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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Tools for measuring individual self-care capability: a scoping review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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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
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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
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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
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Guidelines for Pediatric Radiotherapy Simulation: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group Radiation Oncology Discipline

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric radiation therapy presents unique challenges compared to adult treatments, including those of immobilization, potential need for sedation, and the critical importance of accurate, reproducible positioning. Additionally, heightened attention to imaging doses is necessary to minimize long‐term toxicity in survivors.
Parham Alaei, Stephen Mihalcik, Sujith Baliga, Young Kwok, Dana Casey, Eric Ehler, Christiane Burton, John C. Breneman, Daphne A. Haas‐Kogan, Suzanne L. Wolden, Arnold C. Paulino, Nadia N. Laack, Natia Esiashvili, Sarah Milgrom, Christine Hill‐Kayser, Thomas J. Fitzgerald, John A. Kalapurakal, Chia‐Ho Hua   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source