• Ball L, Hughes R, Leveritt M. Health professionals' views of the effectiveness of nutrition care in general practice setting. (britishjournalofnursing.com)
  • The electronic survey consisted of 31 questions, regarding general information, staffing level and procedural sedation practice. (rrh.org.au)
  • This exploratory survey of rural hospital PSA practice demonstrated that PSA is a commonly performed procedure for a variety of indications. (rrh.org.au)
  • The data were used more widely than had been anticipated, by academics and practitioners in the fields of sexual health epidemiology, policy and practice. (lshtm.ac.uk)
  • Statewide prevalence and risk factor data can be used to inform public health practice and promote hearing loss prevention. (asha.org)
  • While everybody is now starting to realize how important sleep is, in practice, we don't yet treat sleep as something that is as important as things like diet and exercise and other health behaviors," said Benca. (medscape.com)
  • The Surveillance Resource Center provides members of the public health surveillance community organized, easy access to guidance developed by CDC and its partners for improving the practice of surveillance. (cdc.gov)
  • It is the foundation of public health practice. (cdc.gov)
  • Design: We surveyed immunization program managers (IPMs) associated with all 64 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grantee immunization programs (IPs) between July and September 2012. (nursingcenter.com)
  • The Indian Health Service sponsored a special effort to survey mothers of AI infants as part of the 1988 National Maternal and Infant Health Survey (NMIHS), a comprehensive national study conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control. (ncuih.org)
  • Nearly all health centers provided antenatal care services. (bvsalud.org)
  • Blood pressure measuring apparatus and delivery set were available in all health centers . (bvsalud.org)
  • However, only 50% of health centers had radiant warmer. (bvsalud.org)
  • Malnutrition services were provided by 47% of rural health centers . (bvsalud.org)
  • Moreover, a functional incinerator was available in only 41% of health centers . (bvsalud.org)
  • According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project [ 1 ], the Internet now exists as a popular venue for a number of health-seeking behaviors. (jmir.org)
  • Maddah M, Esmaeilzadeh P, Mirzaei T. An Experimental Study to Examine Relationships Between IT Identity and Users' Post-Adoption Behaviors for Different Types of Health Applications. (jmir.org)
  • health status, lifestyle behaviors that impact health, primary care access, the built environment and community resiliency. (vch.ca)
  • More than half of long-haul truck drivers reported having two or more of these health conditions or unhealthy behaviors: high blood pressure, obesity, smoking, limited physical activity, high cholesterol, or fewer than 6 hours of sleep. (cdc.gov)
  • Surveys were administered using a standardized recruitment strategy and data collection methods. (jmir.org)
  • Methods All current and planned Enroll-HD sites (n = 190) were invited to participate in a structured cross-sectional survey questionnaire. (bmj.com)
  • Methods The Health Survey for England 2010 focused on respiratory health and included spirometry (without bronchodilators) in a nationally representative random general population sample. (bmj.com)
  • Maestripieri L, Radin A, Spina E. Methods of sampling in qualitative health research, 3rd edn. (britishjournalofnursing.com)
  • Methods: The current study analyzes the secondary data of PDHS (Pakistan Demographic & Health Survey). (doaj.org)
  • Objective: To provide updated prevalence estimates of asthma and asthma medication use for women of childbearing age in the United States.Methods: Using data from 11,383 women aged 18-44, including a subset of 1,245 pregnant women, enrolled in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2001-2016), we assessed the age-adjusted prevalence of self-reported diagnosed asthma. (healthpartners.com)
  • Methods We used data from the four Portuguese national health interview surveys (N = 120,140) carried out so far. (who.int)
  • Information bias in health research: Definition, pitfalls, and adjustment methods. (asha.org)
  • A national mixed- methods cross-sectional survey was conducted. (bvsalud.org)
  • That's one of the surprising findings from the My Health My Community survey results being released today. (vch.ca)
  • In addition to the full report and summary of findings being released today, the journal Health Affairs is publishing a Web First article with select findings. (kff.org)
  • More than 45,000 people have been interviewed and the findings have helped to shape sexual and reproductive health policy in Britain. (lshtm.ac.uk)
  • Natsal findings play an important role in informing health policy in Britain. (lshtm.ac.uk)
  • Title : Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing Initiation and Shared Decision-Making: Findings from the 2000 and 2015 National Health Interview Surveys Personal Author(s) : Li, Jun;Ding, Helen;Richards, Thomas B.;Martin, Iman;Kobrin, Sarah;Marcus, Pamela M. (cdc.gov)
  • Findings from the survey provide baseline health and injury data that can be used to identify where intervention is needed and to guide the development of health and safety policy for long-haul truck drivers. (cdc.gov)
  • Background In order to develop interventions and conduct studies which endeavour to improve the quality of the care provided and improve outcomes and wellbeing for individuals with HD and their families, it is crucial to establish and understand factors, structures and processes underpinning health and social care delivery at different clinics around the world. (bmj.com)
  • In New Zealand, Māori, Pacific peoples, and those with lower socioeconomic status experience higher levels of chronic illness, which is the leading cause of mortality, morbidity and inequitable health outcomes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The Affordable Care Act (ACA) includes provisions that allow broader use of financial incentives to encourage workers to improve their health status and outcomes. (kff.org)
  • Follow-up evaluation of health outcomes with continued emphasis on heart disease, obesity, diabetes, thyroid disease and autoimmune disease will take advantage of the new design and statistical analyses options available as well as more comprehensive clinical tests (including extended lipid profiles, glycemic parameters, and cytokine measurements). (cdc.gov)
  • The outcomes of the survey could be used as an evidence to bring reforms in the health and population welfare policies. (edu.pk)
  • People experiencing homelessness have extremely poor health outcomes and frequently die young. (rcpjournals.org)
  • Health and care services are not providing adequate support for many people living in hostels, who often have very poor health outcomes. (rcpjournals.org)
  • People experiencing homelessness often exhibit some of the worst health inequalities, with some of the poorest health outcomes in society. (rcpjournals.org)
  • Essential health services are a package of services critical to improve health outcomes. (bvsalud.org)
  • Cite this: Sleep a Neglected Pillar of Health, National Survey Shows - Medscape - Jun 10, 2022. (medscape.com)
  • In this paper, the proposed framework is used to explore a demographic and health survey data. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Examples of widely used surveys include World Bank's Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSM) on economic aspects of well-being such as income and consumption, and the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) which measures health indicators. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Since 2000 a greater emphasis has been placed on primary health care [ 4 - 6 ], a strategic health system response to building health equity [ 7 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • 1 Health-for-All for the 21st Century in the African Region, Agenda 2020, WHO, 2000. (who.int)
  • 2 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR), Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 2000. (who.int)
  • An online cross-sectional survey on registered nurses was conducted in July - August 2021 in a rural province in Indonesia. (rrh.org.au)
  • The Wake-Up America: The Night & Day Impact of Insomnia Survey was conducted online between September and October 2021 by The Harris Poll on behalf of Idorsia Pharmaceuticals. (medscape.com)
  • The My Health My Community survey data has been compiled into community profiles, which give a snapshot of each community's health and wellbeing. (vch.ca)
  • The health and wellness data gathered on residents at the community level will help residents, community agencies and local governments understand factors influencing health in their communities. (vch.ca)
  • With 33,000 responses, this is the largest community health survey ever conducted in B.C. We want this rich and granular data to spark community level dialogue about creating health promoting environments and reducing health inequities. (vch.ca)
  • This new data is incredibly valuable because it will enable us to work upstream to prevent injuries and chronic disease through our efforts with local governments, health care planners and community stakeholders in developing healthy public policies. (vch.ca)
  • As Co-Chair of Langley's Healthier Community Partnership, this data will be invaluable for our community as we continue to improve our individual health along with the goal of building healthier communities. (vch.ca)
  • The data collected, specific to Langley, such as levels of physical activity, health status, and our transportation networks will aid us in designing our future programs and services. (vch.ca)
  • Secondary data analysis of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) survey data from two time periods. (unboundmedicine.com)
  • Whilst the health system can enable a fairer distribution of good health, limited national data is available to measure health equity. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Survey data were analyzed on dimensions of health equity relevant to strategic planning and program delivery. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The revised questions were implemented in the Current Population Survey beginning in February 2014 in time for data collection covering calendar year 2013, and thus will provide a more accurate baseline for assessments of changes in insurance coverage, including that of the Affordable Care Act. (prnewswire.com)
  • Based on more than a decade of comprehensive research to improve the measure of the Nation's uninsured population and give the country better data, the U.S. Census Bureau redesigned the health insurance coverage questions for the Current Population Survey. (prnewswire.com)
  • Control and Prevention (CDC) collects, analyzes, and disseminates data on the health status of U.S. residents. (cdc.gov)
  • This CD-ROM, Series 11 No. 3A, contains data obtained from a second exam of selected survey participants who had a primary exam. (cdc.gov)
  • RAND has conducted research designed to measure and improve health care quality and to provide reliable decision support data to patients, providers, and purchasers. (rand.org)
  • Background: In many countries, limited capacity inhibits utilization of data generated in the health sector for decision making1 .To address this, the MEASURE Evaluation project developed a decision support tool, the District Health Profile (DHP) tool and deployed it across Kenya. (actapress.com)
  • Survey data are increasingly abundant from many international projects and national statistics. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The exploration of patterns and relationships in large health statistics and survey data is always a difficult data analysis task due to the volumes of data collected. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These surveys result in useful and vast geographic data that can help analyze geographical trends on a number of socio-demographic, health and economic situations at community, national as well as international levels. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Geographical analysis of these data is based on a combination of indicators usually forming a number of composites of attributes on health, poverty or demography. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The authors analyzed questionnaires completed by mothers residing in selected locations served by urban Indian health programs and compared the data with those for women of other races residing in metropolitan areas. (ncuih.org)
  • Although more than two-thirds of American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI) live outside reservations and Tribal lands, few data sets describe social and maternal-child health risk factors among urban AI. (ncuih.org)
  • The National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal) is one of the largest and most comprehensive studies of sexual behaviour and lifestyles in the world, and is a major source of data informing sexual and reproductive health policy in Britain. (lshtm.ac.uk)
  • The survey provided much needed data to predict and prevent HIV transmission in Britain. (lshtm.ac.uk)
  • The studies provide valuable data for predicting and preventing HIV/STI transmission, and for improving our understanding of sexual and reproductive health. (lshtm.ac.uk)
  • The data have been extensively used to design and promote sexual health education and services, and the methodology has been replicated elsewhere. (lshtm.ac.uk)
  • Survey of the Health of Wisconsin participants with data on self-reported hearing loss were included. (asha.org)
  • Prevalence of hearing loss and differences by demographic characteristics among US adults: Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2004. (asha.org)
  • A sub-sample of 502 participants from the Medical Research Council National Survey of Health and Development (NSHD) have participated in the first visit of a neuroscience sub-study referred to as Insight 46, where clinical, cognitive, imaging, and lifestyle data have been collected for the purpose of elucidating the pathological changes preceding dementia. (atlantis-press.com)
  • The combination of lifestyle data, brain structure/function, cognitive performance, and cardiovascular health obtained not only from Insight 46, but also from the whole NSHD provides an exciting opportunity to advance our understanding of the cardiovascular mechanisms underlying dementia and cognitive decline, and identify novel targets for intervention. (atlantis-press.com)
  • To fill this gap, the authors conducted an online survey of nutrition professionals working in low- and middle- income countries to identify the nutrition indicators and data sources widely used and the current unmet nutrition information needs. (ennonline.net)
  • Of those who accessed country-specific data in the last year, Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) were the most common (74%) followed by Multiple-Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). (ennonline.net)
  • Routine facility data sources such as the Health Management Information System (HMIS) were less accessed compared to household surveys. (ennonline.net)
  • Results point to the continued need for timely, high-quality nutrition data and greater investment in surveys. (ennonline.net)
  • Limited illness and injury data for long-haul truck drivers prompted the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health to conduct the National Survey of Long-Haul Truck Driver Health and Injury. (cdc.gov)
  • He has worked in survey design and analysis and has developed approaches to collect hazard surveillance data including the collection of occupational exposure data in the indoor environment and from metalworking fluids. (cdc.gov)
  • Public health surveillance refers to the collection, analysis, and use of data to target public health prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • CDC's role in supporting the strategy is to continue making the best use of electronic health data, managing unstructured health data, integrating biosurveillance data so health-related information can be shared rapidly, and strengthening global disease detection and cooperation with global health partners. (cdc.gov)
  • This research found significant cultural differences in information processing preferences for online health information. (jmir.org)
  • Aims In order to gain insight into variation in current service provision across clinics/Enroll-HD research sites worldwide this survey aims to: 1) Provide a descriptive overview of how services are currently organised and delivered, 2) map and categorise models of care and interdisciplinary working in HD. (bmj.com)
  • The British Social Attitudes Survey (BSA) is an annual statistical survey conducted in Great Britain by National Centre for Social Research since 1983. (wikipedia.org)
  • Make the best use of Scientific Research and information from our 700+ peer reviewed, Open Access Journals that operates with the help of 50,000+ Editorial Board Members and esteemed reviewers and 1000+ Scientific associations in Medical, Clinical, Pharmaceutical, Engineering, Technology and Management Fields. (omicsonline.org)
  • New research investigates the relationship between exercise and mental health during the pandemic. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Research also shows that people with severe mental health conditions tend to be less physically active than those with good mental health. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • WASHINGTON , April 15, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The recent changes to the Current Population Survey's questions related to health insurance coverage is the culmination of 14 years of research and two national tests in 2010 and 2013 clearly showing the revised questions provide more precise measures of health insurance through improved respondent recall. (prnewswire.com)
  • The Census Bureau only implements changes in survey methodology based on research, testing, and evidence presented for peer review. (prnewswire.com)
  • The independent source for health policy research, polling, and news. (kff.org)
  • Menlo Park, Calif. - Annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage reached $16,351 this year, up 4 percent from last year, with workers on average paying $4,565 toward the cost of their coverage, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) 2013 Employer Health Benefits Survey released today. (kff.org)
  • Ensuring that workers have access to affordable coverage is important for our health care system and slower premium growth is supporting that," said Maulik Joshi, Dr.P.H., president of HRET and senior vice president for research at the American Hospital Association. (kff.org)
  • Scientific research also suggests that additional aspects of health may be related to PCBs and other chemical exposures that we would also like to study in Anniston. (cdc.gov)
  • Through the New Zealand Rural Hospital Research Network, 17 rural hospitals were enrolled in an online survey during February 2018. (rrh.org.au)
  • The survey was completed by 235 respondents, the majority of whom were from non-governmental organisations and research entities. (ennonline.net)
  • Visit our long-haul truck driver health web page or the transportation, warehousing and utilities sector program portfolio for more information on NIOSH transportation research. (cdc.gov)
  • Karl Sieber is a NIOSH Research Health Scientist with the Surveillance Branch of the Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies. (cdc.gov)
  • Medscape, LLC is pleased to provide online continuing medical education (CME) for this journal article, allowing clinicians the opportunity to earn CME credit. (cdc.gov)
  • Is the Subject Area "Mental health and psychiatry" applicable to this article? (plos.org)
  • View this article as a pdf Summary of research1 Location: Global What we know: Efforts are needed to ensure provision of effective, high-quality care across health. (ennonline.net)
  • Conclusion As post-bronchodilator spirometry was not used in HSE 2010, our results may overestimate the true prevalence of AO, but this large population survey confirms that substantial underdiagnosis of COPD remains likely. (bmj.com)
  • Women aged 18-44 with Medicaid or State Children's Health Insurance Program insurance coverage (16.8% 95% CI 14.5%, 19.2%), obesity (14.4% 95% CI 12.9%, 15.8%), diabetes (18.7% 95% CI 12.1%, 25.2%), hypertension (16.6% 95% CI 14.2%, 19.0%), and current smokers (12.8% 95% CI 11.4%, 14.2%) had the highest asthma prevalence. (healthpartners.com)
  • Self-reported prevalence of chronic conditions was based on whether drivers had ever been told by a health care professional that they had the condition. (cdc.gov)
  • The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is a periodic survey conducted by NCHS. (cdc.gov)
  • Diabetes and hearing impairment in the United States: Audiometric evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999 to 2004. (asha.org)
  • However, unlike the Current Population Survey, the ACS only asks respondents about a specific point in time. (prnewswire.com)
  • According to the results released Thursday, about a quarter of respondents felt they didn't have access to mental health resources. (reviewjournal.com)
  • The survey also found about half of school-age and one-third of college-age respondents rated their mental health highly, according to a news release. (reviewjournal.com)
  • In conducting this survey we learnt some good practices including (1) prior notification of respondents (2) short autonomous SMS questions complete with instructions on how to respond, (3) timing the survey for the afternoons and (4) reimbursement on the costs of participation. (actapress.com)
  • Despite having a similarly low rate of health insurance coverage and low household income, AI respondents were far less likely than black respondents to have Medicaid coverage. (ncuih.org)
  • The mental health benefits of physical activity have been out of reach for people whose stress and anxiety levels have kept them from exercising during the pandemic, a new study shows. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • People who have continued to exercise during the pandemic are more likely to be doing it for their mental health than for any other reason. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • People who are less physically active than usual are experiencing more symptoms of mental health conditions during the pandemic. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Physical activity can help benefit mental health. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • A new study by researchers at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, has found that the anxiety and stress that have accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic have made it less likely that people will engage in physical activity that could help them maintain their mental health. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • The results showed that those who have remained physically active during the pandemic have done so primarily to maintain their mental health. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • For others, mental health problems have become a barrier to exercise. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Those who maintained their usual level of physical activity reported a shift in what motivated them, becoming more motivated by mental health and well-being. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • People who had most significantly reduced their physical activity during the pandemic struggled most with their mental health. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • About 90 percent of Las Vegas teens and young adults think mental health is a priority, but only half are talking about it, according to a survey commissioned by Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation. (reviewjournal.com)
  • Nearly 60 percent said people don't know where to find mental health resources. (reviewjournal.com)
  • Participants 782/892 (84.4%) NHS professionals participated, including from emergency medicine, maternity, mental health, paediatrics and other clinical disciplines. (bmj.com)
  • In total, 58 managers completed the survey, with information on 2,355 clients: 64% had substance use disorder, 56% had mental health issues, and 37.5% were in poor physical health. (rcpjournals.org)
  • Many people experiencing homelessness have a combination of physical health, mental health and substance misuse problems (sometimes referred to as trimorbidity). (rcpjournals.org)
  • 5,6 A history of complex trauma, including adverse child experiences, is common and often a factor contributing to substance use disorder and mental health difficulties. (rcpjournals.org)
  • Although homeless hostels are a form of 'supported housing' with a remit to accommodate people who have support needs, such as substance use disorder or mental health difficulties, they are not usually designed for people with high levels of physical health or social care needs. (rcpjournals.org)
  • World Health Organization Country Office for Ethiopia, Universal Health Coverage/Life Course, Health System Strengthening Team, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (bvsalud.org)
  • This will be critical for our population health and well-being, and ensuring the sustainability of our health care system. (vch.ca)
  • It was designed to provide national estimates of the health and nutritional status of the United States' civilian, noninstitutionalized population aged two months and older. (cdc.gov)
  • Revealing the changing sexual attitudes and behaviour of the British population, Natsal is one of the largest scientific studies of sexual health and lifestyles in the world. (lshtm.ac.uk)
  • Studying such a large representative sample of people living in Britain allows us to produce key estimates on patterns of sexual behaviour, attitudes, health, and wellbeing across the population. (lshtm.ac.uk)
  • To conduct a population-wide representative survey to collect multi-dimensional information on the various aspects of individual, household, and population health in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province of Pakistan. (edu.pk)
  • Information on population-level nutritional status and nutritional determinants are typically collected through periodic national and sub-national surveys. (ennonline.net)
  • A survey was conducted in multiple sites across England (10 secondary healthcare provider organisations plus meetings of the UK College of Emergency Medicine). (bmj.com)
  • Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare , 9, 211. (asha.org)
  • Physicians and patients agree on the importance of sleep for health, yet few clinicians obtain a patient sleep history, and few patients discuss their sleep problems with healthcare providers, a new national survey shows. (medscape.com)
  • Everybody thinks that sleep should be a pillar of health, but there is a big communication gap between patients and healthcare providers that may keep patients with insomnia from effective treatment," Ruth Benca, MD, PhD, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, told Medscape Medical News . (medscape.com)
  • The status of delivery of essential health services was high for maternal healthcare . (bvsalud.org)
  • Vancouver, BC - Even though every community in Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) and Fraser Health (FH) beat the Canadian average for physical activity guidelines, as many as one in four residents are considered obese, a major risk factor for chronic disease onset. (vch.ca)
  • However, this requires a commitment to health equity and evidence-informed action by people at all levels within the health system [ 1 ], including those responsible for policy, resource allocation, service provision and measurement. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Health Insurance Measurement: A Synthesis of Cognitive Testing Results. (prnewswire.com)
  • Survey Measurement of Health Insurance Coverage Cognitive Testing Results of Experimental Questions on Integrated Current and Calendar Year Coverage. (prnewswire.com)
  • Methodology: The SMS survey was administered to all the 388 DHP tool end-users. (actapress.com)
  • The participants had to be at least 18 years old, be fluent in English, and have online access to the researchers' 30-question survey. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • An initial email was sent to participants to inform them (1) of the purpose of the survey, (2) that the survey would be administered via SMS, (3) that mobile carrier costs incurred would be reimbursed, and (4) of response confidentiality. (actapress.com)
  • Results: Twenty-six percent (101/388) of DHP training participants who were sent the survey completed it in entirety. (actapress.com)
  • Conclusion The results of this survey will provide the foundation for understanding the complexity of factors underpinning HD service delivery. (bmj.com)
  • Knight T, Malyon A, Fritz Z Advance care planning in patients referred to hospital for acute medical care: results of a national day of care survey. (britishjournalofnursing.com)
  • The profiles are based on survey results from adults aged 18 and up in 40 communities across FH and VCH, conducted during 2013 and 2014. (vch.ca)
  • The results provide us with valuable information that our Medical Health Officers can use to 'diagnose' the health of our region. (vch.ca)
  • All survey results can be viewed on the My Health My Community website at www.myhealthmycommunity.org . (vch.ca)
  • Results from two separate national test of the new questions in 2010 and 2013 showed that the new method captured health insurance coverage better than the old method. (prnewswire.com)
  • Results Among men, smoking was initially more concentrated in high-socioeconomic status individuals (RII = 0.84, 95% Confidence Intervals [95% CI] 0.76-0.93, 1987) but this pattern reversed in the last survey (RII = 1.49, 95% CI 1.34-1.65, 2005/6). (who.int)
  • This report provides the results of the first round of the Ohio Nonprofit COVID-19 Survey, which captured early reactions of the nonprofit sector to the pandemic, including their actions and concerns. (ssrn.com)
  • Results from Natsal-3 showed that different aspects of sexual health affect people at different times throughout their lives, and that sexual health is an important component of our overall health and wellbeing. (lshtm.ac.uk)
  • The results of this survey, he said, "underscore the mismatch in satisfaction with current insomnia therapeutics between patients with insomnia and providers who treat insomnia. (medscape.com)
  • Results were published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine . (cdc.gov)
  • Carr K, Hasson F, McIlfatrick S, Downing J. Initiation of paediatric advance care planning: cross-sectional survey of health professionals reported behaviour. (britishjournalofnursing.com)
  • Design A cross-sectional survey. (bmj.com)
  • A cross-sectional survey was developed with, and completed by, hostel managers to explore and quantify the level of health and care needs of people living in their hostels. (rcpjournals.org)
  • This survey was done in Pakistan from November-2017 to April-2018. (doaj.org)
  • Carr K, Hasson F, McIlfatrick S, Downing J. Factors associated with health professionals decision to initiate paediatric advance care planning: A systematic integrative review. (britishjournalofnursing.com)
  • Short and long sleep durations are risk factors for cardiovascular disease, but limited work has assessed the association between sleep duration and cardiovascular health, a measure of the health of the cardiovascular system. (cdc.gov)
  • The survey asked questions about self-reported health conditions and health and safety risk factors. (cdc.gov)
  • The Internet has increasingly become a popular source of health information by connecting individuals with health content, experts, and support. (jmir.org)
  • It gives us a rich understanding of how planning healthy and sustainable communities that include social amenities, health services, access to employment opportunities and transportation options can make a big difference to people's health and well-being. (vch.ca)
  • It also demonstrates the direct linkages between habitat in the Northern Great Plains, bee health, and pollination services rendered elsewhere in the US. (usgs.gov)
  • Therefore, we sought to find out whether health services in New Zealand were equitable by measuring the level of development of components of chronic care management systems across district health boards. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Workers typically must pay this deductible before most services are covered by their health plan. (kff.org)
  • 7 The health of people experiencing homelessness is negatively impacted by a lack of appropriate accommodation, exclusion from services and lack of person-centred support. (rcpjournals.org)
  • 9 In most cases, hostels are supposed to be a short-term solution (usually up to 2 years), mostly working within a recovery-focused model, with the aim of facilitating access to addiction and health services, training and meaningful activities to enable a move out of homelessness. (rcpjournals.org)
  • CCR defines a hospital as "a health facility that, under an organized medical staff, offers and provides twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week inpatient services, emergency medical and surgical care, continuous nursing services, and necessary ancillary services, to individuals for diagnosis or treatment of injury, illness, pregnancy or disability. (who.int)
  • COVID-19 pandemic disrupts essential health services . (bvsalud.org)
  • This study aimed at measuring the status of delivery of essential health services in Ethiopia during COVID-19. (bvsalud.org)
  • The woredas (districts) and health facilities which adopted essential health services before the COVID-19 pandemic were 81.4% and 51.2%, respectively. (bvsalud.org)
  • The adoption of lists of essential health services was optimal. (bvsalud.org)
  • The district health system should strive more to maintain essential health services . (bvsalud.org)
  • This project aimed to develop indicators from a set of items, measuring family care practices and resources important for caregiving, for use in epidemiologic surveys in developing countries. (banglajol.info)
  • This project provided, for the first time, a globally-relevant set of items for assessing family care practices and resources in epidemiological surveys. (banglajol.info)
  • Child Care Health Dev. (britishjournalofnursing.com)
  • Finally, policymakers and government officials have to tailor campaigns differently for robust implementation of the essential health-care package and multisectoral action plans to prevent and control hypertension. (doaj.org)
  • Nurses and community health workers carried a disproportionate burden of care. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The health care system is recognized as a determinant of health, "influenced by, and influencing, the effect of other social determinants" [ 2 ] with an important role to play in promoting health equity. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The gap between the care patients should get and what they actually receive likely contributes to thousands of preventable deaths each year, and health care systems worldwide continue to face the challenge of delivering quality care at an affordable cost. (rand.org)
  • What can be done to ensure service members have timely and equitable access to high-quality behavioral health care? (rand.org)
  • This will be an important issue to watch next year, as employers will have more flexibility and could ask workers to pay more because of their lifestyles and health conditions," said Kaiser Vice President Gary Claxton, the study's lead investigator and director of the Foundation's Health Care Marketplace Project. (kff.org)
  • In recent years, many stakeholders have advocated digital health (dHealth) as a promising avenue to reduce inefficiencies, increase the accessibility and quality of care, and manage infectious diseases. (hawaii.edu)
  • They are not usually designed to support people with high health or care needs. (rcpjournals.org)
  • 8 As their health continues to deteriorate, there are increasingly fewer accommodation options that can provide the high and consistent levels of support required to address health and care needs. (rcpjournals.org)
  • Despite this, many people living in homeless hostels have high levels of unmet health and care needs and many remain homeless for many years (often cycling between hostels, the street and other forms of temporary accommodation). (rcpjournals.org)
  • As part of the Wake Up America survey, 1001 adults with a diagnosis of insomnia or self-reported sleep difficulties and 300 primary care physicians (PCPs) and 152 psychiatrists were asked about their views and attitudes on insomnia care. (medscape.com)
  • 1. Despite efforts made by countries, the situation of hospitals in the African Region is getting worse in both scope and quality of health care. (who.int)
  • Despite these efforts, the situation of hospitals is getting worse in terms of both the scope and quality of health care they provide. (who.int)
  • 3. Given the importance of hospitals, the Regional Committee, at its thirty-eighth session, adopted resolution AFR/RC38/R123 on improving primary health care (PHC) through hospital sector development, and the forty-second session adopted resolution AFR/RC42/R64 on reorientation and restructuring of hospitals based on PHC. (who.int)
  • More than 15,000 adults aged 16-74 participated in the latest survey (Natsal-3) in 2010. (lshtm.ac.uk)
  • We can then focus our work with municipalities and local stakeholders to create a roadmap of good health for the future. (vch.ca)
  • Zhou J, Britigan DH, Wang H, Rajaram SS, Su D (2017) Leisure Time Physical Activity and Hypertension: Evidence from the China Health & Nutrition Survey, 2004-2011. (omicsonline.org)
  • Journal of Hypertension 28(10): 2053-60, 2010. (cdc.gov)
  • Conclusion: The study recommends the rigorous improvement of public health programs in rural regions of province 4 and 5, concentrating on Dalit and Janajati older males from hill and terai ecological zones. (doaj.org)
  • As such, this study examined the health, health-related quality of life (HRQOL), and sense of coherence (SOC) among women with lipoedema. (iasp-pain.org)
  • The study features in the journal PLOS ONE . (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • Researchers from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are conducting this study. (cdc.gov)
  • The Calhoun County Health Department (CCHD) is helping with key parts of this study. (cdc.gov)
  • Study sites were located in police force areas with higher reported victims of trafficking (5 or more in the year to 31 December 2012): staff, and the institutions surveyed, may not be typical of the National Health Service. (bmj.com)
  • To do so, a two-phased survey study of Canadian medical students was realized. (hawaii.edu)
  • And although the study had an interesting design - a group of people with insomnia were compared with a group of physicians who treat insomnia - Lakhan said he'd like to see further survey studies that actually link patients' perceptions with those of their actual treating physicians to determine the degree of mismatch across the board. (medscape.com)
  • My Health My Community, a partnership between Vancouver Coastal Health, Fraser Health and the eHealth Strategy Office at the University of British Columbia, reflects the goals of the Province's Healthy Families BC strategy, which focuses on improving the health and wellness of British Columbians through programs that help address healthy eating, healthy lifestyles and fostering healthy communities. (vch.ca)
  • Jimma University, Institute of Health, Ethiopia. (bvsalud.org)
  • Hawassa University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ethiopia. (bvsalud.org)
  • Dire Dawa University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ethiopia. (bvsalud.org)
  • University of Gonder, College of Medicine and Health Science, Institute of Public Health, Ethiopia. (bvsalud.org)
  • Last, while recognizing the importance of sleep to overall health, very few clinicians routinely take a full sleep history from their patients. (medscape.com)
  • The adjusted analysis showed that the richest and most educated performed two to three times more physical exercise, physiotherapy, integrative and complementary practices (ICPS) and regular follow-up with a health professional than the poorest and least educated. (iasp-pain.org)
  • The survey consisted of a mix of multiple choice, single choice, and short answer questions that captured each individual's demographic information, as well as their past and current levels of physical activity and their past and current experiences with stress, anxiety, and depression. (medicalnewstoday.com)
  • At least 30 percent of seniors will experience loneliness around the holidays, and a lack of social interaction can carry significant risks to health and longevity. (reviewjournal.com)
  • Among large firms offering health benefits, more than half (55 percent) offer some kind of biometric screenings to measure workers' health risks. (kff.org)
  • Truck drivers also face health risks that can affect their livelihood. (cdc.gov)
  • A national survey of district health boards (DHBs) was undertaken on macro approaches to chronic condition management with detail on cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, stroke and diabetes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Ideal cardiovascular health is associated with a reduced risk of developing cardiovascular disease. (cdc.gov)
  • This MMWR supplement summarizes the deliberations of CDC scientists who met in September of 2009 to recommend a strategic framework for advancing public health surveillance in the 21st century. (cdc.gov)
  • The survey also highlights the "deep stigma associated with taking sleep medications" like the controlled substances zolpidem (Ambien) and eszopiclone (Lunesta), Lakhan said. (medscape.com)
  • Conclusions: The CLCSS is a reliable and valid measure of health-related stigma in this sample of people with lung cancer. (cdc.gov)
  • Although online health information seeking occurs worldwide, limited empirical studies exist examining cross-cultural differences in perceptions about user-generated, experience-based information compared to expertise-based information sources. (jmir.org)
  • To investigate if cultural variations exist in patterns of online health information seeking, specifically in perceptions of online health information sources. (jmir.org)
  • Medscape, LLC designates this Journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ . (cdc.gov)
  • SMS can be used to effectively conduct short survey efficiently and at low costs. (actapress.com)
  • Virtually all PCPs (98%) and psychiatrists (97%) affirmed that sleep is critical to good health, yet only 12% of PCPs and 24% of psychiatrists routinely conduct a full sleep history. (medscape.com)
  • Bangladesh Journals Online (BanglaJOL) is a service to provide online publication of Bangladeshi journals. (banglajol.info)