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Tools and Approaches for Assessing and Supporting Public Health Action on the Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity [PDF]

, 2012
National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health (NCCDH) & National Collaborating Centre for Healthy Public Policy (NCCHPP). (2012). Tools and approaches for assessing and supporting public health action on the social determinants of health ...
Ndumbe-Eyoh, Sume, Mendell, Anika, Morrison, Val, Dyck, Lesley   +3 more
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Continuous outcome logistic regression for analyzing body mass index distributions [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2017
Body mass indices (BMIs) are applied to monitor weight status and associated health risks in populations.  Binary or multinomial logistic regression models are commonly applied in this context, but are only applicable to BMI values categorized within a ...
Tina Lohse, Sabine Rohrmann, David Faeh, Torsten Hothorn   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social Determinants of Health and Desirable Financial Behaviors

Financial Services Review
The COVID-19 pandemic caused people to change their positive and negative financial behaviors. Social determinants of health (SDH) include several conditions in a person’s environment, e.g., economic stability, education access and quality, health care access and quality, neighborhood and built environment, and social and community context.
Jia Qi, null Yu Zhang, Sheri Worthy
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Comparative Drug Response Profiling in Neuroblastoma Cell Lines and Patient‐Derived Tumor Organoids

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT High‐risk neuroblastoma remains a leading cause of pediatric cancer mortality, and improved preclinical models are needed to guide therapeutic developments. We screened seven high‐risk neuroblastoma cell lines and three patient‐derived tumor organoids with 528 compounds alongside bone marrow controls, and compared them with external datasets ...
Krzysztof Wierbiłowicz, Se Whee Sammy Park, Aironas Los, Ernest Liu, Nona Struyf, Tom Erkers, Sören Lehmann, Jan J. Molenaar, Jakob Stenman, Olli Kallioniemi, Päivi Östling, Brinton Seashore‐Ludlow, Kasper Karlsson   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Blaming, shaming, humiliation”: Stigmatising medical interactions among people with non-epileptic seizures [version 2; referees: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

Wellcome Open Research, 2017
Background: People with non-epileptic seizures (NES) describe challenging relationships with health professionals, and explain negative interactions as common and expected.
Catherine Robson, Olaug S. Lian
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Out-of-pocket health expenditure and fairness in utilization of health care facilities in Cambodia in 2005 and 2010 [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

F1000Research, 2017
Background: Out-of-pocket (OOP) payments for health care are highly pervasive in several low-and-middle income countries. The Cambodian health system has envisaged massive repositioning of various health care financing to ensure equitable access to ...
Koustuv Dalal, Olatunde Aremu, Gainel Ussatayeva, Animesh Biswas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Contributing factors to healthcare costs in individuals with autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are more likely to use healthcare than their counterparts without disabilities, which imposes high medical costs to families and health systems.
Behzad Karami Matin, Sarah Byford, Shahin Soltani, Ali Kazemi-Karyani, Zahra Atafar, Ehsan Zereshki, Moslem Soofi, Satar Rezaei, Shiva Tolouei Rakhshan, Parvin Jahangiri   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Older Adults, Frailty, and the Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health

Big Data and Information Analytics, 2017
Objective: To examine the associations between social and behavioral determinants of health (SBDH) and frailty among older adults using an existing Omaha System dataset collected in the community. Design: Secondary exploratory data analysis. Setting: An existing dataset of home health records from a Midwestern region, including Omaha System ...
Grace Gao, Sasank Maganti, Karen A. Monsen   +2 more
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source