Understanding ethnic inequalities in hearing health in the UK: a cross-sectional study of the link between language proficiency and performance on the Digit Triplet Test.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Creation of linked mental health, social and education records for research to support evidence-based practice for regional mental health services. SETTING:The Clinical Record Interactive Search (CRIS) system was used to extract personal identifiers who accessed psychiatric services between September 2007 a...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Downs JM,Ford T,Stewart R,Epstein S,Shetty H,Little R,Jewell A,Broadbent M,Deighton J,Mostafa T,Gilbert R,Hotopf M,Hayes R

更新日期：2019-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Despite tremendous efforts to scale up key maternal and child health interventions in Zambia, progress has not been uniform across the country. This raises fundamental health system performance questions that require further investigation. Our study investigates technical and scale efficiency (SE) in the deli...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Achoki T,Hovels A,Masiye F,Lesego A,Leufkens H,Kinfu Y

更新日期：2017-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Self-reported recall data are often used in wireless phone epidemiological studies, which in turn are used to indicate relative risk of health outcomes from extended radiofrequency exposure. We sought to explain features commonly observed in wireless phone recall data and to improve analytical procedures. SE...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Redmayne M,Smith E,Abramson MJ

更新日期：2012-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the effect of interaction between ACE genotype and salt intake on hypertension among Chinese Kazakhs, and to compare applications of interactions between logistic model and generalised partially linear tree-based regression (GPLTR) model. DESIGN:Population-based cross-sectional study. SETTING:Ho...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Wang Y,Zhang B,Hou L,Han W,Xue F,Wang Y,Tang Y,Liang S,Wang W,Asaiti K,Wang Z,Hu Y,Wang L,Qiu C,Zhang M,Jiang J

更新日期：2017-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The UK ambulance service is expected to now manage more patients in the community and avoid unnecessary transportations to hospital emergency departments (ED). Most people it attends who have experienced seizures have established epilepsy, have experienced uncomplicated seizures and so do not require the ful...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Noble AJ,Snape D,Goodacre S,Jackson M,Sherratt FC,Pearson M,Marson A

更新日期：2016-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:CT-diagnosed emphysema is associated with poor prognosis in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Its clinical impacts on prognoses of asthma with chronic airflow obstruction (CAO) are not well known. We sought to compare mortalities and prognostic factors in COPD and asthma with CAO by the presence o...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Kurashima K,Fukuda C,Nakamoto K,Takaku Y,Hijikata N,Hoshi T,Kanauchi T,Ueda M,Takayanagi N,Sugita Y,Araki R

更新日期：2013-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Syphilis is a global health concern with an estimated 12 million infections occurring annually. Due to the increasing rates of new syphilis infections being reported in patients infected with HIV, and their higher risk for atypical and severe presentations, periodic screening has been recommended as a routin...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Lang R,Read R,Krentz HB,Peng M,Ramazani S,Vu Q,Gill MJ

更新日期：2018-07-10 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:To complete a systematic review of the literature describing associations between all environmental exposures and asthma symptoms and exacerbations in children up to mean age of 9 years. DESIGN:Systematic review. SETTING:Reference lists of identified studies and reviews were searched for all articles publis...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Dick S,Doust E,Cowie H,Ayres JG,Turner S

更新日期：2014-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Systematic reviews demonstrate that advance care planning (ACP) has many positive effects for residents of aged care facilities, including decreased hospitalisation. The proposed Residential Aged Care Facility (RACF) 'Goals of Patient Care' (GOPC) form incorporates a resident's prior advance care plan into...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Martin RS,Hayes BJ,Hutchinson A,Yates P,Lim WK

更新日期：2017-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Persons with type 2 diabetes are often stigmatised for having what is considered a lifestyle-related disease. Accordingly, some blame themselves for their condition, resulting in feelings of low self-worth that ultimately impact their self-management behaviours. However, there are no studies examining why som...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Kato A,Yoshiuchi K,Fujimaki Y,Fujimori S,Kobayashi Y,Yamada T,Kobayashi M,Izumida Y,Suzuki R,Yamauchi T,Kadowaki T

更新日期：2020-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Desert dust is estimated to constitute about 35% of aerosol in the troposphere. Desertification, climatic variability and global warming all can contribute to increased dust formation. This study aims to examine possible health effects of desert dust exposure on pregnant women and their children. The purpo...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Kanatani KT,Adachi Y,Sugimoto N,Noma H,Onishi K,Hamazaki K,Takahashi Y,Ito I,Egawa M,Sato K,Go T,Kurozawa Y,Inadera H,Konishi I,Nakayama T,Japan Environment & Children's Study Group.

更新日期：2014-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although many studies have assessed poststroke objective cognitive impairment, only a few have evaluated patients' subjective cognitive complaints (SCC). Although these SCC are found to be common in the early and chronic phases after stroke, knowledge about their risk factors, course over time, differences w...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： van Rijsbergen MW,Mark RE,de Kort PL,Sitskoorn MM

更新日期：2013-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Socioeconomically deprived individuals with renal disease are less likely to receive a live-donor kidney transplant than less-deprived individuals. This qualitative study aimed to identify reasons for the observed socioeconomic disparity in live-donor kidney transplantation. DESIGN:A qualitative study using...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Bailey PK,Ben-Shlomo Y,Tomson CR,Owen-Smith A

更新日期：2016-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The acceptability and efficacy of existing ready-to-use supplementary and therapeutic foods has been low in Cambodia, thus limiting success in preventing and treating malnutrition among Cambodian children. In that context, UNICEF and IRD have developed a locally produced, multiple micronutrient fortified l...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Borg B,Mihrshahi S,Griffin M,Chamnan C,Laillou A,Wieringa FT

更新日期：2017-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish a baseline of national practice for follow-up after treatment for gynaecological cancer. DESIGN:Questionnaire survey. SETTING:Gynaecological cancer centres and units. GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION UK PARTICIPANTS:Members of the British Gynaecological Cancer Society and the National Forum of Gynaecolog...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Leeson S,Stuart N,Sylvestre Y,Hall L,Whitaker R

更新日期：2013-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To estimate the population attributable risk (PAR) for Chlamydia trachomatis infection in young men and women in Sydney, Australia. METHOD:Multivariate logistic regression was used to examine the association between demographic, sexual behaviour and other potential risk factors and chlamydia positivity in young (≤...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Wand H,Guy R,Donovan B,McNulty A

更新日期：2011-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Frailty is a common condition affecting older adults and is associated with increased mortality and adverse outcomes. Identification of older adults at risk of adverse outcomes is central to subsequent resource planning and targeted interventions. This systematic review and meta-analysis will examine the: ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Leahy A,O'Connor M,Condon J,Heywood S,Shanahan E,Peters C,Galvin R

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:National guidelines for identifying physiological deterioration and sepsis in hospitals depend on thresholds for blood pressure that do not account for age or sex. In populations outside hospital, differences in blood pressure are known to occur with both variables. Whether these differences remain in the ho...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Wong D,Gerry S,Shamout F,Clifton DA,Pimentel MAF,Watkinson PJ

更新日期：2020-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often have multiple hospitalisations because of exacerbation. Evidence shows disease management programmes are one of the most cost-effective measures to prevent re-hospitalisation for COPD exacerbation, but lack implementation and economic apprais...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Yan J,Wang L,Liu C,Yuan H,Wang X,Yu B,Luo Q

更新日期：2016-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the long-term economic impact of melanoma prevention by sun protection, with the corresponding impact of early detection of melanoma to decrease melanoma deaths. DESIGN:Cost-effectiveness analysis using Markov cohort model. Data were primarily from two population-based randomised controlled trials...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Gordon L,Olsen C,Whiteman DC,Elliott TM,Janda M,Green A

更新日期：2020-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim was to study whether a workplace-registered frequent short-term sick leave spell pattern was an early indicator of future disability pension or future long-term sick leave among municipal eldercare workers. SETTING:The municipal healthcare sector in the city of Aarhus, which is the second largest ci...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Stapelfeldt CM,Nielsen CV,Andersen NT,Krane L,Borg V,Fleten N,Jensen C

更新日期：2014-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:No intervention has been shown to prevent falls poststroke. We aimed to determine if perturbation-based balance training (PBT) can reduce falls in daily life among individuals with chronic stroke. DESIGN:Assessor-blinded randomised controlled trial. SETTING:Two academic hospitals in an urban area. INTERVE...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Mansfield A,Aqui A,Danells CJ,Knorr S,Centen A,DePaul VG,Schinkel-Ivy A,Brooks D,Inness EL,Mochizuki G

更新日期：2018-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Local food environments have been linked with dietary intake and obesity in adults. However, overall evidence remains mixed with calls for increased theoretical and conceptual clarity related to how availability of neighbourhood food outlets, and within-outlet food options, influence food purchasing and co...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Penney TL,Brown HE,Maguire ER,Kuhn I,Monsivais P

更新日期：2015-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To summarise the evidence on determinants of health-related quality of life (HRQL) in Asian patients with breast cancer. DESIGN:Systematic review conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) recommendations and registered with PROSPERO (CRD42015032468...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Ho PJ,Gernaat SAM,Hartman M,Verkooijen HM

更新日期：2018-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the length of time taken to open UK research sites in multicentre clinical trials and to identify reasons for any delays. DESIGN:A case study, recording key milestone dates from the time a site receives ethical approval through to opening to recruitment. Delay reasons were prospectively logged...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Kearney A,McKay A,Hickey H,Balabanova S,Marson AG,Gamble C,Williamson P

更新日期：2014-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Antimicrobial resistance has been described as a global crisis-more prudent prescribing is part of the solution. Behaviour change interventions are needed to improve prescribing practice. Presently, the literature documents that context impacts on prescribing decisions, yet insufficient evidence exists to ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Wong G,Brennan N,Mattick K,Pearson M,Briscoe S,Papoutsi C

更新日期：2015-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Whether areas affected by Q fever during a large outbreak (2008-2010) had higher rates of adverse pregnancy outcomes than areas not affected by Q fever. DESIGN:Nationwide registry-based ecological study. SETTING:Pregnant women in areas affected and not affected by Q fever in the Netherlands, 2003-2004 and 2...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： de Lange MM,Hukkelhoven CW,Munster JM,Schneeberger PM,van der Hoek W

更新日期：2015-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Bone metastasis (BM) in patients with primary lung cancer poses a serious health problem. Numerous risk factors have been hypothesised to predict BM in these patients, but research studies are of mutable quality, and may not be of value in clinical evaluation. METHODS AND ANALYSIS:We will search a number ...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Niu YJ,Wen YT,Shen WW,Deng L,Liu LL,Zhang HL

更新日期：2014-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BRONJ) is a rare but serious side effect of bisphosphonates (BPs). Since this disease has no independent code in either of the diseases' or in the medical procedures' classifications, it is hard to estimate how many BP patients are affected. DESIGN:A retrospec...

journal_title：BMJ open

authors： Veszelyné Kotán E,Bartha-Lieb T,Parisek Z,Meskó A,Vaszilkó M,Hankó B

更新日期：2019-05-22 00:00:00