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Population levels of wellbeing and the association with social capital [PDF]
BMC Psychology, 2017 Background This research investigates wellbeing at the population level across demographic, social and health indicators and assesses the association between wellbeing and social capital.
A. W. Taylor +7 more
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BMC Medicine, 2023 Background To determine the extent and nature of changes associated with COVID-19 infection in terms of healthcare utilisation, this study observed healthcare contact 1 to 4 and 5 to 24 weeks following a COVID-19 diagnosis compared to propensity-matched ...
J Kennedy +9 more
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The coding of telephone consultations in UK primary care databases: are we picking up all the calls?
BMC Research Notes, 2023 Objectives To examine the use of two coding systems used in the THIN UK primary care research database for the coding of telephone encounters between patient and healthcare professional in primary care.
Mark D Atkinson +3 more
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BMC Public Health, 2021 Background Effective syndromic surveillance alongside COVID-19 testing behaviours in the population including in higher risk and hard to reach subgroups is vital to detect re-emergence of COVID-19 transmission in the community.
S. Joshi +5 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022 Background Vaccine hesitancy amongst pregnant women has been found to be a concern during past epidemics. This study aimed to (1) estimate COVID-19 vaccination rates among pregnant women in Wales and their association with age, ethnicity, and area of ...
Mohamed Mhereeg +10 more
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BMJ Paediatrics Open, 2023 Objectives The WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months of life. This study aimed to examine the impact the pandemic had on breastfeeding uptake and duration, and whether intention to breastfeed is associated with longer duration of ...
Amrita Bandyopadhyay +6 more
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Subjective wellbeing in the Indian general population: a validation study of the Personal Wellbeing Index [PDF]
Quality of Life Research, 2019 The Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI) is a commonly used measure of life satisfaction that reflects a person's level of subjective wellbeing (SWB). The present study aimed to establish the validity and reliability of the PWI in a large sample of Indian adults and describe their SWB.2004 Indian adults completed a cross-sectional online survey, which was ...
Erica McIntyre +2 more
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Health and wellbeing in Norway: Population norms and the social gradient [PDF]
Social Science & Medicine, 2020 Measures of health-related quality of life are important in health technology assessments, and useful when analysing health inequalities across population sub-groups. This paper provides population norms on health and wellbeing in Norway based on two waves of a comprehensive health survey: Wave 6 of The Tromsø Study conducted in 2007/08 (N = 12,981 ...
Olsen, Jan Abel +2 more
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International Breastfeeding Journal, 2021 Background Although recent policies have sought to increase the rates of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and continued breastfeeding for HIV exposed infants, few programs have considered the multiple social and cultural barriers to the practice. Therefore,
Betty Mogesi Samburu +8 more
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An assessment of perceived wellbeing in a diabetic population [PDF]
Practical Diabetes International, 1995 AbstractPerceived wellbeing in a diabetes mellitus population was assessed using the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) in a group of diabetic patients aged 30–40 years (n=300) and age‐matched healthy controls (n=143). The NHP grades wellbeing into six categories: emotional reaction (ER), social isolation (SI), energy (E), pain (P), sleep (S) and physical
NDC Sturrock, KT Moriarty
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