The Cornella Health Interview Survey Follow-Up (CHIS.FU) Study: design, methods, and response rate.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Since the late nineties, no study has assessed the trends in management and in-hospital outcome of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Switzerland. Our objective was to fill this gap. METHODS:Swiss hospital discharge database for years 1998 to 2008. AMI was defined as a primary discharge diagnosis code I21...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Insam C,Paccaud F,Marques-Vidal P

更新日期：2013-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Screen Time Weight-loss Intervention Targeting Children at Home (SWITCH) trial tested a family intervention to reduce screen-based sedentary behaviour in overweight children. The trial found no significant effect of the intervention on children's screen-based sedentary behaviour. To explore these null fi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Foley L,Ni Mhurchu C,Marsh S,Epstein LH,Olds T,Dewes O,Heke I,Jiang Y,Maddison R

更新日期：2016-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is of significance to look into the intergenerational transmission of risk behaviour to explain the disparity of health. Our paper contributes to the literature by providing evidence in the context of China, focusing on smoking behaviour. METHODS:This paper studies the intergenerational transmission of s...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Pan J,Han W

更新日期：2017-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent improvements in life expectancy in many countries stem from reduced mortality from cardiovascular disease and cancer above the age of 60. This is the combined result of decreased incidence and improved survival among those with disease. The latter has led to a higher proportion in the population of pe...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Ebeling M,Meyer AC,Modig K

更新日期：2020-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common and growing health problem that requires adequate Knowledge by health care providers to reduce the progress of the disease. Thus, this study aimed to assess the care provider's Knowledge, attitude, and practices toward CKD. METHOD:A cross-sectional study conducted am...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wolide AD,Kumela K,Kerga F,Debalke S,Seboka M,Edilu B,Gashe F,Bobassa EM

更新日期：2020-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Considering the lack of studies that examine built environmental factors associated with life satisfaction among old people in developing countries, particularly those focused on Brazil, the aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of life satisfaction among old adults residents in a Brazilian urban ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Teixeira Vaz C,de Souza Andrade AC,Proietti FA,Coelho Xavier C,de Lima Friche AA,Teixeira Caiaffa W

更新日期：2019-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asset-based approaches have become popular in public health. As yet it is not known to what extent health and welfare professionals are able to identify and mobilise individual and community health assets. Therefore, the aim of this study was to understand professional's perceptions of health and health asse...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Den Broeder L,Uiters E,Hofland A,Wagemakers A,Schuit AJ

更新日期：2017-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An inequitable distribution of parks and other 'green spaces' could exacerbate health inequalities if people on lower incomes, who are already at greater risk of preventable diseases, have poorer access. METHODS:The availability of green space within 1 kilometre of a Statistical Area 1 (SA1) was linked to d...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Astell-Burt T,Feng X,Mavoa S,Badland HM,Giles-Corti B

更新日期：2014-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a need for valid approaches to measure sexual interactions to assess the impact of behavioural interventions and to predict the impact of behaviour changes. Different methods of asking about sexual behaviour often yield conflicting answers and men often report higher levels of heterosexual activity ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Desmond N,Nagelkerke N,Lora W,Chipeta E,Sambo M,Kumwenda M,Corbett EL,Taegtemeyer M,Seeley J,Lalloo DG,Theobald S

更新日期：2018-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Symptoms of depression and musculoskeletal pain have both been found to be associated with increased risk of long term sickness absence (LTSA). The comorbidity between depression and pain i.e. simultaneous presence of both symptoms, is well established in the literature. The aim for the current investigation...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Melkevik O,Clausen T,Pedersen J,Garde AH,Holtermann A,Rugulies R

更新日期：2018-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Health care workers (HCWs) are at high risk for occupational blood exposures (OBEs) and transmission of bloodborne pathogens. This study elucidated the incidence rate and epidemiological characteristics of OBEs among HCWs and investigated the pathogen transmission rate for hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lee JH,Cho J,Kim YJ,Im SH,Jang ES,Kim JW,Kim HB,Jeong SH

更新日期：2017-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The benefits of physical activity on physical and mental health are well known. The accessibility of sports facilities is reported to have considerable association with the amount of physical activity a person participates in. Therefore, we investigated the association between subjectively assessed accessibi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Lee SA,Ju YJ,Lee JE,Hyun IS,Nam JY,Han KT,Park EC

更新日期：2016-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increases in the number of salmonellosis cases due to Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) in 2010 and 2011 prompted a public health investigation in Ontario, Canada. In this report, we describe the current epidemiology of travel-related (TR) SE, compare demographics, symptoms and phage types (PTs) of TR and domestic...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Tighe MK,Savage R,Vrbova L,Toolan M,Whitfield Y,Varga C,Lee B,Allen V,Maki A,Walton R,Johnson C,Dhar B,Ahmed R,Crowcroft NS,Middleton D

更新日期：2012-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Lives Saved Tool (LiST) is a computer-based model that estimates the impact of scaling up key interventions to improve maternal, newborn and child health. Initially developed to inform the Lancet Child Survival Series of 2003, the functionality and scope of LiST have been expanded greatly over the past 1...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Stegmuller AR,Self A,Litvin K,Roberton T

更新日期：2017-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The present study used insurance claims data to investigate infections associated with short-term water outage because of constructions or pipe breaks. METHODS:The present study used medical claims of one million insured persons for 2004-2006. We estimated incidences of gastroenteritis and eye and skin comp...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Huang LY,Wang YC,Liu CM,Wu TN,Chou CH,Sung FC,Wu CC

更新日期：2011-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:During the past two decades, the hypothesis of fetal origins of adult disease has received considerable attention. However, critique has also been raised regarding the failure to take the explanatory role of accumulation of other exposures into consideration, despite the wealth of evidence that social circum...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Gustafsson PE,Janlert U,Theorell T,Westerlund H,Hammarström A

更新日期：2010-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early child development influences many aspects of wellbeing, health, competence in literacy and numeracy, criminality, and social and economic participation throughout the life course. Children from disadvantaged groups have less possibilities of achieving full development. By providing a positive start for...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Morrison J,Pikhart H,Ruiz M,Goldblatt P

更新日期：2014-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common and costly healthcare problems worldwide. Disability from LBP is associated with maladaptive beliefs about the condition, and such beliefs can be influenced by public health interventions. While socioeconomic status (SES) has been identified as an important facto...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Suman A,Bostick GP,Schaafsma FG,Anema JR,Gross DP

更新日期：2017-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major preventable and treatable cause of morbidity and mortality. The ability to link population based centralized laboratory HCV testing data with administrative databases provided a unique opportunity to compare mortality between HCV seronegative and seropositive indi...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Yu A,Spinelli JJ,Cook DA,Buxton JA,Krajden M

更新日期：2013-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The likelihood of large-scale outbreaks of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) is growing. MDRO outbreaks can affect a wide range of healthcare institutions. Control of such outbreaks requires structured collaboration between professionals from all involved healthcare institutions, but guidelines for cross-...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： de Vries M,Kenis P,Kraaij-Dirkzwager M,Ruitenberg EJ,Raab J,Timen A

更新日期：2019-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In spite of a growing economy, unemployment is still a severe socio-economic problem in Lithuania. Nonetheless, no studies have been performed about the associations between unemployment and mental health in Lithuania. The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations between unemployment duration and d...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Stankunas M,Kalediene R,Starkuviene S,Kapustinskiene V

更新日期：2006-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epigenetic markers might be used for risk-stratifying cancer screening and prevention programs in the future. Although the clinical utility of consequent epigenetic tests for risk stratification is yet to be proven, successful adoption into clinical practice also requires the public's acceptance of such test...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wegwarth O,Pashayan N,Widschwendter M,Rebitschek FG

更新日期：2019-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most pregnancies among adolescent girls and young women aged 15-24 years occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), and do so within marriage. The mortality rates and pregnancy-related morbidities are significantly higher among the women of younger age group in many South Asian and Sub-Saharan Africa...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Sarkar A,Chandra-Mouli V,Jain K,Behera J,Mishra SK,Mehra S

更新日期：2015-10-09 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 health benefits of physical activity are widely established, including decreased risk for disease and improved mental well-being. Yet many children, adolescents, and adults do not meet the minimum recommendations specified in current public health guidelines and physical activity is known to decrease dur...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Dohle S,Wansink B

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physical activity (PA) improves health outcomes accumulating evidence suggests that sedentary time (ST), especially parent-reported screen-time, is associated with negative health outcomes in children. The aim of the present study is to describe levels and patterns of PA and ST across the day and week and ac...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Berglind D,Tynelius P

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Contrary to intuition, use of lower strength nicotine e-liquids might not offer reduced health risk if compensatory puffing behaviour occurs. Compensatory puffing (e.g. more frequent, longer puffs) or user behaviour (increasing the wattage) can lead to higher temperatures at which glycerine and propylene gly...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Cox S,Kośmider L,McRobbie H,Goniewicz M,Kimber C,Doig M,Dawkins L

更新日期：2016-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This paper is embedded in a randomised controlled trial (Alcohol and Employment) that investigated whether welfare-to-work schemes combined with alcohol treatment were more effective than welfare-to-work schemes alone for helping unemployed welfare recipients with alcohol problems get back to employment and ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Hansen MB,Kloster S,Danquah IH,Nielsen AS,Becker U,Tjørnhøj-Thomsen T,Tolstrup JS

更新日期：2015-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Music is ever present in our daily lives, establishing a link between humans and the arts through the senses and pleasure. Sound technicians are the link between musicians and audiences or consumers. Recently, general concern has arisen regarding occurrences of hearing loss induced by noise from excessively ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： El Dib RP,Silva EM,Morais JF,Trevisani VF

更新日期：2008-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Taxes on alcohol and tobacco have long been an important means of raising revenues for public spending in many countries but there is increasing interest in using taxes on these, and other unhealthy products, to achieve public health goals. We present a systematic review of the research on health taxes, and ...

journal_title：BMC public health

authors： Wright A,Smith KE,Hellowell M

更新日期：2017-06-19 00:00:00