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Bias of near-infrared light in evaluation of patients implanted with multifocal intraocular lenses
PurposeTo compare visual quality between subjective tests and optical devices using near-infrared (NIR) light in patients implanted with monofocal,...
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Incorporating and addressing testing bias within estimates of epidemic dynamics for SARS-CoV-2
BackgroundThe disease burden of SARS-CoV-2 as measured by tests from various localities, and at different time points present varying estimates of...
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Optimism and pessimism are antithetically associated with post-operative knee function in patients’ undergoing total knee arthroplasty
PurposePersonality traits, such as dispositional optimism and pessimism, have impact on a variety of health-related problems. Influence on outcome in...
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A retrospective analysis of conditional power assumptions in clinical trials with continuous or binary endpoints
BackgroundAdaptive clinical trials may use conditional power (CP) to make decisions at interim analyses, requiring assumptions about the treatment...
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Predictors of Female Smokers’ Empowerment to Quit Smoking Cigarettes
The purpose of this study was to provide useful information that could help female smokers quit smoking by exploring factors that could predict their...
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Cognitive Bias Modification of Expectancies (CBM-E): Effects on Interpretation Bias and Autobiographical Memory, and Relations with Social and Attachment Anxiety
Social anxiety is characterised by a bias to recall negative social autobiographical memories as well as anxious expectations about future social...
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Clinical improvement of DM1 patients reflected by reversal of disease-induced gene expression in blood
BackgroundMyotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is an incurable multisystem disease caused by a CTG-repeat expansion in the DM1 protein kinase ( DMPK )...
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Cognitive Biases in High-Stakes Decision-Making: Implications for Joint Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery Conference
Extensive research has consistently demonstrated that humans frequently diverge from rational decision-making processes due to the pervasive...
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Does Differential Item Functioning Jeopardize the Comparability of Health-Related Quality of Life Assessment Between Patients and Proxies in Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury?
BackgroundHealth-related quality of life (HRQoL) is clearly recognized as a patient-important outcome in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI)....
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Sociodemographic and environmental characteristics associated with thoughts of death and suicidal ideation in community-dwelling residents of a rural town in Japan: analyses from a perspective of accompanying problems
ObjectiveSuicide prevention has been focused on primary prevention as a group rather than individuals. However, we aimed to identify sociodemographic...
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Radiological age assessment based on clavicle ossification in CT: enhanced accuracy through deep learning
BackgroundRadiological age assessment using reference studies is inherently limited in accuracy due to a finite number of assignable skeletal...
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Does loss to follow-up lead to an overestimation of treatment success? Findings from a spine surgery registry of over 15,000 patients
PurposePatient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are integral to the assessment of treatment success, but loss to follow-up (attrition) may lead to...
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Hierarchical network meta-analysis models for synthesis of evidence from randomised and non-randomised studies
BackgroundWith the increased interest in the inclusion of non-randomised data in network meta-analyses (NMAs) of randomised controlled trials (RCTs),...
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Multivariate brain-behaviour associations in psychiatric disorders
Map** brain-behaviour associations is paramount to understand and treat psychiatric disorders. Standard approaches involve investigating the...
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The use and potential impact of digital health tools at the community level: results from a multi-country survey of community health workers
BackgroundCommunity health workers (CHWs) are increasingly viewed as a critical workforce to address health system strengthening and sustainable...
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Tolvaptan for water retention in heart failure: a systematic review
ObjectiveThe purpose of this systematic review is to collect, appraise, and synthesize existing evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses...
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The Promise and Challenges of AI Integration in Ovarian Cancer Screenings
PurposeOvarian cancer is oftendiagnosed late due to vague symptoms, leading to poor survival rate. Improved screening tests could mitigate this...
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Perceptions and practices of aged care pharmacists regarding osteoporosis management: a qualitative study
BackgroundOsteoporosis is a common but sub-optimally managed disease among aged care residents. Although pharmacists are one of the key healthcare...
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A corticostriatal pathway mediating self-efficacy enhancement
Forming positive beliefs about one’s ability to perform challenging tasks, often termed self-efficacy, is fundamental to motivation and emotional...
