Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2014
Comparative StudyIllicit substance use among university students from seven European countries: a comparison of personal and perceived peer use and attitudes towards illicit substance use.
To compare European students' personal use and approval of illicit substance use with their perceptions of peer behaviours and attitudes, and investigate whether perceptions of peer norms are associated with personal use of illicit substances and attitudes. ⋯ Students commonly perceived that their peers used illicit subtances more often than themselves. We found an association between the perceived peer norms/attitudes and reported individual behaviour/attitudes.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2014
Distinct associations of different sedentary behaviors with health-related attributes among older adults.
Leisure-time sedentary behaviors (LTSBs) have been associated adversely with health outcomes. However, limited research has focused on different categories of LTSB. We aimed at identifying categories of LTSBs and examining their separate associations with indices of health among Japanese older adults. ⋯ Two types of sedentary time-passive and mentally-active-may play different roles in older adults' well-being.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2014
The health consequences of child mental health problems and parenting styles: unintentional injuries among European schoolchildren.
Unintentional injury is the leading cause of death for schoolchildren. We assessed the association between externalizing psychopathology, parenting style, and unintentional injury in European children in the community. ⋯ Unintentional injury is a potential adverse health consequence of child externalizing problems. Interventions to improve parent-child relationships and prevention as well as focused treatment for externalizing problems may reduce the burden of injury.
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This study aims to compare health status and its risk factors between men and women who are from countries of different income status in Asia. ⋯ This study confirms that Asian men have poorer health compared to women besides the growing concerns on NCD risk factors. The findings from this study calls for a concerted effort to find solutions in addressing men's health problems in Asia.
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Preventive medicine · Oct 2014
Quality criteria for health checks: development of a European consensus agreement.
Health checks may empower individuals to take better care of their health, but they may incorporate risks of incorrect test results, overdiagnosis and overtreatment as well. Some health checks are strictly regulated, such as in many of the national screening programs, but the ones offered outside such programs and in the commercial domain, are not. We developed a European consensus agreement for quality criteria. ⋯ The consensus agreement on the quality of health checks aim to enhance informed decision making in clients and protects the affordability of the health care system. The criteria can be developed further into a formal standard and regulation if such authority is warranted.