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Variation in HbA1c prescription for patients with diabetes in French general practice: an observational study prior to the implementation of a P4P programme
Discussion: The results indicate a target group of doctors which require attention. There is still room to improve the quality of care for patients with diabetes in general practice, notably by encouraging doctors to train better and practice in groups.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - January 24, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Chauvel, N., Le Vaillant, M., Pelletier-Fleury, N. Tags: Health Services Research Source Type: research

Socio-demographic determinants of hearing impairment studied in 103 835 term babies
Conclusions: The socio-demographic factors found to be associated with CHI extend the list of classic risk factors as defined by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Assessment of these additional factors may alert the treating physician to the increased risk of newborn hearing impairment and urge the need for accurate follow-up. Moreover, this extended assessment may improve decision making in medical practice and screening policy.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - January 24, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Van Kerschaver, E., Boudewyns, A. N., Declau, F., Van de Heyning, P. H., Wuyts, F. L. Tags: Social Determinants Source Type: research

The farming population in Ireland: mortality trends during the 'Celtic Tiger' years
Conclusion Irish farmers and agricultural workers have experienced a reversal of mortality trends compared to the 1980s and 1990s. Policies should target them as a high-risk group.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - January 24, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Smyth, B., Evans, D. S., Kelly, A., Cullen, L., O'Donovan, D. Tags: Social Determinants Source Type: research

Impact of educational level on health-related quality of life (HRQL): results from Germany based on the EuroQol 5D (EQ-5D)
Conclusion: Empirical analyses concerning HRQL could further our understanding of health inequalities. They indicate that low status groups are faced with a double burden, first by increased levels of health impairments, and second by lower levels of HRQL once health is impaired. Thus, the extent of health inequalities could be underestimated if measures of HRQL are not taken into account.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - January 24, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Mielck, A., Reitmeir, P., Vogelmann, M., Leidl, R. Tags: Social Determinants Source Type: research

Are health inequalities evident at all ages? An ecological study of English mortality records
Conclusions: It seems likely that an increase in risk taking associated with late adolescence combined with exposure to a relatively dangerous transport environment leads to large increases in risk for young people in the least deprived parts of England. As a result mortality inequality disappears at this age.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - January 24, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Dibben, C., Popham, F. Tags: Social Determinants Source Type: research

You have to be there to enjoy it? Neighbourhood social capital and health
Conclusions: Duration and intensity of exposure to neighbourhood social capital, a social aspect of the environment, matters for people’s health. Interventions focusing on the health of people with young children may want to stimulate the creation of neighbourhood social capital.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - January 24, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Mohnen, S. M., Volker, B., Flap, H., Subramanian, S. V., Groenewegen, P. P. Tags: Social Determinants Source Type: research

Self-reported TV and computer time do not represent accelerometer-derived total sedentary time in 10 to 12-year-olds
Screen-time activities are often used as proxies for sedentary time. We studied associations of self-reported television (TV), computer and total screen-time with accelerometer-derived total sedentary time in European children (10–12 years). Analyses showed significant positive associations between TV, computer and total screen-time with total sedentary time for the total sample, however, the explained variance was low and stratified analyses only revealed a significant positive association between total screen-time and total sedentary time in boys and between computer time and total sedentary time in Dutch children....
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - January 24, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Verloigne, M., Lippevelde, W. V., Maes, L., Yildirim, M., Chinapaw, M., Manios, Y., Androutsos, O., Kovacs, E., Bringolf-Isler, B., Brug, J., Bourdeaudhuij, I. D. Tags: Child and adolescent health Source Type: research

The family's economic resources and adolescents' health complaints--do adolescents' own economic resources matter?
Conclusions: The importance of different aspects of economic resources seems to vary across age groups and gender. However, not being able to buy things that others have was clearly associated with health complaints irrespective of age and gender. Family economic hardship was associated with adolescents’ health complaints, and this association was largely explained by adolescents’ own economic resources.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - January 24, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Aberg Yngwe, M., Ostberg, V. Tags: Child and adolescent health Source Type: research

Low vigorous physical activity at ages 15, 19 and 27: childhood socio-economic position modifies the tracking pattern
Conclusion: These findings suggest that low VPA tracks through adolescence while tracking into adulthood only occurs among individuals with low childhood SEP.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - January 24, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Suppli, C. H., Due, P., Henriksen, P. W., Rayce, S. L. B., Holstein, B. E., Rasmussen, M. Tags: Child and adolescent health Source Type: research

Infant feeding: the effects of scheduled vs. on-demand feeding on mothers' wellbeing and children's cognitive development
Conclusions: Feeding infants to a schedule is associated with higher levels of maternal wellbeing, but with poorer cognitive and academic outcomes for children.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - January 24, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Iacovou, M., Sevilla, A. Tags: Child and adolescent health Source Type: research

Frequency and effects of meeting health behaviour guidelines among adolescents
Conclusions: Meeting current nutritional, physical activity and screen time guidelines should be encouraged with respect to overweight. However, as extremely low rates of concomitant adherence were found regardless of weight status, their achievability is questionable (especially for nutrition), which warrants further research to better adapt them to adolescents.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - January 24, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Mejia, D., Berchtold, A., Belanger, R. E., Kuntsche, E. N., Michaud, P.-A., Suris, J.-C. Tags: Child and adolescent health Source Type: research

Risk behaviour in Swedish adolescents: is shared physical custody after divorce a risk or a protective factor?
Conclusion: Shared physical custody after marriage break-up seems to constitute a health protective factor for adolescents’ health and problem behaviour. In order to deepen our understanding of the positive and negative aspects of shared physical custody, our study should be followed by qualitative analyses and longitudinal studies of adolescents’ experiences.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - January 24, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Carlsund, A., Eriksson, U., Lofstedt, P., Sellstrom, E. Tags: Child and adolescent health Source Type: research

Social epidemiology and health economics: the need to find common grounds
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - January 24, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Mielck, A. Tags: Editorials Source Type: research

Social capital: much discussed, somewhat controversial, but more to do
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - January 24, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Allebeck, P. Tags: Editorials Source Type: research

Molecular diagnosis of hemochromatosis
Expert Opinion on Medical Diagnostics, Volume 0, Issue 0, Page 1-17, Early Online.
Source: Expert Opinion: Expert Opinion on Medical Diagnostics - January 23, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Tags: article Source Type: research

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PMID: 23352425 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Presse Medicale - January 23, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Chaabane H, Meziou TJ, Amouri M, Chikrouhou H, Turki H Tags: Presse Med Source Type: research

Rotterdam Aphasia Therapy Study (RATS) ¿ 3: ¿The efficacy of intensive cognitive-linguistic therapy in the acute stage of aphasia¿; design of a randomised controlled trial
Background: Aphasia is a severely disabling condition occurring in 20 to 25% of stroke patients. Most patients with aphasia due to stroke receive speech and language therapy. Methodologically sound randomised controlled trials investigating the effect of specific interventions for patients with aphasia following stroke are scarce. The currently available evidence suggests that intensive speech and language therapy is beneficial for restoration of communication, but the optimal timing of treatment is as yet unclear.In the Rotterdam Aphasia Therapy Study-3 we aim to test the hypothesis that patients with aphasia due to strok...
Source: Trials - January 23, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Femke NouwensDiederik WJ DippelMarjolein de Jong-HagelsteinEvy Visch-BrinkPeter KoudstaalLonneke M de Lau Source Type: research

Impact of lack-of-benefit stopping rules on treatment effect estimates of two-arm multi-stage (TAMS) trials with time to event outcome
Conclusions: Provided that all patients in a TAMS trial are followed up to the planned end of the trial, the bias in the estimated treatment effect is of no practical importance. Bias correction is then unnecessary.
Source: Trials - January 23, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Babak Choodari-OskooeiMahesh ParmarPatrick RoystonJack Bowden Source Type: research

Rotterdam Aphasia Therapy Study (RATS) -- 3: "The efficacy of intensive cognitive-linguistic therapy in the acute stage of aphasia"; design of a randomised controlled trial
Background: Aphasia is a severely disabling condition occurring in 20 to 25% of stroke patients. Most patients with aphasia due to stroke receive speech and language therapy. Methodologically sound randomised controlled trials investigating the effect of specific interventions for patients with aphasia following stroke are scarce. The currently available evidence suggests that intensive speech and language therapy is beneficial for restoration of communication, but the optimal timing of treatment is as yet unclear.In the Rotterdam Aphasia Therapy Study-3 we aim to test the hypothesis that patients with aphasia due to strok...
Source: Trials - January 23, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Femke NouwensDiederik DippelMarjolein Jong-HagelsteinEvy Visch-BrinkPeter KoudstaalLonneke Lau Source Type: research

Blood pressure control and treatment adherence in hypertensive patients with metabolic syndrome: protocol of a randomized controlled study based on home blood pressure telemonitoring vs. conventional management and assessment of psychological determinants of adherence (TELEBPMET Study)
Background: Inadequate blood pressure control and poor adherence to treatment remain among the major limitations in the management of hypertensive patients, particularly of those at high risk of cardiovascular events. Preliminary evidence suggests that home blood pressure telemonitoring (HBPT) might help increasing the chance of achieving blood pressure targets and improve patient's therapeutic adherence. However, all these potential advantages of HBPT have not yet been fully investigated. Methods: The purpose of this open label, parallel group, randomized, controlled study is to assess whether, in patients with high cardi...
Source: Trials - January 23, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Gianfranco ParatiStefano OmboniAngelo CompareEnzo GrossiEdward CallusAchille VencoMaurizio DestroGiuseppe VillaPaolo PalatiniEnrico RoseiSimonetta ScalviniStefano TaddeiDario ManfellottoStefano FavaleCarmine MatteisMichele Guglielmi Source Type: research

Evaluating the Translation Process of an Internet-Based Self-Help Intervention for Prevention of Depression: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Conclusions: The economic analysis shows that the cost-effectiveness of the translation project was substantial. Hopefully, these results will encourage others to do similar analyses and report cost-effectiveness data in their research reports.
Source: Journal of Medical Internet Research - January 23, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Ove K LintvedtKathleen M GriffithsMartin EisemannKnut Waterloo Source Type: research

Bovine neonatal pancytopenia - Comparative proteomic characterization of two BVD vaccines and the producer cell surface proteome (MDBK)
Conclusions: The respective vaccine was not purified enough to prevent the development of alloantibodies. To narrow down possible candidate proteins, those most likely to represent a trigger for BNP pathogenesis are presented in this study, giving a fundament for further analysis in future research.
Source: BioMed Central - January 23, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Kerstin N EulerStefanie M HauckMarius UeffingCornelia A Deeg Source Type: research

Improving adjustments for older age in pre-hospital assessment and care
Population estimates projects a significant increase in the geriatric population making elderly trauma patients more common. The geriatric trauma patients experience higher incidence of pre-existing medical conditions, impaired age-dependent physiologic reserve, use potent drugs and suffer from trauma system related shortcomings that influence outcomes. To improve adjustments for older age in pre-hospital assessment and care, several initiatives should be implemented. Decision-makers should make system revisions and introduce advanced point-of-care initiatives to improve outcome after trauma for the elderly.
Source: BioMed Central - January 23, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Marius Rehn Source Type: research

How accurate are self-reported pensions and benefits? A population based validation study: the Nord-Tr[latin small letter o with stroke]ndelag health study (HUNT)
Conclusions: The validity of self-reported data on disability pension, rehabilitation benefits and retirement pension is high -- it seems that participants' responses can be trusted. Compared to responders, non-responders are less likely to be receivers. If necessary, power and validity can be kept high by imputing non-responders as non-receivers.
Source: BioMed Central - January 23, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Solbjørg Makalani MyrtveitAnja M AriansenIngvard WilhelmsenSteinar KrokstadArnstein Mykletun Source Type: research

Validity and feasibility of a satellite imagery-based method for rapid estimation of displaced populations
In this study, we explored the potential use of very high resolution satellite imagery to remotely estimate forcibly displaced populations. Methods: Our method consisted of multiplying (i) manual counts of assumed residential structures on a satellite image and (ii) estimates of the mean number of people per structure (structure occupancy) obtained from publicly available reports. We computed population estimates for 11 sites in Bangladesh, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Kenya and Mozambique (six refugee camps, three internally displaced persons' camps and two urban neighbourhoods with a mixture of re...
Source: BioMed Central - January 23, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Francesco ChecchiBarclay T StewartJennifer J PalmerChris Grundy Source Type: research

A mixed integer linear programming model to reconstruct phylogenies from single nucleotide polymorphism haplotypes under the maximum parsimony criterion
Conclusion: We provide an indication of the conditions under which such an optimal enumeration approach islikely to be feasible, suggesting that these strategies are usable for relatively large numbers of taxa, al-though with stricter limits on numbers of variable sites. The work thus provides methodology suitablefor provably optimal solution of some harder instances that resist all prior approaches.
Source: BioMed Central - January 23, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Daniele CatanzaroRamamoorthi RaviRussell Schwartz Source Type: research

The Long-Term Care Insurance Program in Israel: solidarity with the elderly in a changing society
Israel's Long-Term Care Insurance Program is a progressive social security program that focuses on home-based personal care services. However, it is not clear whether its benefits are adequate to meet the needs of Israel's growing elderly population.
Source: BioMed Central - January 23, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Sharon Asiskovitch Source Type: research

An evaluation of the ability of Dichelobacter nodosus to survive in soil
Conclusion: Our findings indicate that the survival time of D. nodosus and its ability to infect susceptible sheep on pasture under different climatic conditions should be studied further.
Source: BioMed Central - January 23, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Sara Ellinor CederlöfTomas HansenIlka Christine KlaasØystein Angen Source Type: research

Critical care resource allocation: trying to PREEDICCT outcomes without a crystal ball
Despite pandemic influenza's long reign atop the list of potential medical catastrophes, the first protocol designed to support critical care triage in a pandemic was published only in 2006. InFACT (the International Forum of Acute Care Trialists) was formed in 2009 and provided a platform for international critical care research collaboration during the 2009-2010 Influenza A(H1N1) pandemic. Over the past 2 years, a number of working groups have emerged from InFACT focused upon improving the investigation and care of patients with severe respiratory illness. Arising from these efforts, in June of 2012, an international gro...
Source: BioMed Central - January 23, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Michael D ChristianRobert FowlerMatthew P MullerCharles GomersallCharles L SprungNathaniel HupertDavid FismanAndrew TillyardDavid ZygunJohn C MarshalPREEDICCT Study Group Source Type: research

Comparison of RIFLE with and without urine output criteria for acute kidney injury in critically ill patients: a task still not concluded!
Dear Editor,We have read with interest the article by Wlodzimirow and colleagues 1 in which they studied prospectively the "Risk Injury Failure Loss End-stage renal disease" (RIFLE) 2 classification with serum creatinine (SCr) and urine output (UO) (RIFLESCr+UO), and without UO criteria (RIFLESCr) for acute kidney injury (AKI) in 260 critically ills. RIFLESCr significantly underestimated the presence of AKI on admission and during the first intensive care unit (ICU) week and significantly delayed AKI diagnosis. Those are important findings that corroborate the utility of using simultaneously both criteria as proposed by th...
Source: BioMed Central - January 23, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: José LopesSofia Jorge Source Type: research

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Source: Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening - January 22, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen Source Type: research

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PMID: 23344583 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening - January 22, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Gjersvik P Tags: Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen Source Type: research

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Source: Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening - January 22, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Breivik H, Stubhaug A Tags: Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen Source Type: research

Videobased Emergency Medical Interaction.
PMID: 23344594 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening - January 22, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Bolle SR, Lien AH, Mjaaseth R, Gilbert M Tags: Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen Source Type: research

Virtual crisis management: an alternative to one single public emergency number and joint operation centres.
PMID: 23344595 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening - January 22, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Gilbert M, Bolle SR Tags: Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen Source Type: research

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Source: Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening - January 22, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Reymert J Tags: Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen Source Type: research

[Drug-related claims in the Norwegian System of Compensation to Patients].
Abstract BACKGROUND Patients subjected to drug-related injuries can, in accordance with Norwegian legislation, seek compensation from the Norwegian System of Patient Injury Compensation (NPE). The aim of this study was to examine what drugs and injuries instigate claims against NPE, and how these cases are resolved.MATERIAL AND METHODS We have assessed anonymised summaries of 992 consecutive indemnity applications received and evaluated by NPE over the period 2003 - 2009. We recorded the age and gender of applicants, treatment diagnosis, drugs implicated, outcome, and NPE's decision in each case.RESULTS A total...
Source: Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening - January 22, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Baardseth M, Lynghei E, Flåte S, Spigset O, Slørdal L Tags: Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen Source Type: research

[Iron deficiency anaemia - interpretation of biochemical and haematological findings].
Abstract BACKGROUND Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia are frequent problems in both the primary and the specialist health services. It is important to detect iron deficiency and to determine the causal relationship because iron deficiency may be secondary to a serious disease. The diagnosis of iron deficiency is largely based on biochemical and haematological laboratory findings, but there is no standardisation or consensus on the interpretation of these findings.METHOD Non-systematic search in the PubMed database with a discretionary selection of articles, based on the authors' knowledge of the field.RES...
Source: Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening - January 22, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Hagve TA, Lilleholt K, Svendsen M Tags: Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen Source Type: research

Uncommon adverse effect of a common medication.
PMID: 23344600 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening - January 22, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Moore KL, Kildahl-Andersen O, Kildahl-Andersen R, Tjønnfjord GE Tags: Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen Source Type: research

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PMID: 23344601 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening - January 22, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Juvkam KH, Gudim HB Tags: Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen Source Type: research

[Neurography for diagnosing carpal tunnel syndrome].
Abstract BACKGROUND A number of evidence-based guidelines now recommend that a nerve conduction study should be used to confirm the existence of carpal tunnel syndrome before any surgery takes place.METHOD The article is based on a search in PubMed, a personal literature archive (1980 - 2011) and long clinical experience of neurological and neurophysiological diagnostics.RESULTS Both motor and sensory nerve fascicles must be tested after adequate warming up. An extended nerve conduction study with supplementary tests to compare velocities and latencies in median and ulnar nerves, increases the diagnostic precis...
Source: Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening - January 22, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Todnem K, Sand T Tags: Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen Source Type: research