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Addressing social factors critical for continued fight against heart disease and stroke in America
Deaths from heart attacks, strokes and other heart diseases have been declining, but social factors, including race, income, environment and education could reverse that trend according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association
Source: PHPartners.org - August 7, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Beliefs About Medicines In An Urban Community Health Center Hypertension Population
To determine in an urban community health population with hypertension (HTN), whether patient beliefs concerning HTN medication use as revealed by responses to Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ, Horne 1999) were affected by nine variables: age, gender, education, family or friend with HTN or stroke, adherence, living with someone.
Source: Value in Health - October 23, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: JT Barr, M Conley, K Sluboski, J Griffith Tags: CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS – Patient-Reported Outcomes & Patient Preference Studies Source Type: research
Heat illness in football: current concepts - Krohn AR, Sikka R, Olson DE.
Despite growing health and safety concerns, American football remains a vastly popular sport in the United States. Unfortunately, even with increased efforts in promoting education and hydration, the incidence of death from exertional heat stroke continues...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - November 15, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
The interaction in clinical nursing education: reflections on care of the person with hypertension.
Conclusion It was found that the respondents, after participating in the educational process, demonstrated a broader knowledge of hypertension, which motivated them to seek changes in habits that could improve their quality of life. Through the use of symbolic interactionism, health education proved to be a strategy for empowerment and autonomy of the hypertensive subject with respect to their treatment and can be integrated into nursing care.
PMID: 26437700 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Revista de Salud Publica - December 11, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Rev Salud Publica (Bogota) Source Type: research
Statin Use, Incident Dementia and Alzheimer Disease in Elderly African Americans.
CONCLUSIONS: Consistent use of statin medications during eight years of follow-up resulted in significantly reduced risk for incident AD and a trend toward reduced risk for incident dementia.
PMID: 26673814 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Ethnicity and Disease - December 19, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ethn Dis Source Type: research
Effectiveness of family involvement in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients: a follow-up study
In recent years, the global prevalence of diabetes has increased significantly. The number of Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) ranks first in the world. Diabetes ranks in the third place among chronic non-communicable diseases according to the morbidity, disability and mortality as well as the degree of harm to human health, and it has brought a heavy burden on healthcare [1–3]. The family is an important place for people to influence lifestyle intervention of family members to participate may improve health and reduce disease relapse rate, increase well-being of the family, help improve diabetes, hy...
Source: Patient Education and Counseling - December 30, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Mai Shi, Mei-Yan Xu, Zhao-Lan Liu, Xue-Ying Duan, Yan-Bo Zhu, Hui-Mei Shi, Bo Jiang, Xiao-Mei Zhang, Xiao-Han Yu Source Type: research
Socioeconomic and lifestyle factors associated with chronic conditions among older adults in Ecuador.
CONCLUSIONS: Older age in Ecuador is marked by low educational levels and poverty. Female gender and living in coastal areas were associated with higher risks of self-reported chronic conditions.
PMID: 26758001 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - January 16, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Rev Panam Salud Publica Source Type: research
Variables associated with disability in male and female long-term survivors from acute myocardial infarction. Results from the MONICA/KORA Myocardial Infarction Registry
The objective of this study was to provide a description of disability and to identify determinants of disability in a population-based sample of long-term AMI survivors. The sample consisted of 1943 persons (35–85years) with AMI from the German population-based MONICA/KORA Myocardial Infarction Registry, who responded to a postal follow-up survey in 2011. Disability was assessed with the 12-item version of the World Health Organization Disability Schedule (WHODAS). Multivariate linear regression models were established in order to identify socioeconomic and clinical factors, risk factors and comorbidities which are asso...
Source: Preventive Medicine - March 30, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
U.S. Migrant Networks and Adult Cardiometabolic Health in El Salvador
This study highlights the importance of exploring the potential role of U.S. migrant ties in the epidemiologic transition present within developing countries, like El Salvador.
Source: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health - May 1, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Needs of Internally Displaced Women and Children in Baghdad, Karbala, and Kirkuk, Iraq
Conclusions
The vulnerability of this population is great, and the emotional trauma of multiple displacements, kidnapping and deaths from intentional violence is great. While some aid is reaching families, much more is needed. Though Iraq is a middle income country, reaching the IDPs in central Iraq will take much more in international assistance than is currently being received. Unfortunately, at this time of great need, assistance is being cut back throughout the region because of lack of funding.10 The local civil society organizations which have sprung up in many locations to assist IDPs, offer an avenue for targeting ...
Source: PLOS Currents Disasters - June 10, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Gilbert Burnham Source Type: research
Social robots -- programmable by everyone
(University of Luxembourg) The startup LuxAI was created following a research project at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) of the University of Luxembourg. The business model of LuxAI is developing and constructing so-called social robots. Such robots can be used, for example, in the educational or health system, where they would support trainers and therapists in their work. The robots can be programmed to practice vocabulary with children or to make rehabilitation exercises with stroke patients.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 20, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Can stories influence African-American patients ’ intentions to change hypertension management behaviors? A randomized control trial
Uncontrolled hypertension remains an important health concern for patients throughout the US, affecting over 50 million Americans, or more than 29% of the adult population [1,2]. As blood pressure (BP) increases, the greater the risk for adverse outcomes including the development of coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, and stroke. While effective treatment of hypertension has been clearly shown to reduce these risks [3,4], studies have persistently shown that only about half of patients with established hypertension have their BP under control [5 –7], and a disproportionate number of patients with poorly co...
Source: Patient Education and Counseling - June 20, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Barbara G. Bokhour, Gemmae M. Fix, Howard S. Gordon, Judith A. Long, Kathryn DeLaughter, Michelle B. Orner, Charlene Pope, Thomas K. Houston Source Type: research
Polypharmacy and Polymorbidity in Older Adults in Brazil: a public health challenge
CONCLUSIONS Older adults with specific diseases have risk factors for polypharmacy modifiable by actions aimed at the rational use of medicines. With the current population aging and successful drug access policy, the trend is an increase in drug use by older adults, which should feature as a priority in the planning agenda of the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS).RESUMO OBJETIVO Analisar as varia ções da prevalência do uso crônico de medicamentos por idosos no Brasil segundo sua possível associação com as doenças crônicas mais prevalentes, fatores sociodemográficos e de saúde, e identificar fatores de risco...
Source: Revista de Saude Publica - December 13, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Factors associated with the contraindicated use of oral contraceptives in Brazil
CONCLUSIONS Age greater than or equal to 35 and low education level were demographic and iniquity factors, respectively, in the contraindicated use of oral contraceptives.RESUMO OBJETIVO Estimar a preval ência de contraindicação ao uso de anticoncepcionais orais e os fatores associados em mulheres brasileiras. MÉTODOS Participaram 20.454 mulheres que responderam ao inquérito Vigitel em 2008, das quais 3.985 reportaram uso de contraceptivos orais. Definiu-se como uso contraindicado de anticonc epcionais quando presente pelo menos uma condição: hipertensão; doenças cardiovasculares como infarto, derrame/acidente vas...
Source: Revista de Saude Publica - January 13, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
