Introduction Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening reduces cancer incidence and mortality, but participation rates are suboptimal ...

Introduction Caregivers of children with neurodiversity, particularly autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit ...

Introduction Compassion is a core value in person-centred nursing and is essential in the care of patients with cancer.

Introduction Physical inactivity is considered a major public health burden and remains highly prevalent across Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries despite the rapid digital transformation and ...

Objectives To identify the latent profiles of health behaviour abilities among patients with haematological malignancies and ...

Objective To evaluate the association between use of newer glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs; semaglutide, ...

Objective Antenatal care (ANC) visits play a vital role in protecting women’s health and their unborn babies. This study ...

Introduction Self-management is a key component of effective chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) management and is ...

Introduction Stroke remains a leading cause of disability and mortality worldwide, with an urgent need for novel therapeutic strategies to improve recovery. Bupropion hydrochloride, a ...

Protocol: Efficacy of cycled environmental light and noise during initial hospitalisation for improved cognitive outcomes at 2 years in infants born extremely or very preterm: study protocol for the ...

Introduction Primary healthcare (PHC) systems in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) continue to prioritise reactive, curative models of care, despite the region’s pressing need for health-promotive and ...

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