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Examining income-related inequality in health literacy and health-information seeking among urban population in China

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Health literacy and health-information seeking behaviour (HISB) play vital roles in health outcome improvements. This study examines the extent of income-related inequality in health literacy and health-information seeking as well as the ...
Chengxiang Tang, Xueji Wu, Xiongfei Chen, Bingying Pan, Xiaocong Yang   +4 more
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Strategies to implement multifactorial falls prevention interventions in community-dwelling older persons: a systematic review

Implementation Science, 2023
Background One-third of the community-dwelling older persons fall annually. Guidelines recommend the use of multifactorial falls prevention interventions. However, these interventions are difficult to implement into the community.
Sara Vandervelde, Ellen Vlaeyen, Bernadette Dierckx de Casterlé, Johan Flamaing, Sien Valy, Julie Meurrens, Joris Poels, Margot Himpe, Goedele Belaen, Koen Milisen   +9 more
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Attachment-based compassion therapy and adapted mindfulness-based stress reduction for the treatment of depressive, anxious and adjustment disorders in mental health settings: a randomised controlled clinical trial protocol

BMJ Open, 2019
Introduction Depressive, anxiety and adjustment disorders are highly prevalent among mental health outpatients. The lack of funding for mental health problems produces inefficient results and a high burden of disease.
Jesus Montero-Marin, Carlos Collado-Navarro, Mayte Navarro-Gil, Alba Lopez-Montoyo, Marcelo Demarzo, Paola Herrera-Mercadal, Alberto Barcelo-Soler, Javier Garcia-Campayo   +7 more
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Adherence to antihypertensive medication in Russia: a scoping review of studies on levels, determinants and intervention strategies published between 2000 and 2017

Archives of Public Health, 2019
Background Arterial hypertension (HT) is common in the Russian adult population, with half of affected individuals inadequately controlled. Low adherence to medication seems likely to be a factor.
Elena Viktorovna Bochkareva, Ekaterina Kronidovna Butina, Irina Vitalievna Kim, Anna Vasilievna Kontsevaya, Oxana Mikhailovna Drapkina, David Leon, Martin McKee   +6 more
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Combined use of smartphone and smartband technology in the improvement of lifestyles in the adult population over 65 years: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial (EVIDENT-Age study)

BMC Geriatrics, 2019
Background The increasing use of smartphones by older adults also increases their potential for improving different aspects of health in this population.
José I. Recio-Rodríguez, Cristina Lugones-Sanchez, Cristina Agudo-Conde, Jesús González-Sánchez, Olaya Tamayo-Morales, Susana Gonzalez-Sanchez, Carmen Fernandez-Alonso, Jose A. Maderuelo-Fernandez, Sara Mora-Simon, Manuel A. Gómez-Marcos, Emiliano Rodriguez-Sanchez, Luis Garcia-Ortiz   +11 more
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Discrimination between Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease and Cardiac Syndrome X in Women with Typical Angina and Positive Exercise Test; Utility of Cardiovascular Risk Calculators

Medicina, 2019
Introduction: Nearly 40% of women with typical angina and a positive exercise tolerance test (ETT) have normal or near normal coronary angiography (CAG) labeled as cardiac syndrome X (CSX).
Mohammad Saadat, Farzad Masoudkabir, Mohsen Afarideh, Saeed Ghodsi, Ali Vasheghani-Farahani   +4 more
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Primary polymerization prevention [PDF]

Blood, 2019
In this issue of Blood, Howard et al report a phase 1/2 study of voxelotor (GBT440) in sickle cell anemia. This drug binds to the α-globin chain of hemoglobin and increases hemoglobin-oxygen affinity, thereby decreasing the polymerization tendency of deoxygenated sickle hemoglobin (HbS).
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Predictive modeling for acute kidney injury after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a machine learning approach

European Journal of Medical Research
Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the preventable complications of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This study aimed to develop machine learning (ML) models to predict AKI after PCI in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS ...
Amir Hossein Behnoush, M. Moein Shariatnia, Amirmohammad Khalaji, Mahsa Asadi, Alireza Yaghoobi, Malihe Rezaee, Hamidreza Soleimani, Ali Sheikhy, Afsaneh Aein, Somayeh Yadangi, Yaser Jenab, Farzad Masoudkabir, Mehdi Mehrani, Mina Iskander, Kaveh Hosseini   +14 more
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Improving the efficiency of integrated cancer screening delivery across multiple cancers: case studies from Idaho, Rhode Island, and Nebraska

Implementation Science Communications, 2022
Background Three current and former awardees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Colorectal Cancer Control Program launched integrated cancer screening strategies to better coordinate multiple cancer screenings (e.g., breast, cervical ...
Florence K. L. Tangka, Sujha Subramanian, Sonja Hoover, Charlene Cariou, Becky Creighton, Libby Hobbs, Amanda Marzano, Andrea Marcotte, Deirdre Denning Norton, Patricia Kelly-Flis, Melissa Leypoldt, Teri Larkins, Michelle Poole, Jennifer Boehm   +13 more
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Venous Thromboembolism in Pediatric Bone Sarcoma Patients: A 10‐Year, Single‐Institution Experience Encompassing the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Osteosarcoma (OS) and Ewing sarcoma (EWS) are the most common primary bone cancers in children, but acute thrombosis is poorly characterized in this population. Our study evaluated the rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and associated risk factors in pediatric patients with bone sarcomas treated over a 10‐year period encompassing
Sarah Kappa, Shou Xu, Mark Zobeck, Sarah E. Sartain, Nino Rainusso, Lisa Wang, Nicole Montgomery, Paige Wheaton, Sarah Whittle   +8 more
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