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A systematic review of presumed consent systems for deceased organ donation

Health Technology Assessment, 2009
Objectives: To examine the impact of presumed consent legislation on organ donation and to review data on attitudes to presumed consent among the public, professionals and any other stakeholders. Data sources: Eight electronic databases (MEDLINE, MEDLINE
A Rithalia, C McDaid, S Suekarran, G Norman, L Myers, A Sowden   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conducting a pilot randomized controlled trial of community-based mindfulness-based stress reduction versus usual care for moderate-to-severe migraine: protocol for the Mindfulness and Migraine Study (M&M)

Trials, 2019
Background Migraine is one of the most common neurological disorders in clinical practice and is a substantial cause of disability worldwide.
Alice Pressman, Heather Law, Robert Stahl, Alex Scott, Alice Jacobson, Lisa Dean, Sylvia Sudat, Angelica Obillo, Andrew Avins   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regulating and inspecting integrated health and social care in the UK: Scoping the literature

Health Services and Delivery Research, 2020
Background: The integration of care, particularly across the health and social care sectors, has been a long-standing policy objective in the UK. We sought to scope the evidence related to the regulation and inspection of integrated care.
Mark Rodgers, Gary Raine, Melissa Harden, Alison Eastwood   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimating interactions in individual participant data meta-analysis: a comparison of methods in practice

Systematic Reviews, 2022
Medical interventions may be more effective in some types of individuals than others and identifying characteristics that modify the effectiveness of an intervention is a cornerstone of precision or stratified medicine.
Ruth Walker, Lesley Stewart, Mark Simmonds   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fiber Based Multiple-Access Optical Frequency Dissemination [PDF]

, 2013
We demonstrate a fiber based multiple-access optical frequency dissemination scheme. Without using any additional laser sources, we reproduce the stable disseminated frequency at an arbitrary point of fiber link. Relative frequency stability of 3E10^{-16}
Bai, Y., Gao, C., Miao, J., Wang, B., Wang, L. J., Zhu, X.   +5 more
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Advance care planning for adults with a progressive condition approaching end of life or loss of mental capacity: a systematic mapping review of the evidence

Health Services and Delivery Research, 2020
Background: Advance care planning (ACP) can be defined as a voluntary process of discussion about future care between an individual and their care providers, irrespective of discipline. An ACP discussion might include an individual’s concerns and wishes,
Sian Thomas, Lindsay Claxton, Kath Wright, Alison Eastwood   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Scientists who engage with society perform better academically [PDF]

, 2008
Most scientific institutions acknowledge the importance of opening the so-called 'ivory tower' of academic research through popularization, industrial collaboration or teaching.
Croissant, Yves, Jensen, Pablo, Kreimer, Pablo, Rouquier, Jean-Baptiste   +3 more
core   +6 more sources

Paracetamol and selective and non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for the reduction of morphine-related side effects after major surgery: a systematic review

Health Technology Assessment, 2010
Objectives: To determine which class of non-opioid analgesics – paracetamol (acetaminophen), NSAIDs or COX-2 inhibitors – is the most effective at reducing morphine consumption and associated adverse effects when used as part of multimodal analgesia ...
Catriona McDaid, Emma Maund, Stephen Rice, Kath Wright, Brian Jenkins, Nerys Woolacott   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pornography use and sexting amongst children and young people: a systematic overview of reviews

Systematic Reviews, 2020
Background Young people’s use of pornography and participation in sexting are commonly viewed as harmful behaviours. This paper reports findings from a ‘review of reviews’, which aimed to systematically identify and synthesise the evidence on pornography
Gary Raine, Claire Khouja, Rachel Scott, Kath Wright, Amanda J. Sowden   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ablative and non-surgical therapies for early and very early hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Health Technology Assessment, 2023
Background A wide range of ablative and non-surgical therapies are available for treating small hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with very early or early-stage disease and preserved liver function. Objective To review and compare the effectiveness of
Ros Wade, Emily South, Sumayya Anwer, Sahar Sharif-Hurst, Melissa Harden, Helen Fulbright, Robert Hodgson, Sofia Dias, Mark Simmonds, Ian Rowe, Patricia Thornton, Alison Eastwood   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source