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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Worth the upgrade? : A preliminary study on diabetes self-care support functions in freemium health apps by Thai, My Linh

“…Health apps hold enormous potential to improve chronic diseases care particularly diabetes, yet are hampered by poor regulations and comprehensive research efforts. …”
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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. …”

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

“…</p> <p><b>Conclusion:</b> Four interlinked recommendations are made to improve MDSR and to include midwives: [1] to invest in the development of an autonomous midwifery profession; [2] to promote early inter-professional learning and collaborative practice between maternal health providers; [3] to strengthen midwifery and other MDSR inputs, and [4] to review maternal health care provided by all practitioners in cases of deaths using provider-based reviews.…”

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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Patient and Health Care Worker Perceptions of Communication and Ability to Identify Emotion When Wearing Standard and Transparent Masks by Chu, Jacqueline N., Collins, Joy E., Chen, Tina T., Chai, Peter R., Dadabhoy, Farah, Byrne, James D., Wentworth, Adam, DeAndrea-Lazarus, Ian A., Moreland, Christopher J., Wilson, Jaime A. B., Booth, Alicia, Ghenand, Omkar, Hur, Chin, Traverso, Giovanni

“…DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This pilot cross-sectional survey study included the general population, health care workers, and health care workers who are deaf or hard of hearing in the United States. …”
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Foot care behaviours and associated factors among patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study by Ang, Chin-Siang, Goh, Kelley Fann Ing, Lodh, Nandika, Qin, Vicky Mengqi, Liew, Huiling, Sidhu, Harvinder Raj Singh, Ng, Jun Jie, Subramaniam, Tavintharan, Tan, Elaine, Koh, Gerald Choon Huat, Best, James, Wong, Julian, Car, Josip, Ho, Andy Hau Yan, Venkataraman, Kavita

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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.

“…In the hospital intensive care unit (ICU) there is a need to tightly control blood glucose level of critically ill patients. …”
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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. …”

Alterations in care for children with special healthcare needs during the early COVID-19 pandemic: ethical and policy considerations by Jones, J, Lignou, S, Unguru, Y, Sheehan, M, Dunn, M, Seltzer, RR

“…Among children with special healthcare needs, research from the United Kingdom (U.K.) has shown that the pandemic response uniquely impacted various aspects of their care, including decreased access to care, delays in diagnosis, and poorer chronic disease control. …”

Cytisine versus varenicline for smoking cessation in a primary care setting: a randomized non-inferiority trial by Oreskovic, T, Percac-Lima, S, Ashburner, JM, Tiljak, H, Rifel, J, Klemenc Ketiš, Z, Oreskovic, S

“…<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>A smoking-cessation program was implemented as a randomized non-inferiority trial in primary care practices in Croatia and Slovenia to investigate whether a standard 4-week treatment with cytisine was at least as effective and feasible as a standard 12-week treatment with varenicline in helping smokers quit.…”

Knowledge, attitude and practice on cardiopulmonary resuscitation (cpr) among critical care nurses in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia by Mughni, Muhamad Hafizuddin

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted among critical care nurses at HUSM using a structured questionnaire. …”
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