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Eur Heart J Digit Health
January 2025
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Aims: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) shows lower effectiveness and higher dropouts among people with a low socioeconomic position (SEP) compared to those with a high SEP. This study evaluated an eHealth intervention aimed at supporting patients with a low SEP during their waiting period preceding CR.
Methods And Results: Participants with a low SEP in their waiting period before CR were randomized into an intervention group, receiving guidance videos, patient narratives, and practical tips, or into a control group.
Front Psychol
January 2025
School of Foreign Languages, Southeast University, Nanjing, China.
Socioeconomic status (SES) has received great attention in learning a second or foreign language (SL/FL). However, little research has investigated the association between SES and SL/FL pragmatic learning, let alone the influencing pathways of SES on SL/FL pragmatic awareness (PA). Therefore, this research aimed to address the link between learners' SES and PA with the mediating effects of learning motivation based on the L2 motivation self-system (L2MSS) theory by surveying 292 Chinese EFL university students.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBMC Health Serv Res
January 2025
HIV and Other Infectious Diseases Research Unit (HIDRU), South African Medical Research Council: CAPRISA-MRC HIV-TB Pathogenesis and Treatment Research Unit, Free State, South Africa.
Background: Despite advances in drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) diagnosis, treatment, and service delivery, individuals with DR-TB often face significant socioeconomic and psychosocial challenges due to limited resources. These challenges can hinder retention in care, undermining the progress made in DR-TB management. As a consequence, advances in DR-TB diagnostics and treatment have not resulted in DR-TB programs meeting the 75% treatment success targets set by the World Health Organization (WHO).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBMC Pregnancy Childbirth
January 2025
School of Public Health, College of health sciences and Medicine, Dilla University, Dilla, Ethiopia.
Background: The first trimester of pregnancy is critical for fetal development, making early antenatal care visits essential for timely check-ups and managing potential complications. However, delayed antenatal care initiation remains a public health challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, including Kenya. Therefore, this study aimed to assess and provide up-to-date information on time to first antenatal care visit and its predictors among women in Kenya, using data from the most recent 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Clin Periodontol
January 2025
Postgraduate Program in Dentistry, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luis, Maranhão, Brazil.
Aim: To investigate the association between molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH) and periodontitis in adolescents.
Methods: A population-based study was undertaken of Brazilian adolescents aged 18 and 19 years (n = 2515). MIH was assessed according to Ghanim's criteria.
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