Authors: Lawless MT, Tieu M, Golley RK, Kitson AL
Journal of advanced nursing
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a genetic rare disease with autosomal recessive inheritance, characterised by progressive proximal muscle weakness and skeletal muscle atrophy (Nishio et al. ). It is...
Authors: Oosterhouse K, Atakro CA, Chan JHM, Matsuo Y, Zhang Y, Parris F, Mandebvu F, Khalaila R, Giannetta N, Stievano A, Song Y, Ho KHM
Journal of advanced nursing
Acute infections from diverse sources are associated with significant post-infectious morbidity and mortality, although the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown (; ). Severe infection can lead...
Authors: Martins T, Bucher Andary J, Bellagamba D, Simon M, ZĂșñiga F
Journal of advanced nursing
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) have revolutionized easy public access to information about medical illnesses and treatments. For patients, LLMs can summarize...
Authors: Fuseini AG, Rawson H, Ley L, Redley B, Kerr D
Journal of advanced nursing
Heart failure (HF) affects more than 64 million people worldwide and is accompanied by a 1-year mortality rate of 15â30% []. Due to demographic changes and an ageing population, HF patients have becom...
Authors: Ferguson B, Henderson A, Harvey C, Baldwin A
Journal of advanced nursing
Nursing bias affects patient safety practices in hospitals, resulting in safety disparities. Bias is generally defined as âthe negative evaluation of one group and its members relative to anotherâ (Bl...
Authors: Lin M, Borchert MS, Chang MY
Journal of visual impairment & blindness
Scientific and technological progress has resulted in increased human life expectancy, and several modern societies show decreased birth rates and a progressively ageing population (Hantke et al., )....
Authors: Fredendall LD, Islam SR, Taaffe K, Hegde S, Rayo M, Foster S, Hionis J, Balkin M, Segarra G, Catchpole K
International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care
A surgical department within a university hospital represents a complex, multiprofessional care environment that demands collaboration between healthcare professionals (HCPs) and patients to achieve h...
Authors: Rabbani MG, Alif SM, Ryan J, Zhou Z, Tran C, Rickard AJ, Robb C, Woods RL, Orchard SG, Shah RC, Murray AM, McNeil JJ, Karim MN
The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health literacy as personal knowledge and competencies mediated by organizational structures and the availability of resources that enable people to access,...
Authors: GonzĂĄlez-AgĂŒero M, Quezada C, TurĂ©n V, Camelio J, De Filippi M, Bradbury-Jones C, Taylor J
Journal of advanced nursing
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health literacy as personal knowledge and competencies mediated by organizational structures and the availability of resources that enable people to access,...
Authors: Victoria AM, Capeci HE, Steber JA, Donald HM, Rennerfeldt PL, Cheng JP, Moschonas EH, Bondi CO, Kline AE
Brain research
Cardiovascular disease (CVD), including coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, and peripheral vascular disease, accounts for oneâthird of deaths worldwide (Betai et al., ; Campbell, ). Both...
Authors: Ferreira PL, Morais C, Pimenta R, Ribeiro I, Alves SM, Pedro AR, Escoval A, RALS
BMC public health
Stress recovery is a central topic in environmental psychology because everyday environments can either intensify or alleviate psychological and physiological strain. Restorative environment research...
Authors: Wei J, Dai D, Sun Y, Zheng W, Gao M, Liu Y
Journal of advanced nursing
Cortical or cerebral visual impairment (CVI) is a leading cause of visual impairments in children in developed countries (). CVI is caused by damage to postgeniculate visual pathways in the brain and...
Authors: Bisarya PK, Hom KA, Hom DB
The Laryngoscope
Recently, I read a research article titled âHypertension, pregnancy and weather: is seasonality involved?â and I have some viewpoints to share with you and the readers. Pregnancy-induced hypertension...
Authors: Wang S, Messman BA, Greene T, Contractor AA
Journal of traumatic stress
Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of disability among adults, affecting 22% of individuals over the age of 40. The knee is the most common site of symptomatic osteoarthritis, and excessive compressive...
Authors: Pinchaleaw D, Kanjanabuch P, Chompunud Na Ayudhya C, Rungraungrayabkul D, Wiriyakijja P
Oral diseases
While rural residents comprise approximately 20% of the U.S. population, less than 10% of physicians serve rural communities nationwide. This may partially explain a disproportionate prevalence of com...