Well-Being of Children and Adolescents with and without Special Health Care Needs Following the Lifting of Pandemic-Related Restrictions.

Objective: To examine the physical, psychological, and social well-being of children with and without special health care needs (SHCN) after pandemic-related restrictions were lifted.

Study Design: Drawing on three-wave data from the SEROCoV-KIDS prospective, population-based cohort, we performed an outcome-wide, longitudinal analysis to investigate the association of SHCN (none, moderate, or complex needs) at time 1 (September 2022 through February 2023) with physical, psychological, and social well-being (15 outcomes) at time 2 (May through September 2023), adjusting for characteristics and prior outcome values at time 0 (December 2021 through June 2022).

Results: Of 1993 participants aged 2 through 17 years, 1533 completed the time 1 questionnaire (median age 10, 49.

Data Quality of Resident Documentation in Long-Term Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of interventions aimed at improving data quality in resident documentation in the residential long-term care setting, and to explore the experiences related with the implementation strategies and key determinants influencing data quality.

Design: A systematic review.

Setting And Participants: Residential long-term care.

Effectiveness of self-management digital interventions for improving health-related outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: an umbrella review protocol.

Objective: This aim of this umbrella review is to assess the effectiveness of self-management digital interventions for improving health-related outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Introduction: Respiratory rehabilitation programs that promote self-management are crucial for patients with COPD. However, current face-to-face strategies involve challenges, such as low participation, high dropout rates, and short-lived post-intervention benefits.

Quality of life and professional wellbeing of Portuguese nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study.

Background: Several studies have indicated that the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on nurses' psychological and physical quality of life (QoL), as well as on their professional well-being. The literature also indicates that perceived stress, resilience, social support, the psychosocial work environment and professional identification may be determinants of these variables. However, no studies have examined how these determinants may influence nurses' psychological and physical QoL or professional well-being throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Quick In Vitro Screening of PGPMs for Salt Tolerance and Evaluation of Induced Tolerance to Saline Stress in Tomato Culture.

Soil salinity, affecting 20-50% of irrigated farmland globally, poses a significant threat to agriculture and food security, worsened by climate change and increasing droughts. Traditional methods for managing saline soils-such as leaching, gypsum addition, and soil excavation-are costly and often unsustainable. An alternative approach using plant growth-promoting microorganisms (PGPMs) offers promise for improving crop productivity in saline conditions.

Multimodal deep learning fusion of ultrafast-DCE MRI and clinical information for breast lesion classification.

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer worldwide, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) constitutes a very sensitive technique for invasive cancer detection. When reviewing breast MRI examination, clinical radiologists rely on multimodal information, composed of imaging data but also information not present in the images such as clinical information. Most machine learning (ML) approaches are not well suited for multimodal data.

Can Blood Flow Restriction Be the Key to Reducing Quadriceps Weakness in the Early and Mid-Phases After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction with a Hamstring Graft? A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Injury to the anterior cruciate ligament is one of the most common knee injuries. Following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, strength deficits and reduced quadriceps and hamstring muscle mass are common. Traditional strengthening protocols recommend the use of heavy loads.

Interdisciplinary Strategies to Reduce Surgical Infectious Risk in the Operating Theater: Protocol for Scoping Review.

Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) represent one of the most prevalent and significant complications associated with surgical procedures, often leading to prolonged hospitalization and delayed patient recovery. While recent international consensus guidelines have proposed evidence-based strategies to mitigate SSIs, they fall short in addressing the efficient and interdisciplinary implementation of these measures within the operating theater. Consequently, further research is required to identify and evaluate optimal interdisciplinary organizational approaches for the prevention of SSIs.

Can a physical activity program improve functional capacity and fatigue in people with cancer? A retrospective analysis.

Purpose: The primary aim was to determine the effect of a physical activity (PA) program with education sessions on walking capacity and fatigue in people with cancer. The secondary objective was to assess the factors that moderated the program's effect on walking capacity and fatigue among sociodemographic, physical capacity and symptom-related factors. Satisfaction with the program was also evaluated.

Obstacles to meeting nutritional recommendations in a tertiary pediatric intensive care unit.

Objectives: Optimal nutrition is associated with positive outcomes in critically ill children. In 2017, the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) and the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) updated guidelines for nutritional support for this population. However, implementation of these guidelines may be delayed due to clinical barriers.

Value Propositions for Digital Shared Medication Plans to Boost Patient-Health Care Professional Partnerships: Co-Design Study.

Background: Health authorities worldwide have invested in digital technologies to establish robust information exchange systems for improving the safety and efficiency of medication management. Nevertheless, inaccurate medication lists and information gaps are common, particularly during care transitions, leading to avoidable harm, inefficiencies, and increased costs. Besides fragmented health care processes, the inconsistent incorporation of patient-driven changes contributes to these problems.

Covid-19 pandemic-related changes in teleworking, emotional exhaustion, and occupational burnout: a cross-sectional analysis of a cohort study.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic prompted significant shifts to teleworking, raising questions about potential impacts on employee wellbeing. This study examined the association between self-reported changes to teleworking frequency (relative to before the pandemic) and two indicators of occupational burnout: emotional exhaustion and professionally diagnosed burnout.

Methods: Data were derived from two samples from a digital cohort study based in Geneva, Switzerland: one population-based, and one from a sample of workers who were likely mobilized in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Perceived financial hardship and sleep in an adult population-based cohort: The mediating role of psychosocial and lifestyle-related factors.

Background: Social inequalities in sleep have been reported, but there is less research on the mechanisms underlying this association. This study investigates the relationship between financial hardship and sleep within the general adult population, focusing on the mediating effects of psychosocial and lifestyle-related factors.

Methods: We used data from the Specchio cohort, a population-based study in Geneva, Switzerland, initiated in December 2020.

Individualization of piperacillin dosage based on therapeutic drug monitoring with or without model-informed precision dosing: a scenario analysis.

Background: Model-informed precision dosing (MIPD) combines population pharmacokinetic knowledge with therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) to optimize dosage adjustment. It could improve target concentration attainment over empirical TDM, still widely practised for broad-spectrum antibiotics.

Objectives: To evaluate the respective performance of TDM and MIPD in achieving target piperacillin exposure.

Episiotomies and obstetric anal sphincter injuries following a restrictive episiotomy policy in France: An analysis of the 2010, 2016, and 2021 National Perinatal Surveys.

Background: The French guidelines have recommended a restrictive policy of episiotomy since 2005. We aimed to assess variations in the prevalence of both episiotomy and obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI) from the 2010, 2016, and 2021 National Perinatal Surveys.

Methods And Findings: A total of 29,750 women who had given birth to a live infant by vaginal delivery were included.

Maternal Prepregnancy Obesity and Offspring Intelligence Quotient at 5 Years: A Multicohort Analysis.

Background: The relationship between maternal obesity and childhood cognitive development remains unclear. Prior studies did not adjust for important confounders, and preterm infants are a developmentally distinct group that remains scarcely examined.

Objectives: To determine whether maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) is associated with offspring intelligence quotient (IQ) up to 5 years and whether this relationship varies with gestational age.

Ligand-Induced Activation of Single-Atom Palladium Heterogeneous Catalysts for Cross-Coupling Reactions.

Single-atom heterogeneous catalysts (SACs) are potential, recoverable alternatives to soluble organometallic complexes for cross-coupling reactions in fine-chemical synthesis. When developing SACs for these applications, it is often expected that the need for ligands, which are essential for organometallic catalysts, can be bypassed. Contrary to that, ligands remain almost always required for palladium atoms stabilized on commonly used functionalized carbon and carbon nitride supports, as the catalysts otherwise show limited activity.

Association between the EAT-Lancet Diet, Incidence of Cardiovascular Events, and All-Cause Mortality: Results from a Swiss Cohort.

Background: An unhealthy diet is a major contributor to several noncommunicable diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, the leading cause of death worldwide. Additionally, our food system has significant impacts on the environment. The EAT-Lancet Commission has recommended a healthy diet that preserves global environmental resources.

The relationship between muscle mass changes and protein or energy intake in critically ill children: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Survivorship after pediatric critical illness is high in developed countries, but many suffer physical morbidities afterwards. The increasing focus on follow-up after critical illness has led to more pediatric studies reporting muscle mass changes (using ultrasound), albeit with different results. A systematic literature review was undertaken examining muscle mass changes, assessed by ultrasound of the quadriceps femoris muscle in children who are critically ill.

The extended and advanced clinical practices of radiographers worldwide: A scoping review.

Aims: This scoping review aimed to (1) map the global evidence on extended and advanced clinical practices (ACP) performed by radiographers, and (2) provide an overview of the pillars (clinical practice, leadership and management, education, and research) they relate to, as well as the radiology areas and the geographical location where they were developed.

Methods: Articles were searched in MEDLINE, CINAHL and Embase, and grey literature in ProQuest Dissertation and Theses. Studies concerning radiographers or healthcare professionals with an equivalent title (e.

Validity of Linear and Nonlinear Measures of Gait Variability to Characterize Aging Gait with a Single Lower Back Accelerometer.

The attractor complexity index (ACI) is a recently developed gait analysis tool based on nonlinear dynamics. This study assesses ACI's sensitivity to attentional demands in gait control and its potential for characterizing age-related changes in gait patterns. Furthermore, we compare ACI with classical gait metrics to determine its efficacy relative to established methods.

Effects of a 1-year piano intervention on cognitive flexibility in older adults.

We analyzed the data of a randomized controlled trial to examine the effects of piano practice on cognitive flexibility in healthy older adults. Participants ( = 153, 69.5 ± 3.

Biodegradation and mechanical performance of Silane-chitosan-graphene oxide composite coating on AZ31 magnesium alloys for biomedical applications.

Biodegradable magnesium alloy medical implants have attracted considerable interest thanks to their remarkable biocompatibility and mechanical properties. However, the rapid corrosion rate of magnesium alloys in physiological environments presents a major challenge to their practical application. Therefore, this study attempted to design a silane/chitosan /graphene oxide composite coating that reduces the corrosion and enhances the biodegradation of magnesium alloys used in temporary implants.

Comprehensive analysis of total knee arthroplasty kinematics and functional recovery: Exploring full-body gait deviations in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Total Knee Arthroplasty has well-established success in relieving knee pain and improving function but patients do not reach functional levels of control groups after surgery and 20% of patients remain unsatisfied. To understand the different patient profiles and develop patient-specific approaches of care, functional phenotypes based on knee biomechanics during gait have been evaluated. To widen the understanding of patient's function, it seems crucial to consider the gait devieations at the whole body level.