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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"health status indicators"”.
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Development and Validation of a Diagnostic Model - The Hypertension Population Risk Tool (HTNPoRT) - to Predict Hypertension and Describe Risk Profiles: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study of Canadians
… lack use for individual and population health planning. Methods: The Hypertension Population Risk Tool (HTNPoRT) was derived from 19,643 adult respondents in the Canadian Health Measures Survey. Sex-specific logistic regression models predicting hypertension presence were developed using …
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Oral Health Needs of Virginia Schoolchildren by HMO Regions
Purpose: This study examined differences in oral health status and dental treatment needs by HMO regions in Virginia. Methods: The Division of Dental Health (DDH), Virginia Department of Health (VDH), completed the 1999 Virginia Oral Health Needs Assessment (VSOHNA) with the cooperation of the …
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A general inquiry into the health status of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi and the risk factors associated with their non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
… between cultural lifestyle, perceived health status and non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) among the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi. The specific focus of this work is to survey the health risk behaviors and self perceived health status indicators of the Nottawaseppi …
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The Relationship Between Perceived Wellness, Physical Function and Traditional Medical Outcomes in Physical Therapy
… and biological or lifestyle risk factors. Most healthcare professionals, including physical therapists, do not utilize wellness measures in patient assessment. The purpose of this research was to determine if there is a predictive relationship between perceived wellness as compared to …
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Body Weight and Mortality Among Adults Who Never Smoked
… an association that, if causal among healthy adults, is without adequate pathophysiologic support.</p> <p>In this dissertation, I have conducted three studies that continue the investigation of adiposity in relation to mortality among never-smoking adults of the California Seventh-day …
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Medicare, Medicaid and the health status of individuals in Washington State, USA
… having Medicare and Medicaid coverage upon the health status of individuals in Washington, United States. A representative data set of more than 3,000 individuals from the state of Washington was utilized to address this relationship. The findings showed that the type of insurance coverage plays …
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Lung Cancer Stigma: Associated Variables and Coping Strategies
… Regret when compared to never smokers, smoking status did not significantly affect the level of Medical Stigma reported by lung cancer survivors. The most common themes extracted from the qualitative data were coping strategies involving education, avoidance, support, helping others, acceptance, …
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The Effects of Poverty and Allostatic Load on the Development of Chronic Disease
… there is a significant impact of poverty on poor health outcomes. Poverty is associated with limited access to education and healthcare, increased exposure to violence, and chronic stress that contribute to the development of chronic diseases. The poverty and chronic disease relationship is …
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Never Smokers -- Are They More Sensitive to the Respiratory Health Effects of Ambient Air Pollution?
… (PM) and all-cause mortality. The Adventist Health and Smog 1 (AHSMOG-1) study (N=6,338) has previously found associations between ambient air pollution and incident chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using the spatial interpolation method from the three nearest fixed monitoring …
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Nondysphoric Depressive Symptoms and Cognitive Abilities in Healthy Older Adults
… memory, attention, and executive functions in healthy older adults. Results of structural regression modeling analyses indicate that the models in the current study of the effect of nondysphoric symptoms of cognitive abilities are not a good fit for the data and cannot be interpreted as …