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Medicine, General & Internal
Maninder K. Kahlon, Nazan S. Aksan, Rhonda Aubrey, Jenn Barnes, Nicole Clark, Maria Cowley-Morillo, Lindsey Engelman, Julia Guerra, Alejandro Guevara, Allison Marshall, Deanna M. Hoelscher
Summary: Providing caregivers with grocery gift cards and produce boxes for 4 weeks can effectively improve children's diets and sustain the improvements.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Zhibing Gao, Fei Wu, Gaoyaxin Lv, Xiangling Zhuang, Guojie Ma
Summary: Developing a general nutritional knowledge questionnaire for Chinese individuals, this study showed good reliability and validity through expert validation and extensive testing, indicating its effectiveness in assessing the nutrition knowledge of Chinese adults.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Paul O'Halloran, Courtney Sullivan, Kiera Staley, Matthew Nicholson, Erica Randle, Adrian Bauman, Alex Donaldson, Nicola McNeil, Arthur Stukas, Annemarie Wright, Michael Kingsley
Summary: This study aimed to assess the validity of a single item measure (SIM) in detecting change in physical activity levels in adolescents. The results showed that the SIM is adequate for assessing physical activity at a single time point but not recommended for assessing change.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Olga Arias-Gundin, Sara Real, Gert Rijlaarsdam, Paula Lopez
Summary: The study validated the Spanish Writing Strategies Questionnaire for upper-primary students, which measures students' preferences for different writing strategies through a multidimensional model. Factor analysis identified four factors - thinking, planning, revising, and monitoring - representing different writing strategies.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Adrian Carballo-Casla, Denes Stefler, Rosario Ortola, Yuntao Chen, Anika Knuppel, Milagros Ruiz, Magdalena Kozela, Ruzena Kubinova, Andrzej Pajak, Fernando Rodriguez-Artalejo, Eric J. Brunner, Martin Bobak
Summary: The Southern European Atlantic diet (SEAD) is associated with lower risk for myocardial infarction and mortality, and this study shows that it is also associated with lower depression risk across European populations.
MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
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Psychiatry
Xiaogang Zhong, Xin Jin, Li Yan, Lu Yang, Huiqing Long, Jing Wang, Haiyang Wang, Yiyun Liu, Juncai Pu, Peng Xie, Ping Ji
Summary: This study evaluated the reliability and validity of the GHQ-12 in Chinese dental healthcare workers. The results showed that the GHQ-12 had good reliability and validity, and could be used to assess the mental health status of Chinese dental healthcare workers.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Ana Ilic, Ivana Rumbak, Ruzica Brecic, Irena Colic Baric, Martina Bituh
Summary: The study developed a semi-quantitative FFQ tool to estimate fruit and vegetable intake in school-aged children, showing reasonable relative validity and acceptable reproducibility.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
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Clinical Neurology
Ronny Bruffaerts, Wouter Voorspoels, Leontien Jansen, Ronald C. Kessler, Philippe Mortier, Gemma Vilagut, Joke De Vocht, Jordi Alonso
Summary: This study found that during the first wave of the COVID19 pandemic, the 30-day prevalence of STB among healthcare professionals in Belgium was 3.6% death wish, 1.5% suicide ideation, 1.0% suicide plan, and 0.0% suicide attempt. Factors such as lifetime and current mental disorders were associated with increased STB, while social support was linked to decreased STB. Work environment did not show a significant association with STB.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Joanna C. Yau, Benjamin Girault, Tiantian Feng, Karel Mundnich, Amrutha Nadarajan, Brandon M. Booth, Emilio Ferrara, Kristina Lerman, Eric Hsieh, Shrikanth Narayanan
Summary: The TILES-2019 data set includes behavioral and physiological data from 57 medical residents working in an ICU in the United States. This data set is important for researchers interested in studying the long-term changes in well-being, teamwork, and job performance of doctors in a demanding environment.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Luke O'Brien, Kieran Collins, Farzad Amirabdollhian
Summary: The study revealed a significant gap in sports nutrition knowledge (SNK) among elite Gaelic footballers, compared to practitioners. Team dietitians/nutritionists, athletic trainers/strength and conditioning coaches, and social media were identified as the main sources of nutrition information for players. The findings emphasize the importance of developing effective educational strategies to improve the nutritional knowledge and practices of Gaelic footballers.
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Psychiatry
Max M. Owens, Matthew D. Albaugh, Nicholas Allgaier, Dekang Yuan, Gabriel Robert, Renata B. Cupertino, Philip A. Spechler, Anthony Juliano, Sage Hahn, Tobias Banaschewski, Arun L. W. Bokde, Sylvane Desrivieres, Herta Flor, Antoine Grigis, Penny Gowland, Andreas Heinz, Rudiger Bruehl, Jean-Luc Martinot, Marie-Laure Paillere Martinot, Eric Artiges, Frauke Nees, Dimitri Papadopoulos Orfanos, Herve Lemaitre, Tomas Paus, Luise Poustka, Sabina Millenet, Juliane H. Frohner, Michael N. Smolka, Henrik Walter, Robert Whelan, Scott Mackey, Gunter Schumann, Hugh Garavan
Summary: This study used Bayesian causal network (BCN) modeling to analyze the impact of adolescent cannabis use on brain development, and found that cannabis use accelerates prefrontal cortical thinning. Although BCN modeling alone does not prove a causal relationship, these findings are consistent with a body of animal and human research suggesting that adolescent cannabis use adversely affects brain development.
TRANSLATIONAL PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Chenxi Qin, Yu Guo, Pei Pei, Huaidong Du, Ling Yang, Yiping Chen, Xi Shen, Zumin Shi, Lu Qi, Junshi Chen, Zhengming Chen, Canqing Yu, Jun Lv, Liming Li
Summary: This study evaluated the validity and reproducibility of qualitative and quantitative food frequency questionnaires (FFQs) in the Chinese population. The results showed that most food items in both the qualitative and quantitative FFQs had acceptable or good validity and reproducibility in the CKB study. However, dried vegetables and carbonated soft drinks performed poorly, indicating the need for modification and validation in future research.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ellene Lim, Hadassah Joann Ramachandran, Joyce Biaw Theng Er, Pearlyn Ng, Wilson Wai San Tam, Ying Jiang
Summary: This study investigated the physical activity levels of working women in Singapore two years into the COVID-19 pandemic and found that only a small percentage achieved a health-enhancing level. The study also identified significant factors such as work mode, living arrangement, and health-promoting lifestyle that influenced physical activity levels. These findings highlight the importance of promoting health among working women.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Owen N. W. Leung, Nicholas K. H. Chiu, Samuel Y. S. Wong, Pim Cuijpers, Jordi Alonso, Paul K. S. Chan, Grace Lui, Eliza Wong, Ronny Bruffaerts, Benjamin H. K. Yip, Philippe Mortier, Gemma Vilagut, Dora Kwok, Linda C. W. Lam, Ronald C. C. Kessler, Arthur D. P. Mak
Summary: This study investigated the latent structure of neuropsychiatric morbidities occurring one year after COVID-19 infection. A survey was conducted on 248 adults who had been hospitalized for COVID-19 in Hong Kong, and the results were compared with a non-infected household sample. The study found that 32.4% of the participants screened positive for at least one mental disorder, with PTSD, anxiety, and depression being the most prevalent. Past mental health and depressive symptoms were predictors of functional impairment.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
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Psychology, Biological
Alexandra Martin-Rodriguez, Jose Francisco Tornero-Aguilera, P. Javier Lopez-Perez, Vicente Javier Clemente-Suarez
Summary: This study analyzed the dietary patterns of adolescent students during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and found that they exhibited a pattern characterized by consumption of both healthier and non-healthier foods.
PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR
(2022)