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Aging in a rural area in southern Brazil: designing a prospective cohort study
CONCLUSION: With a reasonable follow-up rate, it was possible to transform a cross-sectional study into a prospective cohort study. However, new strategies will be needed to help locate participants more successfully and ensure a good response rate in future follow-ups.PMID:35192773 | DOI:10.22605/RRH6591
Source: Rural and Remote Health - February 22, 2022 Category: Rural Health Authors: Rodrigo Dalke Meucci Cid Pinheiro Farias Cristina Dos Santos Paludo Giovanna Pagliaro Mariane Pergher Soares Simone Heckler de Lima Tatiane Nogueira Gonzalez Tchurle Hoffmann Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 19, Pages 2666: Negative Self-Assessment of Health in Women: Association with Sociodemographic Characteristics, Physical Inactivity and Multimorbidity
Conclusion: The prevalence of NSAH was low. A strong association was found between this variable and multimorbidity. In addition, increased age, low schooling and physical inactivity were predictors of NSAH in women.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - February 25, 2022 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Thays Ang élica de Pinho Santos Rafael Alves Guimar ães Val éria Pagotto Nat ália Del’ Angelo Aredes Isabela Silva Levindo de Siqueira Suiany Dias Rocha Clarissa Irineu de Sousa Carrijo Claci F átima Weirich Rosso Tags: Article Source Type: research

Prevalence of chronic diseases and ownership of health insurance among the elderly: comparison of data from the Brazilian National Health Survey of 2013 and 2019
This study aimed to estimate and compare the prevalence of chronic diseases among the elderly, according to the possession of a health plan in 2013 and 2019. This is a population-based cross-sectional study with data from elderly people (age ≥ 60 years) from the Brazilian National Health Survey (2013: n = 11,177; 2019: n = 22,728). The prevalence of self-reported chronic diseases and adjusted prevalence ratios were estimated, according to health plan ownership (medical and/or dental) and by year. In the period, increased prevalence was observed for hypertension (PR = 1.11; 95%CI: 1.06-1.16), diabetes (PR = 1.12; 95%CI: 1...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - September 14, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Priscila Maria Stolses Bergamo Francisco Aldiane Gomes de Macedo Bacurau Daniela de Assump ção Source Type: research

New Urban Health ‘Accelerator’ Aims to Transform Cardiovascular Population Health Globally
May 22, 2023 GenevaThe CARDIO4Cities Accelerator by Novartis Foundation and IntraHealth International aims to replicate the successful CARDIO4Cities approach in 30 major cities within three years to transform cardiovascular population health and equity globally.Results of initial programs in São Paulo, Dakar and Ulaanbaatar show the cost-effective approach averted up to 13% of strokes and 12% of heart attacks during implementation.Experts say public-private partnerships are key to address the growing burden of cardiovascular disease, the world’s leading cause of death,according to the World Health Organizati...
Source: IntraHealth International - May 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: cbales Tags: Global Noncommunicable Diseases Source Type: news

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