One-year trial of 12-hour shifts in a non-intensive care unit and an intensive care unit in a public hospital: a qualitative study of 24 nurses' experiences.

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：OBJECTIVES:We conducted a retrospective review of patients with extrapulmonary small cell carcinomas (EPSCCs) to explore the distribution, treatments, patterns of relapse and outcomes by primary site. SETTING:We have reviewed the outcomes of one of the largest data sets of consecutive patients with EPSCC identified fr...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Gennatas S,Noble J,Stanway S,Gunapala R,Chowdhury R,Wotherspoon A,Benepal T,Popat S

更新日期：2015-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examines the association between profession-specific work environments and the 7-day mortality of patients admitted to these units with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), stroke and hip fracture. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study combining patient mortality data extracted from the South-Eastern Norwa...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Brubakk K,Svendsen MV,Hofoss D,Hansen TM,Barach P,Tjomsland O

更新日期：2019-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a newly created all-Nordic cohort of patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), entitled the Nordic Antireflux Surgery Cohort (NordASCo), which will be used to compare participants having undergone antireflux surgery with those who have not regarding risk of cancers, other diseases and ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Maret-Ouda J,Wahlin K,Artama M,Brusselaers N,Färkkilä M,Lynge E,Mattsson F,Pukkala E,Romundstad P,Tryggvadóttir L,Euler-Chelpin MV,Lagergren J

更新日期：2017-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patients can develop trismus from their head and neck cancer or as a result of treatment. Trismus affects the jaw muscles and makes mouth opening difficult. To potentially combat trismus, patients could undertake proactive jaw stretching exercises prior to, during and after radiotherapy, although currently...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Lee R,Molassiotis A,Rogers SN,Edwards RT,Ryder D,Slevin N

更新日期：2018-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Identification of patients at increased mortality risk is important in the context of increasing multimorbidity and an ageing population, to help facilitate the planning and delivery of services. The aim of this study was to examine 1-year all-cause mortality in a cohort of primary care patients in whom infl...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Watson J,Whiting P,Salisbury C,Banks J,Hamilton W

更新日期：2020-10-15 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：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 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:We aimed to adapt, translate and validate the Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire (CLDQ) in Malaysian patients with chronic liver diseases of various aetiologies. SETTING:Tertiary level teaching institution in Malaysia. PARTICIPANTS:The validation process involved 211 adult patients (English language n=101,...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Khairullah S,Mahadeva S

更新日期：2017-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Osteoarthritis (OA) is the leading cause of disability and pain in older adults. Although increasing physical activity (PA) can help reduce symptoms, patients with lower-limb OA are less active than the general public. Although physiotherapists commonly deliver PA programmes, they lack knowledge of key bar...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Willett MJ,Greig C,Rogers D,Fenton S,Duda J,Rushton A

更新日期：2019-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To map out the current provision of interventional oncology (IO) services in the UK. DESIGN:Cross-sectional multicentre study. SETTING:All National Health Service (NHS) trusts in England and Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland health boards. PARTICIPANTS:Interventional radiology (IR) departments in all NH...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Zhong J,Atiiga P,Alcorn DJ,Kay D,Illing R,Breen DJ,Railton N,McCafferty IJ,Haslam PJ,Wah TM

更新日期：2017-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:New electronic devices offer an opportunity within routine primary care settings for improving the detection of atrial fibrillation (AF), which is a common cardiac arrhythmia and a modifiable risk factor for stroke. We aimed to assess the performance of a modified blood pressure (BP) monitor and two single-le...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Kearley K,Selwood M,Van den Bruel A,Thompson M,Mant D,Hobbs FR,Fitzmaurice D,Heneghan C

更新日期：2014-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We aimed to examine associations between markers of pubertal timing and leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) from ages 36 to 68 years in men and women from the Medical Research Council National Survey of Health and Development. STUDY DESIGN:Pubertal timing was ascertained by physicians at age 14-15 years. ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Elhakeem A,Cooper R,Bann D,Kuh D,Hardy R

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The usefulness of university admission tests to medical schools has been discussed in recent years. In the academic year 2014-15 in Italy, several students who failed the admission test appealed to the regional administrative court ('Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale'-TAR) requesting to be included, despite...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Migliaretti G,Bozzaro S,Siliquini R,Stura I,Costa G,Cavallo F

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To complete a 30-year interrupted time-series analysis of the impact of austerity-related and prosperity-related events on the occurrence of suicide across Greece. SETTING:Greece from 1 January 1983 to 31 December 2012. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 11 505 suicides, 9079 by men and 2426 by women, occurring in Gr...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Branas CC,Kastanaki AE,Michalodimitrakis M,Tzougas J,Kranioti EF,Theodorakis PN,Carr BG,Wiebe DJ

更新日期：2015-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cost-efficient active case finding (ACF) approaches are needed for their large-scale adoption in national tuberculosis (TB) programmes. Our aim was to assess if community health workers' (CHW) knowledge about families' health status can improve the cost efficiency of the ACF programme without adversely affec...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Garg T,Bhardwaj M,Deo S

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Respiratory symptoms are associated with spirometry results but more strongly with smoking history, suggesting that alterations in the lung other than those revealed by spirometry contribute to cause symptoms. Smoking may cause obstruction of peripheral airways that is poorly detected by spirometry. The slop...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Olofson JY,Houltz B,Nilsson Tengelin M,Bake B

更新日期：2012-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is associated with the blood pressure (BP) reverse-dipper pattern in patients with hypertension. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. SETTING:Single centre. PARTICIPANTS:Patients with essential hypertension were included in our study (n=708). The excl...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Su D,Guo Q,Gao Y,Han J,Yan B,Peng L,Song A,Zhou F,Wang G

更新日期：2016-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test a positive deviance method to identify counties that are performing better than statistical expectations on a set of population health indicators. DESIGN:Quantitative, cross-sectional county-level secondary analysis of risk variables and outcomes in Indiana. Data are analysed using multiple linear re...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Hendryx M,Guerra-Reyes L,Holland BD,McGinnis MD,Meanwell E,Middlestadt SE,Yoder KM

更新日期：2017-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The Afghanistan war (2003-2014) was a unique period in military medicine. Many service personnel survived injuries of a severity that would have been fatal at any other time in history; the long-term health outcomes of such injuries are unknown. The ArmeD SerVices TrAuma and RehabilitatioN OutComE (ADVANCE...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Bennett AN,Dyball DM,Boos CJ,Fear NT,Schofield S,Bull AMJ,Cullinan P,ADVANCE Study.

更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is often a multimorbid condition and progression to more severe disease is commonly associated with increased management requirements, including lifestyle change, more medication and greater clinician involvement. This study explored patients' and kidney care team's perspectives o...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Hounkpatin HO,Leydon GM,Veighey K,Armstrong K,Santer M,Taal MW,Annells P,May C,Roderick PJ,Fraser SD

更新日期：2020-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to quantify sex differences in diagnostic and revascularisation coronary procedures within 1 year of hospitalisation for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) or angina. DESIGN:This is a prospective cohort study. Baseline questionnaire (January 2006-April 2009) data from the Sax Instit...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Fogg AJ,Welsh J,Banks E,Abhayaratna W,Korda RJ

更新日期：2019-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Holistic healthcare considers the whole person-their body, mind, spirit and emotions-and has been associated with narrative medicine practice. Narrative medicine is medicine performed with narrative skill and has been offered as a model for humanism and effective medical practice. Narrative medicine interv...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Huang Y,Monrouxe LV,Huang CD

更新日期：2019-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To support sustainability of the welfare society enhanced work retention is needed among those with impaired work ability. Partial health-related benefits have been introduced for this target. The aim was to estimate the effects of partial sick leave on transition to disability pension applying propensity sc...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Kausto J,Solovieva S,Virta LJ,Viikari-Juntura E

更新日期：2012-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Determine how general practitioners (GPs) manage patients with cancer symptoms. DESIGN:GPs reviewed 24 video-vignettes and case notes on patients with cancer symptoms and indicated whether they would refer the patient and/or prescribe medication, and/or undertake further investigation. According to availabl...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Jiwa M,Meng X,O'Shea C,Magin P,Dadich A,Pillai V

更新日期：2015-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this article was to estimate HIV prevalence and the factors associated with HIV seropositivity in the population living and working at the informal artisanal small-scale gold mining (IASGM) site of Kokoyo in Mali, using data from the Sanu Gundo survey. Our main hypothesis was that HIV prevalence i...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Sagaon-Teyssier L,Balique H,Diallo F,Kalampalikis N,Mora M,Bourrelly M,Suzan-Monti M,Spire B,Dembélé Keita B

更新日期：2017-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The increased use of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), such as intrauterine devices and hormonal implants, has the potential to reduce unintended pregnancy and abortion rates. However, use of LARCs in Australia is very low, despite clinical practice guidance and statements by national and inte...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Mazza D,Black K,Taft A,Lucke J,McGeechan K,Haas M,McKay H,Peipert JF

更新日期：2016-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The association between long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), brain health, cognitive function and mood has been the subject of intensive research. Marine-derived omega-3 PUFAs, such as docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid, are highly concentrated in neuronal membranes and affec...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： O' Donovan F,Carney S,Kennedy J,Hayes H,Pender N,Boland F,Stanton A

更新日期：2019-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:At present, physicians have a limited ability to predict major cardiovascular complications after non-cardiac surgery and little is known about the anatomy of coronary arteries associated with perioperative myocardial infarction. We have initiated the Coronary CT Angiography (CTA) VISION Study to (1) estab...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Sheth T,Butler C,Chow B,Chan MT,Mitha A,Nagele P,Tandon V,Stewart L,Graham M,Choi GY,Kisten T,Woodard PK,Crean A,Abdul Aziz YF,Karthikeyan G,Chow CK,Szczeklik W,Markobrada M,Mastracci T,Devereaux PJ,CTA VISION Inv

更新日期：2012-07-31 00:00:00