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Health in the 'hidden population' of people with low literacy. A systematic review of the literature [PDF]

, 2010
Background: Much of the evidence of an association between low functional or health literacy and poor health comes from studies that include people who have various cognitive difficulties or who do not speak the dominant language of their society.
Brian Williams, Entwistle, V.A, Williams Brian, Easton Phyllis, Williams, B, Entwistle Vikki A, Easton, P., Easton, P, Phyllis Easton, Williams, Brian, Easton, Phyllis, Entwistle, V.A., Williams, B., Entwistle, Vikki A., Entwistle, Vikki, Vikki A Entwistle, Entwistle, Vikki A   +16 more
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Evidence‐Informed Multidisciplinary Consensus Guidance for the Psychosocial Care of Adolescents With High‐Risk Cancer: Recommendations From the Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adolescents with high‐risk cancer face complex developmental, psychosocial, and ethical challenges that extend beyond disease‐directed treatment. Although international recommendations exist for communication, psychosocial care, pediatric palliative care, survivorship, and shared decision‐making, these have largely evolved within ...
Johanna M. C. Blom, Dorella Scarponi, Giulia Zucchetti, Teresa Perillo, Maria Montanaro, Elisa Marconi, Chiara Rutigliano, Paolo Colavero, Paola Quarello, Marina Bertolotti, Monica Cellini, Carlo Clerici, Maurizio Mascarin, Francesca Bomben, Andrea Ferrari, the expert workgroup   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

New Zealand regions, 1986-2001: Population geography [PDF]

, 2005
This paper is primarily concerned with the spatial aspects of population, namely with: (i) patterns of settlement (urban, rural) and attendant population size variations by region, (ii) changes over time between rural and urban areas at a Regional ...
Lindop, J., Pool, Ian, Baxendine, Sandra, Cochrane, William   +3 more
core  

Effectiveness of the Go4Fun program: a comparison of face-to-face and digital delivery

Public Health Research & Practice
Objectives and importance of study: Despite an increasing trend in digitally delivered health promotion programs, evidence of their effectiveness compared to face-to-face approaches is limited.
Bronwyn McGill, Christian Young, NSW Health, Centre for Population Health Team†, Prevention Research Collaboration Team‡, Margaret Thomas   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trends in overweight and obesity by socioeconomic status in Year 6 school children, Australian Capital Territory, 2006–2018

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Due to the high prevalence and adverse consequences, overweight and obesity in children continues to be a major public health concern worldwide.
Zongjian Yang, Hai Phung, Ann-Maree Hughes, Sommer Sherwood, Emily Harper, Paul Kelly   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Sylvia Cheng, Lucie Lafay‐Cousin, Vanan Issai Magimairajan, Craig Erker, Stéphanie Vairy, Lynette Bowes, Adam Fleming, Donna Johnston, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Julie Bennett, Christina Coleman, Laura Wheaton, Shayna Zelcer, Samuele Renzi, Thai Hoa Tran   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Combined central nervous system tuberculosis and neurocryptococcosis in a non-HIV patient following severe psychological trauma

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
Simultaneous CNS tuberculosis and neuro cryptococcosis are rare in immunocompromised patients and more rare in immune-competent patients, immunosuppression by HIV infection is the main contributing factor, herein, we describe a case of CNS tuberculosis ...
Hamdy Ibrahim, Mohamed Saleh, Basma AAref, Sara Safwat, Mohamed Adel Nassef, Nagy Mansour, Amira Yousef, Atta Ahmed Ali, Marwa Haron, Hatem Zeineldein, Rania Sami, Mahmoud Elshymy, Mohamed Gafar, Ahmed Shams eldeen, Ashraf Wahba, Mohamed Ashraf, Mahmoud Badr, Ahmed Saraya, Mariam Elfouly, Omar Refaie, Mostafa Nasser   +20 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reliability, validity, and clinical utility of a culturally modified Kessler scale (MK-K5) in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the first people of Australia. Consequences of historic and contemporary settler-colonialism including racism, trauma, grief and loss (of land, culture, spirituality, and freedoms) have led to ...
Makayla-May Brinckley, Bianca Calabria, Jennie Walker, Katherine A. Thurber, Raymond Lovett   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source