Objective To investigate how smoking status is recorded in UK primary care; to evaluate whether appropriate multiple imputation (MI) of smoking status yields results consistent with health surveys.

Background Kinesiophobia is a catastrophic fear of physical activity due to a patient’s overwhelming concerns and sense of vulnerability about cardiac consequences due to activities. However, there ...

Introduction Due to high workload, shift work and shortage of human resources, nurses are vulnerable to various mental health problems which are significantly related to their physical health, patient ...

Introduction. Clinical practice is a crucial aspect of nursing education.1 During the clinical practice period, nursing students engage in a hospital environment to apply their knowledge and skills to ...

Background The KEYNOTE-966 study demonstrated that pembrolizumab combined with chemotherapy is more effective than chemotherapy alone as first-line treatment for patients with advanced biliary tract ...

Objectives This study aimed to assess the association between longitudinal change in non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) and subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Design A ...

Introduction Acute pain levels following orthopaedic injury (eg, fracture) are a predictor of the onset of chronic pain, which affects nearly 50% of fracture patients and impairs functional recovery.

Introduction Objective and accurate dietary monitoring is critical for comprehensive dietary assessment and improving ...

Introduction In Zimbabwe, pregnancy termination is generally prohibited unless and only if the circumstances are in sync with the conditions stipulated in the Termination of Pregnancy (ToP) Act of ...

Objective To conduct an overview of systematic reviews that explore the effectiveness of interventions to enhance medical student well-being. Design Overview of systematic reviews. Data sources The ...

Background Stillbirths and associated outcomes remain a significant concern in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with approximately 41% of global stillbirths. Design Our cross-sectional analysis included a ...

Objectives To investigate the change in anticholinergic burden over a 5 year period in relation to the health characteristics of older adults. Study design Using data from the MultiCare Cohort Study ...