Background: The Normalization Process Model is a theoretical model that assists in explaining the processes by which complex interventions become routinely embedded in health care practice. It offers a framework for ...

Objectives: With prevention and treatment of mental disorders a challenge for primary care and increasing capability of electronic medical records (EMRs) to facilitate research in practice, we aim to determine the ...

Background: Delirium is increasingly considered to be an important determinant of trajectories of cognitive decline. Therefore, analyses of existing cohort studies measuring cognitive outcomes could benefit from methods ...

It takes time to recognise the differences between a literature search (LS), a literature review (LR), a systematic review (SR) and a meta-analysis (MA), especially as these terms are often used interchangeably by many ...

The study of perception, learning, memory and recall are converging to unite education with neuroscience - the scientific study of the nervous system- around the emerging field of neuroeducation. In this regard, there ...

Background: Considerable emphasis is presently being placed on usage of generic medicines by governments focussed on the potential economic benefits associated with their use. Concurrently, there is increasing discussion in ...

Every day, every doctor, senior or junior, faces ethical decisions. From the moment you start seeing patients on the wards, there are decisions to make. And as every decision you make can/will have a significant impact ...

Background. Mental and substance use disorders are a leading cause of morbidity among young people. Policy and clinical services in Ireland are endeavouring to address theses twin issues. Aims. To review the emerging ...

Like most medical doctors, we have searched for information on how to care for patients. As students, you may wish to search to answer a question, or to obtain background information for a project or presentation (and ...