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Distinct cardiovascular and cancer burdens associated with social position, work environment and unemployment: a cross-sectional and retrospective study in a large population-based French cohort
Conclusions Social position, work environment and unemployment are associated with distinct cardiovascular and cancerous diseases that could add up during lifetime, they should therefore be considered all together in any preventive strategy.
Source: BMJ Open - July 31, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Sanchez Rico, M., Plessz, M., Airagnes, G., Ribet, C., Hoertel, N., Goldberg, M., Zins, M., Meneton, P. Tags: Open access, Epidemiology Source Type: research

Work situation of patients with stroke who have returned to work: a scoping review protocol
This study will be based on the Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewers’ Manual for scoping reviews. A systematic literature search will be conducted using related medical subject headings and keywords on the work situation of patients with stroke who have returned to work. Relevant publications will be searched using 17 data sources, including grey literature sources, published in English or Chinese between 1957 and 2022. None of the articles will have restrictions on the data sources or study designs. The study selection and search results will be reported and presented according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Syst...
Source: BMJ Open - December 14, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Wang, H., Si, Y., Wu, G., Wen, J., Yang, M. Tags: Open access, Rehabilitation medicine Source Type: research

Danish validation of the Multimorbidity Treatment Burden Questionnaire (MTBQ) and findings from a population health survey: a mixed-methods study
Conclusion The Danish MTBQ is a valid measure of treatment burden with good construct validity and high internal reliability. This is the first study to explore treatment burden at a population level and provides important evidence to policy makers and clinicians about sociodemographic groups at risk of higher treatment burden.
Source: BMJ Open - January 3, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Pedersen, M. H., Duncan, P., Lasgaard, M., Friis, K., Salisbury, C., Breinholt Larsen, F. Tags: Open access, Research methods 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

Social Gradients in Myocardial Infarction and Stroke Diagnoses in Emergency Medicine.
CONCLUSION: This study shows that the case-activity rate of the emergency medical services is significantly higher in socially disadvantaged neighborhoods, both with respect to total numbers and with respect to individual diseases. It demonstrates a problem affecting society as a whole, which should be taken into account in the organization of medical rescue services. PMID: 29467072 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Deutsches Arzteblatt International - February 24, 2018 Category: General Medicine Tags: Dtsch Arztebl Int Source Type: research

Another Downside to Unemployment: Stroke Risk?
THURSDAY, April 13, 2017 -- Losing a job might increase your risk for a fatal stroke, a new study from Japan suggests. " While the Japanese culture is different from the U.S. culture, the implication is that job security could help reduce stroke...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 13, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

Clinical correlates of obesity in an inner-city adult medicine clinic.
In conclusion, obesity was associated with many diseases, as well as with healthcare utilization, unemployment and disability in this predominantly minority inner-city population. PMID: 23691735 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Connecticut Medicine - April 1, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Yassir S, Chopra R, Roush G Tags: Conn Med Source Type: research