Introduction Both theoretical and empirical evidence suggests that time perspective is likely to influence self-regulatory processes and outcomes. Despite the theoretical and practical significance of ...

Objectives Changes in poststroke heart rate variability (HRV) might be helpful for early identification of patients with neurological impairment and poor prognosis, which could allow for early ...

Objectives Social determinants can have a major impact on health and as a consequence substantial inequalities are seen between and within countries. The study of inequalities between countries relies ...

Objectives The COVID-19 pandemic instigated multiple societal and healthcare interventions with potential to affect perinatal practice. We evaluated population-level changes in preterm and full-term ...

2 Queen Mary University of London Centre for Public Health and Policy, London, UK Objective In the UK and worldwide, there are substantial ethnic inequalities in maternal and perinatal care and ...

Objectives To examine the association between body mass index (BMI) categories and the fragility fractures in Thai men and to ...

Objectives Investigate trends in continuity of care with a general practitioner (GP) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Identify whether continuity of care is associated with consultation mode, ...

Objectives This study explored knowledge of dementia, attitudes towards dementia risk prediction and barriers and facilitators to accessing dementia services for diverse populations in England. Design ...

Objectives China launched the National Healthcare Improvement Initiative (NHII) in 2015 to improve patient experiences in healthcare. This study aimed to generate evidence of hospital care quality ...

Objective To synthesise the published literature on practitioner, patient and carer views and experiences of shared medical appointments (SMAs) for the management of long-term conditions in primary ...

Objective A key challenge towards a successful COVID-19 vaccine uptake is vaccine hesitancy. We examine and provide novel insights on the key drivers and barriers towards COVID-19 vaccine uptake.

Objectives This study analyses the cost-effectiveness of annual low-dose CT (LDCT) screening of high-risk cancer populations in Chinese urban areas. Design We used a Markov model to evaluate LDCT ...