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Community-based initiatives improving critical health literacy: a systematic ...
Abstract Background Critical health literacy enables older adults to make informed health decisions and take actions for the health and wellbeing of themselves and their... -
Choice architecture interventions to change physical activity and sedentary b...
Abstract Background Choice architecture interventions, which subtly change the environment in which individuals make decisions, can be used to promote behavior change. This... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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)... -
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... -
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... -
Surviving critical illness, what is next?: an expert consensus statement on p...
Abstract Background The study objective was to obtain consensus on physical therapy (PT) in the rehabilitation of critical illness survivors after hospital discharge. Research... -
ELECtric Tibial nerve stimulation to Reduce Incontinence in Care homes: proto...
© The Author(s). 2019 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License... -
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... -
PROX1 and β-catenin are prognostic markers in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Abstract Background The Wnt/β-catenin pathway has a key role in regulating cellular processes and its aberrant signaling can lead... -
EJP Data Science
Novel data streams (NDS), such as web search data or social media updates, hold promise for enhancing the capabilities of public health surveillance. In this paper, we outline a... -
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... -
Evidence on the effectiveness of health literacy interventions in the EU: a s...
Background: In the last decade, the attention for health literacy has increased in the European Union. This is due to three main reasons. First, reviews have shown that... -
Mercury exposure and risk of cardiovascular disease: a nested case-control st...
Abstract Background Substantial evidence suggests that consuming 1–2 servings of fish per week, particularly oily fish (e.g., salmon, herring, sardines) is beneficial for... -
Serum vitamin D levels in Berliners of Turkish descent –a cross-sectional study
Background: Vitamin D levels may differ between migrant and non-migrant populations, especially among non-western immigrants living in a country with limited sun exposure such...
