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Vaccine Hesitancy Affecting Pneumococcal Vaccine Refusal in Older Adults with Morbidities

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health
Introduction: Pneumonia is a leading cause of mortality worldwide, with Streptococcus pneumoniae being the most common cause. Older adults are particularly at risk. However, vaccination rates in Thailand remain low.
Woothikrai Chitaree, Nida Buawangpong, Thanachat Yotruangsri, Wichuda Jiraporncharoen, Kanokporn Pinyopornpanish   +4 more
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Task shifting of frontline community health workers for cardiovascular risk reduction: design and rationale of a cluster randomised controlled trial (DISHA study) in India

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Effective task-shifting interventions targeted at reducing the global cardiovascular disease (CVD) epidemic in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) are urgently needed. Methods DISHA is a cluster randomised controlled trial conducted across
Panniyammakal Jeemon, Gitanjali Narayanan, Dimple Kondal, Kashvi Kahol, Ashok Bharadwaj, Anil Purty, Prakash Negi, Sulaiman Ladhani, Jyoti Sanghvi, Kuldeep Singh, Deksha Kapoor, Nidhi Sobti, Dorothy Lall, Sathyaprakash Manimunda, Supriya Dwivedi, Gurudyal Toteja, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, On behalf of DISHA study investigators   +17 more
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Strong structuration analysis of patterns of adherence to hypertension medication

SSM: Qualitative Research in Health, 2022
Achieving blood pressure control is among the highest priorities for reducing the burden of cardiovascular diseases globally. Control is poor in the Philippines, especially in socioeconomically marginalised communities.
Maureen Seguin, Jhaki Mendoza, Gideon Lasco, Lia M. Palileo-Villanueva, Benjamin Palafox, Alicia Renedo, Martin McKee, Dina Balabanova   +7 more
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Psychometric Properties of a Measure of Acceptance of Long-Standing Health Problems [PDF]

, 2011
Acceptance of chronic illness is important for health promotion and for improving the quality of life of elders with chronic conditions. Thus, a reliable and valid measure of acceptance is needed for this population.
Bekhet, Abir K., McDonald, Patricia, Zauszniewski, Jaclene   +2 more
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The Chronic Condition of Life

Current Oncology, 2015
The young branches of the poplar trees moved lazily, wrapped in the pale blue spring, embraced by a soft breeze. [...]
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Android based application for monitoring patients health and medicine intake [PDF]

, 2017
The number of individuals who suffer from chronic disease continues to increase worldwide (WHO, 2015). Health awareness together with the improvement in living conditions and treatment has increased the life expectancy of people suffers from chronic ...
Mohamed, Rozlini, Mohd Halil, Norhafizah, Mohd Yusof, Munirah, Othman, Muhaini   +3 more
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A Nationwide Study of Prevalence Rates and Characteristics of 199 Chronic Conditions in Denmark

PharmacoEconomics - Open, 2019
Background Real-world data of disease prevalence represents an important but underutilised source of evidence for health economic modelling. Aims The aim of this study was to estimate nationwide prevalence rates and summarise the characteristics of 199 ...
M. F. Hvidberg, S. Johnsen, M. Davidsen, L. Ehlers   +3 more
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Delineating the concept of self-management in chronic conditions: a concept analysis

BMJ Open, 2019
Objectives Self-management is a concept frequently used within healthcare but lacks consensus. It is the aim of this study to clarify the concept. Design Concept analysis according to Walker and Avant, comprises eight steps: select concept, determine ...
Dominique van de Velde, Freya De Zutter, T. Satink, U. Costa, Sara Janquart, D. Senn, Patricia de Vriendt   +6 more
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Critical incidents of people with kidney transplants: discovered situations

O Mundo da Saúde, 2017
This study aimed to identify the positive and negative situations experienced by people with kidney transplantations, using the Critical Incident Technique. A study with a descriptive-type qualitative approach, using the Critical Incidents Technique. The
Bianca Pozza dos Santos, Eda Schwartz, Rosani Manfrin Muniz, Treici Marques Lecce, Debora Viviane Neitzke   +4 more
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Association between pre-existing chronic conditions and severity of first SARS-CoV-2 infection symptoms among adults living in Canada: a population-based survey analysis from January 2020 to August 2022

BMC Public Health
Background Individuals living with chronic conditions (CC) typically have a higher risk of more severe outcomes when exposed to infection. Although many studies have investigated the relationship between CCs and COVID-19 severity, they are generally ...
Nicholas Cheta, Dianne Zakaria, Alain Demers, Peri Abdullah, Samina Aziz   +4 more
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