Ferreira Mendes do Nascimento, Leonardo dos Santos Oliveira

“…The CBEP was conducted 3x/wk for 8 weeks, with Pilates activities (90 min/wk), water-aerobic exercises (90 min/wk) and Brazilian capoeira (120 min/wk). Self-report data on sociodemographic, clinical characteristics and indicators of stress, anxiety and depression (DASS-21 scale) were assessed to provide a posttest to both the experimental group and the comparison group. …”
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Acceptance and perceived usefulness of digital health services in the management of chronic urticaria: a survey of patients and physicians by Michael Hindelang, Alexander Zink, Johannes Knitza, Robert Darkow, Martin Welcker, Tilo Biedermann, Susann May, Felix Muehlensiepen

“…Due to the cross-sectional design of the study and the self-reported data, further research may be needed to confirm these results.…”
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Truth or Myth: Is Breast Implant Illness Really an Illness? by Rami Hanna, MD, Udi Maor, MD, Meir Retchkiman, MD, Basel Abu-Ganem, MD, Julie Vaynshtein, MD, Eldad Silberstein, MD

“…The study’s cross-sectional design, small sample size, and self-reported data could limit its findings. Further research is needed to understand BII’s impact on well-being and safety.…”
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Factors associated with low tuberculosis preventive therapy prescription rates among health care workers in rural South Africa by Amiya A. Ahmed, Megan Grammatico, Anthony P. Moll, Sipho Malinga, Philile Makhunga, Salome Charalambous, Joseph B. Ladines-Lim, Justin Jones, Koeun Choi, Sheela V. Shenoi

“…HCWs from a government district hospital and 14 primary healthcare clinics (PHCs) in the rural Msinga sub-district of KwaZulu-Natal were surveyed from November 2019 to January 2020. Self-reported data on prescription rates as well as knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and practices regarding isoniazid preventative therapy, the current TPT regimen, were obtained. …”
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Women commencing anastrozole, letrozole or tamoxifen for early breast cancer: the impact of comorbidity and demographics on initial choice. by Anna Kemp, David B Preen, Christobel Saunders, Frances Boyle, Max Bulsara, C D'Arcy J Holman, Eva Malacova, Elizabeth E Roughead

“…Unit-level pharmacy and medical service claims, hospital, Cancer Registry, and self-reported data were linked to determine menopause status at diagnosis, tumour size, age, comorbidities, and change in subsidy restrictions. …”
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Association between waist-to-height ratio and stroke among American adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2023 by Yahui Pan, Yanzhen Sun, Xiaohua Pan

“…The diagnosis of stroke was determined using self-reported data from the survey questionnaire. The primary analytical methods employed in this study included multivariable logistic regression, stratified analysis with interaction, restricted cubic splines (RCS) to investigate the association between WHtR and stroke among American adults. …”
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The effectiveness of the Dutch juvenile diversion program Halt: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Benthe J. van Delft, Kirti Zeijlmans, Jessica J. Asscher, Ton Liefaard, André M. van der Laan

“…They are randomized into the Halt condition, or into the control group with no further intervention. Self-report data on primary (delinquency) and secondary goals (subgoals of Halt, e.g., social skills) are collected at three points in time: after referral to Halt (T0), 100 days later (T1) and one year after the referral to Halt (T2). …”
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Assessing the economic burden and health-related quality of life in chinese patients with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva: a questionnaire survey analysis by Xiaoyang Xu, Xiaoning He, Wei Wu, Yuhang Xin, Qingnan Li, Lei Song, Kexin Li, Jing Wu

“…This study aims to investigate the basic characteristics, diagnostic status, prognosis, economic burden and quality of life of FOP patients in China through self-reported data . Methods An online survey was conducted through the “China Cloud Platform for Rare Diseases” among patients recruited from the FOP patient organization in March 2023. …”
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Systematic review of health disparities for cardiovascular diseases and associated factors among American Indian and Alaska Native populations. by Rebecca Newlin Hutchinson, Sonya Shin

“…Finally, studies using self-reported data may not be accurate.<h4>Conclusions and implications of key findings</h4>Profound health disparities in cardiovascular diseases and associated risk factors for AI/AN populations persist, perhaps due to low socioeconomic status and access to quality healthcare. …”
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Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills in ChatGPT-Human Interaction: A Scoping Review by Lilia Raitskaya, Elena Tikhonova

“…However, the evidence base is still emerging and is limited by its short temporal scope, narrow database coverage, and reliance on self-reported data. Future research should focus on long-term effects, discipline-specific instructional models, and robust theoretical frameworks linking AI use to cognitive outcomes. …”
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Experiences and Challenges of the Integrated Development Model on Job Creation in Rwanda’s Gasabo District. by Rutarindwa, Alphonse, Ocan, Johnson, Adyanga, Francis Akena

“…Limitations: the limitations of the study include potential biases in self-reported data and the geographical limitation to Gasabo District, which may not fully capture the national context. …”
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Association Between Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Across Different Body Mass Index Categories Among Japanese Workers by Yu Wang, Yosuke Inoue, Shohei Yamamoto, Ami Fukunaga, Shuichiro Yamamoto, Toru Honda, Tohru Nakagawa, Takeshi Hayashi, Maki Konishi, Tetsuya Mizoue

“…Methods: Participants were 31,524 health checkup examinees (26,819 males and 4,705 females aged 20–64 years) who were free from diabetes at baseline. Self-reported data on alcohol use were used to estimate the average daily alcohol consumption at the baseline. …”
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Intrinsic Links Between Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Sleep Quality and Cytokines: A Network Analysis Based on Chinese Adolescents with Depressive Disorders by Zhang Y, Suo X, Wang X, Xu J, Xu W, Pan L, Gao J

“…No direct association between NSSI and cognitive flexibility was observed.Limitations: The cross-sectional design, reliance on self-reported data, and restricted geographic sample limit the ability to establish causal relationships and generalize the findings.Conclusion: IL-12p70 plays a significant role in the development of NSSI among adolescents with depressive disorders. …”
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