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J Adv Nurs
December 2024
College of Nursing, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA.
Introduction: Phenomenology is essential for researchers exploring human experience. To apply it rigorously, an understanding of its philosophical foundations is needed. This discussion outlines the key distinctions between interpretive and descriptive phenomenology to illustrate philosophical and methodological implications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Surg Oncol
December 2024
Department of Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA.
Introduction: This study aimed to develop and validate an aesthetic grading tool (AGT) for bilateral DIEP flap breast reconstruction and investigate the correlation of BREAST-Q scores with perceived aesthetic outcomes.
Methods: The AGT utilized a Likert scale to rate aesthetic outcomes based on photographs of post-reconstruction breasts. The validation involved iterative testing with healthcare providers and patients.
J Inflamm Res
December 2024
Department of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, People's Republic of China.
Purpose: This study aimed to explore the association of globulin and albumin-to-globulin ratio (AGR) with diabetic kidney disease (DKD) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
Methods: This study used data from the China National Diabetic Chronic Complications Study in Shaanxi Province. From April to May 2019, T2DM patients at disease surveillance sites in Shaanxi Province were investigated using a stratified multi-stage sampling method.
BMC Prim Care
December 2024
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Background: Acromegaly is a disease with high morbidity and mortality rates. The role of primary care physicians is very important in the early diagnosis of acromegaly. The present study aims to determine the knowledge and attitudes of primary care physicians about acromegaly in different countries worldwide.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIndian J Plast Surg
December 2024
Department of Plastic Surgery, Topiwala National Medical College and B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Convincing a patient who has undergone any aesthetic surgery to come for a long-term follow-up is extremely difficult. The result obtained after rhinoplasty usually stabilizes in the first year and it is unlikely to change after 2 years. The precision carving technique described in 2014 has been employed by us for the last several years.
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