Assessing dose-response effects of national essential medicine policy in China: comparison of two methods for handling data with a stepped wedge-like design and hierarchical structure.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Emergency admission risk prediction models are increasingly used to identify patients, typically with one or more chronic conditions, for proactive management in primary care to avoid admissions, save costs and improve patient experience. AIM:To identify and review the published evidence on the costs, eff...

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authors： Kingston MR,Evans BA,Nelson K,Hutchings H,Russell I,Snooks H

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chronic thoracic aortic aneurysm (CTAA) affecting the arch or descending aorta is an indolent but life-threatening condition with a rising prevalence as the UK population ages. Treatment may be in the form of open surgical repair (OSR) surgery, endovascular stent grafting (ESG) or best medical therapy (BMT...

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authors： Sastry P,Hughes V,Hayes P,Vallabhaneni S,Sharples L,Thompson M,Catarino P,Moorjani N,Vale L,Gray J,Cook A,Elefteriades JA,Large SR,ETTAA Collaborators.

更新日期：2015-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess trends in prescribing practices of antidiabetic agents and glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis using yearly clinical data and antidiabetic treatments prescribed obtained from an electronic population database. SETTING:Primary healthc...

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authors： Mata-Cases M,Franch-Nadal J,Real J,Mauricio D

更新日期：2016-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the effect on estimated levels of health conditions produced from large-scale surveys, when either list-wise respondent deletion or standard demographic item-level imputation is employed. To assess the degree to which further bias reduction results from the inclusion of correlated ancillary variab...

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authors： Frankel MR,Battaglia MP,Balluz L,Strine T

更新日期：2012-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the extent to which doctor-rating websites are known and used among a sample of respondents from London. To understand the main predictors of what makes people willing to use doctor-rating websites. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study. SETTING:The Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England. ...

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authors： Galizzi MM,Miraldo M,Stavropoulou C,Desai M,Jayatunga W,Joshi M,Parikh S

更新日期：2012-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects 10% of patients undergoing cardiac surgery and is an independent risk factor for all-cause mortality, ischaemic stroke and heart failure. Surgical AF ablation has been shown to significantly improve maintenance of sinus rhythm, however, small to medium size trials conducted...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： McClure GR,Belley-Cote EP,Singal RK,Jaffer IH,Dvirnik N,An KR,Fortin G,Spence J,Whitlock RP

更新日期：2016-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Injury is an important issue in public health. Spinal curvature disorders are deformities characterised by excessive curves of the spine. The prevalence of spinal curvature disorders is not low, but its relationship with injury has not been studied. The aim of this study is to investigate whether spinal curv...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Kuo YL,Chung CH,Huang TW,Tsao CH,Chang SY,Peng CK,Cheng WE,Chien WC,Shen CH

更新日期：2019-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The utilisation of available cross-European data for secondary data analyses on physical activity, sedentary behaviours and their underlying determinants may benefit from the wide variation that exists across Europe in terms of these behaviours and their determinants. Such reuse of existing data for further ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Lakerveld J,Loyen A,Ling FCM,De Craemer M,van der Ploeg HP,O'Gorman DJ,Carlin A,Caprinica L,Kalter J,Oppert JM,Chastin S,Cardon G,Brug J,MacDonncha C

更新日期：2017-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Both environmental and genetic factors play important roles in the development of metabolic syndrome (MetS). Studies about its associated factors and genetic contribution in African Americans (AA) are sparse. Our aim was to report the prevalence, associated factors and heritability estimates of MetS and its c...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Khan RJ,Gebreab SY,Sims M,Riestra P,Xu R,Davis SK

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore experiences of interprofessional learning (IPL), and how faculty and students might want to participate in IPL opportunities as a form of shared learning. DESIGN:Qualitative study. SETTING:The Ministry of Health and Medical Education which is accountable for rendering service to the public, prov...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Ahmady S,Khabaz Mafinejad M

更新日期：2018-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore utilisation patterns of asthma medication before, during and after pregnancy as recorded in seven European population-based databases. DESIGN:A descriptive drug utilisation study. SETTING:7 electronic healthcare databases in Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Italy (Emilia Romagna and Tuscany), W...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Charlton RA,Pierini A,Klungsøyr K,Neville AJ,Jordan S,de Jong-van den Berg LT,Thayer D,Bos HJ,Puccini A,Hansen AV,Gini R,Engeland A,Nybo Andersen AM,Dolk H,Garne E

更新日期：2016-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent data on sustained hypertension and obesity among school-going children and adolescents in India are limited. This study evaluates the prevalence of sustained hypertension and obesity and their risk factors among urban and rural adolescents in northern India. SETTING:A school-based, cross-sectional sur...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Mohan B,Verma A,Singh K,Singh K,Sharma S,Bansal R,Tandon R,Goyal A,Singh B,Chhabra ST,Aslam N,Wander GS,Roy A,Prabhakaran D

更新日期：2019-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this study are: (1) to estimate the prevalence of unmet need for family planning among married women using Botswana Family Health Survey 2007 data and (2) to identify risk factors for unmet need for family planning among married women. DESIGN:This study used secondary data from a cross-sec...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Letamo G,Navaneetham K

更新日期：2015-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The unmet burden of surgical care is high in low-income and middle-income countries. The Lancet Commission on Global Surgery (LCoGS) proposed six indicators to guide the development of national plans for improving and monitoring access to essential surgical care. This study aimed to characterise the Somalila...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Dahir S,Cotache-Condor CF,Concepcion T,Mohamed M,Poenaru D,Adan Ismail E,Leather AJM,Rice HE,Smith ER,Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery.

更新日期：2020-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Prenatal exposure to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) has been associated with adverse outcomes in the offspring such as congenital malformations and neuropsychiatric disorders. The objective of this study was to investigate whether prenatal exposure to AEDs is also associated with more frequent use of primary heal...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Würtz AM,Rytter D,Vestergaard CH,Christensen J,Vestergaard M,Bech BH

更新日期：2017-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Telemedicine has been promoted as an economical and effective way to enhance patient care, but its acceptance among patients in low-income and middle-income countries is poorly understood. This study is aimed to explore the experiences and perspectives of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus that used telemed...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Lee JY,Chan CKY,Chua SS,Paraidathathu T,Lee KK,Tan CSS,Nasir N,Lee SWH

更新日期：2019-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether a polymorphism in the Fcγ receptor type IIIA (FCGR3A-F158V), influencing immunoglobulin G binding affinity, relates to the therapeutic efficacy of rituximab in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. DESIGN:Observational cohort study. SETTING:Three university hospital rheumatology units in...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Kastbom A,Cöster L,Arlestig L,Chatzidionysiou A,van Vollenhoven RF,Padyukov L,Rantapää-Dahlqvist S,Saevarsdottir S

更新日期：2012-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse the spatial-temporal clustering of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Chongqing and to explore its association with the economic indices of AIDS prevention and treatment. METHODS:Data on the HIV/AIDS epidemic and economic indices of AIDS prevention and treatment were obtained from the annual reports of the ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Zhang Y,Xiao Q,Zhou L,Ma D,Liu L,Lu R,Yi D,Yi D

更新日期：2015-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the views and experiences of people who use codeine in order to describe the 'risk environment' capable of producing and reducing harm. DESIGN:This was a qualitative interview study. Psychological dependence on codeine was measured using the Severity of Dependence Scale. A cut-off score of 5 ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Kinnaird E,Kimergård A,Jennings S,Drummond C,Deluca P

更新日期：2019-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Studies on ethnic disparities in glycaemic control have been contradictory, and compromised by excessively broad categories of ethnicity and inadequate adjustment for socioeconomic differences. We aimed to study the effect of ethnicity on glycaemic control in a large cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes. ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Rawshani A,Svensson AM,Rosengren A,Zethelius B,Eliasson B,Gudbjörnsdottir S

更新日期：2015-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The association between obesity and disability may differ between high-income and low-income/middle-income countries but there are no studies comparing this association between these settings. The aim of the study was to assess this association in nine countries using nationally-representative data from the C...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Koyanagi A,Moneta MV,Garin N,Olaya B,Ayuso-Mateos JL,Chatterji S,Leonardi M,Sainio P,Galas A,Haro JM

更新日期：2015-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a heterogeneous condition requiring complex treatment from diverse healthcare services. An increasingly holistic understanding of healthcare has resulted in contextual factors such as perceived quality of care, as well as patients' acceptance, preferences and subjective expec...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Dieckelmann M,Reinhardt F,Jeitler K,Semlitsch T,Plath J,Gerlach FM,Siebenhofer A,Petersen JJ

更新日期：2019-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To perform the cross-cultural adaption of the Breast Cancer Awareness Measurement (BCAM) and to test its psychometric properties among Chinese women. DESIGN:This is a cross-sectional study. SETTINGS:This study was conducted in communities, schools and institutions in Changchun, Jilin Province, China. PART...

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authors： Liu N,Li P,Wang J,Chen DD,Sun WJ,Guo PP,Zhang XH,Zhang W

更新日期：2020-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The significant increase in the rate of morbidity and mortality due to cardiovascular diseases has become a health challenge globally. Lack of enough knowledge on the underlying causes in Iran and taking the unique characteristics of the Shiraz metropolitan city (the capital city of Fars Province) into con...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Zibaeenezhad MJ,Ghaem H,Parsa N,Sayadi M,Askarian M,Kasaei M,Sohrabi Z,Dehghani-Firouzabadi A,Nariman A,Radmanesh S,Mani A,Bahramali E,Nikoo MH,Moaref AR,Razeghian-Jahromi I

更新日期：2019-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify components of a proposed blood-borne virus (BBV) population screening programme and its associated consent procedure that both the public and health practitioners (HPs) would find acceptable. The proposed BBV screening system would aim to reduce late diagnosis of BBVs and be used in patients under...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Crane D,Henderson EJ,Chadwick DR

更新日期：2017-05-29 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:To identify the differential effects of patient, health service, temporal and geographic factors on length of stay (LOS) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)-related admissions. DESIGN:We used stratified Cox proportional hazard model to evaluate the association between LOS and patient, health se...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Agboado G,Peters J,Donkin L

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to assess the knowledge of risk factors and warning symptoms and attitude towards gastric cancer screening among the general population in China. SETTING:Hunan province, China PARTICIPANTS: Individuals aged older than 18 years were recruited using a cluster sampling method. DESIGN:A cross-...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Liu Q,Zeng X,Wang W,Huang RL,Huang YJ,Liu S,Huang YH,Wang YX,Fang QH,He G,Zeng Y

更新日期：2019-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This paper aims to analyse the variation in the delivery of diagnostic imaging services in order to suggest possible solutions for the reduction of waiting times, increase the quality of services and reduce financial costs. DESIGN:This study provides a logic model to manage waiting times in a regional contex...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Nuti S,Vainieri M

更新日期：2012-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The role of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) as an indicator of inflammation has been the focus of research recently. We aimed to investigate the prognostic value of PLR for sepsis. DESIGN:A retrospective cohort study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS:Data were extracted from the Multiparameter Intelligent Monito...

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authors： Shen Y,Huang X,Zhang W

更新日期：2019-01-25 00:00:00