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Medicine, General & Internal
Ashleigh E. Smith, Alexandra T. Wade, Timothy Olds, Dorothea Dumuid, Michael J. Breakspear, Kate Laver, Mitchell R. Goldsworthy, Michael C. Ridding, Monica Fabiani, Jillian Dorrian, Montana Hunter, Bryan Paton, Mahmoud Abdolhoseini, Fayeem Aziz, Maddison L. Mellow, Clare Collins, Karen J. Murphy, Gabriele Gratton, Hannah Keage, Ross T. Smith, Frini Karayanidis
Summary: This study aims to explore the associations between time-use and diet compositions with cognition and brain function, and identify optimal time-use behaviors and diet compositions for optimizing cognition and brain function.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Tigest Shifraw, Katarina Selling, Alemayehu Worku, Hanna Yemane Berhane, Eva-Charlotte Ekstrom, Yemane Berhane
Summary: This study found that waist circumference and mid-upper arm circumference are alternative tools to identify overweight women. Both waist circumference and mid-upper arm circumference are effective in identifying overweight women. It is recommended to use mid-upper arm circumference for large-scale population-based assessments in low-income settings as it is logistically simpler and operationally feasible.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Erica Sedlander, Ichhya Pant, Jeffrey Bingenheimer, Hagere Yilma, Lipika Patro, Satyanarayan Mohanty, Rohini Ganjoo, Rajiv Rimal
Summary: This study examines the effect of a social norms-based intervention on iron folic acid (IFA) consumption among women in India. The results suggest that all components of the intervention had varying degrees of impact on IFA use. However, improvements in hemoglobin levels were not yet discernible.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Naomi M. Saville, Sanju Bhattarai, Helen Harris-Fry, Santosh Giri, Shraddha Manandhar, Joanna Morrison, Andrew Copas, Bibhu Thapaliya, Abriti Arjyal, Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli, Sushil C. Baral, Sara Hillman
Summary: This study aims to investigate whether providing virtual counseling twice during mid-pregnancy in the plains of Nepal can increase compliance to iron and folic acid (IFA) supplements during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study randomly assigned 150 pregnant women to two groups: one receiving routine antenatal care and the other receiving virtual counseling in addition to routine care. The primary outcome is the proportion of women consuming IFA tablets on at least 80% of the previous 14 days. Secondary outcomes include dietary diversity, consumption of intervention-promoted foods, practicing ways to enhance bioavailability, and knowledge of iron-rich foods.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Ivana Stankov, Rosie Mae Henson, Irene Headen, Jonathan Purtle, Brent A. Langellier
Summary: This article introduces the use of causal loop diagrams to depict the complex dynamics, inter-relationships, and feedback characteristic of food systems in order to support policy planning and action. The objectives of the study are to review the extent and nature of studies using qualitative systems mapping and to identify gaps in knowledge and implications for policy and practice.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Wei Bian, Zonghua Wang, Junli Wan, Feng Zhang, Xuemei Wu, Xin Li, Yu Luo
Summary: This study explores challenges to nutrition intervention adherence among wet AMD patients using the COM-B model. The results reveal that patients lack knowledge of nutrition, have misconceptions about the disease and treatment, and limited access to nutrition knowledge. Additionally, social opportunity, reflective motivation, and automatic motivation also impact the effectiveness of interventions. The study highlights the importance of medical staff paying attention to patients' nutrition intervention process and suggests developing professional and internet-based interventions.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Laura S. Bleker, Susanne R. de Rooij, Rebecca C. Painter, Anita C. J. Ravelli, Tessa J. Roseboom
Summary: The Dutch famine birth cohort study aims to investigate the effects of acute maternal undernutrition during the 1944-1945 Dutch famine on later health. Prenatal famine exposure had lasting consequences for health in later life, with most effects seen after exposure in early gestation.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Md Mehedi Hasan, Chowdhury Abdullah Al Asif, Alina Barua, Archis Banerjee, Md Abul Kalam, Abdul Kader, Tasnuva Wahed, Mohammad Wali Noman, Aminuzzaman Talukder
Summary: This study used data from the 2019 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey and the 2017-2018 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey to examine the association between household access to water, sanitation, and handwashing facilities and child undernutrition in Bangladesh. The results showed that children from households without basic sanitation and handwashing facilities had higher rates of undernutrition. Therefore, improving these facilities may help reduce child undernutrition in Bangladesh.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Yeshalem Mulugeta Demilew, Azezu Asres Nigussie, Hunegnaw Almaw, Belete Sewasew
Summary: This study aimed to assess the diet quality and associated factors among preparatory school students in Awi Zone, Ethiopia. The majority of the students had poor-quality diets, highlighting the need for nutrition education considering the sociodemographic characteristics of the students and their families. Implementing income-generating interventions for low-income households was also recommended.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Shreeshti Uchai, Lene Frost Andersen, Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock, Anette Hjartaker
Summary: This study investigates the association between obesity, assessed using body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC), and pre-frailty/frailty among older adults over a 21-year follow-up. The findings show that both general and abdominal obesity are associated with an increased risk of pre-frailty/frailty, and maintaining normal BMI and WC throughout adulthood is important for preventing pre-frailty/frailty.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Sohel Reza Choudhury, Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mamun, Jubaida Akhtar, Md Noor Nabi Sayem, Zerin Zahed, Mohammad Ataur Rahman, Jasimuddin Ahmed, Mohammad Mostafa Zaman
Summary: The Tanaka, Kawasaki, and INTERSALT methods are not appropriate for estimating 24-hour urinary sodium excretion from spot urine samples to assess dietary salt intake in Bangladesh. Among these methods, the Kawasaki method has the highest agreement with the 24-hour urinary sodium excretion concentration in this population.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Fahmida Dil Farzana, Nuzhat Choudhury, Md Ahshanul Haque, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Jyoti Raihan, S. M. Tanvir Ahmed, Sheikh Shahed Rahman, Towfida Jahan Siddiqua, Farina Naz, Asg Faruque, Tahmeed Ahmed
Summary: This study aimed to examine the prevalence of core infant and young child feeding indicators and their associations with the type of terrain in rural Bangladesh. The results showed that flash-flood prone areas were associated with higher rates of exclusive breastfeeding, minimum meal frequency, and minimum dietary diversity. Additionally, hilly areas were associated with lower rates of introducing solid foods.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Jason Mulimba Were, Saverio Stranges, Ishor Sharma, Juan Camilo Vargas-Gonzalez, M. Karen Campbell
Summary: This scoping review aims to map literature on the double burden of malnutrition phenomenon among preschool children and women of reproductive age in low-income and middle-income countries, who are among the most high-risk groups to encounter DBM.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Md Tahidur Rahman, Md Jahangir Alam, Noyon Ahmed, Dulal Chandra Roy, Papia Sultana
Summary: The objectives of this study were to identify the trend of undernutrition risk among under-five children (U5C) in Bangladesh and the trend of its correlates. Multiple cross-sectional data sets from different time points were used. The study found that the risk of undernutrition has decreased over the years, and factors such as wealth index, parental education, and frequency of antenatal visits are associated with child undernutrition.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Priscila Ribas Costa, Thais Carvalho, Jacqueline Costa Dias Pitangueira, Monica Leila Portela Santana, Sanjay Kinra, Louise Potvin
Summary: This systematic review aims to describe the prevalence of copper, selenium, and zinc deficiencies in women of childbearing age. These micronutrient deficiencies are commonly caused by inadequate food intake, poor diet quality, and low bioavailability. Their deficiencies are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, compromising both maternal and offspring health.
Article
Physiology
Kelsey E. Joyce, George M. Balanos, Christopher Bradley, Amy Fountain, Arthur R. Bradwell, Samuel J. E. Lucas
Summary: Proteinuria is a transient physiological phenomenon that may be influenced by exercise intensity and hypoxemia. This study found that exercise intensity, rather than the degree of exercise-induced hypoxemia, determines postexercise proteinuria.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Miranda Van Emmenis, James Jamison, Aikaterini Kassavou, Wendy Hardeman, Felix Naughton, Charlotte A'Court, Stephen Sutton, Helen Eborall
Summary: This study explores the perspectives of patients and healthcare practitioners on non-adherence to hypertension medication and the potential content of a combined very brief face-to-face discussion (VBI) and digital intervention (DI). It finds that patients have both non-intentional (forgetting) and intentional (concerns about side effects, reluctance to medicate) reasons for non-adherence. Messages targeting forgetting medication or obtaining prescriptions were considered more useful. Patients also desired control over the DI and information about data use associated with any sensing technology.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Caitlin Notley, Tracey J. Brown, Linda Bauld, Elaine M. Boyle, Paul Clarke, Wendy Hardeman, Richard Holland, Marie Hubbard, Felix Naughton, Amy Nichols, Sophie Orton, Michael Ussher, Emma Ward
Summary: This study aimed to explore intervention measures to promote smoke-free homes in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The study found that both parents and healthcare professionals recognized the need for intervention and suggested that it should include cessation support, support to maintain a smoke-free environment, and guidance on discussing smoking issues with family and visitors. The findings informed the development of an intervention based on the '3As' approach.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kumud Kantilal, Wendy Hardeman, Hattie Whiteside, Eleni Karapanagiotou, Matthew Small, Debi Bhattacharya
Summary: This study aimed to determine how to facilitate healthcare practitioners to provide self-management support in people living with long-term consequences of cancer treatment, and identified five programme theories. The results showed that healthcare practitioners' knowledge, consultation skills, understanding of their support role, organizational strategies, and health system configuration are crucial for supporting self-management.
RESEARCH IN SOCIAL & ADMINISTRATIVE PHARMACY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Helen M. Parretti, Pippa Belderson, Helen Eborall, Felix Naughton, Yoon Loke, Nick Steel, Max Bachmann, Wendy Hardeman
Summary: During COVID-19, the general population in the UK reduced their healthcare access and help-seeking for serious conditions was negatively affected. It is important to understand how, when, and why people sought help during the pandemic and what influenced their decisions.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Orthopedics
Catherine Gooday, Frances Game, Jim Woodburn, Fiona Poland, Erika Sims, Ketan Dhatariya, Lee Shepstone, Garry Barton, Wendy Hardeman
Summary: The aim of this study is to explore the feasibility of using serial MRI without contrast in the monitoring of Charcot neuroarthropathy and to reduce the immobilization time of the foot. The results demonstrate that MRI can effectively diagnose the remission of Charcot neuroarthropathy. The findings support conducting a definitive clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of MRI in diagnosing remission in Charcot neuroarthropathy.
JOURNAL OF FOOT AND ANKLE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Toby Smith, Reema Khoury, Polly-Anna Ashford, Sarah Hanson, Allie Welsh, Allan B. Clark, Emma Dures, Jo Adams
Summary: This study aims to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a program (JOINT SUPPORT) designed to support individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain and their caregivers. The program includes group-based training sessions and telephone support, delivered by trained professionals. A mixed-methods feasibility randomized controlled trial will be conducted to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the program.
Article
Clinical Neurology
Toby Smith, Michael Mansfield, Sarah Hanson, Allie Welsh, Reema Khoury, Allan Clark, Emma Dures, Jo Adams
Summary: This study examines the use of informal support among people with chronic pain. The results show that individuals who receive informal care are primarily female, older, and have multiple medical conditions. The informal care provided often involves everyday activities and is most frequently provided by partners or children. Despite reporting greater disability and symptoms, there were no differences in health status, loneliness, or well-being between those who received care and those who did not.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF PAIN
(2023)
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Rosemary Parkinson, Neil James, Sarah Hanson
Summary: The objective of this review is to understand how academic literature describes or defines subtle, non-physical abuse in intimate heterosexual or same-sex relationships. The inclusion criteria focus on primary research or discussion papers that describe or define subtle or covert abuse in intimate partner relationships. The results will be presented in tabular format and discussed narratively.
JBI EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS
(2023)
Review
Clinical Neurology
David Young, Sarah Cawood, Kathryn Mares, Robbie Duschinsky, Wendy Hardeman
Summary: This study aims to identify and analyze ways in which parents are supported to deliver rehabilitation exercises to their child after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The findings show that interventions mainly focus on the initiation of physical rehabilitation, with less emphasis on the long-term maintenance of rehabilitation delivery. Further research is needed to incorporate perspectives from parents in order to inform the development of new interventions.
DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE AND CHILD NEUROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
S. Hanson, P. Belderson, E. Ward, F. Naughton, C. Notley
Summary: This study used photo-methods to understand people's health and wellbeing experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. The findings revealed two major themes: loss and salutogenesis, with participants experiencing both negative and positive effects on their wellbeing. Understanding these differential experiences is crucial for targeted resource allocation and recovery.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Sarah Hanson, Pippa Belderson, Emily Player, Anne-Marie Minihane, Anna Sweeting
Summary: For people on low incomes, uncertainty in household fuel and food environments is increasing. Foodbanks are offering emergency fuel payments in addition to food parcels to meet the surge in demand caused by the cost of living crisis. This qualitative study explores the experiences of people receiving fuel vouchers via foodbanks, highlighting trade-offs between food and fuel, as well as the shame and challenges faced by the recipients.
NUTRITION BULLETIN
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
B. Porter, C. Wood, P. Belderson, C. Manning, R. Meadows, K. Sanderson, S. Hanson
Summary: This study aims to explore the impact of social prescribing referrals on existing members of a voluntary and community-based organization and to describe the processes and relationships associated with joining community and voluntary organizations. The findings show that joining Men's Sheds, a volunteer-led initiative, is associated with significant changes in personal circumstances and provides a unique social support space. The study highlights the importance of collaborative work with voluntary and community organizations for the effectiveness and sustainability of social prescribing.
PERSPECTIVES IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
S. Hanson, B. Porter
Summary: Foodbanks provide emergency food provision triggered by changes in circumstances or crises. Failures in the social security safety net are the main cause of hunger in the UK. A pilot project called 'Making a Difference' aims to increase financial resilience by introducing advisory services within a foodbank to address the complex needs of vulnerable people and reduce repeat visits to the foodbank.
PERSPECTIVES IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Catherine Gooday, Wendy Hardeman, Fiona Poland, Jim Woodburn, Ketan Dhatariya
Summary: Charcot neuroarthropathy (CN) is a condition with uncertain factors contributing to its development and progression. The true prevalence of CN is largely unknown, and current recommendations for assessment and treatment are based on low-quality evidence. International collaboration is needed for research in CN.
THERAPEUTIC ADVANCES IN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM
(2023)
