Objectives To characterise the aetiological spectrum of thoracic granulomatous diseases and identify diagnostic features that facilitate differentiation among causes. Design Retrospective multicentre ...

Introduction Systematic reviews (SRs) on the management of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) have predominantly focused on evaluating the effectiveness of various treatments, identifying those that ...

Introduction The mental health first aid (MHFA) training is an evidence-based programme that is known to improve undergraduate students’ attitudes towards mental illness and confidence in helping ...

Objectives Disease activity assessment is important for Crohn’s disease (CD) management, since it involves the initial and subsequent therapeutic schedule. The purpose of this study is to identify a ...

Introduction Body image disturbance (BID) is a complex construct that includes cognitive-affective, perceptual and behavioural characteristics, influencing how people perceive and feel about their ...

Objectives To identify what changes in the prescribing of isotretinoin have occurred since funded prescriber access was widened in 2009 from ‘dermatologist only’ prescribing to include ‘general ...

Objectives Assess the impact of text-based electronic notifications on improving clinic attendance, in relation to study quality (according to risk of bias), and to assess simple ways in which ...

Objective In China, a large number of health-related short videos are posted on video platforms, including educational videos ...

Introduction People of South Asian, African-Caribbean and Irish ethnicity are known to have worse cardiovascular outcomes than those from the white British group. While the reasons underpinning this ...

Objectives The UK faces major problems in retaining general practitioners (GPs). Scotland introduced a new GP contract in April 2018, intended to better support GPs. This study compares the career ...

Objective To develop and validate a new scale to assess treatment burden (the effort of looking after one’s health) for patients with multimorbidity. Design Mixed-methods. Setting UK primary care.

Introduction Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 1 in 10 people worldwide and can progress towards kidney failure, which is ...