Socioeconomic inequalities in physical function decline: multilevel longitudinal results from the HABITAT study by Jerome N Rachele, Venurs Loh, Anna Timperio, Jenny Veitch, Rees Thomas, Rebecca A Reid, Wendy J Brown

“…Individual-level socioeconomic indicators were self-reported and physical function was self-reported using the 10-item subscale of the Short-Form 36 survey, with scores ranging from 0 to 100. …”
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Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) awareness, use, and discontinuation among Lake Victoria fisherfolk in Uganda: A cross-sectional population-based study. by Kauthrah Ntabadde, Joseph Kagaayi, Victor Ssempijja, Xinyi Feng, Robert Kairania, Joseph Lubwama, Robert Ssekubugu, Ping Teresa Yeh, Joseph Ssekasanvu, Aaron A R Tobian, Caitlin E Kennedy, Lisa A Mills, Stella Alamo, Philip Kreniske, John Santelli, Lisa J Nelson, Steven J Reynolds, Larry William Chang, Gertrude Nakigozi, Mary Kate Grabowski

“…We used cross-sectional population-based data collected between September 3 and December 19, 2018 from a Lake Victoria fishing community in southern Uganda to measure levels of self-reported PrEP awareness, ever-use, and discontinuation following 2017 PrEP rollout via a U.S. …”
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Investigating Irritability as a Potentially Causal Risk Pathway to Depression Using Two Genetically Informed Designs by Amy Shakeshaft, Olakunle Oginni, Joanna Martin, Charlotte A. Dennison, Olga Eyre, Ellen Leibenluft, Sebastian Lundström, Evie Stergiakouli, Henrik Larsson, Paul Lichtenstein, Argyris Stringaris, Lucy Riglin, Mark J. Taylor, Anita Thapar

“…Monozygotic twin analysis revealed an association between self-reported twin differences in irritability and MDD discordance (OR = 1.57 [1.04–2.36], p = .032). …”
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Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility, Uptake, and Adherence in Puerto Rico, 2022 by Maira A. Castañeda-Avila, PhD, MS, Eduardo J. Santiago-Rodríguez, PhD, MPH, William Rodríguez-Cintrón, MD, MPH, Coral Olazagasti, MD, Efrén J. Flores, MD, Estelamari Rodríguez, MD, MPH, Ana I. Velázquez Mañana, MD, MSc, Yomayra Otero-Domínguez, MD, MS, Eduardo R. Núñez, MD, MS

“…The prevalence of self-reported LCS use was 28.4% in Puerto Rico, 27.6% among U.S. …”
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Development of a large Danish single-centre retro- and prospective transgender cohort using a web-based platform: a study protocol of a transgender cohort study by Ulrik Schiøler Kesmodel, Allan Stensballe, Emma Elisabeth Skovby Petersen, Frederika Kiy, Michael Winterdahl, Jakob Dal, Maria Lucia Pop, Gry Kjaersdam Telléus, Astrid Ditte Højgaard

“…Participants must provide informed consent and complete a baseline questionnaire. Data will be collected from self-reported questionnaires and medical records across multiple specialists. …”
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Multi-domain rule-based phenotyping algorithms enable improved GWAS signal by Abigail Newbury, Ahmed Elhussein, Gamze Gürsoy

“…They store clinical data from electronic health records, with data domains such as laboratory measurements, conditions, and self-reported diagnoses. …”
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Adolescent utilization of school based mental health services in the United States by Laura Grunin, José A. Pagán, Gary Yu, Allison Squires, Sally S. Cohen

“…School based mental health services (SBMHS) are an optimal setting for timely identification, effective management, and convenient delivery of evidence-based mental health care. Methods Using data from the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, we employed structural equation modeling to examine the relationships between utilization of SBMHS and school and academic engagement, religiosity, self-reported depressive symptoms, and parental monitoring and support. …”
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Stressful and potentially traumatic events and healthcare utilization: the 7th Tromsø survey by Jens C. Thimm, Kamilla Rognmo, Ingunn Skre, Catharina E. A. Wang

“…Finally, mental preoccupation with the event(s) moderated the associations between SLE/PTE exposure and the utilization of healthcare services but not self-reported feeling of being anxious or depressed. …”
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Interpersonal influence matters: Trust contagion and repair in human-human-AI team by Emanuel Rojas, Debbie Hsu, Jingjing Huang, Mengyao Li

“…Using a 2 (AI reliability: high and low, within-participants factor) × 3 (confederate trusting: trusting, neutral, distrusting, between-participants factor) mixed design, participants teamed up with a confederate and an AI teammate in a cooperative trust-based resource allocation game. Self-reported, behavioral, and conversational data were collected. …”
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Toward a Smartphone-Based and Conversational Agent–Delivered Just-in-Time Adaptive Holistic Lifestyle Intervention for Older Adults Affected by Cognitive Decline: Two-Week Proof-of... by Esther Brill, Rasita Vinay, Marcia Nißen, Priyam Joshi, Stefan Klöppel, Tobias Kowatsch

“…Data on smartphone use, demographic information, and cognitive performance (via Montreal Cognitive Assessment) were collected during a preintervention visit. …”
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Prevalence of Depressive Symptoms and Its Associated Factors among People Living with HIV Attending Public Hospitals of Nekemte Town, Western Ethiopia, 2021 by Eba Abdisa, Tizita Tolesa, Muktar Abadiga

“…Social support was described by a sum score of the Oslo3 social support scale (OSS-3). The collected data was entered into EpiData Windows version 4.1 and then exported to Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Windows version 24.0 for analysis. …”
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Association between residential proximity to major roadways and nonfatal cardiovascular disease in Chinese older adults: a nationwide study by Jiayi Xu, Xue Wang, Guang-Wei Zhang, Yi Ma, Shuang Zang

“…Ascertained the residential proximity to major roadways based on the participants’ self-reports, and ascertained nonfatal CVD based on previous diagnosis of self-reports. …”
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Conclusion and recommendations by Marco Antonio ORTIZ SANCHEZ

“…Such an approach drew methods typically used in design and ethnographic research, by gathering both qualitative and quantitative data from both the occupant and the building. The occupant data was collected quantitatively with the use of a questionnaire (self-reported) and qualitatively with interviews (procedural knowledge) and finally with generative techniques (interpretive knowledge). …”
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Likelihood of Resident Doctors Raising Concerns Within an Acute Mental Health Trust by Sarah O’Connor, Vicki Ibbett, Ruth Scally

“…A quality improvement (QI) project was initiated to improve the self-reported likelihood of resident doctors raising patient safety and training concerns. …”
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Integrative cognitive neuropsychological program emphasizing brain response to enhance inhibitory control among substance abusers at the alternative rehabilitation communities in E... by Juthamas Haenjohn, Warakorn Supwirapakorn, Jatuporn Namyen

“…IC was assessed using self-report measures and a cognitive performance task. …”
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Addressing reporting heterogeneity in visual analogue scales: a double-index model approach using anchoring vignettes by Zhiyong Huang, Fabrice Kämpfen

“…Abstract In this study, we propose several methods to account for reporting heterogeneity in self-reported data coming from Visual Analogue Scales (VAS) using corresponding VAS-based anchoring vignettes. …”
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Unveiling the effect of visual openness on engagement and creativity through electroencephalograms by Ju Eun Cho, Na Hyeon Park, Han Jong Jun

“…Additionally, electroencephalograms provide more objective data compared with traditional self-reported measures.…”
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Efficacy of vibrotactile device DentalVibe in reducing injection pain and anxiety during local anaesthesia in paediatric dental patients: a study protocol for a randomised controll... by Elitsa Veneva, Radka Cholakova, Ralitsa Raycheva, Ani Belcheva

“…Outcome measures will be self-reported pain felt during LA on Visual Analogue Scale; self-reported anxiety on Facial Image Scale; pain-related behaviour according to Faces, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability Scale; heart rate; patient preference to LA technique.Data will be analysed with intention-to-treat concept by Student’s t-test for paired samples, Wilcoxon signed-rank test, p<0.05. …”
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Beneficial effects of intermittent intravenous saline infusion in dysautonomic patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a case-series by Per Sjögren, Per Sjögren, Helena Huhmar, Bo C. Bertilson, Bo C. Bertilson, Björn Bragée, Björn Bragée, Olli Polo

“…Following 9 weeks of intermittent saline infusion (mean volume 1,600 ± 360 mL), self-reported composite symptom score, quality-of-life and POTS-related symptoms improved significantly (all p < 0.001), as did ability-to-work (p < 0.05).ConclusionOur data derived from a non-controlled case-series indicate health benefits from volume loading with intermittent infusion of saline among patients with ME/CFS, which may stimulate further studies on various forms of intravenous volume loading to patients with ME/CFS and dysautonomia.…”
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Psoriatic Arthritis Quality of Life Questionnaire: results of translation, cultural adaptation and validation in Russian language by I. F. Fairushina, D. I. Abdulganieva, S. P. McKenna, A. Сoffey

“…The PsAQoL could distinguish between groups of patients defined by self-reported general health status and self-reported severity of PsA.Conclusion. …”
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