Erratum to: Physical activities of Patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS): preliminary longitudinal case-control study historical evaluation of possible risk factors.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1186/s13013-015-0029-8.].

Physical activities of Patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS): preliminary longitudinal case-control study historical evaluation of possible risk factors.

To our knowledge there are no publications that have evaluated physical activities in relation to the etiopathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) other than sports scolioses. In a preliminary longitudinal case-control study, mother and child were questioned and the children examined by one observer. The aim of the study was to examine possible risk factors for AIS.

Prevalence and causes of prescribing errors: the PRescribing Outcomes for Trainee Doctors Engaged in Clinical Training (PROTECT) study.

Objectives: Study objectives were to investigate the prevalence and causes of prescribing errors amongst foundation doctors (i.e. junior doctors in their first (F1) or second (F2) year of post-graduate training), describe their knowledge and experience of prescribing errors, and explore their self-efficacy (i.

Junior doctors' perceptions of their self-efficacy in prescribing, their prescribing errors and the possible causes of errors.

Aims: The aim of the study was to explore and compare junior doctors' perceptions of their self-efficacy in prescribing, their prescribing errors and the possible causes of those errors.

Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire study was distributed to foundation doctors throughout Scotland, based on Bandura's Social Cognitive Theory and Human Error Theory (HET).

Results: Five hundred and forty-eight questionnaires were completed (35.

Perceived causes of prescribing errors by junior doctors in hospital inpatients: a study from the PROTECT programme.

Introduction: Prescribing errors are a major cause of patient safety incidents. Understanding the underlying factors is essential in developing interventions to address this problem. This study aimed to investigate the perceived causes of prescribing errors among foundation (junior) doctors in Scotland.

Reproductive outcomes following induced abortion: a national register-based cohort study in Scotland.

Objective: To investigate reproductive outcomes in women following induced abortion (IA).

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Hospital admissions between 1981 and 2007 in Scotland.

Seeing other women breastfeed: how vicarious experience relates to breastfeeding intention and behaviour.

Vicarious experience gained through seeing women breastfeed may influence infant feeding decisions and self-efficacy. Our aim was to measure the attributes of seeing breastfeeding and to investigate how these relate to feeding intention (primary outcome) and behaviour (secondary outcome). First, we developed a Seeing Breastfeeding Scale (SBS), which consisted of five attitudes (Cronbach's alpha of 0.

A pilot study to evaluate a community pharmacy-based monitoring system to identify adverse drug reactions associated with paediatric medicines use.

Introduction: Current pharmacovigilance systems are limited by spontaneous reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs), lack of a denominator, and lower than expected reporting rates. The aim of our study was to undertake a formal pilot evaluation of a community pharmacy-led ADR monitoring system.

Methods: The setting was community pharmacies in five Health Boards areas of Scotland.

Views of parents and pharmacists following participation in a paediatric pharmacovigilance study.

Objective: To explore the experiences and views of community pharmacists and parents participating in a prospective paediatric pharmacovigilance study.

Method: Twenty-five pharmacists and 32 parents were approached for telephone interview. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed and analysed thematically to identify recurring issues and themes.