Background & aim: The aim of this study was to explore the men’s perceptions of being diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. Methods: This qualitative study was conducted on five azoospermic men diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome referring to two special infertility treatment clinics for males in Japan. The paqrticipants were selected through purposive sampling technique.The data were collected ...

OBJECTIVES The present study describes latex sensitisation and allergy prevalence and associated factors among healthcare workers using hypoallergenic latex gloves at King Edward VIII Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING A tertiary hospital in eThekwini municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. PARTICIPANTS 600 healthcare workers were randomly se...

OBJECTIVE To assess temporal trends in 1-year healthcare costs and outcome of intensive care for traumatic brain injury in Finland. DESIGN Retrospective observational cohort study. SETTING Multicenter study including four tertiary ICUs. PATIENTS Three thousand fifty-one adult patients (≥ 18 yr) with significant traumatic brain injury treated in a tertiary ICU during 2003-2013. INTERVENT...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this review is to identify and understand the contexts that effect access to high-quality primary care for socioeconomically disadvantaged older people in rural areas. DESIGN A realist review. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE and EMBASE electronic databases and grey literature (from inception to December 2014). ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SELECTING STUDIES Broad inclusion criteria w...

OBJECTIVES The perspectives, needs and preferences of individuals with complex health and social needs can be overlooked in the design of healthcare interventions. This study was designed to provide new insights on patient perspectives drawing from the qualitative evaluation of 5 complex healthcare interventions. SETTING Patients and their caregivers were recruited from 5 interventions based ...

Background Patient involvement is a core value of contemporary healthcare, and an emerging component of core outcome set (COS) methodology. This project pilots the use of qualitative systematic reviews of patient perspectives on outcome prioritisation in COS development, specifically for a COS for tuberculosis. The fight against tuberculosis has been hampered by the burden of treatment regimens...

OBJECTIVES To develop outcome measures to assess practical management of primary surgical wounds and patient experience. DESIGN Mixed methods, including qualitative interviews and data extraction from published randomised controlled trials (RCTs). SETTING Two university-teaching NHS hospitals and three district NHS hospitals in the South West and Midlands regions of England. PARTICIPANTS ...

background & aim: warm water immersion during labor is associated with relaxation and pain reduction for pregnant women. this method is not extensively used in iran, given the fear of infection and other maternal/neonatal complications. alternative methods are required to increase the safety of normal vaginal delivery. the purpose of this study was to compare maternal and neonatal outcomes, ass...