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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... -
The impact of MTHFR 677C → T risk knowledge on changes in folate intake: find...
© 2016 The Author(s). Open Access: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License... -
A systematic literature review of reviews on techniques for physical activity...
Abstract The links between increased participation in Physical Activity (PA) and improvements in health are well established. As this body of evidence has grown, so too has the... -
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... -
Communication around HPV vaccination for adolescents in low- and middle-incom...
Abstract Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection causes cervical cancer. More than 80% of those diagnosed with cervical cancer live in low- and middle-income countries... -
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... -
Development of an infant feeding core outcome set for childhood obesity inter...
Abstract Background Childhood obesity is a significant public health challenge that affects approximately one in five children worldwide. Infant feeding practices are implicated... -
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... -
Public debate in the media matters: evidence from the European refugee crisis
Abstract In this paper, we take a novel approach to study the empirical relationship between public debate in the media and asylum acceptance rates in Europe from 2002–2016. In... -
How have researchers defined and used the concept of 'continuity of care' for...
Abstract Background Within the context of the growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) globally, there is limited evidence on how researchers have explored the... -
Did the English strategy reduce inequalities in health? A difference-in-diffe...
Abstract Background Between 1997 and 2010, the English government pursued an ambitious programme to reduce health inequalities,... -
Social participation in older women and men: differences in community activit...
Contexte : La participation sociale est un déterminant de la santé qui est modifiable et influencé par les aspects physiques et sociaux de l'environnement. On sait peu de choses... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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)... -
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...
