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Technology-supported sitting balance therapy versus usual care in the chronic stage after stroke: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Authors: Liselot Thijs, Eline Voets, Evelien Wiskerke, Thomas Nauwelaerts, Yves Arys, Harold Haspeslagh, Jan Kool, Patrick Bischof, Christoph Bauer, Robin Lemmens, Daniel Baumgartner and Geert Verheyden

Citation: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2021 18:120

Content type: Research Published on: 28 July 2021
Physiotherapists’ use and perceptions of digital remote physiotherapy during COVID-19 lockdown in Switzerland: an online cross-sectional survey

Authors: Anne-Kathrin Rausch, Heiner Baur, Leah Reicherzer, Markus Wirz, Fabienne Keller, Emmanuelle Opsommer, Veronika Schoeb, Stefano Vercelli and Marco Barbero

Citation: Archives of Physiotherapy 2021 11:18

Content type: Research article Published on: 7 July 2021
Does therapy always need touch? A cross-sectional study among Switzerland-based occupational therapists and midwives regarding their experience with health care at a distance during the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020

Authors: Verena Klamroth-Marganska, Michael Gemperle, Thomas Ballmer, Susanne Grylka-Baeschlin, Jessica Pehlke-Milde and Brigitte E. Gantschnig

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2021 21:578

Content type: Research article Published on: 15 June 2021
Beneficial and harmful effects of antidepressants versus placebo, ‘active placebo’, or no intervention for adults with major depressive disorder: a protocol for a systematic review of published and unpublished data with meta-analyses and trial sequential analyses

Authors: Sophie Juul, Faiza Siddiqui, Marija Barbateskovic, Caroline Kamp Jørgensen, Michael Pascal Hengartner, Irving Kirsch, Christian Gluud and Janus Christian Jakobsen

Citation: Systematic Reviews 2021 10:154

Content type: Protocol Published on: 25 May 2021
Sensorimotor and body perception assessments of nonspecific chronic low back pain: a cross-sectional study

Authors: R. Meier, C. Emch, C. Gross-Wolf, F. Pfeiffer, A. Meichtry, A. Schmid and H. Luomajoki

Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2021 22:391

Content type: Research article Published on: 26 April 2021
Response to a sexual risk reduction intervention provided in combination with hepatitis C treatment by HIV/HCV co-infected men who have sex with men: a reflexive thematic analysis

Authors: Patrizia Künzler-Heule, Katharina Fierz, Axel Jeremias Schmidt, Manuela Rasi, Jasmina Bogdanovic, Agnes Kocher, Sandra Engberg, Manuel Battegay, Christiana Nöstlinger, Andreas Lehner, Roger Kouyos, Patrick Schmid, Dominique Laurent Braun, Jan Fehr and Dunja Nicca

Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:319

Content type: Research article Published on: 6 April 2021
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Finnish version of the central sensitization inventory and its relationship with dizziness and postural control

Authors: Jani Mikkonen, Hannu Luomajoki, Olavi Airaksinen, Randy Neblett, Tuomas Selander and Ville Leinonen

Citation: BMC Neurology 2021 21:141

Content type: Research article Published on: 31 March 2021
What explains the inequalities in health care utilization between immigrants and non-migrants in Switzerland?

Authors: Christina Tzogiou, Stefan Boes and Beatrice Brunner

Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:530

Content type: Research article Published on: 18 March 2021
Environmental parameters and microbial community profiles as indication towards microbial activities and diversity in aquaponic system compartments

Authors: Zala Schmautz, Carlos A. Espinal, Andrea M. Bohny, Fabio Rezzonico, Ranka Junge, Emmanuel Frossard and Theo H. M. Smits

Citation: BMC Microbiology 2021 21:12

Content type: Research article Published on: 6 January 2021
Parents’ health information seeking behaviour – does the child’s health status play a role?

Authors: Isabel Baumann, Rebecca Jaks, Dominik Robin, Sibylle Juvalta and Julia Dratva

Citation: BMC Family Practice 2020 21:266

Content type: Research article Published on: 10 December 2020
Cross-cultural adaptation of the Participation and Environment Measure for Children and Youth (PEM-CY) into German: a qualitative study in three countries

Authors: Beate Krieger, Christina Schulze, Jillian Boyd, Ruth Amann, Barbara Piškur, Anna Beurskens, Rachel Teplicky and Albine Moser

Citation: BMC Pediatrics 2020 20:492

Content type: Research article Published on: 24 October 2020
Item analysis of the KIDSCREEN-10 using Rasch modelling

Authors: Marianne Müller and Andrea Haenni Hoti

Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2020 18:342

Content type: Research Published on: 15 October 2020
Impact on place of death in cancer patients: a causal exploration in southern Switzerland

Authors: Heidi Kern, Giorgio Corani, David Huber, Nicola Vermes, Marco Zaffalon, Marco Varini, Claudia Wenzel and André Fringer

Citation: BMC Palliative Care 2020 19:160

Content type: Research article Published on: 15 October 2020
Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Amsterdam Instrumental Activities of Daily Living questionnaire short version German for Switzerland

Authors: Marina Bruderer-Hofstetter, Mark A. Dubbelman, André Meichtry, Florian Koehn, Thomas Münzer, Roos J. Jutten, Philip Scheltens, Sietske A. M. Sikkes and Karin Niedermann

Citation: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2020 18:323

Content type: Research Published on: 2 October 2020
Correction to: On-site multi-component intervention to improve productivity and reduce the economic and personal burden of neck pain in Swiss office-workers (NEXpro): protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial

Authors: Andrea M. Aegerter, Manja Deforth, Venerina Johnston, Markus J. Ernst, Thomas Volken, Hannu Luomajoki, Beatrice Brunner, Julia Dratva, Gisela Sjøgaard, Achim Elfering and Markus Melloh

Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2020 21:488

Content type: Correction Published on: 25 July 2020

The original article was published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2020 21:391
Comparative genomics of Xanthomonas fragariae and Xanthomonas arboricola pv. fragariae reveals intra- and interspecies variations

Authors: Michael Gétaz, Jochen Blom, Theo H. M. Smits and Joël F. Pothier

Citation: Phytopathology Research 2020 2:17

Content type: Research Published on: 24 July 2020
Validation of the 7-item knee replacement patient education questionnaire (KR-PEQ-7), based on the 16-item knee osteoarthritis patient education questionnaire (KOPEQ)

Authors: Erika O. Huber, Axel Boger, André Meichtry and Caroline H. Bastiaenen

Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2020 21:468

Content type: Research article Published on: 16 July 2020
Development of a model on factors affecting instrumental activities of daily living in people with mild cognitive impairment – a Delphi study

Authors: Marina Bruderer-Hofstetter, Sietske A. M. Sikkes, Thomas Münzer and Karin Niedermann

Citation: BMC Neurology 2020 20:264

Content type: Research article Published on: 1 July 2020
Evaluation of a midwifery network to guarantee outpatient postpartum care: a mixed methods study

Authors: Susanne Grylka-Baeschlin, Carolina Iglesias, Rebekka Erdin and Jessica Pehlke-Milde

Citation: BMC Health Services Research 2020 20:565

Content type: Research article Published on: 22 June 2020
On-site multi-component intervention to improve productivity and reduce the economic and personal burden of neck pain in Swiss office-workers (NEXpro): protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial

Authors: Andrea M Aegerter, Manja Deforth, Venerina Johnston, Markus J Ernst, Thomas Volken, Hannu Luomajoki, Beatrice Brunner, Julia Dratva, Gisela Sjøgaard, Achim Elfering and Markus Melloh

Citation: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2020 21:391

Content type: Study protocol Published on: 19 June 2020

The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2020 21:488