Publications by authors named "Madalina Adina Coman"
Introduction: Latest research showed that lower levels of food literacy led to poorer health outcomes and highlighted the importance of nutrition education to improve food literacy for the population. Although evidence at the global level exists, the scientific literature on food literacy in Romania is scarce; therefore, this article aims to explore the perception of subjective food literacy as an outcome of an educational model in a sample of university students from Romania.
Methods: The present study used a qualitative inductive approach using focus groups to explore the results from an educational "learning-by-doing" model regarding the perception of subjective food literacy.
The aims of this study were to evaluate the demographics and crash profiles of road traffic-related traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients treated at two emergency departments in the Republic of Moldova, and to identify areas for prevention.
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- The GBD 2019 study shows a rising prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) from 1990 to 2019, especially linked to dietary risk factors.
- In 2019, poor diets—particularly low fruit intake and high red/processed meat consumption—were responsible for over 26% of T2DM deaths and DALYs, highlighting the significant role of diet in the disease's impact.
- Geographic disparities exist, with regions like Southern Sub-Saharan Africa and Central Asia seeing the highest increases in T2DM mortality and DALYs, emphasizing the need for public health initiatives focused on improving dietary habits.
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- The study examines food literacy and dietary adherence in relation to sociodemographic and health factors in North-Western Romania, based on data from 1572 individuals collected in 2019.
- Most participants did not follow dietary guidelines for fruits, vegetables, fish, and water, despite a majority feeling capable of understanding nutrition's role in health.
- Disadvantaged groups showed higher non-adherence and lower food literacy, indicating that socioeconomic status negatively impacts these areas and highlighting the need for targeted public health interventions.
Introduction: Injury is a major health problem worldwide and a leading cause of death and disability. Disability caused by traumatic injury is often severe and long-lasting. Injuries place a large burden on societies and individuals in the community, both in cost and lost quality of life.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEmpirical data on health literacy (HL) for Romania is almost inexistent. The present study aimed to validate the HLS-EU-Q16 questionnaire for the Romanian population and explore the predictors of HL in the North-West Region of the country. A non-experimental, cross-sectional study was conducted between March and November 2019 on a representative, stratified random sample of 1,622 participants from the North-Western Region of Romania.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Low-middle-income countries experience among the highest rates of traumatic brain injury in the world. Much of this burden may be preventable with faster intervention, including reducing the time to definitive care. This study examines the relationship between traumatic brain injury severity and time to definitive care in major trauma hospitals in three low-middle-income countries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, disproportionally affecting low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Epidemiological characteristics of TBI at a national level are absent for most LMICs including Georgia. This study aimed to establish the registries and assess causes and outcomes in TBI patients presenting to two major trauma hospitals in the capital city -Tbilisi.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The World Health Organization predicts a striking rise in the burden of traumatic brain injury (TBI) burden in the next decades. A disproportionately large increase is predicted in low- and middle-income countries, which have brain injury rates 3 times higher than high-income countries. The aim of this study was to identify current TBI practices and treatment capacity in 3 low- and middle-income countries: Republic of Armenia, Georgia, and Republic of Moldova.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHealth and safety education for farmers has the potential to increase the level of health, safety literacy, and thereby improve farmers' health and quality of life. The aim of this paper is to provide a systematic review of the published literature documenting different educational interventions for agricultural workers that have the improvement of health and/or safety literacy as an outcome. A systematic search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, Scopus and PsycINFO databases for articles focusing on educational interventions for farmers' health and safety.
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