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| Title |
A randomised controlled trial of a probiotic ‘functional food’ in the management of irritable bowel syndrome
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Gastroenterology, March 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-230x-13-45 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Lesley M Roberts, Deborah McCahon, Roger Holder, Sue Wilson, FD Richard Hobbs |
| Abstract |
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common condition characterised by pain, distension and altered bowel habit. Evidence suggests functional foods containing probiotics improve gastrointestinal transit, however, data are limited by short follow-up periods and evaluation in selected populations. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 11 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 18% |
| Canada | 1 | 9% |
| Germany | 1 | 9% |
| Singapore | 1 | 9% |
| Israel | 1 | 9% |
| Belgium | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 4 | 36% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 64% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 18% |
| Scientists | 1 | 9% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 317 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | <1% |
| Australia | 2 | <1% |
| Morocco | 1 | <1% |
| Singapore | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 309 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 133 | 42% |
| Student > Master | 35 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 24 | 8% |
| Researcher | 23 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 20 | 6% |
| Other | 44 | 14% |
| Unknown | 38 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 130 | 41% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 56 | 18% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 35 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 2% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 6 | 2% |
| Other | 38 | 12% |
| Unknown | 45 | 14% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 9. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 August 2014.
All research outputs
#3,641,562
of 22,701,287 outputs
Outputs from BMC Gastroenterology
#209
of 1,729 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#30,770
of 194,751 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Gastroenterology
#6
of 27 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 22,701,287 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done well and is in the 83rd percentile: it's in the top 25% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
So far Altmetric has tracked 1,729 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 6.0. This one has done well, scoring higher than 87% of its peers.
Older research outputs will score higher simply because they've had more time to accumulate mentions. To account for age we can compare this Altmetric Attention Score to the 194,751 tracked outputs that were published within six weeks on either side of this one in any source. This one has done well, scoring higher than 84% of its contemporaries.
We're also able to compare this research output to 27 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 74% of its contemporaries.