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Assessment of validity, reliability, responsiveness and acceptability of seven Dutch-Flemish PROMIS computerised adaptive tests (CATs) in Dutch people with type 2 diabetes: an observational and qualitative study

BMJ Open
Objectives This study aimed to assess construct validity against commonly used patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), test–retest reliability and responsiveness of seven Dutch-Flemish Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS ...
Femke Rutters, Frans J van Ittersum, Caroline B Terwee, Petra J M Elders, Marieke T Blom, Esmee M van der Willik, Joline W J Beulens, Marlous Langendoen-Gort, Lenka Groeneveld, Fleur Pals   +9 more
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Changes in Body Composition in Children and Young People Undergoing Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ongoing evidence indicates increased risk of sarcopenic obesity among children and young people (CYP) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), often beginning early in treatment, persisting into survivorship. This review evaluates current literature on body composition in CYP with ALL during and after treatment.
Lina A. Zahed, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Mary Fewtrell, Julie Lanigan, Breeana Gardiner, Graeme O'Connor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Key Topics on End-of-Life Care for African Americans [PDF]

, 2006
Racial classifications of human populations are politically and socially determined. There is no biological or genetic basis for these racial classifications. Health behaviors may be influenced by culture and poverty.
Bernice Harper, Bethsheba Johnson, Camilla Hudson, Diane Deese, Fay Burrs, Gloria Ramsey, Gwendolyn London, Harold Freeman, Jeremiah Wright, Jr., Joseph Dancy, Jr., Karla Holloway, Kelvin Calloway, LaVera Crawley, Michelle Grant Ervin, Myra Christopher, Paul Smith, Pernessa Seele, Richard Payne, Robert Washington, Rosalyn Priester, Sharon R. Latson, Skaykh Ibrahim Abdul-Malik, William Johnson, Willie Davis   +23 more
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Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor, Flora Hoodin, Michelle Byrd, Kristin A. Kullgren, Leah LaLonde, Lauren Benkoske, Patrick Smith, Dawn Carson, Karen MacDonald, Susumu Inoue, Brenda Kitchen, Kate Gowans, Gregory A. Yanik   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mediating role of overweight perception in the relationship between healthy eating habits and negative physical health: a multigroup analysis by sex

Discover Social Science and Health
Background There is limited information on how the perception of being overweight mediates the connection between eating habits and poor physical health in adults.
Cristian Ramos-Vera, Miguel Basauri-Delgado, Christian Casas-Gálvez, Norma Del Carmen Gálvez-Díaz, Jacksaint Saintila, Yaquelin E. Calizaya-Milla   +5 more
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Prospective association between descriptive accelerometer-derived physical behaviour metrics and cardiometabolic risk indicators in Dutch children: The ABCD study

Journal of Exercise Science & Fitness
To better understand which aspects of physical behavior are most critical for health, this study investigated prospective associations between various accelerometer-derived physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB) metrics with cardiometabolic ...
Fawad Taj, J.M.M. Chinapaw, Teatske Altenburg, Tanja Vrijkotte   +3 more
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The effect of a cardiovascular risk factor education program on health behaviors of selected school age children [PDF]

, 1987
This study, using a quasi-experimental design, was conducted to explore the effect of a cardiovascular risk factor education program on the health behaviors of a group of fifth grade children.
Tuck, Terry M., Williams, Sharon K.
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Predicting Chronicity in Children and Adolescents With Newly Diagnosed Immune Thrombocytopenia at the Timepoint of Diagnosis Using Machine Learning‐Based Approaches

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To identify predictors of chronic ITP (cITP) and to develop a model based on several machine learning (ML) methods to estimate the individual risk of chronicity at the timepoint of diagnosis. Methods We analyzed a longitudinal cohort of 944 children enrolled in the Intercontinental Cooperative immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) Study ...
Severin Kasser, Alice Bizeul, Meera Chitlur, Hugo Donato, Jelena Roganovic, Julia E. Vogt, Thomas Kühne   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health behaviors of postmenopausal women

Menopause Review, 2014
Introduction: Health status and health-related quality of life of postmenopausal women are issues, which nowadays pose a serious challenge to many domains of science.
Maria Jasińska, Katarzyna Żułtak-Bączkowska, Bożena Mroczek, Artur Kotwas, Ewa Kemicer-Chmielewska, Beata Karakiewicz, Andrzej Starczewski   +6 more
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HEALTH BEHAVIORS

EPH - International Journal of Medical and Health Science, 2016
Health is defined as a complete state of physical, mental   and social well-being   and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity [World health organization, 1948]. Defining  health  as  the absence of  illness, health is   recognized  to be  an achievement involving  balance among  physical, mental  and  social well-being.
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