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The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of treatment-related decision fatigue in patients with recurrent papillary thyroid cancer. Patients with recurrent papillary thyroid carcinoma who were followed up in thyroid surgery wards and outpatient clinics of three tertiary hospitals in Jiangsu Province were included in this study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted from January to April 2024. Inductive content analysis was used to identify themes. A total of 21 participants, aged 24-58 years, were interviewed. Two themes and six sub-themes were identified: manifestations of decision fatigue including impulsive decision making, hesitation, aggravation of negative emotions, and decision making is a burden; and consequences of decision fatigue including decision regret and delay in decision making. Our study identified the manifestations and adverse consequences of decision fatigue in patients with recurrent papillary thyroid cancer, and helped medical staff to identify and develop personalized interventions as early as possible to help patients make appropriate treatment decisions and improve the quality of decision-making and patient treatment outcomes.
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Womens Health (Lond)
September 2025
Worldwide Medical and Safety, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA.
Background: Endometriosis symptoms have multifaceted manifestations, and there are few approved nonsurgical treatment options. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists/antagonists for endometriosis vary on efficacy, safety profile, and out-of-pocket (OOP) cost, among other features.
Objectives: This study quantified the importance that women with endometriosis in the United States (US) placed on pain and non-pain features that differ among these medications.
Sports Med
September 2025
Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Sports Physiotherapy Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussels, Belgium.
Mental fatigue (MF) is a complex phenomenon with significant implications for human performance, for which there are numerous studies investigating the effects of MF. Nevertheless, there is considerable variability in the approaches used to induce and quantify MF, making it hard to compare findings across studies and draw well-supported conclusions. This review addresses the methodological variability in the induction and quantification methods of MF in movement science in the following ways: on the one hand, by providing an overview of task design strategies to induce MF, emphasizing the importance of tailoring task duration, difficulty, and nature to individual participants and specific research contexts; on the other hand, by providing an overview of current methods used to quantify MF, including behavioural, subjective, and physiological measures, and highlighting the strengths and limitations of each.
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August 2025
Department of Medicine, Bangladesh Institute of Health Sciences (BIHS) General Hospital, Dhaka, BGD.
Objective: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder frequently associated with obesity, leading to increased risks of cardiovascular and renal complications. Dapagliflozin, a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, has emerged as a promising therapeutic agent for improving glycemic control and promoting weight reduction. However, evaluating its safety and efficacy in obese T2DM patients remains essential, particularly in real-world clinical settings.
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September 2025
School of Kinesiology, Recreation, Sport Western Kentucky University.
Background: Dry needling (DN) has emerged as a safe and effective physical therapy technique to address neuromusculoskeletal pain and dysfunctions; however, a gap in the literature exists regarding the experience from the patient's perspective, with most studies focusing on clinician-reported outcomes.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate patients' perspectives of self-reported adverse events and clinical outcomes from DN within the first 24 hours following the technique.
Study Design: Cross-sectional retrospective study.
Front Psychol
August 2025
Faculty of Physical Activities and Sport Sciences, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Introduction: Mental fatigue (MF) has been shown to affect several domains of team sports performance, including physical, technical, and perceptual-cognitive aspects. This study examined whether subjective ratings of mental fatigue (MF) are associated with technical-tactical performance in adult male basketball official games.
Methods: Fourteen semiprofessional players (age: 22.