Research Insights

This section focuses on recent global studies and discoveries in the various fields of healthcare.

Effect of telemedicine-supported structured exercise program in patients with chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial

Structured exercise programs delivered via telemedicine have the potential to benefit patients with chronic low back pain CLBP However evidencepractice gaps exist such as low exercise adherence and lack

Effect of health education intervention on treatment adherence and health status in patients with Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease: A random control trial

Adherence to treatment is critical to effective management of COPD and is key to addressing the growing burden of disease So this study conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a health education intervention on treatment

Attributing non-specific symptoms to cancer in general practice: A scoping review

Nonspecific cancer symptoms are challenging to interpret in general practice They can be attributed to a wide range of other conditions and delay the cancer diagnosis increasing the risk of poor outcomes

Feasibility of recording EEG in the ambulance using a portable, wireless EEG recording system

Triaging acute ischemic stroke patients is difficult in prehospital settings We investigated if a quickly applicable and compact EEG recording system is usable for stroke patients in the ambulance

The impact of baseline laboratory tests on the management of new-onset hypertension in primary care

Hypertension is a key contributor to the global cardiovascular disease burden In the World Health Organization WHO hypertension management guideline suggested baseline laboratory tests for patients

Neurological outcomes and predictive factors in traumatic spinal cord injury patients in the intensive care unit

This study aims to analyze the demographic characteristics clinical features and neurological outcomes of patients with traumatic spinal cord injury TSCI admitted to the Intensive Care Unit ICU in order to provide scientific evidence

Heterogeneity of diagnosis and documentation of post-COVID conditions in primary care: A machine learning analysis

PostCOVID conditions PCC have proven difficult to diagnose In this retrospective observational study we aimed to characterize the level of variation in PCC diagnoses observed across clinicians

Brain tumor classification using MRI images and deep learning techniques

Brain tumors pose a significant medical challenge necessitating early detection and precise classification for effective treatment This study aims to address this challenge by introducing an automated brain tumor

Oxygen desaturation and lung ultrasonography as markers of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases severity

We aimed to evaluate lung ultrasound LUS and oxygen desaturation as markers for the severity of diffuse parenchymal lung disease DPLD specifically the fibrotic subtypes and correlate the findings

The impact of AI feedback on the accuracy of diagnosis, decision switching and trust in radiography

Artificial intelligence decision support systems have been proposed to assist a struggling National Health Service NHS workforce in the United Kingdom Its implementation in UK healthcare systems