Cardiac rehabilitation for children and young people (CardioActive): protocol for a single-blind randomised feasibility and acceptability study of a centre-based cardiac rehabilitation programme versus usual care in 11-16 years with heart conditions

Introduction Congenital heart disease (CHD) affects 13.8 million children and young people (CYP) under the age of…

BIOSKIN: A Protocol for the Copenhagen Translational Skin Immunology Biobank and Research Programme

Introduction Psoriasis, atopic dermatitis and contact dermatitis are examples of chronic inflammatory skin diseases that are…

Voice disorder recognition using machine learning: a scoping review protocol

Introduction Voice disorders are defined as deviations from the voice quality, pitch and loudness from the…

Parents acceptance attitudes towards the vaccination of children based on M-LSGDM approach in China: a cross-sectional study

Introduction COVID-19 vaccines received approval for public use in various countries worldwide in late 2020 and…

Feasibility of extracting cancer stage and metastasis codes from health insurance claims of outpatients and expressibility in ICD-11: a cross-sectional study using national health insurance data from South Korea

Introduction Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) released the International Classification of Diseases 11th revision (ICD-11)…

What is the quantity, quality and type of systematic review evidence available to inform the optimal prescribing of statins and antihypertensives? A systematic umbrella review and evidence and gap map

STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS OF THIS STUDY Our evidence and gap map (EGM) represents the results of…

Survey Reveals Britons Struggle to Sustain Healthy Resolutions

New Year’s resolutions often fade as the year progresses, and a recent survey conducted by outdoor…

Children’s Hospital Charity Supported by Amazon

A children’s hospital charity in Cardiff has received a £3,000 donation from the team at Amazon’s…

Prevalence and management of familial hypercholesterolaemia in patients with chest pain admitted to hospital: a retrospective observational study

STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS OF THIS STUDY We examined a large number of unselected patients admitted to…

Impact of involvement in mental health professional education on patient educators: a qualitative systematic review

Strengths and limitations of this study A comprehensive systematic search of the available evidence. Followed robust…