BACKGROUND: Psychologically traumatic childbirth leads to short and long-term negative impacts on a woman's health and impacts future reproductive decisions. Considering the importance of fertility growth and strengthening positive fertility motivati...
Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina
Feb 1, 2025
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated optometrists' referral patterns for epiretinal membrane (ERM) patients in Ontario, Canada, and their attitudes towards an artificial intelligence (AI) tool for improving referral accuracy. An anonymous o...
Accurate identification of individuals at high risk for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) among chronic heart failure (CHF) patients is crucial for reducing rehospitalization and mortality rates. This study aimed to develop and validate a machine learn...
BACKGROUND: The practice of evidence-based medicine (EBM) has become pivotal in enhancing medical care and patient outcomes. With the diffusion of innovation in healthcare organizations, EBM can be expected to depend on medical professionals' compete...
BACKGROUND: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common manifestation of atherosclerosis, affecting over 200 million people worldwide. The incidence of PAD is increasing due to the aging population. Common risk factors include smoking, diabetes, an...
BACKGROUND: There has been a rise in the popularity of ChatGPT and other chat-based artificial intelligence (AI) apps in medical education. Despite data being available from other parts of the world, there is a significant lack of information on this...
BACKGROUND: Hypertension (HTN) is a global public health concern and a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality. Insulin resistance (IR) plays a crucial role in HTN-related metabolic dysfunction, but its assessment remains cha...
BACKGROUND: Estimating the prevalence of schizophrenia in the general population remains a challenge worldwide, as well as in Japan. Few studies have estimated schizophrenia prevalence in the Japanese population and have often relied on reports from ...
BACKGROUND: A vast amount of potentially useful information such as description of patient symptoms, family, and social history is recorded as free-text notes in electronic health records (EHRs) but is difficult to reliably extract at scale, limiting...
BACKGROUND: HIV testing is the cornerstone of HIV prevention and a pivotal step in realizing the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) goal of ending AIDS by 2030. Despite the availability of relevant survey data, there exists a research ...