Introduction Patients with ischaemic mitral regurgitation (MR) have markedly increased cardiovascular mortality compared with those with primary MR. The sex-based prognosis of patients with ischaemic ...

Introduction Emicizumab effectively prevents bleeding in people with haemophilia A (PwHA), but is a burden for national healthcare budgets and consequently may limit access. According to the drug ...

Introduction Deep learning techniques are gaining momentum in medical research. Evidence shows that deep learning has advantages over humans in image identification and classification, such as facial ...

Objectives To explore the chained mediating role of self-efficacy and e-health literacy in the association between social support and technophobia in older adults in urban communities. Design A ...

Objective The attrition of medical students is an incredibly important problem feeding into healthcare workforce issues. This study seeks to explore the relationships between various mental health ...

Introduction Neck pain (NP) is a common musculoskeletal complaint and is increasing in prevalence. Current clinical practice guidelines and systematic reviews recommended conservative, pharmacological ...

6 South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK Introduction Self-harm and suicide are major public health concerns among children and adolescents. Many risk and protective factors for ...

Objectives In Japan, frailty is a major risk factor for requiring long-term care, especially among older adults aged 75 years or older (ie, late-stage older adults). Both physical and social factors ...

Introduction The Pain in Older People with Frailty Study is a mixed-method, co-design study, which aims to develop the content, implementation strategies, service and professional guidance to support ...

1 NIHR CLAHRC for North West London, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK 2 Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK Setting A wide range ...

Introduction Many people living with dementia experience sleep disturbance and there are no known effective treatments. Non-pharmacological treatment options should be the first-line sleep management.