Use of internet medical websites and NHS direct by neurology outpatients before consultation.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of type 2 diabetes is reaching pandemic proportions, impacting patients and healthcare systems across the globe. Evidence suggests that a majority of patients are not achieving recommended blood glucose targets resulting in an increased risk of micro- and macro-vascular complications. AIM:To r...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Woo V,Shestakova MV,Ørskov C,Ceriello A

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although there is a general agreement for the recommendation of the influenza vaccine to persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the magnitude of clinical effectiveness and benefit from the annual vaccination is controversial. We assessed the effects of annual influenza vaccination on wint...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Vila-Córcoles A,Ochoa O,de Diego C,Valdivieso A,Herreros I,Bobé F,Alvarez M,Juárez M,Guinea I,Ansa X,Saún N

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2006 Meiron Thomas, writing in the British Journal of Surgery, made the following statement about the value of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) as a staging procedure in cutaneous malignant melanoma (1): "Perhaps a more important concern for those hoping to gain reassurance from accurate nodal staging relates to p...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Russell-Jones R

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Splenic tumours are occasionally found during routine physical check-ups or elective abdominal image studies. Histologically, most splenic tumours are of benign vascular origin. To avoid unnecessary surgery for asymptomatic patients with benign splenic tumours and clarify the clinicopathological features of spleen tum...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Chen LW,Chien RN,Yen CL,Chang LC

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:To conduct a comparative study of retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thickness and choroidal thickness of psoriasis patients and healthy volunteers. METHODS:This study included 35 severe psoriasis patients, 35 mild psoriasis patients and 35 healthy individuals. RNFL and choroidal thickness analysis...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Aksoy M,Toptan M,An I

更新日期：2020-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate state and trait form of anxiety and current depression in patients affected by gastrointestinal diseases. METHODS:We studied 1641 outpatients with gastrointestinal disorders, consecutively referred to our Internal Medicine outpatients from 1997 to 2005. State and trait anxiety were assessed by t...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Addolorato G,Mirijello A,D'Angelo C,Leggio L,Ferrulli A,Abenavoli L,Vonghia L,Cardone S,Leso V,Cossari A,Capristo E,Gasbarrini G

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Invasive meningitis and pneumonia caused by Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) is an important cause of childhood mortality in countries where Hib vaccination is not routine. We evaluated the non-inferiority of a licensed Hib vaccine, PRP-CRM(197) compared with a second licensed Hib vaccine, PRP-T, followin...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Jun L,Yuguo C,Zhiguo W,Jinfeng L,Huawei M,Xiuhua L,Yonggui Z,Yanhua X,Kong Y,Hongtao L,Yuliang Z

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) comprises a disease spectrum ranging from simple steatosis and steatohepatitis to cirrhosis. Based on its strongest risk factors namely visceral obesity and insulin resistance, NAFLD is thought to be the hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome and is considered to be t...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Kaser S,Ebenbichler CF,Tilg H

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:While physical activity (PA) is known to have positive effects on psychological and physical health, little is understood about the association between non-compensatory PA (ie, not compulsive or intended to control weight or shape) and psychopathology among individuals with eating-disorder features. The prese...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Kerrigan SG,Lydecker JA,Grilo CM

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To establish the value of the first 3 years of a cardiovascular risk factor clinic in tackling the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD). METHODS:A database review of all 339 patients referred to the clinic. RESULTS:Blood pressure levels in the hypertensive patients were significantly reduced and 9...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Martin SC,Viljoen A

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) measurement is used to investigate patients with lower urinary tract symptoms and to screen for prostatic malignancy in symptom-free males over 50 years of age. Approximately 60% of patients with early (prostate-confined) occult malignancy show increased serum PSA levels, as do so...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Rosalki SB,Rutherford FJ

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Substantial residual cardiovascular risk persists despite effective LDL lowering treatment in populations at elevated risk for adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Low HDL cholesterol is an independent cardiovascular risk factor and occurs in about one-third of patients treated for dyslipidaemia in Europe. Moreo...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Vogt A,Kassner U,Hostalek U,Steinhagen-Thiessen E

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wiley has updated its publishing ethics guidelines, first published in 2006. The new guidelines provide guidance, resources and practical advice on ethical concerns that arise in academic publishing for editors, authors and researchers, among other audiences. New guidance is also included on whistle blowers, animal re...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Graf C,Deakin L,Docking M,Jones J,Joshua S,McKerahan T,Ottmar M,Stevens A,Wates E,Wyatt D

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Few published studies have examined survival rates for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) by number of lines of treatment received or stage at diagnosis. This study aims to evaluate survival and numbers of lines of treatment in USA mCRC managed care patients. METHODS:To evaluate the impact of ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Seal B,Chastek B,Kulakodlu M,Valluri S

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asthma diagnosis is based on the presence of symptoms and the demonstration of airflow variability. Airway inflammation measured by fractional exhaled nitric oxide, measured at a flow rate of 50 ml/s (FE(NO50)) remains a controversial diagnostic tool. AIM:To assess the ability of FE(NO50) to identify bronch...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Schleich FN,Asandei R,Manise M,Sele J,Seidel L,Louis R

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking is the leading risk factor for preventable morbidity and mortality as a result of heart and lung diseases and various forms of cancer. Reimbursement coverage for smoking cessation therapies remains limited in Canada and the United States despite the health and economic benefits of smoking cessation. ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： von Wartburg M,Raymond V,Paradis PE

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective audit of (99m)Tc-HMPAO SPECT scans was undertaken to assess the utility of brain perfusion imaging in a cohort of young cognitively impaired patients in whom diagnostic uncertainty remained after standard clinical and neuropsychological assessment and structural brain imaging. SPECT scans were assessed...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Doran M,Vinjamuri S,Collins J,Parker D,Larner AJ

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyloidosis commonly involves the liver but clinical features of liver disease are rare. We report a case of cholestasis and hepatic failure in an 85-year-old man due to primary amyloidosis. This has not been reported previously in anyone of this advanced age. We discuss the clinical features of hepatic amyloidosis an...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： McDonald P,Usbourne C,Playfer JR

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To develop a management strategy (rehabilitation programme) for erectile dysfunction (ED) after radiotherapy (RT) or androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer that is suitable for use in a UK NHS healthcare context. METHODS:PubMed literature searches of ED management in this patient group together wit...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： White ID,Wilson J,Aslet P,Baxter AB,Birtle A,Challacombe B,Coe J,Grover L,Payne H,Russell S,Sangar V,Van As N,Kirby M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In clinical practice, hyponatraemia was frequently found in patients with hydrocephalus. We conducted this study to determine the prevalence and risk factors for hyponatraemia in patients with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH). METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed all patients with NPH who were admitted to...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Chou CY,Liu JH,Wang SM,Yang YF,Lin HH,Liu YL,Huang CC

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After more than 20 years, the conflict of interest (COI) movement has failed to substantiate its central claim that interactions between physicians, researchers and the medical products industry cause physicians to make clinical decisions that are adverse to the best interests of their patients. The COI movement's ins...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Hong PS,Sulke AN,Yousef ZR

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumour markers are used for diagnosis, staging, evaluation of response to treatment, prognosis and detection of recurrences in clinical oncology. In this study, we aim to investigate the levels of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I and IGF-binding protein (IGFBP)-III in cases with oesophageal carcinoma. We investigate...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Yilmaz O,Eroglu A,Dag E,Karaoglanoglu N,Yilmaz A

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study explored the characteristics associated with the use of self-care products and practices by people rehabilitating from stroke. A cross-sectional sub-study of the Sax Institute's 45 and Up Study in which 1300 participants who had indicated a doctor had diagnosed them as having had a stroke were mailed a sub-...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Sibbritt D,Steel A,Peng W,Adams J

更新日期：2020-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We aimed to assess the prevalence, components and evolution of polypharmacy and to evaluate risk factors associated with polypharmacy. METHODS:A retrospective dynamic cohort study was performed, using a primary healthcare database comprising Flemish community-dwelling adults aged ≥40 years between 2011 and 2015. ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Hellemans L,Nuyts S,Hias J,van den Akker M,Van Pottelbergh G,Rygaert X,Spriet I,Vaes B,Tournoy J,Van der Linden L

更新日期：2020-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Complementary medicine and alternative approaches to chronic and intractable health conditions are increasingly being used, and require critical evaluation. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this review was to systematically evaluate available evidence for the effectiveness and safety of instruction in the Alexander Tec...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Woodman JP,Moore NR

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Osteoporosis and sarcopenia are common health problems in postmenopausal women. However, studies of these issues in premenopausal women are limited. Our present study aimed to investigate relationship the between underweight, bone mineral density (BMD) and skeletal muscle index (SMI) in a representative sample of p...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Lim J,Park HS

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Although many elderly individuals suffer from type 2 diabetes, the effectiveness of cardioprotective drugs in primary prevention of cardiovascular events in clinical practice in this population has rarely been evaluated. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of, (i) angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors or angio...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Sirois C,Moisan J,Poirier P,Grégoire JP

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute stroke is associated with high mortality. While this is the direct consequence of the neurological injury, stroke patients develop a number of physiological abnormalities and complications in the acute phase. Extensive research has produced a plethora of information about these non-neurological variables. Differ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Sharma JC

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To validate a previously developed set of explicit criteria for the appropriateness of hospital admission among these patients using the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Methodology (RAM). METHODS:We conducted a prospective cohort study of patients experiencing symptoms of COPD exacerbation seen in the emergency departm...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Garcia-Gutierrez S,Quintana JM,Bilbao A,Unzurrunzaga A,Esteban C,Baré M,Girón Moreno RM,Pulido E,Rivas P,IRYSS-COPD Appropriateness Study (IRYSS-COPD) Group.

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus infections in type 2 diabetic patients in Gaziantep, Turkey. Six hundred and ninety-two type 2 diabetic patients and 1014 healthy blood donors were included in the study. No significant difference was found between type 2 diab...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Okan V,Araz M,Aktaran S,Karsligil T,Meram I,Bayraktaroglu Z,Demirci F

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00