Cohort profile: Impact of Maternal and Paternal Mental Health - Assessing Concurrent Depression, Anxiety and Comorbidity in the Canadian Family (IMPACT study).

Purpose: This paper describes a prospective cohort, Impact of Maternal and Paternal Mental Health: Assessing Concurrent Depression, Anxiety and Comorbidity in The Canadian Family (IMPACT) study, which followed maternal-paternal dyads and their children across the first 2 years post partum.

Participants: A total of 3217 cohabitating maternal-paternal dyads were recruited into the study from 2014 to 2018. Each dyad member separately completed online questionnaires at baseline (<3 weeks post partum) and again at 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 months on a variety of measures, including mental health, parenting environment, family functioning and child health and development.

The pathophysiology of stress urinary incontinence: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Introduction And Hypothesis: To evaluate the evidence for pathologies underlying stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women.

Methods: For the data sources, a structured search of the peer-reviewed literature (English language; 1960-April 2020) was conducted using predefined key terms in PubMed and Embase. Google Scholar was also searched.

Awareness of polycystic ovary syndrome among obstetrician-gynecologists and endocrinologists in Northern Europe.

Objective: To date, little is known about differences in the knowledge, diagnosis making and treatment strategies of health care providers regarding polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) across different disciplines in countries with similar health care systems. To inform guideline translation, we aimed to study physician reported awareness, diagnosis and management of PCOS and to explore differences between medical disciplines in the Nordic countries and Estonia.

Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted among 382 endocrinologists and obstetrician-gynaecologists in the Nordic countries and Estonia in 2015-2016.

Body mass index and the risk of disability retirement: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

The aim of this study was to determine the associations of body mass index (BMI) with all-cause and cause-specific disability retirement. Literature searches were conducted in PubMed, Embase and Web of Science from their inception to May 2019. A total of 27 (25 prospective cohort and 2 nested case-control) studies consisting of 2 199 632 individuals qualified for a meta-analysis.

Breastfeeding rates in immigrant and non-immigrant women: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Breastfeeding benefits mothers and infants. Although immigration in many regions has increased in the last three decades, it is unknown whether immigrant women have better breastfeeding outcomes than non-immigrants. The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine whether breastfeeding rates differ between immigrant and non-immigrant women.

Risk Factors for Low Back Pain: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study.

Objective: To identify risk factors for low back pain (LBP) and lumbar radicular pain and to assess whether obesity and exposure to workload factors modify the effect of leisure-time physical activity on LBP and lumbar radicular pain.

Methods: The population of this 11-year longitudinal study consists of a nationally representative sample of Finns ages ≥30 years (n = 3,505). The outcomes of the study were LBP and lumbar radicular pain for >7 days or for >30 days in the past 12 months at follow-up.

Exercise for the Prevention of Low Back Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials.

The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the effect of exercise in population-based interventions to prevent low back pain (LBP) and associated disability. Comprehensive literature searches were conducted in multiple databases, including PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library, from their inception through June 2017. Thirteen randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and 3 nonrandomized controlled trials (NRCTs) qualified for the meta-analysis.

Does leisure time physical activity protect against low back pain? Systematic review and meta-analysis of 36 prospective cohort studies.

Background: There are plausible mechanisms whereby leisure time physical activity may protect against low back pain (LBP) but there have been no quality systematic reviews and meta-analyses of the subject.

Objective: This review aims to assess the effect of leisure time physical activity on non-specific LBP.

Methods: Literature searches were conducted in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar databases from their inception through July 2016.

Prevalence of antenatal and postnatal anxiety: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Maternal anxiety negatively influences child outcomes. Reliable estimates have not been established because of varying published prevalence rates.To establish summary estimates for the prevalence of maternal anxiety in the antenatal and postnatal periods.

Identifying women at risk for sustained postpartum anxiety.

Introduction: To describe the prevalence of sustained postpartum anxiety and to develop a multifactorial predictive model to assist in targeted screening procedures.

Methods: In a population-based cohort in a health region near Vancouver, Canada, 522 mothers completed a mailed questionnaire at 1, 4, and 8 weeks postpartum measuring socio-demographic, biological, pregnancy-related, life stressor, social support, obstetric, and maternal adjustment factors. We undertook a sequential logistic regression analysis to develop a multifactorial predictive model of sustained postpartum anxiety, as measured by a State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) score >40 at 1 week and/or 4 weeks, and 8 weeks postpartum.

Prevalence and risk factors for comorbid postpartum depressive symptomatology and anxiety.

Background: To date, little is known about the prevalence and risk factors for comorbid postpartum depression and anxiety. The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of comorbid depressive symptomatology and anxiety during the first 8 weeks postpartum and to identify risk factors.

Methods: As part of a longitudinal study conducted in a health region near Vancouver, British Columbia, a sample of 522 women completed mailed questionnaires at 1, 4, and 8 weeks postpartum.

Prevalence of postpartum depression among immigrant women: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

The aims of this systematic review and meta-analysis were threefold: to estimate the prevalence of postpartum depressive symptoms in immigrant women, compare this prevalence to non-immigrant women, and determine risk factors for postpartum depressive symptoms in immigrant women. Literature searches were conducted in PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Scopus, ResearchGate and Google Scholar databases from 1950 until October 2014. Twenty-four studies met the inclusion criteria of which 22 (12 cross-sectional and 10 prospective cohort) contributed data for meta-analyses.

The Effect of Smoking on the Risk of Sciatica: A Meta-analysis.

Background: The role of smoking in sciatica is unknown. This study aimed to estimate the effect of smoking on lumbar radicular pain and clinically verified sciatica.

Methods: Comprehensive literature searches were conducted in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar, and ResearchGate databases from 1964 through March 2015.

Computer use and carpal tunnel syndrome: A meta-analysis.

Background: Studies have reported contradictory results on the role of keyboard or mouse use in carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). This meta-analysis aimed to assess whether computer use causes CTS.

Methods: Literature searches were conducted in several databases until May 2014.

The use of the vaginal ring and transdermal patch among adolescent girls in Finland.

Objective: Little is known about the use of the vaginal ring and transdermal patch in representative adolescent populations although these contraceptives are supposed to be a good option for that age group. The aim of this study was to determine the use of the vaginal ring and that of the transdermal patch and to compare these with the use of oral contraceptives (OCs) and emergency contraception in adolescent girls residing in Finland.

Methods: As part of the Adolescent Health and Lifestyle Survey a questionnaire was mailed to a representative sample of girls aged 14, 16 or 18 years residing in Finland.

Adolescent sexual behavior during periods of increase and decrease in the abortion rate.

Objective: To study changes in adolescent sexual behavior in periods of increase (1994-2000) and decrease (2001-2007) in the abortion rate.

Methods: School surveys with self-administered questionnaires were carried out annually among eighth graders (mean age 14.8 years) and ninth graders (mean age 15.

Emergency contraception among Finnish adolescents: awareness, use and the effect of non-prescription status.

Background: Adolescents need to be aware that there is a method of preventing pregnancy even after an unprotected intercourse. Limited information is available on the awareness of young adolescents and the effects of selling emergency contraception (EC) over-the-counter, and the findings are controversial. The aims of this study were to investigate awareness and use of EC among Finnish girls aged 12-18 years in 1999-2003, and to assess the effect of the 2002 non-prescription status on the use.

Lead poisoning and recurrent abdominal pain.

Severe abdominal colic because of lead poisoning is an uncommon condition in adults. The diagnosis of lead toxicity is often delayed and abdominal pain is mistaken for acute abdomen. We describe three blood brothers who were involved in pottery glazing and suffered from repeated episodes of severe abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, constipation and anemia due to lead toxicity.

Association between opium abuse and comorbidity in diabetic men.

The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of opium abuse in diabetic men and to investigate its association with comorbidity. The study population was comprised of 312 consecutive diabetic men aged 20 years or older residing in the study area in 2005. The prevalence of self-reported opium abuse was 11.

The use of oral contraceptives among Finnish teenagers from 1981 to 2003.

Purpose: The teenage abortion rate has increased in Finland since 1995, after a long-term decrease. We studied changes in the use of oral contraceptives (OC) among 14-18-year-old Finnish girls from 1981 to 2003.

Methods: A self-administered questionnaire (the Adolescent Health and Lifestyle Survey) was sent biennially to a representative sample of 14-18-year-olds from 1981-2003.