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Promoting patient utilization of outpatient cardiac rehabilitation: A joint International Council and Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation position statement. (2020)
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Mola, A., Radi, B., Supervia, M., Trani, M., Abreu, A., Sawdon, J., …Khiong, J. (2020). Promoting patient utilization of outpatient cardiac rehabilitation: A joint International Council and Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation position statement. International Journal of Cardiology, 1 - 7

BACKGROUND: Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) is a recommendation in international clinical practice guidelines given its' benefits, however use is suboptimal. The purpose of this position statement was to translate evidence on interventions that increase... Read More about Promoting patient utilization of outpatient cardiac rehabilitation: A joint International Council and Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation position statement..

Trends of sex differences in outcomes of cardiac electronic device implantations in the United States (2020)
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Osama Mohamed, M., Santos Volgman, A., Contractor, T., Sharma, P. S., Shing Kwok, C., Rashid, M., …Mamas, M. A. (2020). Trends of sex differences in outcomes of cardiac electronic device implantations in the United States. Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 69-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2019.08.012

Background The disparity in outcomes of CIED implantations between sexes has been previously demonstrated in device-specific cohorts (e.g. implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD)). However, it is unclear whether sex differences are present with... Read More about Trends of sex differences in outcomes of cardiac electronic device implantations in the United States.

Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Associated Work-Related Factors among Indoor Workers in a Multi-Ethnic Southeast Asian Country (2019)
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Divakar, U., Sathish, T., Soljak, M., Bajpai, R., Dunleavy, G., Visvalingam, N., …Car, J. (2019). Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Associated Work-Related Factors among Indoor Workers in a Multi-Ethnic Southeast Asian Country. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(1), Article 164. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17010164

Little is known about the effect of working conditions on vitamin D status in Southeast Asia, where vitamin D deficiency is common despite the presence of sunlight all year round in most places. We examined the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and... Read More about Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Associated Work-Related Factors among Indoor Workers in a Multi-Ethnic Southeast Asian Country.

If it's 'only' asthma, why are children still dying? (2019)
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(2019). If it's 'only' asthma, why are children still dying?. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 494 - 498. https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2019-318215

Outcomes for children with asthma in the UK continue to lag behind other European countries. Mortality remains unacceptably high and in contrast to adults with asthma, most deaths occur in the 1 in 20 children with asthma who have severe asthma. Desp... Read More about If it's 'only' asthma, why are children still dying?.

Effectiveness of Lifestyle Health Promotion Interventions for Nurses: A Systematic Review. (2019)
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Shivji. (2019). Effectiveness of Lifestyle Health Promotion Interventions for Nurses: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17010017

BACKGROUND: Prior research has investigated various strategies to improve health, wellbeing and the job-related outcomes of nurses. However, the scope of this evidence is not clear and the types of intervention most likely to have positive outcomes a... Read More about Effectiveness of Lifestyle Health Promotion Interventions for Nurses: A Systematic Review..

Artistic representations of infectious disease. (2019)
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(2019). Artistic representations of infectious disease. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 1 - 5. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2019.1705991

Artistic representations of disease are widespread yet largely ignored in health psychology research. In this paper we use two infectious diseases, tuberculosis and the plague, as tracers to study how infectious diseases are represented in novels, fi... Read More about Artistic representations of infectious disease..

Spatial Neglect in Stroke: Identification, Disease Process and Association with Outcome During Inpatient Rehabilitation. (2019)
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(2019). Spatial Neglect in Stroke: Identification, Disease Process and Association with Outcome During Inpatient Rehabilitation. Brain Sciences, https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci9120374

We established spatial neglect prevalence, disease profile and amount of therapy that inpatient stroke survivors received, and outcomes at discharge using Sentinel Stroke National Audit Programme (SSNAP) data. We used data from 88,664 National Health... Read More about Spatial Neglect in Stroke: Identification, Disease Process and Association with Outcome During Inpatient Rehabilitation..

Prevalence of multidrug-, extensive drug-, and pandrug-resistant commensal Escherichia coli isolated from healthy humans in community settings in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2019)
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(2019). Prevalence of multidrug-, extensive drug-, and pandrug-resistant commensal Escherichia coli isolated from healthy humans in community settings in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Global Health Action, 1815272 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2020.1815272

BACKGROUND: The majority of existing studies aimed at investigating the incidence and prevalence of multidrug-resistance by bacteria have been performed in healthcare settings. Relatively few studies have been conducted in community settings, but the... Read More about Prevalence of multidrug-, extensive drug-, and pandrug-resistant commensal Escherichia coli isolated from healthy humans in community settings in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis..

A public health emergency among young people. (2019)
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Bush, A., Bhatt, J. M., Connett, G. J., Doull, I., Gilchrist, F. J., Grigg, J., …Sinha, I. P. (2019). A public health emergency among young people. Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 8(3), 231-233. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600%2819%2930468-0

While some countries have banned the use of e-cigarettes or vaping products altogether (eg, India), and others have strongly advised against their use (eg, Australia), in the UK, Public Health England (PHE) appears to be a lone voice in stating that... Read More about A public health emergency among young people..

Virtual patient technology to educate pharmacists and pharmacy students on patient communication: a systematic review (2019)
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Richardson, C. L., White, S., & Chapman, S. (2019). Virtual patient technology to educate pharmacists and pharmacy students on patient communication: a systematic review. BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning, 332 - 338. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjstel-2019-000514

Background Virtual patients (VPs) are a sub-type of healthcare simulation that have been underutilised in health education. Their use is increasing, but applications are varied, as are designs, definitions and evaluations. Previous reviews have been... Read More about Virtual patient technology to educate pharmacists and pharmacy students on patient communication: a systematic review.

Spontaneity and serendipity: Space and time in the lives of people with diabetes (2019)
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Lucherini, M. (2020). Spontaneity and serendipity: Space and time in the lives of people with diabetes. Social Science and Medicine, 245, Article ARTN 112723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112723

This article considers the relevance of non-representational theory to understanding the lived experience of diabetes. While non-representational theory has gained traction in the social sciences, especially Human Geography, its usefulness in extendi... Read More about Spontaneity and serendipity: Space and time in the lives of people with diabetes.

Proximal Left Anterior Descending Artery Treatment Using a Bioresorbable Polymer Coating Sirolimus-Eluting Stent: Real-World Outcomes From the Multicenter Prospective e-Ultimaster Registry (2019)
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Mamas. (2019). Proximal Left Anterior Descending Artery Treatment Using a Bioresorbable Polymer Coating Sirolimus-Eluting Stent: Real-World Outcomes From the Multicenter Prospective e-Ultimaster Registry. Journal of the American Heart Association Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.119.013786

Background Guidelines recommend heart team discussion and coronary artery bypass graft consideration in patients with proximal left anterior descending (LAD) artery stenosis. Evidence suggests that outcomes of proximal LAD angioplasty might not diffe... Read More about Proximal Left Anterior Descending Artery Treatment Using a Bioresorbable Polymer Coating Sirolimus-Eluting Stent: Real-World Outcomes From the Multicenter Prospective e-Ultimaster Registry.

Effective drain care and management in community settings. (2019)
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Lillie. (2019). Effective drain care and management in community settings. Nursing Standard, https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2019.e11389

The literature indicates that drain monitoring is a frequently undervalued aspect of patient care, and that the drain care provided is often inconsistent and inadequate. There are numerous potential implications of suboptimal drain care for patients,... Read More about Effective drain care and management in community settings..

Integrating quantitative and qualitative data and findings when undertaking randomised controlled trials (2019)
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Richards, D. A., Bazeley, P., Borglin, G., Craig, P., Emsley, R., Frost, J., …O'Cathain, A. (2019). Integrating quantitative and qualitative data and findings when undertaking randomised controlled trials. BMJ Open, 9(11), 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032081

It is common to undertake qualitative research alongside randomised controlled trials (RCTs) when evaluating complex interventions. Researchers tend to analyse these datasets one by one and then consider their findings separately within the discussio... Read More about Integrating quantitative and qualitative data and findings when undertaking randomised controlled trials.

Advancing good governance in data sharing and biobanking - international aspects. (2019)
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(2019). Advancing good governance in data sharing and biobanking - international aspects. Wellcome Open Research, 184 - ?. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15540.1

Ethical and effective data-sharing among countries can be achieved by considering the interests of all relevant parties: research participants, researchers and funders. Fears of exploitation, however, both of research participants and researchers fro... Read More about Advancing good governance in data sharing and biobanking - international aspects..

Assessment on patient outcomes of primary hip replacement: an interrupted time series analysis from 'The National Joint Registry of England and Wales'. (2019)
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(2019). Assessment on patient outcomes of primary hip replacement: an interrupted time series analysis from 'The National Joint Registry of England and Wales'. BMJ Open, e031599 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1136/+bmjopen-2019-031599

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Effects of the UK Department of Health's national Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Programme on outcomes after primary hip replacement.

DESIGN: Natural experimental study using interrupted time series to assess the changes in tr... Read More about Assessment on patient outcomes of primary hip replacement: an interrupted time series analysis from 'The National Joint Registry of England and Wales'..

Effect of screening for undiagnosed COPD on respiratory hospitalisation and mortality; 4 year follow up of the TargetCOPD trial (2019)
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(2019). Effect of screening for undiagnosed COPD on respiratory hospitalisation and mortality; 4 year follow up of the TargetCOPD trial. European Respiratory Journal, https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.congress-2019.oa5147

At least half of those with COPD are undiagnosed, but current guidelines do not recommend screening partly because evidence of clinical benefit is not available.

We previously conducted the TargetCOPD trial demonstrating that yield from active cas... Read More about Effect of screening for undiagnosed COPD on respiratory hospitalisation and mortality; 4 year follow up of the TargetCOPD trial.