Background Little is known about the association between direct pollen exposure and cognitive performance. The aim of our ...

Background Sarcopenia is a major age-related health condition that remains inadequately recognised as a public health concern. While previous studies have primarily focused on physical risk factors, ...

We welcome the recent extension of multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy (MAIHDA) to time-to-event outcomes.1 Before researchers deploy the method, we highlight ...

Background We evaluated the impact of the number of teeth on health expectancy, measured as years of life without limitations in activities of daily living (ADLs) and physical function, among adults ...

1 Centre for Sexual and Reproductive Health Research, Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London, London, UK 2 Health Services ...

Background Dementia is a growing public health challenge, with significant disparities in diagnosis rates across ethnic groups. Current evidence on ethnic differences in dementia prevalence and ...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence and nature of low energy reporting in a dietary survey of British adults over 65 years of age. DESIGN Randomly selected cross sectional sample of 2060 ...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To understand reasons for compliance and non-compliance with a home based exercise regimen by patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. DESIGN A qualitative study, nested within a ...

Background Little is known about the political views of doctors in the UK despite doctors' importance in the functioning of the National Health Service (NHS). Methods This is a survey-based, ...

Research Unit In Health, Behaviour and Change, University of Edinburgh Medical School, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, UK Correspondence to: Dr R Mitchell Research Unit In Health, Behaviour and Change, ...

Background The immediate and sustained impacts of the Eat Better Feel Better cooking programme (EBFBCP) on food choices and eating behaviours in families and children were evaluated. Methods The ...

Background We investigated the influence of sleeplessness and number of insomnia symptoms on the probability of recovery from chronic low back pain (LBP), and the possible interplay between ...