Association between subjective tinnitus and cognitive performance: protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:There currently exists no reliable or validated tool for the assessment of exercise-related injuries in older adults. The purpose was to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of a questionnaire to measure exercise-related injury in older adults participating in supervised exercise programmes. DES...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Stathokostas L,Theou O,Vandervoort T,Raina P

更新日期：2012-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the proportion of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity cases, identified by the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee (PMMRC), that are also reported within the annual serious adverse events (SAEs) reports published by the Health Quality and Safety Commission (HQSC). SETTI...

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authors： Farquhar C,Armstrong S,Kim B,Masson V,Sadler L

更新日期：2015-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The recent introduction of incision-less lesional neurosurgery using Gamma Knife and MRI-guided focused ultrasound has revived interest in lesional treatment options for tremor disorders. Preliminary literature researches reveal that the consistency of treatment effects after lesional neurosurgery for trem...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Schreglmann SR,Krauss JK,Chang JW,Bhatia KP,Kägi G

更新日期：2017-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated whether the timing of hospital admission is associated with the risk of mortality for patients with COVID-19 in England, and the factors associated with a longer interval between symptom onset and hospital admission. DESIGN:Retrospective observational cohort study of data collected by the CO...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Alaa A,Qian Z,Rashbass J,Benger J,van der Schaar M

更新日期：2020-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Over 5 billion people in the world do not have access to safe, affordable surgical and anaesthesia care when needed. In order to improve health outcomes in patients with surgical conditions, both access to care and the quality of care need to be improved. A recent commission on high-quality health systems ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Brima N,Davies J,Leather AJ

更新日期：2020-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Defects in the human thyroid peroxidase (TPO) gene are reported to be one of the causes of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) due to dyshormonogenesis. The aim of this study was to examine the TPO mutation spectrum and prevalence among patients with CH in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China and to defi...

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authors： Fu C,Xie B,Zhang S,Wang J,Luo S,Zheng H,Su J,Hu X,Chen R,Fan X,Luo J,Gu X,Chen S

更新日期：2016-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine which interventions healthcare professionals use to support patients with taking medicines and their perceptions about the effectiveness of those actions. DESIGN:Cross-sectional multinational study. SETTING:Online survey in Austria, Belgium, England, France, Germany, Hungary, The Netherlands, Po...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Clyne W,Mshelia C,McLachlan S,Jones P,de Geest S,Ruppar T,Siebens K,Dobbels F,Kardas P

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is a serious pregnancy complication, associated with increased rates of perinatal death and morbidity among survivors. Most commonly FGR results from placental insufficiency, where the placenta fails to deliver the oxygen and nutrients required for normal fetal growth. This l...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Palmer KR,Mockler JC,Davies-Tuck ML,Miller SL,Goergen SK,Fahey MC,Anderson PJ,Groom KM,Wallace EM

更新日期：2019-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess scientific publication and map research gaps on access to medicines (ATM) in Latin American and the Caribbean low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC). DESIGN:Scoping review. Two independent reviewers assessed studies for inclusion and extracted data from each study. INFORMATION SOURCES:Searc...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Emmerick IC,Oliveira MA,Luiza VL,Azeredo TB,Bigdeli M

更新日期：2013-05-03 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：OBJECTIVES:Involving patients in quality improvement is often suggested as a critical step for improving healthcare processes. However, this comes with challenges related to resources, tokenism, validity and competence. Therefore, to optimise the use of available resources, there is a need to understand at what stage i...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Gremyr I,Elg M,Smith F,Gustavsson S

更新日期：2018-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the most appropriate format for results dissemination to maximise understanding of trial results. DESIGN:Qualitative. SETTING:Of the original 58 4-T trial centres, 34 agreed to take part in this ancillary research. PARTICIPANTS:All participants from these centres were eligible. All 343 particip...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Darbyshire JL,Price HC

更新日期：2012-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:According to new Norwegian laws, mental healthcare for adults are obligated to assess all patients who are parents and to act on their children's needs. This article describes the study protocol of implementing the interventions Family Assessment and Child Talks for children of patients in the adult psychiat...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Reedtz C,Lauritzen C,van Doesum KT

更新日期：2012-05-03 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...

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

更新日期：2016-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between obese-years and the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). STUDY DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETTING:Boston, USA. PARTICIPANTS:5036 participants of the Framingham Heart Study were examined. METHODS:Obese-years was calculated by multiplying for each participant the nu...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Abdullah A,Amin FA,Stoelwinder J,Tanamas SK,Wolfe R,Barendregt J,Peeters A

更新日期：2014-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The ChicagO Multiethnic Prevention and Surveillance Study or 'COMPASS' is a population-based cohort study with a goal to examine the risk and determinants of cancer and chronic disease. COMPASS aims to address factors causing and/or exacerbating health disparities using a precision health approach by recruiting...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Aschebrook-Kilfoy B,Kibriya MG,Jasmine F,Stepniak L,Gopalakrishnan R,Craver A,Zakin P,Tasmin S,Kim KE,Goss KH,List M,LeBeau M,Ahsan H

更新日期：2020-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the major characteristics of reported notifiable gastrointestinal illness (NGI) data in the Northwest Territories (NWT) from January 1991 through December 2008. DESIGN:Descriptive analysis of 708 reported cases of NGI extracted from the Northwest Territories Communicable Disease Registry (NWT CD...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Pardhan-Ali A,Wilson J,Edge VL,Furgal C,Reid-Smith R,Santos M,McEwen SA

更新日期：2012-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Many patients and family members experience a large gap between the protected environment during inpatient medical rehabilitation and life in the community after discharge. They feel insufficiently prepared to cope with the consequences of their disability in daily life. This study protocol describes the d...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Hillebregt CF,Scholten EWM,Ketelaar M,Post MWM,Visser-Meily JMA

更新日期：2018-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Evidence of the extent of poor oral health in the older UK adult population is limited. We describe the prevalence of oral health conditions, using objective clinical and subjective measures, in a population-based study of older men. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS:A representative s...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Ramsay SE,Whincup PH,Watt RG,Tsakos G,Papacosta AO,Lennon LT,Wannamethee SG

更新日期：2015-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kawasaki disease (KD) is a self-limited acute systemic vasculitis of unknown aetiology that predominantly affects infants and young children eventually associated with immunological abnormalities. Coeliac disease (CD) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease characterised by a permanent gluten intolerance, whic...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Dos Santos Domingues A,Selleski N,Uenishi RH,Medeiros Ribeiro de Magalhães C,Gandolfi L,Pratesi CB

更新日期：2018-02-14 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：OBJECTIVE:To explore whether a preconsultation web-based intervention enables patients with diabetes to articulate their agenda in a consultation in the hospital outpatient clinic with their diabetologist. METHODS AND DESIGN:A qualitative study embedded in a pragmatic pilot randomised controlled trial. SETTING:Two ci...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Frost J,Gibson A,Ukoumunne O,Vaidya B,Britten N

更新日期：2019-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) set criteria for the delivery of healthcare services in Australia. While a voluntary process, continual accreditation with ACHS is an expectation of, and for, Australian healthcare providers. Juxtapositioned with the ACHS, the Nursing and Midwifery Boar...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Ratsch A,Sewell F,Pennington A

更新日期：2019-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prostate cancer incidence varies internationally largely attributable to differences in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) use. The aim of this study was to provide the most recent detailed international epidemiological comparison of prostate cancer incidence and mortality in six north-eastern European countrie...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Patasius A,Innos K,Barchuk A,Ryzhov A,Leja M,Misins J,Yaumenenka A,Smailyte G

更新日期：2019-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of intravenous fluid bolus compared to maintenance intravenous fluids alone as part of immediate emergency care in children with severe febrile illness and signs of impaired circulation in low-income settings. DESIGN:Systematic review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs), and observ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Opiyo N,Molyneux E,Sinclair D,Garner P,English M

更新日期：2014-04-30 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：OBJECTIVES:Our aim was to determine clusters of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in a very large, population-based sample of middle-aged and older adults from low- and middle-income (LMICs) and high-income (HICs) regions. Additionally, we explored the associations with several covariates. DESIGN:The total sample was 7...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Bayes-Marin I,Sanchez-Niubo A,Egea-Cortés L,Nguyen H,Prina M,Fernández D,Haro JM,Olaya B

更新日期：2020-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This article summarises all the available evidence on the impact of introducing blood-based point-of-care panel testing (POCT) in ambulatory care on patient outcomes and healthcare processes. DESIGN:Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised-controlled trials and before-after studies. DATA SOURCES:O...

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authors： Goyder C,Tan PS,Verbakel J,Ananthakumar T,Lee JJ,Hayward G,Turner PJ,Van Den Bruel A

更新日期：2020-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In England, many hypertensives are not detected by primary medical care. Higher detection is associated with lower premature mortality. We aimed to summarise recent evidence on detection and interventions to improve detection in order to inform policies to improve care. DESIGN:Data sources: systematic revie...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Baker R,Wilson A,Nockels K,Agarwal S,Modi P,Bankart J

更新日期：2018-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health risk behaviours are prominent in late adolescence and young adulthood, yet UK population-level research examining the relationship between drug or alcohol use and sexual health and behaviour among young people is scarce, despite public health calls for an integrated approach to health improvement. Our...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Khadr SN,Jones KG,Mann S,Hale DR,Johnson AM,Viner RM,Mercer CH,Wellings K

更新日期：2016-06-30 00:00:00