Introduction Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 1 in 10 people worldwide and can progress towards kidney failure, which is ...

Objectives Metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is becoming increasingly prevalent worldwide, however, early ...

Objectives Assess the impact of text-based electronic notifications on improving clinic attendance, in relation to study quality (according to risk of bias), and to assess simple ways in which ...

Introduction A substantial number of patients with major depressive disorder experience non-remission despite treatment with psychotherapy and several antidepressant drugs. This has increased the ...

Objectives Using a prospective cohort study design, to establish the incidence and nature of time-loss injuries in English community rugby and to assess the differences between different playing ...

Objective To assess family caregiver burden and associated factors among caregivers of people with mental illness in Eastern Ethiopia. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Three hospitals in Eastern ...

Objective Describe the development and psychometric validation of a brief scale (the Sleep Condition Indicator (SCI)) to evaluate insomnia disorder in everyday clinical practice. Design The SCI was ...

Objectives To identify what changes in the prescribing of isotretinoin have occurred since funded prescriber access was widened in 2009 from ‘dermatologist only’ prescribing to include ‘general ...

Objectives To evaluate the long-term efficacy of remote ischaemic postconditioning (RIPC) on functional outcomes in patients ...

1 Graduate School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand 2 Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand 3 Department ...

Objective To explore conflicts of interest (COI) and their reporting in systematic reviews of psychological therapies, and to evaluate spin in the conclusions of the reviews. Methods MEDLINE and ...

Background There is relatively limited knowledge about the practitioners who provide acupuncture treatment within the UK, what conditions patients consult for and the treatment provided. Objectives To ...