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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... -
Accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary time in a cohort of US...
Abstract Background Observational studies linking physical activity with mortality are susceptible to reverse causation bias from undiagnosed and prevalent diseases. Researchers... -
Burden of onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy: First estimates and research pr...
Abstract Background Since the 1990s, evidence has accumulated of an increased prevalence of epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic areas in Africa as compared to onchocerciasis-free... -
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... -
A valid and reliable nutrition knowledge questionnaire for track and field at...
© The Author(s). 2017 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License... -
Exploration of Finnish adults’ successful weight management over the life cou...
Abstract Background Despite the current obesogenic environment creating challenges weight management, some people succeed in... -
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... -
Two subphenotypes of septic acute kidney injury are associated with different...
Abstract Background The pathophysiology of septic acute kidney injury is inadequately understood. Recently, subphenotypes for... -
Patterns of urban land use in a developing country: the role of transport inf...
The paper investigates the determinants of urban land use for the city of Recife, Brazil. Using microdata on 98,198 individual parcels and a conditionally parametric spatial... -
What is the available evidence that artificial light at night affects animal ...
Abstract Background Artificial light at night (ALAN), has increased dramatically over the past two centuries and is linked to... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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... -
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,... -
National policies for the promotion of physical activity and healthy nutritio...
Abstract Background Health policy papers disseminate recommendations and guidelines for the development and implementation of...
