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The Effectiveness of Loyalty Rewards to Promote the Use of an Internet-Based Heart Health Program
Conclusions: Our findings suggest that a single exposure of loyalty rewards may be used to encourage individuals to enroll in an Internet-based preventative health program, but additional strategies are required to maintain engagement level. Future studies need to examine the schedules of loyalty reward reinforcement on the long-term engagement level of Internet-based health programs.
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - July 2, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Sam LiuCorinne HodgsonAhmad M ZbibAda YM PayneRobert P Nolan Source Type: research

Employment after stroke: report of a state of the science symposium.
Abstract For many stroke survivors, returning to work becomes an important emotional and functional milestone in signaling recovery. It can also provide needed financial support and reduce the burden placed on society in the form of government assistance. The complex nature of the return-to-work process involves many factors that may support or interfere with reintegration into the workforce. For the purpose of examining this important topic more closely, the Rehabilitation Research & Training Center on Enhancing the Functional and Employment Outcomes of Individuals Who Experience a Stroke held a State of the ...
Source: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation - April 17, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Roth EJ, Lovell L Tags: Top Stroke Rehabil Source Type: research

The contribution of diet and lifestyle to socioeconomic inequalities in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality
Conclusion: The socioeconomic distribution of diet, smoking and alcohol consumption largely explained the inequalities in CHD and stroke in the Netherlands. These findings need to be considered when developing policies to reduce socioeconomic inequalities in cardiovascular diseases.
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - September 3, 2013 Category: Cardiology Authors: Caroline Méjean, Mariël Droomers, Yvonne T. van der Schouw, Ivonne Sluijs, Sébastien Czernichow, Diederick E. Grobbee, H. Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita, Joline W.J. Beulens Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research

Sociodemographic, psychiatric and somatic risk factors for suicide: a Swedish national cohort study.
CONCLUSIONS: All psychiatric disorders, COPD, cancer, spine disorders, asthma, stroke, diabetes, ischemic heart disease and specific sociodemographic factors were independent risk factors for suicide during 8 years of follow-up. Effective prevention of suicide requires a multifaceted approach in both psychiatric and primary care settings, targeting mental disorders (especially depression), specific somatic disorders and indicators of social support. PMID: 23611178 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Psychological Medicine - April 23, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Crump C, Sundquist K, Sundquist J, Winkleby MA Tags: Psychol Med Source Type: research

Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and mortality after stroke
Conclusion: Living in a socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhood is associated with higher mortality hazard at 1 year following an incident stroke. Further work is needed to understand the structural and social characteristics of neighborhoods that may contribute to mortality in the year after a stroke and the pathways through which these characteristics operate.
Source: Neurology - February 4, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Brown, A. F., Liang, L.-J., Vassar, S. D., Merkin, S. S., Longstreth, W. T., Ovbiagele, B., Yan, T., Escarce, J. J. Tags: Other cerebrovascular disease/ Stroke ARTICLE Source Type: research

Ischaemic stroke at a young age is a serious event – final results of a population‐based long‐term follow‐up in Western Norway
ConclusionsOur data show a heterogeneous prognosis and high mortality even for long‐time survivors of ischaemic stroke at a young age. Prospective studies of young stroke patients and controls are necessary for direct comparison.
Source: European Journal of Neurology - January 7, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: U. Waje‐Andreassen, L. Thomassen, M. Jusufovic, K. N. Power, G. E. Eide, C. A. Vedeler, H. Naess Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

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