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Implementation fidelity of a nurse-led falls prevention program in acute hospitals during the 6-PACK trial

BMC Health Services Research, 2017
Background When tested in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of 31,411 patients, the nurse-led 6-PACK falls prevention program did not reduce falls.
Renata T. Morello, Anna L. Barker, Darshini R. Ayton, Fiona Landgren, Jeannette Kamar, Keith D. Hill, Caroline A. Brand, Catherine Sherrington, Rory Wolfe, Sheral Rifat, Johannes Stoelwinder   +10 more
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Association between social phobia and the risk of arrhythmia using the Korean National Sample Cohort: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Psychiatry, 2022
Background Social phobia shares symptoms with arrhythmias, such as palpitations and chest discomfort. However, it is unclear how social phobia is associated with the actual risk of arrhythmia.
Hyunkyu Kim, Wonjeong Jeong, Seung Hoon Kim, Jun Ho Seo, Jin Sun Ryu, You-seok Kim, Jeong-Ho Seok, Sung-In Jang, Eun-Cheol Park   +8 more
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Prevention and Health Services Delivery [PDF]

Stroke, 2003
The burden of stroke to the health care system in the United States continues to increase. Stroke-related hospital admissions grew from 580 000 in 1988 to 820 000 in 1997, an 18.6% increase after age adjustment.1 More effective stroke prevention provides the primary means of reducing these alarming statistics.
openaire   +2 more sources

Measuring Quality of Preventive Health and Safety Services [PDF]

Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management, 2022
In this research, the Servperf method is used to analyze the quality of health and safety services. The main purpose of this article is to determine the quality level of preventive health and safety services provided in the workplaces within the ...
Fatih Yilmaz
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National Oral Health Policy and Financing and Dental Health Status in 19 Countries

International Dental Journal, 2023
Objective: Dental caries in permanent teeth is one of the most common health issues—despite being preventable in early stages—due to inadequate regulation of preventive dental services in many countries.
Tess Foote, Lauren Willis, Tracy Kuo Lin
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Determinants of utilisation rates of preventive health services: evidence from Chile

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Preventive health services play a vital role in population health. However, access to such services is not always equitably distributed. In this article, we examine the barriers affecting utilisation rates of preventive health services, using ...
Elena S. Rotarou, Dikaios Sakellariou
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Expanding Pharmacy Services to Support Public Health

INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy, 2021
Pharmacists have had long-standing roles in public health, and the COVID-19 pandemic has broadened and accentuated their efforts in this area.  Many pharmacists may be interested to expand pharmacy services to further support public health.
Natalie DiPietro Mager
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Impact of containment measures on community mobility, daily confirmed cases, and mortality in the third wave of COVID-19 epidemic in Myanmar

Tropical Medicine and Health, 2022
In Myanmar, third wave of COVID-19 epidemic began with a surge of confirmed cases in the last week of May 2021. The laboratory-confirmed cases and deaths distinctly increased within 9 weeks.
Ye Minn Htun, Tun Tun Win, Nyan Htet Shan, Zin Thu Winn, Kaung Si Thu, Nyan Lin Maung, Pyae Phyo Aung, Htun Aung Kyaw, Hpone Pji Kyaw, Yan Naing Myint Soe, Myint Myat Ko, Zin Ko Aung, Kyaw Thiha Aung, Yan Paing Chit Lwin, Wai Yan, Phyo Tayza Soe, Kyaw Myo Tun   +16 more
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School Health Services Practices in Primary Schools as Reported by Teachers in Wassit and The-Qar Governorate in Iraq

Journal of Techniques, 2022
School health plays an important role in preventive and curative management that will reflect positively on young children, all workers in school, and academic performance.
Sameeha Naser Abed, Rawaa Kamel Abed, Fatimah Haran Daham   +2 more
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Dietary quality linkage to overall competence at school and emotional disturbance in representative Taiwanese young adolescents: dependence on gender, parental characteristics and personal behaviors

Nutrition Journal, 2018
Background Child school performance during puberty may be at increased risk through emotional disturbance. It is hypothesized that this may be mitigated by dietary quality.
Lin-Yuan Huang, Mark L. Wahlqvist, Meei-Shyuan Lee, Po-Huang Chiang   +3 more
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