How well do doctors think they perform on the General Medical Council's Tests of Competence pilot examinations? A cross-sectional study.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Few studies have focused on pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) associated with connective tissue diseases (CTDs). The optimal treatment for CTD-PAH has yet to be established. DESIGN:Meta-analysis of the data from evaluations of treatment for PAH generally (19 studies) and CTD-PAH specifically (nine studi...

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authors： Kuwana M,Watanabe H,Matsuoka N,Sugiyama N

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Discharge documents are important for transferring information from hospitals to the referring clinician; in the UK and many countries, this is often the patient's general practitioner or family physician. However, patients may or may not receive their discharge letters, and whether patients should routine...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Weetman K,Wong G,Scott E,Schnurr S,Dale J

更新日期：2017-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Occupational and environmental exposures remain important modifiable risk factors of public health. Existing cohort studies are often limited by the level of detail of data collected on these factors and health. It is also often assumed that the more healthy group is over-represented in cohort studies, which is...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Slottje P,Yzermans CJ,Korevaar JC,Hooiveld M,Vermeulen RC

更新日期：2014-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In this study, we aimed to determine the performance characteristics of toluidine red unheated serum test on cerebrospinal fluids (CSF-TRUST) as compared to venereal disease research laboratory test on cerebrospinal fluids (CSF-VDRL) for laboratory the diagnosis of neurosyphilis. DESIGN:A cross-sectional stu...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Gu W,Yang Y,Wu L,Yang S,Ng LK

更新日期：2013-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Mortality and morbidity following surgery are pressing public health concerns in the USA. Traditional prediction models for postoperative adverse outcomes demonstrate good discrimination at the population level, but the ability to forecast an individual patient's trajectory in real time remains poor. We pr...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Fritz BA,Chen Y,Murray-Torres TM,Gregory S,Ben Abdallah A,Kronzer A,McKinnon SL,Budelier T,Helsten DL,Wildes TS,Sharma A,Avidan MS

更新日期：2018-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Not all factors that predict persistent pain and disability following whiplash injury are known. In particular, few physical factors, such as changes in movement and muscle behaviour, have been investigated. The aim of this study is to identify predictive factors that are associated with the development of...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Alalawi A,Luque-Suarez A,Fernandez-Sanchez M,Gallina A,Evans D,Falla D

更新日期：2020-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify spatial disparities and demographic characteristics of short stature, we analysed the prevalence of short stature collected in a nationwide health survey. SETTINGS:Data were obtained from the 2014 Chinese National Survey on Students Constitution and Health (a cross-sectional study of China). Par...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Ma J,Pei T,Dong F,Dong Y,Yang Z,Chen J,Guo S,Zhao Q,Wang S,Ma J,Zhang Z

更新日期：2019-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Most of the Chinese occupational population are becoming at risk of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). However, there is a limited number of literature reviews on occupational NIHL in China. This study aimed to analyse the prevalence and characteristics of occupational NIHL in the Chinese population using dat...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Zhou J,Shi Z,Zhou L,Hu Y,Zhang M

更新日期：2020-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a prevalent and clinically meaningful side effect of cancer treatment. CIPN is induced by neurotoxic agents, causing severe sensory and/or motor deficits, resulting in disability and poor recovery, reducing patients' quality of life and limiting medical ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Streckmann F,Hess V,Bloch W,Décard BF,Ritzmann R,Lehmann HC,Balke M,Koliamitra C,Oschwald V,Elter T,Zahner L,Donath L,Roth R,Faude O

更新日期：2019-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is strongly linked to adverse cardiovascular outcomes (cardiovascular diseases (CVD)). Whether heart rate changes measured by nocturnal R-R interval (RRI) dips (RRI dip index (RRDI)) adversely affect the CVD outcomes is unknown. OBJECTIVES:To test whether nocturnal RRDI predi...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Sankari A,Ravelo LA,Maresh S,Aljundi N,Alsabri B,Fawaz S,Hamdon M,Al-Kubaisi G,Hagen E,Badr MS,Peppard P

更新日期：2019-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Increasing prevalence of both thinness and excess weight during childhood and adolescence is a significant public health issue because of short-term health consequences and long-term tracking of weight status. Monitoring weight status in Europe may serve to identify countries and regions where rates of the...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Garrido-Miguel M,Cavero-Redondo I,Álvarez-Bueno C,Rodriguez-Artalejo F,Moreno Aznar L,Ruiz JR,Martinez-Vizcaino V

更新日期：2017-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:According to new Norwegian laws, mental healthcare for adults are obligated to assess all patients who are parents and to act on their children's needs. This article describes the study protocol of implementing the interventions Family Assessment and Child Talks for children of patients in the adult psychiat...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Reedtz C,Lauritzen C,van Doesum KT

更新日期：2012-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:For people with end-stage renal disease requiring haemodialysis, exercise can improve aspects of quality of life (QoL). However, the relative benefits and risks of different types of exercise in this population are unknown. Therefore, this pilot study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of a main study evaluat...

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authors： Thompson S,Klarenbach S,Molzahn A,Lloyd A,Gabrys I,Haykowsky M,Tonelli M

更新日期：2016-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Implementing venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk assessment guidance on admission to hospital has proved difficult worldwide. In 2010, VTE risk assessment in English hospitals was linked to financial sanctions. This study investigated possible barriers and facilitators for VTE risk assessment in medical patien...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Basey AJ,Krska J,Kennedy TD,Mackridge AJ

更新日期：2012-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To define embarrassment and develop an understanding of the role of embarrassment in relation to cervical cancer screening and self-collected human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing in Uganda. DESIGN:Cross-sectional, qualitative study using semistructured one-to-one interviews and focus groups. PARTICIPANTS:...

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authors： Teng FF,Mitchell SM,Sekikubo M,Biryabarema C,Byamugisha JK,Steinberg M,Money DM,Ogilvie GS

更新日期：2014-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Early childhood development (ECD) is a critical component for building the foundation of future physical and emotional health and subsequent academic success. The quality of the home environment to promote development is an important factor in ECD. Since large rural-urban disparities in the home environmen...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Xu M,Liu A,Zhao C,Fang H,Huang X,Berman S,Guan H

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major challenge to global health. The same epidemiological transition scenario is replayed as countries develop, but with variations based on environment, culture and ethnic mixture. The Baependi Heart Study was set up in 2005 to develop a longitudinal family-based cohort study...

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authors： Egan KJ,von Schantz M,Negrão AB,Santos HC,Horimoto AR,Duarte NE,Gonçalves GC,Soler JM,de Andrade M,Lorenzi-Filho G,Vallada H,Taporoski TP,Pedrazzoli M,Azambuja AP,de Oliveira CM,Alvim RO,Krieger JE,Pereira AC

更新日期：2016-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Stroke is among the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Poststroke cognitive impairment is a common sequela of stroke. The burden of cognitive impairment poststroke has significant impacts on the individual poststroke, their family and wider society. Despite the prevalence and associated burd...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： O Donoghue M,Boland P,Galvin R,Coote S,Hayes S

更新日期：2019-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Determine how general practitioners (GPs) manage patients with cancer symptoms. DESIGN:GPs reviewed 24 video-vignettes and case notes on patients with cancer symptoms and indicated whether they would refer the patient and/or prescribe medication, and/or undertake further investigation. According to availabl...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Jiwa M,Meng X,O'Shea C,Magin P,Dadich A,Pillai V

更新日期：2015-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patients with an intracerebral haemorrhage are at increased risk of venous thromboembolism. Pharmacotherapy and pneumatic compression devices are capable of preventing venous thromboembolism, however both interventions have limitations. There are no head-to-head comparisons between these two interventions....

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Yogendrakumar V,Lun R,Hutton B,Fergusson DA,Dowlatshahi D

更新日期：2018-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common form of cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with a number of comorbidities such as coronary artery disease and heart failure. While physical activity is already implemented in current international guidelines for the prevention and treatment of AF, the precise r...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Zacher J,Dillschnitter K,Freitag N,Kreutz T,Bjarnason-Wehrens B,Bloch W,Predel HG,Schumann M

更新日期：2020-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determinate the prevalence and correlates of cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM), and their cross-country variation among individuals with hypertension residing in rural communities in South Asia. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study. SETTING:Rural communities in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. PARTICIPA...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Feng L,Jehan I,de Silva HA,Naheed A,Farazdaq H,Hirani S,Kasturiratne A,Ranasinha CD,Islam MT,Siddiquee AT,Jafar TH

更新日期：2019-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe and analyse the hospitalisation cost of patients with hip fracture under the influence of various factors and to provide references for Chinese national medical insurance policy. MATERIALS AND METHODS:All data were collected from the Chinese National Medical Data Centre database, which contained ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Wang Y,Cui H,Zhang D,Zhang P

更新日期：2018-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Severe acute pancreatitis (AP) requiring critical care admission (ccAP) impacts negatively on long-term survival. OBJECTIVE:To document organ-specific new morbidity and identify risk factors associated with premature mortality after an episode of ccAP. DESIGN:Cohort study. SETTING:Electronic healthcare ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Ventre C,Nowell S,Graham C,Kidd D,Skouras C,Mole DJ

更新日期：2018-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Preventable hospitalisations are used internationally as a performance indicator for primary care, but the influence of other health system factors remains poorly understood. This study investigated between-hospital variation in rates of preventable hospitalisation. SETTING:Linked health survey and hospital ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Falster MO,Leyland AH,Jorm LR

更新日期：2019-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Rugby has a high injury incidence and therefore BokSmart introduced the Safe Six injury prevention programme in 2014 in an attempt to decrease this incidence. In 2015, BokSmart used a 'targeted marketing approach' to increase the awareness and knowledge of the Safe Six. Therefore, the aim of this study was t...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Sewry N,Verhagen E,Lambert M,van Mechelen W,Brown J

更新日期：2017-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Test accuracy of faecal calprotectin (FC) testing in primary care is inconclusive. We aimed to assess the test accuracy of FC testing in primary care and compare it to secondary care estimates for the detection of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS:Systematic review and meta-analysis of test accuracy ...

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authors： Freeman K,Willis BH,Fraser H,Taylor-Phillips S,Clarke A

更新日期：2019-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The ongoing opioid epidemic has necessitated increasing prescriptions of buprenorphine, which is an evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorder, and also shown to reduce harms associated with unsafe opioid administration. A systematic review of perioperative management strategies for patients taking b...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Goel A,Azargive S,Weissman JS,Shanthanna H,Ladha KS,Lamba W,Duggan S,Hanlon JG,Di Renna T,Peng P,Clarke H

更新日期：2019-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The diagnosis of transient ischaemic attack (TIA) based on symptoms and signs can be challenging and would greatly benefit from a rapid serum biomarker of brain ischaemia. We aimed to quantify the added diagnostic value of serum biomarkers in patients suspected of TIA beyond symptoms and signs. METHODS:This ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Dolmans LS,Rutten F,Bartelink MEL,van Dijk EJ,Nederkoorn PJ,Kappelle J,Hoes AW,MIND-TIA study group.

更新日期：2019-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasingly contributing to the global burden of disease. Health systems in most parts of the world are struggling to diagnose and manage T2D, especially in low-income and middle-income countries, and among disadvantaged populations in high-income countries. The aim of this study ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Guwatudde D,Absetz P,Delobelle P,Östenson CG,Olmen Van J,Alvesson HM,Mayega RW,Ekirapa Kiracho E,Kiguli J,Sundberg CJ,Sanders D,Tomson G,Puoane T,Peterson S,Daivadanam M,SMART2D Consortium.

更新日期：2018-03-17 00:00:00