Introduction Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, is a parasitic disease caused by Onchocerca volvulus affecting millions predominantly in sub-Saharan Africa. Robust epidemiological ...

Objectives The mental health impacts of COVID-19 on frontline healthcare workers have been reported globally; however, there is limited evidence from low-income countries such as Ethiopia. We reviewed ...

1 Allen Foster Community Eye Health Research Centre, Gullapalli Pratibha Rao International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye Care, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India 2 Bausch & Lomb School ...

Objectives This study aimed to determine whether certain lifestyle factors, specifically alcohol consumption, smoking, physical activity, sleep duration and sleep quality, are associated with an ...

Objectives Studies on ageing trajectories typically foreground intrinsic capacities and focus on frailty and mortality outcomes. Instead, research capturing aspects of people’s living environment ...

Objectives The optimal maternal age at childbirth has been a topic of bourgeoning literature, with earlier ages offering physiological benefits for maternal recovery. In contrast, later ages to give ...

3 Department of Pharmacology, Regional Medicines Information & Pharmacovigilance Centre (RELIS), Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway Objective To assess whether corticosteroids are associated with ...

Introduction Nursing research competence of nursing personnel has received much attention in recent years, as nursing has developed as both an independent academic discipline and an evidence-based ...

2 The National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care West at University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Objective To evaluate whether ...

Method A cross-sectional survey of the UK acupuncture practitioners was conducted; 800 practitioners were selected by computer-generated randomisation sequences from the four major UK-based ...

Objective This study aims to evaluate relationships between self-reported fine motor ability and quality of life (assessed by life satisfaction and life problems) from people with spinal cord injury ...

Objectives Rising patient numbers and limited resources are creating a challenging environment for healthcare providers recently. Anaesthesiologists are also increasingly faced with complex situations ...