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Prevalence and Nature of Medication Errors in Children and Older Patients in Primary Care
(2016-05-09)Abstract AIM: To conduct a systematic literature review on the existing literature on the prevalence of medication errors across the medicines management system in primary care; To explore the systems of error management ... -
The prevalence and nature of prescribing and monitoring errors in English general practice : a retrospective case note review
(2013-08)Objective To determine the prevalence and nature of prescribing and monitoring errors in general practices in the England. Design Retrospective case note review of unique medication items prescribed over a 12 month period ... -
Prevalence and outcomes of chronic liver disease in patients receiving dialysis: systematic review and meta-analysis
(2021-11-18)Background Patients receiving dialysis for end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) commonly co-exhibit risk factors for hepatic impairment. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to quantify the co-existence of chronic ... -
Prevalence and Predictors of Potentially Inappropriate Medications Among Patients Aged ≥65 Years on Hospital Admissions in Kuwait
(2022-07-06)Background: Potentially inappropriate medications are major health concerns for patients aged ≥65 years. To investigate the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications, Beer's criteria can be used. We estimated the ... -
Prevalence and Social Inequality in Youth Loneliness in the UK
(2021-10-03)Using data from the English arm of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, we examined the prevalence of loneliness for school-aged adolescents and how it is linked to social inequalities. The HBSC study ... -
Prevalence of drug-herb and drug-supplement interactions in older adults : A cross-sectional survey
(2018-10)Background Polypharmacy is common among older adults, with increasing numbers also using prescription drugs with herbal medicinal products (HMPs) and dietary supplements. There is no reliable evidence from the UK on ... -
Prevalence of emergency contraceptive pill use among Spanish adolescent girls and their family and psychological profiles
(2018-05-16)Background:Adolescent girls’ family context and psychological characteristics play important roles in their sexual behavior, including the use of the emergency contraceptive pill (ECP). This study aims to (1) determine the ... -
Prevalence of frailty and cognitive impairment in older transplant candidates - a preview to the Kidney Transplantation in Older People (KTOP): impact of frailty on outcomes study
(2022-08-13)Abstract: Background: Kidney transplantation in older people has increased, however older transplant recipients experience mixed outcomes that invariably impacts on their quality of life. The increased vulnerability of ... -
Prevalence of haptic feedback in robot-mediated surgery : a systematic review of literature
(2017-12-01)With the successful uptake and inclusion of robotic systems in minimally invasive surgery and with the increasing application of robotic surgery (RS) in numerous surgical specialities worldwide, there is now a need to ... -
Prevalence of medication adherence and its associated factors among community-dwelling Chinese older adults in Hong Kong
(2015-06-01)AIM: The aim of present study was to describe the prevalence of medication adherence, and to examine its risk factors among Chinese community-dwelling older adults with chronic diseases. METHODS: Secondary analysis was ... -
The prevalence of neovascularity in patients clinically diagnosed with rotator cuff tendinopathy
(2009)Background: Shoulder dysfunction is common and pathology of the rotator cuff tendons and subacromial bursa are considered to be a major cause of pain and morbidity. Although many hypotheses exist there is no definitive ... -
Prevalence of obesity in Great Britain
(2005)Since 1980 the prevalence of obesity in Great Britain in adults has almost trebled. Latest figures show that 23% of men and 25% of women were obese in 2002. In children, obesity prevalence is lower but the increase in the ... -
Prevalence of obstructive coronary artery disease and prognosis in patients with stable symptoms and a zero-coronary calcium score
(2017-08-01)Aims: CT calcium scoring (CTCS) and CT cardiac angiography (CTCA) are widely used in patients with stable chest pain to exclude significant coronary artery disease (CAD). We aimed to resolve uncertainty about the prevalence ... -
Prevalence of Thrombotic Complications in ICU-Treated Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Detected With Systematic CT Scanning
(2021-01-06)Objective: Severe Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with an extensive pneumonitis, and frequent coagulopathy. We sought the true incidence of thrombotic complications in critically ill patients with severe ... -
The prevalence, incidence, and correlates of fecal incontinence among older people residing in care homes: a systematic review
(2019-08)Objective: Older people resident in care homes often rely on staff for support relating to their activities of daily living, including intimate care such as continence care. Managing fecal incontinence can be challenging ... -
Preventing acute gut wall damage in infectious diarrhoeas with glycosylated dendrimers
(2012-09-01)Intestinal pathogens use the host's excessive inflammatory cytokine response, designed to eliminate dangerous bacteria, to disrupt epithelial gut wall integrity and promote their tissue invasion. We sought to develop a ... -
Preventing and lessening exacerbations of asthma in school-age children associated with a new term (PLEASANT) : Study protocol for a cluster randomised control trial
(2013-09-16)Background: Within the UK, during September, there is a pronounced increase in the number of unscheduled medical contacts by school-aged children (4-16 years) with asthma. It is thought that that this might be caused by ...