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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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

‘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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source

How does an integrated primary care approach for patients in deprived neighbourhoods impact utilization patterns? An explorative study

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background To explore changes in utilization patterns for general practice (GP) and hospital care of people living in deprived neighbourhoods when primary care providers work in a more coherent and coordinated manner by applying an integrated approach ...
Dionne S. Kringos, Jennifer R. van den Broeke, Arnold P. M. van der Lee, Thomas Plochg, Karien Stronks   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Statistical analysis plan for the Healthy Hands Project; single centre cluster-randomised clinical trial of a skin care program for the prevention of contact dermatitis in health care workers

Trials, 2018
Background The Healthy Hands Project (HHP) is a randomised clinical trial aiming to determine the effectiveness of an intervention program in the prevention of hand dermatitis in healthcare workers (HCWs).
Maryam Soltanipoor, Sanja Kezic, Judith Sluiter, Rebecca Holman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ethnic differences in colon cancer care in the Netherlands: a nationwide registry-based study

BMC Cancer, 2017
Background Ethnic differences in colon cancer (CC) care were shown in the United States, but results are not directly applicable to European countries due to fundamental healthcare system differences. This is the first study addressing ethnic differences
M. Lamkaddem, M. A. G. Elferink, M. C. Seeleman, E. Dekker, C. J. A. Punt, O. Visser, M. L. Essink-Bot   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Transferrin receptor 1‐mediated iron uptake supports thermogenic activation in human cervical‐derived adipocytes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
In this study, we found that human cervical‐derived adipocytes maintain intracellular iron level by regulating the expression of iron transport‐related proteins during adrenergic stimulation. Melanotransferrin is predicted to interact with transferrin receptor 1 based on in silico analysis.
Rahaf Alrifai, Mizuki Seo, Gyath Karadsheh, Fachrur Rizal Mahendra, Máté Á Demény, Ferenc Győry, János András Mótyán, László Fésüs, Endre Kristóf, Rini Arianti   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source