[MAYbe Less Sugar : a campaign to prevent sugar overconsumption].

Swiss people consume an average of 107g of sugar per day whereas a maximum of 50g is recommended. During May 2023, the MAYbe Less Sugar initiative invited people from the French-speaking part of Switzerland to investigate their use of added sugar. An online calculator enabled them to evaluate it so they could take action.

[Results from a community based diabetic foot screening campaign].

A community-based diabetic foot screening campaign was introduced during one week in the French-speaking part of Switzerland to emphasize the preventive impact of systematic foot inspections. Of 494 screened people, 46 % never had their feet checked - and as many as 63% if only standardized examinations according to the recommendations are considered. The risk of diabetic foot complications may appear as early as a few years after diagnosis, underlining the importance of a systematic annual check-up.

[Offer a physical activity to the patient : the platform "Je me bouge pour ma santé" ("I move for my health")].

Adapted physical education services are numerous but their access is limited by scattered and disease-linked information. « Je me bouge pour ma santé» website centralizes the offers available in the canton of Vaud. Any sedentary people wishing to move again can thus find an adapted physical activity program.

[EVIVO program adapted for the labor sector : a help for managing chronic condition and professional life].

EVIVO is a well-established chronic disease self-management program, having been successfully implemented during the last decade in Switzerland. The program has shown positive results in facilitation of self-management competences for patients living with chronic diseases and their relatives. EVIVO was designed to run for 6 weeks with weekly sessions of 2 and a half hour each.

Interest in and use of person-centred pharmacy services - a Swiss study of people with diabetes.

Background: Diabetes is one of the most important chronic diseases and affects 9% of the world's population. To support these people in the day-to-day management of their treatments, pharmacies can offer professional pharmacy services. These are defined as one or more actions organized or provided in a pharmacy to optimize the process of care, with the goal of improving health outcomes and the value of healthcare.

[Non-communicable diseases and vulnerable populations: overview of the situation and vision for the future].

The care of vulnerable people with non-communicable diseases faces numerous barriers including difficulties in identifying affected people, lack of time, resources, tools and skills to address these issues, poor intersectoral work between health-care and social work. We plea for a systematic public policy which allows to implement intersectoral collaborations at all levels.

[Cantonal diabetes Program - a response at local level to address public health issues related to non-communicable diseases].

In 2010 the canton of Vaud has innovated by launching the Cantonal Diabetes Program (PcD) aimed at reducing the impact of diabetes on the population. The evaluation after 7 years shows that some clinical examinations are performed more regularly and lower limb amputations tend to decrease. The contributions and interprofessional collaborations resulting from the PcD provide concrete guidelines for the implementation of a more comprehensive strategy of prevention and management of non-communicable diseases.

[Virtual reality: a tool that can be used in outpatient diabetes services].

Health-related emerging technologies are growing fast. The use of virtual reality in diabetes outpatient care still remains unprecedented, notably in Switzerland. Thus, the Programme cantonal Diabète led a pilot study to assess the feasibility of an immersive application in such an outpatient setting.

Awareness and practices regarding eye diseases among patients with diabetes: a cross sectional analysis of the CoDiab-VD cohort.

Background: The increasing prevalence of diabetes is leading to a rise of eye diseases, augmenting the risk of sight-threatening complications. The aim of this study was to evaluate prevalence, awareness and practices regarding eye diseases among patients with diabetes in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland.

Methods: A cohort of 323 patients with diabetes completed a self-administered questionnaire assessing prevalence, awareness and practices regarding eye diseases, besides health status and quality of care measures.

[Pediatric diabetes health Service from East canton of Vaud : towards a model of proximity care delivery ?].

Learning to live with a chronic condition is one of the greatest challenges regarding health today, either at individual or societal level. Type 1 diabetes affecting young people and their family raises new care delivery. Proximity structures, inserted into the regional network, accessible and responsive to the needs of patients and their families, are thus promising to encourage empowerment in persons affected by a chronic disease as well as in their entourage.

[Protection from exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke in the canton of Vaud : review and outcomes].

At the beginning of the 2000's the dissemination of scientific evidence, public opinion shift and the example of private or public workplaces led the Latin part of Switzerland to plead for a comprehensive smoke-free ban. In the canton of Vaud, the smoke-free public places law entered into force on September 15th 2009 after a 3-year process initiated by a popular initiative. Key factors included public awareness and information actions, civil society engagement and the involvement of every stakeholder.

[How to tackle the epidemic of diabetes: strategy at cantonal level].

Switzerland is affected by a "diabetes epidemic". It is estimated that one in fifteen adult is affected by this disease. The human costs are consistent with more than 2/3 of the costs of diabetes related to complications.

Deteriorated visual backward masking in the shine-through effect in adolescents with psychosis.

Visual backward masking is a reliable and widely used tool in schizophrenia research. Whereas many studies have shown masking deficits in adult patients, there are only very few studies with adolescents with psychosis-and with controversial results. Masking deficits of adolescents are of primary interest because they are not caused by long-term suffering from the disease and severe medication.

Adolescent substance-use assessment: methodological issues in the use of the Adolescent Drug Abuse Diagnosis (ADAD).

During the past twenty years, various instruments have been developed for the assessment of substance use in adolescents, mainly in the United States. However, few of them have been adapted to, and validated in, French-speaking populations. Consequently, although increasing alcohol and drug use among teenagers has become a major concern, the various health and social programs developed in response to this specific problem have received little attention with regard to follow-up and outcome assessment.

Detection of cognitive impairment with the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) in adolescents with psychotic symptomatology.

Cognitive impairment has been identified in the early phase of schizophrenia spectrum disorders, and is a major contributor to disease-related disability. While screening tools assessing cognitive impairment have been validated for adult schizophrenic populations, there is a need for brief, easily administered, standardized instruments that provide clinically relevant information for adolescents. This study examines the utility of the Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) in identifying and quantifying neurocognitive impairment in adolescents with schizophrenia spectrum disorders and other serious psychiatric illnesses.

Adolescent Drug Abuse Diagnosis (ADAD) vs. Health of Nation Outcome Scale for Children and Adolescents (HoNOSCA) in clinical outcome measurement.

Background: The Adolescent Drug Abuse Diagnosis (ADAD) and Health of Nation Outcome Scales for Children and Adolescents (HoNOSCA) are both measures of outcome for adolescent mental health services.

Aims: To compare the ADAD with HoNOSCA; to examine their clinical usefulness.

Methods: Comparison of the ADAD and HoNOSCA outcome measures of 20 adolescents attending a psychiatric day care unit.

Party drug use in techno nights: a field survey among French-speaking Swiss attendees.

This study was designed to investigate the lifestyle and substance use habits of dance music event attendees together with their attitudes toward prevention of substance misuse, harm reduction measures and health-care resources. A total of 302 attendees aged 16-46 years (mean=22.70, S.

Youth smoking cessation: an update for primary care physicians.

Tobacco use is a major public health problem, and onset usually begins in youth. This article reviews current knowledge and evidence of specific aspects of smoking in youth, tobacco control strategies, and smoking cessation interventions that target young people. Finally, it provides recommendations for primary care physicians.

Substance use and depression. Comparative course in adolescents.

Objective: To examine the relation between depression and substance use in adolescents and the concomitant courses of both disorders.

Methods: Four individual interviews were administered to 85 adolescent substance users aged 14-19 years (mean 17.1 years, SD 1.

Adolescents' beliefs about marijuana use: a comparison of regular users, past users and never/occasional users.

A questionnaire investigating adolescents' opinions and experiences regarding marijuana use was administered to 163 adolescents and young adults (96 boys and 67 girls) aged 13 to 20 (mean age = 16.8, s.d.

Adolescent substance-use assessment: methodological issues in the use of the ADAD (Adolescent Drug Abuse Diagnosis).

During the past twenty years, various instruments have been developed for the assessment of substance use in adolescents, mainly in the United States. However, few of them have been adapted to, and validated in, French-speaking populations. Consequently, although increasing alcohol and drug use among teenagers has become a major concern, the various health and social programs developed in response to this specific problem have received little attention with regard to follow-up and outcome assessment.

[Substance abuse adolescents and the health care network].

Substance user adolescents were asked to report on each contact they had had with any type of care providers since they had begun to use alcohol or illegal drugs regularly. Primary care doctors and social workers represent the main access to the care network. In one out of two contacts substance use was not discussed.

Evaluation of the Adolescent Drug Abuse Diagnosis instrument in a Swiss sample of drug abusers.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate a French language version of the Adolescent Drug Abuse Diagnosis (ADAD) instrument in a Swiss sample of adolescent illicit drug and/or alcohol users.

Participants And Setting: The participants in the study were 102 French-speaking adolescents aged 13-19 years who fitted the criteria of illicit drug or alcohol use (at least one substance--except tobacco--once a week during the last 3 months). They were recruited in hospitals, institutions and leisure places.