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J Psychiatr Res
January 2025
Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre (imas12), Madrid, Spain; CIBERSAM-ISCIII (Biomedical Research Networking Centre for Mental Health/Carlos III Health Institute), Spain; Department of Legal Medicine, Psychiatry, and Pathology. Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address:
Introduction: Recent research has identified gut microbiota dysbiosis as a potential contributing factor in schizophrenia, leading to growing interest in exploring probiotics as a complementary approach to traditional antipsychotic treatments. This study aims to systematically evaluate the current evidence on the efficacy of probiotics in improving clinical symptoms of schizophrenia, offering a novel perspective into their potential role as an adjunctive strategy.
Methods: A systematic search was conducted to review randomized clinical trials, adhering to the PRISMA guidelines.
Eur J Oncol Nurs
January 2025
School of Health and Medical Sciences, City St George's, University of London, London, EC1V 0HB, United Kingdom. Electronic address:
Purpose: This study aimed to explore the experiences of patients with colorectal cancer undergoing surgical treatment, capturing their perspectives from diagnosis through to post-discharge recovery.
Methods: A qualitative methodology was adopted, utilising semi-structured virtual interviews with ten patients recruited from a specialist colorectal clinic. Interviews were transcribed verbatim, and data analysed by the process of inductive thematic analysis, using interpretive description.
J Glob Health
January 2025
Department of Cardiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Background: Psychological distress, such as depression and anxiety, impacts cardiovascular disease (CVD) prognosis and management. Illness comprehension is essential for effective treatment, but biases can lead to suboptimal outcomes. We explored psycho-cardiovascular disease (PCD) patient characteristics, with a specific focus on comprehension biases and treatment choices from patients' perspectives in China, to improve management strategies.
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January 2025
Center for Effectiveness Research in Orthopaedics, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
Background: Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are considered the gold standard for evaluating value-based care in orthopaedics. However, there is little evidence to guide implementation of PROs for surgeon performance evaluation.
Purpose: To develop a risk-adjusted surgeon performance measure using the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) for patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR).
Acta Orthop
January 2025
Emeritus Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Wrightington Hospital; Bristol University, UK.
Background And Purpose: The amount of information publicly available from arthroplasty registries is large but could be used more effectively. This project aims to improve the knowledge concerning existing registries to facilitate access, transparency, harmonization, and reporting.
Methods: Within the International Society of Arthroplasty Registries (ISAR) we aimed at developing, testing, adopting, and making publicly available a short, standardized registry description with items considered relevant for stakeholders using a cross-sectional study survey.
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