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Efficacy of tegileridine combined with intercostal nerve block for postoperative analgesia following thoracoscopic pulmonary resection: a study protocol for a rand…

Background Patients undergoing thoracoscopic pulmonary resection are prone to moderate-to-severe acute postoperative pain, ...
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Psychosocial factors associated with non-suicidal self-injury in Iranian adolescents and young adults: a scoping review protocol

Introduction Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is defined as the deliberate harm to one’s body without suicidal intent. Although individuals engaging in NSSI do not intend to die, repetitive self-injury ...
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Daycare attendance and respiratory tract infections: a prospective birth cohort study

1 Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland 2 Turku Institute for Child and Youth Research, University of Turku, Turku, Finland Objective We explored ...
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Factors associated with high-cost patients with first-episode psychosis: a retrospective study of direct healthcare costs using US private-payer claims data

Background Understanding drivers of high healthcare utilisation costs among individuals experiencing first-episode psychosis ...
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Registered nurse, healthcare support worker, medical staffing levels and mortality in English hospital trusts: a cross-sectional study

Objectives To examine associations between mortality and registered nurse (RN) staffing in English hospital trusts taking account of medical and healthcare support worker (HCSW) staffing. Setting ...
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TIPS (Trans-Tasman Internet-delivered Prevention of (youth) Suicide) study: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of mobile health interventions (four apps) to help young ...

Introduction Suicidal ideation is common in young people and increases the risk of suicide. Effective interventions that are relevant and accessible to young people, so-called digital natives, are ...
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Prevalence and correlates of anxiety and depression among LGBT individuals in Nepal: a cross-sectional study

Objectives Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals have faced marginalisation and discrimination despite ...
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Development of a tic service model for children and young people in England: a Delphi study

Objectives To develop an evidence-based, consensus-driven service model for the identification, assessment and treatment of tic disorders in children and young people (CYP) in England, addressing the ...
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A systematic review of evidence on the links between patient experience and clinical safety and effectiveness

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 ...
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Physical and mental health of ethnic minority service personnel in the UK Armed Forces: a retrospective pooled cross-sectional analysis

Objectives To assess physical and mental symptoms by ethnicity of a UK Armed Forces cohort. Design A retrospective, pooled ...
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The Nordic Patient Experiences Questionnaire (NORPEQ): cross-national comparison of data quality, internal consistency and validity in four Nordic countries

Objectives To evaluate the Nordic Patient Experiences Questionnaire (NORPEQ) for data quality, reliability and validity following surveys of patients in Finland, Norway, Sweden and the Faroe Islands.
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Health economic burden that wounds impose on the National Health Service in the UK

Objective To estimate the prevalence of wounds managed by the UK's National Health Service (NHS) in 2012/2013 and the annual levels of healthcare resource use attributable to their management and ...