Translating evidence to patient care through caregivers: a systematic review of caregiver-mediated interventions.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical pathways are tools used to guide evidence-based healthcare that have been implemented internationally since the 1980s. However, there is widespread lack of agreement on the impact of clinical pathways on hospital resources and patient outcomes. This can be partially attributed to the confusion for b...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Kinsman L,Rotter T,James E,Snow P,Willis J

更新日期：2010-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-stroke dementia (PSD) or post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) may affect up to one third of stroke survivors. Various definitions of PSCI and PSD have been described. We propose PSD as a label for any dementia following stroke in temporal relation. Various tools are available to screen and assess cognition, wi...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Mijajlović MD,Pavlović A,Brainin M,Heiss WD,Quinn TJ,Ihle-Hansen HB,Hermann DM,Assayag EB,Richard E,Thiel A,Kliper E,Shin YI,Kim YH,Choi S,Jung S,Lee YB,Sinanović O,Levine DA,Schlesinger I,Mead G,Milošević V,Ley

更新日期：2017-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to show the non-inferiority of home fortification with a daily dose of 3 mg iron in the form of iron as ferric sodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate (NaFeEDTA) compared with 12.5 mg iron as encapsulated ferrous fumarate in Kenyan children aged 12-36 months. In addition, we updated a recent meta-analysi...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Teshome EM,Andang'o PEA,Osoti V,Terwel SR,Otieno W,Demir AY,Prentice AM,Verhoef H

更新日期：2017-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Niemann-Pick disease type C is a fatal and progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the accumulation of unesterified cholesterol in late endosomes and lysosomes. We sought to develop new therapeutics for this disorder by harnessing the body's endogenous cholesterol scavenging particle, high-de...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Schultz ML,Fawaz MV,Azaria RD,Hollon TC,Liu EA,Kunkel TJ,Halseth TA,Krus KL,Ming R,Morin EE,McLoughlin HS,Bushart DD,Paulson HL,Shakkottai VG,Orringer DA,Schwendeman AS,Lieberman AP

更新日期：2019-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wild type 2 poliovirus was last observed in 1999. The Sabin-strain oral polio vaccine type 2 (OPV2) was critical to eradication, but it is known to revert to a neurovirulent phenotype, causing vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis. OPV2 is also transmissible and can establish circulating lineages, calle...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： McCarthy KA,Chabot-Couture G,Famulare M,Lyons HM,Mercer LD

更新日期：2017-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Electronic mail (email) has the potential to improve communication between physicians and patients. METHODS:We conducted two research studies in a family practice setting: 1) a brief, anonymous patient survey of a convenience sample to determine the number of clinic patients receptive to communicating with ...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Virji A,Yarnall KS,Krause KM,Pollak KI,Scannell MA,Gradison M,Østbye T

更新日期：2006-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dietary assessment is complex, and strategies to select the most appropriate dietary assessment tool (DAT) in epidemiological research are needed. The DIETary Assessment Tool NETwork (DIET@NET) aimed to establish expert consensus on Best Practice Guidelines (BPGs) for dietary assessment using self-report. M...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Cade JE,Warthon-Medina M,Albar S,Alwan NA,Ness A,Roe M,Wark PA,Greathead K,Burley VJ,Finglas P,Johnson L,Page P,Roberts K,Steer T,Hooson J,Greenwood DC,Robinson S,DIET@NET consortium.

更新日期：2017-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Although global efforts in the past decade have halved the number of deaths due to malaria, there are still an estimated 219 million cases of malaria a year, causing more than half a million deaths. In this forum article, we asked experts working in malaria research and control to discuss the ways in which malaria mig...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Tanner M,Greenwood B,Whitty CJ,Ansah EK,Price RN,Dondorp AM,von Seidlein L,Baird JK,Beeson JG,Fowkes FJ,Hemingway J,Marsh K,Osier F

更新日期：2015-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We conducted this analysis to determine i) which journals publish high-quality, clinically relevant studies in internal medicine, general/family practice, general practice nursing, and mental health; and ii) the proportion of clinically relevant articles in each journal. METHODS:We performed an analytic sur...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： McKibbon KA,Wilczynski NL,Haynes RB

更新日期：2004-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heterogeneity of prostate cancer (PCa) contributes to inaccurate cancer screening and diagnosis, unnecessary biopsies, and overtreatment. We intended to develop non-invasive urine tests for accurate PCa diagnosis to avoid unnecessary biopsies. METHODS:Using a machine learning program, we identified a 25-Gen...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Johnson H,Guo J,Zhang X,Zhang H,Simoulis A,Wu AHB,Xia T,Li F,Tan W,Johnson A,Dizeyi N,Abrahamsson PA,Kenner L,Feng X,Zou C,Xiao K,Persson JL,Chen L

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening has improved the detection of prostate cancer, allowing for stage migration to less advanced disease, the precise mortality benefit of early detection is unclear. This is in part due to a discrepancy between the two large randomized controlled trials comparing PSA scr...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Kim EH,Andriole GL

更新日期：2015-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common chronic liver illness with a genetically heterogeneous background that can be accompanied by considerable morbidity and attendant health care costs. The pathogenesis and progression of NAFLD is complex with many unanswered questions. We conducted genome-w...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Namjou B,Lingren T,Huang Y,Parameswaran S,Cobb BL,Stanaway IB,Connolly JJ,Mentch FD,Benoit B,Niu X,Wei WQ,Carroll RJ,Pacheco JA,Harley ITW,Divanovic S,Carrell DS,Larson EB,Carey DJ,Verma S,Ritchie MD,Gharavi AG,

更新日期：2019-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Therapeutic drug monitoring involves therapeutic modifications based on the measurement of drug levels and antidrug antibodies. The viability of therapeutic drug monitoring in vedolizumab-treated patients with inflammatory bowel disease remains questioned. MAIN BODY:Accumulating evidence from clinical trial...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Pouillon L,Vermeire S,Bossuyt P

更新日期：2019-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adiposity is associated with many adverse health outcomes but little direct evidence exists about its impact on the use of health care services. We aim to describe the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and rates of hospital admission in middle-aged UK women. METHODS:Among 1,251,619 Million Women St...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Reeves GK,Balkwill A,Cairns BJ,Green J,Beral V,Million Women Study Collaborators.

更新日期：2014-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Guidelines recommend that clinicians should make brief opportunistic behavioural interventions to patients who are obese to increase the uptake of effective weight loss programmes. The objective was to assess the effect of this policy on socioeconomic equity. METHODS:One thousand eight hundred eighty-two co...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Graham J,Tudor K,Jebb SA,Lewis A,Tearne S,Adab P,Begh R,Jolly K,Daley A,Farley A,Lycett D,Nickless A,Aveyard P

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe anemia contributes significantly to child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Blood transfusion is used in emergencies but carries risks. In BMC Medicine, Olupot-Olupot and colleagues report the findings of a phase II trial in children with severe anemia in Eastern Uganda. They provide important early safety and e...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Brick T,Peters MJ

更新日期：2014-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to the easier access to information, the availability of low cost technologies and the involvement of well educated, passionate patients, a group of citizen 'Health Hackers', who are building their own medical systems to help them overcome the unmet needs of their conditions, is emerging. This has recently been th...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Omer T

更新日期：2016-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:When an outbreak of a novel pathogen occurs, some of the most pressing questions from a public-health point of view relate to its transmissibility, and the probabilities of different clinical outcomes following infection, to allow an informed response. Estimates of these quantities are often based on househo...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： House T,Inglis N,Ross JV,Wilson F,Suleman S,Edeghere O,Smith G,Olowokure B,Keeling MJ

更新日期：2012-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 2012 World Health Assembly set a target for Member States to reduce premature non-communicable disease (NCD) mortality by 25% over the period 2010 to 2025. This reflected concerns about increasing NCD mortality burdens among productive adults globally. This article first considers whether the WHO target ...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Santosa A,Rocklöv J,Högberg U,Byass P

更新日期：2015-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria at international borders presents particular challenges with regards to elimination. International borders share common malaria ecologies, yet neighboring countries are often at different stages of the control-to-elimination pathway. Herein, we present a case study on malaria, and its control, at the border be...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Al Zahrani MH,Omar AI,Abdoon AMO,Ibrahim AA,Alhogail A,Elmubarak M,Elamin YE,AlHelal MA,Alshahrani AM,Abdelgader TM,Saeed I,El Gamri TB,Alattas MS,Dahlan AA,Assiri AM,Maina J,Li XH,Snow RW

更新日期：2018-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is known that antimalarial drugs reduce the risk of low birth weight (LBW) in pregnant patients. However, a previous Cochrane review did not evaluate whether the level of antimalarial drug resistance could modify the protective effect of antimalarial drugs in this regard. In addition, no systematic review...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Muanda FT,Chaabane S,Boukhris T,Santos F,Sheehy O,Perreault S,Blais L,Bérard A

更新日期：2015-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is independently associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Ischemia is the leading cause of AKI, and short of supportive measures, no currently available therapy can effectively treat or prevent ischemic AKI. This paper discusses recent developments in the understanding of ischemic A...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Munshi R,Hsu C,Himmelfarb J

更新日期：2011-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the impact of growing migration on the pattern of tuberculosis (TB) transmission in middle-income countries. We estimated TB recent transmission and its associated factors and investigated the presence of cross-transmission between South American migrants and Brazilians. METHODS:We stu...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Pescarini JM,Simonsen V,Ferrazoli L,Rodrigues LC,Oliveira RS,Waldman EA,Houben R

更新日期：2018-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A sizeable fraction of tuberculosis (TB) cases go undiagnosed. By analysing data from enhanced demographic, microbiological and geospatial surveillance of TB registrations, we aimed to identify modifiable predictors of inequitable access to diagnosis and care. METHODS:Governmental community health workers (...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： MacPherson P,Khundi M,Nliwasa M,Choko AT,Phiri VK,Webb EL,Dodd PJ,Cohen T,Harris R,Corbett EL

更新日期：2019-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The spread of infectious diseases crucially depends on the pattern of contacts between individuals. Knowledge of these patterns is thus essential to inform models and computational efforts. However, there are few empirical studies available that provide estimates of the number and duration of contacts betwee...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Stehlé J,Voirin N,Barrat A,Cattuto C,Colizza V,Isella L,Régis C,Pinton JF,Khanafer N,Van den Broeck W,Vanhems P

更新日期：2011-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Publication bias and other reporting bias have been well documented for journal articles, but no study has evaluated the nature of results posted at ClinicalTrials.gov. We aimed to assess how many randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with results posted at ClinicalTrials.gov report statistically significant r...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Dechartres A,Bond EG,Scheer J,Riveros C,Atal I,Ravaud P

更新日期：2016-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exercise started shortly after breast cancer diagnosis might prevent or diminish fatigue complaints. The Physical Activity during Cancer Treatment (PACT) study was designed to primarily examine the effects of an 18-week exercise intervention, offered in the daily clinical practice setting and starting within...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Travier N,Velthuis MJ,Steins Bisschop CN,van den Buijs B,Monninkhof EM,Backx F,Los M,Erdkamp F,Bloemendal HJ,Rodenhuis C,de Roos MA,Verhaar M,ten Bokkel Huinink D,van der Wall E,Peeters PH,May AM

更新日期：2015-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current policies encourage healthcare institutions to acquire clinical information systems (CIS) so that captured data can be used for secondary purposes, including clinical process improvement. Such policies do not account for the extra work required to repurpose data for uses other than direct clinical car...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Morrison C,Jones M,Jones R,Vuylsteke A

更新日期：2013-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine candidate recently completed Phase III trials in 11 African sites. Recommendations for its deployment will partly depend on predictions of public health impact in endemic countries. Previous predictions of these used only limited information on underlying vaccine properties and...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Penny MA,Galactionova K,Tarantino M,Tanner M,Smith TA

更新日期：2015-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Functional somatic symptoms and disorders are common and complex phenomena involving both bodily and brain processes. They pose major challenges across medical specialties. These disorders are common and have significant impacts on patients' quality of life and healthcare costs. MAIN BODY:We outline five pr...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Burton C,Fink P,Henningsen P,Löwe B,Rief W,EURONET-SOMA Group.

更新日期：2020-03-03 00:00:00