Background Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women worldwide. It is a
distressing diagnosis and, as a result, considerable research has examined the psychological …

… SM Smith, senior lecturer in primary care,1 G Paul, research project manager,1 A Kelly, senior
lecturer in biomedical statistics,1 DL Whitford, professor of family and community medicine,…

We explored the experiences of Bahraini women who have survived breast cancer and their
perception of quality of life after diagnosis. We conducted in depth, semi-structured face-to-…

Background Self-efficacy has been shown to be positively correlated with self-care behaviour
and glycaemic control among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, such …

… David L Whitford … Abeer J Khalaf and David L Whitford contributed equally to this work. …
Khalaf, AJ, Whitford, DL The use of complementary and alternative medicine by patients with …

Background Breast cancer can impact survivors in many aspects of their life. Scarce information
is currently available on the quality of life of cancer survivors in Bahrain. The objective of …

Objectives: To determine the extent of mental health services provided in the community in
one Irish health board area. To examine the influence of postgraduate mental health training …

Background Diabetes is a chronic illness, which requires the individual to assume responsibility
for their own care with the aim of maintaining glucose and blood pressure levels as …

Background Patients with type 2 diabetes can have an important role in discussing health
risk within families. This study aimed to establish the acceptability to first degree relatives …

There exists wide variation in practice regarding the use of chaperones for physical examination
of the patient in primary care. Guidelines agree that a chaperone should be offered or …