Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · May 2014
Multicenter StudyMen benefit more from midlife leisure-time physical activity than women regarding the development of late-life disability--results of the KORA-Age study.
Encouraging physical activity is an important public health measure to reduce disability prevalence in the aged. The aims of this study were to determine the association between midlife physical activity and late-life disability and to investigate gender-specific differences. ⋯ Elevated physical activity reduces the risk of becoming disabled and postpones the onset of disability by several years, but we could not show an effect on the severity of disability. In addition, men seem to benefit more from leisure-time physical activity than women.
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Preventive medicine · May 2014
Multiple tobacco product use among adults in the United States: cigarettes, cigars, electronic cigarettes, hookah, smokeless tobacco, and snus.
Noncigarette tobacco products are increasingly popular. Researchers need to understand multiple tobacco product use to assess the effects of these products on population health. We estimate national prevalence and examine risk factors for multiple product use. ⋯ Over 10% of U.S. adults use multiple tobacco products. A better understanding of multiple product use involving combustible products, like cigars and hookah, is needed. Multiple product use may be associated with past quit attempts.
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Preventive medicine · May 2014
Perceived judgment about weight can negatively influence weight loss: a cross-sectional study of overweight and obese patients.
To examine the association between patient-perceived judgments about weight by primary care providers (PCPs) and self-reported weight loss. ⋯ Weight loss discussions between patients and PCPs may lead to greater weight loss in relationships where patients do not perceive judgment about their weight.
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Preventive medicine · May 2014
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation did not help low income Hispanic women in Texas meet the dietary guidelines.
Low-income Hispanic women are at greater risk for dietary deficiencies and obesity. We assessed the association between Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation and dietary intake among 661 Hispanic women aged 26-44 years living in Texas. ⋯ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program should play an important role in enhancing the overall dietary quality of low-income households. Policy initiatives such as limiting the purchase of sugar-sweetened beverages and education to enable women to reduce consumption of high sodium processed foods deserve consideration as means to improve the dietary quality of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants. Effective measures are needed to increase Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participation rates among Hispanics.
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Preventive medicine · May 2014
Pneumococcal vaccination of the elderly during visits to acute care providers: who are vaccinated?
Many elderly remain unvaccinated against invasive pneumococcal disease yet frequently visit acute care providers where they have an opportunity to receive the pneumococcal vaccine. We describe factors associated with pneumococcal vaccination in adults aged 65 years and older during visits to acute care providers. ⋯ Acute care visits were associated with greater pneumococcal vaccine uptake for the elderly during the annual influenza season and long hospital stays.