The objective of this study was to determine whether the Psychiatric Diagnostic Screening Questionnaire (PDSQ) is a potentially useful tool to screen for psychiatric conditions in pregnant and postpartum women in a community setting.We compared the prevalence of DSM Axis I disorders obtained on the...
Eighteen items are common to cohort studies, case-control studies, and cross-sectional studies, and 4 are specific to each of the 3 study designs. The STROBE Statement provides guidance to authors about how to improve the reporting of observational studies and facilitates critical appraisal and ...
Study aims The broad aims of the South Yorkshire Cohort are to: initiate a programme of research into the management and self-management of weight and long term conditions in adults in South Yorkshire to explore the relationship between key variables from an NHS perspective: long term chronic dis...
Study aims The broad aims of the South Yorkshire Cohort are to: initiate a programme of research into the management and self-management of weight and long term conditions in adults in South Yorkshire to explore the relationship between key variables from an NHS perspective: long term chronic dis...
It is difficult to determine the adequacy of selection of the study population, measurements of exposure and outcomes in retrospective cohort studies. Moreover, the methodological quality appraisal conducted as part of this review rated all eleven studies included as acceptable in strength indicating ...
BMC Medicine (2018) 16:36 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-018-1022-x RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Antidepressant use and risk of adverse outcomes in people aged 20–64 years: cohort study using a primary care database Carol Coupland1* , Trevor Hill1, Richard Morriss2, Michael Moore3, ...
A recent Swiss-based study reported that patient appraisal of injury severity was predictive of time off work following life threatening injuries but that the objective measure of severity was not [27]. Perceived threat of disability was strongly related to problems with pain or discomfort. While ...
Each question can be scored from 0 to 4 (0 being the worst and 4 the best appraisal). An overall score of 0–144 can be calculated; the lower the score, the lower the health status. The PESQ contains questions on complications, postoperative abdominal symptoms and patient-reported results ...
We previously conducted a systematic review by searching four English databases and four Chinese data bases, and used the prediction model risk of bias assess ment tool (PROBAST) to perform the critical appraisal for the prognostic prediction models of metabolic syndrome.5 The results ...
Retroperitoneal leiomyosarcomas (RLS) are the second most common type of retroperitoneal sarcoma and one of the most aggressive tumours. The lack of early warning signs and delay in regular checkups lead to a poor prognosis. This study aims to create a n