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Neighborhood characteristics as determinants of healthcare utilization – a th...
Abstract Background We propose using neighborhood characteristics as demand-related morbidity adjusters to improve prediction models such as the risk equalization model. Results... -
The association between dog walking, physical activity and owner’s perception...
Abstract Background We examined the relationship between dog walking and physical activity within and between four US cities and Australia and investigated if dog walking is... -
Prevalence of long gun use in Maryland firearm suicides
Abstract Background Firearms account for the majority of US suicides, largely due to lethality and accessibility. Under Federal and Maryland law, long guns are less regulated... -
Methods for accounting for neighbourhood self-selection in physical activity ...
Abstract Background Self-selection into residential neighbourhoods is a widely acknowledged, but under-studied problem in research investigating neighbourhood influences on... -
Stimulating injury-preventive behaviour in sports: the systematic development...
Abstract Background In addition to the beneficial health effects of being active, sports are also associated with a risk of sustaining injuries. To avoid the occurrence of... -
The neighbourhood physical environment and active travel in older adults: a s...
Abstract Background Perceived and objectively-assessed aspects of the neighbourhood physical environment have been postulated to be key contributors to regular engagement in... -
The neighborhood food environment modifies the effect of the 2009 WIC food pa...
Abstract Background Food packages provided by the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) were revised in 2009 to better align them with the... -
Association of commuting mode with dyslipidemia and its components after acco...
Abstract Background Evidence of the association between dyslipidemia and its components with commuting mode after adjusting for air pollution is limited. This study aimed to... -
Back pain in children surveyed with weekly text messages - a 2.5 year prospec...
Abstract Background Back pain is reported to occur already in childhood, but its development at that age is not well understood. The aims of this study were to describe BP in... -
Premorbid physical activity is modestly associated with gait independence aft...
Abstract Background Regaining physical function after a stroke is important for independence and for performing activities of daily living. Particularly, cerebrovascular... -
What drives athletes toward dietary supplement use: objective knowledge or se...
Abstract Background Issues related to knowledge of nutrition and dietary supplementation (DS) are understudied in professional athletes. This study aimed to examine the possible... -
Neighbourhood drivability: environmental and individual characteristics assoc...
Abstract Background Car driving is a form of passive transportation associated with higher sedentary behaviour, which is associated with morbidity. The decision to drive a car... -
Evaluation of the implementation of a whole-workplace walking programme using...
Abstract Background Promoting walking for the journey to/from work and during the working day is one potential approach to increase physical activity in adults. Walking Works... -
Longitudinal associations between perceptions of the neighbourhood environmen...
Abstract Background Most UK adolescents do not achieve recommended levels of physical activity. Previous studies suggested that perceptions of the neighbourhood environment... -
Is consumer behaviour towards footwear predisposing for lower extremity injur...
Abstract Background Runners and walkers often suffer from lower extremity injuries. Little is known about the relationship between their consumer behaviour towards footwear and... -
Association among activities of daily living, instrumental activities of dail...
Abstract Background The health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of the elderly population of Yi ethnic minority, which is the seventh largest nationality in China, has been... -
Safe RESIDential Environments? A longitudinal analysis of the influence of cr...
Abstract Background Numerous cross-sectional studies have investigated the premise that the perception of crime will cause residents to constrain their walking; however the... -
Availability of healthier vs. less healthy food and food choice: an online ex...
Abstract Background Our environments shape our behaviour, but little research has addressed whether healthier cues have a similar impact to less healthy ones. This online study... -
Inequalities in financial risk protection in Bangladesh: an assessment of uni...
Abstract Background Financial risk protection and equity are major components of universal health coverage (UHC), which is defined as ensuring access to health services for all... -
Residential mobility among adult cancer survivors in the United States
Abstract Background While residential mobility affects people’s health, the dynamic of neighborhood tenure and its associated factors among cancer patients and survivors have...
