Background Migrants and refugees with low language proficiency (LLP) in the dominant language of their host country have a higher risk of suffering from certain mental health disorders compared with ...

Introduction Social media sites are increasingly used to assess and treat different mental health problems in adolescents and young adults. However, it is still unclear which social network sites are ...

Introduction Diarrhoea is a common problem in people living with HIV. Some trials have demonstrated the effectiveness of zinc supplementation in the prevention and treatment of diarrhoea; however, ...

Introduction Objective and accurate dietary monitoring is critical for comprehensive dietary assessment and improving ...

Introduction Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a major global healthcare challenge. This is, in part, due to the lack of treatment response and chronic course of MDD. Such a course of illness is ...

Methods and analysis We will use a two-arm randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effects of providing patients with a motivational interviewing session and text messages with links to multiple ...

Background and objective Access to clean drinking water is essential for health and development. Despite global and national initiatives, many regions in India continue to face inadequate water access ...

Objective To investigate how smoking status is recorded in UK primary care; to evaluate whether appropriate multiple imputation (MI) of smoking status yields results consistent with health surveys.

Objective Describe the development and psychometric validation of a brief scale (the Sleep Condition Indicator (SCI)) to evaluate insomnia disorder in everyday clinical practice. Design The SCI was ...

Introduction In Zimbabwe, pregnancy termination is generally prohibited unless and only if the circumstances are in sync with the conditions stipulated in the Termination of Pregnancy (ToP) Act of ...

Objective To conduct an overview of systematic reviews that explore the effectiveness of interventions to enhance medical student well-being. Design Overview of systematic reviews. Data sources The ...

Introduction Hospitals remain the cornerstone of health systems in European countries. Therefore, the financial sustainability of hospitals constitutes an important determinant of healthcare provision ...