Maternal Death Surveillance and Response in Sudan: an evidence-based, context-specific optimisation to improve maternal care by Altijani Osman Abbakar, N

“…Analysis of the latest SHHS showed that village and community midwives [trained birth attendants] attended nearly half of all births [55.5%], followed by doctors, health visitors, and nurse-midwives [skilled birth attendants] [22.8%], and the remainder [21.7%] were not attended by a health provider. …”

Talk2Care: An LLM-based Voice Assistant for Communication between Healthcare Providers and Older Adults by Yang, Ziqi, Xu, Xuhai, Yao, Bingsheng, Rogers, Ethan, Zhang, Shao, Intille, Stephen, Shara, Nawar, Gao, Guodong Gordon, Wang, Dakuo

“…The results showed that Talk2Care could facilitate the communication process, enrich the health information collected from older adults, and considerably save providers' efforts and time. …”
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The Distance Between Us: Exploring the COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit Through the Soundscape of Biometric Monitoring by Lecamwasam, Kimaya

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HST.184 Health Information Systems to Improve Quality of Care in Resource-Poor Settings, Spring 2011 by Fraser, Hamish, Celi, Leo, Szolovits, Peter

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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonisation : epidemiological and molecular characteristics in an acute-care tertiary hospital in Singapore by Htun, Htet Lin, Kyaw, Win Mar, de Sessions, Paola Flórez, Low, Louie, Hibberd, Martin Lloyd, Chow, Angela, Leo, Yee Sin

“…We conducted a cross-sectional study at an acute-care tertiary infectious diseases hospital of MRSA isolates identified through routine surveillance from January 2009 to December 2011. …”
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Environmental contamination in a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) intensive care unit—what is the risk? by Ong, Sean Wei Xiang, Lee, Pei Hua, Tan, Yian Kim, Ling, Li Min, Ho, Benjamin Choon Heng, Ng, Ching Ging, Wang, Dong Ling, Tan, Boon Huan, Leo, Yee Sin, Ng, Oon Tek, Wong, Michelle Su Yen, Marimuthu, Kalisvar

“…The risk of environmental contamination by severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the intensive care unit (ICU) is unclear. We evaluated the extent of environmental contamination in the ICU and correlated this with patient and disease factors, including the impact of different ventilatory modalities.…”
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Rationally trust, but emotionally? The roles of cognitive and affective trust in laypeople's acceptance of AI for preventive care operations by Kyung, Nakyung, Kwon, Eric Hyeokkoo

“…Nevertheless, particularly in the context of preventive care, little is known about how laypeople perceive and accept AI and change their behavior accordingly. …”
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Transitioning naturally into end-of-life talk in advance care planning consultations: a conversation-analytic study by Quek, Dorothy Shengrei

“…Advance Care Planning (ACP) is a discussion that is conducted between a trained facilitator, a patient, and their next-of-kin (NOK) on patient end-of-life (EOL) decisions and preferences. …”
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Integrated ECG-PCG module for distributed diagnosis and home health care (D2H2) by Kanthimathi Srinivasan Kalyani.

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Analytic laboratory performance of a point of care urine culture kit for diagnosis and antibiotic susceptibility testing by Bongard, E, Frimodt-Møller, N, Gal, M, Wootton, M, Howe, R, Francis, N, Goossens, H, Butler, C

“…Currently available point-of-care (POC) diagnostic tests for managing urinary tract infections (UTIs) in general practice are limited by poor performance characteristics, and laboratory culture generally provides results only after a few days. …”

Ten pressure points in primary care during COVID-19: findings from an international narrative review by Dykgraaf, SH, Parkinson, A, Wright, M, Wong, WCW, Desborough, J, Ball, L, Sturgiss, E, Dut, GM, Barnes, K, Butler, D, Davis, S, Douglas, K, Kendir, C, Martin, D, Marten, R, Rouleau, K, Barkley, S, de Toca, L, Kidd, M

“…Background: Strong primary care (PC) services are the foundation of high-performing health care systems and can support effective responses to public health emergencies. …”

Technology integration in newborn care: examining communication and decision-making among health professionals in Kenyan hospitals by Ngaiza, GK

“…A tailored approach that considers these variables, rather than a one-size-fits-all approach, will ensure better integration and sustainability of these technologies, leading to improved outcomes in newborn care.</p>…”

Global availability of medications and health technologies for kidney care: A multinational study from the ISN-GKHA by Kelly, DM, Jones, ESW, Barday, Z, Arruebo, S, Caskey, FJ, Damster, S, Donner, J, Jha, V, Levin, A, Nangaku, M, Saad, S, Tonelli, M, Ye, F, Okpechi, IG, Bello, AK, Johnson, DW

“…A core feature of universal health coverage is equitable access to affordable care not exposing people to financial hardship. This study aims to provide a global overview on availability and access to medications and health technologies for delivery of optimal kidney care. …”

Shift work: the impact on sleep quality Among critical care nurses in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia by Jaafar, Nor Rasidah Mohd

“…A total number of 69 critical care nurses from the critical care wards, HUSM who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were involved in this study. …”
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Knowledge and attitude towards palliative care among undergraduate nursing students at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) by Join, Erra Venessa

“…This study investigates the knowledge and attitudes toward palliative care among final-year undergraduate nursing students at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). …”
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Exploring barriers and enablers of self-management behaviours in patients with diabetic foot ulcers: A qualitative study from the perceptions of patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals in primary care by Zhu, Xiaoli, Lee, Eng Sing, Lim, Phoebe X. H., Chen, Yee Chui, Chan, Frederick H. F., Griva, Konstadina

“…Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a serious threat to global health and diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) remains one of the most common complications of DM1 affecting around 20 million people annually.2 DFUs are complex to treat, take months or years to heal, and the recurrence rates remain high up to 40% within 1 year of healing.3 People with DFUs are at risk of prolonged healing times and hospitalisation, reduced quality of life4, 5 and higher five-year mortality rates.3 Moreover, DFU is a causal factor for up to 85% of patients with diabetes who subsequently undergo lower extremity amputation3, 6 and is a leading cause of global disability.2 Singapore has the highest rate of diabetic lower extremity amputation (DLEA) in the world7 because of DFU and the trend is increasing.8 Additionally, DFU is a substantial clinical and economic burden to health systems in Singapore with escalating healthcare costs corresponding to more proximal amputation levels and high re-admission rates.9 Thus, understanding barriers to managing DFU is vital for improving patient care.…”
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Design of finger-probe holder for continuous non-invasive blood glucose monitoring device for intensive care unit by Soh, Phey Hong.

“…Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy is a promising technique for non-invasive blood glucose measurement. …”
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Editorial: Influence of intimate partner violence and male partner involvement in maternity care in low-and-middle income countries by Whembolua, Guy-Lucien, Ilunga Tshiswaka, Daudet, Chereni, Adi

“…Editorial on the research topic: influence of intimate partner violence and male partner involvement in maternity care in low-and-middle income countries. In this issue of Frontiers in Global Women's Health, we present papers that focus on the influence of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and male partner involvement in maternity care in low-and-middle income countries.…”
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‘The plural of silo is not ecosystem’: qualitative study on the role of innovation ecosystems in supporting ‘internet of things’ applications in health and care by Reidy, C, A’Court, C, Jenkins, W, Jani, A, Ramos, A, Morys-Carter, M, Papoutsi, C

“…Yet, most applications remain experimental with little routine use in health and care settings. We sought to examine the multiple interacting influences on IoT implementation, spread and scale-up, including the role of regional innovation ‘ecosystems’ and the impact of the COVID-19 context.…”

Practical guide to implementing patient-reported outcome measures in gender-affirming care: evaluating acceptability, appropriateness and feasibility by Kamran, R, Jackman, L, Laws, A, Stepney, M, Harrison, C, Jain, A, Rodrigues, J

“…<p><strong>Objective </strong></p>Assess acceptability, appropriateness and feasibility of the Practical Guide to Implementing patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in Gender-Affirming Care (PG-PROM-GAC) from a sample of patients and healthcare professionals. …”