Journal of evaluation in clinical practice
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This study was performed to determine the difficulties experienced by the parents of children with autism. ⋯ In accordance with the findings of this study, it was determined that almost all of the parents with a child diagnosed with autism experienced sadness, denial, shock, depression, self-blame in the period when their children were first diagnosed, and later accepted the disease. In addition, it was detected that parents had difficulties in family relations, social relations, entertainment/activity and economic aspects.
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Skin-to-skin contact is the practice with the highest level of evidence that increases the growth, development, and healing rate of the newborn. Neonatal nurses are also the best practitioners of skin-to-skin contact. ⋯ The Skin-to-Skin Contact Scale for nurses was determined to be a valid and reliable measurement tool for Turkish nurses. It is recommended that the scale be used regularly in clinics to determine nurses' attitudes towards skin-to-skin contact.
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Previous research has demonstrated the applicability of Google Trends in predicting infectious diseases. ⋯ Our study highlights the potential application value of Google Trends and large pre-trained models for infectious disease prediction.
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To systematically evaluate the effect of frailty on the prognosis of patients with heart failure. ⋯ Current evidence suggests that frailty increases the risk of all-cause death, unplanned readmission, and joint endpoints in patients with heart failure.
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One of the most common assessment tools for examining the competencies of health professionals is the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). ⋯ This study found good evidence of validity and reliability for a questionnaire measuring the educational effects of OSCEs. It was discovered that OSCE can have different effects on student learning processes.