Impact of multimorbidity count on all-cause mortality and glycaemic outcomes in people with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review protocol.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chronic lower back pain (CLBP) is a major healthcare problem with wide ranging effects. It is a priority for appropriate management of CLBP to get individuals back to work as early as possible. Interventions that identify biopsychosocial barriers to recovery have been observed to lead to successfully reduc...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Dwyer CP,Durand H,MacNeela P,Reynolds B,Hamm RM,Main CJ,O'Connor LL,Conneely S,Taheny D,Slattery BW,O'Neill C,NicGabhainn S,Murphy AW,Kropmans T,McGuire BE

更新日期：2016-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the nature, frequency and content of non-vitamin K oral anticoagulant (NOAC)-related events for healthcare professionals sponsored by the manufacturers of the NOACs in Australia. A secondary objective is to compare these data to the rate of dispensing of the NOACs in Australia. DESIGN AND SETTIN...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Behdarvand B,Karanges EA,Bero L

更新日期：2019-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Low vision and blindness adversely affect education and independence of children and young people. New 'assistive' technologies such as tablet computers can display text in enlarged font, read text out to the user, allow speech input and conversion into typed text, offer document and spreadsheet processing...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Crossland MD,Thomas R,Unwin H,Bharani S,Gothwal VK,Quartilho A,Bunce C,Dahlmann-Noor A

更新日期：2017-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:There is a renewed global interest in improving community health worker (CHW) programmes. For CHW programmes to be effective, key intervention design factors which contribute to the performance of CHWs need to be identified. The recent WHO guidelines recommends the combination of financial and non-financia...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Agarwal S,Anaba U,Abuya T,Kintu R,Casseus A,Hossain S,Obadha M,Warren CE

更新日期：2019-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies have shown an association between oral diseases and chronic kidney disease (CKD), and regular oral care may be an important strategy for reducing the burden of CKD. The objective of this study was therefore to evaluate the association between dental and periodontal diseases in Thai patients w...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Ausavarungnirun R,Wisetsin S,Rongkiettechakorn N,Chaichalermsak S,Udompol U,Rattanasompattikul M

更新日期：2016-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Older patients with hip fractures who are undergoing surgery are at high risk of significant mortality and morbidity including postoperative delirium. It is unclear whether different types of anaesthesia may reduce the incidence of postoperative delirium. This systematic review will investigate the impact of ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Patel V,Champaneria R,Dretzke J,Yeung J

更新日期：2018-12-04 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：OBJECTIVES:There is an increasing trend in the use of electronic health records (EHRs) for clinical research. However, more knowledge is needed on how to assure and improve data quality. This study aimed to explore healthcare professionals' experiences and perceptions of barriers and facilitators of data quality of EHR...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Ni K,Chu H,Zeng L,Li N,Zhao Y

更新日期：2019-07-02 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：OBJECTIVES:While increasing attention is paid to the rising prevalence of chronic diseases in Africa, there is little focus on chronic kidney disease (CKD). This systematic review assesses CKD burden among the general population and high-risk groups on the entire African continent. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS:We ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Abd ElHafeez S,Bolignano D,D'Arrigo G,Dounousi E,Tripepi G,Zoccali C

更新日期：2018-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Capsular group B Neisseria meningitidis (MenB) is the most common cause of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in many parts of the world. A MenB vaccine directed against the polysaccharide capsule remains elusive due to poor immunogenicity and safety concerns. The vaccines licensed for the prevention of ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Carr J,Plested E,Aley P,Camara S,Davis K,MacLennan JM,Gray S,Faust SN,Borrow R,Christensen H,Trotter C,Maiden MCJ,Finn A,Snape MD,‘Be on the TEAM’ investigators.

更新日期：2020-10-22 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...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Kohler K,Ercole A

更新日期：2020-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine rates of publicly financed knee arthroscopic surgery in Norway between 2012 and 2016. DESIGN:Analysis of anonymised data from the National Patient Registry. INTERVENTIONS:Beginning in 2012, South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority implemented administrative measures to bring down rates of k...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Holtedahl R,Brox JI,Aune AK,Nguyen D,Risberg MA,Tjomsland O

更新日期：2018-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Podoconiosis is a neglected tropical disease characterised by a slowly progressive swelling of the foot and lower leg. It is prevalent among subsistence barefoot farmers who live and work in highland areas of the tropics. This study was conducted in Wayu Tuka 'woreda' (district), western Ethiopia to determine...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Bekele K,Deribe K,Amberbir T,Tadele G,Davey G,Samuel A

更新日期：2016-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:People with intellectual disability (ID) are more likely to experience loneliness and have smaller social networks, which increases vulnerability to depression. Befriending may reduce depressive symptoms in other populations, but randomised controlled trials (RCTs) have not been carried out in this populat...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Ali A,Mckenzie E,Hassiotis A,Priebe S,Lloyd-Evans B,Omar R,Jones R,Panca M,Fernandez V,Finning S,Moore S,O'Connor D,Roe C,King M

更新日期：2020-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Bariatric surgery is the most clinically effective treatment for people with severe and complex obesity, however, the psychosocial outcomes are less clear. Follow-up care after bariatric surgery is known to be important, but limited guidance exists on what this should entail, particularly related to psycholo...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Coulman KD,MacKichan F,Blazeby JM,Donovan JL,Owen-Smith A

更新日期：2020-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Whether areas affected by Q fever during a large outbreak (2008-2010) had higher rates of adverse pregnancy outcomes than areas not affected by Q fever. DESIGN:Nationwide registry-based ecological study. SETTING:Pregnant women in areas affected and not affected by Q fever in the Netherlands, 2003-2004 and 2...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： de Lange MM,Hukkelhoven CW,Munster JM,Schneeberger PM,van der Hoek W

更新日期：2015-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Developing electronic health record information systems is an international trend for promoting the integration of health information and enhancing the quality of medical services. Patient education is a frequent intervention in nursing care, and recording the amount and quality of patient education have b...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Su CH,Li TC,Cho DY,Ma WF,Chang YS,Lee TH,Huang LC

更新日期：2018-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Despite the strong relationship between smoking and health-related consequences, very few smokers quit. Heavy drinking is a significant risk factor for health consequences, and is implicated in persistent smoking and less success at quitting smoking. Self-efficacy (SE) to abstain from smoking is an importa...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Cohn A,Brandon T,Armeli S,Ehlke S,Bowers M

更新日期：2015-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Ethiopia is a developing country striving to achieve universal health coverage using the health extension programme. There is limited evidence about Ethiopian women's satisfaction with their urban health extension programme. Thus, this study was aimed at assessing the level of women's satisfaction with their...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Molla S,Feleke A,Tsehay CT

更新日期：2020-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the implementation of the Ohio Emergency and Acute Care Facility Opioids and Other Controlled Substances Prescribing Guidelines and their perceived impact on local policies and practice. METHODS:The study design was a cross-sectional survey of emergency department (ED) medical directors, or...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Penm J,MacKinnon NJ,Mashni R,Lyons MS,Hooker EA,Winstanley EL,Carlton-Ford S,Connelly C,Tolle E,Boone J,Koechlin K,Defiore-Hyrmer J

更新日期：2018-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In Australia, suicide is the leading cause of death for people aged 15-44 years. Health professionals deliver most of our key suicide prevention strategies via health services, but other efficacious population-level strategies include means restriction and public awareness campaigns. Currently, we have no ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Chitty KM,Schumann JL,Schaffer A,Cairns R,Gonzaga NJ,Raubenheimer JE,Carter G,Page A,Pearson SA,Buckley NA

更新日期：2020-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:There has been concern that an increase in billing for high-intensity emergency care is due to changes in coding practices facilitated by electronic health records. We sought to characterise the trends in billing for high-intensity emergency care among Medicare beneficiaries and to examine the degree to which...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Burke LG,Wild RC,Orav EJ,Hsia RY

更新日期：2018-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The study aims to identify the mediating factors of the relationship between education achievement and incident type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in older adults. DESIGN:Population-based cohort study. SETTING:Participants were recruited from the German federal state of Saarland. PARTICIPANTS:Participants wer...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Steele CJ,Schöttker B,Marshall AH,Kouvonen A,O'Doherty MG,Mons U,Saum KU,Boffetta P,Trichopoulou A,Brenner H,Kee F

更新日期：2017-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the housing situation among people seeking psychiatric treatment in relation to morbidity and service utilisation. DESIGN:Cross-sectional patient survey. SETTING:Psychiatric centre with a defined catchment area in Berlin, Germany, March-September 2016. PARTICIPANTS:540 psychiatric inpatients i...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Schreiter S,Heidrich S,Zulauf J,Saathoff U,Brückner A,Majic T,Rössler W,Schouler-Ocak M,Krausz MR,Bermpohl F,Bäuml J,Gutwinski S

更新日期：2019-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Increasing evidence suggests that low social support is associated with an elevated risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). Earlier studies in this field were conducted in predominantly middle-aged or older samples; thus, the associations reported previously may have been confounded by subclinical manifestatio...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Balog P,Janszky I,Chen H,Rafael B,Hemmingsson T,László KD

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In 2012, Australia was the first country in the world to introduce plain or standardised tobacco packaging, coupled with larger graphic health warnings. This policy was fiercely opposed by industry. Media coverage can be an influential contributor to public debate, and both public health advocates and indust...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Miller CL,Brownbill AL,Dono J,Ettridge K

更新日期：2018-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study sought to explore patients' experiences of living with, and adapting to, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the rural context. Specifically, our research question was 'What are the barriers and facilitators to living with and adapting to COPD in rural Australia?' DESIGN:Qualitative, ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Glenister K,Haines H,Disler R

更新日期：2019-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The mainstay treatment for reducing the symptoms of angina and long-term risk of heart attacks in patients with heart disease is stent implantation in the diseased coronary artery. While this procedure has revolutionised treatment, the incidence of secondary events remains a concern. These repeat events ar...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Rathod KS,Jones DA,Van-Eijl TJ,Tsang H,Warren H,Hamshere SM,Kapil V,Jain AK,Deaner A,Poulter N,Caulfield MJ,Mathur A,Ahluwalia A

更新日期：2016-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There is an increasing prevalence of hypothyroidism and there is a growing body of meta-analyses (MAs) on the association between hypothyroidism and other diseases. However, the methodological quality of the MAs significantly varies. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate and summarise data on the methodological...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Tian L,Shao F,Qin Y,Guo Q,Gao C

更新日期：2019-03-30 00:00:00