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Efficacy of heel lifts versus calf muscle eccentric exercise for mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy (the HEALTHY trial): study protocol for a randomised trial

Chantel L. Rabusin, Hylton B. Menz, Jodie A. McClelland, Angela M. Evans et al. • Journal of Foot and Ankle Research (2019)

Abstract Background Mid-portion Achilles tendinopathy is a common musculoskeletal condition characterised by degeneration of the Achilles tendon, which causes pain and disability. Multiple non-surgical treatments have been advocated for thi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13047-019-0325-2

Impact of a Nursing Strategy for Mechanical Ventilation Liberation on Patients' Outcomes

Manal Mohamed Ahmed Ayed, Nagwa Ibrahim Abbas Ghoneim, Fatma Shoeib Ali Abd Elraheim, Hala A. Abdelrahman • Egyptian Journal of Health Care (2025)

Background:  Successful liberation from mechanical ventilation is a critical milestone in intensive care, facilitating patient recovery and reducing the risk of ventilator-associated complications. Optimizing this process requires structure...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2025.417302

Effect of the students nurses personal pain experience on assessment of pain intensity and selection of appropriate number of pain interventions

P Hasani, S Mohamad-alizadeh, Y Nikiyan, Z Jalili et al. • Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences (1994)

This investigation was undertaken to evaluate the " effect of the student nurses" personal pain experience on assessment of pain intensity and selection of appropriate number of pain interventions. Participants in this research were 150 fem...

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The effect of written emotional disclosure on health behaviors and loneliness among family caregivers of cancer patients

Malihe Izanloo, Abbas Shamsalinia, Sepide Mohammadi, Shahrbanoo Keyhanian • حیات (2025)

Background & Aim: Emotional disclosure has been associated with improvements in psychological well-being, immune function, and physical health. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of written emotional disclosure on health behaviors and ...

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Psychological and nursing assistance to the elderly in primary care

Patrick Leonardo Nogueira da Silva, Simone Queiroz Cordeiro, Simone Guimarães Teixeira Souto, Renata Patrícia Fonseca Gonçalves et al. • Revista de Pesquisa Cuidado é Fundamental Online (2014)

Objetivo: Descrever o processo de assistência de enfermagem e também psicológica ao idoso na Atenção Primária. Método: Pesquisa descritiva de caráter bibliográfica. Foram analisados 22 artigos publicados entre os anos de 1998 a 2010. Result...

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Injectable mesoporous bioactive glass/sodium alginate hydrogel loaded with melatonin for intervertebral disc regeneration

Ruibang Wu, Leizhen Huang, Qinghong Xia, Zheng Liu et al. • Materials Today Bio (2023)

Intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) is a major contributing factor to both lower back and neck pain. As IDD progresses, the intervertebral disc (IVD) loses its ability to maintain its disc height when subjected to axial loading. This fai...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2023.100731

Engaging Nurses in Effective Cost of Care Conversations to Address Cancer-Related Financial Toxicity: Results from an Exploratory Survey

Jean S. Edward, Amanda Thaxton Wiggins, Louis G. Baser, Haafsah Fariduddin et al. • Current Oncology (2025)

Few evidence-based trainings exist on how to equip healthcare providers, particularly nurses, with the skills to engage in cost of care conversations with patients/caregivers to mitigate the impact of cancer-related financial toxicity. This...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/curroncol32010033

Adsorption and Corrosion Inhibition Behaviour of Oil Extracted from Moringa peregrina leaves for Carbon Steel in Acidic Media: Experimental and Computational Studies

Ismat H. Ali, Mohammad I. Khan, Alhafez M. Alraih, Mohammed K. Almesfer et al. • International Journal of Electrochemical Science (2021)

The current research aimed at investigating the potential corrosion inhibitory effect of essential oil extracted from Moringa peregrina leaves on carbon steel in acidic conditions. Gas chromatography (GC) and scanning electron microscope (S...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.20964/2021.08.49

Using the RE-AIM framework to evaluate safe food village development programme through the food safety movement in village in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Amalia Rohmah Rizqi, Suryo Prabandari Yayi, Arsanti Lestari Lily • BIO Web of Conferences (2020)

Unsafe food is a major threat to public health both globally and in the Southeast Asia region. In Indonesia, various food safety problems are still encountered such as cases of food poisoning, food containing hazardous materials and poor fo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1051/bioconf/20202805004

Constructing the concept of healthy ageing and examining its association with loneliness in older adults

Ivy Yan Zhao, Mu-Hsing Ho, Stefanos Tyrovolas, Sasha Yuanjie Deng et al. • BMC Geriatrics (2023)

Abstract Background World Health Organization (WHO) has defined healthy ageing by highlighting five functional ability domains to (meet basic needs, make decisions, be mobile, build and maintain relationships, and contribute to society), wh...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04019-5

Association of negative opinions towards telepsychiatry with its prior use and the level of geriatric psychiatry care among nursing home stakeholders

S Pirbay, MD, S Abou Kassm, MD, MPH, C Di-Maggio, MD, F Naudet, MD, PhD et al. • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus (2025)

Objectives: Despite the benefits of geriatric telepsychiatry, the lack of support from the staff remains one of the major challenges it faces. We wanted to explore whether negative opinions towards telepsychiatry in nursing home (NH) stakeh...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.aggp.2025.100150

The burden and determinants of cognitive impairment among individuals with chronic diseases in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Addisu Getie, Melaku Bimerew, Mihretie Gedfew, Baye Tsegaye Amlak et al. • Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus (2025)

Introduction: Cognitive impairment is a medical condition caused by neurodegeneration, marked by a gradual decline in neurological, motor, psychological, and cognitive domain functions, as well as daily activities. It primarily affects indi...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.aggp.2025.100171

HEART Camp Connect—Promoting adherence to exercise in adults with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

Windy W. Alonso, Sara E. Bills, Scott W. Lundgren, Steven J. Keteyian et al. • ESC Heart Failure (2025)

Abstract Aims Most adults with stable heart failure are safe to exercise at a moderate intensity for 150 min/week. Regular participation in exercise may improve outcomes in adults with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)....

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.15341

Physician assistants in geriatric medical care

Andrzej Kozikowski, Trenton Honda, Freddi Segal-Gidan, Roderick S. Hooker • BMC Geriatrics (2020)

Abstract Background The US population is maturing. As of 2020, over 52 million (16%) people are age 65 or older. With a citizenry that is increasingly “gray,” the nation is short of medical providers who specialize in geriatric medical care...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12877-020-01831-1

Music therapy-induced changes in salivary cortisol level are predictive of cardiovascular mortality in patients under maintenance hemodialysis

Hou YC, Lin YJ, Lu KC, Chiang HS et al. • Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management (2017)

Yi-Chou Hou,1 Yen-Ju Lin,2 Kuo-Cheng Lu,1 Han-Sun Chiang,3 Chia-Chi Chang,4 Li-King Yang1 1Department of Internal Medicine, Cardinal Tien Hospital, School of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, 2Department of Nursing, Taipei Medical Univ...

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UPLC-MS/MS Metabolomics Reveals Babao Dan’s Mechanisms in MASH Treatment with Integrating Network Pharmacology and Molecular Docking

Shijiao Zhang, Yanding Su, Ao Han, He Qi et al. • Pharmaceuticals (2025)

Background: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is a progressive disease that easily develops into cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, but its pathogenesis is not clear, and most therapeutic drugs have obvious limita...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/ph18081111

Nordiske sundhedsfremmende perspektiver på ældre menneskers deltagelse og tryghed

Marianne Mahler, Anne Clancy, Aud Johannessen, Johanne Lind et al. • Nordisk Tidsskrift for Helseforskning (2020)

Nordic Health Promotion Perspectives on Older Adults Participation and Sense og Security Demographic changes and the growing elderly population in Scandinavia provide an incentive to study Health Ageing in the Nordic Countries. The chose...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7557/14.5176

Group-format, peer-facilitated mental health promotion interventions for students in higher education settings: a scoping review protocol

Carrie Brooke-Sumner, Yandisa Sikweyiya, Mercilene T Machisa, Pinky Mahlangu • BMJ Open (2024)

Introduction Young people in higher education face various stressors that can make them vulnerable to mental ill-health. Mental health promotion in this group therefore has important potential benefits. Peer-facilitated and group-format int...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-080629