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Oral anticoagulants: a systematic overview of reviews on efficacy and safety, genotyping, self-monitoring, and stakeholder experiences
ConclusionsFor stroke prevention in AF, direct OACs seem to be more effective and safer than usual care, and apixaban (5  mg twice daily) had the best profile. For VTE, there was no strong evidence that direct OACs were better than usual care. Education and pharmacist management could improve coagulation control. Both clinicians and patients rated efficacy and safety as the most important factors in managing AF and V TE.Systematic review registrationPROSPERO CRD42017084263 —one deviation; efficacy and safety were from one review.
Source: Systematic Reviews - October 28, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

EPMA-World Congress 2015
Table of contents A1 Predictive and prognostic biomarker panel for targeted application of radioembolisation improving individual outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma Jella-Andrea Abraham, Olga Golubnitschaja A2 Integrated market access approach amplifying value of “Rx-CDx” Ildar Akhmetov A3 Disaster response: an opportunity to improve global healthcare Russell J. Andrews, Leonidas Quintana A4 USA PPPM: proscriptive, profligate, profiteering medicine-good for 1 % wealthy, not for 99 % unhealthy Russell J. Andrews A5 The role of ...
Source: EPMA Journal - May 8, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research

Educational inequality in cardiovascular diseases: a sibling approach.
CONCLUSIONS: Confounding from factors shared by siblings explained the associations between education and the cardiovascular disease outcomes but to varying degrees. This should be taken into account when planning interventions aimed at reducing educational inequalities in the development of cardiovascular disease, ischaemic heart disease and stroke. PMID: 28992724 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - October 1, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Søndergaard G, Dalton SO, Mortensen LH, Osler M Tags: Scand J Public Health Source Type: research

Engaging Individuals with Neurological Conditions and Caregivers in Rural Communities in a Health Research Team.
CONCLUSIONS: It is imperative to involve those living with a diagnosis or in an under-resourced community to develop the solutions that will work for them in their settings. PMID: 31178448 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Progress in Community Health Partnerships - June 11, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Prog Community Health Partnersh Source Type: research

Researchers identify facilitators for rehabilitation care for people with spatial neglect
(Kessler Foundation) After a stroke, many people experience spatial neglect, a disabling complication that disrupts a person's 'internal GPS' causing them to have difficulties in navigating the environment. Peii Chen, PhD: " By taking steps to detect spatial neglect and intervene early, rehabilitation facilities can help individuals recovering from stroke get maximal benefit from their stay. Ensuring continuity of care through transitions and supporting patient education and continuing education for therapists will contribute to improvement in long-term outcomes after stroke. "
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - May 24, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Quality of life impact of cardiovascular and affective conditions among older residents from urban and rural communities
Conclusions: Cardiovascular and affective conditions are key determinants of physical and psychological impairment. Persons affected by physical-psychological comorbidity experience greater psychological impairment. Social capital is associated with community remoteness and may ameliorate the psychological impairment associated with affective disorders and financial difficulties. The use of classifications of remoteness that are sensitive to social and health service accessibility determinants of health may better inform future investigations into the impact of context on quality of life outcomes.
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - August 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Joanne AllenKerry InderMelissa HarrisTerry LewinJohn AttiaBrian Kelly Source Type: research

Self-rated quality of life of city-dwelling elderly people benefitting from social help: results of a cross-sectional study
Background: The percentage of people aged 65 or older living in Poland is 13.6%, but 17.2% in [latin capital letter l with stroke]odz. The aim of the study was to identify factors correlating with the self-rated quality of life of elderly inhabitants of cities applying for social help, on the basis of a cross-sectional study. Methods: The study was conducted in [latin capital letter l with stroke]odz, a large Polish city, between September 2011 and February 2012 in a group of people applying for help in the Municipal Social Welfare Centre. Four hundred and sixty-six respondents aged 65 or older were included in the study. ...
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - October 29, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Marek Bry¿aMonika Burzy¿skaIrena Maniecka-Bry¿a Source Type: research

The validity of the EQ-5D-3L items: an investigation with type 2 diabetes patients from six European countries
Conclusion: The results concerning the European Spanish version are ambiguous. However, the items of the English, Finnish, German, Greek and Dutch versions of the EQ-5D-3L relate in substantially the same way to the test variables. Mostly, these relationships indicate the items? validity.
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - December 5, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Uwe KonerdingSylvia ElkhuizenRaquel FaubelPaul ForteTomi MalmströmElpida PaviMF Janssen Source Type: research

Frailty, dependency and mortality predictors in a cohort of Cuban older adults, 2003-2011.
CONCLUSIONS: Given the challenge for developing countries presented by demographic and epidemiologic transition; the high prevalence in older adults of frailty syndrome, dependency and chronic non-communicable diseases; and the association of all these with higher mortality, attention should be targeted to older adults as a risk group. This should include greater social protection, age-appropriate health services, and modification and control of cardiovascular risk factors. PMID: 24487672 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: MEDICC Review - November 21, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: MEDICC Rev Source Type: research

What does age-comparative self-rated health measure? A cross-sectional study from the Northern Sweden MONICA Project.
CONCLUSIONS: Emotions and economic satisfaction were associated with comparative self-rated health as well as some medical variables. Utilization of the knowledge of these associations in health care should be further investigated. PMID: 26644159 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - December 7, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Waller G, Janlert U, Hamberg K, Forssén A Tags: Scand J Public Health Source Type: research

'We should assess the students in more authentic situations: Swedish PE teacher educators views of the meaning of movement skills for future PE teachers
The question of what knowledge a student of Physical Education (PE) needs to develop during PE teacher education (PETE) was recently discussed. One form of knowledge is the movement practices that students must meet during their education. Given the limited time, a delicate matter is whether to prioritize movement knowledge and consider it as subject matter knowledge (e.g. performance of the freestyle stroke) or as pedagogical content knowledge (e.g. teaching how to perform the freestyle stroke). The aim is to investigate Swedish PE teacher educators’ views on the meaning of movement skills for future PE teachers and...
Source: European Physical Education Review - December 28, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Backman, E., Pearson, P. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Caregiver burden and emotional problems in partners of stroke patients at two months and one year post-stroke: Determinants and prediction
Source: Patient Education and Counseling - April 10, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Willeke J. Kruithof, Marcel W.M. Post, Maria L. van Mierlo, Geertrudis A.M. van den Bos, Janneke M. de Man-van Ginkel, Johanna M.A. Visser-Meily Source Type: research

Sociodemographic Patterns of Chronic Disease: How the Mid-South Region Compares to the Rest of the Country
Conclusions Future studies should test tailored interventions to address the specific needs of population subgroups in order to improve their health.
Source: American Journal of Preventive Medicine - December 14, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research

An investigation to identify potential risk factors associated with common chronic diseases among the older population in India
Conclusion: The results show that within the older population, the contribution of lifestyle risk factors to the common chronic diseases investigated in this study was limited. Our findings showed that the major health issue within the study population was multimorbidity.
Source: Indian Journal of Community Medicine - February 7, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Enemona Emmanuel Adaji Anand S Ahankari Puja R Myles Source Type: research

Women ’s Health Policies Should Focus on NCDs
Professor Robyn Norton, co-founder and Principal Director of the George Institute for Global Health. Credit: Neena Bhandari/IPSBy Neena BhandariSYDNEY, Apr 11 2017 (IPS)Science and medicine were not subjects of dinnertime conversations in the Norton household in Christchurch, New Zealand, but Professor Robyn Norton grew up observing her parents’ commitment to equity and social justice in improving people’s lives. It left an indelible impression on her young mind.Her high school years coincided with the women’s movement reaching its peak. She got drawn into thinking about addressing women’s health issues and moved t...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 11, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Neena Bhandari Tags: Asia-Pacific Featured Global Headlines Health Poverty & SDGs Women's Health Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) Source Type: news