NHS Lothian

Treatment of male osteoporosis: a narrative review and position statement by the ECTS Clinical Action Group.

Osteoporosis in men is under-recognized and under-treated despite a substantial disease burden and poorer fracture-related outcomes than in women. Secondary osteoporosis is highly prevalent in men, making the identification and management of underlying causes essential. Bone mine...

Dietary exposures and risk of anxiety and depression symptoms in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936: a cohort-level GLAD Project analysis

Background Mental disorders such as anxiety and depression are leading contributors to disability worldwide, with growing concern in older adults—particularly in Scotland—where poor diet and mental health challenges are common. While the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study has i...

It Is Literally Saving Me Spoons: Autistic People’s Experiences of Eating and Feeding Disorders—A Photovoice Study

Background: Despite the high prevalence of eating disorders (EDs) in Autistic people, few qualitative studies explore this overlap beyond Autistic women with anorexia nervosa (AN). Methods: We used Photovoice to explore the experiences of Autistic people with EDs across diverse g...

Robust inference and correlates from genetic associations with personality

Personality traits describe stable differences in how people think, feel and behave, and how they interact with and experience their social and physical environments1,2. Many questions remain unanswered about associations between DNA and personality traits, such as their robustne...

Secondary patella resurfacing following primary total knee arthroplasty

Aims Our aims were to assess joint-specific outcome (JSO), health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and patient satisfaction following secondary patella resurfacing (SPR), and to define a patient-acceptable symptom state (PASS). Methods This retrospective study was conducted over...

Accelerometers improve detection of movement related artifact in bedside ICU data

Abstract Routinely collected real time data from ICU bedside monitors is a valuable source of information which can assist the clinical team caring for a patient. This data almost always contains artifacts caused by clinical staff attending to the patient throughout the day, e.g....

Effectiveness of Caregiver‐Mediated Spoken Language Interventions for Children Under Five at Risk of Developmental Language Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Caregiver-mediated interventions are commonly used by Speech and Language Therapists to support early language development. Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is associated with reduced quality of life throughout the lifespan. Understanding factors that pr...

Eating Disorder Focused Family Therapy with Autistic Children and Young People: A Narrative Review of Recent Developments

Abstract Purpose of review This review aims to report the recent advances for eating disorder focused family therapy (FT-ED) for Autistic children and young people, including outcomes, experiences, and suggested adaptations. Recent findings Quantitative studies suggest that Autis...

Screen Use and Emotional, Behavioral, and Social Development in Children

Importance: The association between electronic screen use and psychosocial development in children remains unclear. Few studies account for longitudinal associations or fully adjust for key covariates such as family functioning. Objective: To evaluate the cross-sectional associat...