Psychological distress and quality of life: rationale and protocol of a prospective cohort study in a rural district in Bangaladesh.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This protocol describes an observational study which set out to assess whether frailty and/or multimorbidity correlates with short-term and medium-term outcomes in patients diagnosed with COVID-19 in a European, multicentre setting. METHODS AND ANALYSIS:Over a 3-month period we aim to recruit a minimum of...

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authors： Price A,Barlow-Pay F,Duffy S,Pearce L,Vilches-Moraga A,Moug S,Quinn T,Stechman M,Braude P,Mitchell E,Myint PK,Verduri A,McCarthy K,Carter B,Hewitt J,COPE Study Collaborators.

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Since the 1990s, pregnancy hypertension rates have declined in some countries, but not all. Increasing rates of early planned delivery (before the due date) have been hypothesised as the reason for the decline. The aim of this study was to explore whether early planned delivery can partly explain the declinin...

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authors： Roberts CL,Algert CS,Morris JM,Ford JB

更新日期：2015-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to identify body mass index (BMI) trajectories and their predictors in Australian children by their maternal immigrant status. METHODS:Data on 4142 children aged 2-3 years were drawn from the birth cohort of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. BMI was calculated according to the I...

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authors： Zulfiqar T,Burns RA,D'Este C,Strazdins L

更新日期：2019-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify associations between the weight groups underweight (UW), overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) at 5 years of age and exposures related to pregnancy, anthropometric measures at birth, sociodemographic factors, and family health, anthropometric measures and habits. DESIGN:Regional cohort study. SETTING...

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authors： Donkor HM,Grundt JH,Júlíusson PB,Eide GE,Hurum J,Bjerknes R,Markestad T

更新日期：2017-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) is associated with improved cancer prognosis in some studies, yet it may be a surrogate marker for physical activity. We investigated the associations of leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) with circulating 25-OHD levels in cancer survivors, and determined whether a...

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authors： Yang L,Toriola AT

更新日期：2017-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study aimed to identify intrauterine growth differences according to infertility treatment compared with spontaneous conception and to describe intrauterine growth trajectories. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:A single primary and tertiary medical centre in Japan. PARTICIPANTS:This study i...

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authors： Shinohara S,Hirata S,Suzuki K

更新日期：2020-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate health inequity on access to services in the ethnic regions of Northeastern Myanmar from three points of analysis: geographic barrier, gender-based disparity and financial burden of health services. SETTING:A multistage-stratified random cluster survey was conducted in Shan State Special Region ...

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authors： Tang K,Zhao Y,Li B,Zhang S,Lee SH

更新日期：2017-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if improvements in cognitive outcome detected at 18 months' corrected age (CA) in infants born <33 weeks' gestation receiving a high-docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) compared with standard-DHA diet were sustained in early childhood. DESIGN:Follow-up of a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Random...

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authors： Collins CT,Gibson RA,Anderson PJ,McPhee AJ,Sullivan TR,Gould JF,Ryan P,Doyle LW,Davis PG,McMichael JE,French NP,Colditz PB,Simmer K,Morris SA,Makrides M

更新日期：2015-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the associations between consumption of sweetened products, daytime sleepiness (DS) and psychological distress (PD) in a Catholic Middle-Eastern Canadian community, and to test the hypothesis that the association between DS and consumption of sweetened products is mediated by PD. DESIGN:A cross-se...

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authors： Moubarac JC,Cargo M,Receveur O,Daniel M

更新日期：2013-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Sickness absence after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is frequent due to postconcussive symptoms. We examined labour market attachment following mTBI up to 5 years postinjury. DESIGN AND SETTING:Nationwide cohort study with register follow-up. PARTICIPANTS:Patients between 18 and 60 years with mTBI (In...

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authors： Graff HJ,Siersma V,Møller A,Kragstrup J,Andersen LL,Egerod I,Malá Rytter H

更新日期：2019-04-11 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-...

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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：OBJECTIVES:Nursing home residents (NHRs) are frequently suffering from multimorbidity, functional and cognitive impairment, often leading to hospital admissions. Studies have found that male NHRs are more often hospitalised. The influence of age is inconclusive. We aimed to investigate the epidemiology of hospitalisati...

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authors： Hoffmann F,Allers K

更新日期：2016-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The rates of suicide in the elderly population are generally higher than other age groups. Models of suicide that explain the phenomenon of suicide in later life may have research, clinical and educational implications for the field of ageing. The primary purpose of this systematic review is to identify an...

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authors： Rostami M,Younesi SJ,Mohammadi Shahboulaghi F,Malakouti SK,Foroughan M

更新日期：2018-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) accounts for 10%-15% of dementia cases at autopsy and has distinct clinical features associated with earlier institutionalisation and a higher level of carer distress than are seen in Alzheimer's disease (AD). At present, there is on-going debate as to whether DLB is associate...

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authors： Walker Z,McKeith I,Rodda J,Qassem T,Tatsch K,Booij J,Darcourt J,O'Brien J

更新日期：2012-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To characterise the pattern of colonisation and serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who currently receive the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV-23) according to vaccination status, use of antibiotics and steroids. To investig...

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authors： McCarthy H,Jackson M,Corcoran M,McElligott M,MacHale E,Sulaiman I,Cushen B,Costello RW,Humpreys H

更新日期：2017-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Glaucoma is the second leading cause of age-related vision loss worldwide; it is an umbrella term that is used to describe a set of complex ocular disorders with a multifactorial aetiology. Both genetic and lifestyle risk factors for glaucoma are well established. Thus far, however, systematic reviews on t...

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authors： Asefa NG,Neustaeter A,Jansonius NM,Snieder H

更新日期：2018-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A large proportion of children and adolescents participate in organised sport, making community sports clubs a promising setting to support healthy behaviours. To date, however, there have been few interventions conducted in junior sports clubs that have targeted health-promoting practices. The primary aim...

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authors： Milner S,Sherker S,Clinton-McHarg T,Dray J,Zukowski N,Gonzalez S,Kingsland M,Ooi JY,Murphy A,Brooke D,Wiggers J,Wolfenden L

更新日期：2018-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hospitals are complex systems and optimising their function is critical to the provision of high quality, cost effective healthcare. Metrics of performance have to date focused on the performance of individual elements rather than the whole system. Manipulation of individual elements of a complex system wi...

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authors： Kohler K,Ercole A

更新日期：2020-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Alcohol use disorders (AUDs) and mood disorders commonly co-occur, and are associated with a range of negative outcomes for patients. Mobile phone technology has the potential to provide personalised support for such patients and potentially improve outcomes in this difficult-to-treat cohort. The aim of th...

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authors： Hartnett D,Murphy E,Kehoe E,Agyapong V,McLoughlin DM,Farren C

更新日期：2017-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In children with asthma, daily symptoms and exacerbations have a significant impact on the quality of life of both children and parents. More effective use of asthma medication and, consequently, better asthma control is advocated, since both overtreatment and undertreatment are reported in primary care. T...

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authors： Bousema S,Verwoerd AJ,Goossens LM,Bohnen AM,Bindels PJE,Elshout G

更新日期：2019-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:CT-diagnosed emphysema is associated with poor prognosis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Its clinical impacts on prognoses of asthma with chronic airflow obstruction (CAO) are not well known. We sought to compare mortalities and prognostic factors in COPD and asthma with CAO by the presence o...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Kurashima K,Fukuda C,Nakamoto K,Takaku Y,Hijikata N,Hoshi T,Kanauchi T,Ueda M,Takayanagi N,Sugita Y,Araki R

更新日期：2013-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Treatment patterns for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) outside clinical trials are not well described. Our objective was to evaluate treatment patterns and patient characteristics that influence time to disease-modifying therapy in patients with MDS in the USA. DESIGN, PARTICIPANTS AND OUTCOME...

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authors： Ma X,Steensma DP,Scott BL,Kiselev P,Sugrue MM,Swern AS

更新日期：2018-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is an increasing need for the adoption of effective preschool obesity prevention interventions to combat the high levels of early-childhood obesity in the UK. This study will examine the feasibility and acceptability of the adapted version of the ToyBox intervention-a preschool obesity prevention pro...

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authors： Malden S,Hughes AR,Gibson AM,Bardid F,Androutsos O,De Craemer M,Manios Y,Summerbell C,Cardon G,Reilly JJ

更新日期：2018-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In 2001, Chinese guidelines for the care of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) included a new recommendation against the routine use of magnesium. We studied temporal trends and institutional variation in the use of intravenous magnesium sulfate in nationally representative samples of individuals hospitalised ...

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authors： Wang X,Du X,Yang H,Bucholz E,Downing N,Spertus JA,Masoudi FA,Li J,Guan W,Gao Y,Hu S,Bai X,Krumholz HM,Li X

更新日期：2020-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The global research group, DIPLOMATIC (Using eviDence, Implementation science, and a clinical trial PLatform to Optimise MATernal and newborn health in low Income Countries), aims to reduce stillbirths and preterm births and optimise outcomes for babies born preterm. Minimum datasets for routine data collecti...

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authors： von Wissmann B,Wastnedge E,Waters D,Gadama LA,Dube Q,Masesa C,Chodzaza E,Stock SJ,Reynolds RM,Norrie J,Makwakwa E,Freyne B,Campbell H,Norman JE,Wood R,DIPLOMATIC collaboration.

更新日期：2020-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Pharmacoepidemiological studies are an important hypothesis-testing tool in the evaluation of postmarketing drug safety. Despite the potential to produce robust value-added data, interpretation of findings can be hindered due to well-recognised methodological limitations of these studies. Therefore, assessme...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Neyarapally GA,Hammad TA,Pinheiro SP,Iyasu S

更新日期：2012-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Illness perception has been shown to have significant influence on the well-being and coping strategies of persons living with chronic medical conditions. Understanding of how women living with breast cancer cognitively and emotionally represent their illness and coping strategies used is likely to help in de...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Kugbey N,Oppong Asante K,Meyer-Weitz A

更新日期：2020-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the social support network type and its associations with depression and dementia among older adults in Singapore. DESIGN:This study is a cross-sectional analysis of data from the Well-being of the Singapore Elderly study. The Practitioner Assessment of Network Type was used to identify five soci...

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authors： Lau YW,Vaingankar JA,Abdin E,Shafie S,Jeyagurunathan A,Zhang Y,Magadi H,Ng LL,Chong SA,Subramaniam M

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:New electronic devices offer an opportunity within routine primary care settings for improving the detection of atrial fibrillation (AF), which is a common cardiac arrhythmia and a modifiable risk factor for stroke. We aimed to assess the performance of a modified blood pressure (BP) monitor and two single-le...

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authors： Kearley K,Selwood M,Van den Bruel A,Thompson M,Mant D,Hobbs FR,Fitzmaurice D,Heneghan C

更新日期：2014-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Increasing numbers of patients are surviving critical illness, leading to growing concern about the potential impact of the long-term consequences of intensive care on patients, families and society as a whole. These long-term effects are together known as postintensive care syndrome and their presence can...

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authors： Prevedello D,Fiore M,Creteur J,Preiser JC

更新日期：2020-11-04 00:00:00