Introduction Over 100 000 service users are admitted to acute mental health wards annually, many involuntarily. Wards are under incredible pressure due to high bed occupancy rates and staff shortages.

Objectives Chronic insomnia is a prevalent but under-recognised sleep disorder in the UK, affecting 6.8%–14.9% of adults. It is associated with significant health and economic burdens, yet remains ...

Introduction Excessive opioid prescribing after surgery can lead to adverse events and exacerbate the opioid crisis. Patients undergoing outpatient breast surgery are often prescribed opioids to ...

Introduction The mental health first aid (MHFA) training is an evidence-based programme that is known to improve undergraduate students’ attitudes towards mental illness and confidence in helping ...

Introduction Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 1 in 10 people worldwide and can progress towards kidney failure, which is ...

Introduction Saskatchewan is facing a public health crisis driven by high rates of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections, particularly among people who use drugs. Injection drug use is ...

Introduction Body image disturbance (BID) is a complex construct that includes cognitive-affective, perceptual and behavioural characteristics, influencing how people perceive and feel about their ...

Objectives To characterise the aetiological spectrum of thoracic granulomatous diseases and identify diagnostic features that facilitate differentiation among causes. Design Retrospective multicentre ...

Objectives Disease activity assessment is important for Crohn’s disease (CD) management, since it involves the initial and subsequent therapeutic schedule. The purpose of this study is to identify a ...

Objective To assess family caregiver burden and associated factors among caregivers of people with mental illness in Eastern Ethiopia. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Three hospitals in Eastern ...

Objectives To evaluate the long-term efficacy of remote ischaemic postconditioning (RIPC) on functional outcomes in patients ...

Objective In China, a large number of health-related short videos are posted on video platforms, including educational videos ...