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Prevalence and factors connected with chronic diseases in the elderly residents of Birjand: a community – based study in Birjand, South Khorasan Province, Iran
ConclusionThe findings demonstrated that hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and stroke are the three prevalent NCDs among elders in the area and warrant a specific focus on reducing the burden of diseases and aligning healthcare services to prepare the whole needs of this population.
Source: Journal of Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders - November 3, 2021 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Portuguese validation of the Adult Carer Quality of Life Questionnaire (AC-QoL)
ConclusionsThe Portuguese version of the AC-QoL is a comprehensive, simple, reliable and valid instrument to assess informal stroke carers' QoL.Key messagesThe Portuguese version of the AC-QoL is a comprehensive and valid instrument with a high degree of reliability, that can be briefly and easily applied to informal carers of stroke survivors.A comprehensive and brief assessment of informal carers ’ QoL will contribute to devise strategies to promote well-being and social integration of stroke survivors and their informal carers.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - October 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

The effects of the COVID-19 lockdown and socio-economic factors on stroke hospitalizations in France
ConclusionsDuring the first national lockdown, there has been an overall decrease in stroke admission rates. Socio-economic determinants such as low-skilled jobs were independently associated with an increase in the stroke admission incidence rate ratio, while we did not find any independent effect from the local COVID 19 burden and hospital capacities.Key messagesThe first national lockdown led to an overall decrease in stroke admissions in France.This decrease varied between counties according to socio-economic determinants.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - October 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Sex differences in the risk of coronary heart disease associated with socioeconomic status in Turkey
ConclusionsThis study of health outcomes in Turkey did not find sex differences in CVD in association with educational status but did show sex differences in association with employment status. This finding suggests that social determinants in middle-income countries may affect men and women differently than in high-income countries.Key messagesSocial determinants in middle-income countries may affect men and women differently with regards to the risk of CHD than in high-income countries.Employment status can predict the risk of CHD in middle-income countries.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - October 20, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Prevalence and associated factors of self-reported ischaemic heart disease and/or stroke: a cross-sectional nationally representative community-based study of adults in Malawi in 2017
Conclusions Almost 1 in 10 women and 1 in 20 men aged 18–69 years had IHD and/or stroke in Malawi. Several risk and protective factors were found that can be targeted in population health interventions.
Source: BMJ Open - September 23, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Pengpid, S., Peltzer, K. Tags: Open access, Cardiovascular medicine Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 8178: Risk Factors for Depressive Symptoms in Korean Adult Stroke Survivors: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey IV –VII (2007–2018)
IJERPH, Vol. 18, Pages 8178: Risk Factors for Depressive Symptoms in Korean Adult Stroke Survivors: The Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey IV–VII (2007–2018) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph18158178 Authors: Hong Lee Lee Kim Kang Depressive symptoms are common in stroke survivors, and they are associated with poor outcomes. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the depressive symptoms in stroke survivors and the risk factors for depressive symptoms in stroke survivors. We included 33,991 participants who were 19 years or ...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - August 2, 2021 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Hong Lee Lee Kim Kang Tags: Article Source Type: research

COVID-19 Has Numerous Neuropsychiatric Consequences, Report Finds
Anarticle appearing today in theJournal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences provides a comprehensive overview of the neurological and psychiatric impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.“Although best known for its severe effects on respiratory function, SARS-CoV-2 produces a broad range of acute and chronic neurological and neuropsychiatric problems,” wrote Theodora Manolis, M.D., of Red Cross Hospital in Athens, Greece, and colleagues. “The COVID-19 pandemic has also had an important impact on the mental health of many individuals in the general population as a result of loss of loved ones, fear of calamity or de...
Source: Psychiatr News - July 20, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Tags: COVID-19 delirium depression headache hypoxia Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences muscle pain neurological problems psychiatric problems psychosis stroke Source Type: research

Adjusted productivity costs of stroke by human capital and friction cost methods: a Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 study
ConclusionsThis study highlights the importance of adjustments of HCM and FCM. Routine register-based data can be used for accurate productivity cost estimates of health shocks.
Source: The European Journal of Health Economics - February 24, 2021 Category: Health Management Source Type: research

Social Determinants of Emergency Department Visits among Persons Diagnosed with Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke.
Conclusion: Being Black, unmarried, unemployed, and having lower income levels were associated with a higher likelihood of having ≥1 ED visits in the prior 12 months among individuals with a CHD or stroke diagnosis. SDOH should be considered when developing systematic interventions to prevent costly ED visits. PMID: 33519154 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Ethnicity and Disease - February 3, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ethn Dis Source Type: research

Deferral of Care for Serious Non –COVID-19 Conditions
The harms of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic have been innumerable, including illness, death and disability, unemployment and devastation of small businesses, hunger, educational losses, and amplification of racial and social inequities. In this issue of JAMA Internal Medicine, 2 articles shed light on another cost: deferral of care for serious non –COVID-19 conditions, such as myocardial infarction and stroke.
Source: JAMA Internal Medicine - October 26, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research

Working status is related to post stroke/TIA cognitive decline: data from the TABASCO study
It has been suggested that work is beneficial for health1,2 and unemployment could be a risk factor for stroke.3,4 Among stroke survivors, return to work is seen not only as a significant marker of recovery5,6 but also may influence physical and mental long-term outcome.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - August 15, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Hen Hallevi, Jeremy Molad, Efrat Kliper, Estelle Seyman, Dana Niry, Natan M. Bornstein, Einor Ben Assayag Source Type: research

Social and physical environmental factors in daily stepping activity in those with chronic stroke.
CONCLUSION: Social and physical environmental factors predicted daily stepping and should be considered when setting expectations relative to the effects of rehabilitation on daily stepping in individuals poststroke. PMID: 32772823 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation - August 9, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Miller A, Pohlig RT, Reisman DS Tags: Top Stroke Rehabil Source Type: research

The Difficulty Of Counting the COVID-19 Pandemic ’s Full Death Toll
Sara Wittner had seemingly gotten her life back under control. After a December relapse in her battle with drug addiction, the 32-year-old completed a 30-day detox program and started taking a monthly injection to block her cravings for opioids. She was engaged to be married, working for a local health advocacy group in Colorado, and counseling others about drug addiction. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The virus knocked down all the supports she had carefully built around her: no more in-person Narcotics Anonymous meetings, no talks over coffee with trusted friends or her addiction recovery sponsor. As the virus stressed...
Source: TIME: Health - June 22, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Markian Hawryluk / Kaiser Health News Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news

Clustering of functioning and disability profile based on the WHO disability assessment schedule 2.0 - a nationwide databank study.
Conclusion: We converted WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0. functioning domain scores into six-dimensioned radar chart, and demonstrate disability restrictions can be further categorized into clusters according to similarity of functioning impairment. Understanding of disease-related disabilities provides an important basis for designing rehabilitation programs and policies on social welfare and health that reflect the daily-living needs of people according to diagnosis.Implication for RehabilitationThe use of radar charts provided a direct visualization of the scope and severity of disabilities associated with specif...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - June 10, 2020 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Chen CP, Chen YW, Chang KH, Huang SW, Wu CH, Escorpizo R, Stucki G, Liou TH Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research

COVID-19 Care Will Not End at Discharge —Government Help for the Uninsured Shouldn’t Either
Our patient had spent nearly a month on a ventilator, his lungs so diseased that every effort to allow him to breathe on his own had failed. And then, finally, he improved and the tube came out – he needed only oxygen from a mask. Now, he breathes without difficulty on his own. But that is far from the whole story. Once off the ventilator, our patient – a previously healthy man in his 40s – was for a time unable to speak aside from occasional unintelligible sounds. Nor could he move his arms or legs. Happily, he has since recovered some of his ability to speak and move, but we still do not know how long-l...
Source: TIME: Health - May 15, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Clifford Marks Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news