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Filter by:To assess the correlation between aspects of the dyspnea scale (indicating poor functionality), the fall efficacy scale (indicating a higher fear of falling), and all aspects of the SF36 (indicating quality of life) in 3 age groups: adolescents, youth, and geriatrics.
Russian National Health Telephone Survey (RNHTS) is a public health surveillance study that assesses various health-related quality of life, health-related behavior, and health care utilization indicators on a representative sample of the adult Russian population. All data will be collected via a Computer Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI).
By hospital mortality, the health of a population is identified. Death certificates are a valuable tool in establishing causes of death. The objective will be to analyze the main causes of death in hospitalized patients by population groups of interest. A retrospective observational study will be carried out, by analyzing the death databases of the Hospital Departamental of Villavicencio from January 2012 to May 2022. The records will be exported to Excel for review and debugging. Demographic variables and causes of death will be analyzed. The categorical variables will be described in frequency and proportion; the quantitative ones will be defined in their central distribution and dispersion. For comparison, the Chi-square and Mann-Whitney test will be performed according to the characteristics of the outcome studied. It is expected to identify the main causes of death in the groups of interest (adults, maternal, infants, fetal and non-fetal, congenital malformations) and their characteristics.
Background: Rabies is a fatal disease that can be avoided by treating animal bites promptly. Hence, post-exposure prophylaxis is critical. As a result, the National Rabies Control Program was approved under the 12th five-year plan in India. One of its strategies is to engage in Information, Education and Communication activities. Social media provides an opportunity for the quick and easy dissemination of research but is constrained by a lack of peer review and the risk of misinterpretation. The efficacy of a novel social media-based knowledge dissemination strategy for rabies prevention was tested in this study. Methods: An experimental study design was followed, wherein 144 preclinical medical students of Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi, India were included in each control and test group. The test group was administered the intervention, which exposed the participants to health education material via social media across a span of 30 days. Participants' knowledge, attitude and practices were observed before and after the study duration.
In a controlled pragmatic multicenter primary care study, centers working according to a newly constructed structured framework for assessment of rehabilitation and sicklisting (STARS) will be investigated. Nine intervention centers working according to STARS will be compared to matched control centers not working according to STARS. The design of this study includes qualitative as well as quantitative measures, with the aim to evaluate the effects of STARS at patient, staff, and organization levels.
Background: By the end of 2020, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in over 84 million cases and nearly 2 million deaths. Continued confinement and restriction are expected to negatively affect mental health, however, some individuals are likely to show much less negative impact than others. The characterization and neurobiological determinants of brain resilience vs vulnerability during the pandemic should generate critical knowledge and open future avenues for individually tailored interventions. Objectives: 1. Identify the individual psychobiological determinants of resilience during COVID-19 pandemic. 2. Conduct a non-invasive brain stimulation intervention to modulate the expression of resilience brain networks. Methods: Barcelona Brain Health Initiative participants will be included, encompassing multiple assessments before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Machine learning techniques will be applied to define brain networks signature of resilience. Subsequently transcranial alternating stimulation will be used during a controlled trial intervention to promote the expression of brain resilience networks. Expected results: The present project should provide critical new knowledge on brain mechanisms underlying resilience and first evidences of the feasibility and impact of modulating brain resilience networks in terms of its effects on mental health of participants.
This is a community-based, prospective longitudinal epidemiologic study. Our objective is to establish a natural population-based cohort in Shanghai, China based on the latest scientific researches, preliminary findings of the project team, and a close cooperation model of the Specialist Medical Consortium. We will focus on the information and management of health status of the general population of all ages (from birth to older age). We plan to integrate the questionnaire data and sample database information into the public health information platform, in order to establish a whole health management system across the lifespan in Chinese Natural Population.
The aim of this study is to measure the experiences about the current care of the patients, their kin and staff by a quickscan based on a multidimensional quality model. Further more we want to define the psychometric characteristics of the quickscan.
The limitations of applying social cognitive models to understand physical activity (PA) have led to the emergence of several new PA models within the past decade. The Multi-Process Action Control (M-PAC) is a comprehensive PA model that proposes intention is established from outcome expectations, perceived capability, and opportunity, then the success of translating this to behavior depends on affective judgments and behavioral-regulation. Over time, M-PAC proposes that behavior is can become maintained through the formation of identity and habit. The purpose of this study was to investigate the trajectory of change of these M-PAC constructs across time in a randomized controlled trial. Participants (n=85) were inactive new gym members and were randomized into a control (n=41) or intervention (n=44) group. The intervention group attended a workshop and received a booster phone call follow-up at week four. Measures for both groups included accelerometry and M-PAC at baseline and eight week follow-up.
There is a lot of discussion concerning the normal cut-off points of skeletal mass among different populations worldwide. Genetic and environmental differences most probably lead to different measurements. Defining muscle mass in healthy young adults in Greece will provide information that can be used to determine normal ranges of muscle mass of both sexes and consequently define sarcopenia. The aim of the study is to define appendicular skeletal muscle mass reference measurements in healthy young adults in Greece. These values can be used to determine sarcopenia cut-offs according to recommendations.