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How does gender influence the recognition of cardiovascular risk and adherence to self-care recommendations? : a study in polish primary care [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background: Studies have shown a correlation between gender and an ability to change lifestyle to reduce the risk of disease. However, the results of these studies are ambiguous, especially where a healthy lifestyle is concerned.
A Ellis   +66 more
core   +2 more sources

Prevalence and Trajectory of Household Material Hardship Among Children With Advanced Cancer

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Families of children with advanced cancer living in poverty experience inferior outcomes including poor parent mental health and worse child quality of life. Household material hardship (HMH: food, housing, transportation, and/or utility insecurity) is a modifiable poverty exposure—and potential intervention target—that ...
Sarah Wright   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors associated with good adherence to self-care behaviours amongst adolescents with food allergy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: Our understanding of factors which affect adherence to health sustaining self-care behaviours in adolescents with food allergy is limited. This study used the Health Belief Model to explore the relationship between food allergic adolescents ...
Atreja   +35 more
core   +1 more source

Components of joint health and wellbeing strategies: a pan-London review of all 33 local authorities

open access: yesBMC Public Health
Background In the UK, Health and Wellbeing Strategies (JHWS) were introduced to identify and help address the health needs of local communities. JHWS translate a borough’s Joint Strategic Needs assessment into actionable outcomes and prioritises areas of
Marie Line El Asmar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dietary Protein Intake and Peritoneal Protein Losses in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients lose protein in their waste dialysate, potentially increasing their risk for malnutrition. We wished to determine whether there was any association between losses and dietary protein intake (DPI). Methods DPI was assessed from 24‐h dietary recall using Nutrics software.
Haalah Shaaker, Andrew Davenport
wiley   +1 more source

“These classes have been my happy place”: Feasibility study of a self-care program in Native Hawaiian custodial grandparents

open access: yes, 2017
Native Hawaiian custodial grandparents have a distinctive set of strengths and challenges that may lead them to benefit from a structured self-care program.
Fruhauf, Christine A   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Investigating facilitators and barriers to the routine provision of HIV PrEP in community pharmacies in London

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research
Background The United Kingdom’s (UK) integration of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) into community pharmacies presents an alternative avenue for supporting Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevention.
Marsha Alter   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Organoids in pediatric cancer research

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Organoid technology has revolutionized cancer research, yet its application in pediatric oncology remains limited. Recent advances have enabled the development of pediatric tumor organoids, offering new insights into disease biology, treatment response, and interactions with the tumor microenvironment.
Carla Ríos Arceo, Jarno Drost
wiley   +1 more source

Shared Care Dyadic Intervention: Outcome Patterns for Heart Failure Care Partners [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Up to half of heart failure (HF) patients are readmitted to hospitals within 6 months of discharge. Many readmissions are linked to inadequate self-care or family support.
Sebern, Margaret, Woda, Aimee
core   +2 more sources

Investigating the potential accessibility to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis via community pharmacies and sexual health clinics: a scoping review of two integrated care systems in London

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research
Background Despite advancements in HIV prevention, barriers and disparities in accessing Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) from specialist services persist.
Aos Alaa   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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