The roles of health literacy and social support in the association between smartphone ownership and frailty in older adults: a moderated mediation model
Understanding the role of smartphones to promote the health status of older adults is important in the digital society. Little is known about the effects of having smartphones on physical frailty despite its p... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jinseon Yi, Ju Young Yoon, Chang Won Won, Miji Kim and Kyoung Suk Lee Tags: Research Source Type: research
The impact of internet use on health among older adults in China: a nationally representative study
Aging poses a significant challenge worldwide, with China ’s aging status becoming particularly severe. What is the impact of Internet use on the health of the elderly? Existing studies have drawn conflicting c... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Yanyan Zhou, Yang Bai and Jun Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Associations between COVID-19 incidence, weight status, and social participation restrictions in the U.S.: evidence from the national population, cross-sectional study
To explore the associations between coronavirus infection incidence and weight status and social participation restrictions among community-dwelling adults in the United States. (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: SuJung Jung Tags: Research Source Type: research
Knowledge and trust of mothers regarding childhood vaccination in Rwanda
Knowledge and trust are some of the contributing factors to vaccine acceptance(VA) and Vaccine hesitancy (VH) is one of the top threats to global health. A significant drop in childhood vaccination has been ob... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Edward Mbonigaba, Fengyun Yu, Mark Donald C Re ñosa, Frederick Nchang Cho, Qiushi Chen, Claudia M Denkinger, Shannon A McMahon and Simiao Chen Tags: Research Source Type: research
Sex-related inequalities in crude and age-standardized suicide rates: trends in Ghana from 2000 to 2019
Suicide represents a major public health concern, affecting a significant portion of individuals. However, there remains a gap in understanding the age and sex disparities in the occurrence of suicide. Therefo... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - April 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Faustina Adoboi, Aliu Mohammed, Precious Adade Duodu, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Florence Gyembuzie Wongnaah and Bright Opoku Ahinkorah Tags: Research Source Type: research
Health effects of holistic housing renovation in a disadvantaged neighbourhood in the Netherlands: a qualitative exploration among residents and professionals
Holistic housing renovations combine physical housing improvements with social and socioeconomic interventions (e.g. referral to social services, debt counselling, involvement in decision-making, promoting soc... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: H.E. Koops-Van Hoffen, Y.M.R. Vendrig-De Punder, F.J. Van Lenthe, F. Borl ée, M. Jambroes and C.B.M. Kamphuis Tags: Research Source Type: research
The association between social connectedness and euthanasia and assisted suicide and related constructs: systematic review
Euthanasia and assisted suicide (EAS) requests are common in countries where they are legal. Loneliness and social isolation are modifiable risk factors for mental illness and suicidal behaviour and are common... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Emma Corcoran, Molly Bird, Rachel Batchelor, Nafiso Ahmed, Rebecca Nowland and Alexandra Pitman Tags: Research Source Type: research
Subnational estimates of life expectancy at birth in India: evidence from NFHS and SRS data
Mortality estimates at the subnational level are of urgent need in India for the formulation of policies and programmes at the district level. This is the first-ever study which used survey data for the estima... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Pawan Kumar Yadav and Suryakant Yadav Tags: Research Source Type: research
Experiences of support for people who access voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations for self-harm: a qualitative study with stakeholder feedback
Prevalence of self-harm In England is rising, however contact with statutory services remains relatively low. There is growing recognition of the potential role voluntary, community and social enterprise secto... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Joe Hulin, Vyv Huddy, Phillip Oliver, Jack Marshall, Aarti Mohindra, Brigitte Delaney and Caroline Mitchell Tags: Research Source Type: research
The association between psychological distress, abusive experiences, and help-seeking among people with intimate partner violence
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health problem associated with countless adverse physical and mental health outcomes. It places an enormous economic and public health burden on communities.... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - April 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Bohan Zhang, Arkers Wong, Rose E. Constantino and Vivian Hui Tags: Research Source Type: research
Multivariate logistic regression analysis of risk factors for birth defects: a study from population-based surveillance data
To explore risk factors for birth defects (including a broad range of specific defects). (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Xu Zhou, Jian He, Aihua Wang, Xinjun Hua, Ting Li, Chuqiang Shu and Junqun Fang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Pregnancy period and early-life risk factors for inflammatory bowel disease: a Northern Finland birth cohort 1966 study
The pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has not been fully elucidated. The aim of this study was to analyze the pregnancy period, perinatal period, and infancy period risk factors for IBD in a wel... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Timo M. Blomster, Olli-Pekka Koivurova, Ritva Koskela, Karl-Heinz Herzig, Nicholas J. Talley and Jukka Ronkainen Tags: Research Source Type: research
The 5 C model and Mpox vaccination behavior in Germany: a cross-sectional survey
Due to the authorization of the Mpox vaccines, we aimed to identify determinants of the intention to get vaccinated, actively trying to receive vaccination, and for successfully receiving a vaccination in Germ... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Philip Oeser, Julianna Grune, Jendrik Dedow and Wolfram Joachim Herrmann Tags: Research Source Type: research
Longitudinal association of grip strength with cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in older urban Lithuanian population
Ageing populations experience greater risks associated with health and survival. It increases the relevance of identifying variables associated with mortality. Grip strength (GS) has been identified as an impo... (Source: BMC Public Health)
Source: BMC Public Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lolita Sileikiene, Abdonas Tamosiunas, Dalia Luksiene, Ricardas Radisauskas, Daina Kranciukaite-Butylkiniene and Martin Bobak Tags: Research Source Type: research
Correction: Racial discrimination is associated with food insecurity, stress, and worse physical health among college students
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Source: BMC Public Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ryan Gamba, Negin Toosi, Lana Wood, Alexandra Correia, Nomar Medina, Maria Pritchard, Jhamon Venerable, Mikayla Lee and Joshua Kier Adrian Santillan Tags: Correction Source Type: research
