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JMIR Form Res
January 2025
Division of Psychology, School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Mälardalen University, Västerås/Eskilstuna, Sweden.
Background: Having a great amount of sedentary time is common among older adults and increases with age. There is a strong need for tools to reduce sedentary time and promote adherence to reduced sedentary time, for which eHealth interventions have the potential to be useful. Interventions for reducing sedentary time in older adults have been found to be more effective when elements of self-management are included.
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December 2024
Department of Nursing, Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka | University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Background: People with intellectual disabilities have traditionally been excluded from Advance Care (AC) planning. This study aimed to improve access to and the quality of AC planning for this community.
Method: A Participatory Action Research study was led, and participated in, by co-researchers with intellectual disabilities and disability service managers.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
December 2024
Health Surveillance Service, Local Healthcare Unit Roma4, 00053 Civitavecchia, Italy.
Workplace violence (WV) is a ubiquitous, yet under-reported and under-studied phenomenon. Prevention measures may be ineffective because risk assessment is often based on unvalidated algorithms. After monitoring the risk of WV in a healthcare company for over 20 years, this paper presents the results collected in 2023 and details of the methodology used.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTrans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
January 2025
Department of Community health and Behavioural Sciences, Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda.
Background: Snakebite is one of the neglected tropical diseases in Uganda affecting rural areas, especially during the rainy season. Households mainly rely on traditional remedies for management, which are not always effective, leading to disability and sometimes death. We explored the knowledge, perceptions and healthcare practices related to snakebites in Kamuli District.
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December 2024
South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa.
Background: Despite South Africa's well-established Civil Registration and Vital Statistics system (CRVS) and good completeness of death registration, challenges persist in terms of the quality of cause of death information and the delayed availability of mortality statistics. The introduction of an electronic medical certification of cause of death (eMCCD) system may offer opportunities to improve both the quality and timeliness of this information.
Methods: This study used an exploratory mixed methods design to investigate perceptions surrounding an electronic solution for registering deaths in South Africa.
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