... 36 definitions of e -health before refining Eysenbach’s to read: ‘e -health is an emerging field ofhealth informatics, referring to the organisation and delivery ofhealth services and information ... treatment and prevention of disease and injuries, research and evaluation, and for the continuing education ofhealth care providers, all in the interest of advancing the healthof individuals and their ... among health workers, including sharing of learning and training approaches • Supported more effective health research and the dissemination and access to research findings This paper is part of...
... president of the National Academy of Engineering The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions ... Services, Health Care Financing Administration Contract No 500-98-0275 Any opinion, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the Institute of Medicine committee ... Role of Nutrition in Maintaining Healthin the Nation’s Elderly Executive Summary Poor nutrition is a major problem in older Americans Inadequate intake affects approximately 37 to 40 percent of...
... at all literacy levels have problems understanding and using health information, people with limited literacy skills are especially in need of help They need help in understanding written information ... of informational brochures in doctors’ of ces are often ignored and, even when brochures are given to patients by health professionals, not all are read Even spoken instructions by health professionals ... people with low reading skills 4.3 What kinds of pictures facilitate comprehension Moll [26] investigated the effects of different kinds of pictures on comprehension ofhealth information with 637...
... understandings of the prevention of mental illnesses remain in a relatively nascent state, especially in terms of how prevention can be incorporated into routine clinical practice Yet, this book, Clinical ... other mental healthcare providers with a useful guide on becoming prevention-minded in routine clinical settings Although much of the work of prevention is accomplished in nonclinical settings (e.g., ... prevention of influenza and other acute infections using vaccination In mental health, examples of primary prevention are less numerous, partly because of the lack of understanding of discrete...
... specialists in the area of public healthIn 1982, the two courses were combined into a single Course of Specialization in Public Health During the 1980s, a number of key events, including the promulgation ... of regional nuclei for the formation of human resources in health, some of which have in turn become independent schools of public healthIn the mid 1970s, two courses in public health were offered: ... of direct financial assistance, the foundation financed the visit of two professors from the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health to assist with the teaching of the disciplines of...
... obtained ratings of mental health from parents and used a 1-SD cut point on the measure, thereby applying quite a strict definition of change on mental health, but one which ensures a high level ... trends, as many intervening events may not be captured Nevertheless, this is one of few studies to attempt to determine the impact of changes in mental health on HRQOL in a longitudinal design and ... persistence of poor mental health or worsening in mental health status may have a multidimensional effect on HRQOL years later The results of the present study also adds to earlier findings that one of...
... 100, the lower scores indicating better health status [19-21] The SGRQ has been translated into different languages and used in several studies of COPD patients, including in Norway [22,23] The ... distress [18], was used in this study The symptom component consists of items including frequencies and distress of breathlessness in term of phlegm/sputum, shortness of breath, wheezing and chest trouble ... healthrelated quality of life independent of the influence of comorbidity J Clin Epidemiol 2003, 56:1177-1184 Haave E, Hyland ME, Engvik H: Improvements in exercise capacity during a 4-weeks pulmonary...
... studies are used routinely to document the prevalence in a community ofhealth behaviors (prevalence of smoking), health states (prevalence of vaccination against measles), and health outcomes, particularly ... breathing problems and shock Inhalation anthrax is often fatal Eleven of the mail-related cases were inhalation; (45%) of the 11 patients died Intestinal: Initial signs of nausea, loss of appetite, ... appetite, vomiting, and fever are followed by abdominal pain, vomiting of blood, and severe diarrhea Intestinal anthrax results in death in 25% to 60% of cases While most human cases of anthrax result...
... generally directed at which of the following? A Eliminating the reservoir B Eliminating the vector C Eliminating the host D Interrupting mode of transmission E Reducing host susceptibility 24 ... Summarizing Data Page 2-37 EXAMPLE: Finding the Interquartile Range Find the interquartile range for the length of stay data in Table 2.8 on page 2-17 Step Arrange the observations in increasing ... www.adultpdf.com Summarizing Data Page 2-4 Exercise 2.1 For eachof the variables listed below from the line listing in Table 2.1, identify what type of variable it is A B C D Nominal Ordinal Interval Ratio...
... carcinoma of the skin in a populationbased, case-control study of 450 older adultsin Arizona After administering a detailed tea intake questionnaire and adjusting for brewing time, drinking ... were two orders of magnitude higher than plasma levels within minutes of consuming two to three cups of green tea However, the half-life of catechins in saliva was much shorter than in plasma, and ... of concluding too quickly that in vitro effects translate into in vivo actions For example, the potent in vitro inhibition by catechins of the oxidative modification of LDL is not reflected in...
... does, boy, you’re in great stead Having committed to continual research, product and market development, training of your people, training of the people of your retailers, training your buyers ... easier to follow The core of the speech centered around building, maintaining and sustaining a brand But I think you’ll see that building a sustainable brand also has a definitively strategic foundation ... build a definitive brand presence in one or many categories - to use those brand presences as a stabilizing, solidifying and marketing dominating force in the category that you’re selling into, to...
... beginning of individual education The decrease in our SBP levels is found to be relevant, as highlighted in the meta-analysis of 61 prospective and observational studies involving a million adults, ... Researchers in the experimental group received training in the PRECEDE model before patients were included in the study This specific training involved two steps: first they were instructed about ... subsequently trained in the procedure to be used in the study in three sessions These covered the criteria for including/excluding patients, collecting variables, collecting biochemical/ Salinero-Fort...
... found in these adults with persisting symptoms of childhood constipation may be explained by the high frequency of pain complaints, i.e painful defecation and abdominal pain This finding seems in ... young adults with continuing symptoms of childhood constipation, those free of symptoms of constipation, and healthy peers Secondly, we aimed to gain more insight in the specific consequences of ... compared to healthy controls Furthermore, unsuccessful clinical outcome resulted in social consequences in one-fifth ofadults with persistence of symptoms Adults still experiencing symptoms of constipation...
... monitor oral health status on national level, and identify dental public health goals [10,11] During this past decade the critical role ofhealthliteracyin medicine and public health has gained considerable ... recruitment This investigation relied upon interview data from the Carolina Oral HealthLiteracy (COHL) Project [30], a study exploring OHL in a low-income population of caregivers in the Women, Infants, ... health decisions” [20] Horowitz and Kleinman recently proposed that “oral healthliteracy is the new imperative for better oral health as healthliteracy is now considered a determinant of health...
... social health, and becomes a fundamental assessment in understanding the health status of a population [4,5] As of now, the beneficial effect of exercise intervention on HRQOL was mainly found in ... letter of informed consent and demographic data information The demographic data included gender, age, marital status, educational level, and household income levelIn addition, the following measures ... coefficient ofeach 8-domain scale score between SF-8 and SF-36 was strong (Spearman r = 0.56–0.87) [17] The validity of the original Internetbased English version of the SF-8 was examined by comparing...
... there is need for routine use of screening instruments to assist in making diagnoses The importance of involving medical professionals at all levels is seen in the fact that even in the foreseeable ... was involved in interpretation of data VNM participated in acquisition, analysis and interpretation of data and was involved in drafting the manuscript FAO-O participated in acquisition of data ... Using a list of all health facilities within the radius of the study, a broad stratified sampling method was applied in order to first select facilities representing eachlevelofhealth care...
... with living healthy with the chances of making healthy adjustments increasing with increasing levelof education Among males the chances of living healthy increased with increasing levelof educational ... vegetables, drinking more water, reducing the intake of meat, salt and saturated oils/fats, reducing or eliminating smoking and alcohol intake); exercise (increasing daily physical activity including cardiovascular ... consuming a minimum of five servings of vegetables a day decreased by at least percentage points About in 10 of the respondents reported consuming between and servings of vegetables before the introduction...
... University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan 3NPO International Ecohealth Institute, Isesaki, Japan Authors’ contributions HT was involved in data analysis and interpretation of the results, in addition ... importance of declining health and increasing disability J Community Health 1990, 15:93-104 Harlow SD, Goldberg EL, Comstock GW: A longitudinal study of risk factors for depressive symptomatology in ... differences in the social acceptance of smoking, as well as in nicotine metabolism, might influence the risk of depression and suggested that smoking is less socially acceptable for women than for men in...
... monitor oral health status on national level, and identify dental public health goals [10,11] During this past decade the critical role ofhealthliteracyin medicine and public health has gained considerable ... recruitment This investigation relied upon interview data from the Carolina Oral HealthLiteracy (COHL) Project [30], a study exploring OHL in a low-income population of caregivers in the Women, Infants, ... health decisions” [20] Horowitz and Kleinman recently proposed that “oral healthliteracy is the new imperative for better oral health as healthliteracy is now considered a determinant of health...
... activities: walking, dancing, stationary bicycling, bicycling outdoors, competitive running, jogging, gardening, skiing, climbing, football, going to the gym, judo, swimming, tennis, sailing, and other ... types of linear regression models, where the dependent Page of 10 variable was eachof the SF-36 scales in 2009 In the first model, the main independent variables were LTPA and sitting time in 2003, ... appropriate SF-36 scale in2003 (0 to 100 points), number of hours lying or sleeping, and total number of hours spent in all types of physical activity Sitting hours were not included in the model Overall...