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Exploring home fall events among infants and toddlers using social media information: an infodemiology study in China.

BACKGROUND: Practical interventions of fall prevention are challenging for infants and toddlers. This study aimed to explore specific details of falls that occurred at home for kids 0-3 years old using key information from social media platforms, which provided abundant data sources for fall events. METHODS: We used internet-based search techniques to collect fall events information from 2013 to 2023. The search was restricted and implemented between 1 and 12 April 2023. Online platforms included Baidu, Weibo, WeChat, TikTok, Toutiao and Little Red Book. A qualitative descriptive approach was

Circulation of non-falciparum malaria species in West Africa: A literature review from 2000 to 2024.

BACKGROUND: While malaria elimination efforts in West African countries focus primarily on Plasmodium falciparum, non-falciparum malaria species could replace P. falciparum if their elimination is neglected. It is within this malaria control and elimination context that this article reviews the circulation of non-falciparum malaria species in the West African region. METHODS: Non-falciparum related articles with a focus on the West African sub-region, published between 2000 and 2024, were selected using internet search engines Google Search, PubMed Central®, and the National Library of Medici

LivXAI-Net: An explainable AI framework for liver disease diagnosis with IoT-based real-time monitoring support.

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: Liver disease remains a significant global health burden, often progressing silently until advanced stages such as cirrhosis or hepatic failure. Early detection is essential but remains hindered by the limitations of conventional diagnostics. This study presents LivXAI-Net, an explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) framework integrated with Internet of Things (IoT) biosensors, designed and evaluated in a simulated real-time setting using a historical dataset. METHODS: LivXAI-Net simulates continuous data acquisition from wearable biosensors - including sweat, platel

Approval status of essential therapeutic drugs for systemic sclerosis versus that of drugs for rheumatoid arthritis.

OBJECTIVE: Systemic sclerosis, a rare disease characterized by chronic multisystem fibrosis, requires lifelong management, necessitating enough insurance coverage for the patient. Official drug approval is the first step to ensuring that the drug is covered by insurance. In this study, we investigated the approval status of essential therapeutic drugs for systemic sclerosis across eight countries and compared it with that of drugs for rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS: The essential therapeutic drug lists for systemic sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis were taken from the guidelines of the Americ

Investigation of fathers' metaphors regarding child sexual abuse in Turkey: A metaphor study.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: This study was designed to determine the perceptions of fathers about child sexual abuse in Turkey using metaphors to facilitate understanding of child sexual abuse. METHODS: The study was conducted as a qualitative study based on metaphor analysis. The data were collected from 164 Turkish fathers in Turkey between August 2022 and September 2022 using a descriptive information form for fathers and a semi-structured interview form exploring fathers' perceptions of child sexual abuse. The semi-structured interview form included metaphor statements like "Child sexual abus

Understanding primary care physician perspectives on recommending HPV vaccination and addressing vaccine hesitancy.

HPV vaccination rates have improved in recent years, but remain suboptimal in the United States. Physician recommendation is associated with increased uptake; however, specific strategies used by physicians to recommend the vaccine and address hesitancy are underexplored. We iteratively conducted qualitative in-depth interviews with family medicine and pediatrics/adolescent medicine physicians recruited from four primary care settings (federally qualified health centers and hospital-affiliated practices) within a large academic-hospital system in New Jersey. Interviews aimed to understand fact

Assessing Beliefs Underlying Rumination About Pain: Development and Validation of the Pain Metacognitions Questionnaire.

Metacognitions, which are beliefs about our own thinking processes, can modulate worry and rumination and thereby influence emotional distress. This study aimed to develop a self-report measure of unhelpful pain-related metacognitions which might serve as a clinical and research tool to better understand pain catastrophizing, a significant risk factor for adverse pain outcomes. Two phases of validation are presented. Phase 1 reports on how the Pain Metacognitions Questionnaire (PMQ) was empirically developed through a qualitative study of 20 people with chronic back (n = 15) or knee (n = 5) pa

Antimicrobial Consumption in Medicated Feeds in Vietnamese Pig and Poultry Production.

Antimicrobials are extensively used as growth promoters in animal feeds worldwide, but reliable estimates are lacking. We conducted an internet-based survey of commercial chicken and pig feed products officially approved for sale in Vietnam over the period March-June 2015. Information on the antimicrobial contents in feed products, alongside animal production data, was used to estimate in-feed antimicrobial consumption to produce one kilogram of live animal (chicken, pig), as well as to estimate country-wide antimicrobial consumption through animal feeds. A total of 1462 commercial feed formul

Association between knowledge about levonorgestrel emergency contraception and the risk of ectopic pregnancy following levonorgestrel emergency contraception failure: a comparative survey.

OBJECTIVE: To study the association between knowledge about levonorgestrel emergency contraception (LNG-EC) and the risk of ectopic pregnancy (EP) following LNG-EC failure. METHODS: This study included 600 women who had visited the hospital with LNG-EC failure. Of these, 300 with EP and 300 with intrauterine pregnancy (IUP) were recruited to the EP group and IUP group respectively. The participants were interviewed face-to-face using a standardized questionnaire. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Pearson's chi-square tests and t-test were used to compare the sociodemographic characteristics, reproducti

Phenotype and natural history in 101 individuals with Pitt-Hopkins syndrome through an internet questionnaire system.

BACKGROUND: Pitt-Hopkins syndrome (PTHS; MIM# 610954) is a genetically determined entity mainly caused by mutations in TransCription Factor 4 (TCF4). We have developed a new way to collect information on (ultra-)rare disorders through a web-based database which we call 'waihonapedia' (waihona [meaning treasure in Hawaiian] encyclopaedia). METHODS: We have built a waihonapedia system in a collaboration between physicians, social scientists, and parent support groups. The system consists of an initial extensive questionnaire for background cross-sectional data, and subsequent follow-up using sm

Declining interest in tattoos in the Balkans: a Google Trends analysis.

Dear Editor, Tattooing is a popular decorative procedure worldwide1,2. Its prevalence in adults ranges from 20 to 30%1,3. However, Google Tr … tions include reliance on Google Trends, which is not a true epidemiological tool and only captures internet users, limiting population representativeness9. Acknowledging the limits of our study, the current loss of interest in tattoos seems widespread and across Europe.

Psychological therapies (remotely delivered) for the management of chronic and recurrent pain in children and adolescents.

BACKGROUND: Chronic pain is common during childhood and adolescence and is associated with negative outcomes such as increased severity of pain, reduced function (e.g. missing school), and low mood (e.g. high levels of depression and anxiety). Psychological therapies, traditionally delivered face-to-face with a therapist, are efficacious at reducing pain intensity and disability. However, new and innovative technology is being used to deliver these psychological therapies remotely, meaning barriers to access to treatment such as distance and cost can be removed or reduced. Therapies delivered

Estimate of the annual burden of foodborne illness in nondeployed active duty US Army Service Members: five major pathogens, 2010-2015.

In this study, we estimate the burden of foodborne illness (FBI) caused by five major pathogens among nondeployed US Army service members. The US Army is a unique population that is globally distributed, has its own food procurement system and a food protection system dedicated to the prevention of both unintentional and intentional contamination of food. To our knowledge, the burden of FBI caused by specific pathogens among the US Army population has not been determined. We used data from a 2015 US Army population survey, a 2015 US Army laboratory survey and data from FoodNet to create inputs

Оценка знаний и информации лиц, живущих с множественным склерозом: межсекторное исследование вопросника.

Интернет стал основным источником информации по вопросам здравоохранения для людей, страдающих множественным склерозом (МС). Однако с учетом большого количества дезинформации, обнаруженной в Интернете, такое поведение может представлять серьезную угрозу для пользователей Интернета. ЦЕЛЬ: Данное исследование направлено на изучение знаний и поведения людей, живущих с РС, в специализированной клинике MS, где образование является краеугольным камнем ухода. МЕТОДЫ: Это межсекторальное исследование, основанное на обследованиях 20 правдивые или ложные заявления, охватывающие как научные факты, так и

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BACKGROUND: The internet has emerged as a primary source of health-related information for people living with multiple sclerosis (MS). However, given the abundance of misinformation found on the web, this behavior may pose a significant threat to internet users. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to explore the knowledge and information-seeking behavior of people l…

Long-Term Efficacy of Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Self-Help Programs for Adults With Depression: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

BACKGROUND: Depression is a worldwide mental disorder and a leading cause of disability. Many people with depression do not want to take medication or have the motivation to seek psychotherapy treatment for many reasons. Guided internet-based self-help programs may be a promising solution for addressing these issues. This kind of intervention has proven to be effective in reducing depression symptoms on a short-term scale. However, as treatment often is a long-term rehabilitation process, it is important to examine not only the short-term effects of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy

Can We Boost Treatment Adherence to an Online Transdiagnostic Intervention by Adding Self-Enhancement Strategies? Results From a Randomized Controlled Non-inferiority Trial.

Background: Internet-delivered psychotherapy represents an impactful large-scale solution for addressing psychological disorders. In spite of its flexibility and scalability, the fact that the ones in need have to initiate and sustain the curse of the treatment by themselves comes with considerable downsides in terms of treatment adherence. One solution could be to increase the ease of use and attractivity of the strategies and assignments from such programs. The present study aims to address this issue by incorporating a series of self-oriented strategies to the validated internet-delivered s

Patient-reported benefits from patient organization magazines and Internet-based peer support in Ménière's disease.

OBJECTIVES: To facilitate self-help, the Finnish Ménière's Federation (FMF) provides various kinds of support to persons with Ménière's disease (MD), which includes patient magazines (PM) and Internet-based peer support (iPS). The current study aimed to evaluate the benefits reported by MD patients in terms of PM and iPS. METHOD: The study used a cross-sectional survey design with a mixture of structured and open-ended questions administered online. A sample of 185 patients from the FMF membership database provided complete data. RESULTS: Ninety-two percent of the respondents rated PM as use

Association Between Expanded Adverse Childhood Experiences and Presenteeism Among Japanese Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study.

BACKGROUND: Presenteeism is an occupational health challenge. Although adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been linked to adult health, evidence on comprehensive ACE exposure and presenteeism remains limited. METHODS: We analyzed data from working adults in the 2022 Japan COVID-19 and Society Internet Survey (JACSIS). ACEs were assessed using an expanded Japanese ACE questionnaire and categorized as 0, 1, 2, 3, and ≥4 ACEs. Presenteeism was measured using the Work Functioning Impairment Scale (WFun), and high presenteeism was defined as WFun ≥21. Using logistic regression, we examined t

Assessing and mitigating traffic crash risks using interpretable machine learning techniques.

This study aims to examine factors associated with self-reported crash involvement among drivers in Pakistan using interpretable machine learning (ML) techniques and established driver-behavior instruments. The data used in this study were collected through an Internet-based survey in Pakistan utilizing a self-report questionnaire (cross-sectional design; N:623 drivers). The questionnaire consisted of items related to dangerous (aggressive, risky, and negative emotions), aberrant (errors and violations), and positive driving behaviors, along with demographics and items related to self-reported

A miniature bio-inspired antenna for sub-6 GHz consumer wireless and biomedical diagnostic applications.

Miniaturization of high-performance antennas for sub-6 GHz applications such as 5G small cell, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, wearable medical system and industrial automation is essential in the near future, and the novel design methodology to realize the antenna miniaturization with high efficiency is required. In this context, this paper proposes a nature inspired antenna design using sneezewort leaf shape geometry combined with DGS (defective ground structure) to improve bandwidth and radiation features. A partial ground, the proposed antenna is very compact in size 18 × 19 × 1.6 mm3 (0