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A systematic review of interventions by healthcare professionals to improve management of non-communicable diseases and communicable diseases requiring long-term care in adults who are homeless [PDF]

, 2018
Objective: Identify, describe and appraise trials of interventions delivered by healthcare professionals to manage non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and communicable diseases that require long-term care or treatment (LT-CDs), excluding mental health and ...
Esiovwa, Regina, Gibson, Lauren, Hanlon, Peter, Lowrie, Richard, Mair, Frances S., Williamson, Andrea E., Yeoman, Lynsey   +6 more
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A shared framework for the common mental disorders and Non-Communicable Disease: key considerations for disease prevention and control

BMC Psychiatry, 2015
BackgroundHistorically, the focus of Non Communicable Disease (NCD) prevention and control has been cardiovascular disease (CVD), type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), cancer and chronic respiratory diseases.
Adrienne O'Neil, Adrienne O'Neil, Adrienne O'Neil, F. Jacka, F. Jacka, S. Quirk, Fiona Cocker, C. B. Taylor, B. Oldenburg, Michael Berk, Michael Berk   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cohort monitoring of persons with diabetes mellitus in a primary healthcare clinic for Palestine refugees in Jordan. [PDF]

, 2012
Objective  To illustrate the method of cohort reporting of persons with diabetes mellitus (DM) in a primary healthcare clinic in Amman, Jordan, serving Palestine refugees with the aim of improving quality of DM care services.
Allain, Chi, Douglas, Harries, Harries, Harries, Khader, Kumar, Lester, Libamba, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), World Health Organization   +11 more
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Use of m-Health Technology for Preventive Interventions to Tackle Cardiometabolic Conditions and Other Non-Communicable Diseases in Latin America- Challenges and Opportunities [PDF]

, 2016
In Latin America, cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality rates will increase by an estimated 145% from 1990 to 2020. Several challenges related to social strains, inadequate public health infrastructure, and underfinanced healthcare systems make ...
Beratarrechea, Andrea Gabriela, Diez Canseco, Francisco, Irazola, Vilma, Miranda, Jaime, Ramirez Zea, Manuel, Rubinstein, Adolfo Luis   +5 more
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Disease, activity and schoolchildren's health (DASH) in Port Elizabeth, South Africa: a study protocol [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: An in-depth epidemiological investigation on intestinal parasite infections in an impoverished area of Port Elizabeth, South Africa provides a unique opportunity for research on its impact on children's physical fitness, cognitive performance
Yap, Peiling, Müller, Ivan, Walter, Cheryl, Seelig, Harald, Gerber, Markus, Steinmann, Peter, Damons, Bruce P., Smith, Danielle, Gall, Stefanie, Bänninger, Dominique, Hager, Thomas, Htun, Nan S. N., Steenkamp, Liana, Gresse, Annelie, Probst-Hensch, Nicole, Utzinger, Jürg, Du Randt, Rosa, Pühse, Uwe   +17 more
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Why the communicable/non-communicable disease dichotomy is problematic for public health control strategies: implications of multimorbidity for health systems in an era of health transition

International Health, 2015
In today's globalized world, rapid urbanization, mechanization of the rural economy, and the activities of trans-national food, drink and tobacco corporations are associated with behavioral changes that increase the risk of chronic non-communicable ...
T. Oni, N. Unwin
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Promotion of access to essential medicines for Non-Communicable Diseases: Practical implications of the UN Political Declaration [PDF]

, 2013
Access to medicines and vaccines to prevent and treat non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is unacceptably low worldwide. In the 2011 UN political declaration on the prevention and control of NCDs, heads of government made several commitments related to ...
Abdraimova, Alleyne, Atun, Barrington, Bigdeli, Cameron, Cameron, Cameron, Caudron, Chaudhuri, Colombo, Di Cesare, Downing, Faith N Mwangi-Powell, Ford, Ford, Frenk, Frost, Gale, Gilks, Goroff, Hans V Hogerzeil, Hardon, Heath, Hogerzeil, Hogerzeil, Jonathan Liberman, Kanavos, Kishore, Laing, Liberman, Lim, Lonn, Lu, Luiz, Marquez, Maxmen, Mills, Moodie, Moon, Outterson, Panchagnula, Perehudoff, Quick, Rachel Kiddell-Monroe, Reddy, Roderick, Sakthi Selvaraj, Sandeep P Kishore, Sanne, Smith, Szabo, Tido von Schoen-Angerer, Twagirumukiza, Twagirumukiza, Veronika J Wirtz, Wagner, Wald, Waning, Yusuf, ‘t Hoen   +60 more
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Infection Control Practices for Vascular Access Management in Hemodialysis: Results From a Nationwide Survey of Japanese National University Hospitals

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Bloodstream infections due to repeated vascular access (VA) puncture and circuit connections remain major concerns in hemodialysis. Therefore, we examined current practices for glove, disinfectant, and personal protective equipment (PPE) use according to VA type in national university hospitals in Japan.
Aiko Yamada, Makoto Harada, Tadahiko Kikugawa, Takeshi Nakata, Koji Hashimoto, Tsuneo Konta, Yuji Kamijo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cross-sectional study on prevalence and risk factors for falls among the elderly in communities of Guangdong province, China

BMJ Open, 2022
Objective This study aims to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of falls among the elderly in Guangdong, China.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in six communities of Guangdong province.
Chuan Li, Xue-yan Zheng, Xiao-jun Xu, Li-feng Lin, Xia-zi Lin, Rui-lin Meng, Dan-dan Peng, Hao-feng Xu   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Differences in the Prevalence of Non-Communicable Disease between Slum Dwellers and the General Population in a Large Urban Area in Brazil. [PDF]

, 2017
Residents of urban slums are at greater risk for disease than their non-slum dwelling urban counterparts. We sought to contrast the prevalences of selected non-communicable diseases (NCDs) between Brazilian adults living in a slum and the general ...
Calcagno, Juan I, Costa, Federico, Couto, Ricardo D, Ko, Albert I, Lima, Helena CAV, Rajan, Jayant V, Reis, Mitermayer G, Ribeiro, Guilherme S, Riley, Lee W, Snyder, Robert E   +9 more
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