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Experience and severity of menopause symptoms and effects on health-seeking behaviours: a cross-sectional online survey of community dwelling adults in the United Kingdom

BMC Women's Health, 2023
Background Almost all women will experience menopause, and the symptoms can have a severely detrimental impact on their quality of life. However, there is limited research exploring health-seeking behaviours and alternative service design or consultation
David Roy Huang, Abigail Goodship, Iman Webber, Aos Alaa, Eva Riboli Sasco, Benedict Hayhoe, Austen El-Osta   +6 more
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Unravelling variation in the evidence for the association between tobacco outlet density and smoking among young people: A systematic methodological review

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2018
Introduction Evidence on the association between tobacco outlet density (TOD) and smoking behaviour among youth is inconclusive, which may be due to differences in methodological quality.
Paulien AW Nuyts, Lisa EM Davies, Anton E Kunst, Mirte AG Kuipers   +3 more
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Improving interpretation of publically reported statistics on health and healthcare: the Figure Interpretation Assessment Tool (FIAT-Health)

Health Research Policy and Systems, 2018
Background Policy-makers, managers, scientists, patients and the general public are confronted daily with figures on health and healthcare through public reporting in newspapers, webpages and press releases.
Reinie G. Gerrits, Dionne S. Kringos, Michael J. van den Berg, Niek S. Klazinga   +3 more
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Case Finding and Medical Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes among Different Ethnic Minority Groups: The HELIUS Study

Journal of Diabetes Research, 2017
Aims. Prevention of diabetes complications depends on the level of case finding and successful treatment of diabetes, which may differ between ethnicities. Therefore, we studied the prevalence by age, awareness, treatment, and control of type 2 diabetes,
Marieke B. Snijder, Charles Agyemang, Ron J. Peters, Karien Stronks, Joanna K. Ujcic-Voortman, Irene G. M. van Valkengoed   +5 more
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Tools for measuring individual self-care capability: a scoping review

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Our ability to self-care can play a crucial role in the prevention, management and rehabilitation of diverse conditions, including chronic non-communicable diseases.
Austen El-Osta, Eva Riboli Sasco, Evelina Barbanti, Iman Webber, Aos Alaa, Manisha Karki, Marie line El Asmar, Haitham Idriss, Mashael Almadi, Farah Massoud, Ahmed Alboksmaty, Azeem Majeed   +11 more
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Prevalence, trends and distribution of lifestyle cancer risk factors in Uganda: a 20-year systematic review

BMC Cancer, 2023
Background Cancer is becoming an important public health problem in Uganda. Cancer control requires surveillance of lifestyle risk factors to inform targeted interventions.
Annet Nakaganda, Immaculate Mbarusha, Angela Spencer, Lesley Patterson, Isla Gemmell, Andrew Jones, Arpana Verma   +6 more
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‘Living in a shrinking world’—The experience of loneliness among community-dwelling older people with reduced mobility: a qualitative grounded theory approach

BMC Geriatrics, 2022
Background Loneliness is associated with severe consequences for both the physical and mental health of older people. Research has shown that mobility limitations are an important risk factor for the emergence and maintenance of feelings of loneliness ...
Marika Moeyersons, Kristel De Vliegher, Brooke Huyghe, Sacha De Groof, Koen Milisen, Bernadette Dierckx de Casterlé   +5 more
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Oral Motor Treatment Efficacy: Feeding and Swallowing Skills in Children with Cerebral Palsy

Behavioural Neurology, 2021
This study is aimed at identifying the relationship between oral motor treatment and the improvement of abilities for feeding and swallowing in boys and girls with CP residing in the state of Yucatán.
Maria E. Widman-Valencia, Luis F. Gongora-Meza, Héctor Rubio-Zapata, Rita E. Zapata-Vázquez, Elma Vega Lizama, Marco Ramírez Salomón, Damaris Estrella-Castillo   +6 more
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Use of a knowledge broker to establish healthy public policies in a city district: a developmental evaluation

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Public health is to a large extent determined by non-health-sector policies. One approach to address this apparent paradox is to establish healthy public policies.
Kirsten Langeveld, Karien Stronks, Janneke Harting   +2 more
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Impact of a postpartum care rehabilitation program to prevent postpartum depression at a secondary municipal hospital in Qingdao China: a cross-sectional study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023
Background The emerging postpartum rehabilitation (PPR) program in Chinese hospitals characterized by applying ongoing medical care through traditional cultural practices shows a protective effect in early puerperium in China.
Xiaoqian Zhang, Xiaoli Zuo, Catharina Matheï, Bert Aertgeerts, Masoud Afnan, Tang Li, Frank Buntinx, Mieke Vermandere   +7 more
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