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Objective We aimed to compare long-term outcomes in intensive care unit (ICU) survivors between the first and second/third waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. More specifically, to assess health-related quality of life (HRQL) and respiratory health 6 months post-ICU and to study potential associations between patient characteristic and treatment variables regarding 6-month outcomes. Design…
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Mashup Score: 0Relationship between shoulder abduction strength and rotator cuff tear in elderly women: a general population study - 1 year(s) ago
Objectives To investigate the effect of age-related rotator cuff tears on shoulder strength in a general population cohort. Design Cross sectional observational study. Setting This study was set in an outpatient clinic setting in Chingford, North East London, and was a component of the 20 year visit of the Chingford 1000 women cohort. Participants Individuals were part of the Chingford…
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Objective This work contributed to the development of a core outcome set (COS) for heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB). The objective was to determine which research outcomes best reflect how HMB affects women’s lives and to identify additional research outcomes, not previously reported. It was important to explore and record participants’ reasoning for prioritising outcomes and use this information…
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Mashup Score: 0Establishing internationally accepted conceptual and operational definitions of social prescribing through expert consensus: a Delphi study - 1 year(s) ago
Objective The aim of this study was to establish internationally accepted conceptual and operational definitions of social prescribing. Design A three-round Delphi study was conducted. Setting This study was conducted virtually using an online survey platform. Participants This study involved an international, multidisciplinary panel of experts. The expert panel (n=48) represented 26 countries…
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Mashup Score: 3Evaluations of statistical methods for outlier detection when benchmarking in clinical registries: a systematic review - 1 year(s) ago
Objectives Benchmarking is common in clinical registries to support the improvement of health outcomes by identifying underperforming clinician or health service providers. Despite the rise in clinical registries and interest in publicly reporting benchmarking results, appropriate methods for benchmarking and outlier detection within clinical registries are not well established, and the current…
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Mashup Score: 0Association between physician characteristics and practice-level uptake of paediatric virtual mental healthcare: a population-based study - 1 year(s) ago
Objective To examine physician factors associated with practice-level uptake of virtual mental healthcare for children and adolescents. Design, setting and participants A population-based data linkage study of a cohort of all physicians (n=12 054) providing outpatient mental healthcare to children and adolescents (aged 3–17 years, n=303 185) in a single-payer provincial health system in Ontario,…
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Introduction Cabotegravir and rilpivirine (CAB+RPV long-acting (LA)) is recommended as a treatment for HIV-1 allowing people living with HIV to receive 2 monthly injectable treatment, rather than daily pills. Providing injectable therapy in a system designed to provide and manage study participants on oral treatments poses logistical challenges namely how resources are used to accommodate patient…
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Mashup Score: 0Advocating uniformity in spine surgery: a practical disease-specific guideline for trial-based economic evaluations - 1 year(s) ago
Objectives Despite the availability of general and national guidelines for the conduct and reporting of economic evaluations, there is heterogeneity in economic evolutions concerning spine surgery. This is partly the result of differing levels of adherence to the existing guidelines and the lack of disease-specific recommendations for economic evaluations. The extensive heterogeneity in study…
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Objective To systematically review randomised controlled trials (RCTs) using a wearable physical activity monitoring device as an intervention to increase daily walking activity and improve physical capacities in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs. Data sources PubMed, Embase and Web of Science from inception to June 2022. Eligibility…
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Objective Despite the prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) in England, few studies have examined the health economic impact of chronic pain associated with OA. The aim of this study was to compare outcomes in patients with moderate-to-severe chronic pain associated with OA and matched controls without known OA. Design Retrospective, longitudinal, observational cohort study. Setting Electronic…
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Comparing severe COVID-19 outcomes of first and second/third waves: a prospective single-centre cohort study of health-related quality of life and pulmonary outcomes 6 months after infection https://t.co/EqDBG9BcsY https://t.co/puwLQpCmCW