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Social support interventions for caregivers of older adults with dementia: a scoping review
Objectives To identify and assess the social support interventions provided to caregivers of older adults with dementia. By ...
BMJ2d
A systematic review of evidence on the links between patient experience and clinical safety and effectiveness
1 NIHR CLAHRC for North West London, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK 2 Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK Setting A wide range ...
BMJ1d
Optimization of Inspired Oxygen during Mechanical Ventilation (OPTI-OXYGEN): rationale and design of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial
Introduction Targeted oxygenation protocols in mechanically ventilated patients are critical in avoiding the deleterious effects of hypoxaemia and hyperoxaemia. Peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) is ...
BMJ1d
AI-based X-ray fracture analysis of the distal radius: accuracy between representative classification, detection and segmentation deep learning models for clinical practice
Objectives To aid in selecting the optimal artificial intelligence (AI) solution for clinical application, we directly compared performances of selected representative custom-trained or commercial ...
BMJ8d
A study of the nature and level of trust between patients and healthcare providers, its dimensions and determinants: a scoping review protocol
Introduction The aim of this scoping review is to systematically search the literature to identify the nature and or level of trust between the patient, the users of health services (eg, clients ...
BMJ2d
Changes in background characteristics and risk factors among SIDS infants in England: cohort comparisons from 1993 to 2020
Objectives Using the National Child Mortality Database, this work aims to investigate background characteristics and risk factors in the sleeping environment associated with sudden infant death ...
BMJ8d
Rationale and design of ‘discontinuing statins in multimorbid older adults without cardiovascular disease (STREAM)’: study protocol of a randomised non-inferiority clinical ...
Introduction Statins are among the most widely used drugs. While they are effective for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular (CV) disease in middle-aged subjects, their benefits for ...
BMJ8d
Holistic needs assessment in outpatient cancer care: a randomised controlled trial
Design Analyst blinded, parallel, multi-centre, randomised controlled trial (RCT). Participants People with confirmed diagnoses of cancer (head and neck, skin or colorectal) attending follow-up ...
BMJ13d
Assessing HIV treatment literacy among men living with HIV in Mozambique: a mixed-methods study to identify insights, gaps and impact from the ‘Somos Iguais’ campaign
Objectives This study aimed to understand antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence norms and beliefs among men living with HIV (MLHIV) in Mozambique, gauge the impact of misconceptions and harmful ...
BMJ7d
Efficacy and safety of novel complement inhibitors in atypical haemolytic uremic syndrome: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Atypical Haemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS) is a rare but life-threatening thrombotic microangiopathy. If inadequately managed, aHUS can lead to progressive kidney failure, cardiovascular ...
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Exploring community behaviours and stakeholder challenges in engaging communities with dengue prevention behaviour in Malaysia: implementation research for a qualitative study ...
Objectives To use a community-based participatory research (CBPR) design to explore local community behaviours and stakeholders’ challenges in engaging communities in dengue prevention behaviours in ...
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Prevalence of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Indonesia: protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is a significant public health issue in Indonesia, a country with a high tuberculosis burden. EPTB accounts for 15%–20% of global TB cases, with the ...