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Aging Ment Health
January 2025
Italian Home for Children, Boston, MA, USA.
Objectives: The aims of this study were to 1) categorize and quantify the most frequent concerns of informal caregivers, 2) conduct a thematic analysis on a sample of the posts, and 3) examine a subset of 100 post responses to determine if they are supportive and evidence- based.
Method: For Aims 1 and 2, we used a qualitative descriptive design using content analysis. To address Aim 3, we used a Delphi method in a subset sample of responses to posts to determine if they were supportive or not and evidence-based or not.
Orphanet J Rare Dis
January 2025
EB House Austria, Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria.
Background: Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a serious, painful, hereditary and still incurable genetic condition. Due to blistering or wounds on the skin caused by the slightest touch, a person suffering from epidermolysis bullosa is prevented from achieving the same quality of life as a healthy person. Until now, psychosocial research has focused on the description of the problems of people living with the disease.
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January 2025
School of Psychology, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, China.
Background: Internet addiction is typically linked with a variety of psychological and behavioral problems, the prevalence of Internet addiction among Chinese college students was higher than that of the general population.
Objective: The present study aimed to test the mediating and moderating effects of socioeconomic status (SES), loneliness, alienation and grade on Internet addiction among Chinese college students.
Methods: Total of 496 college students were studied, partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was conducted to analyze the obtained data.
BMC Pediatr
January 2025
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.
Background: Pediatric CNS infections have been identified as a global health problem, associated with an increased death rate and fatal consequences. Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is an acute-phase mediator that increases in body fluids and plasma throughout inflammation. Our study was designed to assess the diagnostic and prognostic value of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) PTX3 levels in pediatric patients with different central nervous system (CNS) infections.
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January 2025
Survey Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
Introduction: Little is known about the differences between rural and urban gamblers and potential vulnerabilities that may be unique to either population. This exploratory study aimed to evaluate differences between rural and urban Pennsylvanians' gambling behaviors and beliefs.
Methods: A dual-frame random digit dial survey was conducted in the US state of Pennsylvania.
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