• METHODS: Cross-sectional study with an electronic questionnaire distributed to 28 762 hospital employees in southern Sweden. (lu.se)
  • METHODS: The study was conducted on adults who were current, never and former smokers. (who.int)
  • A study of the impact of health education methods used in the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS among a cross-section of the sexuality active population in Lusaka Urban / Mary Kaumwa Mulwila, Josephine Muvuma Himoonga, Esnart Shakulipa Namakando. (who.int)
  • METHODS: In this single center study conducted from October 2018-2019, lipid constituents from lipoprotein subclasses were quantified by targeted nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. (cdc.gov)
  • Epidemiology of periodontal disease is the study of patterns, causes, and effects of periodontal diseases. (wikipedia.org)
  • The findings prompt for longitudinal studies and interventions to define the mechanisms in severe asthma. (ersjournals.com)
  • Longitudinal studies need to be conducted to further confirm the causality before interventions to improve mental health are developed. (plos.org)
  • However, longitudinal studies observing resting network plasticity effects in brains of novices who started to practice meditation are scarce and generally related to one dimension, such as structural or functional effects. (nature.com)
  • Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies of adipose cell number and size. (jci.org)
  • 4-yr, longitudinal, follow-up studies were also performed in 132 subjects. (jci.org)
  • Further research, particularly longitudinal and intervention studies, is needed to examine the effects of specific factors on SNS addiction. (preprints.org)
  • Variants ity of longitudinal studies of the disease. (cdc.gov)
  • A total of 318 participants were included in this study, with a response rate of 89.58% (318/355). (plos.org)
  • For this study, the participants were interviewed, and their responses were recorded on a questionnaire capturing information on demographics, COVID-19 status, duration of symptoms and long COVID symptoms. (medrxiv.org)
  • This cross-sectional study involved 412 participants aged 18 to 46 at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi. (hindawi.com)
  • All study participants provided informed, written consent. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Design: A cross-sectional study is conducted using data for 259 participants recruited from a website. (preprints.org)
  • however, our study included 638 participants. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Nearly half of the study participants (50.4%) reported adequate knowledge about analgesia for obstetric pain. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Systematic random sampling technique was employed to select study participants. (hindawi.com)
  • Survey data was used to analyze risk factors, including the number of contacts reported by study participants. (jmir.org)
  • In a cross-sectional observational study, a total of 163 subjects with severe asthma were compared with 158 subjects whose asthma was controlled by low doses of inhaled corticosteroids (median dose of beclomethasone equivalents 666 µg). (ersjournals.com)
  • The purpose of this study was to explore the differences between the prevalence and impact factors of adolescent dissociative symptoms (ADSs) by using sex-stratification during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. (nature.com)
  • The ADSs seemed to be prevalent in Hangzhou City, studied during the COVID-19 pandemic. (nature.com)
  • In recent studies, there was increasing recognition that the mental harm reduction of COVID-19 pandemic caused the consideration of potential impact factors 17 . (nature.com)
  • These studies help identify the proportion of the population at risk, increase understanding about hospitalization and fatality rates, and help guide decision making regarding strategies to control the pandemic. (jmir.org)
  • A school-based, two-center cross-sectional study was conducted in Hangzhou City, China, between January 1, 2021 and April 30, 2022. (nature.com)
  • We conducted a cross-sectional study from 7 September to 23 October 2022, in which we included Pregnant Syrian women aged 18 and above. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Whether multimorbidity is associated with VTE risk remains to be studied. (lu.se)
  • The association between multimorbidity and VTE suggests that future cohort studies where multimorbidity is used to predict VTE might be worthwhile. (lu.se)
  • Few studies, particularly in developing countries, have explored the relationship between adolescents and parental values with adolescent problem behaviors. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The objectives of the study are to (1) describe adolescents' personal values, their problem behaviors, and the relationships thereof according to gender and (2) examine the relationship between parental values, adolescent values, and adolescents' problem behaviors among sixth-grade students and one of their parents. (biomedcentral.com)
  • however, few studies have been conducted among adolescents. (biomedcentral.com)
  • However, no studies investigated the prevalence and risk factors of hypertension by urban-rural stratification. (doaj.org)
  • Many studies have focused on the characteristics of symptomatic patients with COVID-19 and clinical risk factors. (jmir.org)
  • Using the International Diabetes Federation criteria, we found that there was a lower accumulation of metabolic risk factors in L-RER than in H-RER (1.6 vs 3.5, P=0.028), and no subjects in L-RER and four of eight subjects in H-RER had the metabolic syndrome. (dtu.dk)
  • Subjects completed a respiratory health questionnaire, which included questions on the poultry operation and work habits, and participated in lung function testing. (cdc.gov)
  • The questionnaire was based on a prior study that included verified and validated scales, which consisted of 23 questions separated into four sections. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Subsequently, hookworm in Alabama received limited attention until a study published in 2017, reporting 19/55 positive stool samples by qPCR for N. americanus hookworms and 4/55 for Strongyloides stercoralis roundworms, from a cohort of mostly adults living with poor sanitation conditions in Lowndes County ( 17 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The aim of this study was to explore factors related to perceived social support in a large cohort of individuals with HF living with an ICD. (diva-portal.org)
  • Despite being treated with higher doses of inhaled corticosteroids (median dose 1773 µg) and for a third of the severe asthmatics also being treated with regular, oral-steroid therapy (median daily dose 19 mg), the subjects with severe asthma met the inclusion criteria. (ersjournals.com)
  • The criteria required subjects to have undergone at least one asthma exacerbation in the past year requiring oral steroid treatment. (ersjournals.com)
  • Some small studies of severe asthma, using induced sputum toassess the airway inflammatory response, have shown thatdespite the regular use of high-dose inhaled and oral corticosteroids, eosinophilia persists. (ersjournals.com)
  • Patients with more severe disease are increasingly likely to have impaired lung function as studies have shown that despite the use of high doses of inhaled and oral corticosteroids, severe asthma is associated with a component of airflow obstruction that appears either nonreversible or at best difficult to reverse 1 , 6 . (ersjournals.com)
  • this definition allows subjects with What Is Occupational Asthma? (cdc.gov)
  • Objective: The present study aimed to determine the occlusal characteristics and prevalence of malocclusion among Brazilian preschool children. (bvsalud.org)
  • In the present study, by analyzing the responses of medical university students, we examined associations between smartphone dependence and general health status or personality traits. (scirp.org)
  • RESULTS: 1065 subjects were recruited. (who.int)
  • 4 He reported that most of the respiratory morbidity studies have either methodological shortcomings or lack the necessary detail for confident interpretation of the results. (bmj.com)
  • This paper describes the results of the cross sectional analyses of phases 2 and 3 of the respiratory health study of European carbon black workers. (bmj.com)
  • Results The study population comprised of 3014 index cases, of which 1575 had repeat potassium tests without preceding SPS. (bmj.com)
  • MAIN RESULTS: A total of 49.5% of subjects rated their health as good or very good. (bmj.com)
  • We aimed to develop and implement evidence-informed, validated tools to measure mistreatment during childbirth, and report results from a cross-sectional study in four low-income and middle-income countries. (scienceopen.com)
  • RESULTS: Sixteen percent (n=440 742) of the study population was multimorbid. (lu.se)
  • Results of search for 'su:{Cross-sectional studies. (who.int)
  • Different corticosteroid regimens (single-day high dose pulse vs multiple lower doses) may contribute to the discrepant results of prior studies. (cdc.gov)
  • A cross-sectional study was carried out on caregivers of pediatric patients with TD at a women's and children's hospital in western China from January to June 2020. (plos.org)
  • The objective of this study was to investigate associations between accelerometer measurements of physical activity and psychosocial variables in older people. (nih.gov)
  • The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. (plos.org)
  • STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional. (who.int)
  • DESIGN: A nationwide extended cross-sectional hypothesis - generating family study between 1997 and 2015. (lu.se)
  • The univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze the cross-sectional data. (plos.org)
  • The study aimed to analyze impacts of long COVID on the general health and psychosocial well-being of the Pakistani population. (medrxiv.org)
  • The aim of this study is to measure the prevalence of COVID-19 in an HSA, identify factors that may increase or decrease the risk of infection, and analyze factors that increase the number of daily contacts. (jmir.org)
  • Success rate for fistula repair was 83%at 2 weeks post-operative.Study findings were inadequate to show a significant association between successful repair and factors in the model. (bvsalud.org)
  • Operationalizing essential services : package delivery in the public sector in Dhaka City : baseline findings from a cross-sectional study / Shamsuddin Alamgir, Subrata Routh, Masud Reza. (who.int)
  • I understand that all clinical trials and any other prospective interventional studies must be registered with an ICMJE-approved registry, such as ClinicalTrials.gov. (medrxiv.org)
  • We investigated evidence for advanced brain ageing in adult SZ patients, and whether this was associated with clinical characteristics in a prospective meta-analytic study conducted by the ENIGMA Schizoph. (researchgate.net)
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate structural and functional brain network changes (e.g. (nature.com)
  • As a first step in exploring the muscle-bone relationship, we aimed to investigate the cross-sectional associations between hip flexor and hip abductor muscle strength and BMD at the total hip in women aged 26-97 years. (biomedcentral.com)
  • There are a number of methodological concerns with prevalence studies, particularly 1) the ability of partial recording to reflect full-mouth conditions and 2) the use of the Community periodontal index of treatment needs (CPITN) recording system. (wikipedia.org)
  • Sexually transmitted infections prevalence study methodology : guidelines for the implementation of STI prevalence studies. (who.int)
  • The study provides support for continuing efforts towards early detection and characterization of haemoglobinopathies to control the affected births in Pakistan. (who.int)
  • The data indicate that the rate and type of adipose tissue cellular development one encounters in children may play a role in the development of the enlarged fat depots found in obese subjects. (jci.org)
  • This cross-sectional study utilises data from 863 women assessed for the Geelong Osteoporosis Study. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This cross-sectional study is set in the Barwon Statistical Division in south-eastern Australia and utilises data from the 6-year follow-up phase of the Geelong Osteoporosis Study (GOS). (biomedcentral.com)
  • For this study, 188 women were excluded because of incomplete data concerning dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and/or muscle strength. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Data from a large international study sheds some light. (medscape.com)
  • In this study, we aimed to (1) assess the dietary intake and health status of elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in primary care, (2) use a mobile app as a tool for data collection and analysis in the context of primary care, and (3) verify the perceptions of multidisciplinary health professionals regarding app use. (jmir.org)
  • We performed a secondary analysis of data from the baseline survey of the Good Schools Study. (biomedcentral.com)
  • All subjects underwent Technetium-99 m sestamibi single-photon emission computed tomographic imaging for the estimation of myocardial ischemia, expressed as Summed Stress Score (SSS). (springer.com)
  • All subjects underwent a comprehensive ophthalmic examination that included visual acuity, refraction, slit-lamp biomicroscopy, applanation tonometry, gonioscopy, and dilated retinal examination. (lww.com)
  • This study reports the prevalence of COVID-19 in an asymptomatic population of a hospital service area (HSA) and identifies factors that affect exposure to the virus. (jmir.org)
  • Studying prevalence in an asymptomatic population revealed estimates of unreported COVID-19 cases. (jmir.org)
  • Autonomic dysfunction in COVID-19 patients receiving mechanical ventilation: A cross-sectional study. (bvsalud.org)
  • A total of 143 (28.4%) subjects had haemoglobinopathies. (who.int)
  • The hands are subject to changing occupational exposures due to mandatory hygiene regulations for health care workers. (lu.se)
  • Non-essential trace metals (lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium) are ubiquitous in our environment and have overlapping routes of exposure, yet mixed trace metal exposures are rarely considered in epidemiological studies. (duke.edu)
  • Selection criteria Primary qualitative studies focusing on care occurring during labour, childbirth, and/or immediately postpartum in health facilities, without any restrictions on locations or publication date. (scienceopen.com)
  • The majority of evidence from LMICs consists of small-scale qualitative studies by the United Nations and non-governmental organisations [ 5 - 8 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Subjects and method: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1004 children aged 2-5 years enrolled in public preschools of the city of Canoas, RS, Brazil. (bvsalud.org)
  • In this cross-sectional study, 361 children with or without foot rotation asymmetry were selected. (bvsalud.org)
  • A new study investigates the possible connection. (medscape.com)
  • A new study investigates the possible connection in patients with type 2 diabetes. (medscape.com)
  • From 1217 women who were available for the 6-year follow-up phase of the study, 1051 women participated commencing in the year 2000. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Chart 1 shows some of the occlusal characteristics of the primary dentition described in Brazilian studies published since the year 2000. (bvsalud.org)
  • Overall, this study indicated that poultry workers report greater prevalences of current and chronic respiratory symptoms than control populations, and that the type of production method (cage-based versus floor-based) appears to influence the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and lung function values. (cdc.gov)
  • This study surveyed 1694 patients between April 30 and May 13, 2020, about their work and living situations, income, behavior, sociodemographic characteristics, and prepandemic health characteristics. (jmir.org)
  • This cross-sectional analytical study of ICU patients of both sexes receiving mechanical ventilation was conducted in a tertiary hospital . (bvsalud.org)
  • 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)
  • The authors recommended a validation study for the purported health benefits of blood type diets. (hindawi.com)
  • 6 ] conducted the first study to examine the association between blood type diets and biomarkers of cardiometabolic health in experimental and control groups. (hindawi.com)
  • The study was approved by the Barwon Health Human Research Ethics Committee. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Studies have been emerging, such as a report associating smartphone overuse with depression and anxiety [5] , but there are still very few comprehensive examinations of the health implications of smartphone dependence. (scirp.org)
  • East-West Center, Population and Health Studies. (who.int)
  • OBJECTIVES To assess respiratory morbidity over several cross sectional phases in the European carbon black manufacturing industry. (bmj.com)
  • Objectives: This study proposes a model that integrates three determinants of social cognitive theory (SCT) to explain the impact of FoMO on SNS usage. (preprints.org)
  • Further studies are needed to assess long-term outcomes and factors influencing surgical outcomes. (bvsalud.org)
  • The proportion of such subjects increases with age and seems to peak between 50 and 60 years. (wikipedia.org)
  • Stunting was a highly prevalent problem in the study area. (hindawi.com)
  • I confirm that any such study reported in the manuscript has been registered and the trial registration ID is provided (note: if posting a prospective study registered retrospectively, please provide a statement in the trial ID field explaining why the study was not registered in advance). (medrxiv.org)
  • 12 ] The purpose of this study was to report the visual outcome of cataract surgery and associated factors that influenced visual outcomes in the population we studied. (lww.com)
  • The aim of this study was to determine the characteristics, surgical outcomes and factors influencing surgical outcomes of women presenting with obstetric fistulas at a Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia . (bvsalud.org)
  • The studies evaluating respiratory morbidity and mortality started in the early 1950s. (bmj.com)
  • Neurobiological studies indicated that active, early and effective identification and treatment interventions on early stressful adolescent experiences were very important for the prevention and treatment of adolescent dissociative disorder (ADD) 16 . (nature.com)
  • Population-based cross-sectional study of subjects aged 40 years or more. (lww.com)
  • 8 - 11 ] The Chennai glaucoma study (CGS) is a population-based cross-sectional study in a rural and an urban south Indian population aged ≥40 years. (lww.com)
  • Studies performed in the last 60 years report the most common features that may predict the favorable development of the permanent dentition 3 , including the presence of diastemas in the anterior region, non-increased overjet and overbite, straight or mesial step of primary molars, and Class I canine relation 4-8 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Five hundred and twenty-eight (216 males, 312 females, 781 eyes) rural subjects (13.5%, 95% confidence interval (CI) 12.4% to 14.6%) and 406 (197 males, 209 females, 604 eyes) urban subjects (10.5%, 95% CI 9.6-11.5%) had undergone cataract surgery. (lww.com)
  • A new study assesses the diagnostic accuracy of HbA1c as a screening test for gestational diabetes in pregnant women with polycystic ovary syndrome. (medscape.com)