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Access to training in neurosurgery (Part 1): Global perspectives and contributing factors of barriers to access

Brain and Spine, 2022
Introduction: Neurological disorders are one of the leading causes of death and disability adjusted life years (DALYs). Efforts have been made to increase the neurosurgical workforce in an attempt to address the global disease burden.
Kwadwo Sarpong, Tarig Fadalla, Deen L. Garba, Mazin Suliman, Myron Rolle, Adam Ammar, Haytham Hussen, Kee B. Park   +7 more
doaj  

Extramarital fertility in low- and middle-income countries

Demographic Research, 2022
Background: In most societies, childbearing is largely confined to women in formal marital unions, but in a subset of contemporary low-fertility Western societies, extramarital fertility has become common. However, extramarital fertility is often ignored
John Bongaarts, John Casterline
doaj   +1 more source

Estimating Budget Impact and Joint Replacement Avoidance by Implementing a Standardized Education and Exercise Therapy Program for Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis in a Publicly Insured Health Care System

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The study objective was to estimate the budget impact of funding a standardized education and exercise therapy program, Good Life with osteoArthritis in Denmark (GLA:D) for people with hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) waiting for total joint replacement (TJR) consultation in a universal publicly insured health care system in Canada.
Darren R. Mazzei, Jackie L. Whittaker, Peter Faris, Tracy Wasylak, Deborah A. Marshall   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Building neurosurgical capacity in low and middle income countries

eNeurologicalSci, 2016
Neurosurgery capacity in low- and middle-income countries is far from adequate; yet burden of neurological diseases, especially neuro-trauma, is projected to increase exponentially.
Anthony Fuller, Tu Tran, Michael Muhumuza, Michael M. Haglund   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Home and destination attachment: study of cultural integration on Twitter [PDF]

arXiv, 2021
The cultural integration of immigrants conditions their overall socio-economic integration as well as natives' attitudes towards globalisation in general and immigration in particular. At the same time, excessive integration -- or acculturation -- can be detrimental in that it implies forfeiting one's ties to the home country and eventually translates ...
arxiv  

Cardiovascular risk and events in 17 low-, middle-, and high-income countries [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: More than 80% of deaths from cardiovascular disease are estimated to occur in low-income and middle-income countries, but the reasons are unknown. METHODS: We enrolled 156,424 persons from 628 urban and rural communities in 17 countries
Anand, Sonia, Avezum, Alvaro, Bo, Jian, Chifamba, Jephat, Dagenais, Gilles, Diaz, Rafael, Gupta, Rajeev, Iqbal, Romaina, Islam, Shofiqul, Ismail, Noorhassim, Kelishadi, Roya, Kruger, Annamarie, Kumar, Rajesh, Lanas, Fernando, Lear, Scott, Li, Wei, Liu, Lisheng, Liu, Tianlu, Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio, Lou, Qinglin, Lu, Fanghong, McKee, Martin, McQueen, Matthew, Mohan, Viswanathan, Mony, Prem, Oguz, Aytekin, Puoane, Thandi, PURE Investigators, Rahman, Omar, Rangarajan, Sumathy, Rosengren, Annika, Swaminathan, Sumathi, Szuba, Andrzej, Teo, Koon, Vijayakumar, Krishnapillai, Wielgosz, Andreas, Yu, Liu, Yusoff, Khalid, Yusuf, Salim, Yusufali, Afzalhussein, Zhang, Shiying   +40 more
core   +2 more sources

Measuring antibiotic availability and use in 20 low- and middle-income countries [PDF]

, 2020
Objective To assess antibiotic availability and use in health facilities in low- and middle-income countries, using the service provision assessment and service availability and readiness assessment surveys.
Hsia, Y, Knowles, R, Magrini, N, Moja, L, Sharland, M, Siyam, A, Tayler, E   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

The future of psychiatry in low- and middle-income countries [PDF]

Psychological Medicine, 2009
The great shortage, and inequitable distribution, of psychiatrists in low- and middle-income countries is one of the key reasons for the large treatment gap for people with mental disorders. Psychiatrists need to play a public mental health leadership role in increasing the coverage of mental health care through task shifting of effective interventions
openaire   +4 more sources

Effects of Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Interventions for the Management of Sleep Problems in People With Fibromyalgia: Systematic Review and Network Meta‐Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain and fatigue. Almost everyone with fibromyalgia has sleep problems. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of current interventions for the management of fibromyalgia‐related sleep problems.
Jemma Hudson, Mari Imamura, Clare Robertson, Daniel Whibley, Lorna Aucott, Katie Gillies, Paul Manson, Debra Dulake, Abhishek Abhishek, Nicole K. Y. Tang, Gary J. Macfarlane, Miriam Brazzelli   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of a Telephone‐Delivered Walk With Ease Program on Arthritis‐Related Symptoms, Function, and Activity: A Randomized Trial

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Walk With Ease (WWE) is a six‐week arthritis‐appropriate evidence‐based physical activity program traditionally offered in a face‐to‐face format. Because many populations encounter participation barriers to in‐person programs, WWE was modified for telephone delivery (WWE‐T).
Christine A. Pellegrini, Sara Wilcox, Yesil Kim, Scott Jamieson, Katherine DeVivo, Daniel Heidtke   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source