Publications by authors named "K E Lind"
Background: Hypertension control and related cardiovascular outcomes among Americans remain suboptimal, and differ by race, ethnicity, and geography. Healthcare access is one of multiple critical factors in hypertension control. Understanding the degree to which healthcare access, versus other factors, produce these outcomes can inform policies and interventions to improve cardiovascular outcomes and reduce disparities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: The objective of this cross-sectional survey was to assess the attitude among general practitioners (GPs) and periodontal specialists (PSs) in Norway towards developing and implementing guideline-based periodontal referral practise.
Material And Methods: A multiple-choice questionnaire was distributed online to a sample of professionally active GPs and PSs. The survey included questions on demographics, practise profile, proficiency and insight among oral healthcare providers, periodontal referral patterns, and attitude on establishing guideline-based referral practise.
Background: Profound intellectual multiple disabilities or polyhandicap (PLH) is defined as a combination of profound mental retardation and serious motor deficits resulting in extreme dependence. Support for these patients is multidisciplinary, complex, and time-consuming. Thus, institutional health care workers (HCWs) face specific working conditions: frequent physical tasks, distressed families, and restricted feedback.
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- Prison populations have high rates of addictive behaviors and face unique stressors, leading to prevalent issues like problem gambling, but its distinction from other addictions is unclear.
- A study analyzed risk factors for problem gambling among Finnish prisoners, using data from 527 participants and assessing various covariates, including gender, age, education, and personality traits.
- Results showed problem gambling is linked to property crimes, while borderline personality traits increased its likelihood; various factors, including crime type and age, influence different addiction types, highlighting the need for targeted rehabilitation strategies in correctional settings.
The present longitudinal study examined a large sample of individuals with PIMD/Polyhandicap to: (i) describe the evolution over time of the health status in terms of severity, (ii) identify the potential predictors of health status change. This study used the data of the French national EVAL-PLH cohort. Inclusion criteria were: individuals with PIMD/Polyhandicap; age > 3 years at the time of inclusion; age at onset of cerebral lesion younger than 3 years old.
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