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Patient experience of home and waiting room blood pressure measurement: a qualitative study of patients with recently diagnosed hypertension
(2018-12)
Background Out-of-office blood pressure (BP) measurement is advocated to confirm hypertension diagnosis. However, little is known about how primary care patients view and use such measurement.
Aim To investigate patient ...
Defining the relationship between arm and leg blood pressure readings: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(2019-04)
Objectives: To define the relationship between arm and leg blood pressure (BP) to inform the interpretation of leg BP readings in routine clinical practice where arm readings are not available. Methods: Systematic review ...
Characterizing the Digital Health Citizen: Mixed-Methods Study Deriving a New Typology
(2019-03)
Background: A key challenge for health systems harnessing digital tools and services is that of digital inclusion. Typically, digital inequalities are conceptualized in relation to unequal access or usage. However, these ...
In Vivo Availability of Cannabinoid 1 Receptor Levels in Patients With First-Episode Psychosis
(2019-07)
Importance: Experimental and epidemiological studies implicate the cannabinoid 1 receptor (CB1R) in the pathophysiology of psychosis. However, whether CB1R levels are altered in the early stages of psychosis and whether ...
Learning to optimize perceptual decisions through suppressive interactions in the human brain
(2019-01)
Translating noisy sensory signals to perceptual decisions is critical for successful interactions in complex environments. Learning is known to improve perceptual judgments by filtering external noise and task-irrelevant ...
Diagnosis Across the Spectrum of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Corticobasal Syndrome
(2019-12)
IMPORTANCE: Atypical parkinsonian syndromes (APS), including progressive supranuclear
palsy (PSP), corticobasal syndrome (CBS), and multiple system atrophy (MSA), may be
difficult to distinguish in early stages and are ...
Associations between modifiable risk factors and white matter of the aging brain: insights from diffusion tensor imaging studies
(2019-08)
There is increasing interest in factors that may modulate white matter (WM) breakdown and, consequentially, age-related cognitive and behavioral deficits. Recent diffusion tensor imaging studies have examined the relationship ...
Does cranberry extract reduce antibiotic use for symptoms of acute uncomplicated urinary tract infections (CUTI)? Protocol for a feasibility study
(2019-12)
Consultations in primary care for symptoms of urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common and patients are frequently treated with antibiotics. Given increasing antimicrobial resistance, there has been interest in non-antibiotic ...
Variation in spend on young mental health across Clinical Commissioning Groups in England: a cross-sectional observational study
(2019-08)
Objectives To investigate whether the rate of spend
on child and adolescent mental health is influenced
by demand for other competing services in local
commissioning decisions.
Design Analysis of spend data by Clinical ...
Experiences of Reframing during Self-Directed Weight Loss and Weight Loss Maintenance: Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies
(2018-06)
Background: Reframing means changing the way that a person thinks or feels
about a weight loss attempt or weight loss maintenance to enhance its experience
or facilitate its success. Although participants have described ...