Screening infants with social and emotional problems: a pilot study of the brief infant toddler social and emotional assessment (BITSEA) in Northern Finland.

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to analyse how changes in housework over the course of adulthood are related to somatic health in Swedish men and women. METHODS:Data were drawn from 2 waves of the Northern Swedish Cohort Study, response rate 94.3%, N=1,001. A subsample of cohabiting individuals was selected (n=328 women...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Landstedt E,Harryson L,Hammarström A

更新日期：2016-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Human health is now a critical component of the Arctic Council's sustainable development program. The newly formed Arctic Human Health Expert Group (AHHEG), a subsidiary body of experts within the Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG), will focus on identifying human health priorities that will improve the heal...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Parkinson AJ

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inuit women's perceptions of health risks from potential contamination in the arctic food chain were investigated in 1995 through in-depth interviews with 47 women in a Canadian arctic community. This number represents 34% of the eligible participants in the population of the research community. Many of these Inuit wo...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Egan C

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Under the auspices of Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), a Russian-Norwegian co-operation project was established to assess the exposure of delivering women to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in Arctic areas of Russia. In the period 1993-95 blood and breast milk samples were collected from 94 deli...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Klopov V,Odland JO,Burkow IC

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the background, approach and general results of the Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR) study. STUDY DESIGN:This was a cross-sectional Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) study with one tribal group to assess risk and protection for obesity and the risk factors related to ...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Mohatt GV,Plaetke R,Klejka J,Luick B,Lardon C,Bersamin A,Hopkins S,Dondanville M,Herron J,Boyer B,Center for Alaska Native Health Research.

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last 60 years, Alaska's mean annual temperature has increased by 1.6°C, more than twice the rate of the rest of the United States. As a result, climate change impacts are more pronounced here than in other regions of the United States. Warmer temperatures may allow some infected host animals to survive winter...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Hueffer K,Parkinson AJ,Gerlach R,Berner J

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study deals with the adaptation of the sympathoadrenal responses to an acute cold water immersion in ordinary winter swimmers. Hormonal responses were determined at the beginning of the winter swimming period in the autumn and after regular swimming for one and three months. Water temperature in the river was 10 ...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Huttunen P,Rintamäki H,Hirvonen J

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To analyze the prevalence of poor oral health and selected determinants in First Nations (FN) and Caucasian samples in Manitoba, Canada. STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional survey, nested in a cohort study. METHODS:FN and Caucasian participants completed a questionnaire on socio-demographic variables, oral health...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Blanchard AK,Wang X,El-Gabalawy H,Tan Q,Orr P,Elias B,Rawsthorne P,Hart D,Chubey S,Bernstein CN

更新日期：2012-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the age- and gender-specific consultation rates of patients who availed primary health care service in Greenland and to analyse contact patterns among patients in Nuuk. DESIGN:Observational and cross-sectional register study using data captured from the medical records. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Th...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Pedersen ML,Rolskov A,Jacobsen JL,Lynge AR

更新日期：2012-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:For decades the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) has been a health concern in Greenland, especially within the age group of 15-34 year olds. However, no overview exists of the potential differences in regional incidence and management of STIs. This study investigates the age, gender and region specific...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Homøe AS,Berntsen S,Pedersen ML

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Experiences in one's family of origin, especially the relationship to one's parents, supposedly form the basis of relationships in adulthood. The connection between traumatic childhood events and later life has been studied intensively, whereas average childhood growth experiences have been given less attent...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Kiviniemi AA,Wasz-Höckert O,Seitamo LK,Joskitt LO,Heikkinen HP,Moilanen IK,Ebeling HE

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subsistence food preparations may lead to human illnesses caused by pathogenic bacteria and viruses. Little is known about the incidence of food-borne illnesses other than botulism in circumpolar indigenous populations. Lack of documentation for other pathogens may be related to the sparsely populated communities invo...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Himelbloom BH

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The rapid increase in the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) has created an urgent need to develop new practices to prevent and treat it. One possibility is to provide specialists services to remote areas through videoconferencing (VC). Therefore, the aim was to study the feasibility of short-term group cou...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Laitinen J,Korkiakangas E,Alahuhta M,Keinänen-Kiukaanniemi S,Rajala U,Timonen O,Jokelainen T,Keränen AM,Remes J,Ruokonen A,Hedberg P,Taanila A,Husman P,Olkkonen S

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of the study was to describe adherence to health regimens and the factors associated with it among adult frequent attenders (FAs). DESIGN:This was a cross-sectional study. The study sample consisted of 462 healthcare FAs in 7 municipal health centres in northern Finland. An FA is a person who has ha...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Hirsikangas S,Kanste O,Korpelainen J,Kyngäs H

更新日期：2016-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the attitudes about and experiences with cervical cancer, Pap smear screenings and the HPV vaccine among a sample of Inuit women from Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. We also evaluated demographic and social predictors of maternal interest in HPV vaccination. STUDY DESIGN:A mixed method design was used ...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Cerigo H,Macdonald ME,Franco EL,Brassard P

更新日期：2012-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Over the last decades, reindeer-herding management has experienced dramatic changes, e.g. increased motorization and socio-economic pressure. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether these changes have increased the risk of fatal, work-related accidents and suicide between 1961 and 2000. STUDY...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Hassler S,Sjölander P,Johansson R,Grönberg H,Damber L

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We set out to find out in which way seasonal changes of environmental luminosity could affect melatonin secretion in humans. STUDY DESIGN:For an entire year we collected every two months nocturnal urine samples from 20 male outdoor workers who lived and worked in an area of the circumpolar region from which...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Leppäluoto J,Sikkilä K,Meyer-Rochow VB,Hassi J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To survey snowmobile injury events treated in Longyearbyen hospital, Svalbard and to report the injury distribution and characteristics for Svalbard residents and visitors driving snowmobiles. DESIGN:Prospective injury recording. SETTING:The Norwegian arctic archipelago, Svalbard during three years fr...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Ytterstad B,Norheim J

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Problems with alcohol, marijuana and gambling are major public health challenges in Greenland but their prevalence in a hospital setting has not been explored. Healthcare facilities play a significant role in Greenland. One important aspect is their provision of both primary and secondary healthcare services to a smal...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Sørensen IK,Barfod S,Niclasen BV,Becker U,Penninga L,Larsen CVL

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1991 and 1992, changes were made to the rate structure and eligibility requirements of the Northern Air Stage Program. To determine the effect of these changes on the affordability of a nutritious diet, food price surveys were conducted in 20 isolated communities, staging points, and selected southern cities and us...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Lawn J,Robbins H,Hill F

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Public health research has pointed to alcohol and substance abuse as the most significant public health challenges in Greenland with the negative impact on families and communities that entail, but few studies have investigated the role of problem gambling as addictive behaviour among Inuit. T...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Larsen CV,Curtis T,Bjerregaard P

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:This study was conducted to learn from snow crab plants workers and others involved in the industry their knowledge and beliefs of health issues and potential solutions. STUDY DESIGN:This is a survey in four communities with different crab plant designs in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. METHODS:At the ...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Jong M,Neis B,Cartier A,Horth-Susin L,Howse D

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-sensitive S. aureus infections are common to south-western Alaska and have been associated with traditional steambaths. More than a decade ago, recommendations were made to affected communities that included preventive skin care, ...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Raczniak GA,Gaines J,Bulkow LR,Kinzer MH,Hennessy TW,Klejka JA,Bruce MG

更新日期：2016-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Aboriginal communities have a high prevalence of diabetes and heart disease, and limited resources to address them. The objective of this study was to test the effectiveness of prioritizing care with audit and feedback on cholesterol management of diabetic patients. STUDY DESIGN:A controlled before-after in...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Bhattacharyya O,Harris S,Zwarenstein M,Barnsley J

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a dearth of literature to guide the development of community-based HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention and sexual health promotion programs within Inuit communities. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to create a dialogue with Inuit women to address the lack of information avai...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Rand JR

更新日期：2016-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Engaging community partners to work as co-researchers and research assistants for research involving Inuit communities or regions helps to ensure the equitable recognition of community and researcher priorities, mutual trust and respect, participation by local participants, inclusion of local knowledge and local uptak...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Ferrazzi P,Christie P,Jalovcic D,Tagalik S,Grogan A

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arctic peoples are spread over eight countries and comprise 3.74 million residents, of whom 9% are indigenous. The Arctic countries include Canada, Finland, Greenland (Denmark), Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States. Although Arctic peoples are very diverse, there are a variety of environmental and hea...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Smith HS,Bjerregaard P,Chan HM,Corriveau A,Ebbesson SO,Etzel RA,Fabsitz RR,Hakonarson H,Hild C,Nobmann ED,Reading J,Tereshchenko L,Young TK,Howard BV

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Morbidity and mortality rates of noncommunicable diseases (NCD) are very high in Siberia. The prevalence of NCD risk factors is also very high, smoking being one of the most widespread risk factors. Prevention and cessation of smoking may improve the health of the population. Within the framework of the WHO MONICA (Mo...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Alekseeva NV,Molokov AL,Astakhova TI

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Innuulisivik Maternity is a northern-based service in Povungnituk, Quebec, which serves the Inuit women of the Hudson Coast. Although most women stay in the North for childbirth, others are transferred south. This paper will describe the experience of the Innuulisivik Maternity, which uses committee-based risk ass...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Chatwood-Affleck S,Lippman A,Joseph L,Pekeles G

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess changes in plasma 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations after ingestion of , a traditional north Norwegian fish dish rich in vitamin D. METHODS:Thirty-three volunteers all living in the city of Tromsø, located in northern Norway (latitude 690), were served a "Mølje" meal consisting o...

journal_title：International journal of circumpolar health

authors： Brustad M,Sandanger T,Wilsgaard T,Aksnes L,Lund E

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00