• MATERIALS AND METHODS Study design and protocol We carried out a cross-sectional study over 7 months (1 February to 31 August 2017), using the immunization centers and outpatient consultation units of two government health facilities (Mankon Sub-Divisional Hospital and the Bamenda Regional Hospital) in Bamenda. (deepdyve.com)
  • Methods/Approach A cross-sectional study on commercial drivers was conducted at the largest government bus/truck station in Peshawar, Pakistan. (bmj.com)
  • Methods We used a cross-sectional design to investigate emergency ambulance attendances to people in nursing and residential care homes presenting with diabetes-related emergencies across the East Midlands between January 2012 and December 2017. (bmj.com)
  • Study design and methods A cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2021 and February 2022, including 224 patients with T1DM from the University Diabetes Center, Riyadh. (bmj.com)
  • Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted between October 2021 and February 2022 at Ruhengeri Referral Hospital. (bvsalud.org)
  • Methods: A cross-sectional, quantitative study was conducted based on a questionnaire containing 15 questions about prevention, clinical aspects, and attitudes towards oral cancer. (bvsalud.org)
  • The purpose of this study was to contribute to the knowledge regarding the penetrance of internet and mobile technologies, such as cellphones or smartphones in existing large cohort studies of cardiovascular disease. (jmir.org)
  • A digital connectedness survey was conducted in the Jackson Heart Study (JHS), a Mississippi-based African American cohort study, as part of the annual follow-up calls with participants from July 2017 to February 2019. (jmir.org)
  • Prevalence and predictors of delayed clinical diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes: a longitudinal cohort study. (ahrq.gov)
  • Design This was a cross-sectional analysis of the Registrar Clinical Encounters in Training ongoing inception cohort study of the in-consultation experience and clinical behaviours of GP registrars. (bmj.com)
  • This DK cohort study of 30 523 employees examined the link between marginal part-time work & depression. (sjweh.fi)
  • This exploratory study aims to examine how sexual minorities in middle school use social media, who they are connected to and for what purposes, and the associations between these behaviors and mental well-being compared with their heterosexual peers. (jmir.org)
  • This cross-sectional, exploratory study surveyed 3307 older Brazilians via the web, social networks, and email between July 2020 and March 2021. (jmir.org)
  • This was an observational, cross-sectional, multicentre study involving pharmacy users who acquired ostomy products in Portuguese community pharmacies. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These studies help identify the proportion of the population at risk, increase understanding about hospitalization and fatality rates, and help guide decision making regarding strategies to control the pandemic. (jmir.org)
  • In this cross-sectional study that was conducted at Abu Dhabi health care centers, we invited outpatients aged 18 years or over, who completed a telemedicine visit during the COVID-19 pandemic, to participate in our study. (jmir.org)
  • Objective This study aims to establish prevalence and associations of (1) influenza and influenza-like illness (IILI) presentations to Australian general practice (GP) registrars (trainees) and (2) the use of neuraminidase inhibitors (NAIs) by GP registrars for new presentations of IILI, for the 10 years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia (2010-2019). (bmj.com)
  • The study was observational and cross-sectional, precluding assertions about directionality or causality. (medscape.com)
  • Setting and participants US-based studies identified in a search of ClinicalTrials.gov with depression as the condition, enrolling ages 18 and older, and completed between 1 January 2008 and 1 May 2019. (bmj.com)
  • Survey data was used to analyze risk factors, including the number of contacts reported by study participants. (jmir.org)
  • This study aims to characterize people with ostomy and their caregivers, evaluate access and satisfaction with the pharmacy and explore participants' expectations regarding services and counselling. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The study examined multiple dimensions, such as access to pharmacy and ostomy products, impacts on expenditure, and participants' satisfaction with and perceptions of pharmacists. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In 2019, we enrolled 392 participants in a cross-sectional study for suspected coccidioidomycosis in emergency departments and inpatient units in Coccidioides -endemic regions. (cdc.gov)
  • We designed an online, semi-structured stakeholder questionnaire to collect information on global outbreak surveillance sources and limitations from participants who use epidemic intelligence and outbreak alert services in their work in government and nongovernment organizations in the Asia-Pacific region. (who.int)
  • IThe author is grateful to Christian Wagner, Ali Ozdagli, Peter Nyberg, Bent Jesper Christensen and participants at Arne Ryde Workshop (Lund), the 2011 Nordic Finance Network Research Workshop (Helsinki), and the finance seminar at Knut Wicksell Centre for Financial Studies at Lund University, for their comments and suggestions. (lu.se)
  • Future research studies should examine the determinants and health outcomes of adolescents' mHealth app use longitudinally. (jmir.org)
  • The goal of this study is to characterize profiles of social media engagement regarding the influenza vaccine and their association with knowledge and compliance in order to support improvement of future web-associated vaccination campaigns. (jmir.org)
  • Using social media is negatively linked to compliance with seasonal influenza vaccination in this study. (jmir.org)
  • This study aimed to explore parental acceptability of HPV vaccination for their daughters in Morocco. (who.int)
  • Studying prevalence in an asymptomatic population revealed estimates of unreported COVID-19 cases. (jmir.org)
  • Funding This study was funded by Mental Health Commission of Canada (no grant number). (bmj.com)
  • Njim, Tsi 2019-02-01 00:00:00 Abstract We assessed the accuracy of the Nelson, Best Guess and Advanced Pediatric Life Support (APLS) formulae in estimating weight in a suburban Cameroonian pediatric population, by conducting a cross-sectional study using 544 children aged 1 month to 12 years. (deepdyve.com)
  • OBJECTIVES To assess respiratory morbidity over several cross sectional phases in the European carbon black manufacturing industry. (bmj.com)
  • The studies evaluating respiratory morbidity and mortality started in the early 1950s. (bmj.com)
  • 4 He reported that most of the respiratory morbidity studies have either methodological shortcomings or lack the necessary detail for confident interpretation of the results. (bmj.com)
  • This paper describes the results of the cross sectional analyses of phases 2 and 3 of the respiratory health study of European carbon black workers. (bmj.com)
  • However, many of these studies are limited to retrospective data, which may compromise the assessment of progression of discomfort and respiratory mobility 4-6 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Considering that cesarean delivery can be a difficult factor in the respiratory evolution of newborns and that thoracoabdominal mobility is directly related to the clinical condition of the newborn, the present study aims to evaluate the impact of the type of delivery on the thoracic and abdominal mobility in newborns (NBs). (bvsalud.org)
  • Para conocer la accesibilidad a las herramientas diagnóstico y terapéuticas se realizó una encuesta online dirigida a los hematólogos que asisten pacientes con SMD en Uruguay en 2016 y 2019. (bvsalud.org)
  • La posibilidad de realizar paneles de secuenciación masiva se encuentra restringida a menos de 10% derivando la muestra al exterior, siendo mayor en 2019 en comparación a 2016. (bvsalud.org)
  • Existió un aumento en indicación de azacitidina en 2019 con respecto a 2016. (bvsalud.org)
  • The sponsor was involved in defining the initial research question but had no involvement in the study design, the extraction, analysis of data, the writing of the report, or the decision to submit the paper for publication. (bmj.com)
  • All authors contributed to the study design, analysis plan, and manuscript. (bmj.com)
  • Design Cross-sectional study. (bmj.com)
  • Design Cross-sectional whole body MRI data from the population-based Study of Health in Pomerania were analysed. (bmj.com)
  • Promising practices were identified across facility, clinical, and cross-cutting operational areas and related to 6 main themes: addressing health equity, leveraging partnerships, optimizing site design and flow, communicating through visual cues, using quick response codes, and prioritizing risk management and quality control. (cdc.gov)
  • This study describes the profile of people with ostomy and their caregivers who attend community pharmacies in Portugal. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Results 725 studies involving 156 634 patients met inclusion criteria. (bmj.com)
  • Many studies have focused on the characteristics of symptomatic patients with COVID-19 and clinical risk factors. (jmir.org)
  • This study surveyed 1694 patients between April 30 and May 13, 2020, about their work and living situations, income, behavior, sociodemographic characteristics, and prepandemic health characteristics. (jmir.org)
  • In this study, we aimed to (1) assess the dietary intake and health status of elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in primary care, (2) use a mobile app as a tool for data collection and analysis in the context of primary care, and (3) verify the perceptions of multidisciplinary health professionals regarding app use. (jmir.org)
  • Incident and long-term opioid therapy among patients with psychiatric conditions and medications: a national study of commercial health care claims. (ahrq.gov)
  • The most encouraging study result was that clinicians were generally already monitoring patients as recommended-in contrast to data from prior studies -and as a result, the reminders did not appreciably increase test ordering. (ahrq.gov)
  • This study aimed to gather information to advise the development of a cancer-specific meditation app in a small convenience sample of cancer patients and survivors who currently use the Calm app. (jmir.org)
  • Previous studies on the efficacy and safety of the CC method in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) reported a significant reduction in glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) levels. (bmj.com)
  • In cross-sectional studies, the two skin test products give similar results for most patients. (cdc.gov)
  • This study reports the prevalence of COVID-19 in an asymptomatic population of a hospital service area (HSA) and identifies factors that affect exposure to the virus. (jmir.org)
  • The aim of this study is to measure the prevalence of COVID-19 in an HSA, identify factors that may increase or decrease the risk of infection, and analyze factors that increase the number of daily contacts. (jmir.org)
  • This study sheds important insight on the implications of PTSD symptoms to women's cardiovascular and neurocognitive health. (medscape.com)
  • Association between depressive symptoms and metabolic syndrome in police officers: results from two cross-sectional studies. (cdc.gov)
  • The vulnerabilities of computerized physician order entry systems: a qualitative study. (ahrq.gov)
  • The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of such a DDL and to collect the opinions of healthcare professionals on the best way to provide them with information. (nih.gov)
  • In the same year, a study was conducted to assess the impact of this new legislation. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Objective: This study was carried out to identify sugar fermenting bacteria in the oral cavity and their antibiotic susceptibility pattern, assess the association with sugar fermenter bacteria and dental caries and evaluate dental caries outcomes among children. (bvsalud.org)
  • In controlled studies, the concordance between the two products is high (2). (cdc.gov)
  • 416 (57.4%) of the studies posted some results. (bmj.com)
  • Compared with studies without results, studies with any results were more likely to have hypotheses, include drug treatment conditions, and to have publications related to the study. (bmj.com)
  • The role of informal dimensions of safety in high-volume organisational routines: an ethnographic study of test results handling in UK general practice. (ahrq.gov)
  • Our findings suggest that it is feasible to use mHealth technologies to collect survey data among African Americans already enrolled in a longitudinal study. (jmir.org)
  • Study findings were used by MDH and the FDL Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to develop a public health action plan to prevent or reduce exposures to Great Lakes contaminants through targeted interventions. (cdc.gov)
  • These findings improve our understanding of the extent to which air quality alerts prompt people to take actions to protect their health amidst poor air quality. (cdc.gov)
  • Together, these findings reveal opportunities for improving awareness of air quality alerts among adults during periods of poor air quality. (cdc.gov)
  • This study aimed to (1) investigate the proportion of overall PA indicators that are explained by step-based metrics and (2) study step accumulation patterns relative to achievement of public health recommendations in children who are overweight and obese. (jmir.org)
  • This study aimed to determine the risk factors and in vitro antibiotic susceptibility patterns of bacterial pathogens associated with neonatal sepsis in Federal Medical Centre (FMC) and Turai Umaru Yar'adua Maternal and Children Hospital (TUYMCH), Katsina, Nigeria. (bvsalud.org)
  • In addition, JH-C initiated the study, obtained ethical approval, supervised the data extraction and is the study guarantor. (bmj.com)
  • The frequency of inappropriate nonformulary medication alert overrides in the inpatient setting. (ahrq.gov)
  • Among U.S. adults, air quality awareness increases with increasing days with alerts of unhealthy air. (cdc.gov)
  • This randomized controlled trial found that the appropriateness of alert overrides increased with implementation of a customized list of alert override reasons, compared with default options, in a CPOE system. (ahrq.gov)
  • Overrides of medication-related clinical decision support alerts in outpatients. (ahrq.gov)
  • Evaluation of medication-related clinical decision support alert overrides in the intensive care unit. (ahrq.gov)
  • Conclusions Required study registration does not always result in transparent outcome reporting. (bmj.com)
  • Conclusions This is the first population-based study delineating age-adjusted upper reference limits of CBD and PD on MRCP. (bmj.com)
  • Conclusions: Students have a good knowledge of the etiology of oral cancer and are apparently alert in their examinations. (bvsalud.org)
  • Recommendations to improve the usability of drug-drug interaction clinical decision support alerts. (ahrq.gov)
  • We examined characteristics of the transparent reporting of depression treatment studies registered in ClinicalTrials.gov. (bmj.com)
  • The effect of provider characteristics on the responses to medication-related decision support alerts. (ahrq.gov)
  • All data relevant to the study are included in the article or uploaded as online supplemental information. (bmj.com)
  • The purpose of this article is to review recent studies on examining sex differences in cognitive function in Alzheimer's disease. (medscape.com)
  • Although new approaches for data collection, such as mobile technology and teleresearch, have demonstrated new opportunities for the conduct of more timely and less costly surveys in community-based studies, literature on the feasibility of conducing cardiovascular disease research using mobile health (mHealth) platforms among middle-aged and older African Americans has been limited. (jmir.org)
  • Data were extracted regarding inclusion and exclusion criteria, publications related to the study and specification of hypotheses. (bmj.com)
  • Most studies had data that could have been analysed and reported. (bmj.com)
  • Contributors KBS had full access to all the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. (bmj.com)
  • Data include deidentified participant data in the form of answers to all used items and demographics questions used in the presented study. (bmj.com)
  • The data collection was conducted as part of the Hordaland Health Study (HUSK) 1997-99, which was a cross-sectional epidemiological study. (peerj.com)
  • Tiering drug-drug interaction alerts by severity increases compliance rates. (ahrq.gov)
  • Efficiency and thoroughness trade-offs in high-volume organisational routines: an ethnographic study of prescribing safety in primary care. (ahrq.gov)
  • Increased appropriateness of customized alert acknowledgement reasons for overridden medication alerts in a computerized provider order entry system. (ahrq.gov)
  • Information on self-reported health is important for health professionals, and the aim of this study was to examine associations between lifestyle factors and self-reported health and the mediating effect of disease in a Norwegian population. (peerj.com)
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  • However, the role of actual air quality, as indicated by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Air Quality Index, in the observed differences in awareness of air quality alerts and changes in behavior to reduce air pollution exposures remains unknown. (cdc.gov)
  • The MDH and the FDL Band of Lake Superior Chippewa collaborated on this descriptive cross-sectional, population-based study. (cdc.gov)
  • Conclusively, the accuracy of all three formulae was clinically unacceptable in our study population, suggesting the need for studies aimed at deriving more accurate formulae adapted for use in our context. (deepdyve.com)
  • This demonstrates the need to develop more clinically relevant reasons for overriding alerts in order to enhance the safety of medication prescribing. (ahrq.gov)
  • We evaluated associations between the number of days in the past year with Air Quality Index ≥101 and responses to survey questions about awareness of air quality alerts, perception of air quality, and changes in behavior to reduce air pollution exposure using logistic regression. (cdc.gov)
  • Approval for the study was obtained from the ethical committee of the Northwest Regional Delegation for Health, Cameroon, as well as from the administrative authorities of the various hospitals used as recruitment sites. (deepdyve.com)
  • As an example of the significance of self-reported health, Idler & Benyamini (1997) reported that it predicted mortality in almost all of the 27 community studies they included in their review, and this connection may be seen as well established. (peerj.com)
  • A clinical case of electronic health record drug alert fatigue: consequences for patient outcome. (ahrq.gov)
  • Impact of implementing alerts about medication black-box warnings in electronic health records. (ahrq.gov)
  • We conducted a cross-sectional study of Ontario residents who had a record of receipt of an influenza vaccine between October and March in the 2013/14 and 2015/16 influenza seasons in Ontario using health administrative databases. (cmajopen.ca)
  • The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) conducted a study of "shoreline anglers," defined as urban Michigan residents who fish from the riverbank, or shore, and who are at high risk of exposure to persistent toxic contaminants due to their regular consumption of locally caught fish from the Detroit River. (cdc.gov)
  • Researchers conducted a cross-sectional study of 274 women (mean age, 59 years) participating in the MsBrain study of menopause and brain health. (medscape.com)
  • The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health, the University of Pittsburgh Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and the University of Pittsburgh Small Molecule Biomarker Core. (medscape.com)
  • Meta-analytic evidence from large population studies derived from the United States, Europe, and Asia indicates that women are at significantly greater risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, though not other dementias [ 3 ] and this increased incidence is not due to women having a longer life-span. (medscape.com)
  • Setting: The study was conducted in five public schools from four of the seven district regions of the City of Johannesburg, Gauteng province. (bvsalud.org)
  • Computed Tomography (CT) Computed tomography (CT) is a type of medical imaging that combines a series of x-rays to create cross-sectional, detailed images of internal structures. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Improving acceptance of computerized prescribing alerts in ambulatory care. (ahrq.gov)
  • Impact of non-interruptive medication laboratory monitoring alerts in ambulatory care. (ahrq.gov)
  • Methodology: A total of 60 hospitalized neonates evaluated for neonatal sepsis at the special care baby units (SCBU) of the two healthcare facilities whose parents gave informed consent were enrolled for the study between July and December 2020. (bvsalud.org)
  • Information about local air quality is reported across the United States using air quality alerts such as the Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Quality Index. (cdc.gov)
  • However, the role of such alerts in raising awareness of air quality is unknown. (cdc.gov)
  • As part of the study, the women completed the PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version and underwent physical and neuropsychological testing, as well as carotid artery ultrasonography and brain MRI. (medscape.com)