Return to work after a workplace-oriented intervention for patients on sick-leave for burnout--a prospective controlled study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Immunization is an effective public health intervention to reduce morbidity and mortality among children and it will become more effective if the child can receive the full course of recommended immunization doses. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of childhood immunization defaulte...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Krishna D,Mohd Zulkefli NA,Md Said S,Mahmud A

更新日期：2019-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this paper is to provide the rationale for an evaluation design for a complex intervention program targeting loneliness among non-institutionalized elderly people in a Dutch community. Complex public health interventions characteristically use the combined approach of intervening on the individual...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： de Vlaming R,Haveman-Nies A,Van't Veer P,de Groot LC

更新日期：2010-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity is a major cause of preventable death in Australia with prevalence increasing at an alarming rate. Of particular concern is that approximately 68% of men are overweight/obese, yet are notoriously difficult to engage in weight loss programs, despite being more susceptible than women to adverse weight-...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Morgan PJ,Collins CE,Plotnikoff RC,McElduff P,Burrows T,Warren JM,Young MD,Berry N,Saunders KL,Aguiar EJ,Callister R

更新日期：2010-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More than 200 students and teachers at a boarding school in Shanghai developed acute gastroenteritis in December, 2012. The transmission mode remained largely unknown. An immediate epidemiological investigation was conducted to identify it. METHODS:Using a retrospective cohort design, we investigated demogr...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Xue C,Fu Y,Zhu W,Fei Y,Zhu L,Zhang H,Pan L,Xu H,Wang Y,Wang W,Sun Q

更新日期：2014-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Evidence on the differential impacts of the global food crisis as it translates into chronic food insecurity locally is essential to design food security interventions targeting the most vulnerable population groups. There are no studies on the extent of chronic food insecurity or its predictors among adoles...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Belachew T,Lindstrom D,Gebremariam A,Jira C,Hattori MK,Lachat C,Huybregts L,Kolsteren P

更新日期：2012-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Canada, there are many formal public health programs under development that aim to prevent injuries in the early years (e.g. 0-6). There are paradoxically no population-based studies that have examined patterns of injury by developmental stage among these young children. This represents a gap in the Canad...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Flavin MP,Dostaler SM,Simpson K,Brison RJ,Pickett W

更新日期：2006-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In low tuberculosis (TB) incidence countries TB affects mostly immigrants in the productive age group. Little empirical information is available about direct and indirect TB-related costs that patients face in these high-income countries. We assessed the direct and indirect costs of immigrants with TB in the...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kik SV,Olthof SP,de Vries JT,Menzies D,Kincler N,van Loenhout-Rooyakkers J,Burdo C,Verver S

更新日期：2009-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The high level of premature death due to non-communicable diseases has been associated with unhealthful lifestyles, including poor diet. The effectiveness of public health strategies designed to promote health via messages focusing on food and diets depends largely on the perception of the messages by the pu...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Buckton CH,Lean ME,Combet E

更新日期：2015-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Waist circumference has been identified as a valuable predictor of cardiovascular risk in children. The development of waist circumference percentiles and cut-offs for various ethnic groups are necessary because of differences in body composition. The purpose of this study was to develop waist circumference ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Liu A,Hills AP,Hu X,Li Y,Du L,Xu Y,Byrne NM,Ma G

更新日期：2010-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prolonged sitting time has been identified as a health risk factor. Sit-stand workstations allow desk workers to alternate between sitting and standing throughout the working day, but not much is known about their acceptability and feasibility. Hence, the aim of this study was to qualitatively evaluate the a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chau JY,Daley M,Srinivasan A,Dunn S,Bauman AE,van der Ploeg HP

更新日期：2014-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One-third of all new HIV infections in Cambodia are estimated to be due to mother-to-child transmission. Although the Ministry of Health adopted a policy of provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling (PITC), nearly a quarter of pregnant mothers were not tested in 2007. Greater acceptance of HIV testing is...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Sasaki Y,Ali M,Sathiarany V,Kanal K,Kakimoto K

更新日期：2010-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parent-child communication about sexual issues can reduce risky sexual behaviour amongst adolescents. Risky sexual behaviour is of concern in sub-Saharan Africa where the prevalence of early pregnancy, unsafe abortion and HIV are high. Parent-child communication about sexual issues presents a feasible approa...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Isaksen KJ,Musonda P,Sandøy IF

更新日期：2020-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antenatal care in Sweden involves a visit in pregnancy week 6-7 for counseling about lifestyle issues, including alcohol. The aim of this study was to investigate alcohol consumption among partners of pregnant women, their motives for changing drinking patterns when becoming a parent and their perceptions of...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Högberg H,Skagerström J,Spak F,Nilsen P,Larsson M

更新日期：2016-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rates of sepsis/septicemia hospitalization in the US have risen significantly during recent years. Antibiotic resistance and use may contribute to those rates through various mechanisms, including lack of clearance of resistant infections following antibiotic treatment, with some of those infections subseque...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Goldstein E,Olesen SW,Karaca Z,Steiner CA,Viboud C,Lipsitch M

更新日期：2019-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malaria transmission in Ethiopia is unstable and seasonal, with the majority of the country's population living in malaria-prone areas. Results from DHS 2005 indicate that the coverage of key malaria interventions was low. The government of Ethiopia has set the national goal of full population coverage with ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Shargie EB,Gebre T,Ngondi J,Graves PM,Mosher AW,Emerson PM,Ejigsemahu Y,Endeshaw T,Olana D,WeldeMeskel A,Teferra A,Tadesse Z,Tilahun A,Yohannes G,Richards FO Jr

更新日期：2008-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although Primary Health Care (PHC) Teams are used to deal with prevention and treatment of sanitary problems in adults with chronic diseases, they usually have a lack of experience in development of psychotherapeutic interventions. However, these interventions are the ones that achieve better results to redu...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Rodríguez-Sánchez E,Mora-Simón S,Porras-Santos N,Patino-Alonso MC,Recio-Rodríguez JI,Becerro-Muñoz C,Pérez-Arechaederra D,Gomez-Marcos MA,Garcia-Ortiz L

更新日期：2010-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More attention should be paid to communicable disease-specific infant mortality rate (CD-IMR) in rural China. However, few studies have examined specific geographic patterns and trends in CD-IMR in these areas. Our aims were to assess the epidemiological distribution and trends in CD-IMR in rural China for t...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wang K,Xiang L,Kang L,Miao L,Li Q,Li X,Zhu J,Wang Y,Huang Y,He C

更新日期：2020-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite being curable, tuberculosis is still a stigmatized disease. Not only is TB patients' suffering due to its clinical manifestations, but also because of society's prejudice, embarrassing situations, and even self-discrimination. This study aims to investigate psychosocial experiences of patients who ha...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Dias AA,de Oliveira DM,Turato ER,de Figueiredo RM

更新日期：2013-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death globally. Primary prevention of CVD requires cost-effective strategies to identify individuals at high risk in order to help target preventive interventions. An integral part of this approach is the use of CVD risk scores. Limitations in previou...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Silarova B,Lucas J,Butterworth AS,Di Angelantonio E,Girling C,Lawrence K,Mackintosh S,Moore C,Payne RA,Sharp SJ,Shefer G,Tolkien Z,Usher-Smith J,Walker M,Danesh J,Griffin S

更新日期：2015-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The determinants of self-rated health (SRH) have been widely investigated to explain social differences and gender differences in health. This study aimed to investigate the gender differences in predictors of SRH among Brazilian and Chilean older adults. METHODS:We used two samples of older people: 2052 Br...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Campos AC,Albala C,Lera L,Sánchez H,Vargas AM,Ferreira e Ferreira E

更新日期：2015-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Olympic Games constitute a first-class opportunity to promote athleticism and health messages. Little is known, however on the impact of Olympic Games on the development of health-promotion programs for the general population. Our objective was to identify and describe the population-based health-promoti...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Soteriades ES,Hadjichristodoulou C,Kremastinou J,Chelvatzoglou FC,Minogiannis PS,Falagas ME

更新日期：2006-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is well-documented that obese children and adolescents tend to experience a variety of negative physical and psychological health consequences. Despite the association between obesity and physical and psychological well-being, few studies have examined the role of off-line and on-line forms of bullying vi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lee B,Jeong S,Roh M

更新日期：2018-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early initiation of sexual activity affects the sexual and reproductive health of the young population. The youth are at a high risk of risky sexual behaviours, including multiple partners and inconsistent condom use. There has been limited research on the level and determinants of early sexual initiation in...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Kassahun EA,Gelagay AA,Muche AA,Dessie AA,Kassie BA

更新日期：2019-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Effective and scalable behaviour change interventions to increase use of existing toilets in low income settings are under debate. We tested the effect of a novel intervention, the '5 Star Toilet' campaign, on toilet use among households owning a toilet in a rural setting in the Indian state of Gujarat. MET...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Schmidt WP,Chauhan K,Bhavsar P,Yasobant S,Patwardhan V,Aunger R,Mavalankar D,Saxena D,Curtis V

更新日期：2020-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Individuals' stress in responding to the current COVID-19 pandemic may be exacerbated by information uncertainty driven by inconsistent, unverified, and conflicting news from various sources. The current study aims to test if information uncertainty during the COVID-19 outbreak was related to acute stress di...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lin D,Friedman DB,Qiao S,Tam CC,Li X,Li X

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Screening is the main preventive method for cervical cancer in developing countries, but each type of screening has advantages and disadvantages. To investigate the most suitable method for low-income areas in China, we conducted a health economic analysis comparing three methods: visual inspection with acet...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Xie Y,Tan X,Shao H,Liu Q,Tou J,Zhang Y,Luo Q,Xiang Q

更新日期：2017-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known regarding the patterning and socio-demographic distribution of multiple sedentary behaviours in children. The aims of this study were to: 1) describe the leisure-time sedentary behaviour of 9-10 year old British children, and 2) establish associations with objectively-measured sedentary time....

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Klitsie T,Corder K,Visscher TL,Atkin AJ,Jones AP,van Sluijs EM

更新日期：2013-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low childhood physical activity levels are currently one of the most pressing public health concerns. Numerous school-based physical activity interventions have been conducted with varied success. Identifying effective child-based physical activity interventions are warranted. The purpose of this formative s...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mackintosh KA,Knowles ZR,Ridgers ND,Fairclough SJ

更新日期：2011-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are now the leading causes of mortality in Mongolia, and diabetes, in particular, is a growing public health threat. Mongolia is a nation undergoing rapid and widespread epidemiological transition and urbanisation: a process that is expected to continue in coming decades and ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Demaio AR,Otgontuya D,de Courten M,Bygbjerg IC,Enkhtuya P,Oyunbileg J,Meyrowitsch DW

更新日期：2013-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:After publication of the article [1], it has been brought to our attention that there is a funding acknowledgement missing. The authors would also like to include "Dr. Michael Joseph Blaha is funded by the American Heart Association Tobacco Regulatory Center, funding number: 1P50HL120163". ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Sussan TE,Shahzad FG,Tabassum E,Cohen JE,Wise RA,Blaha MJ,Holbrook JT,Biswal S

更新日期：2018-01-24 00:00:00