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Social Determinants of Health Status [PDF]

Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 2012
Socioeconomic status (SES) has been identified as a fundamental cause of disease (Link & Phelan, 1995, 1996; Phelan et al., 2004; Phelan, Link, & Tehranifar, 2010). People who are poor and powerless have worse health and longevity than those with money, power, and prestige.
Jacquelyn H. Flaskerud, Carol Rose DeLilly, Jacquelyn H. Flaskerud   +2 more
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Depression, anxiety, stress, and PTSD symptoms during the first and second COVID-19 waves: a comparison of elderly, middle-aged, and young people in Iran

BMC Psychiatry, 2023
Background A widespread outbreak of epidemics like Covid-19 is a lethal threat to physical and mental health. Recent studies reported a higher prevalence of mental problems in younger individuals, contrary to the general assumption expected in older ...
Hajar Pasha, Shabnam Omidvar, Mahbobeh Faramarzi, Afsaneh Bakhtiari   +3 more
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Digital Media-based Health Intervention on the promotion of Women’s physical activity: a quasi-experimental study

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Technological advances have caused poor mobility and lower physical activity among humankind. This study was conducted to assess the impact of a digital media-based (multi-media, internet, and mobile phone) health intervention on promotion of ...
Nooshin Peyman, Majid Rezai-Rad, Hadi Tehrani, Mahdi Gholian-Aval, Mohammad Vahedian-Shahroodi, Hamid Heidarian Miri   +5 more
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Blockchain Applied To Network Science: Toward Implementing Multilevel Blockchain-Based Network Intervention To Address Health Inequity In Healthcare Delivery System

Blockchain in Healthcare Today, 2022
The annual ConV2X is a leading international health tech symposium driving real world evidence, strategy, research, operations and trends to create a blueprint for a new digital health era.
Dr. Kayo Fujimoto, Distinguished Professor In Social Determinants Of Health, Professor In School Of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Camden Hallmark, MPH, Data Analyst, Houston Department of Health and Human Services, Texas, Beau Mitts, MPH, Bureau Chief of HIV/STD and Viral Hepatitis Prevention, Houston Health Department, Texas, Anjum Khurshid, MD, PhD, Director, Data Integration, Co-Chief, Health Information and Data Analytic Sciences, Assistant Professor of Population Health, Affiliate Faculty, Center for Health Communication, Dell Medical School and The University of Texas   +3 more
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Serum Vitamin D Status in Older Adults: A Cohort Study [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
Background: Vitamin D is best known as a key regulator of bone metabolism and calcium and phosphate homeostasis. This study aimed to assess the effect of different factors on the five-year changes in serum vitamin D concentration among older adults ...
Simin Mouodi, Sajedeh Delbari, Seyed Reza Hosseini, Reza Ghadimi, Ali Bijani   +4 more
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Exploration the role of social, cultural and environmental factors in tendency of female adolescents to smoking based on the qualitative content analysis

BMC Women's Health, 2022
Background The aim of this study was to explain the socio-cultural and environmental factors of smoking tendency in female adolescents. Methods This qualitative content analysis study was conducted among Iranian female adolescents in Mashhad, Iran.
Alireza Jafari, Mehrsadat Mahdizadeh, Nooshin Peyman, Mahdi Gholian-Aval, Hadi Tehrani   +4 more
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Towards the social in the social determinants of health [PDF]

International Journal of Public Health, 2010
Public health researchers and professionals have under-stood for quite a while that influencing social determinantsof health requires a comprehensive, multi-faceted action.The WHO Commission on Social Determinant of Healthprovides a useful summary of the challenges that we arefacing with global health inequalities.
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Quality of observational studies in prestigious journals of occupational medicine and health based on Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: a cross-sectional study

BMC Research Notes, 2018
Objective The present study applied the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement to observational studies published in prestigious occupational medicine and health journals.
Javad Aghazadeh-Attari, Kazhal Mobaraki, Jamal Ahmadzadeh, Behnam Mansorian, Iraj Mohebbi   +4 more
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The challenges of physicians’ participation in hospital accreditation programs: a qualitative study in Iran

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Due to the increasing pressure on hospitals to enhance the quality of services, the participation of physicians in accreditation programs has become more important than ever. The present study was conducted to describe challenges of physicians’
Hosein Ebrahimipour, Elahe Hooshmand, Mehdi Varmaghani, Javad Javan-Noughabi, Seyyed Morteza Mojtabaeian   +4 more
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The role of air pollution in epilepsy: a better understanding is needed

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Social determinants of health, including neighborhood and built environment factors, play a crucial but underexplored role in epilepsy incidences. Among these, air pollution emerges as a potentially-preventable driver of epilepsy and adverse health ...
Prem Jareonsettasin, John S. Ji, Xiaowen Zhou, Ding Ding, Josemir W. Sander, on behalf of the SdHIELD (Social determinants of Health In EpiLeptic Disorders) Research Group   +5 more
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