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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"lifestyle risk"”.
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HIV/AIDS-related stigma in the South African construction industry: the case of ESKOM
… and 'cognitive ' and 'behavioural' factors ('lifestyle risk', 'condom non-compliance', 'substance use', 'HIV/AIDS knowledge', and 'attitudinal fear of testing') - to predict HIV/AIDS-related stigma. The results indicate that: (1) age predicts lifestyle risk, condom non-compliance and alcohol …
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Lifestyle Etiology Of Thyroid Cancer In A Multiethnic Population
… is a prospective cohort study that has high risk racial/ethnic groups: such as Filipinos, and a wide range of exposures. The only established risk factor is radiation, although there are probable lifestyle risk factors in the literature. Study 1 examined the association of lifestyle risk …
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Education of Hypertensive Young Adults to Improve Health Habits: A Systematic Review [paper]
… goal of this research is to stratify long term risks associated with uncontrolled hypertension and to evaluate if this intervention will improve these outcomes when started in young adulthood. Methods: A systematic review of literature was conducted across seven studies. Primary outcomes …
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Epidemiology of oral cancer from a socioeconomic perspective
… this area, in favour of pursuing genetic and 'lifestyle' risk factors. The over-arching aim of this thesis was to investigate the epidemiology of oral cancer in relation to individual socioeconomic status (SES), area-based socioeconomic circumstances, and socioeconomic inequalities. Descriptive …
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Hypertension in Older African Americans: Testing Psychosocial Mediators
… low levels of psychosocial resources, and lifestyle risk factors in African American adults. Past studies have used the Reserve Capacity Model (RCM; Gallo & Matthews, 2003; 2005) to understand these relationships. The RCM asserts that stress can be mitigated by psychosocial resources …
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Virtual reality navigation assessment and 7 tesla MR imaging of the entorhinal-hippocampal circuit in asymptomatic at-risk Alzheimer's disease
… path integration would be impaired in people at risk of AD, prior to symptom onset. In Experiment 1, path integration was assessed using an immersive virtual reality assessment in 100 cognitively asymptomatic individuals from the PREVENT Dementia Programme with pre-existing clinical and cognitive …
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The Relationship Between Perceived Wellness, Physical Function and Traditional Medical Outcomes in Physical Therapy
… physical disability, disease, 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 …
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Epidemiological Investigations of Dietary Patterns and Physical Activity on Longevity and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes
… and physical inactivity are important modifiable risk factors for premature mortality and major chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes (diabetes). However, few large-scale studies have examined the combined influence of overall diet quality and physical activity …
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Prevalence and associated health risk factors of overweight and obesity among educators among Nkomazi Local Municipality Ehlanzeni District, Mpumalanga Province
… investigate the prevalence and associated health risk factors of overweight and obesity among educators in selected schools in Nkomazi Municipality. Methodology: A quantitative cross-sectional design was used. The population of this study included all teachers in the Nkomazi Municipality. Three …
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Cardiovascular health, stress and sleep of shift working police officers : a physiological assessment
… completed the following tools, including the Lifestyle Appraisal Questionnaire (Craig et al., 1996), Epworth Sleepiness Scale (Johns, 1991), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (Buysse et al., 1989), Checklist of Individual Strength (Vercoulen et al., 1994), Fatigue Severity Scale (Krupp et al., …
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Understanding the barriers to lifestyle change in the SPHERE study
… of coronary heart disease, which include a lifestyle of regular physical activity and a healthy diet, are known to improve life expectancy. However, adherence to recommended lifestyle changes is difficult for many patients. The aim of this thesis was to explore lifestyle change interventions …
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An Intelligent System Model for Diagnostic of Human Pancreatic Cancer
… detection of Pancreatic Cancer by estimating the risk before exposure. The parameters are extracted by reviewing the literature review, where biographical, clinical, and lifestyle information has thoroughly discussed and effects of those inputs are identified. The input variables are Diabetes, …
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The South African National Educator Wellness Study (SA-NEWS)
… South African (SA) teachers are a population at risk for non-communicable diseases. Health screening, primarily through wellness days, is a popular strategy to improve health by identifying risk factors or disease. In addition, studies show the effectiveness of tailored letters and SMS text …