Browsing by Subject "Cross-Sectional Studies"
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A cross-sectional exploratory study of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of emergency health care providers in the assessment of child maltreatment in Maputo, Mozambique.
(BMC emergency medicine, 2018-05-09)BACKGROUND:In Mozambique, and other low-income countries (LICs), there is little information on the burden of child maltreatment (CM). Emergency care services (ECS) play an important role in recognizing, treating, and intervening ... -
A Longitudinal Cohort Study of Malaria Exposure and Changing Serostatus in a Malaria Endemic Area of Rural Tanzania
(Malaria Journal, 2017-08-02)<h4>Background</h4>Measurements of anti-malarial antibodies are increasingly used as a proxy of transmission intensity. Most serological surveys are based on the use of cross-sectional data that, when age-stratified, approximates ... -
A nationwide survey of intravenous antimicrobial use in intensive care units in Japan.
(International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2018-04)Although most patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) receive antibiotics, little is known about patterns of antibiotic use in ICUs in Japan. The objective of this study was to evaluate the pattern of antibiotic use in ... -
A novel inflammatory biomarker, GlycA, associates with disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis and cardio-metabolic risk in BMI-matched controls.
(Arthritis Res Ther, 2016-04-12)BACKGROUND: RA and CVD both have inflammation as part of the underlying biology. Our objective was to explore the relationships of GlycA, a measure of glycosylated acute phase proteins, with inflammation and cardiometabolic ... -
A pilot study of orthopaedic resident self-assessment using a milestones' survey just prior to milestones implementation.
(Int J Med Educ, 2016-01-11)OBJECTIVE: To pilot test if Orthopaedic Surgery residents could self-assess their performance using newly created milestones, as defined by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education. METHODS: In June 2012, ... -
A putatively functional polymorphism in the HTR2C gene is associated with depressive symptoms in white females reporting significant life stress.
(PloS one, 2014-01)Psychosocial stress is well known to be positively associated with subsequent depressive symptoms. Cortisol response to stress may be one of a number of biological mechanisms that links psychological stress to depressive ... -
A U-shaped Association Between Blood Pressure and Cognitive Impairment in Chinese Elderly.
(Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2017-02)<h4>Objectives</h4>Higher or lower blood pressure may relate to cognitive impairment, whereas the relationship between blood pressure and cognitive impairment among the elderly is not well-studied. The study objective was ... -
Alcohol and drug use disorders among adults in emergency department settings in the United States.
(Annals of emergency medicine, 2012-08)Improving identification and treatment for substance use disorders is a national priority, but data about various drug use disorders encountered in emergency departments (EDs) are lacking. We examine past-year substance ... -
Alcohol use disorders and the use of treatment services among college-age young adults.
(Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 2007-02)OBJECTIVES:This study examined the utilization of and the perceived need for alcohol treatment services among college-age young adults (18-22 years) according to their educational status: full-time college students, part-time ... -
Amygdala, Hippocampus, and Ventral Medial Prefrontal Cortex Volumes Differ in Maltreated Youth with and without Chronic Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
(Neuropsychopharmacology, 2016-02)Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is considered a disorder of recovery where individuals fail to learn and retain extinction of the traumatic fear response. In maltreated youth, PTSD is common, chronic, and associated ... -
Analysis of the equity of emergency medical services: a cross-sectional survey in Chongqing city.
(Int J Equity Health, 2015-12-21)BACKGROUND: Due to reform of the economic system and the even distribution of available wealth, emergency medical services (EMS) experienced greater risks in equity. This study aimed to assess the equity of EMS ... -
Application of the estrogen threshold hypothesis to the physiologic hypoestrogenemia of lactation.
(Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, 2015-03)OBJECTIVE: This study determined the impact of breastfeeding on hypoestrogenic symptoms among women in the postpartum period and correlated these findings with the Estrogen Threshold Hypothesis, which postulates that the ... -
Are quit attempts among U.S. female nurses who smoke different from female smokers in the general population? An analysis of the 2006/2007 tobacco use supplement to the current population survey.
(BMC Womens Health, 2012-03-19)BACKGROUND: Smoking is a significant women's health issue. Examining smoking behaviors among occupational groups with a high prevalence of women may reveal the culture of smoking behavior and quit efforts of female smokers. ... -
Assessing intraoperative judgment using script concordance testing through the gynecology continuum of practice.
(Med Teach, 2014-08)OBJECTIVE: To measure surgical judgment across the Obstetrics and Gynecology (OBGYN) continuum of practice and identify factors that correlate with improved surgical judgment. METHODS: A 45-item written examination was developed ... -
Assessment of Macular Microvasculature in Healthy Eyes of Infants and Children Using OCT Angiography.
(Ophthalmology, 2019-12)PURPOSE:To assess macular vasculature in healthy infants and children using OCT angiography (OCTA). DESIGN:Prospective cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS:One hundred thirty-five normal maculae of 89 healthy infants and ... -
Association between hospital volume and network membership and an analgesia, sedation and delirium order set quality score: a cohort study.
(Critical care (London, England), 2012-06)<h4>Introduction</h4>Protocols for the delivery of analgesia, sedation and delirium care of the critically ill, mechanically ventilated patient have been shown to improve outcomes but are not uniformly used. The extent to ... -
Association of MDMA/ecstasy and other substance use with self-reported sexually transmitted diseases among college-aged adults: a national study.
(Public health, 2009-08-04)MDMA/ecstasy use among college students has increased and reportedly leads to risky sexual behaviours. However, little is known about its association with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). To evaluate this public health ... -
Associations Between a New Disruptive Behaviors Scale and Teamwork, Patient Safety, Work-Life Balance, Burnout, and Depression.
(Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety, 2020-01)<h4>Background</h4>Disruptive and unprofessional behaviors occur frequently in health care and adversely affect patient care and health care worker job satisfaction. These behaviors have rarely been evaluated at a work setting ... -
Associations between BMI and home, school and route environmental exposures estimated using GPS and GIS: do we see evidence of selective daily mobility bias in children?
(Int J Health Geogr, 2015-02-06)BACKGROUND: This study examined whether objective measures of food, physical activity and built environment exposures, in home and non-home settings, contribute to children's body weight. Further, comparing GPS and GIS measures ... -
Associations between physical activity, sedentary behaviour and left ventricular structure and function from the Echocardiographic Study of Latinos (ECHO-SOL).
(Open heart, 2021-07)The cross-sectional association between accelerometer-measured physical activity (PA), sedentary behaviour (SB) and cardiac structure and function is less well described. This study's primary aim was to compare echocardiographic ...
