Objectives Delays in cancer diagnosis for patients with non-specific symptoms (NSSs) lead to poorer outcomes. Rapid ...

Introduction Prescribing high-dose antipsychotics is typically reserved for individuals with treatment-resistant severe mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and psychotic ...

Background Total hip or knee replacement is highly successful when judged by prosthesis-related outcomes. However, some people experience long-term pain. Objectives To review published studies in ...

Objective To assess the feasibility of conducting a cluster randomised controlled trial comparing the effects of Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) and Primary Trauma Care (PTC) with standard care on ...

5 German Center for Mental Health (DZPG), partner site Berlin/Potsdam, Germany Introduction The Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) approach initiated by the National Institute of Mental Health provides a ...

Objectives Hypertension and depression frequently co-occur, complicating patient management and worsening outcomes. This scoping review aims to systematically map non-pharmacological interventions for ...

Objectives We hypothesise that women with type 2 diabetes and hypertension are less likely than comparable men to receive renin–angiotensin system (RAS)-inhibiting antihypertensive treatment, ...

Objectives To identify caregiver burden profiles among informal caregivers of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes and explore associated factors. Design A multicentre cross-sectional survey ...

Objective To develop prediction models for short-term outcomes following a first acute myocardial infarction (AMI) event (index) or for past AMI events (prevalent) in a national primary care cohort.

Objectives To gain an in-depth understanding of the experience of elderly joint replacement patients in making surgical decisions and to identify the needs of patients in the decision-making process.

1 NDORMS (Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Sciences), Kadoorie Centre, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK 2 NDORMS (Nuffield Department of ...

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