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The impact of residential status on cognitive decline among older adults in C...
Abstract Background Residential status has been linked to numerous determinants of health and well-being. However, the influence of residential status on cognitive decline... -
The efficacy of varenicline in achieving abstinence among waterpipe tobacco s...
Abstract Background Waterpipe tobacco smoking has increased among youth across the globe including in the US, and it continues as a common and traditional form of smoking... -
Gender-specific determinants of asthma among U.S. adults
Abstract Background Asthma, a chronic respiratory disease affecting over 18.7 million American adults, has marked disparities by gender, race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status.... -
Informing tobacco control policy in Jordan: assessing the effectiveness of pi...
Abstract Background Pictorial warning labels (PWLs) deter initiation and motivate quitting. Assessing PWLs is important to track effectiveness and wear out. Jordan introduced an... -
The effect of white coats and gender on medical students’ perceptions of phys...
Abstract Background Despite the fact that medical schools spend a considerable effort to rate clinical instructors, there is limited evidence regarding the effect of physical... -
Clinical, behavioural and pharmacogenomic factors influencing the response to...
Abstract Background Suboptimal thyroid hormone therapy including under-replacement and over-replacement is common amongst patients with hypothyroidism. This is a significant... -
Factors influencing the practice of exclusive breastfeeding among nursing mot...
Abstract Background Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is one of the optimal infant and young child feeding practices. Globally, <40% of infants under 6 months of age are... -
The effect of a national web course "Help-Brain-Heart" as a supplemental lear...
Abstract Background The effectiveness of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) learning methods is unclear. Our aim was to evaluate whether a web course before CPR training,... -
The effect of effort-reward imbalance on the health of childcare workers in H...
Abstract Background The prevalence of effort-reward imbalance (ERI) among qualified childcare workers in Germany is currently estimated at around 65%. High rates of burnout and... -
Facilitators of high-quality teaching in medical school: findings from a nati...
Abstract Background Clinical teachers in medical schools are faced with the challenging task of delivering high-quality patient care, producing high-impact research and... -
Avian influenza A/H7N9 risk perception, information trust and adoption of pro...
Abstract Background Poultry farmers are at high-risk from avian influenza A/H7N9 infection due to sustained occupational exposures to live poultry. This study examined factors... -
Protocol for a systematic review of N-of-1 trial protocol guidelines and prot...
Abstract Background N-of-1 trials are multiple cross-over trials done in individual participants, generating individual treatment effect information. While reporting guidelines... -
Correlates of employment status in individuals with asthma: a cross-sectional...
Abstract Background This study aims to elucidate factors that among adults with asthma are associated with working full-time. Methods This cross-sectional survey of 2613... -
Factors associated with medication amounts considered excessive among univers...
Abstract Background Better insight and knowledge on factors associated with perception of medication numbers and amounts would contribute greatly to our current understanding of... -
Occupational stress among Swedish audiologists in clinical practice: Reasons ...
Objective: The present study reports on the application of a Swedish translation of the audiologist occupational stress questionnaire (AOSQ) on audiologists working in Sweden.... -
Non-associative versus associative learning by foraging predatory mites
Abstract Background Learning processes can be broadly categorized into associative and non-associative. Associative learning occurs through the pairing of two previously... -
Immediate versus delayed surgery for hip fractures in the elderly patients: a...
Abstract Background Hip fractures are a major public health problem in elderly populations and are accompanied by high-mortality rates. Whether timing of surgery has an impact... -
Accurate and equitable medical genomic analysis requires an understanding of ...
Abstract In a recent study, Petrovski and Goldstein reported that (non-Finnish) Europeans have significantly fewer nonsynonymous singletons in Online Mendelian Inheritance in... -
Predictors of activity involvement in dementia care homes: a cross-sectional ...
Abstract Background Despite the finding that involvement in activities is one of the most important needs of residents with dementia living in care homes, care facilities... -
Stress ulcer prophylaxis versus placebo or no prophylaxis in adult hospitalis...
Abstract Background Stress ulcer prophylaxis is considered standard of care in many critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). However, the quality of evidence...
