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{"title":"Machine learning and deep learning-based approach in smart healthcare: Recent advances, applications, challenges and opportunities.","authors":"Anichur Rahman, Tanoy Debnath, Dipanjali Kundu, Md Saikat Islam Khan, Airin Afroj Aishi, Sadia Sazzad, Mohammad Sayduzzaman, Shahab S Band","doi":"10.3934/publichealth.2024004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2024004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In recent years, machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) have been the leading approaches to solving various challenges, such as disease predictions, drug discovery, medical image analysis, etc., in intelligent healthcare applications. Further, given the current progress in the fields of ML and DL, there exists the promising potential for both to provide support in the realm of healthcare. This study offered an exhaustive survey on ML and DL for the healthcare system, concentrating on vital state of the art features, integration benefits, applications, prospects and future guidelines. To conduct the research, we found the most prominent journal and conference databases using distinct keywords to discover scholarly consequences. First, we furnished the most current along with cutting-edge progress in ML-DL-based analysis in smart healthcare in a compendious manner. Next, we integrated the advancement of various services for ML and DL, including ML-healthcare, DL-healthcare, and ML-DL-healthcare. We then offered ML and DL-based applications in the healthcare industry. Eventually, we emphasized the research disputes and recommendations for further studies based on our observations.</p>","PeriodicalId":45684,"journal":{"name":"AIMS Public Health","volume":"11 1","pages":"58-109"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11007421/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140859070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nightmare distress, insomnia and resilience of nursing staff in the post-pandemic era.","authors":"Argyro Pachi, Athanasios Tselebis, Christos Sikaras, Eleni Paraskevi Sideri, Maria Ivanidou, Spyros Baras, Charalampos Milionis, Ioannis Ilias","doi":"10.3934/publichealth.2024003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2024003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The pandemic has led to notable psychological challenges among healthcare professionals, including nurses.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>Our aims of this study were to assess insomnia and nightmare distress levels in nurses and investigate their association with mental resilience.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Nurses participated in an online survey, which included the Nightmare Distress Questionnaire (NDQ), Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) and Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS). Demographic information, such as age, professional experience and gender, was also collected.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study included 355 female and 78 male nurses. Findings revealed that 61.4% had abnormal AIS scores, 7% had abnormal NDQ scores and 25.4% had low BRS scores. Female nurses had higher AIS and NDQ scores but lower BRS scores compared to males. BRS demonstrated negative correlations with both AIS and NDQ. Multiple regression analysis indicated that NDQ accounted for 24% of the AIS variance, with an additional 6.5% explained by the BRS. BRS acted as a mediator, attenuating the impact of nightmares on insomnia, with gender moderating this relationship.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Nursing staff experienced heightened sleep disturbances during the pandemic, with nightmares and insomnia being prevalent. Nightmares significantly contributed to insomnia, but mental resilience played a vital role in mitigating this effect. Strategies are warranted to address the pandemic's psychological impact on nursing professionals.</p>","PeriodicalId":45684,"journal":{"name":"AIMS Public Health","volume":"11 1","pages":"36-57"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11007420/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140852353","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Primary school children's health and its association with physical fitness development and health-related factors.","authors":"Gerhard Ruedl, Armando Cocca, Katharina C Wirnitzer, Derrick Tanous, Clemens Drenowatz, Martin Niedermeier","doi":"10.3934/publichealth.2024001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2024001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The health status (HS) of children is influenced by a variety of factors, including physical fitness (PF) or social and environmental characteristics. We present a 4-year longitudinal study carried out with 263 primary school children. PF was assessed yearly using the German Motor Performance Test 6-18. Demographic data, leisure time behavior and socioeconomic factors were collected using questionnaires for children and parents. Based on parents' ratings in year 4, children were categorized as either \"very good health status\" (VGHS) or \"good health status or below\" (GHSB). Children with VGHS (73%) showed a larger improvement of global PF (<i>p</i> < 0.001), a significantly higher proportion of being/playing outside (<i>p</i> < 0.001), significantly lower proportions of overweight (<i>p</i> < 0.001), of media availability in the bedroom (<i>p</i> = 0.011) and of daily media consumption > 2 h (<i>p</i> = 0.033) compared to children with GHSB. Regarding socio-economic factors, children with VGHS revealed significantly fewer parents with lower education (<i>p</i> = 0.002), lower physical activity levels (<i>p</i> = 0.030) and lower migration background (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Physical fitness (<i>p</i> = 0.019) and outdoors exercising (<i>p</i> = 0.050) were the only variables to provide significantly higher chances of perceiving one's own health as very good when tested within a complex model including all the variables studied in this work. Considering the little focus on PF in the current Austrian physical education curriculum and the favorable environmental features of the Tyrolean region, more emphasis should be given to promoting didactical and pedagogical approaches that allow schoolers to be active in the nature.</p>","PeriodicalId":45684,"journal":{"name":"AIMS Public Health","volume":"11 1","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11007415/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140866108","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mathematical study of polycystic ovarian syndrome disease including medication treatment mechanism for infertility in women.","authors":"Maryam Batool, Muhammad Farman, Aqeel Ahmad, Kottakkaran Sooppy Nisar","doi":"10.3934/publichealth.2024002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2024002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Among women of reproductive age, PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) is one of the most prevalent endocrine illnesses. In addition to decreasing female fertility, this condition raises the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, dyslipidemia, obesity, psychiatric disorders and other illnesses. In this paper, we constructed a fractional order model for polycystic ovarian syndrome by using a novel approach with the memory effect of a fractional operator. The study population was divided into four groups for this reason: Women who are at risk for infertility, PCOS sufferers, infertile women receiving therapy (gonadotropin and clomiphene citrate), and improved infertile women. We derived the basic reproductive number, and by utilizing the Jacobian matrix and the Routh-Hurwitz stability criterion, it can be shown that the free and endemic equilibrium points are both locally stable. Using a two-step Lagrange polynomial, solutions were generated in the generalized form of the power law kernel in order to explore the influence of the fractional operator with numerical simulations, which shows the impact of the sickness on women due to the effect of different parameters involved.</p>","PeriodicalId":45684,"journal":{"name":"AIMS Public Health","volume":"11 1","pages":"19-35"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11007425/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140868912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Association of meeting 24-hour movement guidelines with low back pain among adults.","authors":"Kaja Kastelic, Nejc Šarabon, Michael D Burnard, Dean Lipovac, Željko Pedišić","doi":"10.3934/publichealth.2023062","DOIUrl":"10.3934/publichealth.2023062","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>According to recently published 24-hour movement guidelines, adults should spend: ≥150 minutes/week in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA); <8 hours/day in sedentary behaviour (SB); and 7-9 hours/day sleeping.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>We explored the association between meeting these recommendations and low back pain (LBP)-the most common musculoskeletal disorder.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We collected self-reported data from 2333 adults about: MVPA, SB and sleep duration; frequency and intensity of LBP; and sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Meeting a combination of SB and sleep recommendations was associated with lower odds of LBP in the past week and past month (adjusted odds ratio [<i>OR</i>]: 0.64 and 0.52, respectively; <i>p</i> < 0.05 for both). Among LBP sufferers, meeting any combination of recommendations that includes sleep was associated with lower odds of frequent (<i>OR</i> range: 0.49-0.61; <i>p</i> < 0.05 for all) and intense (<i>OR</i> range: 0.39-0.66; <i>p</i> < 0.05 for all) LBP in the past week, while meeting a combination of SB and sleep recommendations or all three recommendations was associated with lower odds of intense LBP in the past month and past year (<i>OR</i> range: 0.50-0.68; <i>p</i> < 0.05 for all). The likelihood of experiencing higher frequency and intensity of LBP decreased with the number of recommendations met (<i>p</i> for linear trend < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Meeting the SB and sleep recommendations in combination is associated with a lower likelihood of LBP, while adhering to the overall 24-hour movement guidelines or any combination of recommendations that includes sleep is associated with lower frequency and intensity of LBP among LBP sufferers.</p>","PeriodicalId":45684,"journal":{"name":"AIMS Public Health","volume":"10 4","pages":"964-979"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10764968/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139378506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Vaccination coverage of primary care providers against seasonal influenza, tetanus, pneumococcal pneumonia and herpes zoster: A cross-sectional study in Greece.","authors":"Panagiota Kalatzi, Antonios K Travlos, Nickos Geladas, Maria Iliadou, Chara Tzavara, Costas Chryssanthopoulos, Alexandros Mihopoulos, Styliani Tziaferi","doi":"10.3934/publichealth.2023061","DOIUrl":"10.3934/publichealth.2023061","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Primary care providers' (PCPs) compliance to self-immunization is important for their protection and the protection of their colleagues and patients and has been associated with the coverage of the general public. In this study, we aim to investigate the vaccination coverage of PCPs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey was conducted among physicians, nurses and pharmacists employed in public or private primary care settings in Greece. Demographic and occupational characteristics as well as vaccination coverage data for influenza, tetanus, pneumococcal pneumonia and herpes zoster were collected. Statistical significance was set at 0.05.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 748 (61.7% response rate) PCPs participated. Vaccination rates were 66.4% (496/747) for influenza (2019/2020 flu season), 62.9% (469/746) for tetanus (10-year Td or Tdap booster dose), 70% (14/20) for pneumococcal pneumonia (≥ 1 dose of PPSV23 or PCV13) and 12.3% (10/81) for herpes zoster. Multiple logistic regression revealed that nurses had significantly lower probability of being vaccinated against influenza [odds ratio (<i>OR</i>) = 0.25; 95% confidence interval (<i>CI</i>) = 0.14-0.45] and pharmacists had significantly lower probability of being vaccinated against both influenza (<i>OR</i> = 0.44; 95% <i>CI</i> = 0.31-0.62) and influenza & tetanus (<i>OR</i> = 0.52; 95% <i>CI</i> = 0.37-0.73) compared to physicians. Older age (>40 years) was an independent risk factor for not receiving a tetanus vaccine (40-49 <i>vs</i>. 19-39; <i>OR</i> = 0.42; 95% <i>CI</i> = 0.28-0.63, over 50 years old <i>vs</i>. 19-39; <i>OR</i> = 0.54; 95% <i>CI</i> = 0.36-0.79).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results revealed suboptimal vaccination rates among health providers who are in the frontline of adult immunization. Individualized and targeted measures to improve their vaccination coverage and indirectly the vaccination coverage of their patients, are therefore required.</p>","PeriodicalId":45684,"journal":{"name":"AIMS Public Health","volume":"10 4","pages":"952-963"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2023-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10764975/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139378507","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Stress and burnout among Greek critical care nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.","authors":"Thiresia Sikioti, Afroditi Zartaloudi, Despoina Pappa, Polyxeni Mangoulia, Evangelos C Fradelos, Freideriki Eleni Kourti, Ioannis Koutelekos, Evangelos Dousis, Nikoletta Margari, Areti Stavropoulou, Eleni Evangelou, Chrysoula Dafogianni","doi":"10.3934/publichealth.2023051","DOIUrl":"10.3934/publichealth.2023051","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Occupational stress and burnout of health personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially of the nursing population in intensive care units (ICUs), were quite frequent along with negative effects and a direct correlation with the manifestation of many physical, behavioral and psychological symptoms. For the purposes of this research, a quantitative survey was carried out, in which 153 ICU nurses of secondary and tertiary public hospitals in Greece participated. Nurses completed anonymously and voluntarily a special electronic questionnaire about stress, burnout, personal concerns about the pandemic, the consequences of the outbreak and their resilience toward COVID-19 patients' care. Specific validated scales were used in this study. Female nurses felt, to a greater extent than males, work-related burnout, especially patient-related burnout and total burnout. There was a statistically significant negative relationship between the existence of a psychological support group within a hospital and personal burnout. Participants who had experience in caring for SARS-CoV-2 patients had higher mental resilience than those without experience. As the consequences experienced by the health professionals of the reference COVID-19 hospitals were increased, so did mental resilience and stress coping strategies during the pandemic. The COVID-19 outbreak and the conditions configurated in the health system had negative effects on the psycho-emotional state of ICU nurses. The manifestation of anxiety, stress and burnout had a direct correlation with both the work and personal functionality of the nurses and the whole of the healthcare services provided. The early recognition of symptoms and their individualized management are imperative for the protection of the psycho-emotional well-being of nurses.</p>","PeriodicalId":45684,"journal":{"name":"AIMS Public Health","volume":"1 1","pages":"755-774"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10764964/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70228587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"\"Is a game really a reason for people to die?\" Sentiment and thematic analysis of Twitter-based discourse on Indonesia soccer stampede.","authors":"Otobo I Ujah, Chukwuemeka E Ogbu, Russell S Kirby","doi":"10.3934/publichealth.2023050","DOIUrl":"10.3934/publichealth.2023050","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examined discourses related to an Indonesian soccer stadium stampede on 1st October 2022 using comments posted on Twitter. We conducted a lexicon-based sentiment analysis to identify the sentiments and emotions expressed in tweets and performed structural topic modeling to identify latent themes in the discourse. The majority of tweets (87.8%) expressed negative sentiments, while 8.2% and 4.0% of tweets expressed positive and neutral sentiments, respectively. The most common emotion expressed was fear (29.3%), followed by sadness and anger. Of the 19 themes identified, \"Deaths and mortality\" was the most prominent (15.1%), followed by \"family impact\". The negative stampede discourse was related to public concerns such as \"vigil\" and \"calls for bans and suspension,\" while positive discourse focused more on the impact of the stampede. Public health institutions can leverage the volume and rapidity of social media to improve disaster prevention strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":45684,"journal":{"name":"AIMS Public Health","volume":"1 1","pages":"739-754"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10764967/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70228522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Possible relationship between the gut leaky syndrome and musculoskeletal injuries: the important role of gut microbiota as indirect modulator.","authors":"Jesús Álvarez-Herms, Adriana González, Francisco Corbi, Iñaki Odriozola, Adrian Odriozola","doi":"10.3934/publichealth.2023049","DOIUrl":"10.3934/publichealth.2023049","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article aims to examine the evidence on the relationship between gut microbiota (GM), leaky gut syndrome and musculoskeletal injuries. Musculoskeletal injuries can significantly impair athletic performance, overall health, and quality of life. Emerging evidence suggests that the state of the gut microbiota and the functional intestinal permeability may contribute to injury recovery. Since 2007, a growing field of research has supported the idea that GM exerts an essential role maintaining intestinal homeostasis and organic and systemic health. Leaky gut syndrome is an acquired condition where the intestinal permeability is impaired, and different bacteria and/or toxins enter in the bloodstream, thereby promoting systemic endotoxemia and chronic low-grade inflammation. This systemic condition could indirectly contribute to increased local musculoskeletal inflammation and chronificate injuries and pain, thereby reducing recovery-time and limiting sport performance. Different strategies, including a healthy diet and the intake of pre/probiotics, may contribute to improving and/or restoring gut health, thereby modulating both systemically as local inflammation and pain. Here, we sought to identify critical factors and potential strategies that could positively improve gut microbiota and intestinal health, and reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injuries and its recovery-time and pain. In conclusion, recent evidences indicate that improving gut health has indirect consequences on the musculoskeletal tissue homeostasis and recovery through the direct modulation of systemic inflammation, the immune response and the nociceptive pain.</p>","PeriodicalId":45684,"journal":{"name":"AIMS Public Health","volume":"10 3","pages":"710-738"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10567981/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41239742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Body image, emotional intelligence and quality of life in peritoneal dialysis patients.","authors":"Eleni Marki, Ioannis Moisoglou, Stamata Aggelidou, Maria Malliarou, Konstantinos Tsaras, Ioanna V Papathanasiou","doi":"10.3934/publichealth.2023048","DOIUrl":"10.3934/publichealth.2023048","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>End-stage-renal-disease is one of the most common chronic diseases, and peritoneal dialysis constitutes one of the replacement therapies. The aim of this study was to investigate the views of patients on peritoneal dialysis regarding their body image, to assess their quality of life and level of emotional intelligence.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional study was performed with structured questionnaires. The sample of the study was the patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis and monitored by the nephrology clinics of 7 public hospitals in Greece.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 102 completed questionnaires were collected and analyzed (68% response rate). The participants showed moderate degree of body-image dysphoria (mean = 1.29, <i>SD</i> = 0.94), moderate levels of emotional intelligence and experienced moderate quality of life. According to the statistical analysis, women reported worse body image (<i>p</i> = 0.013) and university graduates showed higher levels of emotionality (<i>p</i> = 0.016). The correlations between the quality of life questionnaire subscales and demographic characteristics revealed statistically significant relationships between marital status and the Physical Functionality subscale, where unmarried people had a better quality of life in this subscale (<i>p</i> = 0.042) and between postgraduate/doctoral degree holders and the subscale Patient Satisfaction (<i>p</i> = 0.035). Also, statistically significant relationships were found between occupation and the Social Interaction subscale, where those engaged in household activities and were unemployed (<i>p</i> = 0.022) showed better quality of life. Participants living in semi-urban areas had better quality of life on the subscale Burden of Kidney Disease (<i>p</i> = 0.034).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>ESRD patients on peritoneal dialysis suffer significant limitations related to disease and treatment modality. According to our findings, these affect both their body image as well as their quality of life. Improvement in emotional intelligence is the factor which plays an important mediating role in improving both body image and quality of life in patients on peritoneal dialysis.</p>","PeriodicalId":45684,"journal":{"name":"AIMS Public Health","volume":"10 3","pages":"698-709"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2023-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10567979/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41239732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}