Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the spiritual care competency scale in nursing practice: a methodological study.

abstract：PURPOSE:To design a linked hospital database using administrative and clinical information to describe associations that predict infectious diseases outcomes, including long-term mortality. PARTICIPANTS:A retrospective cohort of Townsville Hospital inpatients discharged with an International Classification of Diseases...

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authors： Eisen DP,McBryde ES,Vasanthakumar L,Murray M,Harings M,Adegboye O

更新日期：2020-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Develop predictive models for a paediatric population that provide information for paediatricians and health authorities to identify children at risk of hospitalisation for conditions that may be impacted through improved patient care. DESIGN:Retrospective healthcare utilisation analysis with multivariable ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Louis DZ,Callahan CA,Robeson M,Liu M,McRae J,Gonnella JS,Lombardi M,Maio V

更新日期：2018-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine factors and outcomes associated with ultra-early surgery for poor-grade aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (aSAH). DESIGN:A multicentre retrospective analysis, observational study. SETTING:High-volume teaching hospitals (more than 150 aSAH cases per year). PARTICIPANTS:118 patients with World...

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authors： Zhao B,Zhao Y,Tan X,Cao Y,Wu J,Zhong M,Wang S

更新日期：2015-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Minority populations in the USA are disproportionately affected by cardiovascular conditions. Reduced responsiveness to clopidogrel among carriers of CYP2C19 variants has been reported in patients with either coronary artery disease (CAD) or acute coronary syndrome (ACS) after the percutaneous coronary int...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Hernandez-Suarez DF,Melin K,Marin-Maldonado F,Nunez HJ,Gonzalez AF,Gonzalez-Sepulveda L,Rivas-Tumanyan S,Naik H,Ruaño G,Scott SA,Duconge J

更新日期：2020-08-06 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...

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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:Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) emergence is a major public health concern. This study was aimed at assessing risk factors for persistently carrying MRSA in veal calf farmers and their family members. We also evaluate the dynamics of MRSA environmental load during t...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Dorado-García A,Bos ME,Graveland H,Van Cleef BA,Verstappen KM,Kluytmans JA,Wagenaar JA,Heederik DJ

更新日期：2013-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism increases the risk of subsequent breast cancer in an Asian population. DESIGN:Nationwide population-based case-control study. SETTING:All healthcare facilities in Taiwan. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 103 466 women (mean age 53.3 years) were enrolled. METHOD...

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authors： Weng CH,Chen YH,Lin CH,Luo X,Lin TH

更新日期：2018-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study is to assess the impact of nocturia on sleep in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)/benign prostatic enlargement (BPE) (nocturia≥2). DESIGN:Cross-sectional survey. SETTING:798 urologists and general practitioners randomly selected from the overall population of uro...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Chartier-Kastler E,Leger D,Comet D,Haab F,Ohayon MM

更新日期：2012-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Historically, Kenya has used various distribution models for long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets (LLINs) with variable results in population coverage. The models presently vary widely in scale, target population and strategy. There is limited information to determine the best combination of distribut...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Gama E,Were V,Ouma P,Desai M,Niessen L,Buff AM,Kariuki S

更新日期：2016-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the role of dietary intake and physical activity in muscle strength among adolescents. DESIGN:Cross-sectional analysis. SETTING:The Malaysian Health and Adolescents Longitudinal Research Team (MyHeART) study. PARTICIPANTS:Fifteen-year-old secondary school children who have given consent and who ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Ng AK,Hairi NN,Jalaludin MY,Majid HA

更新日期：2019-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Multimorbidity is the presence of 2 or more medical conditions. This increasingly used assessment has not been assessed in a surgical population. The objectives of this study were to assess the prevalence of multimorbidity and its association with common outcome measures. DESIGN:A cross-sectional observatio...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Hewitt J,McCormack C,Tay HS,Greig M,Law J,Tay A,Asnan NH,Carter B,Myint PK,Pearce L,Moug SJ,McCarthy K,Stechman MJ

更新日期：2016-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Tobacco causes kidney damage that can progress to chronic kidney disease. However, the diagnostic parameters used in clinics are not effective in identifying smokers at risk. Our first objective is to more effectively detect subclinical renal damage in smokers. In addition, we hypothesise that tobacco cons...

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authors： Prieto M,Vicente-Vicente L,Casanova AG,Hernández-Sánchez MT,Gomez-Marcos MA,Garcia-Ortiz L,Morales AI,members of the Biomarkers of kidney damage and tobacco.

更新日期：2020-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cardiac disease in pregnancy is a leading cause of maternal death in high-income countries. Evidence-based guidelines to assist in planning and managing the healthcare of affected women is lacking. The objective of this research was to produce the first qualitative metasynthesis of the experiences of pregnant...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Dawson AJ,Krastev Y,Parsonage WA,Peek M,Lust K,Sullivan EA

更新日期：2018-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Substantial resources are required to provide lifelong postoperative care to people with cochlear implants. Most patients visit the clinic annually. We introduced a person-centred remote follow-up pathway, giving patients telemedicine tools to use at home so they would only visit the centre when interventi...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Cullington H,Kitterick P,Weal M,Margol-Gromada M

更新日期：2018-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Physically active cancer survivors have substantially less cancer recurrence and improved survival compared with those who are inactive. However, the majority of survivors (70%-90%) are not meeting the physical activity (PA) guidelines. There are also significant geographic inequalities in cancer survival ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Hardcastle SJ,Hince D,Jiménez-Castuera R,Boyle T,Cavalheri V,Makin G,Tan P,Salfinger S,Tan J,Mohan GR,Levitt M,Cohen PA,Saunders C,Platell C

更新日期：2019-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure (AHRF) in children is the most frequent reason for non-elective hospital admission. During the initial phase, AHRF is a clinical syndrome defined for the purpose of this study by an oxygen requirement and caused by pneumonia, lower respiratory tract infections, asthma o...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Franklin D,Shellshear D,Babl FE,Schlapbach LJ,Oakley E,Borland ML,Hoeppner T,George S,Craig S,Neutze J,Williams A,Acworth J,McCay H,Wallace A,Mattes J,Gangathimn V,Wildman M,Fraser JF,Moloney S,Gavranich J,Waugh J

更新日期：2019-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine the association between women's autonomy and the utilisation of maternal healthcare services across 31 Sub-Saharan African countries. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS:We analysed the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) (2010-2016) data collected from married women aged 15-49 years. We used four D...

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authors： Chol C,Negin J,Agho KE,Cumming RG

更新日期：2019-03-13 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 ...

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

更新日期：2019-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We examined the patterns of total and domain-specific physical activity (PA) by sex, socioeconomic status and maternal education level in adolescents from Sao Paulo city, Brazil. DESIGN:Cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS:We included a representative sample of 2682 (52.2% boys) adolescents aged 14-15 years...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Ferrari G,Rezende LFM,Wagner GA,Florindo AA,Peres MFT

更新日期：2020-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A positive patient safety climate within teams has been associated with higher safety performance. The aim of this study was to describe and compare attitudes to patient safety among the various professionals in surgical teams in Swedish operating room (OR) departments. A further aim was to study nurse manag...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Göras C,Unbeck M,Nilsson U,Ehrenberg A

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Control of glycaemic, hypertension and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is vital for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. The current study was an audit of glycaemic, hypertension and LDL-C control among ambulant patients with T2DM in Botswa...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Mwita JC,Francis JM,Omech B,Botsile E,Oyewo A,Mokgwathi M,Molefe-Baikai OJ,Godman B,Tshikuka JG

更新日期：2019-07-23 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：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：OBJECTIVES:To investigate the views and experiences of people who use codeine in order to describe the 'risk environment' capable of producing and reducing harm. DESIGN:This was a qualitative interview study. Psychological dependence on codeine was measured using the Severity of Dependence Scale. A cut-off score of 5 ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Kinnaird E,Kimergård A,Jennings S,Drummond C,Deluca P

更新日期：2019-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The amount of scientific literature available is often overwhelming, making it difficult for researchers to have a good overview of the literature and to see relations between different developments. Visualisation techniques based on bibliometric data are helpful in obtaining an overview of the literature on...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Rodrigues SP,van Eck NJ,Waltman L,Jansen FW

更新日期：2014-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the clinical and economic impact of intensive care unit-acquired bloodstream infections in Taiwan. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study. SETTING:Nationwide Taiwanese population in the National Health Insurance Research Database and the Taiwan Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (2007-2015) dataset....

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authors： Wang YC,Shih SM,Chen YT,Hsiung CA,Kuo SC

更新日期：2020-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations progress the course of disease and impair lung function. Inhaled maintenance therapy reduces exacerbations. It is not yet established which inhaled therapy combination is best to reduce exacerbations, lung function decline and symptom burden. METH...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Lewis A,Axson EL,Potts J,Tarnowska R,Vioix H,Quint JK

更新日期：2019-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:University academic achievement may be inversely related to the performance of the secondary (high) school an entrant attended. Indeed, some medical schools already offer 'grade discounts' to applicants from less well-performing schools. However, evidence to guide such policies is lacking. In this study, we ...

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authors： Mwandigha LM,Tiffin PA,Paton LW,Kasim AS,Böhnke JR

更新日期：2018-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study estimates the costs and potential savings associated with all eConsult cases completed between 1 April 2014 and 31 March 2015. DESIGN:Costing evaluation from the societal perspective estimating the costs and potential savings associated with all eConsults completed during the study period. SETTIN...

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authors： Liddy C,Drosinis P,Deri Armstrong C,McKellips F,Afkham A,Keely E

更新日期：2016-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine geographic variation in use of surgery for female stress urinary incontinence (SUI), mainly midurethral mesh tape insertions, in the English National Health Service (NHS). DESIGN:National cohort study. SETTING:NHS hospitals. PARTICIPANTS:27 997 women aged 20 years or older who had a first SUI su...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Mamza JB,Geary RS,El-Hamamsy D,Cromwell DA,Duckett J,Monga A,Toozs-Hobson P,Mahmood T,Wilson A,Tincello DG,van der Meulen JH,Gurol Urganci I

更新日期：2019-08-28 00:00:00