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High prevalence of sleep and mood disorders in dry eye patients: survey of 1,000 eye clinic visitors

open access: yesNeuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2015
Purpose We aimed to explore the prevalence of probable sleep and mood disorders in eye clinic visitors. Methods This was a cross-sectional study. The participants were outpatients at six eye clinics from January through March, 2014.
M. Ayaki   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Next‐generation proteomics improves lung cancer risk prediction

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This is one of very few studies that used prediagnostic blood samples from participants of two large population‐based cohorts. We identified, evaluated, and validated an innovative protein marker model that outperformed an established risk prediction model and criteria employed by low‐dose computed tomography in lung cancer screening trials.
Megha Bhardwaj   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of a social norms approach on reducing levels of misperceptions around smokefree hospital entrances amongst patients, staff, and visitors of a NHS hospital: a repeated cross-sectional survey study

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2018
Background Smoking is a cause of avoidable morbidity and mortality. In the United Kingdom (UK) the national smoking ban inside hospital buildings is widely adhered to.
Scott Crosby   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

"Language at Work: Analysing Language Use in Work, Education, Medical and Museum Contexts", Edited by Helen de Silva Joyce Newcastle upon Tyne, Cambridge Scholar Publishing, 2016, pp. 277 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The reviewed volume "Language at Work" explores the language used in a variety of workplace contexts ranging from call centres through secondary schools and hospitals to museums.
Castello, Erik
core  

Patient choice in the NHS: How critical are facilities services in influencing patient choice? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Purpose – From December 2005, patients in the UK needing an operation will be offered a choice of four or five. These could be NHS trusts, foundation trusts, treatment centres, private hospitals or practitioners with a special interest operating within ...
May, D., Miller, L.
core   +1 more source

Circular RNA expression landscapes in myelodysplastic neoplasms: Associations with mutational signatures and disease progression

open access: yesMolecular Oncology, EarlyView.
In this explorative study, the abundance of circular RNA molecules in bone marrow stem cells was found to be elevated in patients with high‐risk myelodysplastic neoplasms, and to be associated with an increased risk of progression to acute myeloid leukemia.
Eileen Wedge   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nosocomial infections in a Surgical Floor of the General Ba’qubah Hospital; Iraq

open access: yesمجلة كلية الطب, 2016
Background: Prevention against nosocomial infection is an important issue of health care field and considered a challenge of patients’ since it reflects its effect on their quality of life.
Mohammed A. Al-Kharkhi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The use of a closed-circuit hospital television channel to promote health: the reach and appeal of RPAtv to patients and visitors [PDF]

open access: yesAustralian Health Review, 2007
Closed-circuit television has the potential to promote health in hospitals, as a significant number of patients watch large amounts of television (TV) during their stays. This project sought to investigate the potential of a dedicated hospital TV channel to communicate health messages in an entertaining way by assessing the reach and appeal of a closed-
Neil, Orr   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Evaluating Mobile Device Cleaning Policies in the NHS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Introduction The use of mobile devices within healthcare settings by staff, patients and visitors is widespread and growing. DoH guidance states that patients should be allowed the widest possible use of mobile phones.
Humphreys, Paul   +2 more
core  

Re‐Awakening Public Attention to the Silent Pandemic of Cancer Among Older Adults in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

open access: yesAging and Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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