Cohort profile: the Trivandrum non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) cohort.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To develop an optimised 1:1 physiotherapy intervention that reflects best practice, with flexibility to tailor management to individual patients, thereby ensuring patient-centred practice. DESIGN:Mixed-methods combining evidence synthesis, expert review and focus groups. SETTING:Secondary care involving 5 ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Rushton A,White L,Heap A,Calvert M,Heneghan N,Goodwin P

更新日期：2016-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare days on sick leave and assess predictors of return to work following shoulder surgery. DESIGN:A secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial. SETTING:Orthopaedic department. PARTICIPANTS:114 patients with type II superior labral tear from anterior to posterior of the shoulder. INTERVENT...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Brox JI,Skare Ø,Mowinckel P,Brox JS,Reikerås O,Schrøder CP

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Clinical guidelines recommend that patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) learn carbohydrate counting or similar methods to improve glycaemic control. Although systematic educating in carbohydrate counting is still not offered as standard-of-care for all patients on multiple daily injections (MDI) insulin the...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Ewers B,Vilsbøll T,Andersen HU,Bruun JM

更新日期：2019-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Studies have documented poorer health among migrants than natives of several European countries, but little is known for Switzerland. We assessed the association between country of birth, socioeconomic factors and self-reported health (SRH) in a prospective cohort of adults living in Lausanne, Switzerland....

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Mota P,Saez M,Selby K,Bodenmann P

更新日期：2020-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:For patients with advanced cancer, research shows that pain is frequent, burdensome and undertreated. Evidence-based approaches to support cancer pain management have been developed but have not been implemented within the context of the UK National Health Service. This protocol is for a pragmatic multicen...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Allsop MJ,Wright-Hughes A,Black K,Hartley S,Fletcher M,Ziegler LE,Bewick BM,Meads D,Hughes ND,Closs SJ,Hulme C,Taylor S,Flemming K,Hackett J,O'Dwyer JL,Brown JM,Bennett MI

更新日期：2018-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The second National Diabetes Survey of Pakistan (second NDSP) was planned to ascertain the updated prevalence of diabetes, pre-diabetes and associated risk factors at the national and provincial levels. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:The survey was conducted by using multistage clustering technique in all four ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Basit A,Fawwad A,Qureshi H,Shera AS,NDSP Members.

更新日期：2018-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:China has achieved over 96% health insurance coverage. However, universal health coverage (UHC) entails population coverage and the range of services covered and the extent to which health service costs are covered. This study aimed to determine the performance of the health insurance system in China in terms...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Shan L,Wu Q,Liu C,Li Y,Cui Y,Liang Z,Hao Y,Liang L,Ning N,Ding D,Pan Q,Han L

更新日期：2017-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Clothing is an important aspect of nearly all human societies from performing social and cultural functions to indicating social status, a form of protection and a way for self-expression. It can help or hinder the ability to fulfil everyday activities and social roles and with the rising industry of weara...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Esmail A,Poncet F,Rochette A,Auger C,Billebaud C,de Guise É,Ducharme I,Kehayia E,Labbé D,Dahan-Oliel N,Lessard I,Vermeersch O,Swaine B

更新日期：2018-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evidence on the impact of legislative changes on individual alcohol consumption is limited. Using an observational study design, we assessed trends in individual alcohol consumption of a Swiss adult population following the public policy changes that took place between 1993 and 2014, while considering individ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Dumont S,Marques-Vidal P,Favrod-Coune T,Theler JM,Gaspoz JM,Broers B,Guessous I

更新日期：2017-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The present study aimed to assess the level of knowledge on peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) maintenance among nurses in China and to analyse the related factors influencing this variable. DESIGN:A cross-sectional survey. SETTING:Ninety-one hospitals at three different levels in Hunan Province...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Xu B,Zhang J,Hou J,Ma M,Gong Z,Tang S

更新日期：2020-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the clinical efficacy and effectiveness of using 3D printing to develop medical devices across all medical fields. DESIGN:Systematic review compliant with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. DATA SOURCES:PubMed, Web of Science, OVID, IEEE Xplore and Google Scholar...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Diment LE,Thompson MS,Bergmann JHM

更新日期：2017-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cancer diagnosis in primary care is an important challenge for general practitioners (GPs) due to the relatively low frequency of any single type of cancer and the heterogeneous signs and symptoms that can be present. In addition to analytical reasoning, GPs may become aware of gut feelings (GFs) as they s...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Oliva-Fanlo B,March S,Medina D,Martín-Rabadán M,Tamborero G,Stolper E,Esteva M

更新日期：2019-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the association between social capital and the health of male and female left-behind older adults in rural China. STUDY DESIGN:This cross-sectional study among the left-behind older adults aged 60 and older and with all their children working outside of Hubei, Shaanxi and Guangdong provinces in Ch...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Ke Y,Jiang J,Chen Y

更新日期：2019-11-25 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...

journal_title：BMJ open

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：OBJECTIVES:To assess the association between prenatal exposure to monotherapy with the antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) most commonly used during pregnancy and the risk of various neurodevelopmental outcomes compared with lamotrigine. DESIGN:Nationwide population-based cohort study. SETTING:French national healthcare datab...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Blotière PO,Miranda S,Weill A,Mikaeloff Y,Peyre H,Ramus F,Mahmoud Z,Coste J,Dray-Spira R

更新日期：2020-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:For over a decade, enquiries into adverse perinatal outcomes have led to reports that poor collaboration has been detrimental to the safety and experience of maternity care. Despite efforts to improve collaboration, investigations into maternity care at Morecambe Bay (UK) and Djerriwarrh Health Services (A...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Watkins V,Nagle C,Kent B,Hutchinson AM

更新日期：2017-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the communication potential of three-dimensional (3D) patient-specific models of congenital heart defects and their acceptability in clinical practice for cardiology consultations. DESIGN:This was a questionnaire-based study in which participants were randomised into two groups: the 'model group' ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Biglino G,Capelli C,Wray J,Schievano S,Leaver LK,Khambadkone S,Giardini A,Derrick G,Jones A,Taylor AM

更新日期：2015-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Current strategies to prevent adult pneumococcal disease have been recently reviewed in Italy. We did a postlicensure study to estimate the direct vaccine effectiveness (VE) of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) against adult pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia (pCAP). STUDY DESIGN:B...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Prato R,Fortunato F,Cappelli MG,Chironna M,Martinelli D

更新日期：2018-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The influx of management ideas into healthcare has triggered considerable debate about if and how managerial and medical logics can coexist. Recent reviews suggest that clinician involvement in hospital management can lead to superior performance. We, therefore, sought to systematically explore conditions tha...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Savage M,Savage C,Brommels M,Mazzocato P

更新日期：2020-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Access to reproductive information and contraception (RIC) continues to be a critical unmet need in Tanzania and impedes the realisation of reproductive health rights. This study examined key sources of RIC and the factors influencing their uptake by women in Mbeya region of Tanzania. SETTING:This qualitati...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Carroll A,Kapilashrami A

更新日期：2020-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess which osmolarity equation best predicts directly measured serum/plasma osmolality and whether its use could add value to routine blood test results through screening for dehydration in older people. DESIGN:Diagnostic accuracy study. PARTICIPANTS:Older people (≥65 years) in 5 cohorts: Dietary Stra...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Hooper L,Abdelhamid A,Ali A,Bunn DK,Jennings A,John WG,Kerry S,Lindner G,Pfortmueller CA,Sjöstrand F,Walsh NP,Fairweather-Tait SJ,Potter JF,Hunter PR,Shepstone L

更新日期：2015-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Falls are increasingly recognised for their ability to herald impending health decline. Despite the likely susceptibility of postsurgical patients to falls, a detailed description of postoperative falls in an unselected surgical population has never been performed. One study suggests that preoperative fall...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Kronzer VL,Ben Abdallah A,McKinnon SL,Wildes TS,Avidan MS

更新日期：2016-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of yoga practice on subclinical cardiovascular measures, risk factors and neuro-endocrine pathways in patients undergoing cardiac rehabilitation (CR) following acute coronary events. DESIGN:3-month, two-arm (yoga +usual care vs usual care alone) parallel randomised mechanistic study....

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Tillin T,Tuson C,Sowa B,Chattopadhyay K,Sattar N,Welsh P,Roberts I,Ebrahim S,Kinra S,Hughes A,Chaturvedi N

更新日期：2019-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The current study aimed to better understand trends and risk factors associated with non-fatal drowning of infants and children in the USA using two large, national databases. METHODS:A secondary data analysis was conducted using the National Inpatient Sample and the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample da...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Felton H,Myers J,Liu G,Davis DW

更新日期：2015-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The diabetes mellitus (DM) epidemic is a major public health concern globally, with the highest-burden in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a microvascular complication of diabetes, and if left untreated can lead to visual impairment and blindness. Epidemiological...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Curran K,Piyasena P,Congdon N,Duke L,Malanda B,Peto T

更新日期：2020-09-18 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

abstract：INTRODUCTION:General Practitioners (GPs) and allied healthcare professionals working in primary care are regularly required to make decisions with, for and on behalf of patients who lack capacity. In England and Wales, these decisions are made for incapacitated adult patients under the Mental Capacity Act 2005, which p...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Ogden SJ,Huxtable R,Ives J

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection in Japan and the trends of its eradication therapy before and after the changes of the insurance coverage policy, first started in 2000, and expanded to cover H. pylori-positive gastritis in 2013. The impacts that the changes brought were estimated. ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Hiroi S,Sugano K,Tanaka S,Kawakami K

更新日期：2017-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Low-income and middle-income countries are undergoing epidemiological transition, however, progression is varied. Bangladesh is simultaneously experiencing continuing burden of communicable diseases and emerging burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). For effective use of limited resources, an increased ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Khanam R,Ahmed S,Rahman S,Kibria GMA,Syed JRR,Khan AM,Moin SMI,Ram M,Gibson DG,Pariyo G,Baqui AH,Projahnmo Study Group in Bangladesh.

更新日期：2019-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The goal of the Pregnancy, Race, Environment, Genes study was to understand how social and environmental determinants of health (SEDH), pregnancy-specific environments (PSE) and biological processes influence the timing of birth and account for the racial disparity in preterm birth. The study followed a raciall...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Lapato DM,Moyer S,Olivares E,Amstadter AB,Kinser PA,Latendresse SJ,Jackson-Cook C,Roberson-Nay R,Strauss JF,York TP

更新日期：2018-05-09 00:00:00