Volume 3(1); 2013

Cardiovascular Medicine

Research

A cohort study on psychosocial adjustment and psychopathology in adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease

Isabela Ribeiro Freitas, Marta Castro, Sofia Lourenço Sarmento, Cláudia Moura, Victor Viana, José Carlos Areias, Maria Emília Guimarães Areias

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001138. Published online 2013 Jan 28. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001138

PMCID:: PMC3563133

Abstract Article PDF–168K

Early and intermediate survival after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: systematic review and meta-analysis of 14 studies

Andrea Messori, Sabrina Trippoli, Fausto Biancari

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001770. Published online 2013 Jan 11. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001770

PMCID:: PMC3549234

Abstract Article PDF–517K

Cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular hospital admissions associated with atrial fibrillation: a Danish nationwide, retrospective cohort study

Christine Benn Christiansen, Jonas Bjerring Olesen, Gunnar Gislason, Morten Lock-Hansen, Christian Torp-Pedersen

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001800. Published online 2013 Jan 24. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001800

Correction in:: BMJ Open. 2014; 4(11): e001800corr1.

PMCID:: PMC3563138

Abstract Article PDF–613K

Differences between acute myocardial infarction and unstable angina: a longitudinal cohort study reporting findings from the Register of Information and Knowledge about Swedish Heart Intensive Care Admissions (RIKS-HIA)

Kerstin Dudas, Lena Björck, Tomas Jernberg, Georgios Lappas, Lars Wallentin, Annika Rosengren

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002155. Published online 2013 Jan 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002155

PMCID:: PMC3549216

Abstract Article PDF–238K

Dentistry and Oral Medicine

Research

EGFR status in oral squamous cell carcinoma: comparing immunohistochemistry, FISH and CISH detection in a case series study

Vanessa Fátima Bernardes, Frederico Omar Gleber-Netto, Sílvia Ferreira de Sousa, Rafael Malagoli Rocha, Maria Cássia Ferreira de Aguiar

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002077. Published online 2013 Jan 28. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002077

PMCID:: PMC3563135

Abstract Article PDF–501K

Dermatology

Research

Expression of transforming growth factor β receptor II in mesenchymal stem cells from systemic sclerosis patients

Valérie Vanneaux, Dominique Farge-Bancel, Séverine Lecourt, Julie Baraut, Audrey Cras, Francette Jean-Louis, Cécilia Brun, Franck Verrecchia, Jérôme Larghero, Laurence Michel

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001890. Published online 2013 Jan 10. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001890

PMCID:: PMC3549232

Abstract Article PDF–585K

Are race-specific ERCC1 haplotypes in melanoma cases versus controls related to the predictive and prognostic value of ERCC1 N118N?

Rui Gao, Kelie M Reece, Tristan Sissung, Samuel H Fu, David J Venzon, Eddie Reed, Shawn D Spencer, Douglas K Price, William D Figg

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002030. Published online 2013 Jan 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002030

PMCID:: PMC3549215

Abstract Article PDF–2.0M

Diabetes and Endocrinology

Protocol

Concordance in diabetic foot ulcer infection

E Andrea Nelson, Michael Ross Backhouse, Moninder S Bhogal, Alexandra Wright-Hughes, Benjamin A Lipsky, Jane Nixon, Sarah Brown, Janine Gray

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002370. Published online 2013 Jan 5. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002370

PMCID:: PMC3549255

Abstract Article PDF–405K

Does an intensive self-management structured education course improve outcomes for children and young people with type 1 diabetes? The Kids In Control OF Food (KICk-OFF) cluster-randomised controlled trial protocol

Katherine J Price, Jerry Wales, Christine Eiser, Julie Knowles, Simon Heller, Jenny Freeman, Alan Brennan, Amy McPherson, Jerry Wellington

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002429. Published online 2013 Jan 24. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002429

PMCID:: PMC3563116

Abstract Article PDF–174K

Research

Effects of exenatide and liraglutide on heart rate, blood pressure and body weight: systematic review and meta-analysis

Louise E Robinson, Tim A Holt, Karen Rees, Harpal S Randeva, Joseph P O'Hare

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001986. Published online 2013 Jan 24. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001986

PMCID:: PMC3563145

Abstract Article PDF–5.0M

Emergency Medicine

Research

A randomised trial comparing the cost effectiveness of different emergency department healthcare professionals in soft tissue injury management

Carey Middleton McClellan, Fiona Cramp, Jane Powell, Jonathan Richard Benger

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001116. Published online 2013 Jan 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001116

PMCID:: PMC3549250

Abstract Article PDF–493K

Epidemiology

Research

Delirium in an adult acute hospital population: predictors, prevalence and detection

Daniel James Ryan, Niamh Annmarie O'Regan, Ronán Ó Caoimh, Josie Clare, Marie O'Connor, Maeve Leonard, John McFarland, Sheila Tighe, Kathleen O'Sullivan, Paula T Trzepacz, David Meagher, Suzanne Timmons

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001772. Published online 2013 Jan 7. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001772

PMCID:: PMC3549230

Abstract Article PDF–524K

Christofer Åström, Hans Orru, Joacim Rocklöv, Gustav Strandberg, Kristie L Ebi, Bertil Forsberg

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001842. Published online 2013 Jan 24. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001842

PMCID:: PMC3563142

Abstract Article PDF–257K

Spatial analysis of health effects of large industrial incinerators in England, 1998–2008: a study using matched case–control areas

Nicola F Reeve, Thomas R Fanshawe, Thomas J Keegan, Alex G Stewart, Peter J Diggle

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001847. Published online 2013 Jan 25. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001847

PMCID:: PMC3563137

Abstract Article PDF–1.0M

Historical data and modern methods reveal insights in measles epidemiology: a retrospective closed cohort study

Beverley J Paterson, Martyn D Kirk, A Scott Cameron, Catherine D'Este, David N Durrheim

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002033. Published online 2013 Jan 11. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002033

Correction in:: BMJ Open. 2013; 3(7): e002033corr1.

PMCID:: PMC3549217

Abstract Article PDF–645K

Use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and proton pump inhibitors in correlation with incidence, recurrence and death of peptic ulcer bleeding: an ecological study

Yunxia Lu, Emma Sverdén, Rickard Ljung, Claes Söderlund, Jesper Lagergren

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002056. Published online 2013 Jan 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002056

PMCID:: PMC3549209

Abstract Article PDF–920K

Changes in economic difficulties and subsequent sickness absence: a prospective register-linkage study

Tea Lallukka, Eero Lahelma, Ossi Rahkonen

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002212. Published online 2013 Jan 8. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002212

PMCID:: PMC3549204

Abstract Article PDF–168K

Independent association between low serum amylase and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in asymptomatic adults: a cross-sectional observational study

Kei Nakajima, Haruki Oshida, Toshitaka Muneyuki, Masafumi Saito, Yumiko Hori, Hiroshi Fuchigami, Masafumi Kakei, Hiromi Munakata

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002235. Published online 2013 Jan 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002235

PMCID:: PMC3549261

Abstract Article PDF–283K

Lifetime risk of developing coronary heart disease in Aboriginal Australians: a cohort study

Zhiqiang Wang, Wendy E Hoy

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002308. Published online 2013 Jan 30. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002308

PMCID:: PMC3563122

Abstract Article PDF–434K

Evidence-Based Practice

Research

Framework of policy recommendations for implementation of evidence-based practice: a systematic scoping review

Dirk T Ubbink, Gordon H Guyatt, Hester Vermeulen

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001881. Published online 2013 Jan 25. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001881

PMCID:: PMC3563143

Abstract Article PDF–851K

A new stratified risk assessment tool for whiplash injuries developed from a prospective observational study

Helge Kasch, Alice Kongsted, Erisela Qerama, Flemming W Bach, Tom Bendix, Troels Staehelin Jensen

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002050. Published online 2013 Jan 30. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002050

PMCID:: PMC3563124

Abstract Article PDF–604K

General practice / Family practice

Research

Are children carrying the burden of broad-spectrum antibiotics in general practice? Prescription pattern for paediatric outpatients with respiratory tract infections in Norway

Guro Haugen Fossum, Morten Lindbæk, Svein Gjelstad, Ingvild Dalen, Kari J Kværner

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002285. Published online 2013 Jan 7. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002285

PMCID:: PMC3549229

Abstract Article PDF–292K

General practice/Family practice

Research

Optimising drug prescribing and dispensing in subjects at risk for drug errors due to renal impairment: improving drug safety in primary healthcare by low eGFR alerts

Hanneke Joosten, Iefke Drion, Kees J Boogerd, Emiel V van der Pijl, Robbert J Slingerland, Joris P J Slaets, Tiele J Jansen, Olof Schwantje, Reinold O B Gans, Henk J G Bilo

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002068. Published online 2013 Jan 24. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002068

PMCID:: PMC3563134

Abstract Article PDF–739K

Geriatric Medicine

Research

Emergency department visits for fall-related fractures among older adults in the USA: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System All Injury Program, 2001–2008

Carlos H Orces

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001722. Published online 2013 Jan 24. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001722

PMCID:: PMC3563140

Abstract Article PDF–287K

Trends in the prevalence of antipsychotic drug use among patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias including those treated with antidementia drugs in the community in the UK: a cohort study

Carlos Martinez, Roy W Jones, Stephan Rietbrock

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002080. Published online 2013 Jan 7. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002080

PMCID:: PMC3549220

Abstract Article PDF–995K

Haematology (Incl Blood Transfusion)

Research

Assessment of whole body MRI and sestamibi technetium-99m bone marrow scan in prediction of multiple myeloma disease progression and outcome: a prospective comparative study

Alhossain A Khalafallah, Andrew Snarski, Robert Heng, Ryan Hughes, Shamsunnaher Renu, Jameen Arm, Richard Dutchke, Iain K Robertson, Luen B To

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002025. Published online 2013 Jan 10. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002025

PMCID:: PMC3549203

Abstract Article PDF–594K

Health Economics

Research

Health economic evaluation of the Lund Integrated Medicines Management Model (LIMM) in elderly patients admitted to hospital

Ola Ghatnekar, Åsa Bondesson, Ulf Persson, Tommy Eriksson

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001563. Published online 2013 Jan 10. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001563

PMCID:: PMC3553390

Abstract Article PDF–309K

How long has NICE taken to produce Technology Appraisal guidance? A retrospective study to estimate predictors of time to guidance

Steven G Casson, Francis J Ruiz, Alec Miners

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001870. Published online 2013 Jan 11. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001870

PMCID:: PMC3549260

Abstract Article PDF–189K

Health Policy

Research

A public opinion survey: is presumed consent the answer to kidney shortage in Hong Kong?

Tak Kwong Chan, Benjamin John Cowling, George Lim Tipoe

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002013. Published online 2013 Jan 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002013

PMCID:: PMC3549202

Abstract Article PDF–511K

Health Services Research

Research

Identifying geographical regions serviced by hospitals to assess laboratory-based outcomes

Sonja Gandhi, Salimah Z Shariff, Michael M Beyea, Matthew A Weir, Theresa Hands, Glen Kearns, Amit X Garg

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001921. Published online 2013 Jan 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001921

PMCID:: PMC3549199

Abstract Article PDF–444K

Is secondary preventive care improving? Observational study of 10-year trends in emergency admissions for conditions amenable to ambulatory care

Martin Bardsley, Ian Blunt, Sian Davies, Jennifer Dixon

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002007. Published online 2013 Jan 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002007

PMCID:: PMC3549201

Abstract Article PDF–747K

Cross-sectional study of prescribing errors in patients admitted to nine hospitals across North West England

Kay Seden, Jamie J Kirkham, Tom Kennedy, Michael Lloyd, Sally James, Aine Mcmanus, Andrew Ritchings, Jennifer Simpson, Dave Thornton, Andrea Gill, Carolyn Coleman, Bethan Thorpe, Saye H Khoo

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002036. Published online 2013 Jan 10. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002036

PMCID:: PMC3553389

Abstract Article PDF–386K

Is a high level of general practitioner consultations associated with low outpatients specialist clinic use? A cross-sectional study

Trygve S Deraas, Gro R Berntsen, Toralf Hasvold, Unni Ringberg, Olav Helge Førde

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002041. Published online 2013 Jan 10. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002041

Correction in:: BMJ Open. 2013; 3(4): e002041corr1.

PMCID:: PMC3553391

Abstract Article PDF–572K

Immunology (Including Allergy)

Research

IFN production ability and healthy ageing: mixed model analysis of a 24 year longitudinal study in Japan

Kazuko Uno, Katsumi Yagi, Masayo Yoshimori, Mari Tanigawa, Toshikazu Yoshikawa, Setsuya Fujita

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002113. Published online 2013 Jan 11. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002113

PMCID:: PMC3549214

Abstract Article PDF–501K

Infectious Diseases

Research

The use of individual patient-level data (IPD) to quantify the impact of pretreatment predictors of response to treatment in chronic hepatitis B patients

Shehzad Ali, Stuart Mealing, Neil Hawkins, Benedicte Lescrauwaet, Stefan Bjork, Lorenzo Mantovani, Pietro Lampertico

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001309. Published online 2013 Jan 24. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001309

PMCID:: PMC3563125

Abstract Article PDF–159K

A pilot study of rapid whole-genome sequencing for the investigation of a Legionella outbreak

Sandra Reuter, Timothy G Harrison, Claudio U Köser, Matthew J Ellington, Geoffrey P Smith, Julian Parkhill, Sharon J Peacock, Stephen D Bentley, M Estée Török

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002175. Published online 2013 Jan 10. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002175

PMCID:: PMC3553392

Abstract Article PDF–244K

Medical Education and Training

Research

Is it intelligent to intercalate? A two centre cross-sectional study exploring the value of intercalated degrees, and the possible effects of the recent tuition fee rise in England

Timothy Alan Stubbs, Elewys G Lightman, Peter Mathieson

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002193. Published online 2013 Jan 25. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002193

PMCID:: PMC3563132

Abstract Article PDF–168K

Medical Management

Protocol

Direct treatment comparison of DAbigatran and RIvaroxaban versus NAdroparin in the prevention of venous thromboembolism after total knee arthroplasty surgery: design of a randomised pilot study (DARINA)

Lucia van Veen, Jos JAM van Raay, Carina L E Gerritsma-Bleeker, Nic JGM Veeger, Marinus van Hulst

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002218. Published online 2013 Jan 24. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002218

PMCID:: PMC3563127

Abstract Article PDF–159K

Medical Publishing and Peer Review

Research

Haphazard reporting of deaths in clinical trials: a review of cases of ClinicalTrials.gov records and matched publications–a cross-sectional study

Amy Earley, Joseph Lau, Katrin Uhlig,

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001963. Published online 2013 Jan 18. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001963

PMCID:: PMC3549200

Abstract Article PDF–641K

Mental Health

Research

Police officers: a high-risk group for the development of mental health disturbances? A cohort study

Peter G van der Velden, Arthur R Rademaker, Eric Vermetten, Marie-Anne Portengen, Joris C Yzermans, Linda Grievink

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001720. Published online 2013 Jan 24. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001720

PMCID:: PMC3563131

Abstract Article PDF–179K

The Sydney Multisite Intervention of LaughterBosses and ElderClowns (SMILE) study: cluster randomised trial of humour therapy in nursing homes

Lee-Fay Low, Henry Brodaty, Belinda Goodenough, Peter Spitzer, Jean-Paul Bell, Richard Fleming, Anne-Nicole Casey, Zhixin Liu, Lynn Chenoweth

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002072. Published online 2013 Jan 11. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002072

PMCID:: PMC3549213

Abstract Article PDF–430K

Nutrition and Metabolism

Research

Determinants of breastfeeding indicators among children less than 24 months of age in Tanzania: a secondary analysis of the 2010 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey

Rose Victor, Surinder K Baines, Kingsley E Agho, Michael J Dibley

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001529. Published online 2013 Jan 7. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001529

PMCID:: PMC3549262

Abstract Article PDF–287K

Abdominal fat distribution and its relationship to brain changes: the differential effects of age on cerebellar structure and function: a cross-sectional, exploratory study

Matthias Raschpichler, Kees Straatman, Matthias Leopold Schroeter, Katrin Arelin, Haiko Schlögl, Dominik Fritzsch, Meinhard Mende, André Pampel, Yvonne Böttcher, Michael Stumvoll, Arno Villringer, Karsten Mueller

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001915. Published online 2013 Jan 24. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001915

PMCID:: PMC3563141

Abstract Article PDF–2.2M

Occurrence of refeeding syndrome in adults started on artificial nutrition support: prospective cohort study

Alan Rio, Kevin Whelan, Louise Goff, Dianne Patricia Reidlinger, Nigel Smeeton

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002173. Published online 2013 Jan 11. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002173

PMCID:: PMC3549252

Abstract Article PDF–292K

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Research

Chronic lower respiratory diseases among demolition and cement workers: a population-based register study

Ellen Fischer Mølgaard, Harald Hannerz, Finn Tüchsen, Charlotte Brauer, Lilli Kirkeskov

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001938. Published online 2013 Jan 11. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001938

PMCID:: PMC3549198

Abstract Article PDF–139K

The daily 10 kcal expenditure deficit: a before-and-after study on low-cost interventions in the work environment

Johannes A N Dorresteijn, Yolanda van der Graaf, Kailiang Zheng, Wilko Spiering, Frank L J Visseren

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002125. Published online 2013 Jan 24. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002125

PMCID:: PMC3563119

Abstract Article PDF–677K

Ophthalmology

Research

Vancomycin Ophthalmic Ointment 1% for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis infections: a case series

Chie Sotozono, Masahiko Fukuda, Masao Ohishi, Keiko Yano, Hideki Origasa, Yoshinori Saiki, Yoshikazu Shimomura, Shigeru Kinoshita

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001206. Published online 2013 Jan 30. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001206

PMCID:: PMC3563129

Abstract Article PDF–261K

Paediatrics

Research

Chronic health problems and health-related quality of life in Chinese children and adolescents: a population-based study in Hong Kong

S L Lee, Y F Cheung, H S W Wong, T H Leung, T H Lam, Y L Lau

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001183. Published online 2013 Jan 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001183

PMCID:: PMC3549227

Abstract Article PDF–185K

Movie making as a cognitive distraction for paediatric patients receiving radiotherapy treatment: qualitative interview study

Bradley J M Shrimpton, David J Willis, Cáthal D Tongs, Aldo G Rolfo

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001666. Published online 2013 Jan 16. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001666

PMCID:: PMC3549231

Abstract Article PDF–169K

Patient-Centred Medicine

Research

A systematic review of evidence on the links between patient experience and clinical safety and effectiveness

Cathal Doyle, Laura Lennox, Derek Bell

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001570. Published online 2013 Jan 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001570

PMCID:: PMC3549241

Abstract Article PDF–267K

Measuring relational aspects of hospital care in England with the ‘Patient Evaluation of Emotional Care during Hospitalisation’ (PEECH) survey questionnaire

Trevor Murrells, Glenn Robert, Mary Adams, Elizabeth Morrow, Jill Maben

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002211. Published online 2013 Jan 30. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002211

PMCID:: PMC3563120

Abstract Article PDF–185K

Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Protocol

Methodology of a large prospective, randomised, open, blinded endpoint streamlined safety study of celecoxib versus traditional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in patients with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis: protocol of the standard care versus celecoxib outcome trial (SCOT)

Thomas M MacDonald, Isla S Mackenzie, Li Wei, Christopher J Hawkey, Ian Ford, SCOT study group collaborators

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002295. Published online 2013 Jan 30. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002295

PMCID:: PMC3563118

Abstract Article PDF–252K

Research

Oral bisphosphonates are associated with increased risk of subtrochanteric and diaphyseal fractures in elderly women: a nested case–control study

Juan Erviti, Álvaro Alonso, Belén Oliva, Javier Gorricho, Antonio López, Julia Timoner, Consuelo Huerta, Miguel Gil, Francisco De Abajo

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002091. Published online 2013 Jan 30. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002091

PMCID:: PMC3563115

Abstract Article PDF–155K

Protocol

Public Health

The impact of the built environment on health across the life course: design of a cross-sectional data linkage study

Karen Villanueva, Gavin Pereira, Matthew Knuiman, Fiona Bull, Lisa Wood, Hayley Christian, Sarah Foster, Bryan J Boruff, Bridget Beesley, Sharyn Hickey, Sarah Joyce, Andrea Nathan, Dick Saarloos, Billie Giles-Corti

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002482. Published online 2013 Jan 13. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002482

PMCID:: PMC3549251

Abstract Article PDF–435K

Public Health

Protocol

A clustered randomised trial examining the effect of social marketing and community mobilisation on the age of uptake and levels of alcohol consumption by Australian adolescents

Bosco Rowland, John Winston Toumbourou, Amber Osborn, Rachel Smith, Jessica Kate Hall, Peter Kremer, Adrian B Kelly, Joanne Williams, Eva Leslie

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002423. Published online 2013 Jan 25. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002423

PMCID:: PMC3563123

Abstract Article PDF–452K

Research

Characteristics of people with low health literacy on coronary heart disease GP registers in South London: a cross-sectional study

Gillian P Rowlands, Anita Mehay, Sally Hampshire, Rachel Phillips, Paul Williams, Anthony Mann, Andrew Steptoe, Paul Walters, Andre T Tylee

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001503. Published online 2013 Jan 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001503

PMCID:: PMC3549254

Abstract Article PDF–226K

Does implementation of the IMCI strategy have an impact on child mortality? A retrospective analysis of routine data from Egypt

Mona Ali Rakha, Ahmed-Nagaty Mohamed Abdelmoneim, Suzanne Farhoud, Sergio Pièche, Simon Cousens, Bernadette Daelmans, Rajiv Bahl

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001852. Published online 2013 Jan 24. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001852

PMCID:: PMC3563136

Abstract Article PDF–788K

Can we update the Summary Hospital Mortality Index (SHMI) to make a useful measure of the quality of hospital care? An observational study

Nick Freemantle, Matthew Richardson, John Wood, Daniel Ray, Sajan Khosla, Ping Sun, Domenico Pagano

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002018. Published online 2013 Jan 31. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002018

PMCID:: PMC3563139

Abstract Article PDF–186K

The relationship between employment and social participation among Australians with a disabling chronic health condition: a cross-sectional analysis

Emily Callander, Deborah J Schofield

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002054. Published online 2013 Jan 30. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002054

PMCID:: PMC3563112

Abstract Article PDF–149K

The TrueBlue model of collaborative care using practice nurses as case managers for depression alongside diabetes or heart disease: a randomised trial

Mark A J Morgan, Michael J Coates, James A Dunbar, Prasuna Reddy, Kate Schlicht, Jeff Fuller

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002171. Published online 2013 Jan 24. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002171

PMCID:: PMC3563126

Abstract Article PDF–467K

Spatial variation of salt intake in Britain and association with socioeconomic status

Chen Ji, Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala, Francesco P Cappuccio

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002246. Published online 2013 Jan 7. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002246

PMCID:: PMC3549259

Abstract Article PDF–311K

Disparities in fatal and non-fatal injuries between Irish travellers and the Irish general population are similar to those of other indigenous minorities: a cross-sectional population-based comparative study

Safa Abdalla, Cecily C Kelleher, Brigid Quirke, Leslie Daly, on behalf of the All-Ireland traveller Health Study team

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002296. Published online 2013 Jan 28. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002296

PMCID:: PMC3563128

Abstract Article PDF–302K

Qualitative Research

Research

The role of chief executive officers in a quality improvement initiative: a qualitative study

Anam Parand, Sue Dopson, Charles Vincent

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001731. Published online 2013 Jan 7. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001731

Correction in:: BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001731corr1.

PMCID:: PMC3549256

Abstract Article PDF–214K

Recognising the importance of ‘family time-out’ in consultations: an exploratory qualitative study

Ida J Korfage, Suzanne Audrey, Tony Hak, Jane M Blazeby, Julian Abel, Rona Campbell

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002144. Published online 2013 Jan 16. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002144

PMCID:: PMC3549218

Abstract Article PDF–167K

Renal Medicine

Research

The beliefs and expectations of patients and caregivers about home haemodialysis: an interview study

Allison Tong, Suetonia Palmer, Braden Manns, Jonathan C Craig, Marinella Ruospo, Letizia Gargano, David W Johnson, Jörgen Hegbrant, Måns Olsson, Steven Fishbane, Giovanni F M Strippoli

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002148. Published online 2013 Jan 24. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002148

PMCID:: PMC3563121

Abstract Article PDF–280K

Reproductive Medicine

Research

Semen quality of fertile Japanese men: a cross-sectional population-based study of 792 men

Teruaki Iwamoto, Shiari Nozawa, Miki Yoshiike, Mikio Namiki, Eitetsu Koh, Jiro Kanaya, Akihiko Okuyama, Kiyomi Matsumiya, Akira Tsujimura, Kiyoshi Komatsu, Taiji Tsukamoto, Naoki Itoh, Makiko Naka Mieno, Matti Vierula, Jorma Toppari, Niels E Skakkebæk, Niels Jørgensen

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002223. Published online 2013 Jan 25. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002223

PMCID:: PMC3563117

Abstract Article PDF–174K

Research

Emergency Medicine

Water is a safe and effective alternative to sterile normal saline for wound irrigation prior to suturing: a prospective, double-blind, randomised, controlled clinical trial

Eric Alan Weiss, George Oldham, Michelle Lin, Tammy Foster, James Victor Quinn

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001504. Published online 2013 Jan 13. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001504

PMCID:: PMC3549228

Abstract Article PDF–301K

Research Methods

Protocol

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a novel, group self-management course for adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain: study protocol for a multicentre, randomised controlled trial (COPERS)

Dawn Carnes, Stephanie JC Taylor, Kate Homer, Sandra Eldridge, Stephen Bremner, Tamar Pincus, Anisur Rahman, Martin Underwood

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002492. Published online 2013 Jan 28. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002492

PMCID:: PMC3563130

Abstract Article PDF–367K

Research

Mapping English GP prescribing data: a tool for monitoring health-service inequalities

Barry Rowlingson, Euan Lawson, Benjamin Taylor, Peter J Diggle

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001363. Published online 2013 Jan 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001363

Correction in:: BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001363corr1.

PMCID:: PMC3549233

Abstract Article PDF–1.7M

Respiratory Medicine

Research

The impact of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake on hospitalisation for respiratory disease in a rapidly aging society: a retrospective descriptive and cross-sectional study at the disaster base hospital in Ishinomaki

Shinsuke Yamanda, Masakazu Hanagama, Seiichi Kobayashi, Hikari Satou, Shinsaku Tokuda, Kaijun Niu, Masaru Yanai

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e000865. Published online 2013 Jan 3. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-000865

PMCID:: PMC3549258

Abstract Article PDF–747K

Smoking and Tobacco

Research

Determinants of self-reported smoking and misclassification during pregnancy, and analysis of optimal cut-off points for urinary cotinine: a cross-sectional study

Juan J Aurrekoetxea, Mario Murcia, Marisa Rebagliato, María José López, Ane Miren Castilla, Loreto Santa-Marina, Mónica Guxens, Ana Fernández-Somoano, Mercedes Espada, Aitana Lertxundi, Adonina Tardón, Ferran Ballester

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002034. Published online 2013 Jan 24. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002034

PMCID:: PMC3563144

Abstract Article PDF–348K

Sports and Exercise Medicine

Research

Step rate-determined walking intensity and walking recommendation in Chinese young adults: a cross-sectional study

Huan Wang, Yan-feng Zhang, Liang-liang Xu, Chong-min Jiang

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e001801. Published online 2013 Jan 18. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001801

PMCID:: PMC3549247

Abstract Article PDF–175K

Can the London 2012 Olympics ‘inspire a generation’ to do more physical or sporting activities? An overview of systematic reviews

Kamal Ram Mahtani, Joanne Protheroe, Sarah Patricia Slight, Marcelo Marcos Piva Demarzo, Thomas Blakeman, Christopher A Barton, Bianca Brijnath, Nia Roberts

BMJ Open. 2013; 3(1): e002058. Published online 2013 Jan 7. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002058