Preventive medicine
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Preventive medicine · Feb 2015
Gender differences in physical activity patterns among older adults who fall.
This study describes gender differences in the level and pattern of physical activity in groups of older adults who were frequent fallers, intermittent fallers, or non-fallers. ⋯ Frequent falling among older adults is associated with declines in common leisure, household, and walking activities. The effect of falling frequency on physical activity appears to affect men and women differently, generating the hypothesis that interventions to promote physical activity among fallers need to be gender specific.
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Preventive medicine · Feb 2015
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyA prevention program for multiple health-compromising behaviors in adolescence: baseline results from a cluster randomized controlled trial.
To describe the design and present the baseline findings of the evaluation study of 'Paesaggi di Prevenzione', a school-based prevention program tackling smoking, alcohol misuse, dietary risks, and physical inactivity in 12- to 14-year-olds. ⋯ This study seems adequately powered and baseline variables appear evenly distributed between study groups. Findings are in line with those of the WHO Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children study.
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Preventive medicine · Feb 2015
Social engagement and chronic disease risk behaviors: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
Although engagement in social networks is important to health, multiple different dimensions exist. This study identifies which dimensions are associated with chronic disease risk behaviors. ⋯ Both social support and neighborhood social cohesion, a less commonly considered aspect of social engagement, appear to be important for chronic disease prevention interventions and likely act via separate pathways.
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Preventive medicine · Feb 2015
Healthy behaviours and 10-year incidence of diabetes: a population cohort study.
To examine the association between meeting behavioural goals and diabetes incidence over 10 years in a large, representative Swedish population. ⋯ Interventions promoting the achievement of behavioural goals in the general population could significantly reduce diabetes incidence.
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Preventive medicine · Feb 2015
Seasonal influenza vaccination among Mexican migrants traveling through the Mexico-US border region.
Mobile populations are at high risk for communicable diseases and can serve as a bridge between sending and receiving communities. The objective of this study is to determine the rates of, and factors associated with, seasonal influenza vaccination among Mexican migrants traveling through the US-Mexico border. ⋯ Overall, the rates of seasonal influenza vaccination in circular Mexican migrants are low compared to adults in Mexico and the US Efforts are needed to increase influenza vaccination among this highly mobile population, particularly in adults with chronic conditions.