BACKGROUND: Arthritis is a prevalent chronic disease substantially impacting patients' quality of life (QoL). While identifying key determinants associated with arthritis is critical for targeted interventions, traditional statistical methods often s...
INTRODUCTION: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a traumatic head injury that can lead to gait-related disabilities, and exoskeleton training may be beneficial for the recovery of this function in these patients. The objective of this study is to determ...
BACKGROUND: Functional neurological disorder (FND), including functional movement disorders (FMDs), arises from disruptions in the perception-action cycle, where maladaptive cognitive learning processes reduce the sense of agency and motor control. F...
Alzheimer's disease (AD) poses significant challenges for the elderly, leading to cognitive decline, social isolation, and lower quality of life. Current interventions often require cumbersome wearable devices e.g. the camera-based monitoring that ma...
Spiritual health interventions have increasingly been recognized for their potential to improve general health outcomes. This study undertakes a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate their effectiveness on patient health in Iran. Data were ...
BACKGROUND: Patients with cancer experience complex physical, psychosocial, and behavioral challenges that require continuous support. This need has intensified with the rising cancer burden worldwide and the limited scalability of traditional care m...
PURPOSE: To identify clinically meaningful clusters of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in adult women using an unsupervised machine learning approach and to examine their associations with patient-centered outcomes, including quality of life (QoL...
BACKGROUND: Depressive symptoms are highly prevalent in first-episode psychosis (FEP) and worsen clinical outcomes. It is currently difficult to determine which patients will have persistent depressive symptoms based on a clinical assessment. We aime...
While social robots offer potential benefits like task assistance and companionship, their integration raises concerns about the erosion of human connection and the dehumanization of care. Through a qualitative study of older adults, family caregiver...
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Jul 16, 2025
BACKGROUND: Financial toxicity (FT) refers to the financial stress and detrimental impact on quality of life experienced by patients due to treatment cost. In patients with resected lung cancer (LC), we sought to identify those at risk of developing ...
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