1 School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, Campbelltown Campus, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia 2 School of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, ...

Objectives Frailty is typically assessed in older populations. Identifying frailty in adults aged under 60 years may also have value, if it supports the delivery of timely care. We sought to identify ...

Objective Monitoring inequality in healthcare utilisation is essential to reduce persistent inequalities in health in lower-middle income countries. This study aimed to assess socioeconomic ...

Introduction Paradoxical intention (PI) is an insomnia treatment developed in the 1970s, which instructs patients to gently attempt to remain awake while in bed at night with the lights off. Previous ...

Cohort profile: Cohort profile: Understanding the influence of early life environments and health and social service system contacts over time and across generations through the Western Australian ...

Introduction Patients presenting to emergency departments (EDs) with epistaxis uncontrolled by subsequent simple first aid measures or application of topical vasoconstrictors will typically undergo ...

Objectives The purpose of this review is to summarise the evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies that objectively measure daily steps and health outcomes. Design ...

Objectives To provide a comprehensive synthesis of informal caregivers’ experiences of caring for a significant other following discharge from cardiac surgery. Design Systematic integrated review ...

Objectives The Three Delays Model has been commonly used to understand and prevent maternal mortality but has not been systematically applied to emergency medical conditions more generally. The ...

Introduction Breastfeeding provides various health benefits to both mothers and infants. Despite the efforts that have been made, breastfeeding rates remain lower than recommended worldwide.

3 FHNW School of Applied Psychology, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Olten, Switzerland Objectives To investigate the relationship between teamwork and clinical ...

Objectives In the context of limited evidence on statin use in primary cardiovascular prevention in older adults, we assessed physician perspectives on decision-making about statin continuation or ...