The weekend effect in stroke mortality: evidence from Austrian acute care hospitals
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DOI: 10.1007/s10754-021-09317-2
Abstract: Many studies provide evidence for the so-called weekend effect by demonstrating that patients admitted to hospital during weekends show less favourable outcomes such as increased mortality, compared with similar patients admitted during weekdays. The underlying… read more here.
Keywords: weekend; weekend effect; mortality; care ... See more keywords
Would Dedicated Emergency Surgery Professionals Improve the Emergency General Surgery Service and Reduce the “Weekend Effect”?
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DOI: 10.1007/s11605-018-3714-0
Abstract: Dear Editor, We read with interest the manuscript by Hoehn et al. and we congratulate the authors on their attempt to clarify such a topical subject. Several recent studies have identified a Bweekend effect^ for… read more here.
Keywords: weekend; surgery; effect; emergency ... See more keywords
Week and Weekend Day Cadence Patterns Long-Term Post-Bariatric Surgery
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DOI: 10.1007/s11695-019-03978-2
Abstract: Obesity can negatively influence walking cadence, reducing the overall intensity of daily activities and increasing the risk of weight gain.PurposeObjectively describe the walking cadence of individuals’ long-term post-bariatric surgery.MethodsFifty-eight participants, 51.2 ± 8.9 years old, with a BMI… read more here.
Keywords: weekend; term post; week; surgery ... See more keywords
Weekend vs. Weekday Asthma-Related Emergency Department Utilization.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2021.09.005
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To assess variation in asthma-related Emergency Department (ED) use between weekends and weekdays. METHODS Cross-sectional administrative claims-based analysis using California 2016 Medicaid data and Vermont 2016 and Massachusetts 2015 all-payer claims databases. We defined… read more here.
Keywords: weekend; weekend weekday; asthma related; emergency department ... See more keywords
Personalized feedback tempers weekend increases in alcohol use among nonstudent emerging adult drinkers.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106332
Abstract: A common pattern of problematic alcohol consumption among emerging adults consists of little to no drinking during the week, with heavy drinking episodes on the weekend. However, little is known about whether brief alcohol interventions… read more here.
Keywords: drinking; weekend; personalized feedback; emerging adult ... See more keywords
Circadian Entrainment to the Natural Light-Dark Cycle across Seasons and the Weekend
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.12.041
Abstract: Reduced exposure to daytime sunlight and increased exposure to electrical lighting at night leads to late circadian and sleep timing [1-3]. We have previously shown that exposure to a natural summer 14 hr 40 min:9 hr 20 min light-dark… read more here.
Keywords: weekend; light dark; exposure; dark cycle ... See more keywords
Clinical characteristics and outcomes associated with weekend admissions to psychiatric wards in Taiwan.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2019.07.001
Abstract: OBJECTIVE This study aimed to investigate whether weekend admissions to psychiatric wards in Taiwan were associated with different patient characteristics or worse clinical outcomes. METHOD Patients with acute psychiatric admissions between 1996 and 2012 were… read more here.
Keywords: weekend; admissions psychiatric; wards taiwan; clinical characteristics ... See more keywords
Analysis of weekend effect on mortality by medical specialty in Helsinki University Hospital over a 14-year period.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2020.07.010
Abstract: BACKGROUND The weekend effect, the phenomenon of patients admitted at the weekend having a higher mortality risk, has been widely investigated and documented in both elective and emergency patients. Research on the issue is scarce… read more here.
Keywords: weekend; specialty; weekend effect; mortality ... See more keywords
Major trauma: Does weekend attendance increase 30-day mortality?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2018.12.007
Abstract: BACKGROUND Differing mortality rates according to day of hospital admission is an area of debate, where a supposed increased rate of mortality with weekend admissions has been termed "the weekend effect". We sought to identify… read more here.
Keywords: major trauma; weekend; mortality; day mortality ... See more keywords
The Weekend Effect on Morbidity and Mortality Among Pediatric Epilepsy Admissions.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2017.05.023
Abstract: BACKGROUND Pediatric epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders with low mortality and high morbidity, often requiring hospitalization. Weekend admissions have been shown to be associated with worse outcomes compared with their weekday… read more here.
Keywords: weekend; pediatric epilepsy; mortality; among pediatric ... See more keywords
Weekly variation in diet and physical activity among 4–75-year-old Danes
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DOI: 10.1017/s1368980019003707
Abstract: Abstract Objective: To compare dietary intake and physical activity (PA) between days of the week in a large sample of the Danish population; furthermore, to investigate the influence of gender and age as determinants for… read more here.
Keywords: weekend; physical activity; weekly variation; dietary intake ... See more keywords