Prophylactic respiratory support for patients after extubation is effective in improving their outcomes and prognosis.

Introduction Work engagement enhances nurses’ physical and mental health, well-being, job performance and satisfaction. This reduces turnover rates and improves patient care quality, making work ...

Correction for ‘Protocol for a multisite randomised controlled trial assessing the effect of the Telehealth for early developmental Intervention in babies born very preterm (TEDI-Prem) programme on ...

Introduction Single photon emission computed tomography ventilation/perfusion (SPECT V/Q) imaging has many proponents within the nuclear medicine community and has already largely replaced planar V/Q ...

Objectives To examine age-related differences in self-reported sleep quality and their associations with health outcomes across four domains: physical health, cognitive health, mental health and ...

Objectives Stroke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to investigate secular trends in stroke across the UK. Design This study aimed to investigate recent trends in the ...

Introduction In the context of a population that is growing older, and a number of high-profile scandals about care standards in hospital and community settings, having a skilled and knowledgeable ...

1 John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Kolling Institute for Medical Research, Sydney Medical School-Northern, The University of Sydney, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia 2 School of ...

Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the quality of life (QoL) of older Chinese patients with breast cancer and to explore further the associations of functions, symptoms, financial ...

1 Institute of Primary Health Care (BIHAM), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland 2 Institute of Psychology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland 5 Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), ...

Objectives How advance care planning (ACP) is conceptualised in Australia including when, where and how ACP is best initiated, is unclear. It has been suggested that healthcare delivered in general ...