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A comparative study of governmental financial support and resilience of self-employed people in Sweden and Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic
Int J Circumpolar Health. 2024 Dec;83(1):2298015. doi: 10.1080/22423982.2023.2298015. Epub 2023 Dec 29.ABSTRACTGlobally, self-employed people were among the hardest hit by the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic and faced hardships such as financial decline, restrictions, and business closures. A plethora of financial support measures were rolled out worldwide to support them, but there is a lack of research looking at the effect of the policy measures on self-employed people. To understand how different governmental financial support measures enhanced the resilience of the self-employed and improved their ability to ma...
Source: International Journal of Circumpolar Health - December 29, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Josefine Hansson Ellen MacEachen Bodil J Landstad Stig Vinberg Åsa Tjulin Source Type: research

Living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or type 2 diabetes in Greenland - a qualitative interpretive description study
Int J Circumpolar Health. 2024 Dec;83(1):2296706. doi: 10.1080/22423982.2023.2296706. Epub 2023 Dec 21.ABSTRACTNon-communicable diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) represent major challenges for health systems all over the world. In an interview study, we explored patient experiences and perspectives of being diagnosed and living with COPD or T2D in Greenland. Participants (n = 24) were selected by purposeful sampling and recruited by phone. We conducted individual semi-structured interviews at the National Hospital in Nuuk and the four regional hospitals. Interv...
Source: International Journal of Circumpolar Health - December 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Maja Hykkelbjerg Nielsen Annesofie Lunde Jensen Michael Lynge Pedersen Lene Seib æk Source Type: research

The effect of sucrase-isomaltase deficiency on metabolism, food intake and preferences: protocol for a dietary intervention study
We examined food preferences at baseline and collected samples before and after each intervention for metabolic, metabolome, and microbiome profiling. Analyses of samples have not been completed yet. The Ethics Committee of Greenland approved the study. Results will be disseminated in international peer-reviewed journals and to the general Greenlandic population. NCT05375656.PMID:38113483 | PMC:PMC9970217 | DOI:10.1080/22423982.2023.2178067 (Source: International Journal of Circumpolar Health)
Source: International Journal of Circumpolar Health - December 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ninna Karsb æk Senftleber Kristine Sk øtt Pedersen Cecilie Schnoor J ørgensen Hanne Pedersen Marie Mathilde Bjerg Christensen Emilie Kabel Madsen Kristine Andersen Emil J ørsboe Matthew Paul Gillum Michael Bom Fr øst Torben Hansen Marit Eika J ørgen Source Type: research

The effect of sucrase-isomaltase deficiency on metabolism, food intake and preferences: protocol for a dietary intervention study
We examined food preferences at baseline and collected samples before and after each intervention for metabolic, metabolome, and microbiome profiling. Analyses of samples have not been completed yet. The Ethics Committee of Greenland approved the study. Results will be disseminated in international peer-reviewed journals and to the general Greenlandic population. NCT05375656.PMID:38113483 | DOI:10.1080/22423982.2023.2178067 (Source: International Journal of Circumpolar Health)
Source: International Journal of Circumpolar Health - December 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ninna Karsb æk Senftleber Kristine Sk øtt Pedersen Cecilie Schnoor J ørgensen Hanne Pedersen Marie Mathilde Bjerg Christensen Emilie Kabel Madsen Kristine Andersen Emil J ørsboe Matthew Paul Gillum Michael Bom Fr øst Torben Hansen Marit Eika J ørgen Source Type: research