Introduction Delirium is a common and serious condition that frequently affects patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). It is characterised by an acute disturbance in cognition, attention and ...

Objective To explore expectations, experiences and circumstances of anal sex among young people. Design Qualitative, longitudinal study using individual and group interviews. Participants 130 men and ...

2 Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China Introduction Metastatic disease of the hip causes severe pain and is a serious threat to the patient’s motor function.

Introduction Interstitial lung disease (ILD) patients may develop a progressive phenotype usually characterised by ...

Introduction There is now emerging evidence to suggest a longitudinal association between specific neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs) in childhood or adolescence (ie, autism, attention deficit ...

Objective To investigate the normal range of serum potassium, the prevalence of dyskalaemia and the associated factors in Chinese older adults. Design A cross-sectional study conducted from September ...

Objective To assess patient satisfaction (PS) with services and its associated factors across selected primary care facilities in Kono district, Sierra Leone. Design Facility-based cross-sectional ...

4 Xinjiang Medical University Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Urumqi, China Objectives To investigate the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of patients with ischaemia with ...

Objective To estimate the associations between refraction and ocular biometry of preschool children (3–6 years old) in Shunyi District, Beijing. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting This study was ...

Introduction Evidence from individual longitudinal studies suggests that anxiety and depression may impact quality of life. However, systematic reviews synthesising current evidence have mainly ...

Introduction Climate change increases not only the frequency, intensity and duration of extreme heat events but also annual temperatures globally, resulting in many negative health effects, including ...