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View article: Where Is Leisure When Death Is Present?
Where Is Leisure When Death Is Present? Open
For many, the COVID-19 pandemic is the overwhelming, ever-present reality of dying—of loved ones, close family members, dear friends, colleagues, or patients. Fear, avoidance of or lack of time for essential conversations, physical separat…
View article: Electronically delivered interventions to reduce antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infections in primary care: cluster RCT using electronic health records and cohort study
Electronically delivered interventions to reduce antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infections in primary care: cluster RCT using electronic health records and cohort study Open
Background Unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics in primary care is contributing to the emergence of antimicrobial drug resistance. Objectives To develop and evaluate a multicomponent intervention for antimicrobial stewardship in primary …
View article: Effectiveness and safety of electronically delivered prescribing feedback and decision support on antibiotic use for respiratory illness in primary care: REDUCE cluster randomised trial
Effectiveness and safety of electronically delivered prescribing feedback and decision support on antibiotic use for respiratory illness in primary care: REDUCE cluster randomised trial Open
Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness and safety at population scale of electronically delivered prescribing feedback and decision support interventions at reducing antibiotic prescribing for self limiting respiratory tract infections. …
View article: Corrigendum: PRImary care Streptococcal Management (PRISM) study: in vitro study, diagnostic cohorts and a pragmatic adaptive randomised controlled trial with nested qualitative study and cost-effectiveness study
Corrigendum: PRImary care Streptococcal Management (PRISM) study: in vitro study, diagnostic cohorts and a pragmatic adaptive randomised controlled trial with nested qualitative study and cost-effectiveness study Open
The text in Chapter 4, Results, Main findings, Complications has been replaced with the following text [these data do not alter the economic modelling (which was based on the correct data), nor the inferences from the trial that the FeverP…
View article: Automated recruitment and randomisation for an efficient randomised controlled trial in primary care
Automated recruitment and randomisation for an efficient randomised controlled trial in primary care Open
View article: ’Well, it literally stops me from having a life when it’s really bad': a nested qualitative interview study of patient views on the use of self-management treatments for the management of recurrent sinusitis (SNIFS trial)
’Well, it literally stops me from having a life when it’s really bad': a nested qualitative interview study of patient views on the use of self-management treatments for the management of recurrent sinusitis (SNIFS trial) Open
Objective To explore the experience and perceptions of illness, the decision to consult a general practitioner and the use of self-management approaches for chronic or recurrent sinusitis. Design Qualitative semistructured interview study.…
View article: Multiple health behaviour change interventions for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in primary care: systematic review and meta-analysis
Multiple health behaviour change interventions for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in primary care: systematic review and meta-analysis Open
Background It is uncertain whether multiple health behaviour change (MHBC) interventions are effective for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in primary care. A systematic review and a meta-analysis were performed to ev…
View article: Cardiovascular risk at health checks performed opportunistically or following an invitation letter. Cohort study
Cardiovascular risk at health checks performed opportunistically or following an invitation letter. Cohort study Open
Respondents at health checks performed opportunistically are at higher risk of cardiovascular disease than those participating in response to a standard invitation letter, potentially reducing the effect of uptake inequalities.
View article: Enhanced invitation methods and uptake of health checks in primary care: randomised controlled trial and cohort study using electronic health records
Enhanced invitation methods and uptake of health checks in primary care: randomised controlled trial and cohort study using electronic health records Open
Background A national programme of health checks to identify risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is being rolled out but is encountering difficulties because of low uptake. Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of an enhanced invitation…
View article: Electronically delivered, multicomponent intervention to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infections in primary care: a cluster randomised trial using electronic health records—REDUCE Trial study original protocol
Electronically delivered, multicomponent intervention to reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infections in primary care: a cluster randomised trial using electronic health records—REDUCE Trial study original protocol Open
Introduction Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) account for about 60% of antibiotics prescribed in primary care. This study aims to test the effectiveness, in a cluster randomised controlled trial, of electronically delivered, multicompon…
View article: Primary care randomised controlled trial of a tailored interactive website for the self-management of respiratory infections (Internet Doctor)
Primary care randomised controlled trial of a tailored interactive website for the self-management of respiratory infections (Internet Doctor) Open
Objective To assess an internet-delivered intervention providing advice to manage respiratory tract infections (RTIs). Design Open pragmatic parallel group randomised controlled trial. Setting Primary care in UK. Participants Adults (aged …
View article: Antimicrobial use in children at a tertiary teaching hospital in New Zealand
Antimicrobial use in children at a tertiary teaching hospital in New Zealand Open
Background: Antimicrobials are one of the most common medicines prescribed for children. We aimed to describe the antimicrobial utilization in paediatric wards of a general teaching hospital and to assess the compliance of this pattern usi…
View article: Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for schizophrenia
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for schizophrenia Open
Based on this review, there is insufficient evidence to support or refute the use of TMS to treat symptoms of schizophrenia. Although some evidence suggests that TMS, and in particular temporoparietal TMS, may improve certain symptoms (suc…