Developing and implementing linked electronic medical record and administrative data in primary care practice for diabetes in Alberta by Neil Drummond, Matt Taylor, Stephanie Garies, Marta Shaw, Boglarka Soos, Michael Cummings, Brian Forst, John Yaraee, Lisa Cook

“…Objectives and Approach Academic family physicians in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Calgary who participate in the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (CPCSSN) identified diabetes–related variables, either in their EMRs or in administrative data, that they wished to obtain in a linked dataset. …”
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Open Globe Injury in a Tertiary Hospital of Northern Thailand: No Vision Survival and Ocular Trauma Score by Porapaktham T, Choovuthayakorn J, Nanegrungsunk O, Phinyo P, Tanasombatkul K, Watanachai N, Kunavisarut P, Chaikitmongkol V, Patikulsila D

“…Tuangprot Porapaktham,1 Janejit Choovuthayakorn,1 Onnisa Nanegrungsunk,1 Phichayut Phinyo,2– 4 Krittai Tanasombatkul,2,3 Nawat Watanachai,1 Paradee Kunavisarut,1 Voraporn Chaikitmongkol,1 Direk Patikulsila1 1Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; 2Clinical Epidemiology and Clinical Statistics Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; 3Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand; 4Musculoskeletal Science and Translational Research (MSTR), Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, ThailandCorrespondence: Janejit Choovuthayakorn, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, 110 Intavaroros Road, Maung, Chiang Mai, 50200, Thailand, Tel +66 53 935512, Fax +66 53 936121, Email janejit.c@cmu.ac.thPurpose: To determine characteristics and factors associated with no vision survival (included no light perception, enucleation, and evisceration) following open globe injury (OGI) and to correlate the proportion of final vision to predictive values of ocular trauma score (OTS).Patients and Methods: The medical records of consecutive patients diagnosed as OGI between January 2015 and December 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. …”
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Comparing the Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing on Depression in Divorced Women by Abbas Bayat asghari, Zeynab Beheshti, Ahmad Aramon, Javad Javaheri, Sahar Mousanejad

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Transitioning to Telehealth during COVID-19: Experiences and Insights from Diabetes Prevention and Management Program Providers in Los Angeles County by Sally L. Bullock, Telma Menendez, Liz Schwarte, Lisa Craypo, Jennifer T. Mosst, Gabrielle Green, Noel C. Barragan, Tony Kuo

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Albumin Urinary Excretion Is Associated with Increased Levels of Urinary Chemokines, Cytokines, and Growth Factors Levels in Humans by Bengt Fellström, Johanna Helmersson-Karlqvist, Lars Lind, Inga Soveri, Måns Thulin, Johan Ärnlöv, Kim Kultima, Anders Larsson

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Stakeholder’s perspectives on acceptable interventions for promoting hypertension medication adherence in Namibia: nominal group technique by Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Tivani Phosa Mashamba-Thompson, Benn Sartorius, Olivia Nakwafila, Tonderai Washington Shumba

“…Key stakeholders included subject matter experts in non-communicable diseases, family medicine and representatives of our target population (hypertensive patients).Results The stakeholders reported 14 factors as barriers and enablers to hypertension adherence. …”
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Diffusion of medications for opioid use disorder treatment in jail settings: a convergent mixed methods study of jail staff perspectives by Pryce S. Michener, Elizabeth A. Evans, Warren J. Ferguson, Peter D. Friedmann

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Hepatitis C Virus Epidemiology in Lithuania: Situation before Introduction of the National Screening Programme by Egle Ciupkeviciene, Janina Petkeviciene, Jolanta Sumskiene, Gediminas Dragunas, Saulius Dabravalskis, Edita Kreivenaite, Tadas Telksnys, Gediminas Urbonas, Limas Kupcinskas

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Association of high body mass index, waist circumference, and body fat percentage with sarcopenia in older women by Myung Chul Yoo, Chang Won Won, Yunsoo Soh

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Mediators of Racial Differences in COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance and Uptake: A Cohort Study in Detroit, MI by Abram L. Wagner, Lydia Wileden, Trina R. Shanks, Susan Door Goold, Jeffrey D. Morenoff, Sherri N. Sheinfeld Gorin

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Supervisors’ approaches to the early entrustment of clinical tasks: an observational study in general practice by Jean W M Muris, Cees P M van der Vleuten, Laury P J W M de Jonge, Marjan J B Govaerts, Angelique A Timmerman, Anneke W M Kramer

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Why osteoarthritis of the knee is called “a wound that does not heal” and why Tai Chi is an effective treatment by Patricia Huston, Patricia Huston

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Development and psychometric evaluation of the CanSmart questionnaire to measure chronic disease self-management tasks by Sylvie D. Lambert, Susan J. Bartlett, Jane McCusker, Mark Yaffe, Antonio Ciampi, Eric Belzile, Manon de Raad

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Atitudes dos internos de medicina geral e familiar para com os doentes com problemas ligados ao álcool by Gui Santos, Frederico Rosário

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Trends in Prehospital Visits as a Cause of Delayed Admission in Korean Stroke Patients over a 10-Year Period: A National Health Insurance Claims Data Study by Jinyoung Shin, Hyeongsu Kim, Ho Jin Jeong, Jeehye Lee, Jusun Moon, Kwang-Pil Ko, Youngtaek Kim

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Paragonimiasis: A knowledge and awareness survey of clinicians in southern Nigeria on a neglected tropical disease by Oloyede IP, Ekanem AM, Eduwem DU

“…Methods: A questionnaire based, descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among Resident doctors in the departments of Internal medicine, Paediatrics, family medicine, community health and Obstetrics and gynaecology practising in University of Uyo Teaching Hospital. …”
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Inclusion of older adults and reporting of consent processes in randomized controlled trials in the emergency department: A scoping review by Lauren T Southerland, Katherine K. Benson, Austin J. Schoeffler, Margaret A. Lashutka, Soo Borson, Jason J. Bischof

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Prevalence of Urinary Incontinence and its Relationship With Sociodemographic and Obstetrical Variables Among Omani Women by Vidya Seshan RN, RM, PhD, Frincy Francis RN, RM, MSN, Divya Raghavan RN, RM, MSN, Judie Arulappan RN, RM, PhD, Iman Al Hashmi RN, PhD, Emi John Prince RN, RM, PhD, Sanjay Jaju MBBS, MD(Psychiatry), MPhil (Epidemiology), Zeyana Al Azri RN, RM, Lamya Alkharusi MBBS, MD, FRCSC

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Impact of Vitamin B12 Insufficiency on the Incidence of Sarcopenia in Korean Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Two-Year Longitudinal Study by Seongmin Choi, Jinmann Chon, Seung Ah Lee, Myung Chul Yoo, Sung Joon Chung, Ga Yang Shim, Yunsoo Soh, Chang Won Won

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Prevalence, Trend, and Risk Factors for Early Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: An Analysis of the Nationwide Population-Based Survey from 2010 to 2019 in South Korea by Taeyun Kim, Hyunji Choi, Ju-il Seo, Seung-Jin Kim, Ji-Eun Choi, Minsu Yun, Jihun Kang

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