Effect of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes on preventable hospital admissions: a retrospective cohort study in Japan.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence, nature and predictors of patients having medication administration omissions in hospitals. METHODS:All medication administration omissions data collected using the standardised methodology of the Medication Safety Thermometer in January 2015 were examined. Hospital inpatients pre...

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authors： Rostami P,Heal C,Harrison A,Parry G,Ashcroft DM,Tully MP

更新日期：2019-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES AND SETTING:Advances in multigene panel testing for cancer susceptibility has increased the complexity of counselling, requiring particular attention to counselees' psychosocial needs. Changes in psychosocial problems before and after genetic testing were prospectively compared between genetic test results i...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Brédart A,Kop JL,Dick J,Cano A,De Pauw A,Anota A,Brunet J,Devilee P,Stoppa-Lyonnet D,Schmutzler R,Dolbeault S

更新日期：2019-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This systematic review aims to evaluate evidence on the effectiveness of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) interventions delivered in humanitarian crises. SETTING:Crisis affected low-income or middle-income countries. PARTICIPANTS:Crisis-affected populations in low-income or middle-income countries. ME...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Warren E,Post N,Hossain M,Blanchet K,Roberts B

更新日期：2015-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Reducing length of hospital stay for stroke survivors often creates a shift in the responsibility of care towards informal carers. Adjustment to the caregiving process is experienced by many carers as overwhelming, complex and demanding and can have a detrimental impact on mental and physical health and we...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Walker MF,Thomas SA,Whitehead PJ,Condon L,Fisher RJ,Kontou E,Benford P,Cobley C

更新日期：2017-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the utility of different symptoms, alone or combined, presented to primary care for an adult brain tumour diagnosis. DESIGN AND SETTING:Matched case-control study, using the data from Clinical Practice Research Datalink (2000-2014) from primary care consultations in the UK. METHOD:All presentat...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Ozawa M,Brennan PM,Zienius K,Kurian KM,Hollingworth W,Weller D,Grant R,Hamilton W,Ben-Shlomo Y

更新日期：2019-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify the shared research priorities of patients, caregivers and multidisciplinary renal health and social care professionals across Wales for integrated renal health and social care in Wales. DESIGN:Research priority setting exercise adapted from the James Lind Alliance national priority setting part...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Mc Laughlin L,Spence S,Noyes J

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess people's procedural preferences for making medical surrogate decisions, from the perspectives of both a potential surrogate and an incapacitated patient. DESIGN:Computer-assisted telephone interviews. Respondents were randomly assigned either the role of an incapacitated patient or that of a poten...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Frey R,Herzog SM,Hertwig R

更新日期：2018-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Literature on associations between female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and fistula points to a common belief that FGM/C predisposes women to developing fistula. This study explores this association using nationally representative survey data. DESIGN:A secondary statistical analysis of cross-sectional ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Matanda DJ,Sripad P,Ndwiga C

更新日期：2019-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Mortality rates in Scotland are higher, and health inequalities are greater, than in the rest of Western and Central Europe. There was a marked divergence during the 1980s and 1990s in the Scottish rates partly due to rises in alcohol-related and drug-related deaths, suicide and deaths by assault. This study...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Parkinson J,Minton J,McCartney G

更新日期：2020-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the health outcomes and economics associated with the current guidance relating to the prevention of falls in the elderly through vitamin D supplementation. SETTING:UK. PARTICIPANTS:UK population aged 60 years and above. INTERVENTIONS:A Markov health state transition model simulated patient tr...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Poole CD,Smith J,Davies JS

更新日期：2015-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Scotland is the first country to carry out a national implementation of minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol. MUP aims to reduce alcohol-related harms, which are high in Scotland compared with Western Europe, and to improve health equalities. MUP is a minimum retail price per unit of alcohol. That approa...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Katikireddi SV,Beeston C,Millard A,Forsyth R,Deluca P,Drummond C,Eadie D,Graham L,Hilton S,Ludbrook A,McCartney G,Phillips T,Stead M,Ford A,Bond L,Leyland AH

更新日期：2019-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) can significantly impact a person's social, personal and professional life. Previous studies have demonstrated pharmacists' roles in mental healthcare; however, limited studies to date have focused on pharmacists' roles in providing healthcare services, specifica...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： El-Den S,McMillan SS,Wheeler AJ,Ng R,Roennfeldt H,O'Reilly CL

更新日期：2020-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Emergence delirium (ED) is a common adverse manifestation after general anaesthesia and may result in undesirable consequences. Its causes and mechanisms are diverse and complex, and it is still unavoidable in clinical work. There is a high incidence of ED after otorhinolaryngology surgery, which may resul...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Xu H,Li X,Yang B,Shen Z,Li W,Zhou Y,Jiang J,Chen X,Gu Y,Pei Z,Li J

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Depressive disorders are very common diseases entailing a great burden on affected people. However, comprehensive information on long-term disease course in patients with severe depression is lacking so far. The objectives of the DELTA study are to examine long-term outcomes and their predicting factors, t...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Kirchberger I,Maleckar B,Meisinger C,Linseisen J,Schmauss M,Baumgärtner J

更新日期：2019-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The presentation of decrease blood pressure with tachycardia is usually an indicator of significant blood loss. In this study, we used the reverse shock index (RSI), a ratio of systolic blood pressure (SBP) to heart rate (HR), to evaluate the haemodynamic status of trauma patients. As an SBP lower than the H...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Kuo SC,Kuo PJ,Hsu SY,Rau CS,Chen YC,Hsieh HY,Hsieh CH

更新日期：2016-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of an improvement programme to reduce the number of interruptions during the medication administration process in a paediatric hospital. DESIGN AND METHODS:A prestudy-post study design was used to monitor nursing interruptions during medication cycles in a paediatric hospital. Int...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Dall'Oglio I,Fiori M,Di Ciommo V,Tiozzo E,Mascolo R,Bianchi N,Ciofi Degli Atti ML,Ferracci A,Gawronski O,Pomponi M,Raponi M,Alert System Study Group.

更新日期：2017-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore how three indicators of social capital (ie, group membership, social support and cognitive social capital and specific types within each type) are associated with infant birth weight. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTINGS:Cross-sectional analyses of the first wave of Young Lives Survey data collected in 2002 ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Lee HY,Oh J,Perkins JM,Heo J,Subramanian SV

更新日期：2019-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Australian Aboriginal children are more likely than non-Aboriginal children to have developmental vulnerability at school entry that tracks through to poorer literacy and numeracy outcomes and multiple social and health disadvantages in later life. Empirical evidence identifying the key drivers of positive...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Falster K,Jorm L,Eades S,Lynch J,Banks E,Brownell M,Craven R,Einarsdóttir K,Randall D,Seeding Success Investigators.

更新日期：2015-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Psychosocial factors are increasingly recognised as important determinants of cardiovascular disease risk. The North Texas Heart Study aims to understand the mechanisms responsible for this association with a focus on social vigilance (ie, scanning the environment for social threats). There is also growing...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Ruiz JM,Taylor DJ,Uchino BN,Smith TW,Allison M,Ahn C,Johnson JJ,Smyth JM

更新日期：2017-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the rates, characteristics and indications for episiotomy among women delivering vaginally for the first time, as well as parous women. STUDY DESIGN:A prospective, population-based birth cohort study. SETTING:Obstetric departments in six Palestinian government hospitals. PARTICIPANTS:All women w...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Zimmo K,Laine K,Fosse E,Zimmo M,Ali-Masri H,Zucknick M,Vikanes Å,Hassan S

更新日期：2018-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the costs of hospital accreditation in Australia. DESIGN:Mixed methods design incorporating: stakeholder analysis; survey design and implementation; activity-based costs analysis; and expert panel review. SETTING:Acute care hospitals accredited by the Australian Council for Health Care Standards....

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authors： Mumford V,Greenfield D,Hogden A,Forde K,Westbrook J,Braithwaite J

更新日期：2015-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response (MPDSR), or any related form of audit, is a systematic process used to prevent future maternal and perinatal deaths. While the existence of MPDSR policies is routinely measured, measurement and understanding of policy implementation has lagged behind. ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Kinney MV,Walugembe DR,Wanduru P,Waiswa P,George AS

更新日期：2019-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Healthcare systems around the world are looking for solutions to the growing problem of mental disorders. RECOVER is the synonym for an evidence-based, stepped and cross-sectoral coordinated care service model for mental disorders. RECOVER implements a cross-sectoral network with managed care, comprehensiv...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Lambert M,Karow A,Gallinat J,Lüdecke D,Kraft V,Rohenkohl A,Schröter R,Finter C,Siem AK,Tlach L,Werkle N,Bargel S,Ohm G,Hoff M,Peter H,Scherer M,Mews C,Pruskil S,Lüke J,Härter M,Dirmaier J,Schulte-Markwort M,Lö

更新日期：2020-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine consumers' confidence in their own, and also in other people's, over-the-counter (OTC) skills and to describe their attitude towards the availability of OTC painkillers. Moreover we examined the association between confidence in OTC skills and attitudes. DESIGN:Cross-sectional survey. Mixed method...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Brabers AE,Van Dijk L,Bouvy ML,De Jong JD

更新日期：2013-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To systematically assess registration details of ongoing randomised controlled trials (RCTs) targeting 10 common chronic conditions and registered at ClinicalTrials.gov and to determine the prevalence of (1) trial records excluding patients with concomitant chronic condition(s) and (2) those specifically tar...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Buffel du Vaure C,Dechartres A,Battin C,Ravaud P,Boutron I

更新日期：2016-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the risk areas of deaths due to unspecified pneumonia and tuberculosis (TB) in children, and to identify if there is a relationship between these events with higher TB incidence and social determinants. METHODS:Ecological study carried out in Brazil. All cases of TB or unspecified pneumonia death...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Berra TZ,Assis IS,Arroyo LH,Arcoverde MAM,Alves JD,Campoy LT,Alves LS,Crispim JA,Bruce ATI,Alves YM,Lima Dos Santos F,da Costa Uchôa SA,Fiorati RC,Lapão L,Arcêncio RA

更新日期：2020-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Trauma to the nail bed is the most common surgically treated paediatric hand injury. The majority of surgeons replace the nail plate after repairing the nail bed despite a lack of evidence to do so. Replacing the nail plate may be associated with increased postoperative infection. We will investigate the i...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Jain A,Jones A,Gardiner MD,Cooper C,Sierakowski A,Dritsaki M,Png ME,Stokes JR,Shirkey B,Cook J,Beard D,Greig AVH

更新日期：2019-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clinical trials on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) should be registered in a publicly accessible international trial register and report on all outcomes. We systematically assessed and evaluated TCM trials in registries with their subsequent publications. OBJECTIVE:To describe the characteristics of TCM ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Liu JP,Han M,Li XX,Mu YJ,Lewith G,Wang YY,Witt CM,Yang GY,Manheimer E,Snellingen T,Berman B,Gluud C

更新日期：2013-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Institutional care has been strongly promoted in China to meet seniors' long-term care needs. Empty-nest elderly, in comparison with their counterparts, have less social support and fewer caring networks. This study aimed to compare the utilisation willingness for institutional care and its predictors betw...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Qian Y,Qin W,Zhou C,Ge D,Zhang L,Sun L

更新日期：2018-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:(1) To establish the likelihood of dying within 12 months for a cohort of hospital inpatients in New Zealand (NZ) on a fixed census date; (2) to identify associations between likelihood of death and key sociodemographic, diagnostic and service-related factors and (3) to compare results with, and extend findi...

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authors： Gott M,Broad J,Zhang X,Jarlbaek L,Clark D

更新日期：2017-12-06 00:00:00