Qualitative focus group study investigating experiences of accessing and engaging with social care services: perspectives of carers from diverse ethnic groups caring for stroke sur... by Geoffrey Cloud, Nan Greenwood, Jess Holley, Theresa Ellmers, Gill Mein

“…The study therefore explored the experiences of carers of stroke survivors aged 45+ years from 5 ethnic groups in accessing and receiving social care services after hospital discharge.Design This qualitative study used 7 recorded focus groups with informal carers of stroke survivors. …”
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Help-seeking behaviors among survivors of intimate partner violence during pregnancy in 54 low- and middle-income countries: evidence from Demographic and Health Survey data by Mariella Stiller, Michael Lowery Wilson, Till Bärnighausen, Adebola Adedimeji, Erin Lewis, Anne Abio

“…Conclusion Practitioners are encouraged to consider the study’s outcomes when designing interventions and support for survivors seeking help in response to IPV during pregnancy. …”
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Design Criteria of Soft Exogloves for Hand Rehabilitation-Assistance Tasks by Juana-Mariel Dávila-Vilchis, Juan C. Ávila-Vilchis, Adriana H. Vilchis-González, LAZ-Avilés

“…This paper establishes design criteria for soft exogloves (SEG) to be used as rehabilitation or assistance devices. …”
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Estimated prevalence of post-intensive care cognitive impairment at short-term and long-term follow-ups: a proportional meta-analysis of observational studies by Mu-Hsing Ho, Yi-Wei Lee, Lizhen Wang

“…Abstract Objective Evidence of the overall estimated prevalence of post-intensive care cognitive impairment among critically ill survivors discharged from intensive care units at short-term and long-term follow-ups is lacking. …”
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An Exploration of a Social Robot as a Digital Shield for Law Enforcement Interviews: Designing a Prototype. by Cryston Sahae, Shuyue Gu, Lige Yang, Elin A. Björling, Nichelle Song

“…The paper explores the preliminary design of social robots as digital shields, offering a supportive and non-judgmental space for survivors to disclose their experiences by analyzing the development process, user research, ideation, and concept testing of two robot prototypes: IRA and Pup. …”
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Design of Network and Pole for Meeting Lighting, Communication, and Energy Needs from a Single Source in Disasters by Levent Aksoy, İlknur Yardımcı Coşkun

“…The pole incorporates various energy generation methods, data transmission options, wireless access points, mobile charging stations, sensors, and IoT devices. This design is expected to play a crucial role in meeting the basic needs of disaster survivors both during and after a disaster. …”
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Identifying biomarkers for epilepsy after cerebral malaria in Zambian children: rationale and design of a prospective observational study by Bo Zhang, Archana A Patel, Gretchen L Birbeck, Maitreyi Mazumdar, Suzanna Mwanza, Rosemary Nyirongo, Dixon Berejena, Joseph Kasolo, Tina Mwale, Violet Nambeye, Kafula Lisa Nkole, Nfwama Kawatu, Alexander Rotenberg

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Rationale and design of APOLLO: a personalized rehAbilitation PrOgram in aLLOgeneic bone marrow transplantation by Edith Pituskin, Stephen Foulkes, Rachel J. Skow, Thomas McMurtry, Calvin Kruger, Janet E. Bates, Daena Lamoureux, Joseph Brandwein, Elena Lieuw, Cynthia Wu, Nancy Zhu, Peng Wang, Daniel Sawler, Minakshi Taparia, Marlene Hamilton, Tiffany Comfort-Riddle, Tara Meyer, Gabor T. Gyenes, Ian Paterson, Carla M. Prado, Mark J. Haykowsky, Justin G. Greiner, Margaret L. McNeely, Puneeta Tandon, Richard B. Thompson

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“What women want”: Focus group discussions to inform the design of nutrition resources for women impacted by menopause following cancer treatment by Samantha J. Cushen, Micheala Murphy, Katie E. Johnston

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Co-creation of a toolkit to assist risk communication and clinical decision-making in severe preeclampsia: SPOT-Impact study design by Hannah Brown Amoakoh, Bregje C. De Kok, Linda Lucy Yevoo, Klaartje M. Olde Loohuis, Emmanuel K. Srofenyoh, Daniel K. Arhinful, Koiwah Koi-Larbi, Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh, Mary Amoakoh-Coleman, Joyce L. Browne

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Designing community-based strategies to reach non-household contacts of people with tuberculosis in Lusaka, Zambia: a rapid qualitative study among key stakeholders by Andrew D. Kerkhoff, Marksman Foloko, Evelyn Kundu-Ng’andu, Herbert Nyirenda, Zainab Jabbie, Mainza Syulikwa, Chanda Mwamba, Mary Kagujje, Monde Muyoyeta, Anjali Sharma

“…For both strategies, most participants preferred the use of and being approached by trained peer TB survivors to facilitate ACF, given their prior TB patient experience and trust among community members.ConclusionStakeholders found social-network and venue-based TB-ACF strategies highly acceptable, recognizing their potential benefits for individuals and the broader community. …”
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HER-SAFE study design: an open-label, randomised controlled trial to investigate the safety of withdrawal of pharmacological treatment for recovered HER2-targeted therapy-related c... by Robin Chung, James C Moon, Alexander R Lyon, Charlotte H Manisty, Muhummad Sohaib Nazir, Malcolm Walker, Peter Kellman, Benjamin Dowsing, Daniel Chen, Jessica Artico, Mark Westwood, Hakim-Moulay Dehbi, Rebecca Roylance, Tom Crake, Peter Schmid, Arjun Ghosh, Maria Sol Andres, Joanna Pedra, Orla Worn

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The hole in the wall: how the film ‘27 steps of may’ portrays stages of grief and acceptance by Muhammad Iqbal Qeis, Rista Ihwanny

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Characterisation of internal tremors and vibration symptoms by Harlan M Krumholz, Mitsuaki Sawano, Richa Sharma, Tianna Zhou, Dorothy Massey, Anna D Baker, Diana Berrent Güthe, Nick Güthe, Suzanne Pincus Shidlovsky, Liza Fisher, Connor B Grady, Cesar Caraballo

“…Objectives To describe the experiences of patients who have postacute sequelae SARS-CoV-2 infection with internal vibrations and tremors as a prominent component, we leveraged the efforts by Survivor Corps, a grassroots COVID-19 patient advocacy group, to gather information from individuals belonging to its Facebook group with a history of COVID-19 suffering from vibrations and tremors.Setting and design A narrative analysis was performed on 140 emails and 450 social media comments from 140 individuals collected as a response to a call to >180 000 individuals participating in Survivor Corps between 15 July and 27 July 2021. …”
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Rehabilitation using virtual gaming for Hospital and hOMe-Based training for the Upper limb post Stroke (RHOMBUS II): protocol of a feasibility randomised controlled trial by Cherry Kilbride, Tom Butcher, Meriel Norris, Nana Anokye, Alyson Warland, Karen Baker, Dimitrios A Athanasiou, Guillem Singla-Buxarrais, Jennifer Ryan, Francesca Gowing, Carole Pound, Victoria Stewart, Basaam Aweid, Arul Samiyappan

“…As such, time spent engaged in UL activity among subacute stroke survivors remains inadequate. Opportunities for the stroke survivor to engage with UL rehabilitation in a safe, accessible and engaging way are essential to improving UL outcomes following stroke. …”
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Exercise Interventions in Children with Cancer: A Review by Tseng-Tien Huang, Kirsten K. Ness

“…Generalizations to the entire childhood cancer and childhood cancer survivor populations are difficult as most of the work has been done in children during treatment for and among survivors of ALL. …”
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Nurses’ Perspectives of the Supportive Care Needs of Men with Prostate Cancer by Roula Mohammad Abboud, Nassim Samir Saker, Amal Khalaf Kadhim, Mohammad Mahdi Saeed Sahi, Hussein Kadhim Hussein, Alaa Hamza Hermis

“…Perceptions of oncology nurses regarding educational needs would assist in gaining more understanding of survivor needs and ultimately provide better quality care to individuals who have completed cancer treatment. …”
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Key frame extraction algorithm for surveillance videos using an evolutionary approach by Manjusha Rajan, Latha Parameswaran

“…This proposed method leverages an interactive GA with a well-designed Fitness Function and elitism-based survivor selection to enhance performance. …”
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Les lieux d’origine du devoir de mémoire by Sébastien Ledoux

“…Questions surrounding its starting point have produced a certain amount of scientific literature centered on the origins of the term, which it associates with the testimony of concentration camp survivors. This association was furthered by a discursive memory of the term which, during the 1990s, primarily designated things referring to the memory of the Holocaust. …”
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Pregnancy after Cancer Treatment and Pregnancy Associated Cancer: A Single Center Experience with 96 Cases by Mert Turğal, Kemal Beksaç, Derman Başaran, Aslıhan Yazıcıoğlu, Özgür Özyüncü, Ömer Aran, M. Sinan Beksaç

“…RESULTS: The study group was consisting of 96 cases, 59 out of 96 were cancer survivors and 37 were pregnancy-associated cancer patients. …”
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