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BMJ Case Rep
January 2025
Surgical Oncology, Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, Pennsylvania, USA.
A splenic inflammatory pseudotumour (IPT) is a rare condition in which inflammatory cells and non-cancerous specialised cells known as myofibroblasts abnormally replicate in the spleen. Patients with IPT may experience symptoms like abdominal pain, fever and weight loss, making it difficult to distinguish from processes like cancer. As a result, diagnosing IPT often requires imaging studies and microscopic examination.
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January 2025
CIRCLE - Complex Intervention Research in Health and Care, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Background: Parents of children treated for cancer may experience psychological difficulties including depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress. Digital interventions, such as internet-administered cognitive behavioral therapy, offer an accessible and flexible means to support parents. However, engagement with and adherence to digital interventions remain a significant challenge, potentially limiting efficacy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Med Internet Res
January 2025
Research Centre Jülich, Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Brain and Behaviour (INM-7), Jülich, Germany.
Background: Traditional in-clinic methods of collecting self-reported information are costly, time-consuming, subjective, and often limited in the quality and quantity of observation. However, smartphone-based ecological momentary assessments (EMAs) provide complementary information to in-clinic visits by collecting real-time, frequent, and longitudinal data that are ecologically valid. While these methods are promising, they are often prone to various technical obstacles.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Particip Med
January 2025
Department of Ambulatory Care, Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté), University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Background: Health authorities worldwide have invested in digital technologies to establish robust information exchange systems for improving the safety and efficiency of medication management. Nevertheless, inaccurate medication lists and information gaps are common, particularly during care transitions, leading to avoidable harm, inefficiencies, and increased costs. Besides fragmented health care processes, the inconsistent incorporation of patient-driven changes contributes to these problems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Dent Sci
January 2025
School of Dental Technology, College of Oral Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Background/purpose: The performance of intraoral scanners (IOSs) relies on the operator's skills. However, whether operator experience influences IOS accuracy remains unclear. This study investigated the effect of operator experience on the trueness accuracy and time-based efficiency of IOSs.
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