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Correlates of early child development among children with stunting: A cross‐sectional study in Uganda (2024)
Journal Article
Mbabazi, J., Pesu, H., Mutumba, R., Bromley, K., Ritz, C., Filteau, S., Briend, A., Mupere, E., Grenov, B., Friis, H., & Olsen, M. F. (2024). Correlates of early child development among children with stunting: A cross‐sectional study in Uganda. Maternal and Child Nutrition, Article e13619. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13619

Many children in low‐ and middle‐income countries are not attaining their developmental potential. Stunting is associated with poor child development, but it is not known which correlates of stunting are impairing child development. We explored poten... Read More about Correlates of early child development among children with stunting: A cross‐sectional study in Uganda.

Methodological challenges in systematic reviews of mHealth interventions: Survey and consensus-based recommendations. (2024)
Journal Article
Lopez-Alcalde, J., Wieland, L. S., Barth, J., Grainger, R., Baxter, N., Heron, N., Triantafyllidis, A., Carrion, C., Trecca, E. M. C., Holl, F., Wägner, A. M., Edney, S., Yan, Y., Campos-Asensio, C., Villanueva, G., Ramsey, R. R., & Witt, C. M. (2024). Methodological challenges in systematic reviews of mHealth interventions: Survey and consensus-based recommendations. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 184, Article 105345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2024.105345

Mobile Health (mHealth) refers to using mobile devices to support health. This study aimed to identify specific methodological challenges in systematic reviews (SRs) of mHealth interventions and to develop guidance for addressing selected challenges.... Read More about Methodological challenges in systematic reviews of mHealth interventions: Survey and consensus-based recommendations..

The clinical characteristics, managements, and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction in osteoarthritis patients; a cross-sectional analysis of 6.5 million patients. (2024)
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Parmar, S. S., Mohamed, M. O., Mamas, M. A., & Wilkie, R. (in press). The clinical characteristics, managements, and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction in osteoarthritis patients; a cross-sectional analysis of 6.5 million patients. Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, 22(1-3), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/14779072.2024.2311696

The prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) and cardiovascular disease are increasing and both conditions share similar risk factors. We investigated the association between OA and receipt of invasive managements and clinical outcomes in patients with acut... Read More about The clinical characteristics, managements, and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction in osteoarthritis patients; a cross-sectional analysis of 6.5 million patients..

Using healthcare systems data for outcomes in clinical trials: issues to consider at the design stage (2024)
Journal Article
Toader, A.-M., Campbell, M. K., Quint, J. K., Robling, M., ydes, M. R., Thorn, J., Wright-Hughes, A., Yu, L.-M., Abbott, T. E. F., Bond, S., Caskey, F. J., Clout, M., Collinson, M., Copsey, B., Davies, G., Driscoll, T., Gamble, C., Griffin, X. L., Hamborg, T., Harris, J., …Williamson, P. (2024). Using healthcare systems data for outcomes in clinical trials: issues to consider at the design stage. Trials, 25(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-07926-z

Background
Healthcare system data (HSD) are increasingly used in clinical trials, augmenting or replacing traditional methods of collecting outcome data. This study, PRIMORANT, set out to identify, in the UK context, issues to be considered before t... Read More about Using healthcare systems data for outcomes in clinical trials: issues to consider at the design stage.

Assessing asymmetrical tonsils in children: an evidence-based review for primary care. (2024)
Journal Article
Mughal, Z., Jangan, A., Ahmad, A., Turner, N., & Mughal, F. (2024). Assessing asymmetrical tonsils in children: an evidence-based review for primary care. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 74(739), 93-94. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp24X736377

In a usual morning surgery, a 2-year-old child presents with a 2-week history of reduced oral intake. He has recently completed a 1-week course of antibiotics for tonsillitis, prescribed by a GP colleague. While the child is systemically well, you no... Read More about Assessing asymmetrical tonsils in children: an evidence-based review for primary care..

All-cause, premature, and cardiovascular death attributable to socioeconomic and ethnic disparities among New Zealanders with type 1 diabetes 1994–2019: a multi-linked population-based cohort study (2024)
Journal Article
Yu, D., Cai, Y., Osuagwu, U. L., Pickering, K., Baker, J., Cutfield, R., Orr-Walker, B. J., Sundborn, G., Wang, Z., Zhao, Z., & Simmons, D. (2024). All-cause, premature, and cardiovascular death attributable to socioeconomic and ethnic disparities among New Zealanders with type 1 diabetes 1994–2019: a multi-linked population-based cohort study. BMC Public Health, 24(1), Article 298. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17326-8

Background
New Zealand (NZ) research into type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) mortality can inform policy and future research. In this study we aimed to quantify the magnitude to which ethnicity and socioeconomic disparities influenced mortality at the... Read More about All-cause, premature, and cardiovascular death attributable to socioeconomic and ethnic disparities among New Zealanders with type 1 diabetes 1994–2019: a multi-linked population-based cohort study.

Social needs screening in primary care: A tool in the fight for health equity? (2024)
Journal Article
Painter, H., Parry, E., McCann, L., Dehn Lunn, A., & Ford, J. (2024). Social needs screening in primary care: A tool in the fight for health equity?. Public Health in Practice, 7, Article 100466. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2024.100466

Progress on addressing health inequalities is slow and in many places around the world the gap between the privileged and the disadvantaged is widening. This is driven largely by an unfair and unequal distribution of the social determinants of health... Read More about Social needs screening in primary care: A tool in the fight for health equity?.

European Society of Cardiology Quality indicators for the care and outcomes of adults undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (2024)
Journal Article
Ali, N., Aktaa, S., Younsi, T., Beska, B., Batra, G., Blackman, D. J., James, S., Ludman, P., Mamas, M. A., Abdel-Wahab, M., Borregaard, B., Iung, B., Joner, M., Kunadian, V., Modine, T., Neylon, A., Petronio, A. S., Pibarot, P., Popescu, B. A., Sabaté, M., …Gale, C. P. (in press). European Society of Cardiology Quality indicators for the care and outcomes of adults undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation. European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, Article qcae006. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjqcco/qcae006

Aims
To develop a suite of quality indicators (QIs) for the evaluation of the care and outcomes for adults undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).

Methods and results
We followed the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) method... Read More about European Society of Cardiology Quality indicators for the care and outcomes of adults undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

Perceptions and Experiences of Pursuing Research Among Medical Students in Problem-Based Learning Curriculum: A Cross-Sectional Study from Qatar (2024)
Journal Article
Al-Subai, R. R., Kaleem, M. Z., Hassanien, D., Eldestawy, M., Hamwi, M. N., Elsayed, E., Al-Kawari, A. S., Farooqi, H. H., & Daher-Nashif, S. (in press). Perceptions and Experiences of Pursuing Research Among Medical Students in Problem-Based Learning Curriculum: A Cross-Sectional Study from Qatar. Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development, 11, Article 23821205241227327. https://doi.org/10.1177/23821205241227327

OBJECTIVES
Early introduction to research prepares medical students for the practice of evidence-based medicine. Few studies have examined the experiences of research among medical students in the Arab region. This study assesses medical students’ e... Read More about Perceptions and Experiences of Pursuing Research Among Medical Students in Problem-Based Learning Curriculum: A Cross-Sectional Study from Qatar.