Comparison and validation of screening tools for substance use in pregnancy: a cross-sectional study conducted in Maryland prenatal clinics.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Conduct an economic evaluation based on best currently available evidence comparing alternative treatments levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system, depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate, combined oral contraceptive pill (COCP) and 'no treatment' to prevent recurrence of endometriosis after conservative surge...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Sanghera S,Barton P,Bhattacharya S,Horne AW,Roberts TE,PRE-EMPT research group.

更新日期：2016-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:From 2011 to 2013, the Global Fund (GF) supported needle and syringe programmes in Mexico to prevent transmission of HIV among people who inject drugs. It remains unclear how GF withdrawal affected the costs, quality and coverage of needle and syringe programme provision. DESIGN:Costing study and longitudina...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Cepeda JA,Burgos JL,Kahn JG,Padilla R,Meza Martinez PE,Segovia LA,Gaines T,Abramovitz D,Rangel G,Magis-Rodriguez C,Vickerman P,Strathdee SA,Martin NK

更新日期：2019-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The 2010 healthcare reform in England introduced primary care-led commissioning in the National Health Service (NHS) by establishing clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). A key factor for the success of the reform is the provision of excellent commissioning support services to CCGs. The Government's aim is to...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Petsoulas C,Allen P,Checkland K,Coleman A,Segar J,Peckham S,Mcdermott I

更新日期：2014-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) engenders faster viral suppression but with suboptimal rates of durable viral suppression and engagement in care, as reported by clinical trials in resource-limited settings. Real-world experience with rapid ART initiation remains limited in resource-rich sett...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Huang YC,Sun HY,Chuang YC,Huang YS,Lin KY,Huang SH,Chen GJ,Luo YZ,Wu PY,Liu WC,Hung CC,Chang SC

更新日期：2019-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Childhood asthma is a complex condition where many environmental factors are implicated in causation. The aim of this study was to complete a systematic review of the literature describing associations between environmental exposures and the development of asthma in young children. SETTING:A systematic revi...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Dick S,Friend A,Dynes K,AlKandari F,Doust E,Cowie H,Ayres JG,Turner SW

更新日期：2014-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Since 2011 China's central government has committed to establishing a new 'general practitioner' (GP)-centred primary care system. To this end there have been great efforts to train an additional 300 000 GPs by 2020. This paper examines the perspective of practitioners in Henan, China, regarding general pract...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Zhu J,Ariana P

更新日期：2020-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies have shown a mixed association between socioeconomic status (SES) and prevalent HIV infection across and within settings in sub-Saharan Africa. In general, the relationship between years of formal education and HIV infection changed from a positive to a negative association with maturity of the HIV e...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Bunyasi EW,Coetzee DJ

更新日期：2017-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop and validate a prediction model for identifying women at increased risk of developing gestational hypertension (GH) in Ghana. DESIGN:A prospective study. We used frequencies for descriptive analysis, χ2 test for associations and logistic regression to derive the prediction model. Discrimination wa...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Antwi E,Groenwold RH,Browne JL,Franx A,Agyepong IA,Koram KA,Klipstein-Grobusch K,Grobbee DE

更新日期：2017-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Diabetic foot ulcer represents a major health problem globally. Preliminary studies have indicated that systemic treatment of diabetic foot ulcer patients with hyperbaric oxygen therapy have beneficial effects on wound healing, risk of amputation, glycaemic control, atherosclerosis, inflammatory markers an...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Vinkel J,Holm NFR,Jakobsen JC,Hyldegaard O

更新日期：2020-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify vulnerable cardiovascular patients in the hospital using a self-reported function-based screening tool. PARTICIPANTS:Prospective observational cohort study of 445 individuals aged ≥ 65 years admitted to a university medical centre hospital within the USA with acute coronary syndrome and/or decom...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Bell SP,Schnelle J,Nwosu SK,Schildcrout J,Goggins K,Cawthon C,Mixon AS,Vasilevskis EE,Kripalani S,Vanderbilt Inpatient Cohort Study.

更新日期：2015-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine anticoagulant therapy at hospital discharge for patients with acute venous thromboembolism (VTE) and secondarily, to describe factors affecting choice of therapy. DESIGN:A retrospective chart review. SETTING:Canadian hospitals in Edmonton, Alberta (n=4), Regina, Saskatchewan (n=2) and rural Alb...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Bungard TJ,Ritchie B,Bolt J,Semchuk WM

更新日期：2018-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report outcomes of patients with localised prostate cancer (PCa) managed with active surveillance (AS) in a standard clinical setting. DESIGN:Single-centre, prospective, observational study. SETTING:Non-academic, average-size hospital in Switzerland. PARTICIPANTS:Prospective, observational study at a no...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Hefermehl LJ,Disteldorf D,Lehmann K

更新日期：2016-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Despite widespread availability of evidence-based guidelines to inform rational use of medicines, considerable unwarranted variation exists in prescribing. A greater understanding of key determinants of contemporary prescribing in UK general practice could inform strategies to promote evidence-based prescrib...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Carter M,Chapman S,Watson MC

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate sex differences in survival of primary care treated patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the Netherlands. SETTING:Primary care. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 1815 patients who participated in a prospective observational cohort study (Zwolle Outpatient Diabetes Project Integrating Available Care (...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Hendriks SH,van Hateren KJJ,Groenier KH,Landman GWD,Maas AHEM,Bilo HJG,Kleefstra N

更新日期：2017-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Epilepsy is a common neurological condition affecting between 3% and 3.5% of the Australian population at some point in their lifetime. The effective management of chronic and complex conditions such as epilepsy requires person-centred and coordinated care across sectors, from primary to tertiary healthcar...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Rapport F,Hutchinson K,Herkes GK,Bleasel A,Nikpour A,Ryder T,Wong C,Bartley M,Ireland C,Coleman H,Todd L,Groot W,Kerr M,Vagholkar S,Shears G,Braithwaite J

更新日期：2021-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In ST elevation myocardial infarction women received less evidence-based medicine and had worse outcome during the fibrinolytic era. With the shift to primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) as preferred reperfusion strategy, the authors aimed to investigate whether these gender differences has dimi...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Lawesson SS,Alfredsson J,Fredrikson M,Swahn E

更新日期：2012-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Whether acupuncture is efficacious for patients with functional dyspepsia is still controversial. So we designed a randomised controlled trial to settle the problem. METHODS AND ANALYSIS:We designed a multicentre, two-arm, sham-controlled clinical trial. 200 participants with functional dyspepsia will be ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Zheng H,Xu J,Li J,Li X,Zhao L,Chang X,Liu M,Gong B,Li X,Liang F

更新日期：2013-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether life event stress was associated with greater psychological distress and poorer quality of life in older individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), in comparison with their counterparts without COPD. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS:A population-based sa...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Lu Y,Nyunt MS,Gwee X,Feng L,Feng L,Kua EH,Kumar R,Ng TP

更新日期：2012-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the circumstances of the elderly with dementia and their caregivers' characteristics in order to examine factors related to activities of daily living (ADL) and household income to propose a long-term care policy for rural areas of Thailand. SETTING:A cross-sectional study at the household level ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Chuakhamfoo NN,Phanthunane P,Chansirikarn S,Pannarunothai S

更新日期：2020-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Despite the proven effectiveness of coordinated specialty care (CSC) programmes for first episode psychosis in the USA, CSC programmes often have low levels of engagement in family psychoeducation, and engagement of racial and ethnic minority family members is even lower than that for non-Latino white fami...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Oluwoye O,Dyck D,McPherson SM,Lewis-Fernández R,Compton MT,McDonell MG,Cabassa LJ

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:How researchers' contributions relate to author order on the byline remains unclear. We sought to identify researchers' contributions associated with author order, and to explore the existence of author profiles. DESIGN:Observational study. SETTING:Published record. PARTICIPANTS:1139 authors of 119 researc...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Perneger TV,Poncet A,Carpentier M,Agoritsas T,Combescure C,Gayet-Ageron A

更新日期：2017-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To investigate how patients prefer to be addressed by healthcare providers and to assess their knowledge of their attending medical team's identity in an Australian Hospital. SETTING:Single-centre, large tertiary hospital in Australia. PARTICIPANTS:300 inpatients were included in the survey. Patients were ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Parsons SR,Hughes AJ,Friedman ND

更新日期：2016-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Seasonal influenza vaccination is recommended for all individuals aged 65 years and over and in individuals younger than 65 years with comorbidities. There is good evidence of vaccine effectiveness (VE) in young healthy individuals but less robust evidence for effectiveness in the populations targeted for ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Lone NI,Simpson C,Kavanagh K,Robertson C,McMenamin J,Ritchie L,Sheikh A

更新日期：2012-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives To evaluate the adequacy of reporting of protocols for randomised trials on diseases of the digestive system registered in http://ClinicalTrials.gov and the consistency between primary outcomes, secondary outcomes and sample size specified in http://ClinicalTrials.gov and published trials. Methods Randomis...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Wildt S,Krag A,Gluud L

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between surrounding greenness levels and asthma among children, and to explore a possible change of this association by the distance of the residence to a city park. DESIGN:A nested case-control study. SETTING:Children aged 4-6 years residing at the...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Andrusaityte S,Grazuleviciene R,Kudzyte J,Bernotiene A,Dedele A,Nieuwenhuijsen MJ

更新日期：2016-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Improving healthcare for all is one of the global health priorities, particularly in disease burdened settings such as sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Considering the high penetration rate of mobile phones in SSA, mobile health (mHealth) could be used to achieve universal health coverage. The proposed study will...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Osei E,Kuupiel D,Mashamba-Thompson TP

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate trends in premature cancer mortality in Colombia by educational level in three periods: 1998-2002 with low healthcare insurance coverage, 2003-2007 with rapidly increasing coverage and finally 2008-2012 with almost universal coverage (2008-2012). SETTING:Colombian population-based, national seco...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： de Vries E,Arroyave I,Pardo C

更新日期：2016-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Ageing--along with its associated physiological and pathological changes--places individuals at a higher risk of multimorbidity and treatment-related complications. Today, polypharmacy, a common and important problem related to drug use, occurs subsequent to this multimorbidity in the elderly in all popula...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Mortazavi SS,Shati M,Keshtkar A,Malakouti SK,Bazargan M,Assari S

更新日期：2016-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Understanding what enhances the motivation and performance of community health workers (CHWs) in humanitarian emergencies represents a key research gap within the field of human resources for health. This paper presents the research protocol for the Performance ImprovEment of CHWs in Emergency Settings (PI...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Gilmore B,Adams BJ,Bartoloni A,Alhaydar B,McAuliffe E,Raven J,Taegtmeyer M,Vallières F

更新日期：2016-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The Dutch IBD Biobank aims to facilitate the discovery of predictors for individual disease course and treatment response in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In this paper, we aim to describe the establishment of the Dutch IBD Biobank, including the facilitators and barriers to establishment. Mor...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Spekhorst LM,Imhann F,Festen EAM,van Bodegraven AA,de Boer NKH,Bouma G,Fidder HH,d'Haens G,Hoentjen F,Hommes DW,de Jong DJ,Löwenberg M,Maljaars PWJ,van der Meulen-de Jong AE,Oldenburg B,Pierik MJ,Ponsioen CY,Stokkers PC

更新日期：2017-11-08 00:00:00