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Showing 1 to 20 of 415 for “"Chronic diseases"”.
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Nutritional Supplementation and Skeletal Muscle Health in Chronic Diseases
<p>Prevalence of chronic diseases in the United States keeps increasing in recent years. There are approximately four in ten adults having chronic diseases in America. Chronic diseases include obesity, aging, heart diseases, cancer and many others. This thesis mainly focuses on obesity and aging. …
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Impact Of Refill Synchronization On Medication Adherence For Chronic Diseases
Objectives: The objective of this study is to assess the impact of medication synchronization (med sync) on medication adherence for three drug classes under the CMS Star Rating system i.e. oral diabetes, hypertension and cholesterol. Methods: A quasi-experimental pre-post study design was employed …
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Patient participation in the context of chronic diseases in primary healthcare nursing
… This is in particular relevant for patients with chronic diseases, as they experience problems with regard to receiving targeted healthcare and face challenges in their social lives. In the context of chronic diseases, strong primary healthcare (PHC) is crucial for supporting patient …
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Prevalence and risk factors of chronic diseases of lifestyles in endurance runners
Background: Chronic diseases of lifestyle (CDL) are associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality in South Africa. Although prevalence of CDL has been established in the general population, there is limited research regarding the prevalence and risk factors for CDL in individuals taking …
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Psychological factors and physical outcomes in patients with chronic diseases of lifestyle
INTRODUCTION: Chronic diseases of lifestyle (CDL) are a major cause of global morbidity and mortality. Although CDL are largely preventable and treatable through adopting and maintaining healthy lifestyle behaviours, CDL rehabilitation programmes remain an underutilised resource. Behaviour …
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Prevalence and Determinants of Chronic Diseases Among Food Pantry Users in Washoe County
Chronic conditions remain a public health concern leading to mortality globally and locally. The incidence of chronic disease has been associated with food insecurity, as individuals in these populations do not have access to healthcare and nutritionally safe foods due to financial constraints. The …
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Impact of Dietary Bioactive Components in Chronic Diseases Using Nutrigenomics, Nutriepigenomics, and Metagenomics Approaches
<p>Chronic diseases that include seven of the top ten leading causes of premature deaths in the United States demand more than eighty percent of all health care cost. Although typical Western diets--high fat (HF), low fiber and low vegetables-- are frequently associated with increased risk for …
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High Saturated Fat Diet Induces Gestational Diabetes, Perinatal Skeletal Malformation and Adult-Onset Chronic Diseases
… musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and metabolic diseases; however, the contribution of gestational HFD to elevated oxidative stress (OS), perinatal cardiovascular, skeletal, and metabolic dysfunction as well as long-term effects on adult offspring are incompletely understood. Pathophysiologic …
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Help-seeking for mental health problems among older adults with chronic diseases: An evaluation and intervention
Older adults have high rates of chronic diseases, leaving them more vulnerable to associated mental health declines. Nevertheless, the intentions of older adults with chronic diseases to seek help from mental health support systems are low. Couched in the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), this …
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Information systems in general practice: a framework to implement the management and prevention of chronic diseases
… framework for the prevention and management of chronic diseases in general practice. Chronic diseases - or conditions as it is also commonly known, like Diabetes, Asthma, Cardiovascular Disease, etc., are persistent or recurring illnesses or impairments lasting for years that cannot be cured, …
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Social Marketing Campaigns: A Public Health Tool in the Prevention of HIV/AIDS and Other Chronic Diseases
… of the prevention of HIV/AIDS and other chronic diseases as assessed through the fieldwork experience with Better World Advertising (BWA). This fieldwork and the following summary clearly defines a social marketing campaign, and also demonstrates its usefulness in engaging the target …
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Ketosis Suppression and Ageing (KetoSAge): Suppression of ketosis negatively affects multiple biomarkers associated with chronic diseases and ageing
… liver disease, and fragility fractures are diseases of hyperinsulinaemia that reduce life and healthspan. Hyperinsulinaemia pathologies present with increases in loss of function at all levels, from: the cellular, tissue, organ and ultimately systemic. Sustained ketosis with euglycaemia is a …
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Older persons' experiences of hospital patient education and self-management of their chronic diseases once discharged home
… instructions related to self-management of their chronic illnesses once they were discharged from the hospital to their home. The combination of the growing elderly population, inadequate health literacy, and the prevalence of comorbidity illustrate the complex needs of this population of patient …
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Strategies for tailored messages : interaction of personal value orientation and freedom threat for chronic diseases management and behavior changes
… in order to help self-management of chronic diseases. The overall study is twofold: Study 1 -- systematic review and Study 2 -- experimental study. Conducting Study 1 -- review study -- has shed light on the current status of research on technology-based interventions for managing …
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Krónikus betegségek biológiai terápiájának alkalmazásával kapcsolatos gazdasági megfontolások = Economic consideration of the implementation of biotechnological therapies in chronic diseases
Disszertációmban egyes krónikus betegségekben alkalmazott biológiai terápiák gazdasági, pénzügyi és költségvetési hatásaival foglalkoztam. Célkitűzés: A biológiai gyógyszerek terápiás alkalmazásáról rendelkezésre álló tudás mind Magyarországon, mind a KKE országokban limitált. Disszertációm fő …
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Investigating the protective role of the natural hormone Melatonin, in reducing drug-induced cardiotoxicity in the therapy of chronic diseases
… disorder and a major end-point of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The pathogenesis of HF is mostly unresolved but involves interplay between cardiac structural and electrical remodelling, metabolic alterations, cell death and altered gene expression. Mitochondrial dysfunction and HF are common …
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Adolescent Hypertension at a School-Based Health Center: A Pre-Implementation Study Using the Tailored Implementation for Chronic Diseases (TICD) Checklist
… based on the Tailored Implementation for Chronic Diseases (TICD) framework. This tool evaluated the evidence-based practices for managing adolescent hypertension at the school-based clinic. The secondary aim was to develop recommendations for overcoming barriers to guideline implementation …
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Lifestyle modification education in chronic diseases of lifestyle : insight into counselling provided by health professionals at primary health care facilities in the Western Cape, South Africa
… education and counselling to patients with chronic diseases of lifestyle in order to make recommendations for an intervention programme that utilises available resources.
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An investigation into the risk factors of musculoskeletal diseases and the association between chronic diseases of lifestyle in an under-resourced area of the Cape Town Metropole
… disease (MSD) is the most common cause of severe chronic or persistent pain, functional limitations, and physical disability, affecting 20-50% of adults. Globally, disability due to musculoskeletal disease is estimated to have increased by 45% from 1990 to 2010 accounting for 6.8% of total years …
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