BACKGROUND Inflammatory bowel disease, comprising Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is a life-long currently incurable illness. It causes bouts of acute intestinal inflammation, in an unpredictable relapsing-remitting course, with bloody diarrhoea and extreme urgency to access a toilet. Faecal incontinence is a devastating social and hygiene problem, impacting heavily on quality of life a...

Booklet for the 2017 Actuarial Research Conference at Georgia State University in Atlanta Scientific Committee: Samuel Cox, Chair, Georgia State University Andrew Cairns, Heriot Watt University Ian Duncan, University of California at Santa Barbara Jed Frees, Wisconsin School of Business Jose Garrido, Concordia University Etienne Marceau, Laval University Liang Peng, Georgia State University Mic...

This booklet is a sequel to a similar collection of problems on kinematics. Similarly to that collection the aim here is to present the most important ideas using which one can solve most (> 95%) of olympiad problems on mechanics. Usually a problem is stated first, and is followed by some relevant ideas and suggestions (letter ‘K’ in front of the number of an idea refers to the correspondingly ...

Background: Dizziness is a very common symptom that often leads to reduced quality of life, anxiety and emotional distress, loss of fitness, lack of confidence in balance, unsteadiness and an increased risk of falling. Most dizzy patients are managed in primary care by reassurance and medication to suppress symptoms. Trials have shown that chronic dizziness can be treated effectively in primary...

BACKGROUND Dizziness is a very common symptom that often leads to reduced quality of life, anxiety and emotional distress, loss of fitness, lack of confidence in balance, unsteadiness and an increased risk of falling. Most dizzy patients are managed in primary care by reassurance and medication to suppress symptoms. Trials have shown that chronic dizziness can be treated effectively in primary ...

OBJECTIVE The impact of mild head injury or mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children is variable, and determinants of outcome remain poorly understood. There have been no previous attempts to evaluate the impact of interventions to improve outcome. Results of previous intervention studies in adults have been mixed. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of providing information on outcome...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to develop and evaluate an evidence based educational booklet on whiplash associated disorders. METHODS A comprehensive review of the available scientific evidence produced a set of unambiguous patient centred messages that challenge unhelpful beliefs about whiplash and promote an active approach to recovery. These messages were incorporated into a novel booklet, w...

BACKGROUND Families of children living with chronic illness are more vulnerable to mental health problems, however this can be ameliorated by a family's resilience. The Child Illness and Resilience Program (CHiRP) will develop and evaluate a parent-focussed family intervention designed to increase the resilience and wellbeing of families living with childhood chronic illness. METHODS/DESIGN T...

BACKGROUND Hip and knee osteoarthritis is a common cause of pain and disability, which can be improved by exercise interventions. However, regular exercise is uncommon in this group because the low physical activity level in the general population is probably reduced even further by pain related fear of movement. The best method of encouraging increased activity in this patient group is not kno...

BACKGROUND The majority of South Africans with a DSM-IV diagnosis receive no treatment for their mental health problems. There is a move to simplify treatment for common mental disorders (CMDs) in order to ease access. Brief problem solving therapy (PST) might fill the treatment gap for CMD's in deprived communities in South Africa. This pilot study evaluates the feasibility, acceptability and ...