The measurement scale of resilience among family caregivers of children with cancer: a psychometric evaluation.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Technological advances have caused poor mobility and lower physical activity among humankind. This study was conducted to assess the impact of a digital media-based (multi-media, internet, and mobile phone) health intervention on promotion of women's physical activity. METHODS:In this quasi-experimental stu...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Peyman N,Rezai-Rad M,Tehrani H,Gholian-Aval M,Vahedian-Shahroodi M,Heidarian Miri H

更新日期：2018-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronicity and severity of early exposure to maternal common mental disorders (CMD) has been associated with poorer infant development in high-income countries. In low- and middle-income countries (LAMICs), perinatal CMD is inconsistently associated with infant development, but the impact of severity and per...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Servili C,Medhin G,Hanlon C,Tomlinson M,Worku B,Baheretibeb Y,Dewey M,Alem A,Prince M

更新日期：2010-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are among the most common type of infections worldwide and are widely distributed in tropical areas. In rural areas of southern Thailand where most land is used for agriculture, children are at risk of acquiring parasites, especially STHs. Assessing the current situ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Punsawad C,Phasuk N,Bunratsami S,Thongtup K,Viriyavejakul P,Palipoch S,Koomhin P,Nongnaul S

更新日期：2018-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most projections of type 2 diabetes (T2D) prevalence are simply based on demographic change (i.e. ageing). We developed a model to predict future trends in T2D prevalence in Tunisia, explicitly taking into account trends in major risk factors (obesity and smoking). This could improve assessment of policy opt...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Saidi O,O'Flaherty M,Mansour NB,Aissi W,Lassoued O,Capewell S,Critchley JA,Malouche D,Romdhane HB,EC FP7 funded MEDCHAMPS project.

更新日期：2015-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We examined how socioeconomic position (SEP) across the lifecourse (three critical periods, social mobility and accumulated over time) is associated with allostatic load (a measure of cumulative physiological burden). METHODS:Data are from the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study, with respondents aged 35 (n = ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Robertson T,Popham F,Benzeval M

更新日期：2014-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking prevalence is very high among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and queer (LGBTQ+) youth and young adults (YYA) compared to non-LGBTQ+ YYA. A knowledge gap exists on culturally appropriate and effective prevention and cessation efforts for members of this diverse community, as limited interventio...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bruce Baskerville N,Wong K,Shuh A,Abramowicz A,Dash D,Esmail A,Kennedy R

更新日期：2018-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dengue is a serious public health issue that affects households in endemic areas in terms of health and also economically, imposing costs for prevention and treatment of cases. The Camino Verde cluster-randomised controlled trial in Mexico and Nicaragua assessed the impact of evidence-based community engagem...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Legorreta-Soberanis J,Paredes-Solís S,Morales-Pérez A,Nava-Aguilera E,Serrano-de Los Santos FR,Sánchez-Gervacio BM,Ledogar RJ,Cockcroft A,Andersson N

更新日期：2017-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Two trials were conducted to compare emergency department patient comprehension of rapid HIV pre-test information using different methods to deliver this information. METHODS:Patients were enrolled for these two trials at a US emergency department between February 2005 and January 2006. In Trial One, patien...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Merchant RC,Gee EM,Clark MA,Mayer KH,Seage GR 3rd,Degruttola VG

更新日期：2007-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dental caries is a major public health problem in many countries. Since the last territority-wide dental survey of Hong Kong preschool children was conducted in 2001, a survey to update the information is necessary. This study aimed to describe the dental caries experience of preschool children in Hong Kong ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Chu CH,Ho PL,Lo EC

更新日期：2012-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Retirement is a key life event, which is associated with changes in physical activity, however, there is limited evidence with regard to changes in physical activity that take place in post-retirement years. The aim of this study was to examine how leisure-time physical activity changes shortly after the tra...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Holstila A,Mänty M,Rahkonen O,Lahelma E,Lahti J

更新日期：2017-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vaccination is one of the most cost-effective means of public health interventions to prevent childhood deaths from infectious diseases. Although several fragmented studies have been conducted concerning full vaccination coverage among children aged 12-23 months in Ethiopia, the pooled estimate has not been ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ketema DB,Assemie MA,Alamneh AA,Alene M,Chane KY,Alamneh YM,Birhanu MY,Alebel A

更新日期：2020-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We examined colorectal, breast, and prostate cancer screening utilization in eligible populations within three data cross-sections, and identified factors potentially modifying cancer screening utilization in Swiss adults. METHODS:The study is based on health insurance claims data of the Helsana Group. The ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Bähler C,Brüngger B,Ulyte A,Schwenkglenks M,von Wyl V,Dressel H,Gruebner O,Wei W,Blozik E

更新日期：2021-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parents are widely recognized as playing a central role in the development of child behaviors such as physical activity. As there is little agreement as to the dimensions of physical activity-related parenting practices that should be measured or how they should be operationalized, this study engaged experts...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mâsse LC,O'Connor TM,Tu AW,Hughes SO,Beauchamp MR,Baranowski T,Physical Activity Parenting Expert Group.

更新日期：2017-06-14 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:Preventative medicine has become increasingly important in efforts to reduce the burden of chronic disease in industrialised countries. However, interventions that fail to recruit socio-economically representative samples may widen existing health inequalities. This paper explores the barriers and facilitato...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Harkins C,Shaw R,Gillies M,Sloan H,Macintyre K,Scoular A,Morrison C,Mackay F,Cunningham H,Docherty P,Macintyre P,Findlay IN

更新日期：2010-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Skin disease is a global public health problem that often has physiological, psychological and social impacts. However, it is not very clear how to adapt to these impacts, especially psychosocial adaptation of patients with skin disease. METHODS:We searched EMBASE, PubMed, CINAHL and PsycINFO from 2009 to 2...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Zhang XJ,Wang AP,Shi TY,Zhang J,Xu H,Wang DQ,Feng L

更新日期：2019-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Precarious work is an increasingly common characteristic of industrialized labor markets that can widen health inequities, especially among disadvantaged workforce segments. Study objectives are to compare precarious employment in workers with and without disabilities, and to examine the modifying effect of ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Jetha A,Martin Ginis KA,Ibrahim S,Gignac MAM

更新日期：2020-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In China, thousands of children die from unintentional injury each year: the incidence rate of injury is from 19.4 to 64.3% which is the leading cause of mortality for children. An important factor to injury may be inadequate supervision. Thus, a linguistic and culturally appropriated, validated instrument t...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yang J,Lee SY,Zhou Y,Cui Y,Han Y,Song H,Zhang H

更新日期：2019-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Social inequalities in health exist globally and are a major public health concern. This study focus on a systematic investigation into the associations between health indicators, living conditions and parental educational level as indicator of the social status of 6-year-old children living in West and East...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： du Prel X,Krämer U,Behrendt H,Ring J,Oppermann H,Schikowski T,Ranft U

更新日期：2006-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Influenza vaccination has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality in the older adult population. In Canada, vaccination rates remain suboptimal. We identified factors predictive of influenza vaccination, in order to determine which segments of the older adult population might be targeted to increase cov...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Andrew MK,McNeil S,Merry H,Rockwood K

更新日期：2004-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent economic development in China has been accompanied by well-documented health inequalities between regions. The impact of individual factors on child height has been widely studied, but the influence of community-level factors has not yet been fully studied. METHODS:The cross-sectional data of 1606 Ch...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Zhang Y,Wang H,Wang X,Liu M,Wang Y,Wang Y,Zhou H

更新日期：2019-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mobile HIV testing services (HTS) are effective at reaching undiagnosed people living with HIV. However, linkage to HIV care from mobile HTS is often poor, ranging from 10 to 60%. Point-of-care (POC) CD4 testing has shown to increase retention in health facilities, but little evidence exists about their use ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Sloot R,Glenshaw MT,van Niekerk M,Meehan SA

更新日期：2020-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Smoking is Australia's leading preventable cause of premature mortality and a major contributor to the national disease burden. If quit rates do not dramatically improve, then smoking will continue to be a major public health issue for decades to come. Harm-reduction approaches using novel nicotine products ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Fraser D,Borland R,Gartner C

更新日期：2015-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A number of different models have been used in order to explain the links between unemployment and ill-health. The objective of this study was to test different proposed models in an empirical setting. METHODS:A cohort of school-leavers consisting of more than 1000 persons was followed for 14 years up to th...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Janlert U,Hammarström A

更新日期：2009-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Scientific evidence supports decision-making on the use of implantable medical devices (IMDs) in clinical practice, but IMDs are thought to be far less investigated than drugs. In the USA, studies have shown that approval process of high-risk medical devices was often based on insufficiently robust studies, ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Huot L,Decullier E,Maes-Beny K,Chapuis FR

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several studies on the sexual risk behaviors in sub-Saharan Africa have reported that the initiation of antiretroviral therapy leads to safer sexual behaviors. There is however a persistence of risky sexual behavior which is evidenced by a high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among people livin...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yaya I,Saka B,Landoh DE,Patchali PM,Makawa MS,Senanou S,Idrissou D,Lamboni B,Pitche P

更新日期：2014-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Respiratory illness (RI) remains a public health problem in Laos, but little is known about the overall burden and people's healthcare-seeking behavior for RI. Understanding the burden of RI and community patterns of healthcare-seeking behavior would provide better guidance for Lao public health program and ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Mayxay M,Hansana V,Sengphilom B,Oulay L,Thammavongsa V,Somphet V,Taykeophithoune C,Nathavong S,Phanthady J,Chareunvong K,Chanthavilay P,Sychareun V

更新日期：2013-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidemiological studies suggest that only some distressed individuals seek help from primary care and that pathways to mental health care appear to be ethnically patterned. However few research studies examine how people with common mental disorder manage their mental distress, which help-seeking strategies ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Rüdell K,Bhui K,Priebe S

更新日期：2008-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As the fourth leading cause of death, injury is an important public health concern in Guangdong Province, China. The epidemiological characteristics of injury mortality is changing along with the social development. This study described the epidemiological characteristics of injury mortality in Guangdong Pro...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Meng R,Xu X,Xu Y,Luo C,Xu H,Wang Y,Song X,Xia L,Xiao N,Zhou S,Lin L

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In July 2011, the Malawi national HIV program implemented the integrated antiretroviral therapy (ART) and prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) guidelines. Among the principle goals of the guidelines were increasing ART uptake among TB/HIV co-infected patients and treating TB/HIV patients with a...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Tweya H,Ben-Smith A,Kalulu M,Jahn A,Ng'ambi W,Mkandawire E,Gabriel L,Phiri S

更新日期：2014-02-20 00:00:00