Theory of Medicine/Bioethics

Decision-making and role preferences for receiving individual pharmacogenomic research results among participants at a Ugandan HIV research institute | BMC Medical Ethics

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Results of quantitative data Demographic characteristics of participants Out of the 231 participants contacted, 221 respondents were enrolled in the survey, 10 individuals declined participation. Table 1 presents a descriptive summary of the participants’ demographic characteristics and research experience. The majority were female (60%), with a median age of 36 years [range 31–42]. More than half … Read more

Knowledge and attitudes towards Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias among Nigerian medical and nursing students: a comparative study | BMC Medical Education

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Our study provides an in-depth examination of dementia knowledge and attitudes among medical and nursing students in Nigeria, offering important insights into the state of dementia education in a low-resource setting. Our findings align with, yet also contrast against several international studies, notably Wang et al. who conducted a similar investigation among Chinese medical and … Read more

Artificial intelligence methods applied to longitudinal data from electronic health records for prediction of cancer: a scoping review | BMC Medical Research Methodology

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Retrieved studies Searching the 6 databases returned 1214 studies, of which 414 were duplicates. A further 61 studies were retrieved from reference and citation searches. Following screening and eligibility assessment, 35 studies were included in the final review. A flowchart showing the selection process is provided in Fig. 2. The number of studies published by … Read more

SQUARE-IT: a proposed approach to square the identified research problem in the literature with the objectives, the appropriate clinical research question, and the research hypothesis | BMC Medical Research Methodology

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The item ‘Specific’ of the SQUARE-IT approach asks whether there is a specific, obvious, explicit, relevant and unambiguous research problem/gap in literature or clinical practice regarding the research topic. The identification of a clear and unambiguous problem to be investigated is a crucial step in establishing a research agenda [22]. The identified problem, which may … Read more

Public awareness, attitudes, and motivation toward biobanks: a survey of China | BMC Medical Ethics

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Characteristics of participants We obtained 616 valid responses to our survey questionnaire. There were 265 male respondents (43.02%) and 351 female respondents (56.98%). The highest ratio of the participants (42.21%) was aged 18–29 years, while 61.85% of all participants were in college or had completed their undergraduate education. The general information on the participants is … Read more

Development and validation of a model to identify polycystic ovary syndrome in the French national administrative health database | BMC Medical Research Methodology

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Preliminary study: identifying women with PCOS using ICD-10 code E28.2 in the French National Health Data System The French National Health Data System “Système National des données de Santé” (SNDS) is a national database that contains a wide range of health-related information. SNDS database covers nearly the entire French population (98.8%), which accounted for more … Read more

Trends in scientific publication among dental students at a private Peruvian university: a seven-year characterization | BMC Medical Education

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This study analyzed the frequency of scientific publication by undergraduate dental students at a private Peruvian university over seven years, revealing an overall publication rate of 9.35%. A notable trend was the predominance of publications in Dental Public Health, while specialties like Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Endodontics had no representation. This pattern may reflect … Read more