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    • Erratum: Prevalence of anelloviruses (TTV, TTMDV, and TTMV) in healthy blood donors and in patients infected with HBV or HCV in Qatar (Virology Journal (2016) 13:1 DOI: 10.1186/s12985-016-0664-6) 

      Al-Qahtani, Ahmed A.; Alabsi, Enas S.; AbuOdeh, Raed; Thalib, Lukman; El Zowalaty, Mohamed E.; ... more authors ( BioMed Central Ltd. , 2017 , Other)
      Following publication of this article [1] it has come to our attention that Dr. Mohamed El Zowalaty should have been listed as a contributing author having been involved in the data entry, figure construction, writing and ...
    • Geographical outcome disparities in infection occurrence after colorectal surgery: An analysis of 58,096 colorectal surgical procedures 

      Bagheri, Nasser; Furuya-Kanamori, Luis; Doi, Suhail A.R.; Clements, Archie C.A.; Sedrakyan, Art ( Elsevier Ltd , 2017 , Article)
      Background Despite improved surgical practices and in-hospital surveillance systems, surgical site infections remain a major public health problem worldwide and often require readmission to hospital. The aim was to apply ...
    • Associations of lifestyle and dietary habits with hyperlipidemia in Lebanon 

      Samaha, Ali A.; Zouein, Fouad; Gebbawi, Maya; Fawaz, Mirna; Houjayri, Raheel; ... more authors ( OAE Publishing Inc. , 2017 , Article)
      Aim: This study was designed to evaluate the effects of dietary and lifestyle habits on several blood lipid parameters in the Lebanese population. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study for 2,000 individuals, of whom ...
    • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants 

      Bin, Zhou; Bentham, James; Di Cesare, Mariachiara; Bixby, Honor; Danaei, Goodarz; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)
      BackgroundRaised blood pressure is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and chronic kidney disease. We estimated worldwide trends in mean systolic and mean diastolic blood pressure, and the prevalence of, ...
    • Burden, screening, and treatment of depressive and anxious symptoms among women referred to cardiac rehabilitation: a prospective study 

      Hurley, Megan C.; Arthur, Heather M.; Chessex, Caroline; Oh, Paul; Turk-Adawi, Karam; ... more authors ( BioMed Central , 2017 , Article)
      Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among women. Women with CVD experience a greater burden of psychosocial distress than men, and practice guidelines promote ...
    • Pharmacotherapy of Persons with Dementia in Long-Term Care in Australia: A Descriptive Audit of Central Nervous System Medications 

      Moyle, Wendy; El Saifi, N; Draper, Brian; Jones, Cindy; Beattie, E; ... more authors ( Bentham Science Publishers , 2017 , Article)
      BACKGROUND: Neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia are often treated through the prescription of one or more psychotropic medications. However, limited efficacy and potential harmful side-effects has resulted in efforts ...
    • Initial psychometric testing and validation of the Patient Participation in Pressure Injury Prevention scale 

      Chaboyer, Wendy; Harbeck, Emma; Bucknall, Tracey; McInnes, Elizabeth F.; Thalib, Lukman; ... more authors ( Wiley , 2017 , Article)
      AIMS: The aim of this study was to develop the Patient Participation in Pressure Injury Prevention (PPPIP) scale and undertake initial testing of some of its psychometric properties. BACKGROUND: Clinical practice ...
    • Alcohol Consumption, Early-Onset Drinking, and Health-Related Consequences in Adolescents Presenting at Emergency Departments in England 

      Donoghue, Kim; Rose, Hannah; Boniface, Sadie; Deluca, Paolo; Coulton, Simon; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)
      PurposeGlobally, alcohol use is the leading cause of ill health and life years lost in adolescents, although its clinical impact is often overlooked, particularly in England where most research is based in schools. This ...
    • Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus among blood donors in Qatar (2013-2016) 

      Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Al Absi, Enas S.; Ghandour, Rula; Ali, Nadima H.; Taleb, Sara; ... more authors ( Wiley , 2017 , Article)
      BACKGROUND Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an RNA virus transmitted mainly through zoonotic transmission or fecal–oral route. More than 80% of Qatar's population are expatriates, including many coming from hyperendemic ...
    • Delivering Tobacco Cessation Content in the Middle East Through Interprofessional Learning 

      El-Awaisi, Alla; Awaisu, Ahmed; El Hajj, Maguy Saffouh; Alemrayat, Bayan; Al-Jayyousi, Ghadir; ... more authors ( American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy , 2017 , Article)
      Objective. To explore the attitudes of pharmacy, pharmacy technician, medical, and public health students before and after an IPE activity that focused on smoking cessation in the Middle East. Methods. A pre-post intervention ...
    • The cost-effectiveness of a patient centred pressure ulcer prevention care bundle: Findings from the INTACT cluster randomised trial. 

      Whitty, Jennifer A; McInnes, Elizabeth; Bucknall, Tracey; Webster, Joan; Gillespie, Brigid M; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)
      Pressure ulcers are serious, avoidable, costly and common adverse outcomes of healthcare. To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a patient-centred pressure ulcer prevention care bundle compared to standard care. Cost-effectiveness ...
    • Salt intake, blood pressure, and socioeconomic disparities among government employees in Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional study 

      Gamage, Anuji Upekshika =; De Alwis Seneviratne, Rohini; Hanna, Fahad S. ( Qatar University , 2017 , Article)
      Our study estimated salt intake, examined the association between blood pressure (BP) and salt intake, and explored the socioeconomic variations in salt intake among administrators (government employees). This is a ...
    • Cardiac rehabilitation costs 

      Moghei, Mahshid; Turk-Adawi, Karam; Isaranuwatchai, Wanrudee; Sarrafzadegan, Nizal; Oh, Paul; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)
      Background Despite the clinical benefits of cardiac rehabilitation (CR) and its cost-effectiveness, it is not widely received. Arguably, capacity could be greatly increased if lower-cost models were implemented. The aims ...
    • Adherence to evidence-based pressure injury prevention guidelines in routine clinical practice: a longitudinal study. 

      Chaboyer, Wendy; Bucknall, T; Gillespie, B; Thalib, Lukman ( Wiley , 2017 , Article)
      The aim of this longitudinal study was to describe adherence to evidence-based pressure injury (PI) prevention guidelines in routine clinical practice in Australian hospitals. Data were analysed from four control sites of ...
    • Impact of the phased abolition of co-payments on the utilisation of selected prescription medicines in Wales. 

      Alam, M Fasihul; Cohen, David; Dunstan, Frank; Hughes, Dyfrig; Routledge, Philip ( John Wiley and Sons , 2017 , Article)
      We have taken advantage of a natural experiment to measure the impact of the phased abolition of prescription co-payments in Wales. We investigated 3 study periods covering the phased abolition: from £6 to £4, £4 to £3, ...
    • The effectiveness of an intervention to reduce alcohol-related violence in premises licensed for the sale and on-site consumption of alcohol: a randomized controlled trial 

      Moore, Simon C; Alam, M Fasihul; Heikkinen, Marjukka; Hood, Kerenza; Huang, Chao; ... more authors ( Wiley , 2017 , Article)
      Premises licensed for the sale and consumption of alcohol can contribute to levels of assault-related injury through poor operational practices that, if addressed, could reduce violence. We tested the real-world effectiveness ...
    • Spatial modelling of contribution of individual level risk factors for mortality from Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus in the Arabian Peninsula. 

      Adegboye, Oyelola A; Gayawan, Ezra; Hanna, Fahad ( Public Library of Science , 2017 , Article)
      Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus is a contagious respiratory pathogen that is contracted via close contact with an infected subject. Transmission of the pathogen has occurred through animal-to-human contact at ...
    • The physiological effects of concurrent strength and endurance training sequence: A systematic review and meta-analysis. 

      Murlasits, Zsolt; Kneffel, Zsuzsanna; Thalib, Lukman ( Taylor & Francis , 2017 , Article Review)
      We conducted a systematic literature review and meta-analysis to assess the chronic effects of the sequence of concurrent strength and endurance training on selected important physiological and performance parameters, ...
    • Use of a Robotic Seal as a Therapeutic Tool to Improve Dementia Symptoms: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. 

      Moyle, Wendy; Jones, Cindy J; Murfield, Jenny E; Thalib, Lukman; Beattie, Elizabeth R A; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2017 , Article)
      To test the effects of individual, nonfacilitated sessions with PARO (version 9), when compared against a look-alike plush toy and usual care, on the emotional and behavioral symptoms of dementia for people living in ...
    • A Review of Cardiac Rehabilitation Delivery Around the World. 

      Pesah, Ella; Marta, Supervia; Karam, Turk-Adawi; Sherry, Grace ( WB Saunders , 2017 , Article)
      Herein, 28 publications describing cardiac rehabilitation (CR) delivery in 50 of the 113 countries globally suspected to deliver it are reviewed, to characterize the nature of services. Government funding was the main ...