A Qualitative Study Exploring Experiences of the Safetxt Digital Health Intervention to Reduce Sexually Transmitted Infections in Young People in the UK
Source : https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/10/e072701
People aged 16-24 are more likely than other age groups to acquire sexually transmitted infections (STI). Safetxt was a randomised controlled trial of a theory-based digital health intervention to reduce...
While control group participants reported precautionary behaviors triggered by trial participation, intervention recipients reported additional benefits and in broader aspects of sexual health.
Predictors of Early and Long-Term Mortality After ICU Discharge in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: a Prospective Cohort Study
Source : https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0293883
To mitigate mortality among critically ill COVID-19 patients, both during their ICU stay and following ICU discharge, it is crucial to measure its frequency, identify predictors and to establish an...
Early and late post-ICU mortality exhibited an initial surge (in the first 30 days post-ICU) followed by a subsequent decline over time.
Socio-Demographic and Clinical Characteristics Associated With Retention in Care Among Adults Living With HIV and Severe Mental Illness and Reasons for Loss to Follow-Up in Uganda: a Mixed-Methods Study
Source : https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/10/e073623
Objective This study aimed to determine the socio-demographic and clinical characteristics associated with retention in care and reasons for loss to follow-up (LTFU) among people living with HIV (PLWH) with...
Twelve-month retention in care remains low at 35.7% far below the 90% WHO target. There is a need to design and implement targeted interventions to address barriers to retention in care among PLWH and SMI.
Stakeholders’ Understanding of European Medicine Agency’s COVID-19 Vaccine Information Materials in EU and Regional Contexts
Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37897018/
The COVID-19 pandemic posed challenges to communicating accurate information about vaccines because of the spread of misinformation. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) tried to reassure the public by communicating early...
In conclusion, user-testing of proactive communication materials aimed to prebunk misinformation during a public health crisis helps to ensure that users understand the development and safety of novel vaccine technologies. This information can then be used as a basis for further evidence-based communication activities by regulators and public...
Mortality Increased Among Hospitalized Patients With Cirrhosis Before and Following Different Waves of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Source : https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10620-023-08105-x
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted patient care and worsened the morbidity and mortality of some chronic diseases. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospitalizations and outcomes in patients with cirrhosis...
Inpatient mortality among patients with cirrhosis has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to before COVID-19. Although COVID-19 infection may have had a small direct pathologic effect on the natural history of cirrhotic liver disease, it is more likely that other factors are impacting this population.