Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lisa Sorrentino, Arnaud Chiolero, Cristian Carmeli
Summary: Mortality rates due to coronary heart disease and stroke have declined in Switzerland in the last few decades, but have plateaued in recent years. Specifically, stroke rates have plateaued since 2012 among men aged 60-74, and CHD rates have plateaued since 2015 among women. However, overall cardiovascular mortality continues to decrease in the Swiss population.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yulan Ma, Lulu Zhu, Zhijun Ma, Zhongshan Gao, Yumiao Wei, Youlu Shen, Lin Li, Xingli Liu, Ming Ren
Summary: The study revealed that Tibetan Highlanders suffering from coronary artery disease have higher gut microbiota diversity, which is associated with their unique dietary characteristics.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Jun-Sing Wang, Yi-Ling Wu, Horng-Yih Ou, Yi-Sun Yang, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Chii-Min Hwu
Summary: Optimal control of diabetes and relevant risk factors can substantially reduce the risks of chronic complications and mortality, as revealed in a study conducted in Taiwan between 2007 and 2018. The study analyzed data from over 2.7 million patients with diabetes and identified a total of 566,121 deaths. Patients diagnosed with diabetes between 2011 and 2017 had lower standardized mortality rates and higher survival rates compared to those diagnosed between 2007 and 2010.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
John A. Robbins, Petra Buzkova, Joshua I. Barzilay, Jane A. Cauley, Howard A. Fink, Laura D. Carbone, Zhao Chen, Phyllis K. Stein, Rachel Elam, Kerry Sheets, Kenneth J. Mukamal
Summary: The impact of comorbidities like coronary heart disease on mortality after hip fracture in older adults is not well quantified. This study showed that the mortality rate was higher in individuals with coronary heart disease after hip fracture compared to those with incident heart failure.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Stefy Gbokou, Katia Biasch, Jean Dallongeville, Samantha Huo Yung Kai, Michele Montaye, Philippe Amouyel, Aline Meirhaeghe, Jean Ferrieres, Marie Moitry
Summary: Between 2000 and 2016, both in-hospital and out-of-hospital mortality rates for acute coronary events (ACE) declined in France, with a greater decrease observed in out-of-hospital deaths. The contribution of out-of-hospital mortality to total ACE mortality increased over time, especially among elderly patients. These findings highlight the importance of reducing out-of-hospital mortality.
ANNALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Courtney Weber, Joseph Hung, Siobhan Hickling, Ian Li, Kevin Murray, Tom Briffa
Summary: The incident heart failure hospitalisation rates have been rising in Western Australia since 2006, notably in individuals under 55 years of age. Younger heart failure patients have a high prevalence of obesity, diabetes mellitus, and other comorbidities. Overall, the standardised 1-year mortality rate is declining.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Lourdes Vicent, Jesus Alvarez-Garcia, Rafael Vazquez-Garcia, Jose R. Gonzalez-Juanatey, Miguel Rivera, Javier Segovia, Domingo Pascual-Figal, Ramon Bover, Fernando Worner, Francisco Fernandez-Aviles, Albert Ariza-Sole, Manuel Martinez-Selles
Summary: The aim of this study was to determine the prognostic impact of coronary artery disease (CAD) on heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) mortality and readmissions. A total of 583 patients with left ventricular ejection fraction <40% were included in the study, among which 266 had CAD and 137 had idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). The study found that one-year mortality and readmissions were similar between patients with CAD and idiopathic DCM, but patients with idiopathic DCM were more likely to receive a heart transplant.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Xinghui Li, Zhihe Da, Xiaolan Ren, Yan Qiao, Ping Xie, Xiaolong Sun, Lijun Wang, Junxian Han, Yongfeng Hua
Summary: The study described the trend and distribution of coronary heart disease in the Hexi Corridor region of Gansu. The overall mortality rate of CHD showed a decreasing trend, with higher rates in men, rural areas, and older age groups, while younger age groups and women experienced different trends. Improvements in environmental pollution and effective drug treatments have contributed to the decline in CHD mortality rates.
REVIEWS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Eng Joo Tan, Andrew Hayen, Philip Clarke, Rod Jackson, Josh Knight, Alison J. Hayes
Summary: Between 2001 and 2015, ischaemic heart disease (IHD) hospitalisations decreased significantly in both urban (from 587 to 260 per 100,000 people) and rural areas (from 766 to 395 per 100,000 people). The decline in hospitalisations was greater in urban areas compared to rural areas. IHD mortality also declined at a similar rate in urban and rural regions, with persistent absolute inequalities in IHD deaths. More intensive preventive efforts are needed to further reduce the burden of IHD in rural populations.
HEART LUNG AND CIRCULATION
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Raija Lithovius, Anni A. Antikainen, Stefan Mutter, Erkka Valo, Carol Forsblom, Valma Harjutsalo, Niina Sandholm, Per-Henrik Groop
Summary: This study explores the use of a genetic risk score (GRS) for coronary artery disease (CAD) risk prediction in individuals with type 1 diabetes. The GRS showed similar predictive performance to established clinical markers and was more effective in younger individuals.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Marco Zuin, Stefania Angela di Fusco, Raffaele De Caterina, Loris Roncon, Gianluca Rigatelli, Furio Colivicchi, Claudio Bilato
Summary: This study aimed to analyze the incidence and trend of premature death due to ischemic heart disease (IHD) in Italy from 2011 to 2017. The results showed a decline in overall IHD-related mortality rates, with a more significant reduction observed in women. Age-adjusted IHD mortality rates decreased notably in the northern regions of Italy and among women. However, high premature death rates were still observed in the southern regions and islands of Italy.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Quan L. Huynh, Son Nghiem, Joshua Byrnes, Paul A. Scuffham, Thomas Marwick
Summary: This study found that high-risk patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) benefit more from intensive disease management, with significantly greater improvement in days alive and out of hospital (DAOH) compared to low-risk patients. Medication and interventional therapies were found to have significantly greater effects in high-risk patients, indicating a greater benefit in terms of readmission and death.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ehab E. Tuppo, Mihir P. Trivedi, John B. Kostis, Julian Daevmer, Javier Cabrera, William J. Kostis
Summary: The study found a marked decline in coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality over the past 10 years, regardless of whether individuals had a history of CHD, with the decline being more pronounced in those without a prior history of CHD. This suggests that the decrease in CHD mortality is not solely attributed to invasive medical and surgical treatments, but also to improved lifestyle, pharmacologic treatment of risk factors, and public health interventions.
ANNALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Simo Nayha
Summary: This study examines the anomalous summer peak in deaths from coronary heart disease in Finland, finding that it is likely attributed to the adverse effects of the Midsummer festival and heavy alcohol consumption during the festival period, especially on Midsummer Eve. Recommendations for reducing alcohol consumption during the festival could prevent a significant proportion of deaths from CHD on Midsummer Day, particularly in the 2000s.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Substance Abuse
Michael Livingston, Robin Room, Tanya Chikritzhs, Nicholas Taylor, Wing See Yuen, Paul Dietze
Summary: This study analyzed more than 50 years of data to examine the trends in alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) mortality in Australia. It found that ALD mortality peaked in the late 1970s and early 1980s and has since declined, with a broad decline for men and a stabilization for women after 2000. Cohorts born in the 1915-1930 period had the highest risk of ALD mortality, while cohorts of women born in the 1960s had higher risk compared to earlier cohorts. Interventions should be targeted towards these high-risk age groups.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Karen T. Hallam, Anna Peeters, A. Gupta, S. Bilsborough
Summary: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of a 50-day physical activity workplace program on mental health and wellbeing measures. The results showed significant improvements in anxiety, stress, sleep related impairment, and overall wellbeing for participants who completed the program. The study also identified various factors that influenced mental health, wellbeing, and program engagement.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Christina Zorbas, Jennifer Browne, Alexandra Chung, Anna Peeters, Sue Booth, Christina Pollard, Steven Allender, Anna Isaacs, Corinna Hawkes, Kathryn Backholer
Summary: This study explored the government-led actions on the social determinants of food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. The findings showed that temporary social protection measures did not effectively alleviate the financial, health, and social stressors faced by participants, making it difficult to prioritize healthy eating. Participants' housing, income, job, and education priorities led to food being a lower financial priority, resulting in the purchase of cheaper and less healthy options. The dominant public and policy rhetoric on income support policies and healthy eating were perceived as inaccurate and shaming, misrepresenting participants' lived experiences.
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
Feby Savira, Adyya Gupta, Cecily Gilbert, Catherine E. Huggins, Colette Browning, Wendy Chapman, Terry Haines, Anna Peeters
Summary: There has been a rapid shift toward the adoption of virtual health care services in Australia. We conducted a scoping review to evaluate virtual care initiatives for older adults in Australia and identified the challenges and opportunities for wider adoption. The results showed that virtual care is a viable model to address a wide range of health conditions among older adults.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2023)
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Feby Savira, Eva Yuen, Anna Ugalde, Katherine Graham, Anna Peeters
MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Knud Ryom, Helene Kirkegaard, Steven Allender, Anna Aaby, Christina Breddam, Helle Terkildsen Maindal, Jane Nautrup Ostergaard
Summary: This study aims to test the feasibility and acceptability of the participatory system approach in the Children's Cooperation Denmark (Child-COOP) program and to provide study procedures for a future large-scale controlled trial. The study will use both qualitative and quantitative methods for a process evaluation of the intervention and collect community-level data to assess the implementation and mechanisms of impact. The study will be conducted in a small rural town in Denmark, targeting approximately 100 children (6-13 years) and their community. The potential of this participatory system dynamics approach lies in engaging the community and building local capacity to improve children's health and health behavior, and this feasibility study has the potential to prepare for scaling up the intervention for effectiveness testing.
JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Sara Holton, Karen Wynter, Anna Peeters, Alexandra Georgalas, Ann Yeomanson, Bodil Rasmussen
Summary: This study assessed the psychological wellbeing of community health service staff in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings suggest that staff's mental health declined as the pandemic continued, with higher levels of depression, anxiety, and stress among younger staff and those with less resilience or poorer general health.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Mathematical & Computational Biology
Alexander Pate, Matthew Sperrin, Richard D. Riley, Jamie C. Sergeant, Tjeerd Van Staa, Niels Peek, Mamas A. Mamas, Gregory Y. H. Lip, Martin O'Flaherty, Iain Buchan, Glen P. Martin
Summary: This study focuses on predicting the time until two survival outcomes have occurred and compares different analytical methods for multi-morbidity prognosis. The performance of these methods is evaluated through simulated data and a clinical example.
STATISTICS IN MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Oliver Huse, Erica Reeve, Paul Zambrano, Colin Bell, Anna Peeters, Gary Sacks, Phillip Baker, Kathryn Backholer
Summary: There is mounting evidence that the ultra-processed food industry seeks to influence food and nutrition policies in ways that protect their market growth at the expense of public health. This study aimed to explore how this occurs in the Philippines, a lower-middle income country in East Asia.
GLOBALIZATION AND HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Vassilios S. Vassiliou, Vasiliki Tsampasian, Ana Abreu, Donata Kurpas, Elena Cavarretta, Martin O'Flaherty, Zoe Colombet, Monika Siegrist, Delphine De Smedt, Pedro Marques-Vidal
Summary: This paper discusses practical approaches to improving nutrition in various cardiovascular settings, including primary care, cardiac rehabilitation, sports medicine, paediatric cardiology, and public health. It emphasizes the importance of nutrition assessment, individualized nutritional plans, and the use of technology in promoting healthier dietary habits. The paper also highlights the significance of nutritional counseling in managing familial hypercholesterolaemia and congenital heart disease, and suggests the implementation of policies to promote healthy eating.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE CARDIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sally Schultz, Christina Zorbas, Anna Peeters, Serene Yoong, Kathryn Backholer
Summary: This study conducted semi-structured interviews with 29 health directorate representatives from 21 local governments in Victoria, Australia to understand how they approach equity in health policies and programs. The findings show that local governments address health equity by targeting priority populations, disadvantaged geographic areas, or upstream determinants of health. The study also identified factors that enable more equity-oriented policy action, both internal (clear conceptualization of equity, equity-centric culture, and organizational-wide competency in health equity) and external (support from community, state government leadership and legislation, and supportive local partners, networks, and NGOs).
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Eri Kiyoshige, Soshiro Ogata, Martin O'Flaherty, Simon Capewell, Misa Takegami, Koji Iihara, Chris Kypridemos, Kunihiro Nishimura
Summary: This study estimated the future burden of coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke mortalities by sex and all 47 prefectures of Japan until 2040. The results showed a decrease in CHD and stroke deaths at the national level and in most prefectures.
LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-WESTERN PACIFIC
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
James McLure, Tari Forrester-Bowling, Anna Peeters, Michael Berk, Steven Moylan, Renae Carolin
Summary: Objective Person-centred growth-oriented language and care are vital in mental health care. The testimonies in the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System highlight the need for a compassionate and hope-filled system, which can be achieved through person-centred growth-oriented language. There is a lack of understanding about the process and language involved in individuals' mental health growth. Recovery should not just mean returning to baseline, but should also involve daily personal growth and improvement towards mental health.
AUSTRALASIAN PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Cindy Needham, Claudia Strugnell, Steven Allender, Laura Alston, Liliana Orellana
Summary: This study examines the association and temporal trends between the food environment and BMI of adults. The results show that BMI increases as accessibility to healthy outlets decreases. High access to supermarkets and unhealthy outlets are associated with lower BMI. The research highlights the importance of increasing access to diverse food outlets, particularly healthy ones, for promoting good health.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Sara Holton, Karen Wynter, Anna Peeters, Alexandra Georgalas, Ann Yeomanson, Bodil Rasmussen
Summary: This study assessed the immediate and longer-term psychosocial impacts of COVID-19 on community health service staff in Australia. The results showed that the pandemic had a considerable impact on the work and personal lives of the staff. They were mostly concerned about their family's health and expressed more concerns and stress regarding infecting family members, clients having COVID-19, getting COVID-19 at work, not being prepared to care for COVID-19 patients, and feeling more stress at work. Furthermore, a greater proportion of staff indicated considering transitioning into another sector.
AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PRIMARY HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Carolina Venegas Hargous, Liliana Orellana, Claudia Strugnell, Camila Corvalan, Steven Allender, Colin Bell
Summary: This study advances methods for measuring adherence to sustainable healthy diets among children and adolescents and shows the effectiveness of the adapted index through comparisons and associations with diet characteristics in a sample of Chilean children.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
(2023)
