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Body mass index changes and predictors among adults living with HIV/AIDS who are on anti-retroviral therapy at Chiro General Hospital, Eastern Ethiopia: a facility-based retrospective cohort study.
BMC Nutr
January 2025
School of Public Health, Collage of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia.
Background: Human immunodeficiency virus continues to be a major global public health issue. Body mass index is a general indicator of nutritional status and has emerged as a powerful predictor of morbidity and mortality among adult PLHIV initiating antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings. However, there is a dearth of information regarding longitudinal changes in body mass index and its predictors among adult PLHIV in Ethiopia, particularly in the study area.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPutting the broken pieces of life together, Baloch family caregivers' confrontation with schizophrenia: a phenomenological study.
BMC Psychol
January 2025
Nursing Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Background: Long-term care of patients with schizophrenia, which creates a burden of care, leads to disruption in interactions, social and personal relationships, changes in lifestyle, and shifts in the roles of family members. This study aimed to explore the lived experiences of family caregivers who are caring for a family member with schizophrenia within the Baloch ethnicity.
Methods: This is a qualitative study, using a descriptive phenomenological approach.
Sensor-based technologies for motion analysis in sports injuries: a scoping review.
BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil
January 2025
Department of medical informatics, Faculty of medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Background: Insightful motion analysis provides valuable information for athlete health, a crucial aspect of sports medicine. This systematic review presents an analytical overview of the use of various sensors in motion analysis for sports injury assessment.
Methods: A comprehensive search of PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, and Web of Science was conducted in February 2024 using search terms related to "sport", "athlete", "sensor-based technology", "motion analysis", and "injury.
Reproductive health literacy scale: a tool to measure the effectiveness of health literacy training.
Reprod Health
January 2025
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
Background: Refugee women's reproductive health (RH) outcomes have been impacted by several factors, including experiencing war, lack of access to healthcare, and possible gender-based violence. After resettlement, low health literacy, financial difficulties, cultural and linguistic barriers, and unfamiliarity with the healthcare system also add to the preexisting barriers. Although several efforts have focused on health education and improving health literacy among refugee women, there has not been a validated tool to measure the effectiveness of these trainings and their possible impact.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPostural stability measures as diagnostic tools for chronic ankle instability: a comprehensive assessment.
BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil
January 2025
Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation, Tehran University of Medical Science, Enghelab St, Pich-e-Shemiran, Tehran, Iran.
Background: Chronic ankle instability (CAI) is characterized by recurrent sprains and persistent symptoms, which impair postural control. This study evaluates the diagnostic utility of various linear and nonlinear postural stability measures in distinguishing individuals with CAI from healthy controls.
Methods: Postural stability was assessed in 24 participants (12 with CAI and 12 healthy controls) using a force platform under four conditions: hard surface with eyes open, hard surface with eyes closed, soft surface with eyes open, and soft surface with eyes closed.
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