Objective To examine whether gender differences in primary care consultation rates (1) vary by age and deprivation status and (2) diminish when consultation for reproductive reasons or common ...

Protocol: Obesity-fertility cohort study: protocol for the assessment of children aged 6–12 years and their mothers (17 April, 2025) ...

Objective Minority ethnic groups disproportionately experienced adverse COVID-19 outcomes, partly a consequence of disproportionate exposure to socioeconomic disadvantage and high-risk occupations. We ...

Introduction Early warning scores (EWSs) are used extensively to identify patients at risk of deterioration in hospital. Previous systematic reviews suggest that studies which develop EWSs suffer ...

Objectives There is a shortage of reliable tools to evaluate general practitioners’ (GPs) ability to recognise and manage depression. The main aim of this study was to develop and validate a reliable ...

Objectives Clinicians and patients have been found to attribute musculoskeletal (MSK) pain to normal age-related changes seen on imaging, which can negatively impact patient outcomes and increase ...

Objective Although conceptual definitions of person-centred care (PCC) vary, most models value the involvement of patients through patient-professional partnerships. While this may increase patients’ ...

Objectives Measurement of tear film stability is central in dry eye disease (DED) diagnosis. In this study, we aimed to compare the performance of two methods of tear film stability measurement: ...

Introduction Primary goal of restorative caries therapy is to preserve pulp vitality and the dentition. Whereas the conventional approach of complete caries removal aims at the elimination of all ...

Objective Humour is a powerful resource in medical education. The purpose of this study is to investigate what students and teachers think about the use of humour. What challenges do teachers face in ...

Objective This study aimed to explore the use, experiences and perceptions of diet in psoriasis management among adults with lived experience in the UK. Design Qualitative. Data were analysed ...

Objectives To assess the evidence for active group-based performing arts interventions for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Setting Scholarly literature (published in English) from any country or ...