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Australian Frailty Network, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Introduction: The GOAL trial, a cluster randomized controlled trial, investigated the effect of comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) on frail older people with chronic kidney disease (CKD). This paper describes the following: (i) participant baseline characteristics, and (ii) their relationship with CKD stage and frailty severity.
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Am J Psychiatry
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Department of Psychiatry and Addiction, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal (Conrod, Seguin, Lynch); CHU Sainte-Justine Mother-Child University Hospital, Montreal (Conrod, Seguin, Masse, Spinney, Lynch); Department of Psychiatry and Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, and Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Faculty of Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada (Stewart); Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Science, McGill University, Montreal (Pihl); School of Public Health, University of Montreal, Montreal (Masse).
Objective: Rates of substance use disorders (SUDs) remain significantly above national targets for health promotion and disease prevention in Canada and the United States. This study investigated the 5-year SUD outcomes following a selective drug and alcohol prevention program targeting personality risk factors for adolescent substance misuse.
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Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa.
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Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia.
Obesity trend among Malaysian children is on the rise. Noting that the tendency for them to grow into obese adults and the relationship of obesity to many non-communicable diseases, the My Body is Fit and Fabulous at School (MyBFF@school program) was designed to combat obesity among the schoolchildren. The program was piloted in 2014 in Putrajaya, Malaysia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffects of MyBFF@school, a multifaceted obesity intervention program, on anthropometry and body composition of overweight and obese primary schoolchildren.
BMC Public Health
January 2025
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Background: Recently, there has been an increase in the prevalence of childhood obesity in Malaysia, raising concerns about increased cardiometabolic morbidity. MyBFF@school is a multifaceted program comprising physical activity, nutritional education, and psychological empowerment introduced to combat childhood obesity in Malaysia. The efficacy of a six-month intervention on the body composition of overweight and obese primary schoolchildren was evaluated.
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