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Promising peak flow diary compliance with an electronic peak flow meter and linked mobile smartphone app
(Nature Research (part of Springer Nature), 2020-05-08)
Peak expiratory flow (PEF) monitoring is recommended in the management of asthma. However, compliance is poor, and this is often attributed to the burden of measurement and recording. The Smart Peak Flow (SPF) device and ...
The NHS visitor and migrant cost recovery programme - a threat to health?
(BioMed Central, 2020-04-20)
BACKGROUND: In April 2014 the UK government launched the 'NHS Visitor and Migrant Cost Recovery Programme Implementation Plan' which set out a series of policy changes to recoup costs from 'chargeable' (largely non-UK born) ...
Randomised comparison of two household survey modules for measuring stillbirths and neonatal deaths in five countries: the Every Newborn-INDEPTH study.
(Elsevier, 2020-04-18)
BACKGROUND: An estimated 5·1 million stillbirths and neonatal deaths occur annually. Household surveys, most notably the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS), run in more than 90 countries and are the main data source from ...
Progress in using the electronic health record to improve primary care.
(Royal College of General Practitioners, 2020-03)
Improvement science has been transformed by the electronic health record (EHR) making it
possible to share data for patient and population benefit across primary and secondary care
organisations, with further linkage to ...
Facedown Positioning Following Surgery for Large Full-Thickness Macular Hole: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial.
(American Medical Association, 2020-05-07)
Importance: The value of facedown positioning following surgery for large full-thickness macular holes is unknown. Objective: To determine whether advice to position facedown postoperatively improves the outcome for large ...
Informal payments for inpatient health care in post-health transformation plan period: evidence from Iran
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020-04-20)
Background: In 2014, a revision of the national medical tariffs for inpatient health care services took place in Iran,
and a new hotline was set up to report informal payments. It was expected that such measures would ...
Health impact of the Anthropocene: The complex relationship between gut microbiota, epigenetics, and human health, using obesity as an example
(Cambridge University Press, 2020-04-20)
© 2020 The Author(s). The growing prevalence of obesity worldwide poses a public health challenge in the current geological epoch, the Anthropocene. Global changes caused by urbanisation, loss of biodiversity, industrialisation, ...
Women health: Psychological and most prominent somatic problems in 3-year follow-up in Bosnian refugees.
(2020-11-12)
BACKGROUND: Little is known about gender differences among people exposed to war related trauma. Aim of this study is to explore gender differences in health status and comorbidity of mental and physical disorders in a ...
Medical and Surgical Treatment of Reproductive Outcomes in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Overview of Systematic Reviews.
(2020-01)
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common, complex condition that affects up to 18% of reproductiveaged women, causing reproductive, metabolic and psychological dysfunctions. We performed an overview and appraisal of ...
Assessment of the validity of the measurement of newborn and maternal health-care coverage in hospitals (EN-BIRTH): an observational study.
(Elsevier, 2020-12-14)
BACKGROUND: Progress in reducing maternal and neonatal deaths and stillbirths is impeded by data gaps, especially regarding coverage and quality of care in hospitals. We aimed to assess the validity of indicators of maternal ...