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Preventing leading causes of death: systematic review of cost-utility literature - Khushalani JS, Song S, Calhoun BH, Puddy RW, Kucik JE.
The objective of this review is to examine the economic value of prevention interventions addressing thes...
Source: SafetyLit - November 8, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

The relationship between the severity of insomnia and falls in the elderly - İleri, Borazan FY, Cavusoglu C, Göker B.
BACKGROUND: Insomnia is associated with depression, cognitive impairment, hypertension, myocardial infarction, stroke, metabolic syndrome and prostate cancer in the elderly. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between severity of insom...
Source: SafetyLit - October 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

Relationship of perception with community attitudes about handling prehospital prevention of cervical injury risk in traffic accident patients in Watdek Village Maluku Tenggara - Anggraini NA, Ambarika R, Fawzi A, Sanaty BA, Sansuwito TB.
Accidents are the fourth cause of death, after heart disease, cancer and stroke, ±50 increases per year 100,000 population each year, 3% of the causes of death are due to direct spinal cord trauma, 2% due to multiple trauma. Attitudes or responses are ver...
Source: SafetyLit - July 31, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Gender differences in association of prescription opioid use and mortality: a propensity-matched analysis from the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) prospective cohort - Khodneva Y, Richman J, Kertesz S, Safford MM.
Background: Prescription opioids (PO) have been widely used for chronic non-cancer pain, with commensurate concerns for overdose. The long-term effect of these medications on non-overdose mortality in the general population remains poorly understood...
Source: SafetyLit - December 23, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Changes in heavy drinking following onset of health problems in a U.S. general population sample - Kerr WC, Ye Y, Greenfield TK, Williams E, Lui CK, Li L, Lown EA.
Heavy episodic drinking is a well-established risk factor for heart disease, diabetes, certain cancers, stroke, hypertension and injuries, however, little is known about whether health problems precipitate changes in subsequent drinking patterns. Retrospec...
Source: SafetyLit - December 16, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Opioid medication practices observed in chronic pain patients presenting for all-causes to emergency departments: prevalence and impact on health care outcomes - Ernst FR, Mills R, Berner T, House J, Herndon C.
BACKGROUND: Chronic pain is a significant health problem that affects an estimated 100 million American adults (aged ≥ 18 years). Chronic pain affects more individuals than heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer combined. Chronic pain sufferers co...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - September 26, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Village voices: lessons about processes for disease prevention from a qualitative study of family health leaders in a community in northeastern Thailand - Jongudomkarn D, Singhawara P, Macduff C.
BACKGROUND: Cancer is a primary source of concern in Thailand and other countries around the world, including the Asian-Pacific region. Evidence supports that an important contributing cause of cancer and other chronic illnesses such as stroke, diabetes, a...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - June 6, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Late-life depression in the primary care setting: challenges, collaborative care, and prevention - Hall CA, Reynolds-Iii CF.
Late-life depression is highly prevalent worldwide. In addition to being a debilitating illness, it is a risk factor for excess morbidity and mortality. Older adults with depression are at risk for dementia, coronary heart disease, stroke, cancer and suici...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - July 12, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news

The PARTY program: a systematic approach to injury prevention for young road users around the world - Brockamp T, Koenen P, Wyen H, Mutschler M, Wafaisade A, Maegele M, Paffrath T, Probst C, Bouillon B.
Trauma remains the number one cause of death for the youngest half of the population and is responsible for more productive years of life lost than cancer, stroke, and heart disease combined. In most regions of the world this epidemic of road traffic in...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - June 6, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Potentially preventable deaths from the five leading causes of death - United States, 2008-2010 - Yoon PW, Bastian B, Anderson RN, Collins JL, Jaffe HW.
In 2010, the top five causes of death in the United States were 1) diseases of the heart, 2) cancer, 3) chronic lower respiratory diseases, 4) cerebrovascular diseases (stroke), and 5) unintentional injuries. The rates of death from each cause vary greatly...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 3, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Commentary Source Type: news

Accelerated death rate in population-based cohort of persons with traumatic brain injury - Selassie AW, Cao Y, Church EC, Saunders LL, Krause J.
OBJECTIVES:: To determine the influence of preexisting heart, liver, kidney, cancer, stroke, and mental health problems and examine the influence of low socioeconomic status on mortality after discharge from acute care facilities for individuals with traum...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - July 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news