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Patient-level predictors of temporal regularity of primary care visits

BMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Patients with chronic diseases should meet with their primary care doctor regularly to facilitate proactive care. Little is known about what factors are associated with more regular follow-up.
Adam J. Rose, Wiessam Abu Ahmad, Faige Spolter, Maram Khazen, Avivit Golan-Cohen, Shlomo Vinker, Ilan Green, Ariel Israel, Eugene Merzon   +8 more
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Period poverty and mental health implications among college-aged women in the United States

BMC Women's Health, 2021
Background The purpose of this study is to examine the frequency of “period poverty,” or not being able to afford sanitary products, among university students, and associations with poor mental health.
Lauren F. Cardoso, Anna M. Scolese, Alzahra Hamidaddin, Jhumka Gupta   +3 more
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Development and evaluation of a support program for prostate cancer survivors in Alaska [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2015
Background: Prostate cancer survivors in Alaska and elsewhere have unmet support needs. The Men's Prostate Cancer Survivorship Retreat, or “men's retreat,” was developed targeting Alaska Native and non-Native men who were survivors of prostate cancer ...
Stacy Kelley, Christine DeCourtney, Julia Thorsness   +2 more
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Jurisdictional Coordination of Integrated HIV Prevention and Patient Care Planning and Implementation

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, 2019
Jacksonville, Florida, provides services to persons living with the HIV. A federal call for integrated HIV prevention and treatment was published on June 19, 2015. This study unveils the principles that guided the local response to that call.
Graham Fitzgerald Watts Sr, PhD, Deidre Kelley MA, Matthew Maximillion Wilson PhD, Sandy Arts BSc, Joseph Mims BSc   +4 more
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Significantly improved outcomes – both in retention and CGI scores - using Long Acting Buprenorphine (LAB-Buvidal) versus treatment as usual for Opioid Dependence in Wales during the Pandemic

European Psychiatry, 2022
Introduction We have been using LAB (Buvidal) in Cardiff after its pandemic use was funded by Welsh Government. Objectives We wished to review the benefits of introducing LAB (Buvidal) into treatment during the pandemic.
J. Melichar, L. Pearson, E. Richards, A. Lindsay, R. Greenwood   +4 more
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Describing the linkage between administrative social assistance and health care databases in Ontario, Canada

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2022
Background The linkage of records across administrative databases has become a powerful tool to increase information available to undertake research and analytics in a privacy protective manner.
Claire de Oliveira, Evgenia Gatov, Laura Rosella, Simon Chen, Rachel Strauss, Mahmoud Azimaee , Elizabeth Paterno, Astrid Guttmann, Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services-ICES Working Group, Nelson Chong, Peter Ionescu, Sean Ji, Alexander Kopp, Annie Lan, Charlotte Ma, Miranda Pring, Priyanka Raj, Steven Ryan, Refik Saskin, Fiona Wong   +19 more
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Patient‐Level Barriers and Facilitators to Inpatient Physical Therapy in Adolescents and Young Adults With a Hematological Malignancy: A Qualitative Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite their increased risk for functional impairment resulting from cancer and its treatments, few adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with a hematological malignancy receive the recommended or therapeutic dose of exercise per week during inpatient hospitalizations.
Jennifer A. Kelleher, Jennifer L. Bernstein, Katia M. Crisler, Julia K. Herriott, Kimberly L. Klages, Robin E. Norris, Mariann L. Strenk, Sarah E. Bills, Meghan E. McGrady   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Community-Based Sexual and Reproductive Health Promotion and Services for First Nations People in Urban Australia

International Journal of Women's Health, 2021
Sophie Hickey,1,* Yvette Roe,1,* Caroline Harvey,2 Sue Kruske,1,2 Anton Clifford-Motopi,2 Ike Fisher,2 Brenna Bernardino,3,4 Sue Kildea1 1Molly Wardaguga Research Centre, Charles Darwin University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; 2Institute for Urban ...
Hickey S, Roe Y, Harvey C, Kruske S, Clifford-Motopi A, Fisher I, Bernardino B, Kildea S   +7 more
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Red cell distribution width and all-cause mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation: A cohort study

Journal of Arrhythmia, 2017
Background: Increased red cell distribution width (RDW), a measure of red cell size variability, has been associated with increased mortality in multiple cardiovascular diseases.
Walid Saliba, MD, MPH, Ofra Barnett-Griness, PhD, Gad Rennert, MD, PhD   +2 more
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Characterizing Parental Concerns About Lasting Impacts of Treatment in Children With B‐Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background B‐acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B‐ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer, and while most children in high‐resource settings are cured, therapy carries risks for long‐term toxicities. Understanding parents’ concerns about these late effects is essential to guide anticipatory support and inform evolving therapeutic approaches ...
Kellee N. Parker, Sarah W. Alexander, Lisa M. Jacola, Kimberly A. Buff, Kyobin Hwang, Elham Hashemi, Gregory Stoddard, Lindsay A. Jibb   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source