Objective About 90% of eye health problems are preventable or curable with existing cost-effective interventions. There is ...

Objectives We aimed to determine the prevalence and factors affecting antenatal anxiety (AA) among Sri Lankan women. Design We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of first trimester data from a ...

Introduction Paradoxical intention (PI) is an insomnia treatment developed in the 1970s, which instructs patients to gently attempt to remain awake while in bed at night with the lights off. Previous ...

2 School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Objective To investigate whether reported fast-food consumption over the previous year is associated with higher ...

Objectives Public and patient involvement (PPI) is required at all stages of research by many funding bodies such as the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). Given the high priority of PPI ...

Introduction Persistence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) into adolescence is a significant burden to patients. Clinical guidelines recommend non-pharmacological therapies, but the ...

Introduction Intranasal antihistamines and corticosteroids are some of the most frequently used drug classes in the treatment of allergic rhinitis. However, there is uncertainty as to whether ...

1 Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK Objective To show how segmentation can enhance risk stratification tools for integrated care, by providing ...

Cohort profile: a nationwide study in Dutch CHEK2 c.1100delC families using the infrastructure of the HEreditary Breast and Ovarian cancer study Netherlands – Hebon-CHEK2 ...

Introduction One of the known risk factors for fall incidents is the use of specific medications, fall-risk-increasing drugs (FRIDs). However, to date, there is uncertainty related to the ...

Introduction Behavioural and cognitive behavioural programmes are commonly used to assist with weight management, but there is considerable scope to improve their effectiveness, particularly in the ...

Objectives In the context of limited evidence on statin use in primary cardiovascular prevention in older adults, we assessed physician perspectives on decision-making about statin continuation or ...