STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS OF THIS STUDY This study will be delivered globally across centres from high-income,…
Selective early medical treatment of the patent ductus arteriosus in extremely low gestational age infants: a pilot randomised controlled trial protocol (SMART-PDA)
Strengths and limitations of this study This randomised trial exclusively enrols infants born less than 26…
Assessing the effectiveness of “BETTER Women”, a community-based, primary care-linked peer health coaching programme for chronic disease prevention: protocol for a pragmatic, wait-list controlled, type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial
Introduction Over one in five Canadian adults have at least one chronic condition, such as cardiovascular…
Decision-making regarding accessing paediatric unscheduled healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed methods rapid review and thematic synthesis
Strengths and limitations of this study This mixed methods review on unscheduled paediatric healthcare utilisation decision-making…
Efficacy and safety of a digital check-in and triage kiosk in emergency departments: a systematic review protocol
Introduction Healthcare systems worldwide are grappling with continuing growth in demand across primary, secondary, urgent and…
Determinants of womens preferences for surgical versus conservative management for pelvic organ prolapse: a survey-based study from Italy
Introduction Pelvic floor dysfunctions are very common among elderly women, with a continuously increasing incidence related…
Development and validation of the Global Adolescent and Child Physical Activity Questionnaire (GAC-PAQ) in 14 countries: study protocol
Project leadership and management Our project is guided by a 13-member Steering Committee including researchers and…
Adolescent girls perceptions of the COVID-19 infodemic in Sierra Leone: a qualitative study in urban, peri-urban and rural Sierra Leone
Introduction During the COVID-19 pandemic, the proliferation of misinformation (factually wrong) and disinformation (intentionally spread to…
Developing a nomogram model for 3-month prognosis in patients who had an acute ischaemic stroke after intravenous thrombolysis: a multifactor logistic regression model approach
General information A total of 991 individuals were enrolled in the experimental study, with a median…
Cost-effectiveness of hospital-based treatment compared with community treatment centres: an analysis of Korea National Health Insurance claims data
STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS OF THIS STUDY This study described the community treatment centre (CTC), a unique…