Objective To estimate the prevalence of wounds managed by the UK's National Health Service (NHS) in 2012/2013 and the annual levels of healthcare resource use attributable to their management and ...

Introduction Substance use disorders are chronic conditions that require a multidimensional treatment approach. Despite ongoing efforts to diversify such treatments, evidence continues to illuminate ...

The objective of this commentary is to develop a framework for assessing the rigour of qualitative approaches that identifies and distinguishes between the diverse objectives of qualitative health ...

Objectives To examine patients’ accounts of their use of the internet before seeing a general practitioner (GP) using thematic analysis of semistructured interviews. Design Qualitative semistructured ...

Introduction Despite its serious impact, anorexia nervosa (AN) remains one of the least understood mental illnesses, with significant gaps in effective treatment options. No medications have been ...

Objectives Over the last decade, a growing number of health interventions (eg, medical assistance in dying and mitochondrial ...

Primary outcome measures The primary outcome was time to HIV care attrition, defined as death, discontinuation of ...

Background Patients who consult their GP about psychological complaints, such as feeling anxious or depressed, are often ...

Objective Most of the Chinese occupational population are becoming at risk of noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). However, there is a limited number of literature reviews on occupational NIHL in China.

Objectives In the USA, an estimated 40–50 million operations are performed annually, with high rates of adverse events. Since the 1980s, report cards have been used for outcome measures and to improve ...

Introduction Indigenous peoples living with diabetes face unique challenges accessing comprehensive specialty diabetes care. A small diabetes virtual care clinic oriented towards Indigenous ...

Objective Heart failure (HF) is a major public health issue due to its high morbidity, mortality and healthcare burden. This ...