Lancet
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Coronary heart disease is the leading global cause of death, and e-health web-based programmes are effective to support patients. However, fewstudieshave reported psychological outcomes and health related quality of life (HRQoL) in Chinese populations. This study aimed to investigate the effect of an e-health web-based support programme for patients with coronary heart disease on anxiety, depression, and HRQoL across six months. ⋯ Health and Medical Research Fund, Food and Health Bureau of Hong Kong.
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The HIV continuum of care is a framework for monitoring of health-care service targets. From a public health perspective, little is known about the changes of transmission risks of HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) at different stages in the continuum. In this study we aimed to assess the effects of HIV diagnosis and enrolment in care on the transmission risk of HIV-infected MSM in Hong Kong. ⋯ Council for the AIDS Trust Fund, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government (project code MSS230R).
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Hospitals are the main and last component of health-care systems. We aimed to assess the performance of Shenzhen's general hospitals during 2010-15, and to suggest ways in which to improve operation performance. ⋯ Health and Family Planning Commission of Shenzhen Municipality.
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Sustained viral suppression through antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces the risk of sexual HIV transmission. However, it can require routine access to reliable and effective medical care, which can be difficult to obtain in resource-constrained areas. We investigated the effects of patient load and travel distance to an HIV care clinic on transmission risk in HIV serodiscordant couples in the Henan Province, China. ⋯ Ministry of Science and Technology, People's Republic of China, National Institutes of Health of the USA.
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Both ketamine and methamphetamine have been used for studying the positive, negative, and cognitive symptoms, and dopaminergic and GABAergic dysfunction observed in acute schizophrenia. We aimed to explore and compare the prevalence and factor structure of psychotic symptoms in chronic ketamine and methamphetamine users. ⋯ Natural Science Foundation of China (81100996 to YL, and 81371480 to JT). The funder of the study had no role in study design, data collection, data analysis, data interpretation, or writing of the report. The corresponding authors had full access to all the data in the study and had final responsibility for the decision to submit for publication.