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Fatemeh Tahmasbi, Khadijeh Yazdi, Navisa Sadat Seyedghasemi, Shohreh Kolagari • Journal of Research Development in Nursing and Midwifery
(2024)
Background: The use of information technology improves the competency of nurses at the bedside. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between informatics competency and clinical competency in nurses working in intensive car...
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Zongyuan Li, Jian Zhang, Yiming Fan, Nan Chen et al. • Journal of Medical Internet Research
(2026)
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BackgroundIn China, lung cancer remains a major public health concern and accounts for a substantial proportion of cancer-related deaths nationwide. However, limited research has examined public perceptions of lung canc...
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DOI: 10.2196/85058
Jan L. Talmon, Peter W. Moorman, Jan A. Kors, Martijn J. Schuemie • Methods of Information in Medicine
(2008)
OBJECTIVES: The domain of medical informatics (MI) is not well defined. It covers a wide range of research topics. Our objective is to characterize the field of MI by means of the scientific literature in this domain. METHODS: We used title...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3414/me0576
Sudau, Fabian, Friede, Tim, Grabowski, Jens, Koschack, Janka et al. • Journal of Medical Internet Research
(2014)
BackgroundIncreasing numbers of patients are raising their voice in online forums. This shift is welcome as an act of patient autonomy, reflected in the term “expert patient”. At the same time, there is considerable concern that patients ca...
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DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2875
Sebastian Claudius Semler, Frank Wissing, Ralf Heyder • Methods of Information in Medicine
(2018)
This article is part of the Focus Theme of Methods of Information in Medicine on the German Medical Informatics Initiative. The Medical Informatics Initiative (MII) was launched within the scope of the German Federal Ministry of Education a...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3414/me18-03-0003
PMC: 6178199
Alan L. Rector (2003)
Description Logics and related formalisms are being applied in at least five applications in medical informatics - terminology, intelligent user interfaces, decision support and indexing, technology, and systems integration. Important issue...
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Yanshang Wang, Xiaoping Wei • BMJ Open
(2026)
Introduction Electronic patient-reported outcome (ePROs)-based symptom monitoring benefits health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in various cancers. However, despite the high disease and economic burden of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) an...
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-116199
Dorina Onoya, Idah Mokhele, Cornelius Nattey, Nozipho Musakwa et al. • BMJ Open Quality
(2025)
Background The ideal clinic realisation and maintenance (ICRM) programme in South Africa aims to elevate primary healthcare clinic (PHC) service quality in preparation for the National Health Insurance rollout. This study investigated ICRM ...
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2024-003212
Nosipho Faith Makhakhe • E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
(2025)
The distribution of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in South Africa was instituted in 2016. Female sex workers (FSWs) were targeted as a priority group to curb the rise in new HIV infections. Certain organizations working with FSWs wer...
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.20256115
Edson Zangiacomi Martinez, Anderson Soares da Silva, Laercio Joel Franco, Scarlet Feitosa Santos et al. • Revista Brasileira de Cineantropometria e Desempenho Humano
(2019)
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to estimate the prevalence of self-reported hypertension and diabetes among elderly users of primary healthcare facilities in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, and to investigate the association between these...
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DOI: 10.1590/1980-0037.2019v21e55149
MinJae Lee, Anna M Georgiopoulos, Raksha Jain, Traci M Kazmerski et al. • BMJ Open Respiratory Research
(2024)
Introduction People with cystic fibrosis (CF) are living longer and healthier lives with a growing number considering and pursuing parenthood. The decision of whether to become a parent is complex for people with CF, and CF is a major facto...
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjresp-2024-002383
Lee Lan Low, Fathullah Iqbal Ab Rahim, Mohammad Zabri Johari, Zalilah Abdullah et al. • BMC Health Services Research
(2019)
Abstract Background Amid the current burden of non-communicable (NCD) diseases in Malaysia, there is a growing demand for more efficient service delivery of primary healthcare. A complex intervention is proposed to improve NCD management in...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12913-019-4312-x
J. McIntyre, R.W.E. Joubert, S.S. Ramklass • South African Family Practice
(2014)
Background: Hand osteoarthritis (HOA) is common in older women who seem to cope with the associated limitations in hand function. The importance of identifying coping mechanisms within a local context might have implications for interventio...
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DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2014.975487
Muslim Abbas Syed, Ahmed Sameer Alnuaimi, Mohamed Ahmed Syed • PLoS ONE
(2025)
BackgroundEvidence suggests that high level of health literacy among patients is associated with high levels of accessibility to healthcare, better understanding consent-to-treat forms, increased compliance to treatment (particularly in tak...
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0333194
Ebenezer Kwesi Armah-Ansah, Eugene Budu, Cyprian Issahaku Dorgbetor, Rabbi Tweneboah et al. • BMC Public Health
(2026)
Abstract Background Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to pose a significant public health challenge globally, negatively impacting reproductive health and increasing the likelihood of infertility, complications during pregnanc...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-28423-9
Senthilkumar SA • American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Business
(2018)
A systematic literature review of papers on big data in healthcare published between 2010 and 2015 was conducted. This paper reviews the definition, process, and use of big data in healthcare management. Unstructured data are growing very f...
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Audre Preena Maria Sundar Raj, Gayathri Selvakumar, James Clement, George M. Church et al. • Human Genomics
(2025)
Abstract Aging, a complex biological process, entails sequential changes in organisms that elevate the risk of frailty, disease, and mortality, affecting individuals at the level of cellular, organ, and organism. This process is influenced ...
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DOI: 10.1186/s40246-025-00772-3
Mitra Ansari, Moslem Esmati, Seyed khalil Rashidi, Shahram Rafie et al. • International Journal of Molecular and Cellular Medicine
(2025)
Stroke is the major cause of disability and mortality worldwide. Identification of molecular biomarkers in the early hours after stroke is important in terms of both diagnostic and therapeutic applications. miR-34a, a highly expressed miRNA...
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Krzysztof Piotr Malinowski, Paweł Kawalec, Wojciech Trąbka, Marcin Czech et al. • Frontiers in Pharmacology
(2019)
BackgroundReimbursement policies influence access of patients to orphan drugs in the European countries.ObjectivesTo provide a comprehensive description of orphan drug reimbursement policies and to assess reimbursement decision-making proce...
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DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.00487
Joshua George Thomas, Mohammed Ayyub, Lovely M. Annamma, Prathibha Prasad et al. • Biomedicines
(2026)
Background: Epithelial-derived carcinomas exhibit genomic instability due to genetic mutation and epigenetic dysregulation. Mechanisms such as DNA methylation, histone modifications, and noncoding RNA regulation may lead to tumor progressio...
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DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines14102234