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Introduction: Perinatal mental health (PMH) conditions affect around one in four women, and may be even higher in women from some ethnic minority groups and those living in low socioeconomic circumstances. Poor PMH causes significant distress and can have lifelong adverse impacts for some children. In England, current prevalence rates are estimated using mental health data of the general population and do not take sociodemographic variance of geographical areas into account.

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Effects of Simulation Fidelity on Health Care Providers on Team Training-A Systematic Review.

Simul Healthc

January 2024

From the Department of Anesthesia (S.M.), Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; Department of Health Services Administration (E.B.), School of Health Professions, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL; Faculty of Medicine (V.C.), Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing (T.H.), Peoria, IL; University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine (A.D.), Philadelphia, PA; Department of Emergency Medicine (A.L.), Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust, Halifax, Huddersfield, UK; and School of Human and Health Sciences (A.L.), University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK.

This systematic review, following PRISMA standards, aimed to assess the effectiveness of higher versus lower fidelity simulation on health care providers engaged in team training. A comprehensive search from January 1, 2011 to January 24, 2023 identified 1390 studies of which 14 randomized (n = 1530) and 5 case controlled (n = 257) studies met the inclusion criteria. The certainty of evidence was very low due to a high risk of bias and inconsistency.

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Physical Realism of Simulation Training for Health Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries-A Systematic Review.

Simul Healthc

January 2024

From the Emergency Department (M.I., A.L., A.W.), Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Trust, Halifax, UK; Department of Pediatrics and Child Health (F.F.), Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Department of Pediatrics (P.A.M.), Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Departments of Pediatrics and Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine (N.S.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD; Critical Care and Pediatrics (A.D.), University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; and School of Human and Health Sciences (A.L.), University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK.

This systematic review was conducted, according to PRISMA standards, to examine the impact of the level of physical realism of simulation training on clinical, educational, and procedural outcomes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) as defined by the World Bank. A search from January 1, 2011 to January 24, 2023 identified 2311 studies that met the inclusion criteria including 9 randomized (n = 627) and 2 case-controlled studies (n = 159). Due to the high risk of bias and inconsistency, the certainty of evidence was very low, and heterogeneity prevented any metaanalysis.

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Society for Simulation in Healthcare Guidelines for Simulation Training.

Simul Healthc

January 2024

From the Department of Surgery (D.S., S.-M.K.-M.), Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; Department of Internal Medicine (D.C.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Surgery (S.M.-W.), Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Department of Pediatrics (A.W.C.), University of Louisville School of Medicine and Norton Children's Medical Group, Louisville, KY; Department of Medicine (K.G.L.), Randers Regional Hospital, Randers, Denmark; Research Center for Emergency Medicine (K.G.L.), Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Surgery (J.T.P.), LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA; Emergency Department (A.L.), Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust, Halifax; School of Human and Health Sciences (A.L.), University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK; Critical Care Medicine and Pediatrics (A.D.), University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA; Department of Emergency Medicine (A.K.H.), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Department of Emergency Medicine (C.P.), Cumming School of Medicine University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Health Professions Education (J.P.), School of Healthcare Leadership, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA; Department of Pediatrics (I.T.G.), Section of Emergency Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT; Department of Emergency Medicine (D.K.), Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY,; Department of Medicine and Medical Education (J.V.), Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; KidSIM Simulation Research Program (Y.L.), Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, Canada; University of Michigan School of Nursing (M.A.), Ann Arbor, MI; Las Madrinas Simulation Center, Children's Hospital (T.C.), University South California, Los Angeles, CA; Department of Pediatrics (J.D.), University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Simulation Center (M.K.), University Hospital Zurich, ETH Zurich, Switzerland; Department of Nursing (T.R.-H.), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Department of Nursing (S.D.), Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX; Department of Surgery (A.C.), University of Louisville, Louisville, KY; and Independent Methodologist (M.T.A.), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Background: Simulation has become a staple in the training of healthcare professionals with accumulating evidence on its effectiveness. However, guidelines for optimal methods of simulation training do not currently exist.

Methods: Systematic reviews of the literature on 16 identified key questions were conducted and expert panel consensus recommendations determined using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) methodology.

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Aims: To explore the nature of interactions that enable older inpatients with cognitive impairments to engage with hospital staff on falls prevention.

Design: Ethnographic study.

Methods: Ethnographic observations on orthopaedic and older person wards in English hospitals (251.

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Addressing cancer anorexia-cachexia in older patients: Potential therapeutic strategies and molecular pathways.

Clin Nutr

February 2024

Department of Musculoskeletal and Ageing Science, Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK; Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.

Cancer cachexia (CC) syndrome, a feature of cancer-associated muscle wasting, is particularly pronounced in older patients, and is characterised by decreased energy intake and upregulated skeletal muscle catabolic pathways. To address CC, appetite stimulants, anabolic drugs, cytokine mediators, essential amino acid supplementation, nutritional counselling, cognitive behavioural therapy, and enteral nutrition have been utilised. However, pharmacological treatments that have also shown promising results, such as megestrol acetate, anamorelin, thalidomide, and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, have been associated with gastrointestinal and cardiovascular complications.

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Sustaining work ability amongst female professional workers with long COVID.

Occup Med (Lond)

February 2024

School of Psychology, College of Health, Psychology and Social Care, University of Derby, Derby DE22 1GB, UK.

Background: Long COVID (LC) compromises work ability (WA). Female worker WA has been more adversely impacted than WA in men. Exploration of lived experiences could elucidate the WA support required.

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Patient decision aids for aortic stenosis and chronic coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs

September 2024

School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care, Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies, The Open University, Walton Hall, Kents Hill, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK.

Aims: Shared decision-making is recommended for patients considering treatment options for severe aortic stenosis (AS) and chronic coronary artery disease (CAD). This review aims to systematically identify and assess patient decision aids (PtDAs) for chronic CAD and AS and evaluate the international evidence on their effectiveness for improving the quality of decision-making.

Methods And Results: Five databases (Cochrane, CINAHL, Embase, MEDLINE, and PsycInfo), clinical trial registers, and 30 PtDA repositories/websites were searched from 2006 to March 2023.

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Experiencing bereavement as a child or young person (CYP) can have long-lasting effects. The societal and environmental burdens of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic exacerbated the experience of loss and grief for many CYP, who were unable to access their usual the support networks. However, it is still unclear what is currently known and not known about the experiences of CYP bereaved during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

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Background: Nutrition education and counselling are considered a cornerstone for the management of type 2 diabetes (T2D). However, there is limited research related to the management of T2D through dietary approach, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) like Nepal. This study assessed the effectiveness of a dietician-led dietary intervention in reducing glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) levels among people with T2D.

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Sustainable health equity means achieving and maintaining equitable health outcomes for all people, including for future generations. It encompasses realizing the right to health, setting the conditions for leading a healthy life, and fulfilling the full range of human rights. Achieving sustainable health equity requires that public services be designed and provided, and public policies be developed through empowering, inclusive, participatory, accountable, and democratic processes and mechanisms.

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Preventing and recognising skin tears using a standardised approach.

Nurs Stand

January 2024

Department of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, England.

Skin tears, defined as traumatic wounds caused by mechanical forces, can be debilitating for individuals, causing pain and reduced mobility. Although skin tears can develop throughout the lifespan, older age can make the skin increasingly susceptible to this type of injury. Studies have found wide variation in the incidence and prevalence of skin tears, in part because of suboptimal recognition and reporting practices among healthcare professionals.

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The use of compression therapy is known to be effective in the management of patients with venous leg ulceration and is commonly recommended as a first-line treatment. A rare but known complication of compression therapy is pressure damage to the limb, also referred to as bandage damage, which should be categorised as a medical device-related pressure injury. Patients should receive a comprehensive, holistic assessment before any compression therapy is applied.

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Introduction: Nepal's move to a federal system was a major constitutional and political change, with significant devolution of power and resources from the central government to seven newly created provinces and 753 local governments. Nepal's health system is in the process of adapting to federalism, which is a challenging, yet potentially rewarding, task. This research is a part of broader study that aims to explore the opportunities and challenges facing Nepal's health system as it adapts to federalisation.

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Background: The best practice model states that the highest quality of scientific information in a discipline should be used when addressing pertinent problems. The usefulness of any measure depends on the least allowable error, which implies that best practice approaches must be used during analyses of rating scales. However, modern theories of objective measurement in advanced statistics suggest there are some shortcomings in reports of questionnaire analyses.

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Background: COVID-19 created specific challenges for new and expectant parents and perinatal services. Services changed rapidly in the United Kingdom (UK), including the withdrawal of home birth services, birth center closures, and restrictions on the number of birth partners allowed in the birth room. The purpose of this study was to examine how these changes affected the experiences of LGBTQ+ parents in the UK.

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Introduction: The burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is increasing rapidly, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), accounting for 85% of premature deaths in the region. LMICs have been facing an increasing trend of a double burden of disease (infectious diseases and NCDs) that has led to multiple challenges in prioritising strategies for NCDs control amidst limited resources. Evidence indicates that measures such as the WHO's package of essential non-communicable (PEN) diseases interventions can prevent and control NCDs.

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Competition Anxiety in Combat Sports and the Importance of Mental Toughness.

Behav Sci (Basel)

August 2023

Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, University of Limerick, V94 T9PX Limerick, Ireland.

Combat sports require participants to engage in potentially dangerous forms of contact-based competition. Pressure to succeed, coupled with the risk of severe injury can induce significant levels of anxiety, which if uncontrolled, can negatively impact performance and possibly promote unsporting conduct. The present study examined competitive anxiety levels of combat sports athletes and determined whether self-reported scores were associated with mental toughness and Sportspersonship attitudes.

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The European TauroPace™ Registry.

Methods Protoc

September 2023

Institute of Life Science, Hochschule Bremerhaven, An der Karlstadt 8, 27568 Bremerhaven, Germany.

Background: Cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) placement comes with certain complications. CIED infection is a severe adverse event related to CIED placement. In randomised controlled trials, the preoperative intravenous administration of antibiotics and the adjunctive use of an antibiotic mesh envelope resulted in significant reduction in infections related to cardiac implantable electronic devices.

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Aim: To compare the effectiveness of Peyton's four-step approach for teaching resuscitation skills with alternative approaches.

Methods: For this systematic review, we followed the PICOST format (population, intervention, comparison, outcome, study design, timeframe) using Peyton's four-step approach as the standard. We included all studies analyzing skills training related to resuscitation and First Aid in any educational setting.

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Background: Despite being one of the most preventable forms of cancer, cervical cancer remains an important public health problem, especially in developing countries. However, there is limited evidence regarding awareness and practice of screening for cervical cancer among women in resource-poor settings like Nepal. This study is aimed at assessing the awareness of cervical cancer, risk perception, and practice of Pap smear tests among adult women of Dhulikhel municipality of Kavreplanchowk district in Nepal.

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The purpose of this review was to systematically assess literature on differences between males and females in the physiological and biomechanical responses to load carriage during walking. PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science and the Cochrane library were searched. A total of 4637 records were identified and screened.

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Introduction: During the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, physiotherapists changed rapidly to working remotely. Research demonstrates the benefits of remote physiotherapy, but little is known about its implementation in practice.

Purpose: Explore the take-up and delivery of remote physiotherapy during the pandemic in the United Kingdom.

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