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Effectiveness of interventions using self-monitoring to reduce sedentary beha...
Background: Sedentary behavior occurs largely subconsciously, and thus specific behavior change techniques are needed to increase conscious awareness of sedentary behavior.... -
How do medical specialists value their own intercultural communication behavi...
Abstract Background Intercultural communication behaviour of doctors with patients requires specific intercultural communication skills, which do not seem structurally... -
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Objective: Distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) are sensitive to early indices of cochlear pathology. Pathology to the cochlea is in part mediated by ischaemic... -
Seeking adverse effects in systematic reviews of orthodontic interventions: P...
Abstract Background Before implementing healthcare interventions, clinicians need to weigh the beneficial and adverse effects of interventions. However, a large body of evidence... -
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... -
Obesity and socioeconomic disadvantage in midlife female public sector employ...
Abstract Background The two-way relationship between obesity and socioeconomic disadvantage is well established but previous studies on social and economic consequences of... -
A scoping review of health-related stigma outcomes for high-burden diseases i...
Abstract Background Stigma is associated with health conditions that drive disease burden in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including HIV, tuberculosis, mental health... -
A cross-sectional study of obesogenic behaviours and family rules according t...
Abstract Background There has been an increase in children growing up in non-traditional families, such as single-parent and... -
Survey of e-learning implementation and faculty support strategies in a clust...
Abstract Background The use of electronic learning formats (e-learning) in medical education is reported mainly from individual specialty perspectives. In this study, we... -
Substitution of care for chronic heart failure from the hospital to the gener...
Background: Shifting care from the secondary to the primary system may present an opportunity to ensure that the increasing number of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF)... -
Factors associated with early introduction of complementary feeding and consu...
Background: Timing and types of complementary feeding in infancy affect nutritional status and health later in life. The present study aimed to investigate the factors... -
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As increasing older adults in American prefer to age in place, the issue of creating supportive neighborhood environments become a critical issue in urban planning. For older... -
Scaling up strategies of the chronic respiratory disease programme of the Eur...
Abstract Action Plan B3 of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA) focuses on the integrated care of chronic diseases. Area 5 (Care... -
A systematic review on spatial crime forecasting
Abstract Background Predictive policing and crime analytics with a spatiotemporal focus get increasing attention among a variety of scientific communities and are already being... -
Self-management by family caregivers to manage changes in the behavior and mo...
Background: Self-management is important for family caregivers of people with dementia, especially when they face changes in their relative’s behavior and mood, such as... -
Effects of oncological care pathways in primary and secondary care on patient...
Abstract Background The high impact of a cancer diagnosis on patients and their families and the increasing costs of cancer treatment call for optimal and efficient oncological... -
Associations between complex multimorbidity, activities of daily living and m...
Abstract Background With increasing age, having multiple chronic conditions is the norm. It is of importance to study how co-existence of diseases affects functioning and... -
Prospective randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy and safety of ...
Abstract Introduction There is a lack of prospective studies comparing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and one-anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB). Also, the effects of bariatric... -
Social work support and unmet social needs in life after stroke: a cross-sect...
Abstract Background Stroke patients are often affected by long-term disabilities with needs concerning social issues. There is relatively little consideration of social recovery... -
Secularity, abortion, assisted dying and the future of conscientious objectio...
Abstract Background Controversies arise over abortion, assisted dying and conscientious objection (CO) in healthcare. The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship...
