Demenzielle Erkrankungen sind einschneidende Lebensereignisse, die aufseiten der Betroffenen die Durchführung von Aufgaben des täglichen Lebens (ADL) in hohem Maße erschweren und auch deren PA mit neuen sozialen Rollen und psychosozialen …

Trials remain critical to evidence-based practice, but recruitment remains a significant challenge worldwide [ 1 , 2 ]. Despite these challenges, the evidence base concerning effective recruitment strategies is weak, with the Cochrane review in …

For many young children in low-resource contexts, the environment poses a substantial microbiological threat that may impact their health and development [ 1 – 3 ]. Due to the frequent interactions between children and their environments and the …

Barbed sutures have become an integral component in bariatric metabolic surgery (BMS) practices. This report details a case involving reversal of a one anastomosis gastric bypass after severe bowel dysfunction symptoms and significant weight …

According to the Taiwanese National Health Administration cancer registry, breast cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women, and a total of 2,913 women died from breast cancer in 2021 [ 1 ]. In addition to chemotherapy …

High-quality randomised controlled trials involving children and young people (CYP) are essential to ensure that interventions are safe and effective [ 1 – 4 ]. However, there is a lack of trial evidence, partly caused by poor recruitment, causing …

Over time, bariatric metabolic surgery (BMS) has gone through significant changes. Procedures like ileocolic and jejunoileal bypass, vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG), and nonadjustable gastric banding have been abandoned due to complications and …

Note: the numbers in curly brackets in this protocol refer to SPIRIT checklist item numbers. The order of the items has been modified to group similar items (see …

On December 31, 2019, the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in Wuhan, China. The disease was then named the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) [ 1 ]. With the rapid spread of the disease in China and then all over the world, the virus was …

Preoperative anxiety in pediatric patients usually begins at admission when they know that they would undergo a surgical operation [ 1 ]. Up to 50–60% of children undergoing surgical procedures experience significant preoperative anxiety [ 2 ]. An …

Despite technological advances in the analysis of digital images for medical consultations, many health information systems lack the ability to correlate textual descriptions of image findings linked to the actual images. Images and reports often …

There is an increasing trend in chronic diseases, such as cancer, with an estimated 6.7 billion [ 1 ]. This can result in high costs and a burden on the healthcare system, consumers, family members, and society, particularly in comorbidities. There …

It has been estimated that 83.0% of the global sexual minority population conceals its sexual orientation from all or most people [ 1 ]. Such concealment may cause men who have sex with men (MSM) to avoid HIV testing, thereby increasing the risk of …

Drug safety studies from real-world data regarding comparative risk of different opioid compounds are important as providers and regulatory agencies [e.g., the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)] in the United …

Informed consent depends on the communication of relevant information, capacity to consent, and voluntariness [ 1 ]. The provision of accurate, useful, and understandable information is therefore an important part of the informed consent process …