Health Soc Care Community
September 2022
Previous research suggested that regular physical activity (PA) is beneficial in both prevention and treatment of physical and mental conditions. Danish general practitioners' (GPs) have an ideal position to motivate inactive patients to increase their PA. Social prescribing (SP) enables GPs and other healthcare professionals in primary care to link patients to community-based activities of support provided by the community and the voluntary sector.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFScand J Gastroenterol
December 2019
The treatment for coeliac disease (CD) is a gluten-free diet (GFD), which impacts the health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The aim of the study was to develop the Gluten-Free Diet Perceived Competence Scale (GFD-PCS): a short and precise CD-specific patient-reported outcome measure. The GFD-PCS was developed from the scales 'Perceived Competence (Maintaining a Healthy Diet)' and 'Perceived Competence for Diabetes'.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Coeliac disease (CD) is a chronic immune-mediated disease in genetically susceptible individuals, induced by ingested gluten. The treatment for CD is a lifelong gluten-free diet (GFD). The GFD involves restrictions in diet that may impact on a person's Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory disease requiring constant management with a gluten-free diet (GFD). Little is known about how CD impacts on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in children and adolescents, and how they feel about and cope with CD and GFD. This qualitative study explores the impact of CD and GFD on HRQOL in everyday living of children and adolescents.
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