Publications by authors named "A Koochek"
Since lack of culture-specific foods in dietary assessment methods may bias reported dietary intake, we identified foods and dishes consumed by residents not born in Sweden and describe consequences for reported foods and nutrient intake using a culturally adapted dietary assessment method. Design consisted of cross-sectional data collection using (semi-)qualitative methods of dietary assessment (and national diet survey instrument ) with subsequent longitudinal data collection using quantitative methods for method comparison (December 2020-January 2023). Three community-based research groups were recruited that consisted of mothers born in Sweden, Syria/Iraq, and Somalia, with a median age of 34, 37, and 36 years, respectively.
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- Advances in deep learning systems show promise for improving clinical decision-making in medical diagnoses, but the effectiveness of combining physician expertise with machine learning is still uncertain, particularly when dealing with underrepresented populations.
- A large-scale study involving nearly 850 physicians evaluated their diagnostic accuracy using a teledermatology simulation with 364 skin disease images, revealing that specialist dermatologists had an accuracy of 38% while primary-care physicians had only 19%.
- Although the integration of fair deep learning assistance improved overall diagnostic accuracy by over 33%, it highlighted and worsened the existing diagnostic disparities between skin tones, showing that enhancing accuracy doesn't eliminate bias in the system.
Aims: To evaluate relationships between diet quality and cardiovascular outcomes.
Methods: Six databases were searched for studies published between January 2007 and October 2021. Eligible studies included cohort studies that assessed the relationship between a priori diet quality and cardiovascular disease mortality and morbidity in adults.
Background: Insights into the immunological role of the gastrointestinal tract in autoimmune conditions have led to the investigation of diet as a potential adjunctive treatment option for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). The specific carbohydrate diet (SCD) has shown promising results. However, studies on participants' experiences of dietary interventions in JIA are rare.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe practice of eating together, commensality, is often considered as something positive in later life, particularly regarding peoples' nutritional status and psychosocial well-being. Eating alone, in contrast, is treated as a risk factor, although literature indicates that it is not necessarily something negative. Still, analyses that specifically target older peoples' varied experiences and notions of eating alone are scarce.
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