BMJ14h
Systematic review of the effectiveness of the health inequalities strategy in England between 1999 and 2010
Objectives The purpose of this systematic review is to explore the effectiveness of the National Health Inequality Strategy, which was conducted in England between 1999 and 2010. Design Three ...
BMJ1d
Application of time series analysis in modelling and forecasting emergency department visits in a medical centre in Southern Taiwan
Objective Emergency department (ED) overcrowding is acknowledged as an increasingly important issue worldwide. Hospital managers are increasingly paying attention to ED crowding in order to provide ...
BMJ1d
Police officers’ work–life balance, job satisfaction and quality of life: longitudinal effects after changing the shift schedule
Objectives To evaluate mental health-related outcomes of police officers 5.5 years after implementing a new alternating shift schedule which was supposed to improve their health and work–life balance.
BMJ2d
Disparities in the real-world prescription pattern of oral anticoagulants for US Medicare beneficiaries: a geospatial analysis
Objectives This study was conducted to examine urban–rural differences in the real-world prescribing pattern of oral ...
BMJ2d
Development of a critical appraisal tool to assess the quality of cross-sectional studies (AXIS)
1 Centre for Applied Health Economics, School of Medicine, Griffith University, Meadowbrook, Queensland, Australia 2 Centre for Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine, The University of Nottingham, ...
BMJ2d
The Sydney Multisite Intervention of LaughterBosses and ElderClowns (SMILE) study: cluster randomised trial of humour therapy in nursing homes
1 Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia 2 Humour Foundation, Chatswood, New South Wales, ...
BMJ2d
A systematic review of associations between environmental exposures and development of asthma in children aged up to 9 years
Objectives Childhood asthma is a complex condition where many environmental factors are implicated in causation. The aim of this study was to complete a systematic review of the literature describing ...
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 ...
BMJ3d
Suicidal behaviours and associated factors among residents of Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study
Introduction Suicidal behaviour is a major public health concern in Africa and a cause of premature mortality. The availability of community epidemiological data in Ethiopia is limited. This study ...
BMJ3d
Is personal physiology-based rapid prediction digital twin for minimal effective fentanyl dose better than standard practice: a pilot study protocol
Introduction Patients with advanced cancer frequently suffer from chronic, severe disabling pain. Opioids such as morphine and fentanyl are commonly used to manage this pain. Transdermal drug delivery ...
BMJ4d
Mapping resilience: a scoping review on mediators and moderators of childhood adversity with a focus on gender patterns
Background Childhood adversity is associated with a host of negative health and socioeconomic outcomes far into adulthood. The process of avoiding such outcomes is often referred to as resilience.