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    Dietary, physical activity, and weight management interventions among active-...

    Abstract Background Research has been conducted to assess the effectiveness of weight management, dietary and physical activity interventions in military settings. However, a...
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    A screening tool for psychological difficulties in children aged 6 to 36 mont...

    Abstract Background In low-resource settings, the lack of mental health professionals and cross-culturally validated screening instruments complicates mental health care...
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    Survey on medication information literacy and influencing factors among pregn...

    Background: The use of medication during pregnancy is very common. Medication safety has been a great concern among pregnant women and is highly influenced by women’s medication...
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    Wanting to or having to – a qualitative study of experiences and attitudes to...

    Abstract Background This study assesses how tuberculosis (TB) screening is perceived by immigrants in Norway. Screening is mandatory for people arriving from high incidence...
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    Factors associated with health service orientation and active product marketi...

    Abstract Background Little is known about pharmacy owners’ commitment to public health and health policy goals in the strategic planning of their business. The aim of this...
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    Identifying the content of home-based health behaviour change interventions f...

    Background: Meeting the needs of the growing number of older people is a challenge for health and social care services. Home-based interventions aiming to modify health-related...
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    Evaluation of the national surveillance of Legionnaires' disease in Norway, 2...

    Abstract Background In Norway, Legionnaires’ disease is reportable upon clinical suspicion to public health authorities and mandatorily notifiable through the Norwegian...
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    The efficacy of varenicline in achieving abstinence among waterpipe tobacco s...

    Abstract Background Waterpipe tobacco smoking has increased among youth across the globe including in the US, and it continues as a common and traditional form of smoking...
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    Development of a wheelchair mobility skills test for children and adolescents...

    Abstract Background Wheelchair mobility skills (WMS) training is regarded by children using a manual wheelchair and their parents as an important factor to improve participation...
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    Self-monitoring of health data by patients with a chronic disease: does disea...

    Background: There is a growing emphasis on self-monitoring applications that allow patients to measure their own physical health parameters. A prerequisite for achieving...
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    Mobility assessment of a rural population in the Netherlands using GPS measur...

    Background: The home address is a common spatial proxy for exposure assessment in epidemiological studies but mobility may introduce exposure misclassification. Mobility can be...
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    Introduction: Understanding and planning for the factors that impact supply cost and unplanned readmission risk for total joint arthroplasty (TJA) patients is helpful for...
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    Monitoring and evaluation of breast cancer screening programmes: selecting ca...

    ABSTRACT Objective In the scope of the European Commission Initiative on Breast Cancer (ECIBC), the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) group was tasked to identify breast...
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    Introducing an assessment tool based on a full set of end-of-training EPAs to...

    Abstract Background While literature on the theoretical value of entrustable professional activities (EPAs) for assessment is rapidly expanding, little experience exists on its...
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    Deprescribing preventive cardiovascular medication in patients with predicted...

    Abstract Background The use of cardiovascular medication for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is potentially inappropriate when potential risks outweigh...
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    Experiences of dementia and attitude towards prevention: a qualitative study ...

    Abstract Background A better insight into older adults’ understanding of and attitude towards cognitive disorders and their prevention, as well as expectations and reasons for...
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    Neighborhood green spaces, facilities and population density as predictors of...

    Abstract Background A rapidly growing body of research suggests that qualities of the built environment can promote active living among children and youth. Nevertheless,...
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    Measuring implementation fidelity of school-based obesity prevention programm...

    Background: Until now, there is no clear overview of how fidelity is assessed in school-based obesity prevention programmes. In order to move the field of obesity prevention...
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    Marked deterioration in the quality of life of patients with idiopathic pulmo...

    Abstract Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic disease with a high symptom burden and poor survival that...
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    Primary health care teams put to the test a cross-sectional study from Austri...

    Background: Multidisciplinary Primary Health Care Teams (PHCT) provide a comprehensive approach to address the social and health needs of communities. It was the aim of this...