Delivering safe and effective test-result communication, management and follow-up: a mixed-methods study protocolBMJ Open - Tập 8 Số 2 - Trang e020235 - 2018
Maria R. Dahm, Andrew Georgiou, Johanna Westbrook, David Greenfield, Andrea R. Horvath, Denis Wakefield, Ling Li, Ken Hillman, Patrick Bolton, Anthony Scott Brown, Graham Jones, Robert Herkes, Robert Lindeman, Michael Legg, Meredith Makeham, Daniel Moses, Dauda Badmus, Craig Campbell, Rae‐Anne Hardie, Julie Li, Euan J. McCaughey, Gorkem Sezgin, Judith Thomas, Nasir Wabe
IntroductionThe failure to follow-up pathology and medical imaging test results poses patient-safety risks which threaten the effectiveness, quality and safety of patient care. The objective of this project is to: (1) improve the effectiveness and safety of test-result management through the establishment of clear governance processes of communication, re...... hiện toàn bộ
Evaluation of guidelines on the screening and diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus: systematic reviewBMJ Open - Tập 9 Số 5 - Trang e023014 - 2019
Lizhen Liao, Yun Xu, Xiaodong Zhuang, Hong Shu-bin, Zilian Wang, Dobs Adrian Sandra, Bin Liu
ObjectiveGuidelines for screening and diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have been updated in the past several years, and various inconsistencies exist across these guidelines. Moreover, the quality of these updated guidelines has not been clarified. We thus conducted this systematic review to evaluate the relationship between the quality an...... hiện toàn bộ
Cohort profile: Study of Transition, Outcomes and Gender (STRONG) to assess health status of transgender peopleBMJ Open - Tập 7 Số 12 - Trang e018121 - 2017
Virginia P. Quinn, Rebecca Nash, Enid M. Hunkeler, Richard Contreras, Lee Cromwell, Tracy A. Becerra-Culqui, Darios Getahun, Shawn V. Giammattei, Timothy L. Lash, Andrea Millman, Brandi Robinson, Douglas Roblin, Michael J. Silverberg, Jennifer Slovis, Vin Tangpricha, Dennis Tolsma, Cadence Valentine, Kevin C. Ward, Savannah Winter, Michael Goodman
PurposeThe Study of Transition, Outcomes and Gender (STRONG) was initiated to assess the health status of transgender people in general and following gender-affirming treatments at Kaiser Permanente health plans in Georgia, Northern California and Southern California. The objectives of this communication are to describe methods of cohort ascertainment and...... hiện toàn bộ
Feasibility of nephrinuria as a screening tool for the risk of pre-eclampsia: prospective observational studyBMJ Open - Tập 6 Số 8 - Trang e011229 - 2016
Tianyue Zhai, Itsuko Furuta, Rina Akaishi, K. Kawabata, Kentaro Chiba, Takeshi Umazume, Satoshi Ishikawa, Takahiro Yamada, Mamoru Morikawa, Hisanori Minakami
ObjectivesTo investigate the possibility of nephrinuria as a screening tool for the risk of pre-eclampsia (PE).DesignProspective observational study.SettingA single university hospital. Changes in urinary nephrin:creatinine ratio (...... hiện toàn bộ
Risk assessment and suicide by patients with schizophrenia in secondary mental healthcare: a case–control studyBMJ Open - Tập 6 Số 9 - Trang e011929 - 2016
Javier-David López-Moríñigo, Rosa Ayesa‐Arriola, Beatriz Torres-Romano, Andrea Fernandes, Hitesh Shetty, Matthew Broadbent, Maria-Encarnacion Dominguez-Ballesteros, Robert Stewart, Anthony S. David, Rina Dutta
ObjectivesTo investigate the role of risk assessment in predicting suicide in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSDs) receiving secondary mental healthcare. We postulated that risk assessment plays a limited role in predicting suicide in these patients.DesignRetrospective case–co...... hiện toàn bộ
Risk of pneumonia in patients with isolated minor rib fractures: a nationwide cohort studyBMJ Open - Tập 7 Số 1 - Trang e013029 - 2017
Sai‐Wai Ho, Ying‐Hock Teng, Shun‐Fa Yang, Han‐Wei Yeh, Yu‐Hsun Wang, Ming‐Chih Chou, Chao‐Bin Yeh
ObjectivesIsolated minor rib fractures (IMRFs) after blunt chest traumas are commonly observed in emergency departments. However, the relationship between IMRFs and subsequent pneumonia remains controversial. This nationwide cohort study investigated the association between IMRFs and the risk of pneumonia in patients with blunt chest traumas.... hiện toàn bộ
Cohort study of early literacy and childbearing over the reproductive lifecourseBMJ Open - Tập 6 Số 12 - Trang e013522 - 2016
J Seymour, Rosemary Frasso, Frances S. Shofer, Ian M. Bennett
IntroductionLiteracy is linked to a range of health outcomes, but its association with reproductive health in high-income countries is not well understood. We assessed the relationship between early-life literacy and childbearing across the reproductive lifecourse in the USA.Study designA pros...... hiện toàn bộ