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Associations of Handgrip Strength and Handgrip Strength Asymmetry With Depression in the Elderly in Korea: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2021
Objectives Recent studies have suggested that assessing handgrip strength (HGS) asymmetry together with HGS may be helpful for evaluating problems in geriatric patients.
Kyungduk Hurh, Yoonsik Park, Gyu Ri Kim, Sung-In Jang, Eun-Cheol Park   +4 more
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Association between stress-related disorders and the risk of dementia using the Korean National Sample Cohort: a matched cohort study

Scientific Reports, 2023
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with the development of dementia; however, the association of dementia risk with overall stress-related disorders is less known.
Hyunkyu Kim, Yu Shin Park, Seung Hoon Kim, Kyungduk Hurh, Jinhyun Kim, Eun-Cheol Park, Sung-In Jang   +6 more
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Effect of on-site first aid for industrial injuries on healthcare utilization after medical treatment: a 4-year retrospective longitudinal study

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2023
Background The number of industrially injured workers (IIW) is increasing in Korea. However, little research has been conducted on whether first aid is performed at industrial sites or on the association between first aid for industrial injuries and the ...
Jinhyun Kim, Hyunkyu Kim, Eun-Cheol Park, Sung-In Jang   +3 more
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Changes in body mass index and behavioral health among adolescents in military families during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Widely published findings from the COVID-19 pandemic show adverse effects on body mass index (BMI) and behavioral health in both adults and children, due to factors such as illness, job loss, and limited opportunity for physical and social ...
Tracey Pérez Koehlmoos, Cathaleen Madsen, Amanda Banaag, Terry Adirim   +3 more
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Association between depression and the risk of Alzheimer’s disease using the Korean National Health Insurance Service-Elderly Cohort

Scientific Reports, 2021
In this cohort study, we assessed the association between depression and the risk of Alzheimer’s disease from data obtained from the 2002 to 2013 Korean National Health Insurance Service-Elderly Cohort Database, which accounts for 10% of the South Korean
Hyunkyu Kim, Wonjeong Jeong, Junhyun Kwon, Youseok Kim, Eun-Cheol Park, Sung-In Jang   +5 more
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Primary Prevention and Health Services Delivery [PDF]

Stroke, 2007
Stroke remains the third leading cause of death in the US and other Western countries,1 and at least 1 population-based study found that the incidence of stroke was greater than that of acute coronary syndromes.2 Although there have been substantial falls in stroke incidence in some countries over the last 2 decades,3 a large US study found that the ...
Goldstein, L, Rothwell, P
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Defining quality of preventive oral health services in a northern First Nations community: a concept mapping study

Rural and Remote Health, 2023
Introduction: In partnership with the Norway House Cree Nation (NHCN) in Manitoba, Canada, this study developed a framework based on how Indigenous parents/caregivers of young children and community-based oral health decision-makers perceive ' ...
Janelle Brown-Walkus, Janet Smylie, Cornelia Borkhoff, Billie-Jo Hardy, Christina Salmon, Florence Duncan, Herenia Lawrence   +6 more
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Relationship between oral health and Fried’s frailty criteria in community-dwelling older persons

BMC Geriatrics, 2017
Background Oral health and frailty might be linked through several pathways, but previous studies are scarce. This study examined the association between oral health and components of Fried’s frailty phenotype.
Benedikta Kamdem, Laurence Seematter-Bagnoud, Fabiana Botrugno, Brigitte Santos-Eggimann   +3 more
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Reorienting Oral Health Services to Prevention: Economic Perspectives [PDF]

Journal of Dental Research, 2021
Despite the recognized need to change the emphasis of health services by shifting the balance from treatment to prevention, limited progress has been made in many settings. This is true in oral health, where evidence for preventive interventions that work has not been systematically exploited in oral health services.
C.R. Vernazza, S. Birch, N.B. Pitts
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Defining the mechanisms of action and mosquito larva midgut response to a yeast-encapsulated orange oil larvicide

Parasites & Vectors, 2022
Background Yeast-encapsulated orange oil (YEOO) is a novel, ingestible larvicide that combines the benefits of a low-cost essential oil with yeast, an attractive food source for mosquito larvae.
Patrick H. Kelly, Alexandra V. Yingling, Anwar Ahmed, Ivy Hurwitz, Marcelo Ramalho-Ortigao   +4 more
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