Category Archives: Open Access Journal Articles

Genetic moderation of the association between regulatory focus and reward responsiveness: a proof-of-concept study

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/21/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

A randomised controlled trial and mediation analysis of the ‘Healthy Habits’, telephone-based dietary intervention for preschool children

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/21/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Body mass index and quality of life among outpatients with schizophrenia in Japan

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/20/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Nutrient- and non-nutrient-based natural health product (NHP) use in adults with mood disorders: prevalence, characteristics and potential for exposure to adverse events

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/20/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

A statistical procedure to create a neighborhood socioeconomic index for health inequalities analysis

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/20/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Intervention to improve quality of life in people with colorectal cancer

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles Tagged applied, college, control, glasgow, intervention, published, research, school, science, scotland, society, theory on 05/20/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Should Authors Submit Previous Peer-Review Reports When Submitting Research Papers? Views of General Medical Journal Editors [Special Reports]

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles Tagged author, chief, general, health, ireland, kingdom, knowledge, maastricht, medical, national, public, school on 05/20/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Parental modelling, media equipment and screen-viewing among young children: cross-sectional study

Conclusions Children who have parents who engage in high levels of screen-viewing are more likely to engage in high levels of screen-viewing. Access to media equipment, particularly in the child’s bedroom, was associated with higher levels of screen-viewing. Family-based strategies to reduce screen-viewing and limit media equipment access may be important ways to reduce child screen-viewing.

Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/20/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Impact of carpal tunnel syndrome on the expectant woman’s life

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles Tagged article, boston-carpal, conclusion, malay, malays, methods, severity, study, syndrome on 05/20/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Sexual behaviors among men who have sex with men: a quantitative cross sectional study in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/19/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Improving the normalization of complex interventions: measure development based on normalization process theory (NoMAD): study protocol

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/19/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Trends in US home food preparation and consumption: analysis of national nutrition surveys and time use studies from 1965–1966 to 2007–2008

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/19/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

The impact of a medical undergraduate student-selected module in palliative care

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles Tagged abstract-, conclusions, efficacy, hospice, methods, palliative care, qualitative, results-twenty-four, significant, undergraduate on 05/19/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Relationship of physical activity to cardiovascular risk factors in an urban population of Nigerian adults

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/19/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Aspirations for quality health care in Uganda: How do we get there?

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles Tagged africa, analysis, aspirations, care-at-health, district, focus-by-health, health, health-care, however, methods, uganda-results on 05/19/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Memantine treatment for neuropsychiatric symptoms in a patient with probable idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a case report

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/18/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Cancer cachexia: global awareness and guidelines implementation on the web

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles Tagged abstract-, american, asian, cancer, cancer-cachexia, european, guidelines, intercontinental, methods, overall, results, scientific on 05/18/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

A community-wide campaign to promote physical activity in middle-aged and elderly people: a cluster randomized controlled trial

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/18/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Socio-economic, clinical and biological risk factors for mother – to child transmission of HIV-1 in Muhima health centre (Rwanda): a prospective cohort study

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/18/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Triggers in advanced neurological conditions: prediction and management of the terminal phase

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles Tagged abstract-, frequency, life, principle, programme, referral, results, retrospective, terminal, triggers on 05/17/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Predicting PTSD using the New York Risk Score with genotype data: potential clinical and research opportunities

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/17/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Prevention and management of chronic disease

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles Tagged accepted, aicchs, australia, australian, brisbane, corporation, health, islander, medical, university on 05/17/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Reliability and validity of the weight status and dietary intake measures in the COMPASS questionnaire: are the self-reported measures of body mass index (BMI) and Canada’s Food Guide servings robust?

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/17/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Role and uptake of human papillomavirus vaccine in adolescent health in the United States

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/17/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

HIV serostatus disclosure is not associated with safer sexual behavior among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) and their partners at risk for infection in Bangkok, Thailand

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/16/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Transcranial magnetic stimulation for treating depression in elderly patients

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/16/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Association between use of contraband tobacco and smoking cessation outcomes: a population-based cohort study [Research]

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles Tagged british, cohen, control, george, health, king, school, tobacco on 05/16/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

The media and intellectuals’ response to medical publications: the anti-depressants’ case

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/16/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Revising the ECRIN standard requirements for information technology and data management in clinical trials

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/16/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Anonymous job applications in Europe

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles Tagged anonymous, discrimination, european, france, german, german-findings, germany, netherlands, practicability, sweden, the-netherlands, their-intended on 05/16/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Prevalence of insomnia and its impact on daily function amongst Malaysian primary care patients

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/15/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Primary nocturnal enuresis as a risk factor for sleep disorders: an observational questionnaire-based multicenter study

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/15/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Is there an association between immunosuppressant therapy medication adherence and depression, quality of life, and personality traits in the kidney and liver transplant population?

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/15/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

A smoke-free university in a ‘smoker’s paradise’: lessons learned

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles Tagged accepted, king, lebanon, policy, published, second, study, university on 05/15/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Randomized controlled trial to evaluate screening and brief intervention for drug-using multiethnic emergency and trauma department patients

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/15/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Long-term care use and socio-economic status in Belgium: a survival analysis using health care insurance data

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/15/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Self-medication behaviors among Japanese consumers: Sex, age, and SES differences and caregivers’ attitudes toward their children’s health management

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/14/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Effects of nurse-led motivational interviewing of patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain in preparation of rehabilitation treatment (PREPARE) on societal participation, attendance level, and cost-effectiveness: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/14/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Telephone care coordination for smokers in VA mental health clinics: protocol for a hybrid type-2 effectiveness-implementation trial

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/14/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Risperidone, quetiapine, and olanzapine adjunctive treatments in major depression with psychotic features: a comparative study

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/14/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Prevalence of negative life events and chronic adversities in European pre- and primary-school children: results from the IDEFICS study

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/14/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Perception of picky eating among children in Singapore and its impact on caregivers: aquestionnaire survey

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/13/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Prolonged delusional state triggered by repeated ingestion of aromatic liquid in a past 5-methoxy-N, N-diisopropyltryptamine abuser

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/13/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

HIV Testing practices among New England college health centers

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/13/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

European innovation partnership on active and healthy ageing: triggers of setting the headline target of 2 additional healthy life years at birth at EU average by 2020

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/13/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Drug use profile in outpatient children and adolescents in different Italian regions

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/12/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Patient and physician related factors of adherence to evidence based guidelines in diabetes mellitus type 2, cardiovascular disease and prevention: a cross sectional study

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/12/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Nutritional status among older residents with dementia in open versus special care units in municipal nursing homes: an observational study

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/12/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Minimal improvement of nurses’ motivational interviewing skills in routine diabetes care one year after training: a cluster randomized trial

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/12/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Teaching and learning about dementia in UK medical schools: a national survey

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles Tagged approaches-were, attitudes-only, condition, deficiencies, manage-patients, medical-schools, methods, nature, work-as-doctors on 05/12/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Social factors associated with centenarian rate (CR) in 32 OECD countries

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/11/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Economic evaluation of a lifestyle intervention in primary care to prevent type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases: a randomized controlled trial

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/11/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Are non-attenders a concern for primary care practice?

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/11/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

The INDDEP study: inpatient and day hospital treatment for depression symptom course and predictors of change

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles Tagged controlled, depression, depressive, inpatient-or-day, outcome, quick, quick-inventory, secondly, study, trials on 05/11/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Validation of a questionnaire for assessing fecal impaction in the elderly: impact of cognitive impairment, and using a proxy

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/11/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Impact of communicative and critical health literacy on understanding of diabetes care and self-efficacy in diabetes management: a cross-sectional study of primary care in Japan

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/10/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Close association between A118G single nucleotide polymorphism and opioid, alcohol, and nicotine dependence

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/10/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

The minimal clinically important difference of six-minute walk in Asian older adults

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/10/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Barriers to the participation of people with psychosocial disability in mental health policy development in South Africa: a qualitative study of perspectives of policy makers, professionals, religious leaders and academics

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Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/10/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Move it to improve it (Mitii): study protocol of a randomised controlled trial of a novel web-based multimodal training program for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy

Introduction Persons with cerebral palsy require a lifetime of costly and resource intensive interventions which are often limited by equity of access. With increasing burden being placed on health systems, new methods to deliver intensive rehabilitation therapies are needed. Move it to improve it (Mitii) is an internet-based multimodal programme comprising upper-limb and cognitive training with physical activity. It can be accessed in the client’s home at their convenience. The proposed study aims to test the efficacy of Mitii in …

Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/10/2013 | Link to this post on IFP

Performance-based assessments and demand for personal care in older Japanese people: a cross-sectional study

Conclusions Clinical tests of physical performance are associated with the demand for personal care in older people. Preventive strategies to maintain physical independence may be required in older adults who show a gait speed slower than 1 m/s. Further research is necessary to confirm these preliminary results.

Posted in Open Access Journal Articles on 05/09/2013 | Link to this post on IFP