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Partial and complete retirement due to ill-health among mature age Australians
Conclusions: To reduce early retirement due to ill-health, health practitioners, governments and employers should address targeted health problems, particularly in areas outside capital cities.
Source: Public Health - February 20, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: S.W. Pit, R. Shrestha, D. Schofield, M. Passey Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Falls and comorbidity: The pathway to fractures.
CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that the overall reduction in fractures can be explained by reduction in falls related comorbidity. PMID: 24434943 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - January 16, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Jørgensen TS, Hansen AH, Sahlberg M, Gislason GH, Torp-Pedersen C, Andersson C, Holm E Tags: Scand J Public Health Source Type: research

Teaching public health related to the elderly.
Authors: Clarfield AM Abstract It has become axiomatic that the world is aging, not just in the developed countries, but in the less developed regions as well. In 1992 the global elderly population (age 65+) was estimated to be almost 350,000,000 persons, or more than 6% of the world total. During that year the net balance of the world's elderly grew by more than 800,000 persons each month. Projections to the year 2010 indicate that the net monthly gain will rise to more than 1.1 million elderly people. In the early 1990s, 26 countries had more than 2,000,000 elderly persons. The projections suggest that this numbe...
Source: Public Health Reviews - November 25, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Public Health Rev Source Type: research

A systematic review of barriers to optimal outpatient specialist services for individuals with prevalent chronic diseases: what are the unique and common barriers experienced by patients in high income countries?
Health utilization and need assessment data suggest there is considerable variation in access to outpatient specialist care. However, it is unclear if the types of barriers experienced are specific to chronic disease groups or experienced universally. This systematic review provides a detailed summary of common and unique barriers experienced by chronic disease groups when accessing and receiving care, and a synthesized list of possible health service initiatives to improve equitable delivery of optimal care in high-income countries. Quantitative articles describing barriers to specialist outpatient services were retrieved...
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - June 9, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Elizabeth FradgleyChristine PaulJamie Bryant Source Type: research

Osteoporosis drug may benefit heart health
(Wiley) The osteoporosis drug alendronate was linked with a reduced risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack, and stroke in a Journal of Bone and Mineral Research study of patients with hip fractures.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 11, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Physical activity participation and the risk of chronic diseases among South Asian adults: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
DiscussionThis review will summarise the strength of the association between physical activity and selected chronic diseases and their markers among South Asian adults 40  years or older. The findings will provide an evidence base to guide public health policy and interventions in the South Asian region and to inform future research to address the rising burden of chronic diseases.Systematic review registrationPROSPEROCRD42018096505
Source: Systematic Reviews - October 30, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Homocysteine metabolism as the target for predictive medical approach, disease prevention, prognosis, and treatments tailored to the person
AbstractHomocysteine (Hcy) metabolism is crucial for regulating methionine availability, protein homeostasis, and DNA-methylation presenting, therefore, key pathways in post-genomic and epigenetic regulation mechanisms. Consequently, impaired Hcy metabolism leading to elevated concentrations of Hcy in the blood plasma (hyperhomocysteinemia) is linked to the overproduction of free radicals, induced oxidative stress, mitochondrial impairments, systemic inflammation and increased risks of eye disorders, coronary artery diseases, atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, thrombotic events, cancer development and...
Source: EPMA Journal - November 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Screening for the primary prevention of fragility fractures among adults aged 40 years and older in primary care: systematic reviews of the effects and acceptability of screening and treatment, and the accuracy of risk prediction tools
ConclusionAn offer of 2-step screening with risk assessment and BMD measurement toselected postmenopausal females with low prevalence of prior fracture probably results in a small reduction in the risk of clinical fragility fracture and hip fracture compared to no screening. These findings were most applicable to the use of clinical FRAX for risk assessment and were not replicated in theoffer-to-screen population where the rate of response to mailed screening questionnaires was low. Limited direct evidence on harms of screening were available; using study data to provide estimates, there may be a moderate degree of overdia...
Source: Systematic Reviews - March 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research