Developing and testing a matrix to achieve ready-everyday nursing standards (RENS): an observational study protocol.

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynaecological cancer, with more than 7000 new cases registered in the UK in 2014. In patients suitable for surgery, the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence guidance for treatment recommends surgical resection of all macroscopic tumour, followe...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Galaal K,Lopes A,Pritchard C,Barton A,Wingham J,Marques EMR,Faulds J,Palmer J,Vickery PJ,Ralph C,Ferreira N,Ewings P

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT), for people living with HIV (PLHIV) is the proven and recommended intervention to avert tuberculosis (TB). In 2015, Nepal implemented 6 months of IPT for all PLHIV registered for HIV care in antiretroviral therapy (ART) centres. After programmatic implementation, there has ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Dhungana GP,Thekkur P,Chinnakali P,Bhatta U,Pandey B,Zhang WH

更新日期：2019-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Background Although supporting lifestyle change is an effective way of preventing further events in people with cardiovascular disease, providing access to such interventions is a major challenge. This study aims to investigate whether simple reminders about behaviour change sent via mobile phone text message decrease...

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authors： Chow CK,Redfern J,Thiagalingam A,Jan S,Whittaker R,Hackett M,Graves N,Mooney J,Hillis GS

更新日期：2012-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997 (FDAMA) and the FDA Amendment Act of 2007 (FDAAA), respectively, established mandates for registration of interventional human research studies on the website clinicaltrials.gov (CTG) and for posting of results of completed studies. OBJECTIVE:To charac...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Gill CJ

更新日期：2012-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:(1) To examine changes in women's awareness and utilisation of reproductive healthcare services in emergency settings following provision of interpersonal communication (IPC) and mass education campaigns, and (2) to describe factors associated with reproductive healthcare service use in internally displaced ...

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authors： Adam IF,Nakamura K,Kizuki M,Al Rifai R,Vanching U

更新日期：2015-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major challenge to global health. The same epidemiological transition scenario is replayed as countries develop, but with variations based on environment, culture and ethnic mixture. The Baependi Heart Study was set up in 2005 to develop a longitudinal family-based cohort study...

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authors： Egan KJ,von Schantz M,Negrão AB,Santos HC,Horimoto AR,Duarte NE,Gonçalves GC,Soler JM,de Andrade M,Lorenzi-Filho G,Vallada H,Taporoski TP,Pedrazzoli M,Azambuja AP,de Oliveira CM,Alvim RO,Krieger JE,Pereira AC

更新日期：2016-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Explore the function of three specific modes of talk (discourse types) in decision-making processes. DESIGN:Ten real-life admissions of patients with critical illness were audio/video recorded and transcribed. Activity-type analysis (a qualitative discourse analytical method) was applied. SETTING:Interdisc...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Gundrosen S,Thomassen G,Wisborg T,Aadahl P

更新日期：2018-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Many resources are required to provide postoperative care to patients who receive a cochlear implant. The implant service commits to lifetime follow-up. The patient commits to regular adjustment and rehabilitation appointments in the first year and annual follow-up appointments thereafter. Offering remote ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Cullington H,Kitterick P,DeBold L,Weal M,Clarke N,Newberry E,Aubert L

更新日期：2016-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the impact of the community-based newborn care package (CBNCP) on six essential practices to improve neonatal health. METHODS:CBNCP pilot districts were matched to comparison districts using propensity scores. Impact on birth preparedness, antenatal care seeking, antenatal care quality, delivery ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Paudel D,Shrestha IB,Siebeck M,Rehfuess E

更新日期：2017-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Multimorbidity, defined as the presence of 2 or more chronic medical conditions in an individual, is associated with poorer health outcomes. Several multimorbidity measures exist, and the challenge is to decide which to use preferentially in predicting health outcomes. The study objective was to compare the ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Wallace E,McDowell R,Bennett K,Fahey T,Smith SM

更新日期：2016-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate the readiness to implement the Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) by community pharmacies in England. Eight secondary objectives were assessed. SETTING:Community/retail pharmacies. PARTICIPANTS:We invited pharmacists from 501 pharmacies to complete a survey. Non-contractors, non-pharmacists or...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Barrett R

更新日期：2020-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determinate the prevalence and correlates of cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM), and their cross-country variation among individuals with hypertension residing in rural communities in South Asia. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study. SETTING:Rural communities in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. PARTICIPA...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Feng L,Jehan I,de Silva HA,Naheed A,Farazdaq H,Hirani S,Kasturiratne A,Ranasinha CD,Islam MT,Siddiquee AT,Jafar TH

更新日期：2019-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Lean interventions aim to improve quality of healthcare by reducing waste and facilitate flow in work processes. There is conflicting evidence on the outcomes of lean thinking, with quantitative and qualitative studies often contradicting each other. We suggest that reviewing the literature within the approac...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Andersen H,Røvik KA,Ingebrigtsen T

更新日期：2014-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The prevalence of neck/back pain (NBP) is high worldwide. Limited number of studies have investigated workers with occasional NBP regarding the risk of developing long-duration activity limiting NBP (LNBP). The objectives were to assess (1) the effect of poor work ability and sleep disturbances in persons wi...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Holm LW,Bohman T,Lekander M,Magnusson C,Skillgate E

更新日期：2020-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Nursing home residents (NHRs) are frequently suffering from multimorbidity, functional and cognitive impairment, often leading to hospital admissions. Studies have found that male NHRs are more often hospitalised. The influence of age is inconclusive. We aimed to investigate the epidemiology of hospitalisati...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Hoffmann F,Allers K

更新日期：2016-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The job of firefighting can cause lumbar burden and low back pain. This study aimed to identify the association between age and lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration and whether the association differs between field and administrative (non-field) firefighters. METHODS:Subjects were selected using a strati...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Jang TW,Ahn YS,Byun J,Lee JI,Kim KH,Kim Y,Song HS,Lee CG,Kwon YJ,Yoon JH,Jeong K

更新日期：2016-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Outcome and comparator choice strongly determine the validity and implementation of clinical trial results. We aimed to assess outcome and comparator choice in intervention studies on molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) using systematic review and social network analysis (SNA). DESIGN AND DATA SOURCES:Me...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Elhennawy K,Krois J,Jost-Brinkmann PG,Schwendicke F

更新日期：2019-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We examined the association of different chronic physical and mental conditions, individually or comorbidly on health-related quality of life (QoL) in Chinese children aged ≤14 years in Hong Kong. DESIGN:Population-based cross-sectional survey. PARTICIPANTS:Approximately 7500 Chinese children aged <14 years...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Lee SL,Cheung YF,Wong HS,Leung TH,Lam TH,Lau YL

更新日期：2013-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The burden of frailty on older people is easily recognisable by increasing mortality and morbidity, longer hospital stays and adverse discharge locations. In the UK, frailty screening has recently become part of the best practice commissioning tariff within National Health Service England, yet there is no ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Jarman H,Crouch R,Baxter M,Cole E,Dillane B,Wang C

更新日期：2020-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Identification of rehospitalisations for heart failure and contributing factors flags health policy intervention opportunities designed to deliver care at a most effective and efficient level. Recognising that heart failure is a condition for which timely and appropriate outpatient care can potentially preve...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Moita B,Marques AP,Camacho AM,Leão Neves P,Santana R

更新日期：2019-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patients with an intracerebral haemorrhage are at increased risk of venous thromboembolism. Pharmacotherapy and pneumatic compression devices are capable of preventing venous thromboembolism, however both interventions have limitations. There are no head-to-head comparisons between these two interventions....

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Yogendrakumar V,Lun R,Hutton B,Fergusson DA,Dowlatshahi D

更新日期：2018-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), a non-invasive brain stimulation approach, might be a promising technique in the management of insomnia. A systematic review of the available literature on this topic is warranted. The systematic review described in this protocol aims to investigate the ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： He Y,Sun N,Wang Z,Zou W

更新日期：2019-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES:Macrolides have been associated with proarrhythmic properties, but the evidence is conflicting. We evaluated the risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) associated with specific macrolides in a retrospective study. Associations between specific macrolides and OHCA were examined by cond...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Hertz FB,Jensen A,Knudsen JD,Arpi M,Andersson C,Gislason GH,Køber L,Torp-Pedersen C,Lippert F,Weeke PE

更新日期：2018-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Treatment patterns for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) outside clinical trials are not well described. Our objective was to evaluate treatment patterns and patient characteristics that influence time to disease-modifying therapy in patients with MDS in the USA. DESIGN, PARTICIPANTS AND OUTCOME...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Ma X,Steensma DP,Scott BL,Kiselev P,Sugrue MM,Swern AS

更新日期：2018-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The need for thorough patient information is increasing as maternity care becomes more medicalised. The aim was to assess the quality of written patient information on labour induction. In most Danish hospitals, misoprostol is the first-choice drug for induction in low-risk pregnancies. Misoprostol has been ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Clausen JA,Juhl M,Rydahl E

更新日期：2016-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Non-adherence after kidney transplantation contributes to increased rejections, hospitalisations and healthcare expenditures. Although effective adherence interventions are sorely needed, increasing education and support to transplant recipients demands greater use of care providers' time and resources in ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Mansell H,Rosaasen N,West-Thielke P,Wichart J,Daley C,Mainra R,Shoker A,Liu J,Blackburn D

更新日期：2019-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the effect of in utero exposure to the buprenorphine+naloxone combination product in a rural and remote population. SETTING:A district hospital that services rural and remote, fly-in communities in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. PARTICIPANTS:A retrospective cohort study was conducted of 855 moth...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Jumah NA,Edwards C,Balfour-Boehm J,Loewen K,Dooley J,Gerber Finn L,Kelly L

更新日期：2016-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Leptin is a pleiotropic hormone associated with learning and memory via brain receptors. However, elevated plasma leptin levels may impair cognitive and memory functions. Since individual differences in memory performance affect students' ability to learn, we aimed to study the relation between leptin status ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Correa-Burrows P,Blanco E,Reyes M,Castillo M,Peirano P,Algarín C,Lozoff B,Gahagan S,Burrows R

更新日期：2016-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The creatine kinase circuit is central to the regulation of high-energy phosphate metabolism and the maintenance of cellular energy turnover. This circuit is fuelled by creatine, an amino acid derivative that can be obtained from a diet containing animal products, and by synthesis in the body de novo. A re...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： De Guingand DL,Ellery SJ,Davies-Tuck ML,Dickinson H

更新日期：2019-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this analysis is to: (i) assess the prevalence of clinically significant depressive symptoms at baseline and follow-up for participants in the PROUD trial of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), examining changes in prevalence over time and (ii) investigate the association of socioeconomic and psy...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Miltz A,Lampe F,McCormack S,Dunn D,White E,Rodger A,Phillips A,Sherr L,Sullivan AK,Reeves I,Clarke A,Gafos M

更新日期：2019-12-10 00:00:00