Impact of a Community-University Partnership on the Quality of Life in a Local Community: A Validated Survey.

Background: The aim of the present study was to develop and validate a self-reported instrument exploring the perceived potential contribution and impact of a community-university partnership (CUP) on the local community's quality of life.

Methods: A 13-item questionnaire was developed and administered to a convenience sample of 65 residents of the municipality of Egaleo, a metropolitan area of Athens, Greece, where the main campus of the University of West Attica is located. The questionnaire was self-administered and filled in at two different time points by the same participants.

Vaccine practices, literacy, and hesitancy among parents in the United Arab Emirates.

Background: Immunisation is one of public health's greatest success stories, yet, annually, 20 million children miss out entirely or partially on routine immunisation. National immunisation estimates have the United Arab Emirates (UAE) lagging behind with 4% of children under the age of 1 not having received any vaccines. Vaccine hesitancy is considered one of the biggest barriers to vaccination.

Modified blood cell GAP model as a prognostic biomarker in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Background: The Gender, Age and Physiology (GAP) model is a simple mortality prediction tool in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis that uses demographic and physiological variables available at initial evaluation. White blood cell variables may have associations with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis outcomes. We evaluated whether incorporating blood cell counts in modified GAP (cGAP) models would improve outcome prediction in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

The Impact of Autoantibodies on Outcomes in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Post-Hoc Analyses of the Phase III ASCEND Trial.

Introduction: Clinical practice guidelines recommend autoimmune serological testing in patients newly diagnosed with interstitial lung disease of apparently unknown cause who may have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), in order to exclude connective tissue disease (CTD). Autoantibody positivity has been associated with unique patient profiles and prognosis in patients with IPF who otherwise lack a CTD diagnosis.

Methods: This post-hoc analysis of patients with IPF from the Phase III ASCEND trial (NCT01366209) evaluated the association of antinuclear antibodies (ANA), rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) status with baseline disease characteristics, disease progression [percent predicted forced vital capacity (%FVC), forced vital capacity (FVC) volume and progression-free survival (PFS)], and treatment outcomes with pirfenidone and placebo (%FVC, FVC and PFS).

Perception, Usability, and Satisfaction with Telemedicine in the United Arab Emirates.

Telemedicine has become a global tool for enhancing health care accessibility. However, its widespread adoption is still limited by technological illiteracy, lack of appropriate devices, slow internet services, and privacy concerns. In the Middle East and North Africa, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), there is a dearth of telemedicine research.